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Notorious hacker group doxxes ICE and FBI officials in new leak, report says200+Mashable / 11hHundreds of U.S. government officials with the FBI, ICE, and the DOJ have allegedly had their personal information doxxed by a notorious hacker group. Members of the group known as the Com, a community of hackers with ties to another well-known hacking collective, Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, are currently sharing the leaked data on private Telegram channels. As 404 Media reports, it's unclear howThe Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat Isn’t the Future—It’s Now200+Gizmodo / 9hIt's our racist, fascist reality. And it's not going away anytime soon.Meta is axing the Messenger app on Mac and and Windows, but hasn’t told us why21Latest from TechRadar / 17hOn December 15, Meta will be shutting down its Messenger apps on Mac and Windows for good.Hurdle hints and answers for October 18, 2025Mashable / 24minIf you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can giveHow to watch the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Australia online for freeMashable / 24minTL;DR: Live stream the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Australia for free on ServusTV . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Marc Márquez sealed the 2025 title at the Japanese Grand Prix , but there's no reason to stop tuning into the remainder of 2025 MotoGP season. There'a a lot of racing left to enjoy, with scores to settle and rankings to climb. Next, theMoon phase today: What the moon will look like on October 18Mashable / 24minThere's only a small crescent of moon visible tonight, so there's not a whole lot to see. This will be the case for the next few days as we approach, and pass, the New Moon. What is today’s moon phase? As of Saturday, Oct. 18, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. Tonight, only 8% will be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation . There's not much to see tonight, however if you have a pairNYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 18, 2025Mashable / 2hThe NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're a cinephile. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games 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 hintNYT Strands hints, answers for October 18, 2025Mashable / 2hToday's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're never on time. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. TWordle today: Answer, hints for October 18, 2025Mashable / 2hToday's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're seeking shelter. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today'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, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT ConnectioNYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 18, 2025Mashable / 2hToday's Connections: Sports Edition requires expertise in women's tennis. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set ofNYT Pips hints, answers for October 18, 2025Mashable / 2hHappy Thursday and welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. HHow to watch New Zealand v England T20 series 2025 for FREE: live streams, schedule, teamsLatest from TechRadar / 2hWe'll show you all the ways you can watch New Zealand v England T20 live streams from anywhere in the world and potentially for free.Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocatesTechCrunch / 3hThe White House's David Sacks and OpenAI's Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety.Nano Banana's AI will soon fill Google Messages with custom memesLatest from TechRadar / 3hGoogle’s popular Nano Banana image generator is being integrated into Google Messages.Poland Has No Income Tax to Parents to 2 or More ChildrenNext Big Future / 3hPoland is getting serious about declining fertility rates which hit a record low of 1.16 births per woman in 2024. On October 16, 2025, Polish President Karol Nawrocki signed the PIT Zero for Large Families initiative into law. It exempts parents raising at least two children from personal income tax (PIT). This builds on earlier ... Read moreToshiba plans 40TB HDD in 2027 with 12 platters - but I fear it is way too little, way too lateLatest from TechRadar / 4hAs Toshiba plans a 40TB 12-disk HDD for 2027, Seagate’s own roadmap shows it racing ahead.The Kremlin Wants Elon Musk to Build a Tunnel From Russia to the U.S.200+Gizmodo / 4hRussia is probably just trolling, but who knows what could happen in our upside down world?Good Luck Trying To See Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ in Theaters This WeekendGizmodo / 4hThe Netflix list of approved theaters is a mystery to unravel, but at least there's a dedicated ticketing website to check before the film hits the streamer November 7.The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 awards were dominated by one pro camera – and it isn’t the one you might expectLatest from TechRadar / 5hWildlife Photographer Of The Year 2025 finalists chose this one standout Canon camera the most, and it's not even a flagship modelIHG Premier Card 165K Offer Ends 9 A.M. 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Continue reading ...Hi-fi legend Quad's new super-powerful, super-connected stereo amp could be all the amp you need for the rest of your lifeLatest from TechRadar / 5hMoney No Object: Quad launches its "finest-ever" integrated amp, and it's future-proofed in a ton of waysWith deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump’s “compact” to remake higher edArs Technica - All content / 6hEarlier this month, the Trump administration made nine elite universities an offer they couldn’t refuse : bring in more conservatives while shutting down “institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas,” give up control of admissions and hiring decisions, agree to “biological” definitions of sex and gender, don’t raise tuition for five yVaginal condition treatment update: Men should get treated, tooArs Technica - All content / 6hFor some cases of bacterial vaginosis, treatment should include a package deal, doctors now say. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) updated its clinical guidance Friday to fit with recent data indicating that treatment for recurring bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women is significantly more effective if their male partners are also treated at the same time—with both an oralRing cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcementArs Technica - All content / 6hLaw enforcement agencies will soon have easier access to footage captured by Amazon’s Ring smart cameras. In a partnership announced this week, Amazon will allow approximately 5,000 local law enforcement agencies to request access to Ring camera footage via surveillance platforms from Flock Safety . Ring cooperating with law enforcement and the reported use of Flock technologies by federal agenciThe Biggest Fall Deals at Home Depot (2025)Wired / 6hThis fall, The Home Depot cut prices on bedding, cutlery, rugs, and Milwaukee power tools. 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The trade-off, however, comes at the expense of passengers' recline ... unless they're willing to spendThe Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 looks to have had a long-term price drop – is it finally worth buying?Latest from TechRadar / 6hThe Hori Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have had its price cut for good, but I can kinda see why.Dyson's champagne-inspired Airwrap colorway is the classiest festive limited edition I've ever seenLatest from TechRadar / 6hAmber Silk the latest elegant theme to join Dyson's haircare range.The Final Seasons of ‘Strange New Worlds’ Will Move Away From ‘Outlier’ Episodes43Gizmodo / 6hExpect more action and adventure in the classic 'Star Trek' style, and occasionally a puppet, as 'Strange New Worlds' begins coming into spacedock for its final end.How to Use the UNIQUE Function in Microsoft ExcelHow-To Geek / 6hMicrosoft Excel's UNIQUE function does exactly as its name suggests—it extracts unique values from an array. In other words, you'll only see each value once in the result, even if it appears multiple times in the source. Let's look at how it works, how to use it, and how to avoid certain pitfalls.Most Efficient Rocket Engine Ever Flown Will Enable Affordable Mach 9 Hypersonic SpeedNext Big Future / 6hVenus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, which is approximately 6,900 mph. While its cruise speed is planned to be around Mach 4-5, the engine combination ... Read moreAnduril Eagle Eye Helmet Gives Superpowers – AI Perception Augmentation and Fire Control of Unmanned VehiclesNext Big Future / 6hEagleEye is a family of Warfighter Augments, powered by Lattice, that equip warfighters with enhanced perception, lethal connectivity, heightened survivability, and mission planning to see the fight earlier, decide faster, and act with better information. EagleEye consists of heads-up displays, integrated helmets, and compute armor — all architected from the ground up to meet fit ... Read moreTesla’s Unsupervised FSD BOMBSHELL in Q4. Stock Explodes 4% as Elon Crushes Q3 EarningsNext Big Future / 6hTesla’s imminent wide release of FSD (Full Self-Driving) update to version 14.1.2. Some testers believe FSD 14.X will enable unsupervised driving by December. Chuck Cook is confident about FSD progress. Backseat driving demos could supercharge word-of-mouth sales, making FSD irresistible and potentially overwhelming Tesla’s production capacity. Today’s stock rally (from ~$423 to $440), attributingMeta’s Upcoming AI Parental Controls Are Too Little, Too LateLifehacker / 6hDid you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . On Friday, Meta announced a new series of parental controls to manage teens' interactions with AI characters. On the surface, it seems like a good idea. In reality, however, it's too little, too late. Here's the upshot: Next year,Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasn’t taken it downTechCrunch / 7hThe video was posted Friday on the Senate Republicans' X account. According to X’s policies, the platform prohibits “deceptively shar[ing] synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.” Harmful content includes media that could “mislead people” or “cause significant confusion on public issues.”Apple's New M5 Chip Might Actually Be Pretty GoodHow-To Geek / 7hApple just unveiled the next generation of M-series chips, which will power the new MacBook Pro as well as the latest generation of the iPad Pro. And it's pretty good. So good, in fact, that it appears to even outperform Apple's very best chips from last generation.This Bulletproof Hybrid Proves Japanese Cars Still Rule Reliability in 2025How-To Geek / 7hWhen someone asks what the most reliable Japanese car is, most people instantly say “ Toyota .” Fair enough—they’ve earned that rep.SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequenciesEngadget / 7hSpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it's not supposed to use, NPR reports . Starshield is a classified version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite network offered on contract to government agencies "to support national security efforts," according to the company's website . The report is based on fiWe're entering a new age of AI moderation, but it may be too late to rein in the chatbot beastLatest from TechRadar / 7hRecent changes to AI chatbots and access to them point to a recalibrated approach, but is it too little, too late?CNN Is Trying to Sell a Streaming Service Again (Only More Expensive This Time)39Gizmodo / 7hGiving the Quibi of news one more try.Amex CEO Reports Explosive Platinum Card Growth, $10 Billion In Annual Fees, And Hints At An Even More Ultra-Premium Card ComingView from the Wing / 7hAmerican Express CEO Steve Squeri says Platinum card growth has surged to record levels, generating $10 billion a year in fees. He also hinted that Amex may soon introduce an even more exclusive ultra-premium card. Continue reading ...‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club Catch-Up: Season 4Gizmodo / 7hGet caught up before 'Stranger Things' season 5, part one, premieres on November 26.Which credit card should you use for IHG stays?The Points Guy Articles / 7hIf you're planning your next trip and have your eyes set on an IHG hotel , it's natural for you to assume the best option for paying may be with an IHG One Rewards cobranded card. That's not a bad idea, since you will automatically receive high earning rates and program-specific perks, such as elite status , when you hold an IHG credit card . But here's some expert-level advice: A cobranded cardNetflix could change streaming for good with new movie The Perfect Neighbor – and it’s already got 100% on Rotten TomatoesLatest from TechRadar / 7hFed up with Netflix documentary formats? The Perfect Neighbor is about to change everything.I tried the AirPods Pro 3 – they’re fantastic, but I wouldn’t trade in my Pro 2Latest from TechRadar / 7hApple's third-generation of AirPods arrived to much acclaim, and having now listened to them, it's just highlighted how good the previous model still is.Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco1KNYT > Technology / 8hMarc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.Citi AAdvantage Business Card Limited Time 75K Bonus Miles Offer88One Mile at a Time / 8hLink: Learn more about the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® The Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® is American’s primary co-branded business credit card. We recently saw an excellent limited time welcome offer introduced on this card, making it a great time to apply. There’s no reason not to pick up some AAdvantage miles, if eligible! Citi AAdvantage BusinessSome of Our Favorite Noise-Canceling Headphones Are $100 Off if You Act FastWired / 8hThe Bose QuietComfort Ultra get a rare discount until the end of the day.Here's What's New With Veo 3.1, Google's Latest AI Video ModelLifehacker / 8hDid you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . OpenAI's new Sora app has been the main focus concerning hyper-realistic AI slop over the past few weeks. Sora makes it all too easy for users to generate short-form videos that seem real enough to most people, including videos thaHow to Make Your Own ‘Celebrity Elevator Selfie’Lifehacker / 8hDid you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . If you've been anywhere near TikTok lately, you've likely seen the proliferation of posts of people posing with celebrities in elevators, like this one . They are, of course, fake—products of AI image generation tools—but it's a fuAAdvantage members have a new points option for flights within South AmericaThe Points Guy Articles / 8hAmerican Airlines AAdvantage loyalty members have a new way to travel within South America. Travelers can now use points to book flights on Chilean discounter JetSmart via American's website. This closes one of the last remaining gaps in the carriers' partnership, where AAdvantage members could book JetSmart flights but only on the budget carrier's website . The move comes four years after AmericAI Is Killing Wikipedia’s Human TrafficGizmodo / 8hWikipedia’s human traffic is declining as more people rely on AI tools for answers.Police Issue Warning About “AI Homeless Man” PrankFuturism / 8hAI-powered deepfake tech has come a very long way. Unsurprisingly, teens have been using the tech to prank their friends and family. The latest hoax involves kids sending their parents AI-manipulated pictures of them welcoming homeless men into their houses — prompting widespread alarm and even 911 calls, as NBC News reports . This new AI homeless man trend is fantastic had to get my wee sister tHow ‘Black Phone 2’ Resurrected the GrabberGizmodo / 8hDirector Scott Derrickson reveals the idea that sparked the sequel—and let him bring back Ethan Hawke's deceased villain.Facebook's latest AI feature can scan your phone's camera rollEngadget / 8hA Facebook feature that scans your phone's photo library to make AI collages and edits is now available in North America. Meta tested it earlier this year. It's an opt-in feature, but the company may train its models on your media if you use its AI editing or share the results. From a user experience perspective, the idea is to help you find "hidden gems" in your library and turn them into somethDead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids41Ars Technica - All content / 8hIn 1890, a German scientist named Robert Koch thought he’d invented a cure for tuberculosis, a substance derived from the infecting bacterium itself that he dubbed Tuberculin. His substance didn’t actually cure anyone, but it was eventually widely used as a diagnostic skin test . Koch’s successful failure is just one of the many colorful cases featured in Dead Ends! Flukes, Flops, and Failures thAustralia's Made a House-Printing Robot—And of Course It's a SpiderHow-To Geek / 8hIf you haven't been following international news too closely, you might not be aware that our friends down-under have a massive housing crisis. Then again, who doesn't? However, what makes the Australian story a little different from the rest of the world is how one company aims to solve the issue—spiders.Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land20TechCrunch / 8hIf you're wondering why AI companies are pursuing this path, they'll tell you it's not just about electricity — it's about beating China.The M3 iPad Air Is $300 Off Right NowLifehacker / 8hWe may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . When the latest iPad Air with the M3 chip came out in March, Lifehacker Senior Tech Editor Jake Peterson wRing's latest partnership allows police to request camera footage through FlockEngadget / 8hAmazon's Ring brand is entering into a new partnership with surveillance company Flock Safety to make it possible for law enforcement to request footage from smart doorbell owners. The move is part of a pivot back to collaborating with police, after Ring spent several years distancing itself and its products from law enforcement agencies. As part of the partnership, "public safety agencies" usingDid Space Debris Hit A United Flight Over The Rockies Thursday? Here’s What We Know So FarView from the Wing / 9hA United flight from Denver to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City on Thursday. The airline reported that flight 1093 made the decision to address a crack in one layer of its windshield. But, based on a photo shared by aviation watchdog JonNYC , was the plane actually hit by space debris? Continue reading ...NATO Tests ‘Unjammable, Undetectable’ Laser Comms at Sea—and It Worked24Gizmodo / 9hThe system, deployed for a major NATO naval exercise, adeptly handled sensitive communication sequences.HTC Is Not Dead Yet, Shows off a Bunch of New PhonesHow-To Geek / 9hIf there’s one brand that all long-time Android users know, it’s HTC. Technically, HTC never went away, but most people have forgotten about it. Seemingly out of nowhere, a whole new line of HTC Wildfire phones was just shown off.Meta Ray-Ban Display review: Chunky frames with impressive abilitiesEngadget / 9hI've been wearing the $800 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses daily for ten days and I'm still a bit conflicted. On one hand, I'm still not entirely comfortable with how they look. I've worn them on the bus, at the office, on walks around my neighborhood and during hangouts with friends. Each time, I'm very aware that I probably look a bit strange. On the other hand, there's a lot I really like about uM5 benchmark leak shows Apple's CPU outgunning Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon X2 Elite ExtremeLatest from TechRadar / 9hThe vanilla M5 is looking like an impressive performer, stoking expectations for the M5 Pro and Max.Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy programTechCrunch / 9hThe loan guarantee will backstop $1.6 billion for AEP, one of the nation's largest utilities, as it seeks to modernize a portion of its transmissions lines.How to save hundreds on flights with the Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Companion FareThe Points Guy Articles / 9hSome of the most valuable perks on select airline credit cards are companion certificate benefits . Companion certificates allow you to bring a friend or family member along at a steep discount (or, in some cases, nearly free) when you book a qualifying ticket. If you're looking to fly with Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines , two Atmos Rewards cards provide excellent companion benefits. The Atmos™ RewaLive Sports Are No Longer Live Thanks to Extremely Long AdsFuturism / 9hIf you follow major league sports in the US, you know you have to sit through an astronomical number of ads. The average NFL TV broadcast features only 11 minutes of actual game time, but a full hour of commercials. Basketball fans have to sit through 90 — yes, you read that right — 30-second ad spots for every NBA broadcast. Not even radio is safe: one analysis of MLB radio broadcasts found thatThe ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Won’t Just Be More ‘Stranger Things’Gizmodo / 9hMatt and Ross Duffer want you to know they aren't planning on taking a 'Star Wars'-style approach to their creation.Should AI do everything? OpenAI thinks soTechCrunch / 9hSilicon Valley’s rule? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, it’s becoming clearer who the industry thinks should shape AI development. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff discuss how the line between innovation and responsibility […]Looks Like JD Vance Didn’t Get the Memo That This Admin Hates AI Guardrails59Gizmodo / 9hWonder what's in JD's ChatGPT history.This ASUS NUC Tiny PC Has a Powerful AMD Ryzen ChipHow-To Geek / 9hA lot of high-powered mini PCs out there are powered by Intel chips. And while I'm not an Intel hater, I'm more of an AMD guy. Which is why I'm particularly happy to see that ASUS is launching a brand new ROG tiny PC—powered by one of the best mobile AMD chips out there.AI Prompt Files Uplevels Everyone AI ProductivityNext Big Future / 9hAI productivity has been heavily dependent on prompt abilities and how people gave instructions to AI. Claude has introduced skill files (portable to other LLM- large language models): Automatically invoke predefined capabilities when a relevant task is mentioned Handle multi-step projects like job candidate research, spreadsheet automation, or report generation using stored logic Provide consisteThe US and Saudi Arabia just derailed a global plan to cut shipping emissionsEngadget / 10hThe US and Saudi Arabia have managed to derail negotiations regarding a landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions, according to a report by the BBC . The deal had already been approved and would have made shipping the world's first industry to adopt internationally mandated emissions guidelines. Representatives from more than 100 countries had gathered in London to formally approve the so-caMiami Has a New Cop on the Beat: A Drone-Launching Police Car That Can Drive Itself21Gizmodo / 10hWe're headed towards a real life Robocop.Atmos Rewards Credit Card Bonus Offers & Eligibility Rules ExplainedOne Mile at a Time / 10hLink: Learn more about the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite ® Credit Card , Atmos™ Rewards Ascent Visa Signature ® Credit Card , or Atmos™ Rewards Visa Signature® Business Card We recently saw Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines completely overhaul their credit card portfolio, with the launch of the Atmos Rewards program . The program has three co-branded credit cards — the Atmos™ Rewards SuTwitch rule-breakers, rejoice: Targeted enforcement will replace blanket bansEngadget / 10hThe 10th TwitchCon is underway. The weekend's opening keynote covered new features for streamers and some enforcement changes. As for the latter, Twitch is, in most cases, moving away from blanket bans and toward targeted enforcement. So, a chat violation may not affect an account's ability to stream, or vice versa. Dual-format streaming, which lets you go live in vertical and horizontal views atBig Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”Ars Technica - All content / 10hTexas is being sued by a Big Tech lobby group over the state’s new law that will require app stores to verify users’ ages and impose restrictions on users under 18. “The Texas App Store Accountability Act imposes a broad censorship regime on the entire universe of mobile apps,” the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said yesterday in a lawsuit . “In a misguided attempt to proteTeen sues to destroy the nudify app that left her in constant fear68Ars Technica - All content / 10hOne of the earliest teen victims bullied by fake nudes has sued to destroy the app she said left her living in “constant fear.” In her complaint , the teen—who was granted anonymity as a 17-year-old minor—accused ClothOff of intentionally making it easy to generate and distribute child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), as well as nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) of adults. She also alleged thatNASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad20Ars Technica - All content / 10hThe Orion spacecraft, which will fly four people around the Moon, arrived inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Thursday night, ready to be stacked on top of its rocket for launch early next year. The late-night transfer covered about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from one facility to another at the Florida spaceport. NASA and its contractors areBlizzard teams working on Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble unionizeEngadget / 10hBlizzard developers working on Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble have formed a new union , the latest in a series of labor wins at the Microsoft-owned studio. The over 100-person unit is represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), and counts "software engineers, designers, artists, quality assurance testers and producers" among its members. Inspiration to form the new union came fromCamera shootout: I compared iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro Max photos side-by-sideMashable / 10hApple ’s iPhone lineup has never been this diverse. You have four new phones on offer — iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max — with very different designs, dimensions, colors, battery sizes, and camera systems. And yet, it feels like the iPhone 17 has been upgraded to the point of being a very good option for a lot of buyers; it finally has a 120Hz display, its battery lifeOne airline is cutting economy class reclining seatsMashable / 10hTravel -minded folks who find it rude when the people in front of them on an airplane recline their seats have a new ally. That ally would be WestJet, a prominent Canadian airline that shuttles people all over the world. WestJet recently announced that all Economy class seats on its passenger jets will now have a "fixed recline" design. In other words, those who pay for the cheapest seats won't bUnited’s Next Big Play To Keep MileagePlus Growing: Debit Card Rewards Are Coming BackView from the Wing / 10hUnited Airlines is reviving debit card rewards as its next major move to expand MileagePlus profits. After years of focusing on credit cards with Chase, United appears ready to tap into everyday debit spending. It’s a return to an old idea—but one that could reshape loyalty economics. Continue reading ...Scientists Invent Room Temperature IceFuturism / 10hScientists have created a new phase of ice that can form at room temperature. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Materials , the new phase, dubbed XXI, requires extreme levels of pressure to form. As its name suggests, it’s the twenty-first form of ice to have been identified, joining a fascinating array of other structures ranging from hexagonal and cubic to superionic, wThe 10 Scariest Stephen King Adaptations, RankedGizmodo / 10hAhead of 'It: Welcome to Derry' arriving on HBO, we’re counting down our favorite Stephen King nightmares from screens big and small.Nikon finally gives its beginner mirrorless cameras a boost with two excellent new lenses, including its first crop sensor macroLatest from TechRadar / 10hNikon has launched two APS-C format DX lenses; the 35mm f/1.7 macro and 16-50mm f/2.8 zoom – two solid looking lenses for a system that had previously lacked investmentHere’s When You’ll Be Able to Buy the M5 MacBook AirLifehacker / 10hDid you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . Apple officially entered its M5 era on Wednesday. The company not only announced the new M5 chip, placing a major emphasis on its AI processing power, but also the first batch of new devices that will ship alongside it. If you're iHurdle hints and answers for October 17, 2025Mashable / 11hIf you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can giveBitcoin Price Slumps as Wall Street Prepares for Crypto ETF FrenzyGizmodo / 11hIt's been a rough week for crypto.Russian tech firm attacked by Chinese state hackers in allied attackLatest from TechRadar / 11hThe Chinese were apparently spying on Russians for almost half a year.Citi’s New Premium Card Is Solid Long-Term—But Almost Too Good In Year OneView from the Wing / 11hCiti finally nailed the premium card formula. The credits alone outpace the fee. Year one value is borderline absurd. 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