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How to Convert HEIC Images to JPG on a Mac the Easy Way
400+How-To Geek / 11h
Apple started using the HEIC image format with iOS 11. It's preferred over the JPEG format because of its smaller file sizes, but it can cause problems for some apps. Here's how to easily convert HEIC files to JPEG.

Plan holiday trips now: The best time to book flights for the cheapest airfare in 2024
4KThe Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. It’s time to start monitoring and booking your holiday flights. At TPG, one of our key goals is to help you find the cheapest airfare . However, your ability to find valuable airline deals depends on a few factors. Flights during the holidays, spring break and peak summer periods are often much more expensive. There


Famous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work
500+Gizmodo / 8h
The guy who used Midjourney to create an award-winning piece of AI art demands copyright protections.



Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds
Engadget / 1h
Women of color running for Congress in 2024 have faced a disproportionate number of attacks on X compared with other candidates, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the University of Pittsburgh. The report sought to “compare the levels of offensive speech and hate speech that different groups of Congressional candidates are targeted with base


Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, October 2, 2024
LifeHacker / 1h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for October 2, 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 five. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 2, Wordle #1,201! 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 Time


Microsoft Visual Studio deal: Grab a lifetime license for £26.30
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: For a limited time, get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional for Windows for only £26.30 — usually £375.32. Virtually any profession finds itself intertwined with at least one Microsoft application. Writers live and breathe Word, data analysts often use Excel, and many working in a remote or hybrid setup are familiar with Teams. Meanwhile, developers have found a home in Visual Studio, an


57 of the best Harvard University courses you can take online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from Harvard University are available to take for free on edX. Lovers of learning should check out edX. This popular platform hosts a large bank of free online courses from some of the top educational institutions in the world, including Harvard University. You can find online courses on a wide range of topics, including coding, artificial intelligence , cybe


How to watch Lille vs. Real Madrid online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Lille vs. Real Madrid in the Champions League for free on Tabii . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . All eyes will be on Real Madrid in the second round of Champions League fixtures. The champions are always the team the beat, but that's easier said than done. Lille will need to be at their best if they stand a chance of taking some


How to watch Benfica vs. Atletico Madrid online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Benfica vs. Atletico Madrid in the Champions League for free on Tabii . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Benfica are taking on Atletico Madrid in the second round of Champions League fixtures. Not everyone is a fan of the new Champions League format, but it does seem to be resulting in more big games between top sides, and that ca


How to watch Girona vs. Feyenoord online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Girona vs. Feyenoord in the Champions League for free on Tabii . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League returns with another batch of exciting games between the best sides in Europe. The second round of fixtures has thrown together some really interesting matchups, including Girona vs. Feyenoord. Both sides suffered


How to watch Liverpool vs. Bologna online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Liverpool vs. Bologna in the Champions League for free on RTÉ Player . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League is back and you can watch select fixtures for free. And no, we're not talking about those dodgy streams that flood your screen with even dodgier adverts. We're talking about a quick and easy hack that provid


How to watch Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich in the Champions League for free on RTL ZWEE . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There are a number of exciting matchups in the second round of Champions League fixtures, but Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich might be the best. Both sides picked up three points in the first round of games, with Bayern Muni


How to watch Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Rapid Wien online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Rapid Wien in the Conference League for free on Tabii . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League obviously gets most of the attention, but the Conference League produces some thrilling contests between sides that don't always get to compete on this stage. And you can watch select fixtures from


Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for October 2
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 October 2's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong


Netflix's 'Beyond Goodbye' trailer teases bittersweet Japanese romance
Mashable / 3h
Netflix's trailer for Japanese romance series "Beyond Goodbye" follows a grieving woman and the man who received her fiancé's heart.


You Can Get This Ninja Phantom MAX 8 Drone on Sale for $80 Right Now
LifeHacker / 4h
You can get the Ninja Phantom MAX 8 drone on sale for $79.99 right now (reg. $169.99). It’s an excellent beginner-friendly drone featuring a headless mode that makes taking off simple, and obstacle avoidance that helps you dodge trees and walls. You can pair your smartphone with the remote control to see through the drone’s HD front and bottom cameras and take photos or videos, and you can fly fo


NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 2
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


Peak XV, top India-SEA venture firm, trims fund size and fees


TechCrunch / 5h
Peak XV, the largest India and Southeast Asia-focused venture firm, is reducing the size of some of its funds and lowering fees as it seeks to become “deeply aligned” with its limited partners. The firm, which raised $2.85 billion funds in mid-2022, informed its backers on Tuesday evening that it would cut $465 million from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Microsoft Just Dropped a Bunch of New Copilot Features
LifeHacker / 5h
After an underwhelming launch in June, Microsoft is retooling Copilot and Copilot+ to make it match up to its competitors a bit more. It's a mixed bag of an update though: It’s losing some of its initial, unique promises—there don’t seem to be any tools for adjusting your Windows settings included in the new version—even as it gains multimodal features (like ChatGPT) and AI generative fill (like


500+ Starlink Kits Donated for Post-Hurricane North Carolina Communications
Next Big Future / 5h
Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle says Elon Musk’s @SpaceX has donated 500 @Starlink kits which he will receive tomorrow at 5 AM – He will then immediately fly them out using his helicopters to Western North Carolina to be deployed to restore communication in the region. NEWS: Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle says Elon Musk's ... Read more


You Can Now Set Time Limits for Your Child in 'Fortnite'
LifeHacker / 6h
Anyone with kids knows how difficult it can be to get the device out of their hands when screen time is over, but a new 'Fortnite' feature will at least put one more tool in your arsenal: Parents can finally set time limits for how long their little gamers can play Fortnite . The new feature syncs across all game modes, connected devices, and even with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite development t


Try ‘Density Sets’ to Actually Do Those Exercises You Keep Skipping
LifeHacker / 6h
You have an exercise you’re always “forgetting” to do. I know you do. For some of us it’s curls, for some of us it’s everything but curls. If you’re short on time or motivation, let me introduce you to my favorite trick for actually getting everything in: density sets. What are density sets? Density sets, also called density training, refers to timed sets of an exercise, or more often two exercis


Google allegedly got the Juno YouTube app removed from the Vision Pro App Store
Engadget / 6h
Juno, a widely praised (unofficial) YouTube app for Vision Pro, has been removed from Apple’s App Store after complaints from Google, according to an update from Juno’s developer Christian Selig. Google, Selig says, suggested that his app violates their trademark. It’s the latest setback for Selig, who shut down his popular Reddit client Apollo last year after the company changed its developer po


Man Baffled When He Shows Up for Job Interview and the Interviewer Is an AI Avatar
32Futurism / 6h
Tell Me a Story When being evaluated for a job, employment seeker and marketer Jack Ryan found himself being interviewed by an artificial intelligence-powered avatar — and was not exactly thrilled with the experience. Ryan told 404 Media that the avatar he interviewed with, which was developed by a Melbourne-based AI startup called Fairgo, was "a perfect demonstration of late-stage capitalism." "


NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, October 2 (game #213)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for 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


Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, October 2 (game #982)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. 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 PO


NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Wednesday, October 2 (game #479)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. 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.


DC Studios Is Making a Puppet Animated Film Featuring 2 Robins
Gizmodo / 6h
James Gunn will produce Dynamic Duo , featuring Dick Grayson and Jason Todd as puppets.


Switch emulator Ryujinx shuts down development after “contact by Nintendo”
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / These copyrighted Switch games shown on Ryujinx's former GitHub page probably didn't curry any favor with Nintendo. (credit: Ryujinx / Internet Archive ) Popular open source Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx has been removed from GitHub , and the team behind it has reportedly ceased development of the project after apparent discussions with Nintendo. Ryujinx developer riperiperi writes o


Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Residents line up for COVID-19 testing on November 30, 2020 in Chicago. (credit: Getty | Scott Olson ) The co-owner of a Chicago-based lab has pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID testing scam that raked in millions—which he used to buy stocks, cryptocurrency, and several luxury cars while still squirreling away over $6 million in his personal bank account. Zishan Alvi, 45, of Inverne


Why 'Death Becomes Her' is "perfect cinema"
Mashable / 6h
Mashable entertainment editor, Kristy Puchko, tells us why we need to consider 'Death Becomes Her' as "perfect cinema"


Is 'Little Shop of Horrors' a true horror film? Absolutely! Here's why.
Mashable / 6h
Mashable supervising producer, Mark Stetson, breaks down why 'Little Shop of Horrors' is considered a true horror movie.


Even More Cartoon Network Shows Have Suddenly Left Max
68Gizmodo / 7h
Steven Universe , Regular Show , and more were found absent from Max following updates to the streamer's library today.


Scientists Stumped by "Dozens" of Gigantic Holes at the Bottom of a Lake
30Futurism / 7h
Hole Up There are "dozens" of holes lining the floor of Lake Michigan — and scientists are stumped as to why they're there. As LiveScience reports , researchers at a protected region of the Great Lake are less sure than ever about the strange holes after doing a survey of the lakebed with a submersible robot. The bizarre craters were first spotted two years ago during a survey by the Wisconsin Sh


'Alien' was my gateway to horror. Now I'm obsessed with the franchise.
Mashable / 7h
Mashable entertainment reporter, Belen Edwards, reveals how seeing the original 'Alien' was the perfect introduction to the horror genre.


Graphics Cards Once Had Upgradable VRAM, So Why Not Today?
How-To Geek / 7h
If you have a powerful graphics card with too little VRAM, you don't have much choice other than buying a whole new card. So why not simply make a graphics card that's designed to have upgradble VRAM? It turns out things are not quite so simple.


Threads will show how many followers you have in the fediverse
Engadget / 7h
Meta has been steadily improving Threads’ compatibility with the fediverse over the last year. Now, the company is taking another significant step with an update that allows users to see more details about their followers and interactions with people from other servers across the fediverse. Up to now, Threads has surfaced replies from Mastodon and other servers, and has alerted users to likes on


Sony Has New Donut-shaped LinkBuds Open and LinkBuds Fit
How-To Geek / 7h
Sony dropped the second-generation of its unique open-style LinkBuds today: LinkBuds Open and LinkBuds Fit. LinkBuds Open have a hole punched through their center to let ambient sound in, just like the previous model from 2022. LinkBuds Fit are more traditional with their soft rubber tips.


Palmer Luckey: Every country needs a ‘warrior class’ excited to enact ‘violence on others in pursuit of good aims’
26TechCrunch / 7h
Palmer Luckey raged against America’s adversaries, endorsed completely autonomous weapons, and hinted at an Anduril IPO. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


V/H/S/Beyond Is Pleasingly Disturbing as Hell
Gizmodo / 8h
The latest installment in the found-footage anthology series leans into sci-fi horror; it hits Shudder October 4.


Facebook Is Being Flooded With Gross AI-Generated Images of Hurricane Helene Devastation
40Futurism / 8h
As families desperately seek to find missing loved ones and communities grapple with immeasurable losses of both life and property in the wake of Hurricane Helene, AI slop scammers appear to be capitalizing on the moment for personal gain. A Facebook account called " Coastal Views " usually shares calmer AI imagery of nature-filled beachside scenes. The account's banner image showcases a signpost


Gemini Live is here, free, and feeling chatty
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
After an early tease this month, Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant has now rolled out to all Android users for free. Gemini Live was initially limited to those subscribing to the Gemini Advanced plan for $20 a month, but the voice assistant is now available to anyone who downloads the Gemini app. However, it is only available in English at the moment. For users who own one of Google’s latest devi


Frontier Airlines to launch 22 new routes in December, including first to Colorado’s Vail
27The Points Guy / 8h
Even as Frontier Airlines executives say they’re seeing the budget carrier’s finances improve, the airline is making another sweeping network adjustment as the winter months approach. The Denver-based low-cost airline announced nearly two dozen routes Tuesday, each of which will launch in mid-December. As part of the changes, Frontier will launch a handful of new flights between New England and F


5 versions of Avios: When to use Aer Lingus, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Qatar Airways
52The Points Guy / 8h
Most members of the International Airlines Group now use Avios as their loyalty currency. These programs include: Aer Lingus AerClub British Airways Executive Club Iberia Plus Qatar Airways, a major shareholder of IAG, adopted Avios as its Privilege Club loyalty currency in 2022, and Finnair’s Plus program did the same in 2024. You can move Avios between different airline accounts at a 1:1 ratio.


Switch emulator Ryujinx is kaput after Nintendo pressure
68Engadget / 8h
Nintendo has shuttered another emulator, this time putting an end to Ryujinx. The program was an open-source emulator for playing Nintendo Switch games on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. A message shared today with the emulator's Discord server stated that the developer was contacted by Nintendo with a deal to cease work on the project. No additional details were given about the conditi


Yes, You Can Really Get a Legit Copy of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Just $25
Gizmodo / 8h
Save a whopping 89% on lifetime licenses for either Windows or Mac copies, with instant email delivery. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!


Celebrate 25 Years of LEGO Star Wars: Amazon Offers 20% Off on the Collector’s Advent Calendar
Gizmodo / 8h
As LEGO Star Wars celebrates its 25th anniversary, the iconic collaboration between LEGO and the Star Wars franchise continues to captivate fans.


JetBlue Faces Horns Of A Dilemma Across The Atlantic, Choses Cost Cuts Which Could Trigger Downward Spiral [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 8h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...


How to Speed Up Your Typing Game with Gboards Personal Dictionary
How-To Geek / 8h
Typing long, frequently used words and phrases over and over can feel tedious, especially when you're trying to send a quick message or fill out a form. Luckily, Googles Gboard keyboard has a feature designed to save you time and reduce errors: the "Personal Dictionary." This handy feature allows you to save commonly typed words or phrases and assign shortcuts to them, making your typing faster a


Impulse bets shuttling satellites between orbits is big business, and raises $150M to scale up
28TechCrunch / 8h
Impulse Space has raised a massive new tranche of funding as big-name investors bet that moving satellites around in orbit will soon be a high demand service. The startup, which was founded by Tom Mueller three years ago, announced the $150 million Series B round on Tuesday. Impulse is developing a line of orbital transfer […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Uber and Wing will partner for drone delivery pilot in Dallas
Engadget / 8h
A new joint venture between Uber’s Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery drones and Alphabet’s Wing flying drone service will do a dual test run. Both tech companies hope that flying and sidewalk drones can cover areas its counterpart can’t and speed up delivery times. TechCrunch reported that Serve Robotics and Wing will start making deliveries in Dallas, Texas sometime in the coming months. The test


This HP Laptop Is Stupid Cheap Right Now and Includes a Year of Microsoft 365, Boost Your Tech On a Budget!
Gizmodo / 8h
You don't need to break the bank — Amazon has the HP 14 laptop available for just $275 in a limited time deal


Bose’s New SoundLink Home Speaker Is Thankfully More Chic Than Flashy
Gizmodo / 8h
You can pair two of these speakers to enable stereo mode and really make it a party.


23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
89Wired / 8h
The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options.


Invasive Ticks Carrying New Diseases Are Spreading Through the Northeast
29Gizmodo / 8h
Scientists are reporting the first human case of Rickettsia parkeri bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region.


We Staged a Debate to Test the Bluetooth Earrings Kamala Harris Didn’t Wear
26Wired / 8h
Could Vice President Harris have used these Bluetooth audio earrings to gain any debate advantage? Not on your life.


Lego’s October Releases Sail Us Into the Season
22Gizmodo / 9h
Whether it's Sail Barges, Battles Buses, Batmobiles, or Yoshis, October's new Lego sets are here to take us for a ride.


Marriott’s West Coast flagship for W Hotels has a new look
62The Points Guy / 9h
It’s a new day at one of the most storied W Hotels properties in the brand network. This week, W Hollywood unveiled the result of a renovation that’s meant to bring West Coast flagship status to the lifestyle hotel. The refurbishment is part of a broader overhaul across the W Hotels brand to restore the “wow” factor that critics say — and even Marriott leadership acknowledged — lost its cool vibe


AWS forced to pay out millions in major patent dispute
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A US jury has ruled Amazon Web Services (AWS) willingly infringed on two patents, and must now pay $30.5 million for violating the patent owner's rights in computer networking and broadcasting technology. The offending technologies were AWS’s Cloudfront content delivery network and Virtual Private Cloud virtual network - which infringed on the patents originally owned by Boeing, but obtained by A


Embodied AI Is Just Around the Corner: What It Is, and Why It Matters
How-To Geek / 9h
When you think about "AI" these days, you're probably thinking of an app on your phone that you can chat with, or create pictures for you based on a text prompt. However, AI is a broad and varied field, and with advances in robotics, we're about to give our AI friends real physical bodies, which could be a game-changer for their development.


Epson Unveils an Attractive Portable Laser Projector
How-To Geek / 9h
Epson is preparing to launch the Epson EpiqVision Mini EF22 and EF21, a set of smart laser projectors that promise a compelling home theater experience for as low as $900.


Galaxy Z Flip 6 at $449 Instead of $1,220: Stock is Running Out on Samsung’s Official Site
Gizmodo / 9h
Samsung is being very aggressive with its pricing strategy for the Galaxy Z Flip 6.


New leaks suggest AMD’s RDNA 4-based GPUs will launch early 2025
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
New sources claim that AMD’s RDNA 4-based graphics cards, originally rumored to be launching at the end of 2024, are behind schedule and now expected to launch in 2025. The news doesn’t come completely out of nowhere. We previously reported on hardware leaker Kepler’s claim that AMD would not release their RDNA 4-based GPUs until CES 2025 . But conflicting rumors suggested a late 2024 release. Mo


All the Home Maintenance Tasks You Should Do in October
LifeHacker / 9h
As the seasons change, it’s time to think about what you can do to keep your home safe, cozy, and dry. Since fall really sets in in October, making sure that you keep ahead of the weather change and ready your home for winter can help prevent problems before they happen. Here are the home maintenance tasks you should do in October. Stow yard furniture While there might be a few more days of the s


What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Did Nintendo Buy the Rights to a Mario Porn Movie?
LifeHacker / 9h
A recent post on Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck and a Snopes article have re-surfaced a long-standing internet rumor about a couple ancient porn movies inspired by Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. According to lore, Nintendo owns the distribution rights to two porn movies: Super Hornio Brothers and Super Hornio Brothers 2. The Big N bought the rights, it is said, to keep the movies from being distribut


AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / This AI prompt stinks... or does it? (credit: Aurich Lawson) Imagine you're a podcaster who regularly does quick 10- to 12-minute summary reviews of written works. Now imagine your producer gives you multiple pages of nothing but the words "poop" and "fart" repeated over and over again and asks you to have an episode about the document on their desk within the hour. Speaking for myself,


Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial reports before they were released publicly. The action, taken by the office of the US Attorney for the district of New Jersey, accuses UK


HoloLens Is Officially Dead, Along With Microsoft’s Business AR Dreams
36Gizmodo / 9h
Microsoft said it’s calling it quits on HoloLens 2 production. By 2028, the company will stop offering any more updates for its VR headsets.


A hidden microphone on a San Francisco street pole is spotting ‘bops’ in the wild
31TechCrunch / 9h
In San Francisco’s Mission district, good music is all around you. That’s why, high up on a street pole at an undisclosed location in the Mission, Riley Walz installed a solar-powered box containing an old Android phone running the song identifying service, Shazam, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The so called “Bop […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


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This cruise line will sail its longest cruise ever in 2026
The Points Guy / 9h
Travelers hoping to explore the world by sea have a new option — and on a newly refurbished vessel. Celebrity Cruises on Tuesday revealed plans for its longest cruise ever, which will set sail in 2026. The voyage will span 110 nights, roughly three months longer than the longest itinerary Celebrity currently offers (19-night Tahiti sailings). While not a true round-the-world cruise , the sailing


Montana Man Who Created Massive Franken-Sheep Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
Gizmodo / 9h
Arthur "Jack" Schubarth used a cloned Marco Polo argali sheep, the largest species in the world, to try and create an even bigger hybrid.


Reddit's latest policy change could stifle future protests against the platform
Mashable / 9h
Reddit is changing its rules in a way that may ensure its mods never go rogue again. On Monday, Reddit's VP of community, Laura Nestler, announced in a post on the platform's r/modnews subreddit that the company was changing Community Type settings rules. Going forward, moderators will be required to submit a request to Reddit instead of being able to just change the setting immediately on their


You Can Now Buy Microsoft Office 2024
How-To Geek / 9h
Microsoft has released a new one-time purchase version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Microsoft Office 2024 is available to purchase starting today, but a Microsoft 365 subscription or a free alternative probably makes more sense for most people.


Save $40 on the Ninja Creami ice cream maker with this Prime Day deal
Engadget / 9h
An early Amazon Prime Day deal lets you save $40 on the Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream maker . The 11-in-1 kitchen accessory, one of our favorite kitchen gadgets , is on sale for only $210 (usually $250). The Creami is based on a patent for an innovation previously only found in the restaurant biz. Once it expired, Ninja leaped at the chance to incorporate its design into a relatively affordable c


Even This $70 Smart Water Bottle Still Couldn’t Get Me to Hydrate
Gizmodo / 9h
I met my daily water intake goal on just one day out of the ten days I used this bottle for.


Self-Styled "AI Artist" Furious That People Are "Blatantly Stealing My Work"
Futurism / 9h
Irony Deficiency Jason Allen, the AI "artist" whose image he created with Midjourney won a fine arts competition two years ago, is still mad that the government won't let him copyright his opus — and, in an amazing lack of self-awareness, is also crying that his work is being stolen as a result. The prizewinning image, "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial," was deemed to not wholly exhibit human authorship b


Julian Assange Says He’s Still Getting Used to the ‘Spooky Sound of Electric Cars’
Gizmodo / 9h
The WikiLeaks co-founder's wife turned off his microphone after a crack about his mother-in-law.


The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years
76Wired / 9h
With Monday's closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, coal is no longer being used to provide electricity in the UK.


The Russo Brothers’ New Sci-Fi Movie Sounds Electrifyingly Weird
Gizmodo / 9h
For starters: Mr. Peanut is the lead villain of The Electric State , which also stars Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown and is coming to Netflix next year.


Your free Internet is coming to an end and there's nothing you can do about it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
It's a miracle that the free Internet lasted as long as it did. It's been nearly 30 years of mostly unfettered, free content access to everything from magazine articles and newspapers to videos and recipes. The steady devolution of the online advertising business made free online content an economic equation that no one could solve. If you need further evidence that your free internet is evaporat


Displaced Hurricane Helene victims can get temporary housing hosted by Airbnb
Mashable / 10h
Hurricane Helene — which ran a 600-mile long path of destruction through Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas — has decimated communities and forced large portions of the American southeast out of their homes. With search and rescue efforts still underway, other organizations, like Airbnb are stepping in to assist the displaced. Area residents can now apply for housing hosted by Airbnb.


TikTok could pull music from Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, and Nirvana from the platform — here's why
Mashable / 10h
Negotiations between Merlin and TikTok have reportedly soured, threatening to remove a large portion of indie music from the platform. SEE ALSO: TikTok bad actors harness AI to reanimate Hitler's hate Merlin represents over 30,000 independent record labels, and their previous agreement with TikTok expires on Oct. 31. According to Billboard , TikTok "walked away" from "negotiations before they eve


Mount Everest Is Getting Taller
Gizmodo / 10h
The world's tallest peak has inched above its peers, and now researchers think they have an explanation.


When to Watch the Orionids and Other Celestial Events in October
LifeHacker / 10h
Skywatchers have much to look forward to in October, with both the peak of the Draconids and Orionids and a "ring of fire" eclipse crossing the Southern Hemisphere this month. In addition to major celestial events, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars will appear close to the moon (and visible to the naked eye) on Oct. 14, 21, and 23, respectively. All that, and Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be visible once


Seven Tiny Travel Mistakes That Can Cost You Big
LifeHacker / 10h
Many of us try to manage travel stress with careful planning: We pack scientifically , we leverage technology , and we research every leg of our trip. But if you think your stress levels are bad when you’re planning your trip, just wait until a small, seemingly unimportant mistake ruins your trip and costs you a lot of money. These tiny travel mistakes are easy to make and to overlook—until haunt


Fall promo: Earn double points on Hyatt Mr & Mrs Smith hotel stays
The Points Guy / 10h
Hyatt’s newest promotion celebrates its recent incorporation of 800-plus luxurious Mr & Mrs Smith properties around the world, ranging from an apartment-style hotel in downtown Reykjavik to an all-inclusive hot spring resort in the Rocky Mountains . This fall is the perfect time to explore Hyatt’s newest addition because World of Hyatt members can earn double points at Mr & Mrs Smith properties.


Save $40 on a $200 Alaska Airlines flight with this targeted Amex Offer
75The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Alaska Airlines frequent flyers, check your American Express account. Some TPG staffers are seeing a new targeted Amex Offer for Alaska Airlines flights. This offer allows targeted cardmembers to receive a $40 statement credit after spending $200 or more on Alaska Airlines flights booked directly through t


Tesla Energy Could Triple Tesla Share Price by 2028
Next Big Future / 10h
I, Brian Wang, had a livestream video with Herbert Ong on Brighter With Herbert. I talked about my discovery that Tesla Shanghai Megapack factory is over twice the size of the Lathrop Megapack factory in California. This is just for the main building and there will be three buildings.


OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) On Monday, OpenAI kicked off its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, unveiling four major API updates for developers that integrate the company's AI models into their products. Unlike last year's single-location event featuring a keynote by CEO Sam Altman, DevDay 2024 is more than just one day, adopting a global approach with additional events planned for London o


T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $15.75 million fine and improve its security in a settlement over a series of data breaches over three years that affected tens of millions of customers. "T-Mobile suffered data breaches in 2021, 2022, and 2023," the Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau said in an order approving a consent decree yesterday.


Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / This video screenshot released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. (credit: NTSB/Handout via Xinhua ) On February 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalach


“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal documents. AT&T sued Broadcom on August 29, accusing Broadcom of unlawfully denying it the second of three one-year renewals for support services that AT&T thinks it's entitled to. AT&T cites a contract signed before Broadcom bought VMware. The telecommunications firm says it h


New ‘Sungrazing’ Comet May Outshine Venus—If It Survives the Coming Weeks
Gizmodo / 10h
The yet-to-be-named comet will make its closest approach to the Sun on October 28, and it could either burn up into oblivion or put on a fantastic show.


America’s New Nuclear Subs Will Arrive Late, Cost Millions More than Promised
Gizmodo / 10h
Do we have another F-35 boondoggle on our hands?


Your iMac Could Get This Display Bug
How-To Geek / 10h
Some 24-inch M1 iMac owners have reported an issue with horizontal lines appearing on their screens. The lines look like there is something wrong with the display, but there's no clear answer as to why this is happening.


The new Shark FlexFusion is a multi-styler designed to replace all of your hair styling tools
Mashable / 10h
When Shark released the FlexStyle multi-styler in 2022, it was the first brand to create a real Dyson Airwrap dupe and innovate on the design, thanks to the twisting base mechanism. Two years later, while Shark is no longer the only Airwrap dupe-maker out there , it's back to innovating with the release of the Shark FlexFusion . The new iteration of its multi-styler, out on Oct. 1, features a twi


The Big Windows 11 24H2 Update Is Now Available for All
How-To Geek / 10h
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 version 24H2, also known as the 2024 Update for Windows 11, to everyone starting today. It is supposed to be the start of 36 months of support for Enterprise and Education editions and 24 months for Home and Pro editions.


Starlink Internet Will Charge Customers More in Congested Areas
How-To Geek / 10h
Starlink, the satellite internet service provided by SpaceX, has introduced a $100 congestion charge for new users in areas with high network traffic. While this sounds like it won't be refunded, there is a plan to give this back to customers.


The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in October 2024, and Where to Watch Them
Gizmodo / 10h
The best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and beyond, including Friday the 13th , A Nightmare on Elm Street , and Trap .


Elon Musk Has Wiped Out a Shocking Amount of Twitter's Value In Less Than 2 Years
100+Futurism / 10h
Financial Disaster Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter has lost a shocking amount of its value ever since he took over in late 2022. According to recently released disclosures , the stake of investment asset manager Fidelity's Blue Chip Growth Fund has dropped in value by a shocking 78.7 percent. Fidelity invested $19.66 million in X through the fund,


‘Detroit Tigers’ car air freshener.
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
’ Detroit Tigers ’ car air freshener. Ernie Harwell Sports Collection, Detroit Public Library


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The Dyson WashG1 wet floor cleaner is finally available in the US – but read this before you shell out
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The WashG1 is a dedicated wet floor cleaner and Dyson's first attempt to prove that it doesn't just do carpets. It launched in the UK and Australia last month but has just gone on sale in the US. It's currently only available to buy direct from Dyson , and has a list price of $699.99. Unclutch those pearls; we all knew it was going to be expensive. I do think that some Dyson products justify thei


Furious Passenger Shakes Seat To Block Man’s Recline—Who’s Really To Blame?
View from the Wing / 10h
A viral video from a flight that departed Denver shows an angry passenger repeatedly shaking the seat in front of him to stop it from reclining. A nearby passenger caught it on film, showing the man behind forcefully pushing the seat back up while the person in front tries to recline and looks back in shock. A flight attendant steps in to deescalate the situation, explaining to the upset passenge


Devolver has a new publishing label for licensed indie games
Engadget / 10h
Devolver Digital puts out a lot of good games and it’s looking to spread that magic around to licensed content. The company just announced a sub-label called Big Fan Games that will specialize in developing indie titles based on pre-existing IPs. Devolver describes Big Fan Games as “a brand new label giving developers license to create original game adaptations using the worlds and characters of


Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers
24TechCrunch / 11h
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as Mastodon and Pixelfed. The company said users will now have up to 15 minutes to make […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


The Skullcandy Push Active Earbuds Are Under $40 Right Now
LifeHacker / 11h
The Skullcandy Push Active wireless earbuds are currently on sale for $39.88, down from $79.99. That's a 50% discount for earbuds that are reportedly great for workouts, with ear hooks that keep them snug during exercise (though they might not be the most comfortable if you wear glasses)—and you can wear them to the gym or for a jog outside without worrying about sweat or water damage. Their IP55


ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions
Wired / 11h
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s one-year contract with Paragon’s US subsidiary comes amid the Biden administration’s years-long crackdown on commercial spyware vendors.


Docker API targeted by cryptojacking campaign looking to build mega botnet
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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Hackers have been spotted using the Docker Engine API to target various containers with cryptojackers and other malware . Cybersecurity researchers at Datadog, who recently observed one such campaign and reported on it in an in-depth analysis, noted the criminals first looked for internet-exposed Docker Engine APIs that are not password-protected, using different internet scanning tools. Then, th


Wall Street in Your Pocket: The Tykr Stock Screener App Will Teach You to Earn Back the Money You Spent on Its Lifetime Plan
Gizmodo / 11h
Save 83% and an additional $30 when you sign up for the Tykr Stock Screener premium plan lifetime subscription with this code.


Scream 7 Finally Has a Release Date, But It’s a Long Wait
Gizmodo / 11h
Development on the film was controversial, but now we'll see Neve Campbell and Ghostface back in 2026.


Car dealers renew their opposition to EV mandates
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) A group of more than 5,000 car dealers have made public their worries about a lack of demand for electric vehicles. Earlier this year the group lobbied the White House to water down impending federal fuel efficiency regulations that would require automakers to sell many more EVs . Now, they're sounding an alarm over impending EV mandates, particularl


eBay listings for banned chemicals shielded by Section 230, judge rules
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff | Getty Images News ) eBay has defeated a lawsuit that the US Department of Justice raised last fall, which alleged that eBay violated environmental protection and public safety laws by allowing users to sell hundreds of thousands of banned products. Among products targeted by the DOJ suit were at least 343,011 "aftermarket products for motor vehicles" use


Cruising during hurricane season: What to know — and should you go?
The Points Guy / 11h
Veteran cruisers know that fall is a great time to snag a deal on a cruise to the Caribbean or Bahamas. But the deals come with a big caveat: Fall is hurricane season in these regions, and there’s a chance a hurricane or tropical storm could disrupt your sailing. During most years, at least a few fall cruises are affected by storms. In some years, dozens of voyages are affected. Still, even durin


The Best Cell Phone Plans of 2024
How-To Geek / 11h
A reliable cell phone plan is a modern-day necessity. The best plans allow you to enjoy maximum talk, text and data. We cover the six best cell phone plans for individuals and groups with different talk, text, and data needs.


Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma
36TechCrunch / 11h
Durk Kingma, one of the lesser-known co-founders of OpenAI, today announced that he’ll be joining Anthropic. In a series of posts on X, Kingma revealed that he’ll be working mostly remotely, from the Netherlands (where he’s based), but didn’t say which Anthropic org he’ll be joining — or leading. Reached for comment, an Anthropic spokesperson […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For person


Snapchat allowed sextortion, grooming to proliferate, lawsuit claims
Mashable / 11h
Snapchat (Snap) has been deceptively marketing itself to young people despite monumental risks of sexual scams (sextortion), according to New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres. The state filed a lawsuit against the platform in early September , alleging it did not do enough to warn users of online risks despite employees waving red flags. New Mexico's suit claims that the platform weighed the c


Instagram launches 'best practices' to help creators
Mashable / 11h
Instagram 's professional dashboard is getting an update. If you have a professional Instagram account — if you're a creator, an actor, a writer, a business, or any of the other dozens of options to choose from — your account looks a bit different than a typical Instagram account. You can have a little hyperlinked tag under your name on your profile, you can see analytics about your grid and stor


Astronomers Spot Mysterious Planet Orbiting the Closest Single Star
Futurism / 11h
Sub-Earth Signal Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have confirmed that Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Solar System lying just six light years away, has a planet of its own. At half the mass of Venus — or about three times the mass of Mars — the exoplanet, dubbed Barnard b, is considered a sub-Earth. It orbits its star at an extremely close distance, circling it i


Ooni's Karu 2 Pro pizza oven has app connectivity and a bigger window
Engadget / 11h
Ooni's pizza ovens are popular choices for baking restaurant-quality pies at home. In fact, the Karu 16 is my top pick for a multi-fuel option in our best pizza ovens guide. That model is spacious, accommodating 16-inch pizzas and allowing you to bake and roast thanks to the extra vertical space. The Karu 16 has been around for a while now, so Ooni has taken the opportunity to give it a big overh


AWS debuts new, home-grown, 192-cores Graviton4 CPUs that can support up to 3TB of RAM as it nibbles away Intel and AMD's memory advantage
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
At its AWS re:Invent 2023 event in November 2023, CEO Adam Selipsky unveiled the company's Graviton4 chips , built on Arm’s “Demeter” Neoverse V2 core. These new processors were claimed to offer up to 30% better compute performance, 50% more cores, and 75% more memory bandwidth than the Graviton3 processors, aimed at boosting memory-optimized and compute-heavy workloads. Graviton4-powered R8g ins


Save big on mattresses, smart bulbs and more with the best Amazon Basics deals
Mashable / 11h
Best Amazon Basics Deals Best Amazon Basics Deal Amazon Basics Cooling Gel-Infused Memory Foam Mattress $286.52 at Amazon (Save $87.10) Best Amazon Basics Keyboard Deal Amazon Basics Digital 88-Key Keyboard $163.59 at Amazon (Save $28.90) Best Amazon Basics Smart Bulb Deal Amazon Basics Smart A19 LED Light Bulb 4-Pack $29.69 at Amazon (Save $12.30) Just like your favorite retailer has its own sto


reMarkable Paper Pro review: Writing in color is nice, but it'll cost you
Engadget / 12h
It’s wild to think the reMarkable 2 debuted in March 2020 , a time now more famous for other reasons. A lot has changed in the four-plus years since, and now it’s time for its successor, the reMarkable Paper Pro . The third-generation, distraction-free writing slate gets a color e-paper display as well as a raft of other equally notable improvements. That includes a bigger screen, faster internal


Southwest sale: 40% off travel through early 2025
22The Points Guy / 12h
It’s the airline that just keeps on giving: Southwest Airlines is back with another deal . The carrier is offering flights up to 40% off for travel throughout the continental U.S., plus Puerto Rico and Hawaii , among other destinations. Use the code “SAVEWOW” through Thursday for 40% off of travel through March 2025. Deal basics Airline : Southwest Airlines Routes : Across Southwest’s network How


How Ubisoft Learned Its Lesson After Killing Online Racing Game 'The Crew'
How-To Geek / 12h
It's no fun when a game you love becomes unplayable. It's frustrating when you can't buy a game legally anymore, or when the hardware is old and hard to come by. But what's most baffling is when a publisher shuts down a perfectly good gamejust like Ubisoft did with The Crew .


Direct ocean capture may be the next frontier for carbon removal
TechCrunch / 12h
Amsterdam-based Brineworks, a company specializing in seawater electrolysis technology, says its innovative method is expected to cost under $100 per ton of CO2 at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Plant These Colorful Winter Shrubs Now
LifeHacker / 12h
We're entering the time of year when seasonal depression becomes a problem for many people, and your garden is likely experiencing similar vibes: The leaves are falling, your shrubs are bare, and the ground has been left barren as the annuals and perennials die back. Saddest of all are the shadiest spots in your garden, particularly the understory (the space under your trees), which has become a


The Best Early Prime Day LEGO Sales
LifeHacker / 12h
My kids are obsessed with LEGO, but our family's budget can rarely cover the price of the sets they want. To make things worse, the Denmark-based plastic brick manufacturer doesn't put its products on sale very often. Right now, however, several sets are discounted in the days leading up to Prime Day, with everything from Star Wars to Harry Potter making the cut. Most of the deals are small, but


2 buzzworthy hotels in New Orleans are now part of World of Hyatt
33The Points Guy / 12h
Two of the trendiest hotels in New Orleans are now officially part of World of Hyatt . Maison Metier (formerly Maison de la Luz) and The Barnett (formerly Ace Hotel New Orleans) became Hyatt-affiliated hotels earlier this year, but World of Hyatt members weren’t able to enjoy the perks and loyalty credits associated with the program until this week. Now, Maison Metier and The Barnett are part of


October’s New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Releases Are Here to Haunt Your Bookshelf
Gizmodo / 12h
New tales from Alan Moore, Olivie Blake, Neal Stephenson, Jeff VanderMeer, Nick Cutter, and so many more.


OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developers
40TechCrunch / 12h
It’s been a tumultuous week for OpenAI, full of executive departures and major fundraising developments, but the startup is back at it, trying to convince developers to build tools with its AI models at its 2024 DevDay. The company announced several new tools Tuesday, including a public beta of its “Realtime API”, for building apps […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only


Gemini Live Is Now Free for Everybody, So Go Talk to Your Phone
Gizmodo / 12h
The feature was previously limited to Gemini Advanced users. Plus: You can't escape the dawn of voiceover AI on Windows with Copilot Voice.


The Bose SoundLink Home brings ‘premium’ audio to a small and portable package
26Engadget / 12h
Bose launched a new wireless portable speaker on Tuesday. The SoundLink Home is a relatively small addition to the lineup with “premium sound” and around nine hours of battery life for $219. The SoundLink Home is quite “mini” for a home-branded speaker: 8.5 inches high, 4.4 inches wide and 2.3 inches deep. It weighs 1.93 lbs (0.88 kg). It shouldn’t be hard to tote it from room to room or find an


Microsoft's AI Copilot makeover lets it see and speak
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant has a sleek new look and a slew of new and enhanced features. The tech giant is clearly keen to get more people to use its AI tools and to make it as much a part of people's lives as possible. It's a strategy pursued by Google and Microsoft's other AI rivals as well. To stand out, Microsoft gave Copilot a makeover regarding how you engage with the AI and its capab


Attention Prime members: get the Amazon Echo Show 5 with the Blink Outdoor 4 camera for 68% off
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $129.99: The bundled Amazon Echo Show 5 and Blink Outdoor 4 camera are on sale for Prime members for just $59.99. That's a 68% discount off the normal bundle price of $189.98. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Echo Show 5 + Blink Outdoor 4 $59.99 at Amazon $189.98 Save $129.99 Prime-member exclusive deal Amazon is bringing out all the generous gifts in October for Prime members. No


Now You Can Speak Directly to Microsoft's Copilot AI
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft rolled out a slew of new features for its Copilot chatbot on Tuesday, including the ability to speak to the AI directly as you would another person, and without the need for text-based input prompts.


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: First Solar and its advanced solar panels
MIT Technology Review / 12h
First Solar is expanding production of its thin-film solar cells and opening new factories to meet a surge of demand. Meanwhile, it’s investing in perovskites—tiny crystalline materials that many view as a key solar technology of the future. The world needs more electricity than ever , as the AI boom puts intense demand on data centers and more heat waves increase the use of air-conditioning. To


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Electric Hydrogen and its push to mass-produce a carbon-free fuel
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Large swaths of the global economy are nearly impossible to electrify but could run on low-emissions hydrogen, helping the world transition away from fossil fuels. Electric Hydrogen is working toward more efficient, affordable production of green hydrogen. Electric Hydrogen is striving to develop production methods that make it easier and more affordable to generate huge amounts of green hydrogen


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Pivot Bio and its nitrogen-delivering microbes
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Pivot Bio is using genetically edited microbes to deliver just the right amount of nitrogen to crops, cutting climate emissions without reducing agricultural yields. The development of synthetic fertilizer was one of the great achievements of the last century, providing an abundant source of nitrogen that boosted crop yields and helped feed a growing global population. But the product is also a c


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Sun King connects low-income households to clean energy
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Sun King is helping poor households across Asia and Africa access reliable, clean power and healthier ways of cooking. Accessing clean sources of energy has always been a challenge for low-income communities worldwide, given the high up-front costs. At least hundreds of millions of people around the world have unreliable or no access to the electricity grid, forcing many of them to spend as much


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ceibo and its copper mining tech
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Ceibo seeks to eliminate a major potential speed bump for the clean-energy transition: the looming global copper shortage. The firm’s low-impact extraction technology targets ores that aren’t economical to mine today but could help meet the copper demands of an electrified world. Copper wires form the backbone of the clean-energy economy, connecting cars, buildings, and factories to the grid. Cop


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Rondo Energy and its hot bricks
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Rondo Energy is supplying cheap, zero-emissions heat to factories to replace fossil-fuel-powered boilers, furnaces, and kilns. Its approach of using bricks and iron wire to provide a steady supply of hot air or steam stands out for its simplicity and potential to scale. Finding a clean way to produce the large amounts of heat required for industrial processes is one of the biggest unsolved climat


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: LanzaJet and its next-generation jet fuel
MIT Technology Review / 12h
LanzaJet is making next-generation aviation fuel without fossil fuels. The company recently opened the world’s first commercial-scale production facility that turns alcohol into jet fuel and plans to produce up to 9 million gallons each year. LanzaJet wants to cut aviation’s climate impact by rethinking where jet fuel comes from. Today, hopping on a plane means burning huge amounts of fossil fuel


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: BYD and its affordable EVs
MIT Technology Review / 12h
It may not yet be a household name, but BYD is gaining recognition outside China for its affordable and accessible EVs. Despite regulatory scrutiny in the West, it’s determined to lower the boundaries to manufacturing and transporting its vehicles across the globe. Five years ago, BYD was just another Chinese carmaker in a crowded field. Since then, the Shenzhen-based company has rapidly become t


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Gogoro and its battery-swapping network for electric scooters
40MIT Technology Review / 12h
Electric vehicles can take a long time to charge up, and places to do so can be hard to find. Gogoro’s innovative technology offers a quick and easy way to swap drained batteries for charged ones at a growing number of stations worldwide. When a magnitude 7.4 earthquake rolled through Taiwan in April, it was the biggest to hit the island in more than a century. Hundreds of Gogoro battery-charging


2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Pano AI and its fire-detecting AI
MIT Technology Review / 12h
Pano AI is helping communities spot fires faster, enabling firefighters to put out small blazes before they grow into infernos. The four-year-old startup installs networks of rotating cameras in high vantage points throughout forests, grasslands, and other areas with high fire risk. Each station can capture ultra-high-definition video within a 10-mile radius, as well as infrared readings that can


Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers
24TechCrunch / 12h
The new capability, rolling out Tuesday, will help advertisers who want to enhance their Pinterest Product Pins (ads) and attract more clicks, according to Pinterest. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


I've just added a mafia musical and dark comedy to my Netflix watch list after watching the trailers for Emilia Pérez and No Good Deed
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A musical crime saga and a black comedy series that feels like a realtors nightmare is going straight onto my Netflix watch list after the best streaming service released two new trailers for Emilia Pérez and No Good Deed. Both titles look like the next big comedies I’ve been waiting for but with very different plots. Emilia Pérez is a genre-bending musical odyssey as it follows cartel leader Emi


Scientists Say Furious Black Hole Making Nearby Stars Explode
61Futurism / 12h
Jet Set Radio Black holes are some of the most destructive objects in the universe — but it's not just their terrifying gravity you should fear. Brooding at the heart of the galaxy M87, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have imaged a supermassive black hole that's shooting out a veritable death beam of energy so intense, it's causing stars along its path to explode. This "jet," as it's


Notorious Evil Corp Hackers Targeted NATO Allies for Russian Intelligence
Wired / 12h
UK law enforcement and international partners have released new details about the cybercriminal gang Evil Corp, including its use of the Lockbit ransomware platform and ties to Russian intelligence.


Boses New SoundLink Speaker Has a Hint of Retro
How-To Geek / 12h
Bose has released two new Bluetooth speakers, the SoundLink Home and the SoundLink Flex (2nd gen). The SoundLink Home is made for indoors while the SoundLink Flex (2nd gen) is a portable Bluetooth speaker for outdoor and on-the-go use.


Clean Up Cluttered Web Pages With Safaris Distraction Control on Mac
How-To Geek / 12h
Apples Safari browser now gives you even more say in how you view a web page. Distraction Control lets you pick and choose website elements to hide, from an easy to use point and click interface. It even gives you a satisfying animation in the process.


Labor Board Accuses Apple of Implementing Illegal Policies for All Employees Nationwide
Gizmodo / 12h
The latest complaint from the National Labor Relations Board adds to a list of charges brought against the tech giant for anti-union activity at specific stores.


Tuesday’s Solar Eclipse Might Be the Worst One Yet
31Gizmodo / 12h
The upcoming annular eclipse will block out only a small portion of the Sun, and almost no one will be able to see it.


Welcome to the 'Lover Girl' dating era. It's time to embrace romance.
Mashable / 12h
What's your favourite season? Mine's the 'Lover Girl' era. Don't worry, this dating trend isn't a catchy buzzword to describe bad behaviour . Rather refreshingly, it describes people who proudly call themselves romantic, those who are embracing their soppy side — something that's historically been regarded as a bit cringe, or something we should hide. The Lover Girl dating trend is about tossing


What caused the Verizon outage yesterday? What we know.
Mashable / 12h
On Monday, tens of thousands of Americans were hit hard by a widespread Verizon outage , leaving the network offline for several hours. While the issue has since been resolved, the frustration lingers for healthcare workers, students, and countless others who rely on their cell service. The big question now: what caused it? According to telecom experts that spoke with CNN , these outages are usua


The first new Game Pass titles for October include Inscryption and Sifu
Engadget / 12h
While there's a much bigger title coming to the service later in the month, Xbox has revealed the first five Game Pass additions for October. Among them are some newcomers to the new Game Pass Standard tier. Baseball sim MLB The Show 24 and the enjoyable narrative game Open Roads were already on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass for Console (which is no longer available unless you we


Bing Will Get More AI Search Results to Match Google
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft started rolling out generative AI-powered search results in Bing earlier this year. The company is now updating the behavior to provide more in-depth answers.


Meta Orion AR Glasses: everything we know about the game-changing prototype
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Meta’s first AR glasses have broken cover in the form of the game-changing Orion prototype. These glasses won’t ever be available to sale, but Meta says they’re the precursor to consumer AR Glasses. And based on what we've seen they could be the world's best AR glasses when they launch. Those consumer AR glasses are likely a few years away, but thanks to Meta Connect 2024 and what Meta staff have


PayPal wants to share your data – unless you do this
38TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Another week, another online service tried to silently change its data collection and sharing practices by default. The good news is that you still have time to opt out before any of your information gets automatically given away without your consent. As per PayPal's policy updates page (issued on September 23 for US users), the service is set to exchange your data with third-party merchants "to


US labor board accuses Apple of violating employees’ rights
Engadget / 12h
Apple has been in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since 2022 when the company was accused of union-busting . It agreed to review its labor practices last January, but the NLRB determined that Apple had violated workers’ rights soon after . Today, the NLRB strikes again, accusing Apple of anti-union practices, denying employees the right to discuss wages and even signing i


Blink Video Doorbell: Your Lifesaver for Just $29 on Amazon—50% Off Ahead of Prime Day
Gizmodo / 12h
Enhanced home security with the Blink Video Doorbell, an Amazon device now just $29.


Snipping Tool in Windows 11 Is Getting Another Update
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft is adding the ability to set a capture folder for the Snipping Tool in Windows to automatically save your screenshots and screen recordings instead of the default one.


To build a giant sheep, man spends 10 years smuggling, cloning, and inseminating
26Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A male argali sheep in the wild. (credit: Getty Images) Readers of a certain age might remember Dolly , a Finn-Dorset sheep born in 1996 to three mothers and some proud Scottish scientists. Dolly generated global headlines just by being alive, as she was the first mammal to be cloned using DNA taken from body (somatic) cells. In this form of cloning, a somatic cell provides the cloned a


Windows 11 24H2, the biggest update in two years, starts rolling out today
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Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft will begin rolling this year's annual Windows 11 update out to consumers starting today, the company announced at a Windows- and Copilot-centric event today. The Windows 11 2024