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I held the future of data storage in my hands and it couldn't look weirder - 2024 could be the year DNA storage goes mainstream and it couldn't come sooner
38TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20h
This is a hands-on “review” like no other. This is a product that has no equivalent right now and yet is so limited in scope that there’s no real market for it. Don’t underestimate its impact though: DNA storage is the future of data storage and it can’t be otherwise given the current rate of growth of global data production, new use cases like generative AI and how much power is associated with


Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 26, 2023


LifeHacker / 4h
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for December 26, NYT Connections #198! Read on if you want some hints (and th


A lifetime subscription to this AI-powered CV builder is on sale for £30
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to AI Résumé Builder is on sale for £30, saving you 91% on list price. The new year is a time of reflection, celebration, and, for many, setting goals for the upcoming year. If you or someone on your gift list is looking to make a career change soon, getting a tool that helps foster success can be a game-changer. You can pick up a lifetime subscription to this AI Ré


How to watch Manchester United vs. Aston Villa online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Manchester United vs. Aston Villa can be streamed on Prime Video. Check out the match for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Video Watch the Premier League on Prime Video Free with a 30-day Amazon Prime trial This December, the Premier League is streaming live on Prime Video . Watch every thrilling contest for free, no subscription is required —


How to watch Burnley vs. Liverpool online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Burnley vs. Liverpool can be streamed on Prime Video. Check out the match for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Video Watch the Premier League on Prime Video Free with a 30-day Amazon Prime trial Prime Video is bringing the Premier League directly to you this December. Join in the excitement at no cost, courtesy of a free trial. Looking to strea


How to watch Bournemouth vs. Fulham online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Bournemouth vs. Fulham can be streamed on Prime Video. Check out the match for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Video Watch the Premier League on Prime Video Free with a 30-day Amazon Prime trial Prime Video is your path to the Premier League in December. Watch each match this month for free, with no subscription — just a free trial of Amazon P


How to watch Sheffield United vs. Luton Town online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Sheffield United vs. Luton Town can be streamed on Prime Video. Check out the match for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Video Watch the Premier League on Prime Video Free with a 30-day Amazon Prime trial You can gear up for exhilarating Premier League matches live on Prime Video . Experience each match without spending a penny – just sign up f


How to watch Newcastle United vs. Nottingham Forest online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Newcastle United vs. Nottingham Forest can be streamed on Prime Video. Check out the match for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Video Watch the Premier League on Prime Video Free with a 30-day Amazon Prime trial Immerse yourself in the Premier League by streaming it live on Prime Video . Enjoy every nail-biting festive fixture at no cost, with


Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for December 26
Mashable / 3h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for Dec. 26's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle co


Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 26, 2023
LifeHacker / 3h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for December 26, 2023 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is medium difficulty; I got it in four. Beware, there are spoilers below for December 26, Wordle #920! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game. How to play Wordle Wordle lives here on the New York T


NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for December 26
Mashable / 4h
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the e


How to watch Minnesota vs. Bowling Green football without cable
Mashable / 4h
Wondering how to watch college football this season? Here are your best options: Most affordable Sling TV Orange Plan $20 for the first month, then $40/month (save $20 ) BEST FOR SINGLE GAME FuboTV Pro Plan 7-day free trial, then $54.99 for 1 month (Save $20) The Minnesota Gophers and Bowling Green football teams are scheduled to meet in the 2023 Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 26 at Ford Field


Science and Technology Miracles of 2023
Next Big Future / 5h
1. Vladan Vuletic (MIT professor and QuEra Co-founder) had a scientific and technical presentation at the 2023 Q2B conference today. The main part of the talk came on the last slide where Vladan laid out his projection for how QuEra and its research partners will be able to advance their breakthrough Quantum Error Correction work. ... Read more


The only iPhone 15 charger you should consider is on sale for the lowest price ever
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Apple finally caved and gave the iPhone 15 a proper USB-C port, but that means you need a new charger. There's only one to consider. The Anker Nano 3 charger is on sale at Amazon for $15.99 , and it's so great for that price that you can just stop shopping and buy as many of those as you need. This is the lowest price we've seen for this charger. Seriously, the Anker Nano 3 is so powerful that it


Get a jump start on summer while this waterproof Wonderboom 3 speaker deal is a lowest price ever
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Not only am I your Mobile Editor, I’m also a Red Cross certified lifeguard, and the speaker I carry with me to the lifeguard chair is the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3. Working all summer at a camp in the woods, this speaker was perfect for tunes around the lake and the pool. Now the Wonderboom 3 is on sale at Amazon for $59.99 , and that’s $40 off the full price I paid. The Wonderboom 3 is a no-fri


Quordle today - hints and answers for Tuesday, December 26 (game #701)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keep


Star Alliance Airport Lounge Access Explained
81One Mile at a Time / 6h
One of the great things about the “big three” global airline alliances is that they offer reciprocal lounge access for travelers. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at the Star Alliance’s lounge access policy for travelers, as understanding the nuances of airport lounge access can be complicated. As a general rule of thumb, you can expect that you’ll get lounge access with Star Alliance


9 domestic lounges that are worth going out of your way for
200+The Points Guy / 6h
Editor’s note: This post was updated with new information. More than ever, I’ve been skipping the airport lounge and heading straight to the gate. With so many lounge-eligible travelers taking to the skies, many outposts are once again suffering from overcrowding . This leads to waitlists for entry, dirty tables inside and understocked (and underwhelming) buffets. If I arrive at the airport early


What Makes a Great Hotel Room, and How Can They Ruin It?
View from the Wing / 8h
I've given a lot of thought to what makes a hotel great, and how simple design flaws can ruin a property. More often though great physical properties can be ruined by poor service execution or short-sighted cost cuts. Hoteliers: ever wonder why a property with great facilities and a competitive room rate in a good location isn’t getting the level of midweek repeat business it might expect? It may


Year in Review: io9 Staff Picks
Gizmodo / 9h
There have been so many words written about the expanse of genre here at io9, and 2023 was a wildcard of a year for entertainment (including Marvel Studios , Star Wars , DC Studios, and Max ), theme parks, and games . We covered a lot of ground, from union-strong solidarity during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to… Read more...


After-Christmas TV sales 2023: $1,000 off at Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
The after-Christmas TV sales event is live, which means you can score record-low prices on a range of beautiful displays from retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart. To help you find all the top offers in one place, I've created this guide with today's best after-Christmas TV sales and stand-out deals. The after-Christmas sales event is your last opportunity of the year to score a killer ba


Samsung's best bargain phone looks expensive and its back to its lowest price ever
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Samsung doesn’t just make the best expensive Android phones you can buy, it also makes some of the best bargain phones, like this Galaxy A54 5G, now on sale at Amazon for $324.99 . That’s a big $125 savings, dropping this fine mid-range phone to the lowest price we’ve seen. Samsung takes much of what it learns from the Galaxy S family and brings it to the Galaxy A54 , so the design is strikingly


5 Travel Questions You’ve Probably Never Thought Of
View from the Wing / 10h
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Everything you need to know about American Express purchase protection
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. When deciding which travel rewards card to use for large purchases, it’s important to look beyond the points and miles you earn. Card issuers strive to set their products apart by offering incentives like welcome bonuses, but sometimes, the less-flashy benefits can be even more valuable. In this post, I’ll look at th


This Best Buy deal drops Samsung's best tablets to the lowest price we've seen
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
There's no doubt that Samsung makes the best Android tablets you can buy, and now Best Buy has the best prices we've ever seen on almost every Galaxy Tab model you'd want. From this year's newest Galaxy Tab S9 FE to the powerful Galaxy Tab S8 family from 2022, you'll find great deals on capable tablets with some of the most dazzling display's you've laid eyes upon. You can get a whopping $400 off


Dell cosies up with AMD to expand its generative AI portfolio to offer more choice to customers — it's also embracing standards-based networking, a thinly veiled dig at Nvidia
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Dell has added an AMD-powered server to its ranks of high-performance computing portfolio for AI workloads. Alongside an Nvidia-powered version, customers can soon snap up a new version of the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 fitted with eight AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators. This helps businesses train and run their own in-house large language models (LLMs) – offering 1.5GB of high-bandwidth memory (HBM3)


Tell Us What You Thought of Ncuti Gatwa's Debut in Our Festive Doctor Who Spoiler Discussion Zone
Gizmodo / 11h
It’s Christmas, and that can only mean one thing we’ve been waiting simultaneously six years and also just three weeks for : Doctor Who is back for a festive treat, and it’s bringing a new Doctor and companion, and a whole new era, along for the ride. Need somewhere to talk about everything that just happened? We’ve… Read more...


People can tell what you want to know when you shake wrapped Christmas gifts
34Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Shake, shake, shake: this adorable young child would love to guess what he's getting for Christmas this year. (credit: Johns Hopkins University) There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science story that fell through the cracks in 2023, ea


Best after-Christmas sales 2023: deals from Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
While it's still technically Christmas Day, after-Christmas sales are live from retailers like Walmart and Best Buy, with clearance prices on best-selling tech, appliances, mattresses, fitness equipment, and so much more. To help you find all the top offers in one place, I've scoured the web to bring you today's best after-Christmas sales and stand-out deals. The after-Christmas sales event is th


Space Based Solar Power in Orbit Demos in 2024
Next Big Future / 12h
Factories in Space (www.factoriesinspace.com) has tracked space solar power and wireless power transfer companies since 2018. There are 52 primarily commercial entries as of September 2023, which makes it one of the largest public lists. Survey of Space Based Solar Power Efforts as of 2023 In this survey, the range of solutions and applications is ... Read more


Power Engineering Re-analysis of Space Based Solar Power Economics
Next Big Future / 12h
The current interest in Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) is opening the way to an eruption of projects. The permanent sun illumination met in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) could enable the cost per continuous watt to be competitive with ground based like solar and wind. There have been a number of assumptions made in the ... Read more


The Best Tablet Stands of 2023
How-To Geek / 12h
The best tablet stands let you interact with your tablets creatively, whether drawing, relaxing, livestreaming, or even lying in bed. Different stands offer a variety of helpful features, such as adjustable necks and 360-degree rotations