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The 4 Best Free Tools to Analyze Hard Drive Space on Windows
84How-To Geek / 11h
When your hard drive starts to fill up, you don't have to dig through File Explorer to see what's using space. You can use a disk space analyzer to scan your drive (or just a single folder) and see exactly which folders and files are using space. You can then make an informed decision about what to remove and quickly free up space.
Elon Musk Planning to Bioengineer New Species to Live on Mars
1KFuturism / 17h
Pioneering Planet Elon Musk's grand plan for Mars colonization includes, apparently, a long-term dream to create new species on the Red Planet. As the New York Times noted in its expansive profile on the billionaire's Martian pipe dream, which included among its revelations an alleged grandiose offer to seed the future colony with his own sperm , Musk has repeatedly floated the idea of a new spec
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is rumored to be changing shape to be more comfortable to hold
43TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20h
With the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 now official, we can turn our attention to the next set of Galaxy flagship phones, and it seems the most expensive Samsung Galaxy S25 model might come with a change in shape. Well-known tipster @UniverseIce (via Android Authority ) says that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is going to have an asymmetrical frame design, which is more ro
A Reporter Who Sees Meaning in the Stars
NYT > Technology / 33min
As a science reporter, Katrina Miller covers the cosmos, innovations in physics, space exploration and more.
Lenovo quietly debuts Apple Mac Studio competitor with AI-enabled ThinkCenter Neo Ultra mini PC — but misses a trick by using only Intel Core processors
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Originally unveiled at CES 2024, the Lenovo ThinkCenter Neo Ultra is the company’s first ultra small form factor desktop aimed at SMBs looking to harness the power of AI without spending a fortune. When first announced , we knew the deice was packing an Intel Core i9 processor, but not which one, and that it would include an Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU and up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM. Lenovo has now made the
Who will win Euro 2024 – BBC or ITV?
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
It might not have come home just yet but football is very definitely making its way up the drive with a set of keys in its hand. Will it make it through the front door this time? Time will tell as England take on a very good Spain side in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday night. And I’ll be there. In front of the TV that is. Fingers digging into the arms of the sofa, cheering, shouting at G
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, July 14, 2024
LifeHacker / 2h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for July 14, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is medium difficult; I got it in four. Beware, there are spoilers below for July 14, Wordle #1,121! 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 we
Get a lifetime of on-the-go personalized learning from Headway for just £47
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Through July 21, get a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just £47.23 (reg. £236.15) on sale for a limited time. Opens in a new window Credit: Headway Headway Premium: Lifetime Subscription £47.23 at the Mashable Shop £236.15 Save £188.92 It's all too common to find ourselves endlessly scrolling through social media feeds or getting lost in the constant stream of news updates. Th
How to watch Spain vs. England online for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Watch Spain vs. England in Euro 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer and ITVX . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . After an incredible group stage full of entertaining fixtures and some seriously intense knockout rounds, we have reached the Euro 2024 final. It all comes down to this, and you can watch every minute of the action from anywhere in the wor
Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for July 14
Mashable / 5h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for July 14'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
India clings to cheap feature phones as brands struggle to tap new smartphone buyers
TechCrunch / 5h
India is struggling to get new smartphone buyers, as millions of Indians don’t go for an upgrade and continue to be on feature phones. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for July 14
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
The Ember Travel Mug 2+ is a smart mug with a really dumb problem
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Imagine this: you get your morning cuppa ready just before you head out the door for your daily commute and it goes from tongue-scalding hot to just right in minutes. Better yet, it stays at that perfect temperature for up to three hours, no matter the season. Sounds idyllic, doesn't it? The Ember Travel Mug 2+ promises to provide you with this blissful experience, and its prowess doesn't stop th
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Next Big Future / 6h
Donald Trump pumps his fist as blood covers his face after ‘pops’ ring out. There were nine shots and three were before Trump ducked. Trump got up afterward but with blood on his face. They did not move Trump until the Secret Service said Shooter down, which is after about ten seconds. BREAKING: Donald Trump ... Read more
How to meet minimum spending on the Ink Business Preferred: $8,000 in 3 months
The Points Guy / 7h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has long been touted as one of the best business cards on the market. It has expansive bonus categories, a long list of travel as well as purchase protections and a reasonable $95 annual fee – and the card only gets more desirable after you factor in its six-figure w
Your complete guide to the Choice Privileges hotel loyalty program
64The Points Guy / 7h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Choice Privileges is the rewards program for Choice Hotels, which includes brands such as Cambria Hotels, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn and Econo Lodge. Since Choice Privileges fully integrated Radisson Rewards Americas into its program in 2023, Choice Hotels now also includes brands like Radisson, Radisson Blu a
Elon Musk ‘Fully Endorses’ Donald Trump After Deadly Rally Shooting
40Wired / 7h
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Elon Musk posted on X after the incident.
New Rumor of an OpenAI Next Level Reasoning Breakthrough
Next Big Future / 8h
OpenAI’s rumored project Strawberry is focused on enhancing the reasoning capabilities of its AI models. Strawberry is rumored to be based upon the QStar AI advance. QStar was a reasoning advance that supposedly triggered the power struggle inside OpenAI and temporary firing of CEO Sam Altman. Strawberry supposedly enables AI to perform long-horizon tasks (LHT), ... Read more
Tesla Robotaxi Versus Uber
Next Big Future / 8h
Youtuber Connecting the Dots makes the case for Tesla to use Robotaxi to replace Uber. The BG2 podcast (VCs that own Uber and Tesla) suggest that it would be better for Tesla to partner with Uber. He believes Tesla could use the X (aka Twitter) user base to seed a critical mass of ridehail users ... Read more
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, July 14 (game #399)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Today's Connections is a fitting one for a lazy Sunday – it's not too hard, so you can solve it at your leisure over a long breakfast. But if you do need some hints, you'll find them below. 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 he
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, July 14 (game #133)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
I struggled a bit with today's Strands puzzle, for reasons which I go into below. Before that, though, you can check out my hints for the game if you need them. 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 about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't w
Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, July 14 (game #902)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Today's Quordle is a potentially tricky one, and one that I struggled to solve. I escaped with my streak intact – but it was a close-run thing. If only I'd had some hints to help me… 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
Living in the past much? Security advice for US colleges warns on ancient iconic file-sharing systems — such as Kazaa and LimeWire
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
At the turn of the century, piracy was rampant on university campuses across America and beyond - with the arrival of high-speed internet, alongside file-sharing tools like Napster, Kazaa, LimeWire, and BitTorrent, fuelling a file-sharing craze among tech-savvy students. In a bid to address this problem, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 introduced measures requiring institution
iPad support has arrived for the Nintendo emulator Delta with its latest update
Engadget / 10h
Good news for anyone who’s been waiting for a better way to run the Delta game emulator on an iPad — with version 1.6, which is available now, iPad support is here. The latest update is a major one, not only bringing a version of the emulator that’s optimized for iPad, but also seamless switching between iPhone and iPad, some improvements to DS compatibility, new skins and menu button gestures, a
Meet the soft robots that can amputate limbs and fuse with other robots
29TechCrunch / 10h
Roboticists at The Faboratory at Yale University have developed a way for soft robots to replicate some of the more unsettling things that animals and insects can accomplish — say, a reptile self-amputating a limb, or ants building bridges by temporarily fusing their bodies. In one demo video, we see a soft quadruped robot crawling […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only
“Shut Up and Listen!” Spirit Airlines Gate Agents Break Down Amidst Massive Delay Chaos, Declare “We’re Frustrated As Hell!”
View from the Wing / 10h
This is a flight departing from California but it could be any - or every - Spirit Airlines flight as a an agent for the airline announces, "Everybody's attention right now! Right now! Alright, now, [do you all] wanna get on this flight or not?" She continues her rant to passengers waiting for their flight to Las Vegas, "everyone's gonna shut up and we're gonna say this once, and we'll only gonna
Does AI Really Need Your Personal Data?
How-To Geek / 10h
As AI becomes more common and concerns grow about how user data is protected, it's important to understand why this is different than old internet security concerns of the last 20 years. Surprisingly, the solution might be to use the same old internet safety rules we've always used.
First it was Japan — now the German navy is also stamping out floppy disks for good
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
You’d be forgiven for thinking that floppy disks had long gone the way of the dodo, but actually their use is more common than you might imagine - but perhaps not for much longer. Back in January 2024, the Japanese government said it would be taking action to abandon a decades-old practice of insisting businesses must submit supplementary data on floppies (or CD-Roms). Following that, in July 202
Debating AI Scaling Versus Diminishing Returns
Next Big Future / 11h
An MIT Professor of labor and productivity analysis, Daron Acemoglu, makes a case that AI progress to boosting world GDP growth will be less and transformative change will take longer. His case is not from a deep understanding or analysis of AI. He is looking at the comparative case of the internet. How long did ... Read more
How to Prolong the Life of Your Hard Drive
How-To Geek / 11h
While some hard drives can last more than 7 years, others may fail within two. Factors like manufacturing quality, careful usage, and protection from high temperatures, humidity, and power surges significantly influence a hard drive's lifespan. To maximize your hard drive's longevity, keep the following factors in mind .
Weekly Review: July 13, 2024
One Mile at a Time / 11h
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I just returned from a trip this past week (trip report incoming!), and am spending the weekend with my family. It sure is getting hot in Florida. On the points & travel front, this week Fiji Airways revealed plans to fly to Dallas, Delta reported record revenue but lagging profits, Alaska Airlines added new winter routes, Delta and Riyadh Air anno
OpenAI is reportedly working on more advanced AI models capable of reasoning and ‘deep research’
43Engadget / 11h
A new report from Reuters claims OpenAI is developing technology to bring advanced reasoning capabilities to its AI models under a secret project code-named “Strawberry.” Among the project’s goals is to enable the company’s AI models to autonomously scour the internet in order to “plan ahead” for more complex tasks, according to an internal document seen by Reuters . The project previously went b
If you’re an AT&T customer, your data has likely been stolen
20TechCrunch / 11h
This week, AT&T confirmed it will begin notifying around 110 million AT&T customers about a data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of “nearly all” of its customers. The stolen data contains phone numbers and AT&T records of calls and text messages during a six-month period in 2022, the company says. If […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple Proved Modular Accessories Work, But Can Anyone Else Do It?
How-To Geek / 11h
Smartphones are a core part of our daily lives, and because of that, there have been many attempts to extend their functionality. Project Ara, LG modules, Moto Mods, and the recent CMF Phone 1, to name a few. However, only Apple's MagSafe has actually spawned a successful ecosystem of adaptable accessories. Why is that?
I’ll Be Speaking At Zorkfest In Las Vegas In November, If You’d Like To Join In
View from the Wing / 11h
November 1 - 3 is this year's ZorkFest in Las Vegas. I spoke there last year and had a great time. It was in Reno, so a bit less convenient, but still a beautiful setting (and sessions were held in what was once the suite were a certain person who later became President would first interact with a porn star who later became a household name). This year's event will be far less notorious, but cert
6 Tips to Safely Transport Your Desktop PC
How-To Geek / 12h
Computers are fragile. If you want to transport your full-tower PC from point A to point B without breaking it, you'll have to do it right. Let's go over a few tips that'll make sure your PC arrives at your destination unharmed.
Here’s the full list of 28 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024
62TechCrunch / 12h
In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meta Quest+ Has Made Me Much More Adventurous in VR
How-To Geek / 12h
I've always been a little apprehensive about spending money on VR titles because they represent so much more of a risk than traditional games. Meta Quest+ has solved this final bit of hesitation about VR for me, and opened my eyes to things I would not otherwise have tried.
Fly To Paradise: American Airlines New Miami-South Caicos Route Opens Up Hidden Points Treasure
View from the Wing / 12h
Each Saturday morning Adrian Waltz pulls new flights added and flights removed from airline schedules and this week he found something really interesting from American Airlines. Continue reading ...
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