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The best time to book flights for the cheapest airfare in 2024
3KThe Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. At TPG, one of our key goals is to help you find the cheapest airfare . However, your ability to find valuable airline deals depends on a few factors. Flights during spring break, the peak of summer and, of course, the holidays are often much more expensive. We’re all looking to find the best deals we can. That’s whe

Empathy closes $47M for AI to help with the practical and emotional bereavement process
300+TechCrunch / 17h
Death, as the famous saying goes, is one of the inevitable certainties of life. But that doesn’t make coping with it any easier — not least because while loved ones are grieving, they must also handle a dizzying number of practical tasks, from organizing funerals through to settling finances for the deceased. A startup called […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Andrew Tate Arrested Thanks to His Streamer Friend's Big Mouth
400+Gizmodo / 11h
Andrew Tate , the social media influencer with a huge following of teenage boys, has found himself in legal trouble again, and it’s for the dumbest reason. Read more...


Sail-powered cargo ship 'shows potential of wind'
BBC News / 54min
Using sails reduced ship's fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions, company data indicates.


Ontario Teachers mints new unicorn in Indian fintech Perfios
TechCrunch / 59min
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and other financial institutions. The new investment values Perfios at a valuation of over $1 billion. 15-year-old Perfios, which raised a $229 million […] © 2024 TechCrun


China’s Best Self-Driving Car Platforms, Tested and Compared
29Wired / 1h
Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia. WIRED tested China's top three autopilot systems to see just how far ahead they are.


Kolet makes travel eSIM cards easier to navigate
TechCrunch / 1h
Kolet is a new French startup created by four experienced co-founders in the French tech ecosystem that wants to make it easier to stay connected when you travel. The company has crafted an interesting distribution strategy for travel eSIM cards and simplified the experience as eSIM remains a confusing technology for most people. Chances are […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona


How to watch Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona in La Liga for free on ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Watching La Liga for free is not easy, but it's not impossible. Every now and then an opportunity presents itself, and we make some noise about it. In this case you can watch Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona in La Liga without spending anything. Y


How to watch Manchester United vs. Liverpool online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Manchester United vs. Liverpool in the FA Cup for free on ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The FA Cup quarter-finals have thrown together some really intriguing matchups, but nothing comes close to Manchester United vs. Liverpool. It's arguably the biggest game in domestic football, and there's a place in the FA Cup semi-finals


How to watch Chelsea vs. Leicester City online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Chelsea vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The remaining eight teams in the FA Cup will be starting to dream of a famous victory. The problem with those dreams is that everyone wants to win just as much as each other, and only one team can lift the trophy. Chelsea will be favouri


How to watch Manchester City vs. Newcastle United online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Manchester City vs. Newcastle United in the FA Cup for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The FA Cup is the oldest and most famous domestic cup competition in the world. Kids grow up dreaming of winning it, but so few players actually get close. We're into the latter stages of the competition, so every remaining tea


How to watch Wolves vs. Coventry City online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Wolves vs. Coventry City in the FA Cup for free on ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . After a long campaign, we've made it to the FA Cup quarter-finals. The remaining eight teams will all believe that this could be their year to win, but it's fair to say that Wolves and Coventry City are not exactly favourites. But that doesn't ma


How to watch France vs. England online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream France vs. England in the Six Nations for free on ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . England produced one of their best performances in years to secure a victory over Ireland in the last round of the Six Nations , but it doesn't get any easier in the final fixture of the competition. France have not been at their best this year, b


How to watch Ireland vs. Scotland online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Ireland vs. Scotland in the Six Nations for free on ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Ireland vs. Scotland was supposed to be the winner-takes-all contest for the Six Nations , but sport doesn't often play out in the way you expect. Ireland are still going for the title (despite losing to England in the last round), but Scotland


How to watch Wales vs. Italy online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Stream Wales vs. Italy in the Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Italy usually find themselves at the bottom of the Six Nations table, but not this year. Wales are going into the final round of fixtures in last place, but that could still change as the two sides meet this weekend. It's a battle to get off t


How to watch Atletico Madrid vs. Inter Milan online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Watch Atletico Madrid vs. Inter Milan for free on ServusTV . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League is usually locked behind a paywall, which is frustrating for dedicated fans of the sport. Finding a way to watch live football for free is not an easy task, but it's not impossible. There is always a way. If you want to watch Atl


Get lifetime access to 6+ Microsoft Office apps forever for under £30
20Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Get a Microsoft Office Professional 2019 for Windows lifetime license or a Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 for Mac lifetime license for £23.33, saving 86% on list price. Students, working professionals, and business owners alike would likely agree that Microsoft Office is the one software suite indispensable to their daily tasks and larger projects. However, as you’re probably alre


Apple's Vision Pro successfully helps nurse assist in spinal surgery – and there's more mixed-reality medical work on the way
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
In a fascinating adoption of technology, a surgical team in the UK recently used Apple’s Vision Pro to help with a medical procedure. It wasn’t a surgeon who donned the headset, but Suvi Verho, the lead scrub nurse (also known as a theater nurse) at the Cromwell Hospital in London. Scrub nurses help surgeons by providing them with all the equipment and support they need to complete an operation –


Google restricts AI chatbot election answers
24BBC News / 3h
Elections are due to be held around the world this year including in the US, India and the UK.


Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for March 13
Mashable / 4h
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 March 13'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 c


NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for March 13
Mashable / 5h
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


Cognition Makes AI Software Engineer, Devin to Solve Whole Development Projects and Improve Its Own Code


Next Big Future / 5h
Stealth Startup, Cognition, backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and former-Twitter executive Elad Gil and Doordash co-founder Tony Xu, announced a fully autonomous AI software engineer called Devin. Devin can handle entire development projects end-to-end. It can write the code, fix bugs associated with it until final execution. This is the first offering of this ... Read more


These Coway Air Purifiers Are up to 38% Off
LifeHacker / 5h
Do you feel that? That's your springtime allergies. They are coming. No, air purifiers are by no means a cure for allergies, but they can certainly help to remove allergens as well as other harmful pollutants you may have at home, according to the EPA. Right now, Coway is having a sale of air purifiers on Amazon that will last for the rest of March, some of which are going for up to 38% off. If y


Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Massive Franken-Sheep With Cloned Animal Parts
23Gizmodo / 6h
An 80-year-old man in Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony wildlife crimes involving his plan to let paying customers hunt sheep on private ranches. But these weren’t just any old sheep. They were “massive hybrid sheep” created by illegally importing animal parts from central Asia, cloning the sheep, and then… Read more...


Apple Issues Rare Single-App Security Update
Exploitation for Client Execution (Enterprise T1203)•
LifeHacker / 6h
It isn't every day Apple releases a security patch for a specific app. Usually, the company releases patches as part of a large update, such as with iOS 17.4 and macOS Sonoma 14.4 . However, the company unexpectedly dropped an update for GarageBand Tuesday , which included a security patch for the audio program alone. On the App Store, Apple says GarageBand 10.4.11 is an update that includes "sta


Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, March 13 (game #779)
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 two years 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


10 Hyatt Hotels to book with points before they get more expensive this month
99The Points Guy / 7h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Every year, Hyatt breaks our little hearts when it announces what hotels are changing award categories because it means that some of our favorite properties will cost more World of Hyatt points. (In Hyatt’s defense, some properties go down, too.) In February, we found out that 137 Hyatt hotels are shifting


Marriott Bonvoy program: How to redeem points for hotel stays, airfare and more
100+The Points Guy / 7h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Are you looking to maximize your Marriott Bonvoy points? Aside from redeeming these valuable hotel points for a “free” award stay at one of its many properties around the world, in some cases, it can make sense to transfer Marriott points to foreign airline programs. This article will explore the various ways


It Looks Like Tiktok Is Launching a Dedicated Photos App
LifeHacker / 7h
Instagram has been slowly turning into TikTok for years. TikTok, it seems, is about to do the same thing in reverse. "Tiktok Photos," which still has yet to be officially announced, looks to be an upcoming app from ByteDance, the Chinese technology company that owns TikTok. It will reportedly be an app dedicated to sharing photos, which is notably what Instagram was before that platform mutated i


Trump Secretly Begged Musk to Buy Failing Truth Social
72Futurism / 7h
Buyer's Remorse Elon Musk and Donald Trump apparently have a deeper bromance than anyone knew — and the former president even tried to get the owner of the site formerly known as Twitter to buy his dismal social network. As the Washington Post reports based on insider sources, Trump made Musk an offer he was apparently easily able to refuse: to sell him Truth Social, the Don's crappy Twitter clon


How to Download Your TikTok Videos
25Wired / 8h
US lawmakers are considering banning the social video app. Whether that happens or not, it’s a good idea to back up all the TikTok clips that are worth saving.


Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services
Engadget / 8h
Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is about to start testing out one of its more ambitious ideas: allowing its users to run their own moderation services . The change will allow Bluesky users to and developers to work together to create custom labeling tools for the budding social media platform. The new moderation tools arrive as Bluesky is seeing a surge in growth after it got rid of


Discovery Will Be the First Star Trek Show in 50 Years to End Without a Jonathan Frakes Appearance
21Gizmodo / 8h
When you think of the most important people in Star Trek history, in terms of actors at least you might look to the legacies of people like William Shatner or Patrick Stewart. But the real answer to that question is probably Jonathan Frakes , who has been a part of pretty much all televised Trek since the ‘70s—and when … Read more...


Apple Might Not Force You to Use Apple Maps in iOS 18
50LifeHacker / 8h
If the rumors are accurate, iOS 18 could include some big changes for iPhone users —including one much-desired by anyone less than enamored with Apple's default iPhone navigation app. According to a document Apple recently shared detailing its plans to comply with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) changes, the company might finally grant you the option to change your default navi


The Apple Watch 7 and Garmin Forerunner Are Both on Sale Right Now
LifeHacker / 8h
The Apple Watch Series 7 and the Garmin Forerunner 255S are currently on sale, which should please both Apple and Android users alike. The 45mm Apple Watch Series 7 GPS and Cellular is currently $302.30 (originally $380.86), and the 41mm Garmin Forerunner 255S is $249.99 (originally $349.99) after a 29% discount. For reference, Woot had a limited-time deal on the Series 7 last month, where it hit


Apple will let users download iPhone apps directly from the developers' websites
Mashable / 8h
Apple has recently been making big changes to how it runs its core platforms in order to comply with the EU's new Big Tech regulations known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA). After weeks of unveiling new – and often controversial – new policies, Apple announced one of its most significant DMA-inspired moves yet on Tuesday: Web distribution. This means that Apple will let app developers distribute


Midjourney Bans Stability From Using Its Images Without Permission
Futurism / 8h
Botnet Attack AI company Midjourney has banned all the employees of its competitor Stability AI from using its AI image-generating services, after it allegedly caught one employee scraping huge amounts of important data, including prompt and image pairs, Ars Technica reports . This data could help Stability train or fine-tune its image-generating AI models — an unusual and ethically dubious way t


Chicago battles measles with calls for vaccination—in contrast with Florida
30Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / A brightly colored transmission microscope image of measles viruses. (credit: Getty | BSIP ) A team of health experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago on Tuesday as officials identified three new measles cases amid a flare-up of cases at a migrant shelter in the city's Pilsen neighborhood. So far, there have been seven cases identified at the Halste


IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building on January 30, 2024, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | J. David Ake ) The Internal Revenue Service's free tax filing service, Direct File, is now available in 12 states for taxpayers with simple tax returns. The service available in English and Spanish underwent "weeks of successful testing" before the launch, the US Treasury


Abysmal revenue stats of 30K mobile apps show why devs keep pushing for subs
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Apple's App Store. (credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images ) Mobile app developers are expected to push subscriptions more aggressively over the next year. Numbers that RevenueCat recently shared examining over 30,000 apps suggest why: Most apps struggle to reach $1,000 per month in revenue. RevenueCat makes a subscription toolkit for mobile apps. The 7-year-old company's


What's going on with Boeing planes? Safety concerns prompt flyers to change their flights.
95Mashable / 9h
Airplane manufacturing giant Boeing is going viral this week for all the wrong reasons. The company's fleet of commercial airplanes has been rife with safety issues, prompting widespread media attention and mounting concerns from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and flyers. Here's what you need to know. What is going on with Boeing planes, and what does John Oliver have to do with it? It


Doctors Are Using the Apple Vision Pro During Surgery
29Gizmodo / 9h
A medical team at Cromwell Hospital in London strapped on the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro during two spinal surgeries. Doctor’s are calling the device a “game-changing” tool, beefing up Apple’s claims that the headset has a future as a medical device. Read more...


3 Body Problem's David Benioff on the Show's Grim View of Humanity's Chances
Gizmodo / 9h
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem —an adaptation of the first book in Liu Cixin’s highly acclaimed sci-fi trilogy— asks a lot of big questions and puts its characters through some agonizing decisions. But at its core, the show grapples with one big dilemma: whether or not humanity is worth saving from a threat that feels both… Read more...


Fossify Brings Free and Open-Source Utilities to Your Android Phone
How-To Geek / 9h
Simple Mobile Tools was a collection of basic, free, open-source apps for Android devices, including a file manager, calendar, and photo gallery. The apps were popular alternatives to paid apps and services, but the developer sold out the app suite to ZipApps recently, which then proceeded to ruin the apps with subscriptions and ads. The Fossify project has picked up where Simple Mobile Tools lef


How Rivian Is Pulling Off Its $45,000 R2 Electric SUV
Wired / 9h
WIRED talks to CEO RJ Scaringe about how the automaker’s engineering team learned to say no—or make some compromises to create a smaller, more affordable electric car.


30 years of the Dell Latitude – from impressive battery-powered productivity to AI PCs
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
For many decades, businesses in the US and across the world have been relying on specially-engineered business laptops that have boosted productivity immeasurably. One such model that's been a staple for 30 years is the Dell Latitude family of enterprise laptops – starting with the Dell Latitude XP in 1994. Since then, Dell has continued manufactured a series of machines widely considered among t


Amex Platinum card review: High annual fee with loads of perks
56The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Platinum Card® from American Express overview The Platinum Card® from American Express is one of the top premium travel rewards cards on the market. As a cardmember, you’ll earn valuable Membership Rewards points, receive over $1,500 in annual statement credits (as long as you can take advantage of the


Blind Cave Salamanders Secretly Venture to the Surface, Surprising Scientists
Gizmodo / 9h
Cave-dwelling creatures often bear the characteristics of animals unaccustomed to light. Their skin, or scales, are blanched, and their eyes range from “of little use” to purely ornamental. But that doesn’t stop the serpentine cave salamanders of southeastern Europe from sneaking up to the surface now and again. Read more...


Microsoft Edge Will Soon Translate a Video’s Audio or Subtitles With AI
LifeHacker / 9h
AI features are rolling out across every conceivable platform. Microsoft, of course, is no exception, seeing as their AI assistant, Copilot , is powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT (which the company is a major investor in). Now, the company is continuing work on its AI video translation feature for Microsoft Edge. It's not out yet, but you can find it if you know where to look. Twitter user Leopeva64 ha


This New Feature Helps You Get a Better Answer From Gemini
LifeHacker / 9h
To maximize the usefulness of artificial intelligence chatbots, it's all about using the right kinds of prompts. While AI chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT have an edit button (usually a pencil icon), it modifies the original prompt. With a recent update, Gemini now lets you use prompts to alter a selected part of the answer spewed by Google's next-generation AI tool. How to modify selected text i


Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Midjourney, the Generative AI platform that you can currently use on Discord just introduced the concept of reusable characters and I am blown away. It's a simple idea: Instead of using prompts to create countless generative image variations, you create and reuse a central character to illustrate all your themes, live out your wildest fantasies, and maybe tell a story. Up until recently, Midjourn


The Game Theory Of Picking Seats On Southwest Airlines
View from the Wing / 10h
Southwest Airlines doesn't pre-assign seats. Once you board you can take any open seat. There's no rule against saving seats for other passengers. And it's perfectly acceptable to subtly discourage other passengers from sitting beside you, though if they want to take the empty seat next to you they can. In this Hunger Games world of Southwest Airlines seat selection there's basic game theory to d


Reddit IPO: Price, listing date, and which Redditors are getting the stock
Mashable / 10h
Reddit (RDDT) is set to go public soon and is as of now, one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) of 2024. The social media company, led by CEO Steve Huffman, is seeking a $6.5 billion valuation and is aiming to raise up to $748 million in the company's public offering. Planned for March 21 , the offering is imminent, and Reddit said last week that it will be selling 22


Boeing Whistleblower’s Attorneys Want Answers About Their Client’s Death
41Gizmodo / 10h
The lawyers for a Boeing whistleblower who was recently found dead say they need “more information” about what happened to him. Read more...


Bluesky launches Ozone, a tool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation services
22TechCrunch / 10h
Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced on Tuesday that it’s open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets individuals and teams collaboratively review and label content on the network. The company plans to open up the ability for individuals and teams to run their own independent moderation services later this week, which means users will be able to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo


Google’s Gemini will steer clear of election talk in India
Engadget / 10h
Gemini, Google's AI chatbot , won't answer questions about India’s upcoming national elections, the company wrote in a blog post today. “Out of an abundance of caution on such an important topic, we have begun to roll out restrictions on the types of election-related queries for which Gemini will return responses,” the company wrote. The restrictions are similar to the ones Google announced in De


Deal alert: Big savings at Disney World this spring and summer
The Points Guy / 10h
Here are two words you don’t hear together very often: Disney and savings. So it’s especially exciting that Mickey is rolling out the red carpet in Orlando for cost-savvy travelers this spring and summer. Disney World is offering some of the most heavily discounted theme park tickets we’ve spotted in a long time. Since CEO Bob Iger took the helm (again) in late 2022, we’ve seen softening prices a


Samsung's biggest memory rivals are plotting a tie-up with Kafkaesque implications — SK Hynix and Kioxia could build lucrative HBM chips for Nvidia, AMD and others
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, a key Nvidia supplier, says it has already sold out of its entire 2024 production of stacked high-bandwidth memory DRAMs, crucial for AI processors in data centers. That’s a problem, given just how in demand HBM chips are right now. However, a solution might have presented itself, as reports say SK Hynix is in talks with Japanese firm Kioxia Holdings to jointly pr


Capital One Venture X Business 150K Bonus Miles Offer
200+One Mile at a Time / 10h
Link: Apply now for the Capital One Venture X Business ( Rates & Fees ) The Capital One Venture X Business is Capital One’s lucrative business card. The bonus on this card is big, though the minimum spending requirement is significant as well. Let’s go over all the details, though this is an excellent offer. Capital One Venture X Business bonus The Capital One Venture X Business is offering a wel


Victims of nonconsensual deepfakes arm themselves with copyright law to fight the content's spread
Mashable / 10h
Victims of nonconsensual deepfake porn are using the laws of copyright to take back ownership of their likenesses, according to a new investigation. In an analysis of copyright claims against websites known to share nonconsensual, digitally-altered videos, WIRED discovered thousands of women (including streamers, gamers, and other popular content creators) levying complaints to Google demanding t


Michael Keaton Doesn't Want You to Worry That Beetlejuice 2 Will Be Rotten
31Gizmodo / 10h
While fans of Tim Burton’s 1989 supernatural comedy classic Beetlejuice wait for the long-anticipated sequel — Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , arriving September 6 —at least one of the stars is feeling awfully confident about the Ghost With the Most’s return. Of course Michael Keaton is going to be excited about getting to… Read more...


Samsung Brings Knox Security Vault to New Galaxy A-Series Phones
LifeHacker / 10h
Samsung recently announced its two newest A-series phones, the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 . These new devices are the latest in the company’s budget-friendly lineup, and they come with some really enticing features, the most important of which might be the introduction of Samsung’s acclaimed Knox Vault security system. This is the first time that the company has brought its flagship security funct


What to Do if the Police Seize Your Cash or Property
LifeHacker / 10h
There’s nothing more nerve-wracking than being pulled over by a police car , or answering the door to find the police on your front porch . Even if you’ve done nothing wrong and have never broken a law in your life, interactions with suspicious law enforcement officers are incredibly stressful. You’re supposedly innocent until proven guilty, but in these situations, the cops don't always act like


Boeing Whistleblower’s Attorneys Say They "Didn’t See Any Indication" of Suicide Risk
20Futurism / 10h
After Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's tragic death during his deposition against the company, the man's attorneys are speaking out about his alleged suicide. The 62-year-old Louisiana-based whistleblower had traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to finally be deposed for his 2017 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) complaint against his ex-employer when, as his attorney Bria


Surgeons Use Apple VR Headset During Spinal Operation
27Futurism / 10h
A surgery team in the UK successfully utilized the recently-released Apple Vision Pro to assist spinal surgery — a fascinating use case for the augmented reality (AR) headsets that goes far beyond movie-watching , productivity-hacking , or distracted driving . As Business Insider reports , the expensive "spatial computing" device was used to execute two microspinal procedures at London's Cromwell


The 2024 Moto G Power packs wireless charging, 8GB RAM in a $300 phone
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The 2024 Moto G and Moto G Power. [credit: Motorola ] Motorola is launching the 2024 version of its "Moto G" budget phone. Today we've got two versions, the "Moto G 5G 2024" and the "Moto G Power 5G 2024" to pick from. The base Moto G 2024 is $199.99, while the Power version is $299.99. The specs on the base model Moto G are all over the place. We've got a low-resolution, high refresh rate 6.6-in


New iPads may be coming soon, but they won’t change the awkward spot the iPad is in
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Apple's $329 9th-gen iPad is over 2 years old and the last model to use Lightning or the old Apple Pencil. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) After leaving the iPad lineup untouched for the entirety of 2023, Apple is reportedly preparing to overhaul all of its tablets within the next few weeks, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman . We should see major iPad Pro and iPad Air refreshes "around t


Apple to allow iOS app installs from websites, but small devs don’t qualify
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Apple will let European app developers distribute iPhone and iPad applications to users directly from a website, instead of through an app store. It's the latest app-installation option announced by Apple as it seeks to comply with new European rules, but this one will only be available to developers who had an app installed by over 1 million users the p


The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes
91Wired / 11h
Blurry hair, meandering zippers—we asked WIRED’s design department to explain the editing errors in Kate Middleton’s controversial Mother’s Day photo.


Anti-AI sentiment gets big applause at SXSW 2024 as moviemaker dubs AI cheerleading as ‘terrifying bullsh**’
TechCrunch / 11h
A whiff of anti-AI sentiment got big applause at the SXSW conference in Austin on Tuesday afternoon. Award-winning writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as “DANIELS,” originally premiered their film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at SXSW in 2022. The movie later went on to win seven Oscars, including Best Picture, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve


Glacier is training AI-powered recycling robots
TechCrunch / 11h
This week, Glacier co-founder Rebecca Hu chats with Found about wish-cycling and robots. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Enterprise SaaS investment makes a comeback — but not where you’d expect
TechCrunch / 11h
When we examined venture investment amounts in enterprise SaaS startups, we were surprised at the top categories. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Over 15,000 Roku accounts have been breached – here's what you need to know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
15,363 Roku accounts were compromised last year as bad actors gained access to a lot of sensitive data on the platform. Evidence suggests they obtained credit card information and attempted to make purchases. This news comes from a pair of filings Roku made on March 8 to the attorneys general's offices for Maine and California . They both come with a notice explaining exactly what happened. The d


Big Tesla FSD Version 12.3 Releasing Now
Next Big Future / 11h
Elon Musk says that the FSD beta version is a big release that should be called version 13. Elon: FSD Beta 12.3 is such a big release it should arguably be called V13 https://t.co/0yXbdceefM — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) March 12, 2024 AI expert James Douma expects the Tesla version 12.X all neural net system ... Read more


SpaceX Starship Success Will Lead to Every Month Launches in 2024 and Weekly in 2025
Next Big Future / 11h
SpaceX Starship is stacked and ready for its third orbital test launch. The liquid oxygen release systems are fixed from the last launch. I, Brian Wang, believe that this launch will be successful and there will be launches every month starting from this month. The pace of launches will then increase to every week or ... Read more


Roadmap to 10000 Qubit Fault Tolerant Quantum Computer
Next Big Future / 11h
PASQAL, a leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, is releasing a significant technology roadmap today. Key highlights will include: Scaling Up: Roadmap targets 10,000 qubits by 2026, progression towards fault-tolerant systems. Customer Focus: Devices already in the hands of end-users (100+ qubits), driving software development. Promising Research: Recent advances demonstrate potential for quant


How Isolation Plays a Role in Space Exploration
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Marc Andreessen’s VC Was Reportedly Behind Kickstarter’s Disastrous Pivot to Crypto
Gizmodo / 11h
Several years back, Kickstarter tried to revive its ailing brand by pivoting to the blockchain . At the time, “web3" was still a relatively new and exciting concept, and company leaders seemed to hope that a new direction might rejuvenate its business. In December of 2021, the company announced that it would be … Read more...


Nigeria demands Binance disclose top users, executives remain detained
TechCrunch / 11h
Nigeria is actively seeking information from Binance regarding its top 100 users in the country and all transaction history spanning the past six months, according to a Financial Times report. This news overlaps with the revelation of the names of the two executives from the cryptocurrency exchange who were detained two weeks ago: Tigran Gambaryan, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For


Marvel and X-Men '97's Creator Have Mysteriously Parted Ways
37Gizmodo / 11h
Marvel is having its fair share of behind-the-scenes drama as of late, and one of its most anticipated new releases is no exception. Just over a week before X-Men ‘97 , the continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series , hits Disney+, Marvel Studios has abruptly fired its creator, Beau DeMayo. Read more...


Use the ‘5 Whys’ to Get to the Root of Your Productivity Problems
LifeHacker / 11h
Planning your next moves is pretty crucial for being productive, but it’s only helpful if those plans are well informed. To succeed, you need to understand why previous attempts at similar tasks didn’t pan out how you wanted them to. Conducting a personal after-action review is one way to assess your work, but to truly understand what went wrong and prepare for future tries, you need to dig deep.


These Meross Smart Plugs, Sensors, and More Are up to 30% Off
LifeHacker / 11h
I've been using smart devices for years, and of all the smart plugs I've tried, Meross remains my favorite. Right now, Meross is discounting plugs, along with almost everything else, up to 30% off. Here are some items I'd go grab now. Meross Water Leak Sensor Possibly the first sensor I ever bought, I now have water sensors under my water heater, indoor planter, and a corner of the garage that te


Promo: 20% Off When You Redeem JetBlue Points
100+One Mile at a Time / 11h
If you have any JetBlue TrueBlue points and plan to travel several weeks from now, this is a great time to redeem them. JetBlue offering 20% off award tickets JetBlue is offering a 20% discount when you redeem TrueBlue points for flights: This is valid for bookings made by March 13, 2024 This is valid for travel between May 1 and June 12, 2024; blackout dates of May 23 through May 27, 2024, apply


US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
100+Wired / 11h
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.


The Scariest Boeing Safety Scandals So Far
Gizmodo / 11h
The world got an uncomfortable reminder about the need to scrutinize air travel last January when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet over Portland, OR. The culprit was a Boeing 737, and in the days that followed, it was soon clear that catastrophic failure wasn’t a freak accident but the result… Read more...


Pilot Lost Control of Boeing Jet Because Gauges “Went Blank," Causing Nosedive
31Futurism / 11h
Bottom of Everything After a terrifying nosedive during a flight from Australia to New Zealand, a pilot admitted to a passenger that he'd lost control of the Boeing 787 due to the plane's instruments going "blank." In an interview with CNN , media-savvy passenger Brian Jokat, who has also spoken to other news outlets about the terrifying mishap, said that he was jerked awake from his mid-flight n


Citi Premier Card Bonus: 60K Points & Up To 10x Points With Citi Travel
300+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Citi Premier ® Card The Citi Premier ® Card continues to have a great welcome bonus, which is a solid deal on one of my favorite mid-range credit cards . In this post I wanted to recap the details of this offer, for those who are considering applying. Earn 60,000 ThankYou points & more with the Citi Premier The $95 annual fee Citi Premier Card is offering a welcome bonus o


The System Shock remake finally hits consoles on May 21
Engadget / 12h
The wait is almost over. Nightdive Studios just announced a May 21 release date for the console version of its System Shock remake. It’ll be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, after arriving for PCs last year . The developer, alongside publisher Prime Matter, dropped a new trailer for the console release, showing off the stunning graphical update to the 1994 first-person shooter


Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold 16 Review: A Weak PC That’s Bends Too Far Towards Compromise
Gizmodo / 12h
Foldable phones have managed to create their own niche in the smartphone market. They’re some of the most expensive mobile devices you can buy, but at the very least, they’ve put on their big boy swim trunks and now, at least, can doggy paddle around with the rest of the mature smartphones. Foldable PCs, on the other… Read more...


Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is going open source, but maybe not for the right reasons
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
In its bid to become one of the best AI tools around right now, Elon Musk is set to release the source code to X Corp’s Grok AI chatbot to the public this week. The decision, as TechCrunch reports, comes with Musk’s filing of a lawsuit in early March 2024 against ChatGPT developer OpenAI, claiming that it has strayed from its original purpose of developing artificial intelligence technology ‘for


TikTok might be developing a new Instagram competitor
24Mashable / 12h
Between tech behemoth Instagram copying its best features ( successfully ) and a potential ban looming, TikTok is being attacked on all fronts — but it's fighting back. TikTok might be developing a new "TikTok Photos" app, according to The SpAndroid , who spotted references to "TikTok Photos" in the back-end code of the current TikTok app. A potential new welcome message allegedly reads: "TikTok


5 ways Wondershare Filmora 13.2’s AI features make video editing easier
Mashable / 12h
Opens in a new window Credit: Wondershare Easy-to-use video editing software $49.99 at Wondershare $69.99 Save $20.00 Annual plan Calling all vloggers, content creators, filmmakers, and anyone who wants to step up their social media game: To create next-level videos that engage your audience, you need to take advantage of AI-enabled video editing software, or risk falling behind. The catch is tha


Over 15,000 Roku Accounts Were Stolen Due to Reused Passwords
How-To Geek / 12h
In a new breach notice , Roku says that hackers hijacked over 15,000 user accounts and utilized customers' saved credit card information. However, Roku's security was not compromised in this breach. This is a case of customers reusing old passwords.


Apple's iMac could get a touchscreen makeover like the Microsoft Surface Studio
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Though Apple has long since rejected the idea of a touchscreen for its iMac , new information hints that the tech giant might be considering backtracking on its stance. An updated patent application (reported on by 9to5Mac ) that was first filed in 2023 revealed an iMac design with a pivoting stand. The reasoning behind the patent is that such a stand would be much easier to transport around as w


Study: Cicadas pee in jets, not droplets. Here’s why that’s kinda weird.
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fluid dynamics. Credit: Georgia Tech (Saad Bhamla/Elio Challita). Cicadas might be a mere inch or so long, but they eat so much that they have to pee frequently, emitting jets of urine, according to a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This is unusual, since similar insects are known to form more energ


NYT to OpenAI: No hacking here, just ChatGPT bypassing paywalls
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket ) Late Monday, The New York Times responded to OpenAI's claims that the newspaper "hacked" ChatGPT to "set up" a lawsuit against the leading AI company. "OpenAI is wrong," The Times repeatedly argued in a court filing opposing OpenAI's motion to dismiss the NYT's lawsuit accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of copyright infringement. "OpenAI’s att


Apple’s AirPods Pro could be getting a “hearing aid mode” later this year
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Apple AirPods on display at the company's Fifth Avenue store in New York in Feb. 2024. (credit: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Apple's AirPods Pro are getting closer to becoming fully fledged hearing aids and marketed as such, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman . The move could have a large impact on the hearing aid market, which has already been recently shaken up by over-the-


Ridiculously powerful PC with six Nvidia RTX 4090 GPUs and liquid cooling finally gets tested — there's no game benchmarks, but plenty of tests for scientists and pros
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Comino, known for its liquid-cooled servers, has finally released its new flagship for testing. The Comino Grando Server has been designed to meet a broad spectrum of high-performance computing needs, ranging from data analytics to gaming. In a comprehensive test by StorageReview , the Grando Server, alongside a Grando Workstation variation, was put through a series of rigorous benchmarks includi


Quick! Apple's AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for a record-low price at Amazon
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
We're in between big tech sales events, but that doesn't mean there aren't deals to be had, especially on Apple products. Case in point: right now, you can score the AirPods Pro 2 for $189 at Amazon . That's the lowest price you can find for the excellent wireless earbuds, making this a great deal to snap up before they are gone. I'm a big fan of the AirPods Pro, which are my earbuds of choice wh


Verve Motion’s robot backpack helps workers lighten their load
TechCrunch / 12h
Wander the Modex floor long enough and you’ll stumble upon some wearable robotics. The category has nowhere near the presence of AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) or storage and retrieval systems, but exosuits are increasing in acceptance for their ability to eliminate the repetitive stress that comes with lifting and moving heavy loads all day. While […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For


OpenMeter makes it easier for companies to track usage-based billing
TechCrunch / 12h
In enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS), usage-based pricing — a pricing model in which customers are charged only when they use a product or service — is gaining ground. According to a report from VC firm OpenView, approximately 60% of SaaS businesses offer some form of usage-based pricing today. Recently, Apigee, Google Cloud’s API management platform, made […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights


Children of the Sun brings FPS puzzles to Steam on April 9
Engadget / 12h
Children of the Sun is a bullet-bending puzzle game set in a trippy world of cults and revenge, and it's due to hit PC via Steam on April 9. In Children of the Sun , players line up a single sniper shot and then control the bullet as it ricochets among the cultists in their sights. The goal is to take everyone out with the most speed, elegance and creativity, curving the bullet around the environ


How Airlines Colluded To Ensure Onboard Food Would Be Awful
23View from the Wing / 12h
A special IATA meeting was held in London to define a sandwich, and hear violations. The airline industry body declared that sandwiches had to be “cold… simple… unadorned… inexpensive” and had to “consist of a substantial and visible chunk of bread.” Moreover they could not contain anything “normally regarded as expensive or luxurious, such as smoked salmon, oysters, caviar, lobster, game, aspara


Discord will soon offer more games and apps inside its chats
23Engadget / 12h
Discord has been experimenting with embedding apps and games directly in chats for a while, via the Activities feature. Now the company is set to launch a dedicated SDK for developers to join the chat-based fun. The Embedded App SDK rolls out on March 18 and allows devs to build experiences that are embedded in an iframe within Discord. Discord “Plenty of Discord Developers out there have had the


Bumble rethinking women 'making the first move'
25Mashable / 12h
Since its inception in 2014, dating app Bumble 's schtick was that women users "make the first move" — meaning, only women users can message male matches first, and within 24 hours of matching at that. Over the years, however, the concept has somewhat eroded. It was always slippery for LGBTQ users, for example. Women can obviously message other women first, while men messaging other men would hav


Space Camp Employee Targeted by Alabama Politicians for Being Trans
30Gizmodo / 12h
Republican politicians in Alabama expressed outrage about an employee of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville on Monday. What did the employee do wrong? Nothing, as far as anyone can tell. They’re just angry the employee is trans. Read more...


Neve Campbell Is Back for Scream 7—With Kevin Williamson Directing
55Gizmodo / 12h
Hello, Sidney! While Scream fans have had a bumpy ride as of late, with reboot star Melissa Barrera’s abrupt departure from the series, followed by newly hired Scream 7 director Christopher Landon, there’s finally some good news to sink a butcher knife into. Neve Campbell, who passed on Scream 6 following a pay dispute Read more...


The Truth About the Range Rover Tax 'Loophole'
LifeHacker / 12h
A popular social media claim about a legal "tax loophole" is making the rounds, with "get rich quick" creators advising people to write off the cost of a luxury vehicle like a Range Rover or Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon on their taxes. But is this too good to be true? Of course. It always is. When it comes to your finances— especially taxes—any sort of "loophole" is probably too good to be true . Here's


Apple Will Let Users Download Apps From the Web (in the EU)
LifeHacker / 12h
In a bulletin to developers on Tuesday , Apple shared some striking news: Later this spring, authorized developers will be able to distribute their iOS apps to EU users from the developer's website itself. It's a dramatic shift from the norm for Apple Inc., in addition to other dramatic shifts the European Commission has forced the company to adopt. Not only will developers have the option to sel


What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly
100+Wired / 12h
The price of bitcoin has climbed to a new all-time high. But assigning the cryptocurrency a value is anything but trivial.


Amazing Discovery as Man Finds Huge Bone Sticking Out of Ground
40Futurism / 12h
Bone Ranger Damien Boschetto, a 25-year-old amateur paleontologist, made a spectacular discovery while walking his dog in a forest in southern France last year. Boschetto stumbled upon a massive bone sticking out of the ground near a cliff edge, CNN reports , which turned out to be the 32.8-foot fossil of a Titanosaur skeleton, a long-necked sauropod that was still thriving around the end of the


The Batman Part II Has Been Delayed
27Gizmodo / 12h
We’ll be seeing Superman again before Batman. Warner Bros. just announced that The Batman Part II, Matt Reeves’ sequel to his 2022 film The Batman, has been delayed a full year, from October 2025 to October 2026. Read more...


TikTok Finds a New Defender: Elon Musk
27Gizmodo / 12h
Elon Musk spoke out against the United States’ potential ban on TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, in a tweet on Tuesday, saying the law is all about “censorship and government control.” Musk has previously expressed discomfort with TikTok’s addictive algorithm, but this stance fits