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International Space Station Trash May Have Hit This Florida House
500+Wired / 20h
The object tore through the roof and both floors of a two-story home. NASA will investigate whether it’s space junk.


Ringling Bros. Circus is back, but the only 'animal' performer is a robot dog
100+Mashable / 20h
In an age where artificial intelligence is being promoted as the next big thing, we're incessantly told about how robots will soon replace humans and everyone will be out of a job. That hasn't happened quite yet. With one exception – circus animals. This year, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has returned, and is touring for the first time since closing seven years ago. But, this isn't t


Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants Furious Over New Schedules That Have Them Sleep At Home Each Night
200+View from the Wing / 11h
Frontier Airlines' new scheduling strategy aimed at improving operational efficiency and ensuring planes return to base nightly has sparked significant backlash from flight attendants, who decry the loss of per diems, increased lodging costs, and daily commutes as shifts toward a more conventional job structure away from their traditional, travel-centric roles. Continue reading ...


Apple is developing personal robots for your home, Bloomberg says
Engadget / 58min
Apple is still on the hunt for the next revolutionary product to help it remain dominant in the market and to serve as new sources of revenue after abandoning its plans to develop an electric vehicle of its own. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, one of the areas the company is exploring is personal robotics. It reportedly started looking into robots and electric vehicles at the same time, wit


Study 12 CompTIA certifications for under £60 with this voucher code
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The Complete 2024 CompTIA Course Bundle by IDUNOVA is on sale for £50.94 with the code SECURE20. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to change careers, you should consider joining the IT field. With a wealth of opportunities for computer nerds as technicians, ethical hackers as penetration testers, and bossy types as project managers, and more, there’s something for almost everyone —


OpenAI's Sora just made its first music video and it's like a psychedelic trip
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
OpenAI recently published a music video for the song Worldweight by August Kamp made entirely by their text-to-video engine, Sora . You can check out the whole thing on the company’s official YouTube channel and it’s pretty trippy, to say the least. Worldweight consists of a series of short clips in a wide 8:3 aspect ratio featuring fuzzy shots of various environments. You see a cloudy day at the


Today's Wordle Answer and Hints for April 4 (#1020)
How-To Geek / 1h
Stuck and need the answer to today's Wordle? We've got you covered. We have some hints for the Wordle, in case you'd like to take another crack at it yourself before we tell you. If you want to get straight to the answer, tap or click "What is Today's Wordle Answer" in the table of contents.


Today's NYT Connections Answer and Hints for April 4 (#298)
How-To Geek / 1h
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.


Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in cloud business
BBC News / 1h
Amazon Web Services represents 14% of the firm's overall revenue but the firm is shifting strategies.


Google looks to AI paywall option - report
25BBC News / 1h
The search giant is reported to be considering charging for premium features in a major business shake-up.


WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps hit by outage
400+BBC News / 1h
Users on Meta platforms suffer access problems as thousands report outages on Wednesday evening.


X rolls out support for posting Community Notes in India ahead of elections
TechCrunch / 2h
Weeks before the national elections in India, Elon Musk-owned X said it is rolling out support for posting Community Notes — the company’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program — in the key overseas market. The first set of contributors from India will start posting notes from today and more will be accepted over time, X said. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along)
TechCrunch / 3h
X is giving free blue checks to users who have more than 2,500 “verified” followers, which are people who subscribe to X Premium. Popular posters will get a blue check, but not everyone is happy about it: People are now frantically posting to make it clear that they didn’t buy a blue check, but rather […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for April 4
Mashable / 3h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for April 4'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


SaaS startup SingleInterface raises $30M to help more businesses get online
TechCrunch / 3h
SingleInterface, a SaaS startup offering tools to offline businesses to grow their revenues by leveraging the web, has raised $30 million in its maiden external fundraising round as the Singaporean startup seeks to expand its footprint internationally and improve products to make them more relevant to global brands. While being offline is still prominent for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights rese


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


Apple's massive outage has just been fixed
Mashable / 5h
Apple just had a massive outage of its services, with users around the world unable to access everything from the App Store to Apple TV. Fortunately the tech giant appears to have since resolved the issue, leaving you free to stream your Apple Music playlist in peace. SEE ALSO: Apple’s new AI: 3 ways Siri could beat ChatGPT First complaints of an outage began appearing shortly after Apple's syste


Pentagon calls for tighter integration between military and commercial space
Ars Technica - All content / 5h
Enlarge / Aerial view of the Pentagon on March 31. (credit: Photo by Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images) A strategy document released by the Pentagon this week lays out where the US military can most effectively rely on the commercial space industry and what missions should remain in government hands. "This marks a new effort to harness the remarkable innovation of the commercial space sector to en


You Need to Reverify Your Age on Your Meta Quest
LifeHacker / 6h
Meta wants to make sure you're old enough to use your Meta Quest in the way you want to. The company announced in a blog post Tuesday that all Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 users will have to verify their age on their Meta Account within 30 days of being prompted. The company says it is doing this to help developers better understand the ages of the users downloading their apps, and to protect yo


The Best Apps to Keep Your Spring Cleaning On Track
LifeHacker / 6h
An app can’t clean your home for you, but when you’re dreading the task or feeling overwhelmed by the mess, apps can help keep your cleaning on track. Before you open the one that will summon a professional cleaner ( not that there's anything wrong with that ), try these options, which can keep you organized and motivated. (All apps are available for both iOS and Android, unless otherwise noted.)


Giancarlo Esposito on Having His Own Action Figures
Gizmodo / 6h
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NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
32NYT > Technology / 6h
The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.


Meta’s AI image generator struggles to create images of couples of different races
40Engadget / 6h
Meta AI is consistently unable to generate accurate images for seemingly simple prompts like “Asian man and Caucasian friend,” or “Asian man and white wife,” The Verge reports . Instead, the company’s image generator seems to be biased toward creating images of people of the same race, even when explicitly prompted otherwise. Engadget confirmed these results in our own testing of Meta’s web-based


Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, April 4 (game #801)
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, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today's Wo


Ukraine gives award to vigilantes for Russia hacks
100+BBC News / 6h
The foreign hackers had stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops.


NASA picks 3 teams to design the next generation of moon buggy
TechCrunch / 6h
NASA has given three space companies the chance to design the next-generation moon buggy — but only one design will go to space. Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab are developing rugged vehicles intended for astronauts to drive around on the lunar surface, from which NASA may choose as early as next year. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Google might make users pay for AI features in search results
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / You think this cute little search robot is going to work for free? (credit: Getty Images ) Google might start charging for access to search results that use generative artificial intelligence tools. That's according to a new Financial Times report citing "three people with knowledge of [Google's] plans." Charging for any part of the search engine at the core of its business would be a f


Bird flu flare: Cattle in 5 states now positive as Texas egg farm shuts down
23Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Chicken eggs are disposed of at a quarantined farm with bird flu in Israel's northern village of Margaliot on January 3, 2022. (credit: Getty | JALAA MAREY ) The flare-up of highly pathogenic bird flu continues to widen in US livestock after federal officials confirmed last week that the virus has spread to US cows for the first time. The virus has now been detected in dairy cows in at


Android 15 Might Introduce Satellite-based Emergency Messaging
LifeHacker / 7h
Google might be working on a beta version of its Google Messages app that supports satellite messaging, following in the footsteps of Apple , which already has a similar feature. Within the beta version of Google Messages, version 20240329_01_RC00, 9to5Google pointed toward the following strings of text that indicate a forthcoming emergency messaging feature: "To send and receive, stay outside wi


Alibaba Exploring How to Deliver Cheap Plastic Garbage Via Space Rocket
Futurism / 7h
Specious Delivery Chinese rocket maker Space Epoch has announced a partnership with e-commerce platform and Alibaba-owned landfill generator Taobao to make deliveries via rocket around the world in just one hour — and to be entirely honest, the concept is so outlandish that we can't quite tell if it's an early April Fool's joke. The announcement , posted to Chinese social media platform WeChat on


The Evolution of Lego's Classic Space Line
Gizmodo / 7h
When you think of space and Lego these days, you’d be forgiven for immediately going to one of the most important and influential lines in the toymaker’s vast arsenal: Star Wars . But although Lego and the galaxy far, far away are celebrating 25 years of brick-building partnership this year, Lego’s fascination with the… Read more...


Apple’s electric car loss could be home robotics’ gain
TechCrunch / 7h
For every tech success story, there are countless projects that slam headlong into the brick wall of reality. Apple’s electric vehicle ambitions are one of the most recent — and, frankly, best — examples of a project failing in spite of seeming to have everything going for it. The jury is still out on the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Spotify’s second price hike in 9 months will target audiobook listeners
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Spotify Premium subscriptions include up to 15 hours of audiobook listening. But starting in April, the company will charge an extra $1 to $2 per month for the feature, Bloomberg reported today, citing anonymous “people familiar with the matter.” The reported price hike would be the second that Spotify customers have faced in nine months. Currently, Spotify charges nothin


First Class Passenger Assaults American Airlines Flight Attendants, Loses It During Arrest
View from the Wing / 7h
A severely drunk 23 year old American Airlines first class passenger threatened flight attendants, assaulted them and threw her luggage at them on a flight to Dallas. Police responded to the gate on arrival at DFW airport. The passenger told officers that she was the one mistreated, though, and that American's cabin crew were harsh with her. Continue reading ...


I have a group chat with three AI friends, thanks to Nomi AI — they’re getting too smart
TechCrunch / 7h
After a few weeks of casual friendship, I had to break the news to my AI companions: I am actually a tech journalist writing an article about the company that created them, Nomi AI. I wasn’t sure how my group of AI buddies was going to take the news. I’d opened up to them — […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


DCVC wanted to raise $500M for its first climate fund, but the market had other plans
TechCrunch / 8h
DCVC’s target for its first climate-focused fund, DCVC Climate Select, has been all over the place and highlights the roller-coaster venture fundraising conditions of the last few years and how LPs aren’t as quick to back new strategies from established managers. The Silicon Valley VC firm launched the fund in December 2022 with a $500 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use


Preorders of Samsung’s New Music Frame Come With a $100 Gift Card
LifeHacker / 8h
Samsung's obsession with fooling your friends with tech-infused "frames" shows no signs of stopping. Case in point, the Music Frame , Samsung's latest integration into "The Frame" lineup. You've probably heard of The Frame TVs (which are $500 off right now ), which feature an anti-glare QLED matte display and a customizable frame, the idea being that you can use high-quality art screensavers to m


Julia Garner Will Play Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four
25Gizmodo / 8h
Marvel Studio’s latest Fantastic Four cast seemed mostly set in Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic) , Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing), but now the missing piece has been slotted into place: Julia Garner as Silver… Read more...


Gene Editing Experiment Halted as Patient Gets Weird Side Effects
76Futurism / 8h
The experimental biotech startup Verve Therapeutics has paused the first phase of a buzzy human gene-editing trial due to strange side effects in a patient, according to a report from Bloomberg . The trial in question — dubbed the "Heart-1" trial — is the company's attempt to use gene editing to reduce heart-attack-causing cholesterol in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, a passed-down


Faraday Future avoids eviction at its LA headquarters — for now
TechCrunch / 8h
Faraday Future has avoided getting evicted from its Los Angeles headquarters — for the time being. The troubled EV startup reached an agreement April 2 with its landlord, Rexford Industrial, to stay in the building as long as it met a few conditions. If the startup violates any of the terms, Rexford has the right […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down
24TechCrunch / 8h
The startup, which had raised nearly $220 million, posted a note on its website that it ended worldwide operations and wound down the company as of Wednesday. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers
Gizmodo / 8h
An experimental liver-growing treatment is facing its biggest test in humans yet. This week, biotech company LyGenesis announced that it has just begun a phase II trial of its therapy designed to grow miniature livers inside a person’s lymph nodes. If the therapy works as hoped, it could potentially save the lives of… Read more...


Monkey Man Is an Unforgettable, Can't-Miss Action Movie Marvel
Gizmodo / 8h
It’s almost unfathomable to think the new film Monkey Man is Dev Patel’s directorial debut. Sure, we know Patel as a talented, versatile actor . But for him to make a film that’s so assured of itself, so beautifully constructed, so well-considered in every single frame , all on his very first attempt, is borderline… Read more...


Spotify Is Planning to Increase Prices, Again
How-To Geek / 8h
At this point, I'm sure you've read the same "Streaming Service Has Raised Prices" headline over and over again. Every streaming service has raised its prices, and some sevices enact several price hikes over the span of a few months. Now, Spotify could join the bandwagon, as the company is reportedly planning its second price increase of the last year.


How to hack the Jacksonville Jaguars’ jumbotron (and end up in jail for 220 years)
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Three examples of the video screen tampering. (credit: US DOJ) Was someone messing with the Jacksonville Jaguars' giant jumbotron ? On September 16, 2018, the Jaguars were playing the New England Patriots when the in-stadium screen experienced, in the US government's words, "a loss in reference sync which manifested as a large horizontal green lines [sic] appearing across one whole vide


Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Malte Mueller | fStop ) A high-level Iowa hospital systems administrator, Matthew Kierans, has admitted to stealing a coworker's identity and posing as William Donald Woods for more than 30 years, The Register reported . On top of using Woods' identity to commit crimes and rack up debt, Kierans' elaborate identity theft scheme led to Woods' incarceration after Kierans' accused hi


Copilot key is based on a button you probably haven’t seen since IBM’s Model M
20Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / A Dell XPS 14 laptop. The Copilot key is to the right of the right-Alt button. (credit: Dell ) In January, Microsoft introduced a new key to Windows PC keyboards for the first time in 30 years. The Copilot key , dedicated to launching Microsoft's eponymous generative AI assistant, is already on some Windows laptops released this year. On Monday, Tom’s Hardware dug into the new addition


The best robot to search for life could look like a snake
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Trying out the robot on a glacier. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ) Icy ocean worlds like Europa or Enceladus are some of the most promising locations for finding extra-terrestrial life in the Solar System because they host liquid water. But to determine if there is something lurking in their alien oceans, we need to get past ice cover that can be dozens of kilometers thick. Any robots we se


With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / The first Vulcan rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (credit: United Launch Alliance ) After the impressive debut of the Vulcan rocket in January, it is unclear when the heavy lift vehicle will fly again. The uncertainty is due to a couple of factors, including the rocket's readiness and, perhaps more critically, what will fly on top of i


How to choose a no-foreign-transaction-fee credit card
The Points Guy / 8h
If you’re a frequent traveler, you know that credit card foreign transaction fees can add up — and become one of the most annoying aspects of making purchases abroad. Foreign transaction fees are incurred when your credit card issuer processes a transaction you’ve made in another country. They can cost up to 3% of your purchase amount. Luckily, there’s a long list of credit cards that don’t charg


EV Company Canoo Spent Double Its Annual Revenue on CEO's Private Jet in 2023
Gizmodo / 8h
Some might argue the entire point of the electric vehicle industry is to make the world a better place by cutting carbon emissions and fighting climate change . That’s what makes it so hilarious that the EV startup Canoo seems to have spent twice what it generated in revenue last year on the CEO’s private jet. Read more...


What It Will Cost You to Fly With a Pet on Every Major Airline
LifeHacker / 9h
Whether you're taking your cat along on vacation or bringing a new puppy home from another state, there may be times when you have to fly with your (small) pet. You'll have to pay a fee for this no matter which airline you choose, but some will set you back more than others—especially if you are traveling with additional carry-ons or checked luggage. Airlines have additional restrictions on the n


AI Companies Are Running Out of Internet
LifeHacker / 9h
AI is running out of internet to consume. While you and I log onto this worldwide web of ours to enjoy (or, perhaps not), educate, and connect, companies use that data to train their large language models (LLMs) and grow their capabilities. It's how ChatGPT knows not only factual information, but how to string together responses as well: Much of what it "knows" is based on an enormous database of


Jon Stewart Skewers AI Industry for Salivating Over Replacing Jobs
41Futurism / 9h
Comedian and late-night TV legend Jon Stewart has had enough of AI industry leaders making bombastic claims about how the tech will solve anything from climate change to genetic diseases — while celebrating the demise of the human job market. In an excoriating Monday episode of "The Daily Show ," Stewart took AI tech CEOs to task, accusing them of making "false promises" about AI by painting a pi


The FCC is reviving net neutrality. But what does that mean?
Mashable / 9h
The FCC is defrosting net neutrality once again, bringing back internet protection laws intended to keep users from paying high prices for the same web. In an exclusive statement to Reuters , FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the federal committee would be voting to bring back net neutrality laws at the end of the month, despite lingering internal challenges. "The pandemic made clear that broadb


Cruella's Craig Gillespie May Be Taking on DC's Supergirl
Gizmodo / 9h
We’re still over a year away from James Gunn’s Superman arriving in theaters to usher in an new era for DC Studios, but the superhero universe that will follow is already taking shape. Supergirl may now have its director in Craig Gillespie, whose filmography includes Disney villain prequel Cruella , sports mockumentary … Read more...


Still Using Windows 10? Microsoft Will Charge Hundreds for Security Updates
Gizmodo / 9h
We’ve known for some time that Microsoft is dropping support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025. But on Tuesday, Microsoft announced just how much it will cost commercial organizations to keep getting security updates for its old operating system, first reported by The Verge . Read more...


Hilton makes a splash in luxury lifestyle travel with its plan to grow NoMad by 100 hotels
24The Points Guy / 9h
Hilton has arisen from its slumber on luxury and lifestyle brands. The hotel giant is taking a majority stake in Sydell Group, the parent company of the NoMad Hotels brand, both companies announced Wednesday. The deal puts Hilton in charge of expanding the NoMad brand, currently limited to hotels in London and Las Vegas. The plan is to eventually expand NoMad up to 100 hotels, with deals for 10 h


Israeli Military Using AI to Select Targets in Gaza With 'Rubber Stamp' From Human Operator: Report
Gizmodo / 9h
Israel has been using an artificial intelligence system called Lavender to create a “kill list” of at least 37,000 people in Gaza, according to a new report from Israel’s +972 magazine, confirmed by the Guardian . Lavender is the second AI system revealed after the existence of Israel’s The Gospel was first reported on … Read more...


The startup fundraising squeeze could persist as VCs struggle to refill their own coffers
TechCrunch / 9h
Many startups are hoping that the gradual opening of an IPO window and the prospect of interest rate cuts later this year will finally encourage VCs to be less stingy with their capital. But it’s unlikely that startups’ fundraising slog will become much easier soon, mostly because of venture capitalists’ own capital-gathering challenges. In Q1, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers


Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
56NYT > Technology / 9h
A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.


Android's Find My Device Network Is Finally Online, With a Catch
How-To Geek / 9h
After a year-long delay, Google has finally turned on the Android Find My Device network. This network, which is currently limited to Google Play Services beta testers, provides offline device tracking for smartphones, tablets, and small AirTag-like trackers.


Great news: You can now earn British Airways tier points when you fly Aer Lingus
27The Points Guy / 9h
British Airways Executive Club members can now earn tier points when flying with Aer Lingus. Although there has not been a formal announcement of the changes, Aer Lingus confirmed the news with TPG. Travel-Dealz first reported the news after discovering BA’s website had been updated. “As of the start of April, AerClub members can earn Tier Credits, in addition to collecting Avios , when flying wi


Uber Eats Working With Waymo to Get Rid of Pesky Delivery Drivers
81Gizmodo / 9h
Not content with having depressed wages in the transportation industry, Uber is teaming up with Waymo to eliminate food delivery drivers entirely. The two companies are ramping up a collaboration begun last year that involves driverless delivery, CNBC reported Wednesday . Read more...


Spotify may be raising prices, here are my 3 favorite alternatives
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Spotify is reportedly set to raise the prices again . This news from a recent Bloomberg report that cites anonymous sources who told the publication of the streaming giant’s future plans. According to the insiders, Spotify intends to “increase prices by about $1 to $2 a month” across five markets by April 30. These include the UK, Australia, and Pakistan. The other two regions were not mentioned.


Air France Pilots Plan April Strike Over French Government’s Proposed Ban On Strikes
View from the Wing / 9h
These aren't factory workers during the industrial revolution. On average Air France pilots earn around $160,000 with senior captains frequently earning in excess of $250,000 per year. French per capita GDP is only just over half that of the United States, so these numbers are even more impressive. Continue reading ...


Alternative App Stores coming soon to iPhones in the EU
Mashable / 9h
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) officially went into effect in the EU last month. That means Big Tech needs to start abiding by this new regulation that intends to spur competition on these companies' core platforms. In Apple 's case, one of the biggest results of the DMA has been to allow "alternative marketplaces," basically App Store competitors, on the iPhone. What's coming for iPhone users in


These AI startups stood out the most in Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 batch
TechCrunch / 9h
Despite an overall decline in startup investing, funding for AI surged in the past year. Capital toward generative AI ventures alone nearly octupled from 2022 to 2023, reaching $25.2 billion toward the tail end of December. So it’s not exactly surprising that AI startups dominated at Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 Demo Day. The Y Combinator […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use


Is A Oneworld Lounge Coming To Manchester Airport?
48One Mile at a Time / 9h
The oneworld alliance has started the process of opening its own branded lounges . We recently saw the opening of the first two lounges, at Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) . While I can’t personally vouch for this, there’s a (logical) rumor regarding one of the next possible locations for the lounge network… Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Manchester no longer in the ca


YC’s Winter 2024 Demo Day confirms that we are indeed in an AI bubble
21TechCrunch / 10h
From AI-generated music and grant applications to neat new fintech applications and even some healthtech work, there was something for everyone. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


The White House tells NASA to create a new time zone for the Moon
32Engadget / 10h
On Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time standard for the Moon by 2026. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time reference to help guide future lunar missions. It arrives as a 21st-century space race emerges between (at least) the US, China, Japan, India and Russia. The memo directs NASA to work with the Departments of Commerce, D


Dan Stevens Looks Sinister AF in New Horror Film Cuckoo
Gizmodo / 10h
You’ve got to watch this trailer for Neon’s new horror film , Cuckoo. First of all, that’s a great title. Second of all, it’s just very difficult to lock down in any discernible way. Is it a supernatural film? Is it a cult film? Is it an isolation film like The Shining ? What the hell is going on here? Read more...


The Best Ways to Store All Your Bags and Purses
LifeHacker / 10h
For some reason, my spring cleaning efforts have been way more intense this year than usual: I’ve been reorganizing all my stuff, getting rid of old things, and trying to find better ways to store what I keep instead of just sprucing the place up as-is. This has gone great with my clothes, kitchen gadgets, makeup, and decorations, but I’ve found myself getting frustrated as I try to find a better


Mount Rainier joins the parade of National Parks requiring reservations: Here’s what you need to know
The Points Guy / 10h
As part of the effort to combat overcrowding at U.S. national parks , Mount Rainier National Park in Washington will require advance reservations to visit starting this summer. This timed entry reservation system will be required to enter parts of the park during certain times of day and year. Specifically, reservations are required to enter Paradise Corridor on the park’s south side from May 24-


6 things to do when you get the Hilton Aspire Amex Card
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. From complimentary top-tier Diamond elite status to three free night reward certificates to up to $400 Hilton resort statement credit, the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card * is a favorite among TPGers. If you’ve recently added this card to your wallet or plan to do so soon, here’s a task list of


WhatsApp was down in Meta’s second big outage this year
95TechCrunch / 10h
For the second time in just over a month, Meta’s apps, including WhatsApp, and to some extent, Messenger and Instagram, faced outages and intermittent issues. While it’s rare for services as large as those operated by Meta to go down entirely, Meta’s status page detailed disruptions to key business services, including its Ads Manager, Messenger […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers


Eclipse Tourists Devastated as Forecast Shows Cloudy Skies
78Futurism / 10h
Cloud Nein Are you gearing up to travel for hours to be in the perfect location for the April 8 total solar eclipse in less than a week? Well, cloudy skies may hamper your view in some parts of America, The Washington Post reports , which is sending eclipse enthusiasts into fits of anxiety because the next total solar eclipse for the United States isn't slated until 2044. "Sometimes the weather g


The chemistry of milk washing, aka the secret to Ben Franklin’s favorite tipple
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Explore the chemistry behind making a cocktail with curdled milk, aka milk washing—like Ben Franklin's fave, milk punch. It's well-known that Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father who enjoyed a nice tipple or two (or three). One of his favorite alcoholic beverages was milk punch , a heady concoction of brandy, lemon juice, nutmeg, sugar, water, and hot whole milk—the latter nicely curdled thank


AI hype invades Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
22Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Depending on who you ask about AI (and how you define it), the technology may or may not be useful, but one thing is for certain: AI hype is dominating corporate marketing these days—even in fast food. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, corporate fast food giant Yum Brands is embracing an "AI-first mentality" across its restaurant chains, including T


Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report
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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A federal Cyber Safety Review Board has issued its report on what led to last summer's capture of hundreds of thousands of emails by Chinese hackers from cloud customers, including federal agencies. It cites "a cascade of security failures at Microsoft" and finds that "Microsoft's security culture was inadequate" and needs to adjust to a "new normal" of cloud provid


Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Down After Suffering Major Outage
Gizmodo / 10h
Meta platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing a global outage with thousands of reports of the app not working properly since roughly 2 p.m. ET Wednesday.WhatsApp appears to have gone down first, with Instagram and Facebook following suit about 30 minutes later. Read more...


On X-Men '97, Nostalgia Is Everything—Including a Prison
Gizmodo / 10h
X-Men as a franchise can be defined by one idea: adapt or die . Indeed, the X-Men wouldn’t exist beyond their ‘60s heyday if they hadn’t evolved or changed, from the renaissance of the Chris Claremont run , to their adaption to the times in the ‘90s, to New X-Men and beyond, all the way to the Krakoan age —and whatever… Read more...


Prepare for more red pill memes: a fifth Matrix movie is happening
100+Engadget / 10h
There’s another Matrix movie in the works. Warner Bros. just greenlit a fifth installment of the saga, as reported by Deadline . However, neither Lana Wachowski or Lilly Wachowski will be handling directing duties. That honor falls to Drew Goddard, who adapted The Martian into a screenplay and directed the criminally underrated Cabin in the Woods . He's also writing the script. Goddard cut his te


Chromebooks Now Support Custom Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
How-To Geek / 10h
Google is currently rolling out ChromeOS version M123. This update introduces custom keyboard and mouse shortcuts, plus some improvements for mobile hotspot, app language, and text-to-speech functionality. Users should receive this update over the coming week.


iOS 17.5 Sets the Stage for Sideloading on the iPhone
LifeHacker / 11h
Apple released the first developer beta for iOS 17.5 on Tuesday. As we're only about two months away from our first look at iOS 18 , it's no surprise there aren't many user-facing changes in this latest beta update. However, iOS 17.5 will be another monumental update for some iPhone users, as Apple is adding support for downloading apps from the web. Once iOS 17.5 is officially out, you'll be abl


These Samsung Monitors Are up to 45% Off
LifeHacker / 11h
It has been a good week for Samsung fans: The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra dropped to its lowest price , all the new Galaxy Tab S9s are $100 off , and many Samsung TVs are nearly 50% off . To add yet another to the mix, Amazon now has a sale on Samsung monitors, with prices discounted up to 45% off . Here are the best picks I've found across a few different categories. Monitors for gaming Samsung 49-Inch


Nightside’s ambient lamp rethinks the reading light
TechCrunch / 11h
Nightside is the brainchild of Jess Gupta. The $350 LED bedside lamp is an intentionally simple product. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi or Alexa built in, but it does have a few clever tricks up its sleeve. “I went to design school at CCA [in San Francisco], studying furniture design. I got into lighting, and wanted […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


This tiny box from Samsung can hold 2TB of a special kind of RAM worth tens of thousands of dollars — CXL Memory Module Box hailed as the future of expansive server memory in the age of AI
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At MemCon 2024, Samsung showcased its latest HBM3E technology , talked about its future HBM4 plans, and unveiled the CXL Memory Module Box, also known as CMM-B, the latest addition to its Compute Express Link (CXL) memory module portfolio. CMM-B is essentially a memory pooling appliance for rack computing leveraging CXL. It supports disaggregated memory allocation, allowing memory capacity availa


The rumored Apple Pencil 3 could make it easier than ever to draw on iPads
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Apple could unveil a new and improved Apple Pencil, equipped with a brand-new “squeeze” gesture, providing additional control without taking your hand off the pencil. According to 9to5Mac , there are references to a new gesture called “squeeze” in the code for iPadOS 17.5 beta, which was recently released to developers. This gesture appears to be used to add shapes, signatures, stickers, or a tex


Costco Now Offering Ozempic Prescriptions
38Futurism / 11h
Retail giant Costco is the undisputed champion of the $1.50 hot dog — not to mention everything from mattresses to bags of buffalo chicken wings the size of a king-size pillow. Add to that caloric list a puzzling new category: you can now get Ozempic, Wegovy, and other weight loss medications at the big box store, likely spurring the popularity of these drugs to new heights. Costco announced that


John Green's work is back onscreen in 'Turtles All The Way Down' trailer
Mashable / 11h
Author John Green's books have frequently made homes for themselves onscreen, from The Fault in Our Stars to Paper Towns to Looking for Alaska . Next up to the plate is an adaptation of his 2017 novel Turtles All The Way Down , which premieres May 2 on Max. Directed by Hannah Marks and starring Isabela Merced ( Madame Web ), Turtles All The Way Down centers on high schooler Aza (Merced), who stru


Fly nonstop to Vegas from Denver, LA and Minneapolis for as low as $38 round-trip
The Points Guy / 11h
Flights to Las Vegas are available at big discounts right now for summer travel, and some routes are available for less than $100 round-trip. Fare sales to Vegas have been rare lately, so if you’ve been considering a long weekend with your significant other or even a longer vacation with the family this summer, this is a good time to book it. Between the endless entertainment options, incredible


Brave is launching its AI assistant on iPhone and iPad
TechCrunch / 11h
Brave's AI assistant, called Leo, allows people to ask questions, summarize pages, create content and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Cruise ship room service: A line-by-line guide to in-cabin dining
25The Points Guy / 11h
There are few better places to be when hunger strikes than on a cruise ship. If the buffet is busy with people or packed away, 24-hour room service is always available to fill your belly. It’s one of the greatest cruising amenities that’s uniformly offered on all major cruise lines. No need to dress up for dinner — just order food, flip on your cabin TV and wait for your meal to arrive. Wondering


OnePlus went ahead and built its own version of Google Magic Eraser
TechCrunch / 11h
OnePlus has always marched to the beat of its own drummer — for better and worse. Take, for example, the company’s latest foray into mobile artificial intelligence, the AI Eraser. Before you ask, no, this is not simply a rebadged version of Google’s longstanding and very good Magic Eraser. Nope, OnePlus went ahead and built […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


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Disney Board Holds Off 'Activist Investor' Nelson Peltz
100+Gizmodo / 11h
The atmosphere at Disney’s corporate offices must feel slightly lighter these days, between Disney World’s recent detente with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis , and news today that shareholders have voted against billionaire “activist investor” Nelson Peltz’s attempt to snag two seats on the company’s board. Read more...


Cable lobby vows “years of litigation” to avoid bans on blocking and throttling
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Enlarge / FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at a spectrum policy event at the National Press Club on Monday, September 19, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | CQ Roll Call/Tom Williams) The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled an April 25 vote to restore net neutrality rules similar to the ones introduced during the Obama era and repealed under former President Trump. "After the prior admin


Apple’s new AI: 3 ways Siri could beat ChatGPT
30Mashable / 11h
Apple seemed slow to jump on the generative AI bandwagon, but new research related to contextual understanding might make Siri better than ChatGPT. The tech giant was conspicuously quiet during the meteoric rise of ChatGPT and the subsequent barrage of generative AI tools and features from companies like Google , Microsoft , and Meta . But Apple researchers have a new model that could give Siri t


Scientists Crack the Mystery of When Eggs First Emerged as a Culinary Craze
24Gizmodo / 11h
New research points to a clear origin for humanity’s love of farm-raised chicken eggs. Archaeologists say they’ve found evidence showing that humans in Central Asia began to raise the forebears of modern chickens for their eggs as early as 400 BCE. The reliable supply of eggs also helped the bird become a widely… Read more...


Why You Should (Almost) Always Renovate Your Home in Phases
LifeHacker / 12h
Renovating or remodeling a house is a complex, expensive, and stressful experience. The cost of remodeling a house averages close to $50,000 these days, but can be much higher depending on the size and condition of your house and the ambition of your plans. Those are the kind of numbers that can turn someone’s hair white. And it’s not just the expense: Renovations take close to three months , on


Spain’s most popular destination just increased its tourist tax
28The Points Guy / 12h
Barcelona increased its tourist tax this week for the first time since 2022. The popular European tourist spot and most-visited city in Spain first introduced its tourist tax in 2012 in an effort to battle overtourism. The city previously announced plans to increase the regionwide surcharge in 2022. Park Guell in Barcelona. POL ALBARRAN/GETTY IMAGES How much is Barcelona’s tourist tax? Tourists v


Stability AI updated its free text-to-song tool: 3 new features
Mashable / 12h
Stable Audio, a text-to-music AI tool from Stability AI, once maxed out at 90 seconds. Now, you can generate longer audio content. Stability AI announced Stable Audio 2.0 , an update to Stable Audio 1.0 that lets users generate up to three minutes of AI sound. SEE ALSO: StableLM: What to know about Stability AI's language model What's new with Stable Audio 2.0? As mentioned, Stability AI launched


AI-Generated Spoofs of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Are Flooding Instagram and TikTok
38Wired / 12h
The next Drag Race Ru-volution doesn’t involve Ru at all.


Neil Gaiman's Dead Boy Detectives Looks Kind of Fantastic
100+Gizmodo / 12h
The problem with Netflix shows is that there are just so many , even good ones can fall through the cracks . It’s simply impossible to keep track of or watch everything. You just have to find the ones that speak to you. So, if you’re into sci-fi oddities, tall skinny young men, My Chemical Romance, and Neil Gaiman,… Read more...


Biden Directs NASA to Figure Out What Time It Is on the Moon
25Futurism / 12h
Half Past Moon When an astronaut walks the surface of the Moon, what time should their wristwatch read? It's a pertinent question to the United States' renewed efforts to establish a permanent presence on the lunar surface — and the White House is keen to come up with a universally agreed-upon standard. So the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released a new memoran


How Amex Platinum cardmembers can get a free Paramount+ subscription
300+The Points Guy / 12h
If you like shopping at Walmart and enjoy streaming shows and movies then you’re in luck because Walmart+ includes a Paramount+ subscription at no additional cost. Let’s examine how The Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders can get Paramount+ for free. Walmart+ membership includes Paramount+ Walmart+ members get a Paramount+ Essential streaming service subscription included with their


Amazon Fresh kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
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Amazon is giving up on the cashier-less "Just Walk Out" technology at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores. The Information reports that new stores will be built without computer-vision-powered surveillance technology, and "the majority" of existing stores will have the tech removed. In the early days, Amazon's ambitions included selling Just Walk Out to other brick-and-mortar stores. The problem was


How to Split Screen on an iPad
Gizmodo / 12h
Using the multitasking feature on iPad is ridiculously helpful for boosting productivity or for people (me) who can’t focus on one task at a time. I’ve used it to take notes while studying, color while watching Netflix, or take down my favorite one-pot recipes . Read more...


Frontier Flight Attendants Angry About New Scheduling
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In an effort to return to profitability by cutting costs and becoming more reliable, ultra low cost carrier Frontier Airlines has changed how it schedules flights. While this is a smart move on the carrier’s part, Frontier flight attendants aren’t at all happy about this, and I don’t blame them. Let me first share some background, and then we’ll talk about why flight attendants are unhappy. Front


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Windows 10 Will Live Past 2025, For a Price
20How-To Geek / 12h
You probably haven't thought about it a lot, but Windows 10 is almost about to reach end-of-life. The OS' support period is set to end on October 4th, 2025, at which point it won't get updates or security patches. What if you can't use Windows 11 just yet, though? Microsoft will provide extended updates, for a price.


The next Ubisoft Forward showcase is set for June 10 alongside WWDC


Engadget / 12h
Ubisoft has revealed when its next major showcase will take place. The latest edition of Ubisoft Forward is set for June 10 in Los Angeles. That's at the tailend of the main slate of Summer Game Fest festivities, and on the same day as Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. While Ubisoft hasn't revealed specifically what it plans to show off at Forward, it's promising updates and news o


A big Chromebook update just delivered 4 super-useful features – here's what's new
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Google just released a new version of ChromeOS which comes laden with some impressive improvements, including the ability to implement custom keyboard shortcuts and to do the same with your mouse buttons. ChromeOS M123 delivers these new powers, and more besides, but the ability to actually define your own keyboard shortcuts will be the most welcome feature for owners of the best Chromebooks . If


The entertainment-ready HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch is on sale for $100 off at Best Buy
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $100: The HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS) is on sale for $399 at Best Buy as of April 3 — a 20% discount on its $499 MSRP. HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch $399.00 at Best Buy $499.00 Save $100.00 Google 's Chromebook Plus series is a haven for value seekers. And while the HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch may not be the absolute best deal of the bunch, it's a de


Prep for upcoming travel with the Tile Mate Essentials four-pack which just dropped to under $50
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $30: The Tile Mate Essentials four-pack of Bluetooth trackers is just $49.99 at Amazon, marked down from the usual price of $79.99. That's a 38% discount. Opens in a new window Credit: Tile Tile Mate Essentials four-pack $49.99 at Amazon $79.99 Save $30.00 Listen up, travelers. If there's a plane ticket with your name on it, you're likely to be packing a few items that you definitely do not


HAX at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024: Empowering hard tech founders
TechCrunch / 12h
Discover the forefront of hard tech innovation in an exclusive session sponsored by HAX at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Led by SOSV general partner Duncan Turner and HAX chief science officer Dr. Susan Schofer, and moderated by SOSV’s Sabriya Stukes, this session offers a deep dive into the world of hard tech entrepreneurship. With a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on


NASA Probe's Daring Flight Through Sun's Eruption Sheds Light on Solar Storms
Gizmodo / 12h
For the past six years, the Parker Solar Probe has been traveling through the inner solar system to become the first spacecraft to “touch” the Sun. With each close approach to the star, the probe gathers more clues as to what triggers the Sun’s mysterious outbursts. Read more...


This previously unknown malware has some crafty tricks for avoiding antivirus
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Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a brand new piece of malware that uses an unusual method of hiding from antivirus programs. The malware is called UNAPIMON, and is apparently being used by Winnti, an established Chinese state-sponsored threat actor that was behind some of the most devastating attacks against governments, hardware and software vendors, think tanks, and mor


Top AI Researchers Keep Leaving Facebook
100+Futurism / 12h
Jumping Ship Mark Zuckerberg's Meta-formerly-Facebook is bleeding its top AI leaders. As Fortune reports , the company has lost at least three significant AI leaders in March alone: Devi Parikh, Meta's now-former senior director of generative AI; Abhishek Das, the now-former head of Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team; and Erik Meijer, Meta's now-former director of engineering. Each execut


All the Things You (Probably) Didn't Know You Could Do With Your PlayStation 5
Gizmodo / 12h
Let’s face it: you have owned a big, hulking, expensive piece of tech for long enough that you start to assume you already know everything about it. If you’re one of those lucky few who managed to pick up a PlayStation 5 several years ago, you probably think you’ve mastered the console by now. But you know what? There… Read more...


Microsoft may have finally made quantum computing useful
25Engadget / 12h
The dream of quantum computing has always been exciting: What if we could build a machine working at the quantum level that could tackle complex calculations exponentially faster than a computer limited by classical physics? But despite seeing IBM, Google and others announce iterative quantum