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Silo season 3: Everything we know so far about the Apple TV Plus show's return

100+Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 23h
Silo season 3: Key Information - Filming for season 3 begin in October 2024 in Hertfordshire and Enfield in the UK - Ashley Zuckerman and Jessica Henwick have been announced as stars of season 3 - Season 3 will be based on Howey’s second book of the trilogy, Shift, which focuses on events 300 years ago that lead to the creation of the silos - But unlike the book, season 3 is likely to run two con





Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence with its work for U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight. Last year, in a rare […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.





List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers


6KBBC News / 1d
The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.






Key Cambridge, UK VC launches $126M fund to stem later stage flight
TechCrunch / 49min
It’s often said that the UK and Europe lack the huge level of growth funding for later-stage startups that the US has for its own, and this is correct. According to the European Investment Fund, there are at least seven times more large-size VC funds in the US than in Europe. So the appearance of a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.





The complete list of winners at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Mashable / 2h
The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) were held at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, and broadcast live on Netflix . Hosted by Kristen Bell , the ceremony celebrated the best performances in film and television over the past year. SEE ALSO: Here are the 2024 SAG Awards winners Wicked and Shōgun had the most film and television nominations respectively, each beginning the





Who owns Norwegian Cruise Line? Here’s who owns NCL and its two sister brands
The Points Guy / 3h
With a fleet of 19 ships that offer great food, award-winning entertainment and top-deck jaw-droppers like laser tag, go-karts and waterslides, Norwegian Cruise Line is one of the cruise industry’s most popular brands. But who owns Norwegian Cruise Line? NCL is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, a publicly traded parent company that owns three total brands. And if you’re wondering who owns





Flight delayed? Remember these 4 things if you want trip delay reimbursement from your credit card
The Points Guy / 3h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. We talk a lot about using your credit card’s benefits for things like trip delays. The peace of mind these perks can add to your trip when something goes awry is fantastic. However, before you get lulled into a false sense of security, remember these perks are not automatic. You must take specific steps to





How to earn and use Hyatt upgrade certificates
The Points Guy / 3h
Hyatt upgrade certificates can provide great value if you use them strategically. Club access awards give you club lounge access, while Hyatt suite upgrade awards let you confirm a standard suite at booking. I recently used a Hyatt suite upgrade award to confirm a suite at booking for a stay at the Hyatt Regency Cape Town later this year, and I just checked out from a stay at the Lindner Hotel Pr





Transcribe, summarise, and organise notes instantly with My Notes AI
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to My Notes AI for £31.66 (reg. £236.70) and let AI handle your transcriptions and summaries for effortless note-taking. Keeping up with meetings, lectures, or brainstorming sessions can feel like a losing battle. My Notes AI makes sure you never miss a detail by automatically transcribing, summarising, and organising your notes for you . For £31.66, you get a lifetime





How to watch Bangladesh vs. New Zealand in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy online for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Live stream Bangladesh vs. New Zealand in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy continues with another massive game between Bangladesh and New Zealand . Progressing from Group A is a tough task, but a victory in this game would leave either side in good shape. If you want to watch Bangladesh vs. New Zealand in the





The lesson of Larry Ellison’s misadventures in farming
24TechCrunch / 3h
Larry Ellison’s leap into farming with his company, Sensei Farms, serves up a classic reminder: being a genius in one arena doesn’t mean success in another. As the WSJ reports, the Oracle co-founder set out to reinvent agriculture on Hawaii’s Lāna‘i Island, which he scooped up for $300 million back in 2012. Eight years and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.





NYT Strands hints, answers for February 24
Mashable / 5h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands 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





Did you catch this Oscar winners cameo in The White Lotus Season 3?
Mashable / 5h
The White Lotus Season 3's all-star cast gets even starrier in episode 2, thanks to a voice-over cameo from none other than Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan ( Everything Everywhere All at Once ). SEE ALSO: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 review: Juicy drama, great performances, still underwhelming Quan has an uncredited role as Timothy Ratliff's (Jason Isaacs) former business partner Kenneth Nguyen, w





NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for February 24, 2025
Mashable / 5h
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 hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you





Wordle today: Answer, hints for February 24, 2025
Mashable / 5h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for 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, Su





Path to 1000 IQ SuperIntelligence by 2030 Using Better Chips and Gigawatts of Power
Next Big Future / 8h
I know that AI experts like Epoch AI have been projecting a continuation of the 5X per year increase in AI training compute but Grok 2 was released in August 2024 and 6 months later Grok 3 was released with 15X increase in training compute. This shows that the 5X per year rate has been ... Read more





Apple reportedly plans to combine its modem with future processors as a single package
Engadget / 9h
Apple introduced its first in-house cellular modem, the C1, last week with the announcement of the not-so-budget iPhone 16e , and while it didn’t get into too much detail about it, the company reportedly has some big plans for future iterations. According to Bloomberg ’ s Mark Gurman, “Apple intends to eventually meld the modem component into the main processor.” Integrating the modem into the ma





Google’s new AI video model Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second
50TechCrunch / 10h
Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. According to the company’s pricing page, using Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second of video, which adds up to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. Google DeepMind researcher Jon Barron contrasted this pricing with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.





‘Bomb Will Detonate At 10,000 Feet’ – Fighter Jets Scramble As American Airlines 787 Makes 2,000-Mile Emergency U-Turn To Rome
View from the Wing / 10h
The threat was that a bomb would detonate as the aircraft descended to 10,000 feet on arrival at Delhi. Continue reading ...





Netflix releases bloopers from Avatar: The Last Airbender and says Season 2 production is underway
Engadget / 10h
Netflix dropped a blooper reel this weekend from the first season of its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender show, giving fans a look at some cute behind the scenes antics while they wait for the next season. The first season was released a year ago, and Netflix announced shortly after that the show had been renewed for two more. There’s no release date yet for the new episodes, but the stream





A GPU or a CPU with 4TB HBM-class memory? Nope, you're not dreaming, Sandisk is working on such a monstrous product
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
SanDisk unveils High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), a NAND-based alternative to HBM HBF matches HBM bandwidth, offering 8–16x capacity at a lower cost SanDisk is planning to establish a technical advisory board of industry experts It certainly seems as if splitting from Western Digital has lit a fire under Sandisk. At its recent investors day, the flash memory specialist look the wraps off super large SS





Citi Strata Premier Card 75K Bonus Points Offer (Limited Time)
21One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card The Citi Strata Premier℠ Card currently has an excellent limited time welcome bonus, and is also one of my favorite mid-range credit cards. In this post, I want to go over all the details of this offer, for those who are considering applying. If you don’t yet have this card, it’s absolutely worth considering. Earn 75,000 ThankYou points with the C





OpenAI Researchers Find That Even the Best AI Is "Unable To Solve the Majority" of Coding Problems
61Futurism / 12h
OpenAI researchers have admitted that even the most advanced AI models still are no match for human coders — even though CEO Sam Altman insists they will be able to beat " low-level " software engineers by the end of this year. In a new paper , the company's researchers found that even frontier models, or the most advanced and boundary-pushing AI systems, "are still unable to solve the majority"





If you liked the Playdate game Root Bear, you should check out Pup Cup
Engadget / 12h
You’ve heard of roguelike, you’ve heard of Soulslike, but have you ever heard of Root like? Root Bear is one of those games that just perfectly encapsulates the spirit of Playdate ; it’s silly as hell, uses the crank and will engage your competitive side as you rack up tips from soda-drinking bears and try to beat your own high score. The game has been a massive success, so it’s no surprise to se





Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim Rides Onto Max Next Week
99Gizmodo / 12h
If you need some new Lord of the Rings media in your life, War of the Rohirrim may give you a fix.