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American Airlines Is Cutting Airport Customer Service Hours — Right Before Summer Flight Disruptions Hit
200+View from the Wing / 16h
The Chicago O'Hare Customer Service Center is currently open 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. On the upcoming employee summer shift bid, service center shifts prior to 2 p.m. have been eliminated. Usually airlines staff up for peak summer! I've reached out to American Airlines to learn what scheduling cuts are being made at other hubs. Continue reading ...
SNL cold open addresses Donald Trumps tariffs tanking the stock market
100+Mashable / 14h
Saturday Night Live opened this week with — what else, really — President Donald Trump's tariffs that have tanked the stock market. SNL had cast member James Austin Johnson do his spot-on Trump impression and deliver the news about the tariffs. "It's actually even better than a plan because it's a series of random numbers," Johnson says as Trump. "Like the numbers on the computer screen in Severa
My Linux Install Took 8 Hours Because I Missed This Simple Fix
20How-To Geek / 9h
Installing Linux is a fairly straightforward process, but my recent experience with a new Linux distro threw me completely off track. What should've taken no more than an hour turned into a full day of frustration, all because I approached troubleshooting the wrong way. Here's what happened.
Score Windows 11 Pro for life for £12
Mashable / 33min
TL;DR: Give your old PC a new lease on life with a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license , now only £11.63 (reg. £154.58). Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Windows 11 Pro £11.64 £154.58 Save £142.94 Need a new laptop but don't have the budget to buy one? We've found the next best thing — updating your operating system. If you've got an old PC that could use an upgrade, Microsoft Windo
The White Lotus Season 3 ending explained: Who died?
Mashable / 1h
Between a last-minute crash out in the NCAA Final Four and Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) trying to kill his entire family, this has not been a good weekend for The White Lotus 's Duke. SEE ALSO: Duke crashing out of March Madness inspired inevitable 'White Lotus' memes Surprisingly, though, none of the Ratliff family ended up in a body bag in the Season 3 finale of The White Lotus . Nor did Beli
Hurdle hints and answers for April 7, 2025
Mashable / 1h
If 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 give
Starving Dolphins in Florida Traced to Algae Bloom Fueled by Human Waste
Gizmodo / 2h
The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the dolphins' food supply.
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 7, 2025
Mashable / 3h
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 April 7, 2025
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 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
NYT Strands hints, answers for April 7
Mashable / 3h
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
100,000 Points, Hyatt Suites, Real Travel Protections: 13 Reasons This $95 Travel Card Is Worth It Right Now
View from the Wing / 6h
I’ve been a big fan of the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. It’s the OG. And right now there’s a lot of attention on it because Chase has come out with an historic bonus offer. There’s no question that the card is worth getting now. But what are the points worth, and what else should you know about the card? Here are my 13 favorite things about the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. Continue reading
Researchers who made miso in space say it tastes good, but different
Engadget / 8h
If you were wondering whether it’d be possible to ferment foods in space, the answer is apparently yes. In a study published in the journal iScience , researchers from the US and Denmark say they were able to make decent-tasting miso on the International Space Station — but the flavor and smell was distinct from that of miso made on Earth. While it still scored well in the taste tests, with simil
3 Ways to Automate Tasks on a Mac (And When to Use Each)
How-To Geek / 8h
If there’s a task you carry out repeatedly, stop and think: can you automate it? With these apps, there’s a good chance you can.
Shield Your Data on the Go: The Ultimate VPN for Travelers
Gizmodo / 8h
Stream your favorite local shows and stay protected on the go with this top-notch VPN.
Meta’s benchmarks for its new AI models are a bit misleading
41TechCrunch / 8h
One of the new flagship AI models Meta released on Saturday, Maverick, ranks second on LM Arena, a test that has human raters compare the outputs of models and choose which they prefer. But it seems the version of Maverick that Meta deployed to LM Arena differs from the version that’s widely available to developers. […]
American Airlines Blames Security — But Families Now Pay More To Prepay Checked Bags Since Fees Can’t Be Shared
View from the Wing / 8h
American Airlines has changed how customers prepay for checked bags. They’ve stopped pooling checked bags across all travelers on a reservation and now force each bag to be explicitly assigned (and charged) to the passenger who will check it. Continue reading ...
Minecraft Made a Lotta Money in Theaters This Weekend
33Gizmodo / 9h
It's been a long time coming, but the Minecraft movie is here and building mountains of cash for Warner Bros.
I Always Make These 9 Changes When I Reset My Mac
How-To Geek / 10h
Although it's nice to start afresh with a new or newly reset Mac, there are several essential changes that I make every time. It's good to have mainstays like the dock, trackpad gestures, and hot corners set up as you like (while disabling some of macOS more irritating features).
A Minecraft Movie just set a new record with the biggest opening ever for a video game adaptation in the US
Engadget / 10h
A Minecraft Movie has reportedly surpassed the record previously set by 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the biggest ever domestic box office opening of a video game adaptation. The new movie, which was released in theaters on Friday, raked in $157 million in the US in its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter . A Minecraft Movie is doing well internationally, too; THR report
How to Reduce Game Stuttering on Windows 11
How-To Geek / 10h
If you’re experiencing game stuttering on Windows 11, you have a few ways to tackle the problem. From updating drivers to making a few system changes, you can try making your games run smoother.
Delta provides a free Wi-Fi update, but it’s not all good news
The Points Guy / 10h
There’s some mixed news about Delta Air Lines’ free, fleet-wide Wi-Fi rollout. Starting with the positive updates, the Atlanta-based carrier has officially enabled free Wi-Fi on all transatlantic voyages to and from Europe, West Africa and Israel. This means that travelers on most transatlantic flights can connect to the internet by simply signing into their SkyMiles account. (The notable exclusi
Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Capital One Venture Rewards: Sapphire Preferred is better for most
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Shelling out hundreds of dollars in annual fees for premium credit cards is not for everyone, especially when you’re new to points and miles . Fortunately, plenty of travel credit cards will set you back less than $100 a year in annual fees and still earn lucrative rewards to help you book that epic trip o
BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Google News
45TechCrunch / 10h
The British Broadcasting Corporation has filed a complaint with a UK antitrust regulator complaining that aggregators like Apple News and Google News minimize credit for the stories they feature. Apple Insider reports that the BBC is asking the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to require Apple and Google to more prominently credit news sources. And […]
Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
36Gizmodo / 11h
The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft.
Avatar: Fire and Ash is Giving Pakayan the Whale a Girlfriend
28Gizmodo / 11h
If you've ever wanted to see two space whales fall in subtitled love, Avatar: Fire and Ash is ready to meet your demands.
A Delta One Server at LAX Handed Me a Laminated Venmo Tip Card—With the Airline’s Logo on It [Roundup]
33View from the Wing / 11h
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 I Sync My Minecraft World Between 6 Different Devices
How-To Geek / 11h
Minecraft is still a great game, all these years later. However, unlike most games in 2025, there's no native way to sync your saved games or worlds with other computers outside of Realms , which is only available for the Bedrock edition. Here's how I synced Minecraft between six computers (and how it could easily be even more).
Fix the Wait Limit in iPhone Shortcuts With This Simple Trick
How-To Geek / 11h
The "Wait" action in Apple's Shortcuts app is a useful way to make the shortcut pause for a specific amount of time. You can set the action to wait for 30 seconds, for example, before the next action takes place. You might want to use this to let an app open or a page load before the next action happens.
Paranoid AI Founder Reportedly Thought He Was Being Shot At After Hearing Innocuous Noise
Futurism / 11h
It's tough being a startup founder. For many, just posting on LinkedIn is a full time gig, and that's before you get into venture capitalist parties , Slack inquisitions , and hustle-culture burnout . In today's increasingly polarized world, they also have to contend with the threat of assassination — at least in their fertile imaginations. Meet Deep Prasad, the Canadian engineer and entrepreneur
White House reportedly blames auto-suggested iPhone contact for Signal scandal
100+TechCrunch / 11h
How did Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg get added to a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials discussing their plans for an airstrike in Yemen? The simplest explanation: National Security Adviser Mike Waltz had Goldberg saved as a contact in his phone and accidentally added him. Indeed, when Waltz first claimed that Goldberg’s phone number […]
Don't Only Trust the Cloud—Back Up Your Save Data
How-To Geek / 12h
It's always good to back up your data in multiple places, and save data from video games is no exception.
I'm cutting cords in 2025 - here's why I trust wireless hardware (and why you should too)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
By the title alone, I know some of you are questioning my technical knowledge and gaming prowess. But hear me out: wireless peripherals aren't what they used to be. They're much better. Wireless keyboards, mice, and other accessories like gaming headsets have come a very long way in the last few years. Despite a massive market share in favor of wired hardware, wireless is slowly but surely creepi
Chase Sapphire Preferred Review: The Best Starter Card
49One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card with 100K bonus points The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is one of the most popular travel rewards cards out there, and for good reason. The card has a reasonable annual fee, great rewards structure, and offers valuable travel protection. In this post, I want to take an in-depth look at this card, and share why this card can be worth having
Lexar made a 1TB microSD Express card that works with Nintendo Switch 2
Engadget / 12h
Lexar this week announced what it says is the world’s first 1TB microSD Express card in time for the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2 . Nintendo has said that the Switch 2 will only support microSD Express cards, not the regular microSD you may already have been using in your old Switch. There are three storage capacity options to choose from with Lexar’s new Play Pro microSDXC Express Card: 1TB
Duke crashing out of March Madness inspired inevitable White Lotus memes
Mashable / 12h
It seemed like Duke men's basketball was certain to advance to the championship game of this year's NCAA tournament after taking a commanding lead in its Final Four matchup against Houston. But, somehow, their 14-point lead disappeared , and the dream was over for the Blue Devils. However, it was absolutely perfect for White Lotus memes. You see, in this season of The White Lotus , Timothy Ratlif
You have until 27 April to score a A$24 Windows 11 Pro license
Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Give your old PC a new lease on life with a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license , now only A$24 through 27 April. Opens in a new window Credit: InterPlein Microsoft Windows 11 Pro AU$24 AU$325 Save AU$301 Need a new laptop but don't have the budget to buy one? We've found the next best thing — updating your operating system. If you've got an old PC that could use an upgrade, Microsoft Windows
China has spent billions of dollars building far too many data centers for AI and compute - could it lead to a huge market crash?
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
DeepSeek is just one of the many reasons China's AI growth simply didn't materialize Up to 80% of new data center capacity hasn't been used according to local sources Should this capacity hit the wider market, it could cause a major headache to data center developers China’s AI infrastructure boom is faltering, as according to a report in MIT Technology Review , the country built hundreds of data
5 Revolutionary Console Features That Went Unused
How-To Geek / 12h
Many game consoles have at least a few features that go unnoticed by most players. In rare cases, some of these features never even see the light of day, even if they are already built into the hardware.
OpenAI's New Image Generator Is Incredible for Creating Fraudulent Documents
62Futurism / 12h
Got the Receipts OpenAI's latest image-generating 4o model is surprisingly good at generating text inside images, a feat that had proved particularly difficult for its many predecessors. And that makes it a powerful tool for generating images of fraudulent documents, as users have found. Case in point, Menlo Ventures principal Deedy Das tweeted a photo of a fake receipt for a lavish meal at a rea
New VR Program Gives Domestic Abusers a Taste of Their Own Medicine
100+Futurism / 12h
Researchers have developed a virtual reality program that puts domestic abusers in the position of their victims — and they say it seems to be working toward rehabilitating them. In reporting for The London Times , crime reporter Rachel Sylvester said that she ended up having to remove the VR goggles because she "feared the male avatar was going to hit the female character I had become." With pil
‘Severance’ surprise pop-up transforms Bell Works into a real-life Lumon HQ
Mashable / 13h
Fans of Apple TV+’s Severance got an unexpected dose of corporate surrealism this weekend, as the Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey — the same location used for Lumon Industries in the series —
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