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How to watch Novak Djokovic at Paris 2024 online for free
Mashable / now
TL;DR: Live stream Novak Djokovic at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There are a dozens of elite athletes performing at Paris 2024 , but few names stand out like tennis superstar Novak Djokovic. And the Serb is sure to bring his A-game. He's a 24-time Grand Slam winner but a gold medal still eludes him. His high
Learn languages and more with Rosetta Stone and StackSkills
Mashable / now
TL;DR: Use coupon code ROSETTA to get this bundle featuring Rosetta Stone and StackSkills to master languages and skills for $189.99 through July 28. Expose yourself to endless knowledge with the Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bundle. This bundle includes a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone and StackSkills, giving you access to up to 25 languages and in-demand skills for just $189.
Learn for life: get 1,000+ courses for $30
Mashable / now
TL;DR: Learning doesn't end. Spend your life learning new skills in IT, marketing, business management, and more with lifetime access to the full 1,000+ course catalog on StackSkills Unlimited , just $29.97. When you're in school, learning sort of happens at you. There are teachers and homework and tests, but when you're an adult, those aren't quite as common. Taking the initiative to learn somet
Experts debunk Trump claim that wind energy is killing many U.S. birds
Mashable / now
Billions of birds are likely killed in the U.S. each year — but contrary to popular claims, wind turbines aren't nearly a primary culprit. Former President Trump has continually used his prominent platform to claim that wind turbines — an economically sensible part of energy generation in the U.S. — are "killing our birds." "The wind, it kills our birds. If you want to see a bird cemetery, go und
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elon?
NYT > Technology / 18min
Linda Yaccarino, the C.E.O. of X, has worked hard to bring back advertisers and fix the platform’s business. But its owner, Elon Musk, is always one whim away from undoing her work.
SpaceX roars back to orbit barely two weeks after in-flight anomaly
Ars Technica - All content / 1h
Enlarge / The Starlink 10-9 mission lifts off early Saturday morning from Florida. (credit: SpaceX webcast) Early on Saturday morning, at 1:45 am local time, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into orbit from its launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. By some measures this was an extremely routine mission—it was, after all, SpaceX's 73rd launch of this calendar year. And like many other Falcon 9 l
Memecoins, Cryptocurrencies Based on Internet Memes, Roar Back
20NYT > Technology / 2h
One of the wildest, most scam-ridden corners of the cryptocurrency industry — memecoins, which are rooted in internet memes — has roared back.
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, July 27, 2024
LifeHacker / 3h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for July 27, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for July 27, Wordle #1,134! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game. How to play Wordle Wordle lives here on the New York Times website . A
Intel and AMD won't like that: Detailed benchmarking of Amazon Graviton4 shows fantastic performance/price — this is the biggest server CPU threat yet to x86 duopoly and it won't go away
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
The fourth-generation AWS Graviton4 processor, now generally available, is a high-performance CPU based on Arm Neoverse-V2 cores, boasting significant improvements over its predecessor. It features 96 cores, providing on average 30% higher compute performance and 40% faster performance for databases and Java software. If you’re wondering how it compares with Intel and AMD rivals (and its predeces
Justice Dept. Defends TikTok Law That Forces App’s Sale or Ban
NYT > Technology / 4h
In its first detailed response to a legal challenge, the agency said TikTok’s proposed changes wouldn’t prevent China from using it to collect U.S. users’ data or spread propaganda.
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 27
Mashable / 4h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections . SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for July 27 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today
How to watch New Zealand vs. USA at Paris 2024 online for free
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Live stream New Zealand vs. USA at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Group stages of soccer are well underway at Paris 2024 , and it's still anyone's game. Next up, it's group A teams New Zealand and USA. If you want to watch New Zealand vs. USA at Paris 2024 for free from anywhere in the world, keep sc
Get a lifetime of cloud storage with Koofr — 1TB now just £93.20
Mashable / 4h
SAVE 85% : Through July 28, you can get a lifetime subscription to Koofr cloud storage with 1TB of space for just £93.20 (reg. £629.93) with coupon code KOOFR . Leave the “storage full” nightmares behind and save yourself unnecessary frustration by storing your important files, photos, and data in the cloud. In today’s world, nearly everything runs on a subscription-based model, but now you can l
Your old Android phone just got a video boost thanks to a new Blackmagic Camera update
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Last month, digital photography brand Blackmagic Design launched its Blackmagic Camera app on Android , but it was limited to a handful of Galaxy and Pixel phones. On those phones, it gave users access to pro-level film tools, and now the company revealed it’s expanding the availability of its software to older devices. The announcement almost went unnoticed as it was made on social media instead
X is now using your posts (and more) to train its Grok AI, but there’s something you can do about it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
X (formerly Twitter) thinks it’s circumvented some of the issues other social media companies such as Meta have bumped up against in regard to training its AI , Grok , on user data and information - but there’s something you can do about it. X quietly added a setting that allows your posts, interactions, inputs, and results to be used to train and ‘fine-tune’ Grok. X now features a checkbox in th
Google's Nest Cameras will now alert you if you left the garage door open
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Google is updating its smart home Nest platform, introducing a new feature and making a long-overdue change. First, garage door detection is leaving the Public Preview program and coming to “all compatible Nest Cam users” via the Google Home app. Moving forward, Nest cameras will notify you if you leave the garage door open without needing any extra sensors or hardware. According to a Google Nest
Vision of Feed Detailed Product Designs for AI to Build for You
Next Big Future / 8h
Chamath has the vision of rebuilding the $1.5 trillion global software stack with many lean 10-20 person companies powered with AI. His vision is to have the team create the product requirements document in extreme detail and feeding it into an AI to build it. This will start working over the next year or so. ... Read more
What's New on Prime Video and Freevee in August 2024
LifeHacker / 8h
Prime Video highlights for August bookend the month, starting with Batman: Caped Crusader (August 1), an animated series produced by J.J. Abrams and featuring voice acting by Hamish Linklater, Christian Ricci, and Jamie Chung. The second installment of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (August 29) arrives at the end and features the first appearance of Tom Bombadil in a major TV or movie
Glen Powell did not kiss Daisy Edgar-Jones at the end of 'Twisters' and we have feelings - Mashable Rants
Mashable / 9h
'Twisters' did not culminate in a Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones kiss, and Belen Edwards needs to rant about it.
Bilt Cuts Rent Day Points Earning By Up To 90%
22One Mile at a Time / 9h
The Bilt Mastercard® ( review ) is a popular no annual fee card, which allows you to pay your rent by credit card and earn rewards , even if your landlord doesn’t ordinarily allow no-fee credit card payments. Unfortunately one of the popular aspects of the card is being devalued in the coming months. While it won’t impact everyone, the change is pretty significant. Bilt caps Rent Day double rewar
Six Myths About Mineral Sunscreen, and Why They're Wrong
LifeHacker / 9h
Mineral sunscreens, made with titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, are becoming a popular alternative to more traditional sunscreens. Unfortunately there are a lot of misconceptions about how mineral sunscreens work, and whether they are better than chemical sunscreens. Let’s dispel a few of those myths. What is the difference between mineral, physical, and chemical sunscreens? Mineral or “physical” s
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, July 27 (game #146)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Today's Strands caused me huge problems, but I don't know whether I'd describe it as difficult. For some people it's probably easy, for others nearly impossible. Try it and see – and read on if you find you need some hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today , NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games. SPOILER WARNING: Information ab
Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, July 27 (game #915)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Here's your daily Quordle hints page for Saturday. You may need some today; but then again, they're almost always useful. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today , NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. S POILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Quo
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Saturday, July 27 (game #412)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The weekend starts with a very hard Connections puzzle, in my experience. You might well want some hints for it – although in my case luck was enough… What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers , Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too. SPOILER WARNING: Info
Ho-ho-holiday fun: Tickets on sale now for Ice! at Gaylord Hotels
44The Points Guy / 10h
One of my family’s favorite holiday traditions is visiting Gaylord Opryland in Nashville . With its magnificent glass atriums, lush landscaping that magically brings the outdoors in and endless activities and restaurants, it’s beautiful any time of year, but especially so during the holidays. But it’s not just a Nashville thing. There are four other Gaylord resorts across the country in Kissimmee
American Express Business Gold Card review: No fuss with high earning potential
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. American Express Business Gold Card overview The American Express® Business Gold Card is an excellent choice for business owners looking to maximize their earnings from a single card, with 4-point-per-dollar bonus categories that automatically reflect your highest spending areas each billing cycle (capped
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for July 27
Mashable / 10h
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
Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for July 27
Mashable / 10h
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 July 25'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
Palestine makes its statement at the Paris Olympic opening ceremony
21Mashable / 10h
The 2024 Paris Olympics is making a historic bid among a long lineage of international games, from its Seine cleaning efforts and integration of AI, to the first time the competition has achieved gender parity among athletes. Its leaders are also making claims for international camaraderie amid global turmoil, including the continued barrage of Palestine by Israel's armed forces. Athlete delegati
Colin Kaepernick wants to use AI to get your comic book to the endzone
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a new startup called Lumi aimed at helping creators complete, publish, and sell books and comics. Lumi offers a suite of AI tools to complement users' existing talents and merchandise what they create. Lumi's pitch is that most people aren't equally proficient at every aspect of making and selling a book and that AI can fill in those gaps. For instance,
How to Stop X From Training Its AI With Your Posts
LifeHacker / 10h
It’s easy to forget that X has its own AI chatbot. It's called Grok , and it’s available to all X Premium subscribers, but that doesn’t mean free X users don’t get to interact with it. No, we plebeians get the benefit of training Grok on our posts, so it can turn around and reheat them for all of Elon Musk’s favorite boys and girls. It’s unclear exactly how long X has been training Grok on our da
Stunning Implications of Tesla Real World AI
Next Big Future / 10h
I had a discussion on Randy Kirk’s youtube channel about the stunning implications of Tesla Real World AI, integration with XAI Grok superintelligence and Tesla energy. The world will be massively changing over the next few years and the foundation for the changes are already moving into place. The cpehanges with AI and humanoid bot ... Read more
People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warns
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Wegovy is an injectable prescription weight-loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. (credit: Getty | Michael Siluk ) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two injectable versions of the blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drug, semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic). Both come in pre-filled pens with pre-set doses, clear instructions, and information about overdoses. Bu
Bilt Devalues Rent Day Points-Earning Effective October 1
View from the Wing / 11h
Each month they offer double points on the 1st for spending with their co-brand credit card. All non-rent spend doubles, and that doesn't mean just an extra point. Dining earns 3 points per dollar with their card, so earns 6 points per dollar on the first. Travel earns 2 points normally, so earns 4 points on the first. Continue reading ...
ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband
20Engadget / 11h
A new government program is trying to encourage Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer lower rates for lower income customers by distributing federal funds through states. The only problem is the ISPs don’t want to offer the proposed rates. Ars Technica obtained a letter sent to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed by more than 30 broadband industry trade groups like ACA Connects and th
Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Every performer and celebrity who appeared
67Mashable / 11h
The 2024 Olympics began with a star-studded, impressive opening ceremony in Paris. The event featured a totally new look, opting to feature the Seine River and stunning background of the city itself instead of the typical garish display inside a stadium. Being in Paris, we expected big-time artists and celebrities and it certainly delivered. Zinedine Zidane French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane go
Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
30Wired / 11h
DC went to YC to talk OS.
New Law Would Ban All Octopus Farming in America
53Futurism / 11h
Octopus Teacher A few American politicians are taking a stand for octopus-kind by introducing a bill that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat into the country. The bill — the Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act — comes after NPR repor
[Update: Dion has arrived] Paris Olympics opening ceremony: Where is Celine Dion?
100+Mashable / 11h
UPDATE: Jul. 26, 2024, 5:27 p.m. EDT Celine Dion, the iconic Canadian singer, finally made her highly anticipated appearance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Four hours of Olympic opening ceremony theatrics and viewers are wondering one thing: Where is Celine Dion?! SEE ALSO: Olympics opening ceremony shows 2024 really is the year of the ménage à trois Dion was spotted in Paris the day bef
Elon Musk's X is using your posts to train its AI chatbot Grok. Here's how to opt out.
28Mashable / 11h
Users on Elon Musk's X came across an interesting new option tucked deep into the Settings tab on the social media platform this week. "Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning," reads the settings option on X, formerly known as Twitter. The option refers to X's AI chatbot Grok, which the company continues to integrate th
How to get money back if you were stranded on Delta Air Lines
29The Points Guy / 12h
Operations are fully back on track at Delta Air Lines. After a five-day meltdown that saw more than 5,000 flights canceled between Friday and Tuesday, the airline on Wednesday announced it was “fully staffed” and prepared to fly its full schedule. The Atlanta-based carrier returned to its usual reliability Thursday, with just four cancellations across its entire network (and none so far Friday),
Deal alert: Points and miles travel deals for July 2024
200+The Points Guy / 12h
Some of the below offers may be targeted. Citi is a TPG advertising partner. From lucrative deals for bonus points on hotel stays to generous sales of airline miles , we’re finding plenty of travel deals to help you earn and redeem your points and miles so you can book the vacation of your dreams. For July, we found deals to fly to Spain for as low as $447 round-trip and to other European destina
Who should (and who shouldn’t) get the Chase Ink Business Premier?
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Businesses come in all shapes and sizes — so whether you’re an owner of a fine dining restaurant , a nimble startup or an online consulting agency, there are plenty of opportunities to maximize your daily operating expenses with a small-business credit card . With a $195 annual fee, the Ink Business Premie
NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft
32Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Boeing's Strainer spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station in this picture taken July 3. (credit: NASA ) The astronauts who rode Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station last month still don't know when they will return to Earth. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been in space for 51 days, six weeks longer than originally planned
Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / One day, using pixellated fonts and images to represent that something is a video game will not be a trope. Today is not that day. SAG-AFTRA has called for a strike of all its members working in video games, with the union demanding that its next contract not allow "companies to abuse AI to the detriment of our members." The strike mirrors similar actions taken by SAG-AFTRA and the Writ
The FCC Wants to Let You Unlock Your Phone More Easily
How-To Geek / 12h
Carrier-locked phones are still a thing in the year of our lord 2024, and often, it's an uphill battle to have a carrier unlock them. Because of this, the FCC is now stepping in.
7 Tech Products You Shouldnt Buy This Summer
How-To Geek / 12h
Struggling to keep up with the latest tech releases? I hear you. With so many new and upcoming releases of our favorite phones, consoles, and gadgets, it's hard to stay on top of it all. That's why I've compiled a list of tech products you shouldn't purchase this summer, as they'll soon be outdated.
$25,000 Retro Pay and 28% Raises: American Airlines Flight Attendants Score Big with New Contract
1KView from the Wing / 12h
American Airlines and its flight attendants have a tentative agreement on a new contract, four and a half years after the last one became amendable. Details of the five year deal are now public. Between immediate pay rate changes and the addition of boarding pay, flight attendants will receive up to 28% raises immediately the month following contract ratification. And they’ll get full retro pay f
Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy
28TechCrunch / 12h
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products, handling legal processing and fees in every country. It primarily serves SaaS and software businesses. In a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserv
Elon Musk Is Now Using Your Tweets to Train His Weird AI. Here's How to Turn It Off.
500+Futurism / 12h
Sharing Is Caring At some point, X-formerly-Twitter auto-opted its users into sharing their data with Grok , owner Elon Musk's unfunny " anti-woke " chatbot — without bothering to tell users about the change. Flagged by Rolling Stone 's Noah Shachtman , it remains unclear when X introduced this so-called "data sharing" change that authorizes the social network to use your tweets to train Musk's s
Humpback Whale Body Slams Boat With Passengers on Board
27Futurism / 12h
Thar She Blows! In a scene straight out of Herman Melville's Moby Dick , a humpback whale breached the waters off New England and body slammed a small fishing boat into capsizing, USA Today reports , tossing two hapless fishermen overboard. Two teenagers on another boat, who caught dramatic footage of the Tuesday morning incident , rescued the two, who didn't have reported injuries. This whale of
American Flight Attendants Get Tentative Contract With Huge Raises
400+One Mile at a Time / 12h
For a long time, American Airlines management and the union representing flight attendants have been in contentious negotiations over a new contract. There was finally a positive update last week, when it was announced that a tentative contract has been agreed on. The details of the new contract have now been made public, as flagged by @xJonNYC . Details of tentative contract for American flight
Apple Watch Stuck on the Apple Logo? Try These Fixes
How-To Geek / 12h
Is your Apple Watch only displaying the Apple logo? it's probably stuck in a boot loop and can't start up properly. Though success isn't guaranteed, there are a few things you can try to rescue an unresponsive Apple Watch.
Four Subtle Contractor Scams to Look For
LifeHacker / 12h
Hiring a contractor always comes with risk. No matter how many references you get or how reliable they might appear when giving you their proposal, there’s always the chance that they’ve overstated their skills, or that their personal life will intervene—or that they’ll rip you off. Most contractor scams are pretty obvious, and once you know what to look for you can avoid the worst of them. But s
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: GoPro HERO10 Black Bundle
LifeHacker / 12h
When the GoPro Hero10 Black came out in 2022, it was easily the best action camera GoPro had released up to that point. In 2024, it is considered the best budget GoPro you can get, according to PCMag. Now that the price of the
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