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Olympic Drag Artist Nicky Doll Hits Back at Online Hate Mob
100+Wired / 1h
Since her performance in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, drag artist Nicky Doll has been hounded by trolls. Now she’s hitting back by suing the man she believes to be their ringleader: Laurence Fox.
How Many TSA PreCheck Members Are There?
38One Mile at a Time / 1h
TSA PreCheck is an awesome program by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which is essential for anyone who travels frequently in the United States. With this, eligible travelers can get access to special security lanes at US airports, where they don’t have to take off their shoes, remove liquids from their bags, etc. Have you ever wondered how many people have access to this? Well,
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for August 9
Mashable / 1h
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times ' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it. So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustr
Managing aging government fleets with limited budgets
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / now
At the recent Government Fleet Expo, automotive experts discussed current industry-wide pain points and provided tips on managing aging government fleets amid tightening budgets and rising vehicle procurement costs in the public sector. With government fleet managers facing the dual challenges of financial constraints and the need for efficient vehicle management, the sessions offered strategies
Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for August 9 (#424)
How-To Geek / now
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn'tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.
Cambridge Audio Evo One Review: A Gorgeous High-End Speaker
Wired / 46min
This superbly engineered all-in-one audio system will put a huge smile on your face.
Etihad Airbus A380 Will Fly To Singapore As Of February 2025
29One Mile at a Time / 1h
Hey, this is exciting! Etihad Airways has announced that it will continue to expand its Airbus A380 network, as the super jumbo will fly to yet another airport. Most interesting of all, this is a destination to which Etihad has never before flown the A380. Etihad A380 will fly from Abu Dhabi to Singapore At the start of the pandemic, Etihad Airways grounded its Airbus A380 fleet, with plans to li
Judging Breaking At the Olympics Is an Art, Not a Science
Wired / 1h
Breaking debuts as an Olympic sport at the Paris Games. To get there, the breaking community had to figure a way to objectively judge the subjective, while letting the dance remain a dance.
NYT Strands hints, answers for August 9
Mashable / 1h
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: NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 9 SEE ALSO: Wordle today:
Enterprise AI depends on better cloud migrations
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
It is often assumed that migrating to cloud computing is purely a technical move, but how can it help companies in terms of improving their business models, support business transformation efforts and deliver value? Any migration, including moving to the cloud, must be based on business value. Typical reasons organizations adopt the cloud include to take advantage of the ability to scale quickly
Qantas Reroutes Perth To London Flight Due To Mideast Tensions
100One Mile at a Time / 2h
Qantas’ longest flight is back to making a fuel stop for the foreseeable future, given current tensions in the Middle East. Qantas forced to rethink Perth to London flight Qantas operates a nonstop flight between Perth (PER) and London (LHR) with a Boeing 787-9. At 9,010 miles, this is Qantas’ longest route, and the fourth longest route in the world . With headwinds, this route pushes the limits
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, August 9, 2024
LifeHacker / 3h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for August 9, 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 August 9, Wordle #1,147! 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 .
Tampa Airport’s Exciting New Airside D, With Two Lounges
42One Mile at a Time / 4h
Tampa International Airport (TPA) has a special place in my heart. I grew up in Tampa, so it used to by home airport back when I’d do mileage runs. My parents still live in Tampa, so it’s an airport I return to all the time. On top of that, it’s just generally an awesome mid-size airport — it’s so easy to use thanks to the central concourse, with several smaller terminals. Along those lines. Tamp
Ola Electric surges in India’s biggest listing in two years
TechCrunch / 4h
Ola Electric, India’s largest electric two-wheeler maker, saw its shares rise as much as 20% on its public debut on Friday, making it the biggest listing among Indian firms in two years. Shares of the Bengaluru-based firm, which counts SoftBank and Temasek among its backers, jumped to as high as ₹91.18 (about $1.1) after starting […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Get one streaming subscription to rule them all for just £15.69 — for life
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Discover BitMar, the all-in-one streaming platform that offers access to movies, TV shows, live channels, music, and more entertainment from around the world. Get a lifetime subscription on sale for £15.69 (reg. £117.73). Opens in a new window Credit: Bitmar BitMar All-in-One Streaming Platform: Lifetime Subscription £15.69 at the Mashable Shop £117.73 Save £102.04 If you're tired of payin
Delta Airlines laces into CrowdStrike, says it lost $500m in outage
26BBC News / 4h
The US-based carrier has indicated it will sue both CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the damages
China Battery Tech Reflects Research Boom and Big Spending
85NYT > Technology / 4h
Stressing science education, China is outpacing other countries in research fields like battery chemistry, crucial to its lead in electric vehicles.
Report: Android's desktop mode might allow future tablets to double as computers
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Back in April , evidence surfaced online revealing that Google was working on improving Android's desktop mode. Early demos show it’ll be more user-friendly than before by having movable windows, although it still lacks vital features. Since then, we haven’t heard much about the project until recently, when it popped up again in the “latest Android 15 Beta 4.1 release”. Android expert Mishaal Rah
Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for August 9
Mashable / 6h
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 August 9's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle c
Google Photos might soon make it easier to search for images and create custom highlight reels
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Google Photos on Android might receive a big update soon that will deliver another redesign and several new features. Android Authority discovered the latter after diving into the files of Google Photos version 6.94. These potential changes run the gamut, affecting various areas of the app. First, the platform is reportedly gaining two new search filters to help people locate pictures. They are “
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 9
Mashable / 7h
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
Looking forward to Intel's budget-minded Battlemage GPUs? They could be launching late 2024
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Rumors and reports for Intel’s upcoming Battlemage graphics cards have been steady since at least 2023, which, if true, could be a boon for gamers looking for more budget-minded components . Now there’s a brand new leak, shared on the Weibo forums by Chinese tech blogger Little Pigeon (reported on by VideoCardz ), which alleges the new cards will be released before the end of 2024. According to t
Analysis of Trump's Speech Finds Signs of Cognitive Decline
300+Futurism / 8h
If you watched Donald Trump on Thursday speaking from a news conference in Florida, you may notice he seemed extremely incoherent, especially when he was talking about Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz. "She picked a radical left... uh, man... that is... he's got things done, that, he has positions that just are not even possible to believe they exist," he said . "He's g
Could Australia become a green hydrogen superpower?
35BBC News / 8h
Australia's iron ore and coal have powered major economies. Many hope that hydrogen could follow.
Instagram will now let you post up to 20 photos or videos in a gallery – your friends should be thrilled
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Whether you’ve dreamed of posting a longer carousel post on Instagram – be it photos and videos of your dog, sharing your latest epic travel adventure, or maybe simply a monthly dump – the latest feature update from the social media giant will make your dream a little closer. Instagram, which is owned by Meta, announced today that the feed, carousel posts, can now contain up to 20 photos or video
Rocket Lab’s sunny outlook bodes well for future constellation plans
30TechCrunch / 9h
Rocket Lab surpassed $100 million in quarterly revenue for the first time, a 71% increase from the same quarter of last year. This is just one of several shiny accomplishments executives showed off to investors on Thursday — and a good omen for the space company’s medium-term ambitious plans. Executives continued to tease plans for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only
Amateur Spacewatcher Uses Telescope to Spot Secret Chinese Spaceplane in Orbit
55Futurism / 9h
Picture This An amateur Austrian space photographer has managed a difficult feat: capturing imagery of China's secretive Shenlong spaceplane with hobbyist-level equipment. As Space.com reports , Felix Schöfbänker used his 14-inch telescope setup and image rendering software to catch a glimpse of the mysterious spacecraft that was launched at the end of 2023 . In doing so, he found something that
Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine
Wired / 9h
One hacker solved the CrowdStrike outage mystery with simple crash reports, illustrating the wealth of detail about potential bugs and vulnerabilities those key documents hold.
Another death in nationwide outbreak that spurred massive meat recall
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / A recall notice is posted next to Boar's Head meats that are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan ) A third person has died in a nationwide bacterial outbreak linked to Boar's Head brand deli meats. Last week, the company recalled more than 7 million pounds of its meats , which was in addition to a recall of over 200,
PrivacyLens uses thermal imaging to turn people into stick figures
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / The round lens of PrivacyLens captures standard digital video while the square lens senses heat. The heat sensor improves the camera's ability to spot and remove people from videos. (credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering) Roombas can be both convenient and fun, particularly for cats who like to ride on top of the machines as they make their cleaning rounds. But the obstacle-avoida
FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto ) FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange formerly helmed by fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried , has agreed to pay $12.7 billion to customers blindsided by Bankman-Fried's deceptions covering up FTX's flagrant misuse of customer funds. In an order yesterday, US District Judge P. Kevin Castel said that FTX must pay $8.7 billion in restitution to victi
This Water Flosser Is Less Than Half the Price of an Oral-B
LifeHacker / 9h
If you're not a fan of the regular string floss —who really is?—you might want to check out the Nicwell Water Dental Flosser , now at $27.99 , down from $49.99. For an extra dollar or two, you can also get it in cute colors like pink and blue. Here’s what you get in the package: three standard jet tips, a tongue scraper, and a brush tip for those with braces or dental implants. When it comes to o
The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians
41BBC News / 9h
Olympics fans are trying a new AI-powered system to see if they may be able to win a gold medal one day.
How Elon Musk and X's decision to sue advertisers may have just backfired
23Mashable / 9h
Just earlier this week, Elon Musk's X announced that it was suing the constituent members of an initiative known as the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). On Thursday, just days after X's federal antitrust lawsuit was filed, the organization behind GARM, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), announced that it was dissolving GARM. The WFA and several corporations were the suit's na
A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas
Engadget / 9h
It’s taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete. Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch, are being built with a large 3D printer called the Vulcan that’s 45 feet wide and weighs more than 4.75 tons. The project is part of a joint venture with the 3D printing construction d
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Friday, August 9 (game #425)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Here's the final Connections puzzle of the week… and the 425th since it began more than a year ago. Give it a try, see if you can solve it, use my hints if not. 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 WAR
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, August 9 (game #159)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Here's your final Strands puzzle of the week, gifted to you by those kind folk at the NYT. Read on if you need my Strands 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 about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Str
Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, August 9 (game #928)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
It's time for your final Quordle puzzle of the week – or rather your final two Quordle puzzles of the week, if you play the Daily Sequence variant too. 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
The FCC wants the AI voice calling you to say it's a deepfake
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
AI can mimic a human voice well enough that deepfakes can fool many people into thinking they're hearing a person talk. Inevitably, AI voices have been exploited for automated phone calls. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is trying to combat the more malicious versions of these attempts and has a proposal aimed at strengthening consumer protections against unwanted and illegal AI-ge
NASA Still Hasn't Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home
100+Wired / 10h
One potential path forward involves hitching a ride from SpaceX—but not until 2025.
CloudPay, a payroll services provider, lands $120M in new funding
37TechCrunch / 10h
In 1996, two companies, Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions, formed a venture called CloudPay to provide payroll and payments services to enterprise clients. CloudPay grew quietly over the next several decades, adding workflow automation features to maintain pace with upstart rivals. It’s still growing, CFO Andy Thomson assures TechCrunch. Thomson claims that CloudPay is handling […] © 2024 TechCr
Scientists Propose Low Cost Plan for Terraforming Mars
200+Futurism / 10h
Dust to Dust Mars may be the most Earth-like of the other planets in our Solar System, but it's still an inhospitably cold desert world with a thin and unbreathable atmosphere. If humans are ever going to establish a sizable foothold on the Red Planet, then we would have to transform its environment radically. Until now, most proposals to terraform Mars involve transporting enormous amounts of ma
'Borderlands' review: Everything you hated from the games, with nothing you liked
Mashable / 10h
Everything about Eli Roth's Borderlands feels at least a decade out of time. From a sense of humor plucked straight out of Reddit circa 2011 to a cast made up of actors who are inexplicably decades older than the characters they portray, every second left me — a fan of the first two games in this franchise — wondering how and why the hell it exists in 2024. With an ensemble cast featuring Academy
Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms
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20TechCrunch / 10h
The vulnerabilities allowed one security researcher to peek inside the leak sites without having to log in. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
All Five Galaxy Book4 Laptops Are up to $500 Off
LifeHacker / 10h
When Samsung released its newest Galaxy Book4 lineup in February, Best Buy was offering $200 gift cards and Samsung was offering a portable SSD worth $285 to sweeten the deal for the new laptops. Six months later, Samsung is offering discounts of up to $500 off for all five of its high-end Galaxy Book laptops . You can choose between a regular productivity laptop or go for the laptop-tablet hybri
Inflight Wi-Fi is coming to many more Hawaii routes
The Points Guy / 10h
Staying connected to the internet on flights to Hawaii will now be possible on many more jets. That’s thanks to Viasat’s third-generation F1 satellite, which was activated for commercial use Monday. One of the biggest improvements with the new satellite is that it provides long-awaited coverage on routes from the mainland to Hawaii. Going forward, any Viasat-equipped plane flying from the mainlan
Ukraine Invasion in Russia in the Kursk Region
Next Big Future / 11h
Ukraine has taken a few hundred square kilometers of territory in Russia in the Kursk region. This is an escalation of the Ukraine Russia war. IF Ukraine can hold the territory then it would be possible for an exchange of territory to occur in a possible peace settlement. It does increase the probability that Russia ... Read more
The definitive guide to American Express Global Dining Access by Resy
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. An often overlooked benefit of being an Amex cardholder is having access to American Express Global Dining Access by Resy . Booking dining experiences via your Amex card and Resy can save you some serious cash at some of the finest dining establishments in the world. Here’s what you need to know to make yo
Why Are OpenAI's Most Prominent Employees Leaving?
44Futurism / 11h
OpenAI keeps losing top talent, suggesting considerable inner turmoil at the ChatGPT maker. Cofounder John Schulman announced he'd left the company this week to join rival AI company Anthropic, while president Greg Brockman is taking a leave of absence. VP of consumer product Peter Deng has also quit, indicating major shifts in OpenAI's upper ranks. The Sam Altman-led company has made its core mi
Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse
23Wired / 11h
New research shows how known techniques for finding weaknesses in websites are actually practical in uncovering vulnerabilities, for better or worse.
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Takes a RISC With a Dual-Architecture Design
How-To Geek / 11h
Everybody's favorite microcontroller board is back and better than ever. Raspberry Pi Pico 2 sports a higher core clock speed, double the RAM of its predecessor, full backwards compatibility with existing Pico hardware and software, plus a dual-architecture design that lets users flip between ARM and RISC-V.
Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates
30Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Sonos) Addressing blowback from Sonos' wildly unpopular app redesign will cost the company $20 to $30 million "in the short term," according to CEO Patrick Spence. In May, Sonos launched an updated app that aggravated many users due to its removal of common functions, like accessibility features and the ability to edit playlists and song queues, use sleep timers, and access local
In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury
100+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Amina Abakarova allegedly spreading mercury on her rival's chess board. Russia is no stranger to unique poisonings. State agents have been known to use everything from polonium-laced tea to the deadly nerve agent "novichok" when making assassination attempts against both defectors in the UK and internal political rivals like Alexei Navalny . But a new "first" in the long history of pois
You can now include 20 images in a single Instagram post
Engadget / 11h
Good news, oversharers: Instagram has doubled the number of photos and videos users can share in a carousel post. A representative for the social media network told Engadget that the limit has been increased from 10 to 20 pieces of media. This update will roll out to all Instagram users round the world beginning today. For users of a certain age, this change may harken back to the late 2000s era
How to Tell If Your Rechargeable Battery Is About to Explode
LifeHacker / 11h
There’s a non-zero chance that the lithium battery in your device might, well, explode. Between 2012 and 2017, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates at least 25,000 fires involving these batteries—and this is still happening today . In 2023 alone, New York City reported 200 fires related to lithium-ion batteries . Sure, some of these fires may be related to your dog using your pho
You Can Get This SmartCard Wallet Tracker on Sale for $35 Right Now
LifeHacker / 11h
You can get this KeySmart SmartCard wallet tracker on sale for $34.99 right now (reg. $39.99) with free shipping. This wallet tracker card works with the Apple Find My app to track your wallet, keys, luggage, lanyard, or any other item on the map, with the option to play a sound to locate it nearby. The app notifies you if you leave items behind, and if you ever lose anything, Lost Mode shows its
Fiji Airways announces big US expansion with a new longest route
500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If Fiji is on your bucket list, there will soon be a new way to get there. Fiji Airways announced Wednesday that it will commence a new nonstop flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Nadi International Airport (NAN) in Fiji. The carrier officially filed for permission to operate this
American Airlines Passengers Without Passports Become ‘Illegal Immigrants’ After Domestic Flight Lands In Bahamas
33View from the Wing / 11h
In a rare move, American Airlines American Airlines diverted a domestic flight to a foreign country and passengers are calling themselves illegal immigrants to the Bahamas. American Airlines flight 2421 from San Juan to Miami wound up in Nassau on Saturday. Passengers couldn’t leave the terminal. Most weren’t carrying passports. “It’s like The Terminal with Tom Hanks” said one viewer of video on
'There's no price Microsoft could pay': Apple says don't worry, Safari will never force you to use Bing for search
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
In the world of search engines, Google is pretty dominant and, to a degree, rightfully so, as it’s very good at what it does. Whether you type in a basic query or one written in a conversational tone, it usually displays the result you’re after. It’s even good at fixing typos. Still, too much dominance can be an issue. Earlier this week, a US Federal Judge declared Google a “monopolist,” and it h
Borderlands’ single-digit Rotten Tomatoes rating can make you taste the bloody hatred
Engadget / 12h
We’re less than a day away from the premiere of the Borderlands movie based on the violent, treasure-hunting comedy adventure games from Gearbox Software. Unfortunately, the vast majority of its reviews are wishing it never went beyond its gaming phase. Rotten Tomatoes rounded up 34 reviews of Eli Roth’s adaptation of the Borderlands games and so far, it’s earned a freshness rating of 3 percent .
Fly unlimited Frontier flights this fall and winter for $299
The Points Guy / 12h
Frontier Airlines is offering a discounted GoWild! all-you-can-fly pass for unlimited domestic and international travel this fall and winter for $299. Travelers who purchase this pass by Aug. 23 will also get complimentary Frontier Miles Elite Silver status through 2025. Deal basics FLYFRONTIER.COM Airline: Frontier Airlines Routes: Across Frontier’s 75 U.S. and international destinations How to
Microplastics Likely Causing Wave of Cancer in Young People
36Futurism / 12h
More younger people are getting hit with all sorts of different cancers, a new study found — and that has scientists examining various risk factors, from increased obesity to inactivity, to figure out why. One risk factor mentioned in the new study , published in the journal The Lancet, is "environmental chemicals." That likely includes cancer-triggering microplastics, the Financial Times reports
Intel is Finally Fixing its Crashing CPUs
26How-To Geek / 12h
Intel has been going through a turbulent few days, as a voltage problem is affecting a large amount of its processors. Now, a final update is rolling out that should fix affected chips, as long as they haven't been damaged already.
Delta refused to refund passengers for CrowdStrike fiasco, so it got hit with a class-action lawsuit
Mashable / 12h
Delta's problems following the CrowdStrike outage that temporarily bricked millions of Windows PCs around the world just became more of a headache. Some customers who had their Delta flights canceled due to the outage have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, per CNN . The lawsuit , filed by Sauder Schelkopf and Webb, Klase & Lemond, accused Delta of failing to properly compensate cu
TikTok is making it easier to find info on upcoming films and TV shows
Mashable / 12h
Next time you watch a TikTok of someone gushing about their favorite TV show , there might be a link in the bottom left corner directing you to even more information. SEE ALSO: Internet Princess Rayne Fisher-Quann left TikTok in search of something beyond the algorithm Called TikTok Spotlight , the tool will aid entertainment studios in turning social media hype into streaming numbers and ticket
Rabbit’s r1 refines chats and timers, but its app-using ‘action model’ is still MIA
41TechCrunch / 12h
A new "beta rabbit" mode adds some conversational AI chops to the Rabbit r1, particularly in more complex or multi-step instructions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Pioneering cybersquatter "GOAT" hits the jackpot with HarrisWalz.com selling for $15,000
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A cybersquatter who snatches up web domains for potential presidential tickets has secured a major payday by selling the HarrisWalz.com domain for $15,000. The domain was purchased four years ago by Jeremy Green Eche, alongside 14 other Harris-related domains, in anticipation of the current Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris running for president in the future. Harris has recently sele
Google is developing a new Web Monetization feature for Chrome that could really change the way we pay for things online
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Google’s monopolistic throne in online search and related advertising matters may have just been hit with a major blow , but that’s just one type of digital market and Google (of all entities) knows that there are plenty of others out there - y'all ever heard of Patreon ? Now, Google is reportedly developing a new ‘Web Monetization’ functionality for its Chrome browser , and with it potentially c
Google's Table-Tennis Robot Beats Beginner-Level Opponents
How-To Geek / 12h
They won't be winning Olympic gold medals any time soon, but a team of researchers from Google's DeepMind have developed an AI-driven robotic system. It matches the capabilities of an amateur-level human tennis player and which can handily outperform beginner-level players.
Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X
79Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) An advertising industry initiative targeted by an Elon Musk lawsuit is "discontinuing" its activities and has deleted the member list from its website. On Tuesday, Musk's X Corp. sued the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) over what X claims is an illegal boycott spearheaded by a WFA initiative called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM)
FCC proposes new rules for AI-generated robocalls and robotexts
Engadget / 12h
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules governing the use of AI-generated phone calls and texts. Part of the proposal centers on create a clear definition for AI-generated calls, with the rest focuses on consumer protection by making companies disclose when AI is being used in calls or texts. "This provides consumers with an opportunity to identify and avoid those calls or te
National Emerald Club: Guide to earning, redeeming and elite status with the car rental loyalty program
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Finding the best rental car company to suit your needs as a traveler is more important than ever. Like many companies, National Car Rental offers a loyalty program that rewards members when they rent vehicles. National Emerald Club members earn rental credits toward free rental days, with elite status tiers th
This Is the Only Way I Drink Chilled Wine in Public
LifeHacker / 12h
Wine is a fitting beverage for nearly any occasion and/or setting—weddings, dive bars, couches—but in the summer, I particularly enjoy drinking it outdoors and in public. Does that make me weird? Maybe. And maybe you too and weird, and enjoy a park-side splash of wine. I’m not a sommelier, but I know my summer drinking wine is best when chilled, dammit. And the best way to do that when you’re far
The CDC’s IUD Guidelines Finally Include Pain Management
LifeHacker / 12h
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an extremely effective and convenient form of birth control for many people—but it can also very painful to get one inserted. For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new contraceptive recommendations include a section on how and why providers should help you with pain relief. Before we get into the new recommendations and what they s
Archer to set up air taxi network in LA by 2026 ahead of World Cup
30TechCrunch / 12h
Los Angeles is notorious for its back-to-back traffic. Three events that promise to bring in millions of spectators from around the world — the 2026 World Cup, the Super Bowl in 2027 and the 2028 Olympics — have LA officials searching for a range of new mobility solutions to address its congestion problems. But they’re […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon is fumbling in India
31TechCrunch / 12h
Amazon's decision to overlook quick-commerce in India is now looking like a significant misstep. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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