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Hertz is selling 20,000 EVs and replacing them with gas cars
1KTechCrunch / 17h
Hertz is selling off a third of its electric vehicle fleet, which is predominantly made up of Teslas, and will buy gas cars with some of the money it makes from the sales. The company cited lower demand for EVs and higher-than-expected repair costs as reasons for the decision. The sell-off began last month and […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
I found David Lynch’s lost Dune II script
1KArs Technica - All content / 17h
Enlarge / Kyle MacLachlan in Dune, 1984. (credit: Everett) David Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi epic Dune is—in many ways—a misbegotten botch job. Still, as with more than a few ineffectively ambitious films before it, the artistic flourishes Lynch grafted onto Frank Herbert’s sprawling Machiavellian narrative of warring space dynasties have earned it true cult classic status. Today, fans of the film, which
180 Days for a SpaceX Starship Moonbase
23Next Big Future / 1d
There is a proposal to use the SpaceX lunar starship as a rapidly deployable moonbase. It could be completed 180 days after the SpaceX lunar Starship lands on the moon. The payload area of the Starship is about 1000 cubic meters. This proposal would tip over the lunar Starship and cut it open to use ... Read more
Save On Marriott Hotel Stays With Amex Offers (Targeted)
1KOne Mile at a Time / 1h
The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays, especially with co-brand credit card partners Hilton and Marriott . We’ve just seen two new Amex Offers deals introduced for Marriott stays. Let’s go over the details, as these offers could save you up to $160 (or even more, as there seem to be slightly different versions of these offers). Save 20% at Marriott, u
Tesla reportedly raising US factory workers' pay as union looms
Mashable / 1h
Tesla is reportedly giving all workers in its US factories a pay rise. This is undoubtedly good news for said workers, though it's unlikely the company is doing this out of the goodness of its heart. Bloomberg reports that Tesla announced a "market adjustment pay increase" for its US workers via a flyer posted in its Fremont, California factory. It isn't clear exactly how much the pay bump will b
SpaceX Third Starship Orbital Launch Test Tracking to February 2024
Next Big Future / 1h
Jessica Jensen, vice president of customer operations and integration at SpaceX, said securing an updated Federal Aviation Administration launch license was the key factor driving the schedule for the third Starship test flight. The third flight should be sometime in February 2024. “From a hardware readiness perspective, we are targeting to be ready in January,” ... Read more
Better Transcription of Seokbae Lee Sulfur LK99 Room Temperature Superconductor Talk
Next Big Future / 2h
Here is a verified transcription of the Seokbae Lee, leader of the original korean LK99 teams talk from three days ago. I would also like to thank Yonsei University and Director Lee Hak-bae of QILI (Quantum Industry Convergence Leading Institute) for making this announcement possible today. Uh.. the details of our participation in this, uh.. ... Read more
Most formidable supercomputer ever is warming up for ChatGPT 5 — thousands of 'old' AMD GPU accelerators crunched 1-trillion parameter models
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
The most powerful supercomputer in the world has used just over 8% of the GPUs it's fitted with to train a large language model (LLM) containing one trillion parameters – comparable to OpenAI's GPT-4. Frontier, based in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, used 3,072 of its AMD Radeon Instinct GPUs to train an AI system at the trillion-parameter scale, and it used 1,024 of these GPUs (roughly 2.5%)
How to watch Bristol City vs. West Ham United online for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Stream Bristol City vs. West Ham United in the FA Cup third round replay for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . We were treated to some pretty special FA Cup third round fixtures, but not every score was settled. A few matches were too close to call, so a replay is required to decide who makes it through to the fourth round
A lifetime subscription to this intuitive AI Image Generator is on sale for under £20
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Pixilio is on sale for £19.62, saving you 93% on list price. The process of finding the perfect stock photos for your webpage, social media posts, or presentations can be long and, many times, unsuccessful. To find exactly what you're looking for — no matter how far-fetched you might think it is — you could harness the power of artificial intelligence to generate
Hyundai Motor India fixes bug that exposed customers’ personal data
TechCrunch / 3h
Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that included the registered owner name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of Hyundai Motor India customers who have serviced their vehicles at any of the company’s authorized […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reser
Exclusive: First 2TB MicroSD card is now on sale and no, it is not expensive at all — Taiwanese company makes my dream of building a petabyte-in-a-shoebox project become true
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Almost one year after the first 1.5TB microSD card went on sale , a little known company called AGI has piped Kioxia to the post by putting the first ever 2TB microSD card on sale, a candidate for our best microSD card buying guide. At only $229 plus delivery (that's about £180, AU$344) from popular US retailer Newegg, the Supreme Pro TF138 carries a premium due to its current status as the only
Israel Has Taken All of Northern Gaza But Gaza War Will Continue through 2024
Next Big Future / 4h
Main combat operations in the north of the Gaza Strip have come to an end, with the focus shifting to central and southern Gaza. In central Gaza, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has advanced and encircled the Al Bureij camp. They have also advanced south along the Salah Al Deen road. The IDF has continued ... Read more
Google will allow more real-money games on the Play Store
TechCrunch / 4h
Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in the category following local laws. The search giant said that the program with extended support for real-money gaming will start in India, Brazil, and Mexico in June with roll […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Smart pepper spray startup 444 is back at CES with a major partnership deal
TechCrunch / 4h
A year ago, at CES, I broke out the snark-hammer at 444, a startup that was trying to make a ‘smart’ pepper spray device. I came across the same company again at CES this year. To my surprise, it had landed a significant partnership, co-development, and co-branding deal with Mace, one of the biggest names […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, January 12, 2024
LifeHacker / 4h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for January 12, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is on the easier side, especially if you like a vowel-heavy starter. I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for January 12, Wordle #937! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game. How to p
12 ways you can earn more Hilton Honors points in 2024
200+The Points Guy / 4h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. It has become easier to earn Hilton Honors points over the years. The hotel chain partners with American Express to offer cobranded Hilton credit cards and periodically runs lucrative hotel promotions. Even though Hilton Honors points aren’t as valuable as some other hotel points, you can still get substantial value
Planning a trip abroad? Use your points and miles to book these popular international flights in 2024
58The Points Guy / 4h
Redeeming your hard-earned airline miles and credit card points can be confusing. After all, if you’re traveling on a popular international route like New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR), there are a multitude of airlines, cabins and tax bases. However, knowing which airlines offer the most lucrative awards is worth your while. I’ll take you t
Last chance: Earn up to 100,000 points with this Aeroplan card welcome offer
36The Points Guy / 4h
The Aeroplan Credit Card from Chase has an exciting increased welcome bonus — which will be coming to an end soon. If you’ve been eyeing this card, time’s running out to earn a great welcome offer. Those who prefer points (instead of free flight vouchers) will be excited by the number of points they can earn, but the spending requirement is significant. That said, for those who can meet this targ
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for January 12
Mashable / 5h
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 Jan. 12'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 NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, January 12, 2024
LifeHacker / 5h
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, January 12, 2024, 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 January 12, NYT Connections #215! Read on if you want some hints (and then
US and UK Retaliate Striking Houthis in Yemen After Over 130 Attacks on US Military
Next Big Future / 5h
The US and Britain began launching strikes Thursday against Houthis-linked targets in Yemen — just days after the Iran-backed rebels carried out their largest attack to date on shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis had targeted 27 commercial ships to date. The most recent (on Tuesday) Houthis attack used 18 drones and three ... Read more
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for January 12
Mashable / 6h
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
Dextrous Robotics closes up shop
TechCrunch / 6h
Memphis-based Dextrous Robotics is calling it a day. The news, noted by the Robot Report, was confirmed by the warehouse robotics firm’s CEO, Evan Drumwright, on LinkedIn. The executive spells out the company’s fate at the top of the post, noting, “Put simply, we adopted an aggressive trajectory 18 months ago that the recent investment […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use
OpenAI-backed 1X raises another $100M for the race to humanoid robots
30TechCrunch / 7h
The race to perfect the humanoid form factor will be one of 2024’s defining tech stories. Last year saw the category heat up, as companies like Tesla, Apptronik and Figure debuted their systems, while Agility inched closer to the finish lining, announcing a warehouse pilot with Amazon. 1X is a name (well, a number and […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
U.S. Criminally Charges EBay in Cyberstalking Case
27NYT > Technology / 7h
The case involves eBay employees trying to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who write and produce an e-commerce newsletter. The company will pay a criminal penalty of $3 million.
Hertz Is Dumping Teslas In Favor Of Gas Cars
100+One Mile at a Time / 7h
In October 2021, Hertz made headlines when it announced plans to add 100,000 Teslas to its fleet. This was a huge bet on electric vehicles, and the plan was for more than 20% of Hertz’s global rental car fleet to consist of electric vehicles. Well, just over two years later, it looks like Hertz has had a change of heart, and is backtracking. Hertz selling one-third of its Tesla fleet Hertz has re
Why is the world investing so much in semiconductors?
BBC News - Technology / 7h
Worries over shortages have prompted government efforts worldwide to boost computer chip production.
You Can Download Microsoft Office 2019 for PC and Mac for $30 Right Now
LifeHacker / 7h
Looking to add a suite of office apps to your PC or Mac without paying too much? Now through Jan. 14, you can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for your Windows PC or Mac for $29.97. The PC version comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Access, while the one for Mac substitues Teams for Publisher and Access. This purchase is not a subscription to Micros
The Realme 12 Pro+ is the first mid-range device with a 3x periscope zoom camera
Engadget / 8h
Realme, a sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus, made its CES debut this year in Las Vegas by unveiling a new mid-range phone with a photography twist. The Realme 12 Pro+, due to launch later this month, is apparently the first in its price segment to not only offer a 3x periscope zoom camera with optical stabilization, but also one with a relatively larger sensor to improve low-light performance. The
Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, January 12 (game #718)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
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
Those Games turns crappy mobile game ads into actually good puzzles
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Can you master the ornate physics and inscrutable game theory necessary to overcome this challenge? (credit: D3Publisher) You've seen them. If you've tried to read almost anything on the Internet, especially on a social media site, you know these mobile game advertisements. "Many failed before! Think you can do better?" one reads, positioned over an auto-playing video of a simple puzzle
U.S. Criminally Charges EBay in Cyberstalking Case
27NYT > Technology / 8h
The case involves eBay employees trying to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who write and produce an e-commerce newsletter. The company will pay a criminal penalty of $3 million.
How to Unblock Someone on Instagram
LifeHacker / 8h
I love blocking people on Instagram. It feels so powerful to revoke their access to me. But that power trip is, admittedly, a little shortsighted sometimes. Occasionally, you have to walk back an impulsive IG blocking—or maybe you decide you want to turn over a new leaf and reconnect with a former nemesis. Whatever the reason, it's pretty easy to undo that Instagram block. What blocking on Instag
Maldivian Wants To Acquire A Boeing 787, Or Something
66One Mile at a Time / 8h
It looks like Maldivian just has too much money, and wants to light some of it on fire. At least that’s the best realistic theory I can come up with to explain this… Maldivian wants to dry lease a Boeing 787 Maldivian is a government-owned, regional carrier based in the Maldives (you guessed it!). The airline operates a fleet of nearly two dozen aircraft, most of which are turboprops, though also
As Disney pushes toward streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024
64TechCrunch / 9h
Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is poised to undergo layoffs this year, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. While sources at the company said the layoffs would be significant and as high as 20% — or reductions that would see Pixar’s team of 1,300 dropped to less than 1,000 over the coming months — Pixar […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The weirdest tech and gadgets we saw at CES 2024
Engadget / 9h
We always find some strange gadgets at CES. There's no way around it, with thousands of exhibitors peddling their wares, trying to find a market for things no one has dreamed up before. From startups to giants like Samsung, there are plenty of things that make us pause, chuckle, and shake our heads. Here's a few favorites from CES 2024. Keep in mind, weird doesn't necessarily mean bad. It just me
Touring LG’s high-tech camping trailer at CES 2024
Engadget / 9h
LG’s Labs department often takes technology and existing products and spins them into lifestyle-heavy ideas and notions. LG Labs was responsible for the Dukebox , a vacuum tube-driven speaker with a transparent OLED screen, an LG Gram with two displays, and several other projects. But the LG Bon Voyage concept trailer is a little more involved, packing so many of LG’s CES “greatest hits,” retoole
Jackery shows off a rooftop solar tent at CES that makes overlanding more environmentally friendly
23Engadget / 9h
Friends, I’m not what you would call an experienced overlandist, which is a word I have now learned exists to mean when you go camping in a truck. Part of the process of overlandering is that you actually sleep in a collapsible tent on the roof of the truck you’re driving. Now, I’ll be honest and say sleeping on the roof of a truck, even if there are elastic straps stopping you from falling off,
These Are the Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds to Buy in 2024
LifeHacker / 9h
While earbuds can certainly be more uncomfortable than a luxe pair of over-ear headphones —mainly having to do with the difficulty of finding the correctly size ear tip for your ear canal—finding the right fit for your ears can feel as right as Cinderella sliding into her glass slipper. Unlike headphones, earbuds offer less sound leakage, which usually means better noise-canceling overall. That's
The Most Common Causes of Death in the Home (and How to Prevent Them)
LifeHacker / 9h
Your house is your haven and your shelter. It’s also a pretty common place to die in an unpredictable—and usually preventable—accident. Our home is typically a refuge, a place where we expect to feel safe; that’s one reason why a common reaction to trauma is the simple desire to go home, where we can presumably feel safe. It’s also why we put a lot of effort, time, and money into things like secu
Bluetooth Auracast is everywhere at CES 2024. So, what is it?
Engadget / 9h
One of the key advantages of Bluetooth LE Audio is Auracast : a way to broadcast content to connected devices in public settings. It will also allow you to easily connect multiple wireless speakers to each other with diving into an app. Perhaps most importantly, the barrier to entry is going to be very low since a dedicated Auracast app will be built into mobile platforms like iOS and Android. Wh
A Star Wars Composer Walks Us Through Creating Music for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Gizmodo / 9h
Taking over the mantle from John Williams can be an intimidating task for anyone stepping into the role of composer within the Star Wars universe . After all, Star Wars wouldn’t be Star Wars without its iconic themes. But for Ryan Shore, who’s recently composed for a number of legacy franchises including Scooby-Doo , it… Read more...
eBay Sent Critics a Bloody Pig Mask. Now It’s Paying a $3 Million Fine
Gizmodo / 9h
eBay agreed to pay out a $3 million fine—the maximum criminal penalty—over a twisted scandal that saw top executives and other employees stalking a couple in Massachusetts who published a newsletter that criticized the company. The harassment campaign included online threats, sending employees to surveil the couple’s… Read more...
Current Backyard's electric smart grills bring outdoor cooking to more places
Engadget / 10h
Gas, charcoal and pellet grills are great for taking your cooking outdoors , but a lot of people live in apartments and other spots where open flames aren't permitted. At CES 2024 , Current Backyard debuted two all-electric grills that can be used in those places since the heating element for both isn't much different than an oven or stove. And because grilling has entered the modern age, both of
The best of CES 2024
Engadget / 10h
Hello and happy new year! Once again, team Engadget has set up shop in Las Vegas for CES, living out of suitcases so that we can scour the massive show floor and occasionally injure ourselves in the process. For CES 2024 , we expected to see AI everywhere, and we were not disappointed. We saw more than a few laptops with AI-powered chips inside, not to mention multiple references to Microsoft's C
Audible reportedly lays off over 100 employees
Engadget / 10h
If you thought Big Tech’s dreadful year of layoffs would be confined to 2023, you’re (sadly) mistaken. Audible laid off around five percent of its employees on Thursday, which Variety reports is “just over 100 staffers.” The cuts in the audiobook division are part of parent company Amazon’s most recent round of layoffs, also affecting Prime Video, MGM, and Twitch . “We did not take this route wit
These Are the Best Over-Ear Headphones to Buy in 2024
LifeHacker / 10h
I like to think of over-ear headphones as the Crocs of headphones. You’re going for comfort; everything else is secondary. If you’re here, it means you’re willing to give up portability and, potentially, sound leakage for more comfortable wear. Over-ear headphones are the opposite of in-ear earbuds , which aren't usually as comfortable, a lot more portable and give you a lot less sound leakage. H
Storage company uses Apple's extraordinary CPU firepower to boost SSD speeds — OWC ThunderBlade X8 is one of the fastest external SSDs money can buy, shame about the 32TB limit
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Other World Computing (OWC) has launched a new version of its blisteringly fast Thunderbolt shuttle and edit RAID SSD , offering an even faster experience. The new ThunderBlade X8 is designed to meet the needs of professionals who require high-speed data transfer, such as video editors and photographers. Its predecessor, which is still available to buy, is regarded as one of the fastest external
Hertz Sells 20,000 Electric Cars After Being Burned by Tesla’s Price Cuts
500+NYT > Technology / 10h
The rental car company blamed the sharp drop in the value of electric vehicles and higher repair costs for its decision to sell 20,000 cars.
The 15 best cruise ships for people who never want to grow up
500+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Wouldn’t it be great to be a kid again? Even if you’re just a few years out of school and only beginning your toils in the workforce, you’ve probably already found yourself pining for those carefree days of childhood. Maybe you want to relive the thrill of endless afternoons racing your friends around go-k
Astronomers found ultra-hot, Earth-sized exoplanet with a lava hemisphere
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Like Kepler-10 b, illustrated above, newly discovered exoplanet HD 63433 d is a small, rocky planet in a tight orbit of its star. (credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle) Astronomers have discovered an unusual Earth-sized exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its other hemisphere tidally locked in perpetual darkness. Co-authors and study leaders Benjamin Capistrant
“Such signal, much wow”: Starlink’s first texts via “cellphone towers in space”
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is showing off the first text messages sent between T-Mobile phones via one of Starlink's low Earth orbit satellites. "On Monday, January 8, the Starlink team successfully sent and received our first text messages using T-Mobile network spectrum through one of our new Direct to Cell satellites launched six days
eBay to pay $3M over cyberstalking campaign that involved sending fetal pig, live insects to couple
TechCrunch / 10h
eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million fine in connection with a corporate cyberstalking campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple in 2019. The cyberstalking campaign was conducted by several eBay employees, some of whom were executives, who targeted the couple after they posted a newsletter that was critical of the e-commerce giant. The cyberstalking campaign […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reser
Google pens letter in support of Oregon right to repair legislation
TechCrunch / 10h
Google today issued an open letter voicing support of pending Oregon right to repair legislation. The note, penned by Devices and Services Director of Operations Steven Nickel, calls the proposal “a compelling model for other states to follow.” Google also used the opportunity to issue a white paper aimed at connecting repairability claims with its […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For
Man’s First-Ever Flight Ends In Federal Charges: Does Shots, Asks Crew To Join The Mile High Club
View from the Wing / 10h
Excited, yet nervous, James Finnister turned to alcohol - shots - to calm his nerves over the first airline flight of his life from Detroit to Orlando on Spirit Airlines. He drank.. heavily before the flight. Up in the air, his behavior becomes.. questionable. He asks flight attendants to join the mile high club. He reportedly pulled a flight attendant into his seat. And then passes out. Continue
Millions of Plastic Pellets Wash Up on Shore
21Futurism / 10h
Plastic Tide In a blow to local wildlife and coastal communities, countless tiny plastic pellets are littering the waters and beaches along Spain's northern coast after containers filled with the stuff fell off a shipping boat and into the ocean near Portugal, according to the BBC . The environmental disaster unfolded starting in December, the BBC reports, when several containers holding sacks of
This moss terrarium doubles as an air purifier and humidifier
Engadget / 10h
Years ago, some genius decided to build Las Vegas in the middle of a desert, so for me, any sight of unique humidifying tech at CES is a much welcomed sight. It just so happened that a Korean company showcased a device dubbed Moss Air which, as the name implies, uses real moss to purify air. It's also built with a humidifying feature that can shoot outwards or rehydrate the plant internally. In s
eBay will pay $3 million to resolve criminal charges in a bizarre cyberstalking case
Engadget / 10h
The US attorney's office in Massachusetts says eBay will pay a $3 million penalty to resolve criminal charges following a harassment campaign conducted by several former executives. Several ex-employees targeted a couple who wrote a newsletter that was critical of the company. The Justice Department charged eBay with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, two counts of stalking through
Discord lays off 170 workers in latest round of cuts
Engadget / 10h
Leaders at Discord have decided to cut its staff by 17 percent, according to an internal memo first reported on by the Verge. Concerns over how the chat app has yet to become profitable have played a role in the decision. CEO Jason Citron said that staff across departments will be impacted once the layoffs begin. According to the memo, Citron believes the company hired too many people since 2020.
Google claims to ‘reaffirm’ Right to Repair support three years after lobbying against it
Engadget / 10h
Google has officially voiced support for Right to Repair (R2R) legislation . Specifically, the company supports Oregon’s SB 542, championed by State Senator Janeen Sollman (D). Although Google’s motives could be less about newfound altruism and more about shaping regulatory action that seems increasingly inevitable, “a win’s a win,” as they say in sports. The company expressed its new R2R stance
Ultimate Spider-Man's Relaunch Heralds a New Age of Heroes
Gizmodo / 10h
When the Ultimate Marvel line launched 24 years ago, it wanted to bring Marvel’s heroes back to their roots, a modern world for modern titans to shape. In the last two and a half decades it lived, thrived, died , and was quietly reborn —but only now is Marvel taking the reigns on what shaping that rebirth should be, in… Read more...
Vintage Voyager Data Reveals Plasma Jets in Jupiter’s Magnetosphere
Gizmodo / 10h
There are jets in Jupiter’s magnetosheath, according to Voyager 2 mission data from 1979. The 45-year-old information is now revealing the dynamics of the plasma stream. Read more...
Destroy All Neighbors Is a Diabolical Good Time
77Gizmodo / 10h
There are plenty of cult horror movies that have rock n’ roll as a theme, with an emphasis on heavy metal; think Trick or Treat , The Gate , and Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare. But far fewer pay glory to progressive rock, a genre stuffed with complicated riffs and tempo changes that’s more polarizing than most. Destroy All… Read more...
Earn bonus miles with these airline shopping portal promotions
1KThe Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Maybe you are planning a major vacation in 2024, or you simply want to top off your airline account with some miles. Did you know you can use an online shopping portal to earn cash back, airline miles or points for each dollar you spend? Seriously, earning these rewards may be the best-kept secret, and we
Remember That Uber-Hyped "AI Pin" Startup? It's Already Doing Layoffs
38Futurism / 10h
Inhumane Startup Humane made a big splash just a few months ago when it announced its "AI Pin," a headscratcher of a consumer tech product that promises to serve as an AI-powered assistant without relying on a screen. Now the company, which was founded in 2018 but stayed out of the limelight for years, announced that it's laying off ten people, roughly four percent of its workforce, this week — m
Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly
71TechCrunch / 11h
Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn’t shielded the platform from the financial woes plaguing the tech industry. Like other companies making sweeping cuts to their workforces this week, Discord is laying off 17% of its staff, or about 170 people. In an internal memo […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl
The top Matter-compatible devices announced at CES 2024
TechCrunch / 11h
For years, a coalition of companies, including Google, Amazon and Apple — the Connectivity Standards Alliance — has been trying to get Matter, the smart home networking protocol, off the ground. Unlike many of the standards that came before it (e.g. Zigbee, Z-Wave), Matter doesn’t require a proprietary hub and runs locally, making it more […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u
Amazon-owned Audible lays off 5% of staff
TechCrunch / 11h
Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook company, is laying off 5% of its staff, according to a leaked memo obtained by Business Insider. Per the memo, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan praised staff for a strong 2023 and assured them that the business was in good shape… but, due to the “increasingly challenging landscape,” the company is still […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Researching Sephardic Cooking in the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
u-mspcoll : The Jewish Manual… (1846) by Lady Judith Cohen Montefiore ( Special Collections Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive, Cookery 1846 Mo) Enjoy this guest post by Nathalie Ross, Heid Fellow, on her research in the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Nathalie is a doctoral candidate in the History Department at the University of North Texas, specializing in Jewish Food Studies
Earn 75,000 miles plus loads of perks by applying for the Capital One Venture X
500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is a fantastic option when it comes to travel rewards credit cards . With an annual fee that undercuts the competition and plentiful perks that are easy to understand, the card is nearly a no-brainer for travelers ranging from luxury seekers to the more budget-
From voice synthesis to fertility tracking, here are some actually helpful AI products at CES
TechCrunch / 11h
“AI” was everywhere this year at CES; you couldn’t swing a badge without hitting some company claiming generative AI was going to revolutionize your sleep, teeth or business. But a few applications of machine learning stood out as genuinely helpful or surprising — here are a few examples of AI that might actually do some […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
MMGuardian enters a crowded kid-safe-phone market
TechCrunch / 11h
If every dumb idea I ever had as a teenager was permanently captured on the internet, I’d be in for a rainbow of embarrassment. In today’s always-on and very socially networked world, kids and teenagers can quickly get themselves into trouble. The MMGuardian Phone is a smartphone produced in collaboration with Samsung that’s tapping into the […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona
Hydrogen is back. At least, CES 2024 suggests it is.
64TechCrunch / 11h
Hydrogen vehicles never really caught on, and yet at CES 2024 fuel-cell vehicles of all sizes litter the show floor. What gives? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Polestar CEO promises to keep Apple CarPlay and Android Auto around
TechCrunch / 11h
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath couldn’t be happier with the integration of Google built-in, the branded product that embeds Google apps and services directly into the company’s EVs. But don’t expect the EV maker to drop Android Auto or Apple CarPlay as a result. On the sidelines of CES 2024, Ingenlath committed to sticking with Android […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use o
Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The federal government's Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on Thursday $632 million in grants to fund clean vehicle infrastructure. Twenty-two states along with Puerto Rico will be the recipients of this first round of funding from the $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure program, which started accepting applications in March 2023. Alth
Google lays off “hundreds” more employees, strips Google Assistant features
63Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Google is looking pretty dilapidated these days. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Google's cost-cutters are still working overtime, with more layoffs this week and cuts to Google Assistant functionality. First up, The New York Times reports Google laid off "hundreds" of workers in "several divisions" on Wednesday. Core engineering, the Google Assistant, and the hardware division all lost people.
Actor paid to pose as crypto CEO “deeply sorry” about $1.3 billion scam
21Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / A screenshot from Jack Gamble's video outing Stephen Harrison as HyperVerse's fake CEO, posted on Gamble's "Nobody Special Finance" YouTube channel. (credit: Nobody Special Finance | YouTube ) An actor who was hired to pretend to be the highly qualified CEO of a shady, collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund called HyperVerse has apologized after a YouTuber unmasked his real identity last w
These Small Home Improvements Can Also Improve Your Quality of Life
LifeHacker / 11h
We put a lot of time and money into renovating and improving our homes, spending over $400 billion every year on renovation projects. When contemplating a renovation in your home, it’s natural to focus on the money—the up-front cost of the materials and labor, plus the estimated return on your investment (ROI) if and when you decide to sell the house. This focus on the finances often overlooks th
How to Watch TikTok on Your TV
LifeHacker / 11h
There's no denying just how big TikTok has become all around the world. With over more than 1 billion monthly active users, TikTok has a ton of content for you to enjoy. And if you've been waiting for the opportunity to watch TikTok on your televisions, then now's the chance, as Google has finally brought the ability to cast TikTok to your TV. How to watch TikTok on your TV If you want to watch y
Xreal Air 2 Ultra hands-on at CES 2024: Next-gen AR glasses in need of killer apps
Engadget / 11h
Even though Apple didn't have an official presence at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the trade show still had a whole area dominated by mixed reality tech. One of the most popular booths there was none other than Xreal ( formerly Nreal ), which decided to ride on the Apple Vision Pro hype train and unveil its latest AR glasses, the Xreal Air 2 Ultra , in Las Vegas. The Chinese firm claims that its latest
Rainbow-Colored Bird Escapes Zoo in Most Obvious Way Possible
28Gizmodo / 11h
The U.K.’s Colchester Zoo is trying to bring home the least sneaky animal escapee possible: a rainbow lorikeet. The brightly colored bird made its daring getaway last weekend by simply hitching a ride onto a visitor as they were about to leave its enclosure. Read more...
Biden launches $623 million grant program for electric vehicle charging
Mashable / 11h
The Biden administration and U.S. Department of Transportation announced a new investment in the country's push for greater electric vehicle adoption and usage, pledging $623 million in EV charging station grants intended to build out community charging networks around the U.S. The large investment is part of President Joe Biden's goal of building 500,000 publicly available chargers by the year 2
Rail renaissance: The best new trains to take in 2024
The Points Guy / 12h
If you caught TPG’s guide to the best places to travel in 2024 , which we released toward the end of last year, you spotted us getting extremely excited about train travel. We’ve been trumpeting the glorious return of rail for some time now. With a slew of exciting new high-speed routes launching this year — alongside luxe sleepers and various other show-stopping itineraries — 2024 could see a mu
FINAL WEEK: Chase Best-Ever 90,000 Point Offer For No Annual Fee Ink Business Unlimited
View from the Wing / 12h
Chase’s no annual fee Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card and Ink Business Cash® Credit Card are back with their best-ever initial bonus offer. Both cards are offering $900 after spending $6,000 on purchases within 3 months of account opening. These are stellar cards. Chase points are immensely valuable. And seeing such big offers is highly unusual on no annual fee cards. This is something to jum
How-To Geek's Best of CES 2024 Award Winners
How-To Geek / 12h
A brand new year means brand new tech being showcased at CES 2024. We were on the ground in Las Vegas, scouring the show floors for cool gadgets and impressive innovations. We've highlighted some of our favorite products from the event, giving you a taste of what to look forward to this year.
The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max
96Wired / 12h
Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing’s reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin.
Google just laid off hundreds of employees
Mashable / 12h
It seems that every January after the festivities of the holidays begin to fade and the winter chill settles in, tech companies begin their rounds of layoffs. Google said on Wednesday that it laid off a few hundred people from its central engineering team, a few hundred people in the Google Assistant team , and a few hundred people from its AR and DSPA teams. If you follow my math (or the Verge's
ChatGPT's Store of Custom Chatbots is Finally Live
How-To Geek / 12h
Generative AI chatbots are nice, but occasionally, if you want a chatbot to do something in a very specific way, it should usually be preceded by feeding it countless prompts and instructions for it to work exactly the way you want it to. Purpose-built chatbots are a partial solution: they are geared towards doing one specific kind of thing in an exact way, requiring less work. OpenAI previously
Scientists Working to Explain "Superstructures" on Ocean Floor
64Futurism / 12h
Ocean Superstrucuture A massive "superstructure" of igneous rock lurking below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, east of the Solomon Islands, has long puzzled scientists. The structure, dubbed the Melanesian Border Plateau, which stretches across an area of 1,000 by 200 miles, is suspected to have been formed around 100 million years ago, and is still growing to this day. But now, as Live Science
It’s official: Another major cruise line is starting sailings from Galveston, Texas
33The Points Guy / 12h
Get ready for a major new option when it comes to cruises from Galveston, Texas. Fast-growing MSC Cruises announced Thursday that its long-awaited expansion into the middle part of America would kick off in late 2025 with its first sailings from the port town — a move that would put it head-to-head with such established players in the Texas cruise market as Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lin
Chrome Users Now Worth 30% Less Money Thanks to Google's Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says
75Gizmodo / 12h
One week ago today, Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users , amounting to just 1% of the 3 billion people who use the internet’s most popular browser. By the end of the year, Google will block these cookies entirely and replace them with a new tracking system that’s a bit more private called “ Priva… Read more...
$4 Billion of New Bitcoin ETFs Change Hands in First Trading Day
60NYT > Technology / 12h
The products, known as exchange-traded funds, were approved by federal regulators this week, a watershed moment for the crypto industry.
11 genius accessories from CES 2024: from AI fitness headphones to infrared hairdryers
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
CES 2024 has delivered what will almost certainly be some of the best TVs , best laptops and finest smart home tech of the year. But it's also a show about clever ideas and delivering new accessories that we didn't know we needed, plus a few that haven't been invented for good reason. After hours of scouring the CES 2024 show floor, we've rounded up our pick of the former – the most promising acc
Google Assistant is slated to ditch 17 features in the coming weeks
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Google Assistant is going to be shedding some weight as at least 17 “underutilized” features will be removed in the coming weeks. In a recent announcement post , the tech giant says it wants to focus on the parts of its digital assistant that people actually use, so it will be getting rid of the ones that see little interaction. A list of upcoming dropped features can be found on the Google Help
US spot bitcoin ETFs begin trading, Circle files for IPO and India continues crypto pullback
TechCrunch / 12h
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. This past week has been all about U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs in the crypto world. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google Assistant Is About to Lose a Ton of Features
23Gizmodo / 12h
Google Assistant is about to lose 17 different features that the company says are “underutilized.” The changes come as the tech giant is in the midst of firing large amounts of staff, including many from its Google Assistant team , according to CNBC. Read more...
Google Assistant Is Losing a Bunch of Features
LifeHacker / 12h
Google's graveyard is infamous, and ever-expanding. The company is known for introducing cool new products at a rapid rate, only to discard most of them within a few months or years (RIP to Google Reader , Google Podcasts , and Google Hangouts) . Less talked about are the features removed from surviving Google products—including, soon, 17 features scheduled to be eliminated from Google Assistant
How to Ethically Use ChatGPT to Write an Essay
LifeHacker / 12h
You’re here because you want to know how to get ChatGPT to write an essay for you, and I’m here to say you shouldn’t do that outright—but there are ways you can get ChatGPT or other AI services to help with your paper. To put it plainly, ChatGPT can absolutely write a paper for you, but you need to be careful that it matches up with the specific instructions your professor gave you and that it’s
Amorphous Silicon Carbide is Ten Times Stronger Than Kevlar and Great to Microchips
Next Big Future / 12h
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by assistant professor Richard Norte, have unveiled a remarkable new material with potential to impact the world of material science: amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC). Beyond its exceptional strength, this material demonstrates mechanical properties crucial for vibration isolation on a microchip. Amorphous silicon carbide is therefore particularl
Ubisoft accidentally used text-to-speech to voice a character in the new Prince of Persia game
Engadget / 12h
Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches next week, but players are likely to encounter an amusing bug as they make their way through the game, as reported by IGN . One of the game’s NPCs is voiced by a text-to-speech program, complete with the slightly robotic tones we’ve come to associate with these services. It’s not quite Siri or Alexa, but it’s close and certainly doesn’t fit the
Kathleen Kennedy Masterpieces, Ranked
35Gizmodo / 12h
We’ll never understand how certain pockets of the internet vilify Kathleen Kennedy. Since Kennedy became the president of Lucasfilm in 2012, she’s been instrumental in bringing one of the most famous franchises in the world back to prominence on the big screen and beyond . Under Kennedy we finally got to see what… Read more...
Landmark Research Reveals the Origins of Multiple Sclerosis
27Gizmodo / 12h
DNA from ancient humans is providing some vital clues about the emergence of multiple sclerosis and other devastating neurodegenerative conditions. In a series of new research papers out this week, scientists detail evidence that many genetic variants linked to MS first began to spread globally about 5,000 years ago,… Read more...
Best car CES 2024: Forget the Sony car! This Razer car is outfitted with an Xbox Series X
Mashable / 12h
Yes, the Sony car that can be controlled with a DualSense controller is pretty sick — but wait 'til you hear about the Razer car. We already gushed about the Razer car earlier this week, but after careful deliberation, Mashable has deemed it the best car of CES 2024 . For the unintiated, Razer is known for rolling out badass, sleek gaming laptops that are stamped with a three-headed snake insigni
Google Assistant Is Losing a Ton of Features
23How-To Geek / 12h
Google Assistant is about to get better, or much worse, depending on which controls you use the most. Google announced that nearly 17 "underutilized" features of Assistant will stop being supported and eventually disappear in the coming weeks.
This is probably the best Apple Mac Studio alternative right now - Lenovo's ThinkCentre neo Ultra has up to 16 ports and can even power an old CRT monitor
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
As you’d expect, Lenovo, the world largest PC manufacturer, announced a lot of new products at CES 2024, and without question, one of the most impressive releases on show was the ThinkCentre neo Ultra, Lenovo’s first Ultra small form factor desktop equipped with powerful AI capabilities. This new mini PC harnesses the power of a CPU, an independent NPU, and a GPU, which work together to deliver o
Refund Runaround: The Harsh Reality Of Airbnb’s Response to Rental Nightmares
View from the Wing / 12h
M. L. Rio, in a series of tweets on January 9, recounted a disastrous Airbnb rental experience. They'd booked a month-long stay but the place was infested with roaches. The stove malfunctioned. The door didn't stay locked. And Airbnb wouldn't help , telling them to pound sand. And that's after numerous hours on hold with customer service, who even told them they'd get a refund if they moved out w
Discord Cuts 17% of Workers in Latest Tech Layoffs
NYT > Technology / 12h
In an internal memo, Discord said it had grown five times its size since 2020.
Satellites Show the East Coast Is Sinking
34Futurism / 12h
Sinking Feeling Carefully mapped satellite imagery shows that America's East Coast — particularly its major population centers — is sinking at an eerily rapid pace, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia
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