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The iPhone Duo could be boosting Samsung Galaxy foldable sales
Mashable / 12h
Samsung says its foldable phones are selling like hotcakes, and if you read between the lines, Apple might be one big reason why. People may not be camping out in front of Samsung stores like they are for the just-released iPhone Duo , but it's been a good year for folding phones. View this post on Instagram In a blog post , Samsung UK boasted about high sales for its Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8
How to watch Napoli vs. Roma online for free
Mashable / 15min
TL;DR: Watch Napoli vs. Roma in Serie A for free on CazéTV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Serie A is starting to take shape. After seven rounds of fixtures, AS Roma sit in third place in the standings. Napoli are down in ninth and need to find some form if they want to keep pace with the leaders. AS Roma are unbeaten going into this heavyweight clash, a
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 24, 2026
Mashable / 15min
The Moon is only a few nights away from reaching its full phase. If you're planning to take a look tonight, here's what to know about its current appearance and what you might spot on its surface. What is today's Moon phase? As of Saturday, Oct. 24, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waxing Gibbous phase, with 95% of its surface visible. Tonight, without the use of visual
Hurdle hints and answers for October 24, 2026
Mashable / 15min
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
How to watch England vs France: FREE live streams, TV channels and kick-off time for Rugby League World Cup 2026
Latest from TechRadar / 38min
Watch England vs France FREE on 7plus (AUS) Stream on Premier Sports (US/CAN/UK) Unlock your stream with Norton VPN (60-day money-back guarantee) Kick-off: Sat, Oct 24, 2.35am ET / 7.35am BST / 5.35pm AEDT Watch England vs France in a 2026 Rugby League World Cup Pool B/C encounter at the Perth Rectangular Stadium that has taken on unexpectedly biblical proportions for Brian McDermott's Wall of Wh
How to watch Alpine Ski World Cup 2026/27: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule
Latest from TechRadar / 38min
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has his eye on Marco Odermatt's overall title from the outset of the 2026/27 Alpine Ski World Cup season, while retirements, injuries and shifting priorities have blown the battle for the women's Crystal Globe wide open. One more overall title would give reigning champion Mikaela Shiffrin the outright record, but she's set to focus almost exclusively on the giant slalom an
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 24, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle , and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meanin
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 24, 2026
Mashable / 2h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a math whiz. 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 tip
NYT Strands hints, answers for October 24, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy if you've ever done chores. 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 an
Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 24, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you like Swiss cheese. 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 Connection
Over 965 Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi in Texas and Florida
Next Big Future / 2h
927 registered Texas robotaxi. 38 crowdsource count in Florida. 965 and Florida is an undercount. Almost 1000. There will be over 2 million FSD subscribers by the end of 2026. Over 300 cybercabs will be added to Dallas and Houston in November. On track to 5000 to 10000 Tesla unsupervised robotaxi end of December or ... Read more
The Pentagon has a covert tech sabotage agency that they really don’t want you to know about — and there are big questions about its oversight
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
The Pentagon has set up a new covert surveillance office dubbed the Information on the Technology Support Office The Office's purpose is to disrupt foreign tech developments that could harm the military superiority of the US Numerous intelligence officers are on board with the idea, but there are concerns about how operations would be overseen A new arm of The Pentagon has been quietly set up to
Password, Please: Border Searches of Laptops, Phones Up 32% This Year
Gizmodo / 3h
Travelers entering the U.S. are having their devices checked more than ever, and that number's only going up.
How to watch Papua New Guinea vs Samoa for FREE: Live streams for Rugby League World Cup 2026 game
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
Watch Papua New Guinea vs Samoa in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup pool stage as Toa Samoa seek to effectively book their place in the semi-finals having already built up a massive points difference following their 78-4 destruction of France last weekend. It was a devastating display from Ben Gardiner's side who so desperately wanted to show that making the final four years ago was no fluke. 14 t
3 Halloween costumes you can add to your daily wardrobe (that wont break the bank)
Mashable / 4h
The cost of living is punting us all in the unmentionables right now. Spending your hard-earned cash on an expensive Halloween costume can feel unwise, especially since you'll only wear it for one night. Fortunately, you don't have to choose between getting into the Halloween spirit and making sensible financial decisions. Several of this year's most recognisable film and TV costumes feature clot
JBL Bar 800MK2 review: awesome Atmos and surround sound in one package
Latest from TechRadar / 4h
JBL Bar 800MK2 review The JBL Bar 800MK2 is the mid-range option in the audio specialist’s MK2 line, delivering surround sound though its main bar, detachable rear speakers, and mighty subwoofer. It comes with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X support, a wide range of connectivity options, and an expansive 7.1 channel configuration — but is it actually worth buying? I’ve spent a bunch of hours testing the JB
UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
BBC News / 4h
The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.
Stop wasting time on manual Windows chores when PowerToys can do them
How-To Geek / 4h
Windows has a habit of making you do things the slow way. How many times have you opened an image editor just to resize a picture, retyped text you couldn't copy, or opened several files just to find the right one? None of it is hard, but it all adds up. The fix has been sitting there for years, free from Microsoft, and it's called PowerToys. It's a free collection of utilities (over 30) that qui
This AI tool can now turn ordinary household photos into location clues — so could law forces use the technology to scope out your home?
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
An AI tool called Raven can cross-reference fixtures, fittings, and other interior details to find the location of a property It pinpoints properties using data scraped from Airbnb and other sites Raven was previously known as GeoSpy and was initially conceived to identify locations based on landmarks A new AI tool that can identify a property’s location using interior photos has been publicized
Ridley Scott Is Producing a New ‘Alien’ Movie
Gizmodo / 5h
No, it's not the sequel to 'Romulus.'
Southwest Touts Its Turnaround—61% Of Its Profit Came From Asset Sales And Accounting Changes
View from the Wing / 5h
Southwest's third quarter earnings release touted some good headline numbers about revenue, less so profit, but immediately it was clear that the story on whether changes like seat fees and bag fees were working was ambiguous at best. However their SEC 10-K filing is now available and the picture gets even a bit murkier.
Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
TechCrunch / 5h
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 24 (game #1734)
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 23 (game #1733) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still goin
NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 24 (game #1231)
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 23 (game #1230) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's cleve
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 24 (game #965)
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 23 (game #964) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordl
MLB is making the most of iPhone Duo's foldable screen just in time for the World Series
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
It's a big day for both Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB). Today, October 23, 2026, Apple launched its biggest iPhone change ever: the iPhone Duo . But in just a few hours, baseball's most important series will kick off, with the Tampa Bay Rays facing the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. Game 1 starts at 8 p.m. ET. And there's a commonality here: MLB has launched a redesigned app experi
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
TechCrunch / 5h
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
Ars Technica - All content / 5h
During a lengthy news conference on Friday, NASA provided a detailed overview of how it plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface as soon as 2028 as part of its Artemis Program. Although much of the information behind these plans has been previously reported at Ars Technica and elsewhere, this marked the first time NASA has laid them out in detail and acknowledged some substantial changes i
OpenAI says it's cutting off internet access for frontier model training
Engadget / 6h
OpenAI says it will no longer allow frontier models to access the internet during training in an effort to put in new safety measures after a series of incidents.
Plucky Chinese startup claims to beat Nvidia DGX Spark, Mac Mini on Qwen — says its '256 TOPS beats 1000 TOPS in prefill', running 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC on 40w
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Sipeed claims its 256 TOPS mini PC can outperform Nvidia on Qwen The 128GB Sipeed MaixStation costs less than Nvidia's reported $6,949 DGX Spark Nvidia advertises 1,000 sparse FP4 TOPS, while Sipeed emphasizes practical inference performance Chinese electronics manufacturer Sipeed has claimed its upcoming MaixStation AI computer can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark in certain Qwen workloads despite
My $2 humidity sensor is the best 3D printing upgrade I've made
How-To Geek / 6h
There are many ways to tinker with 3D printers. You can mod the software, add extra lights, build filter boxes, and so much more. What if I told you that I decided to buy a simple $2 humidity sensor before doing anything else to my 3D printer—including buying extra filament? Here's why a humidity sensor is important in my 3D printing setup.
Airbnb is cracking down on checkout chores. Some hosts are furious.
Mashable / 6h
Airbnb is telling hosts to ease up on checkout chores, and some are furious. There's a petition to reverse the policy, calls to pull listings in protest, and heated Reddit debates over whether guests should have to wash dishes before leaving (yes, even after paying a cleaning fee). But not all hosts are on the same side. While some argue that Airbnb is taking away their control over their propert
How to watch Happy's Place season 3 from anywhere in the world – stream online for free
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Obviously, the running of the tavern is the main crux of the story, and the whole team will be trying to work together in season 3 to make the place a success. However, with Bobbie and Emmett now newly single, their attempts at friendship will be put to the test by a new customer called JB, and Bobbie might have to make some decisions that could the dynamics at risk. Meanwhile, Val is back and Ga
'At some point we did have a small rhythm game, but it didn't exactly match the feeling that you're promoting a show' — Stranger Than Heaven director says the showbiz system was 'a real challenge' and inspired by musicians with an 'antenna' for music
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe says the game's Showbiz system was "a real challenge" for RGG Studio Abe says lots of research was put into finding out what a show promoter does and how to depict that in-game Abe adds that "At some point we did have a small rhythm game," but the idea didn't match the team's vision Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has revealed how RGG Studio d
Samsung's next-gen OLED tech might arrive before LG's, bringing better brightness and efficiency
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Samsung Display is developing more efficient OLED pixel tech to rival LG's FLiPP tech It could start production very soon, but the prototype is only 7 inches The tech seems to target watch and phone screens over larger panels As we reported last week, LG Display is moving forward with next-gen Fine Metal Mask-free OLED pixels that could mean brighter, more efficient and maybe more affordable OLED
Apple Watch Series 12 review: The best (mainline) Apple Watch in years?
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Apple Watch Series 12: One minute review While the Apple Watch Series 12 is a decidedly modern-looking smartwatch in a pleasingly thin profile, it’s not a major redesign from the Cupertino-based tech giant. And if you're upgrading from the Series 11, you'll probably notice more of a difference in what the watch can do rather than in how it looks. Apple has updated the Health Sensing System (its a
We Wish Ellen Burstyn Had Moved on From ‘The Exorcist’ Before Signing on to Star in ‘Believer’
Gizmodo / 6h
At least the actor used her fee for starring in the 2023 sequel in service of a worthy cause.
5 new and returning shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, and more (October 23-25)
How-To Geek / 6h
What should you watch this weekend? If you're staying home to watch something on streaming, NBC has a sitcom about a newly married couple that might suit your interests. On Hulu, an intriguing mystery comedy premiered earlier this week and has already attracted attention.
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
TechCrunch / 6h
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
Delta Fought Over Detroit’s Iceland Route—Then Canceled It Once The Competition Was Gone
View from the Wing / 6h
Delta added a flight from Detroit to Reykjavik, Iceland after Icelandair added the route. It's not a route that really works with two airlines in the market, and Icelandair couldn't make it last. They ended service this year. That left the route all to Delta, so it should have been much better for them! Except once Icelandair pulled out, Delta no longer had a reason to offer the flight either.
32 TB RAM for your GPUs: Marvell shows revolutionary Photonic Fabric Memory Module that uses light to link up to 16 GPUs and slash CAPEX — but Nvidia won't stick around doing nothing
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Marvell reveals Photonic Fabric Memory Module, the building block of a 16-module appliance sharing 32TB of DDR5 and 1,152GB of HBM3e across 16 hosts over fiber The design dates back to Celestial AI's 2025 presentations, currently remains pre-silicon, and is targeting customer sampling by 2027 Nvidia is already hedging with a $2 billion Marvell stake in addition to its own BlueField-4 STX context
Nvidia just made DLSS 5 twice as fast, but that's not even the biggest surprise
How-To Geek / 7h
Nvidia's DLSS 5 came at a time when little else was going on in the GPU world, and it shook its very foundations. People loved it, people hated it. It had several big problems, and the AI slop was not even the worst of it .
Make conversation part of your itinerary with this exclusive lifetime Babbel offer
Mashable / 7h
New US users can get a Babbel lifetime subscription with all 14 languages for just $159 (reg. $299) using StackSocial’s code LEARN for a limited time. Opens in a new window Credit: Babbel Babbel Language Learning: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages) $159 $299 Save $140 Learning a new language isn’t easy, but it also might not be as hard as some apps make it seem. If memorizing vocab lists isn’t
Uh-oh: iPhone Duo displays are reportedly cracking along the hinge on launch day
Mashable / 7h
While the iPhone Duo has been mostly showered with praise on its launch day, there has been some criticism of the device . Reviewers aren't fans of the FaceTime camera's output quality , many apps have not yet been optimized for Apple's first foldable device, and there's a new report showing that the inner display's crease at the hinge becomes more visible as users fold and unfold the device over
Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo warning military personnel against using nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets, saying the wagers could give important clues to enemy countries. "Do Not Compromise Military Operations for Personal Financial Gain," said the subject line of an October 20 memo published yesterday by CBS News . Hegseth's memo was sent to senior Pentagon
Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Using Google's products and services has always been fundamentally precarious—doing so gives the world's largest advertising company a lot of juicy personal data. Google has long said it won't use the sensitive data from products like Gmail, Drive, and Photos for ad personalization, but a change to the company's privacy policy appears to dismantle that firewall. On October 16, Google issued an up
Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Leaders in the US Space Force would like to have a new spaceport up and running in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site to relieve pressure from bases in Florida and California that have shot rockets into orbit for nearly 70 years. The obvious problem with that ambition is 2030 is four years away, and Pentagon officials have not determined where the new spaceport should go or how to
Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
As reported by Music Business Worldwide , Spotify appears to be stepping up enforcement of existing policies regarding Family and Duo subscription plans by requiring users to scan a QR code in person on the plan manager's device in order to maintain access to it. Those who fail to scan the address verification QR code within seven days will see their account demoted to the free tier and be barred
I can use these 3 essential apps on any Windows PC without installing anything
How-To Geek / 7h
I have a number of Windows computers around my home. Some are media centers, others handle my outdoor cameras and smart home, and some are just for basic office work. I’m also the person in my circle of friends and family who gets the call when there is a technology problem. Basically, this means I’m working on other people’s PCs pretty frequently. I don’t particularly enjoy having to install the
VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit
TechCrunch / 7h
Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do's and don'ts for building hit products.
Khadas Mind Pro mini PC review
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Khadas Mind Pro: 30-second review Having reviewed the Khadas Mind 2S just over a year ago, I was impressed by just how much processing power Khadas had managed to squeeze into such a small machine. Now, with the arrival of the Mind Pro, the company has retained much the same compact form factor and innovative modular design, while introducing Intel’s latest Core Ultra processor and Arc integrated
An Obscure Livestock Virus Has Been Found in a Human for the First Time—and He Didn’t Survive
Gizmodo / 7h
French officials reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus this week.
Why I rely on credit cards to earn American Airlines elite status
The Points Guy Articles / 7h
Ever since American AAdvantage switched to using Loyalty Points as its sole metric for earning elite status, it's been possible to earn status without taking any flights. You can even earn all the Loyalty Points you need for any published elite status tier — including top-tier Executive Platinum status — solely via spending on an AAdvantage credit card . But in practice, many AAdvantage members (
5 Google Maps features I wish I'd discovered sooner
How-To Geek / 8h
Hands up if you use Google Maps almost every day. Yep, same here. Between grocery runs, long drives with my husband, and picking up my daughter from school, I open it so often that I assumed I knew all the useful bits.
Google gives itself permission to use data from Gmail and Google Photos for ads
How-To Geek / 8h
You might have suspected that Google was using personal app data for more than your own tasks , but now you have confirmation. Google has updated its privacy policy with an exception that lets its services use your shared content for personalized ads when you connect them to apps like Drive, Gmail, and Photos.
US Government issues order to remove all DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using DeepSeek immediately, as more fears of Chinese LLM loom large
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
US civilian federal agencies must immediately remove DeepSeek from government systems Federal departments can no longer purchase DeepSeek products or affiliated services Military and intelligence organizations remain excluded The US government has directed civilian federal departments to immediately eliminate DeepSeek artificial intelligence software and related services from their technology sys
Someone Reused This Roman Sarcophagus. We May Finally Know Who’s Inside
Gizmodo / 8h
A new archaeological study has determined that a 4th century, Roman-era coffin buried at Westminster Abbey was curiously recycled by monks during the medieval era.
What is TikTok’s Im so sorry trend? The AI photo reveals, explained
Mashable / 8h
There's always a new AI photo trend on TikTok , whether people are turning themselves into caricatures or posing for an '80s yearbook portrait. If you've tried those and are looking for another excuse to play around with AI image generation, the "I'm so sorry" trend has people digging through their childhood photos — and apologizing for what they find. SEE ALSO: ChatGPT '80s trend: Prompts to try
Bird Gawkers Rejoice: Birdbuddy’s New Video Bird Feeder Is Just $100
Gizmodo / 8h
Birdbuddy has released three new birdfeeder cameras, all less expensive than the Birdbuddy Pro they replace.
Abliteration Launches Cheaper Version of Its ‘Unrestricted AI‘ at the Worst Possible Time
Gizmodo / 8h
Unless you’re a hacker, of course.
3 brilliant Netflix documentaries to binge-watch this weekend (October 23-25)
How-To Geek / 8h
Who's up for some brilliant documentaries? At the moment, there are a few fresh Netflix documentaries trending in the Top 10. One of those is Tyson , a limited series about one of the "baddest men on the planet," Mike Tyson. On the comedy side, Norm Macdonald's documentary is winning over viewers thanks to the late comedian's indelible humor.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now
TechCrunch / 8h
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on November 4, bringing founders, investors, and operators together for a full day of candid conversations, practical sessions, live pitching, networking, and smaller roundtables built for deeper discussion.
Is the GPU crisis down to real shortages, or is it market manipulation?
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
A new report claims that Amazon is buying up more AI GPU racks than it can deploy in data centers An analyst links this report to Nvidia's GeForce GPU supply woes, theorizing that there's a connection The contention is that Nvidia is deliberately 'channel stuffing' or in other words, pushing an excess of AI GPUs to the detriment of gaming GPU chips Nvidia's supply issues with its gaming GPUs are
Delta Ran Icelandair Out Of Detroit, Then Cut The Route Itself: The Nasty Side Of Competition
One Mile at a Time / 8h
Usually we say that competition is good for consumers, but here’s a case where it isn’t, as a Delta hub will go from having two airlines flying to Iceland, to having zero airlines flying to Iceland. I guess there’s no one to really blame here, but it’s bad for consumers! Delta cuts Detroit to Keflavik route, after Icelandair exit Icelandair operates a unique business model, whereby it uses its hu
15 historic moments that shaped the Linux desktop we use today
How-To Geek / 8h
Linux has come a long way from the days when getting a graphical desktop running could feel like a project of its own. Today, you can install a modern Linux distro, open a browser, connect your Bluetooth headphones, and get on with your work. That experience is the result of decades of development, arguments, ambitious redesigns, and a few spectacular failures.
Wolves Descend on Finnish Villages After Google Hacked Down 1,300 Acres of Habitat to Make Room for AI Data Centers
Futurism / 8h
Earlier in October, Finnish authorities ordered Google’s affiliate data center developer Tuike Finland Oy to immediately suspend the illegal cutting of some 1,300 acres of forest. The tech giant was given a week to draft a report explaining its actions, which soon became a flashpoint for Europe’s growing outrage over the data center boom. As the anger grew, reporters descended on the scene — and
Which pet store loyalty program is best: Chewy+, Petco Perks or PetSmart Treats Rewards?
The Points Guy Articles / 8h
At TPG, we're all about maximizing rewards on your everyday spending — purchases you would normally make anyway — since hotel points and airline miles aren't the only currencies worth earning. Related: TPG's inaugural State of Loyalty report Chewy, Petco and PetSmart are some of the biggest names in the pet-supply business, and each one offers a rewards program to help pet parents earn cash back
NATO jammers will block out GPS for miles around — and they could be the secret weapon in the next big conflict
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
NATO's modernization command plans to buy six portable kits that can jam GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou, plus drone control and video links The blackout radius is adjustable from 500 m to 11 km, and each kit must deploy in 30 minutes, run for four hours on battery, and be controllable remotely over encrypted satellite links The purchase is a direct response to years of Russian-blamed GPS inter
Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: Another triumph
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Apple Watch Ultra 4: One minute review The Apple Watch Ultra 4 isn't a radical aesthetic redesign, but it doesn't need to be. Apple's rugged smartwatch keeps the familiar 49mm titanium build, bright display, and customizable Action Button, while upgrades to its rear health sensors and internals make it a more capable companion for everyday wear and endurance workouts. The biggest upgrade is argua
Lufthansa Loses Greenwashing Lawsuit, Rebrands Green Fares As Impact Fares
One Mile at a Time / 9h
In 2023, Lufthansa introduced “Green Fares.” As you may have guessed based on the name, the idea is that these fares offer some level of carbon offsets, but beyond that, they offer added flexibility, plus bonus miles and status qualification. Well, Lufthansa has now announced that it’s rebranding these fares , and the change isn’t voluntary… Lufthansa Green Fares become Impact Fares Lufthansa Gro
4 ESP32 weekend projects that are cheaper than buying ready-made products (Oct 23 - 25)
How-To Geek / 9h
While many undertake ESP32-based electronics projects for fun, because they find building rewarding, or to learn, saving money is another valid reason to DIY a solution. It could be argued your own time has a price too, but if you find the build enjoyable, then you’re probably not going to mind the time commitment.
The Garmin Cirqa Finally Got a Much-Needed Feature
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This week Garmin's screenless Cirqa smart band received a firmware update that fixes one of its most obvious gaps: the lack of alerts from your phone. With Version 4.20, you can now set up your smart band to buzz your wrist for texts, calls, and other smart notifications from your phone. The addition is listed on Garmin's forums as "Support vibrat
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
TechCrunch / 9h
A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.
From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
TechCrunch / 9h
Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder leadership, and scaling companies both inside and outside traditional startup hubs.
Man Dies After Being Mowed Down by Self-Driving Tesla, Police Say
Futurism / 9h
Police say that a 71-year-old man was killed after being struck by a Tesla allegedly in Full Self-Driving mode, ABC 7 News reports , in what appears to be yet another casualty of Elon Musk’s self-driving technology. The fatal accident took place early Thursday morning when the elderly pedestrian attempted to cross a stretch of the I-80 highway in Vallejo, according to the California High Patrol.
5 brilliant Android Quick Settings shortcuts that make everyday tasks faster
How-To Geek / 9h
Android gives several ways to customize your phone . Most users use the Quick Settings panel for the same handful of things — Wi-Fi, brightness slider, flashlight, location, and mobile data. These barely scratch the surface. Tucked inside the Quick Settings edit menu are tiles that save you several taps and put useful controls one swipe away. To add tiles, swipe down from the top of the screen, t
This New Garmin Feature Is Draining Battery Life, but There's a Quick Fix
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garmin users are taking to the company's support forums with a common grievance: The newly introduced "OK Garmin" hands-free voice feature appears to be eating through battery life. The feature arrived through Garmin’s September software updates, bringing hands-free voice activation to the Fenix 8 , Forerunner 570 and 970 , Venu 4 , and several ot
Ryu Murakami, Author of ‘Audition,’ Dies At 74
Gizmodo / 9h
The celebrated Japanese novelist behind 'Almost Transparent Blue,' 'Coin Locker Babies,' and 'In the Miso Soup' transformed society's anxieties and obsessions into unforgettable fiction.
Etsy is cracking down on AI slop. Here’s what’s changing.
Mashable / 9h
Shopping on Etsy shouldn’t require figuring out whether the product in the photo actually exists. Now, the marketplace is introducing new rules to help take some of that guesswork out of buying. Etsy announced new restrictions on Oct. 22 in a news post titled "Creativity and Trust in the Age of AI," in which the marketplace banned AI-generated patterns, recipes, and other instructions that buyers
Xteink's X4 Classic V2 eReader is now under $80 on Amazon
How-To Geek / 9h
eReaders offer the perfect solution to break free from the dreaded doom scroll trap, as they provide you with a meaningful way to finally convince yourself to actually start reading more. The Xteink X4 Classic takes that idea a step further with a pocket-sized design you can carry without the need to pack along another large device like a tablet . This newer model is now under $80 on Amazon , and
$99 Alaska Companion Fare: How This Atmos Rewards Card Perk Works
One Mile at a Time / 9h
There are various airline credit cards that offer some sort of a companion ticket for spending a certain amount. To me, one of the more valuable companion tickets is the one offered by Alaska Air Group, valid for flights on Alaska and Hawaiian. In this post, I’d like to take a look at the $99 companion fare offered by Atmos Rewards credit cards in more detail, to discuss how it works, and how you
Sam Altman: ‘I No Longer Think We’re Gonna Be Able to Just Patch All the Bugs’
Gizmodo / 9h
We're all trying to find the guy who did this.
Airbnb Tells Hosts To Stop Making Guests Wash Dishes And Strip Beds—Some Threaten To Quit [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 10h
Airbnb is telling hosts to stop asking guests to wash dishes, strip beds and take out the trash—and some are threatening to leave the platform. Plus, British Airways raises elite status requirements, an American Airlines flight attendant retires after 63½ years, and Capital One offers a 30% Virgin Atlantic transfer bonus.
Revival Rugs Birthday Sale: 20 Percent Off Sitewide Through Sunday
Wired / 10h
The brand’s lovely selection of hand-knotted and handwoven wool rugs at reasonable prices make it a WIRED-staff favorite.
6 reasons your brand new router is making your Wi-Fi worse
How-To Geek / 10h
Buying a new router feels like a sure-fire way to fix a bad internet connection (even though a router that's new to you may not be new at all ). But if your internet was alright before and you bought a new router and it's all gone downhill, you're not imagining it. It's completely possible for a new router to mess up your connection despite all that money you just spent on trying to improve it.
The US wants to fill thousands of acres of public land with AI data centers — land records show 35 data center-related developments are planned so far
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Records claim there are currently 35 applications to build data centers on US public land Public land permitting is far more lenient for data center developers Multiple projects are being rushed through According to US land records, there are currently 35 data center-related developments currently being considered for construction on public lands. These are the findings published by the Center fo
Pebble Just Made It Even Easier to Make Cool Watch Faces
Gizmodo / 10h
The change allows for watchOS-style complications and new features for Core Devices' Index rings.
Slack Manufacturing Company page detail featuring Hallowe’en band hats from their amusements catalog…
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
stone-cold-groove : Slack Manufacturing Company page detail featuring Hallowe’en band hats from their amusements catalog - 1941.
Citi Strata Elite Card Delivers 75,000 Points Plus $1,200 In Credits In Your First Year
View from the Wing / 10h
Citi Strata Elite delivers a surprisingly strong first-year value play. The current offer combines 75,000 points with up to $1,200 in travel credits, and those points can now transfer directly to American Airlines AAdvantage.
'Historical accuracy wasn't the goal from the very beginning' — Stranger Than Heaven director says while research for its era-spanning game was 'really difficult,' the cities will still have 'a lot of fiction'
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe says RGG Studios did a lot of "difficult" research to depict the game's many cities across different time periods However, Abe says "historical accuracy wasn't the goal from the very beginning," and the team took creative liberties He says there is a lot of "fiction" woven through the cities for the player experience RGG Studio did plenty of research for
How to watch World Series 2026: Live streams and TV channels
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Watch World Series 2026 live streams as the Brewers and the Rays face off in a bid to claim the ultimate prize: being crowned champions for the first time. It should make for a fascinating contest, with up to seven games taking place across nine days to decide the Fall Classic. The Brewers will have home-field advantage in the World Series after recording a franchise-record 103 wins during the re
Palmer Luckey Says He’s Breeding Genetically Enhanced Dogs for the Military
Futurism / 10h
Try to imagine the most dystopian military startup you can think of, and there’s a good chance it already has a billion-dollar valuation in Texas. Palmer Luckey’s Warhound is a perfect case-in-point. Along with cofounder Ben Lamm, the billionaire arms maker has been plugging away at a startup promising to “produce genetically enhanced working dogs” for use on the battlefield. According to the Fin
The 4 dumbest TV gimmicks we all fell for
How-To Geek / 10h
A TV is an infrequent purchase, and every time that opportunity comes by, there is a whole list of new technologies and features to contend with.
Danny McBride Doing Kalshi Ads Is a Huge Bummer
Gizmodo / 10h
It's unclear how much money the comedian is making from the ad.
Apple Music has a fully functional iPod Easter Egg
Mashable / 10h
Apple is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iPod in style. That is to say, by putting a fun little Easter egg inside the Apple Music website. If you know the right URL , you can find a virtual iPod living on the Apple Music site that's fully interactive, complete with the scroll-wheel interface that was so iconic on iPods back in the days before touchscreens. You can scroll through a shockin
Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Much of what we know about how a brain makes decisions comes from studying monkeys watching dots. In a task known as a random-dot-motion task, a cloud of flickering specks drifts weakly in one direction while the subject tries to determine whether—and in which direction— it’s moving. The task has shown that in the primate neocortex, neurons gather visual evidence over time, with their firing rate
Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of caution.” The tech company wanted to make sure that it could continue using certain robotic vehicles in its US chip fabs. The uncertainty surrounding the Federal Communications Commission ban on certain foreign-made robots was revealed in the agenc
RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
At a recent meeting of the board that oversees the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center Research Hospital, chair Jack Leslie opened with cheerful introductions and gregarious chatter—then diverted from the agenda of the regularly scheduled meeting. He spent the next six minutes delivering a pointed rebuke of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, warning that his anti-vaccine activities c
Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The New York Knicks organization sent employees a phishing email promising free championship rings in a test of its staff's ability to detect scams, The New York Times reported yesterday. “Congratulations, your Employee Championship Ring is here,” the email sent in late September said, instructing employees to click a link to make a selection from two ring designs. Madison Square Garden employees
Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Gamers still hoping against hope for a true follow-up to Half-Life 2 (after so, so many years ) may remember last year's flurry of speculation that Half-Life 3 was finally nearing completion . Amid all those rumors, though, we never got any official sign from anyone inside Valve that a Half-Life project was currently in development. That changed this week thanks to an apparent slip-up during a pa
I paired Calibre with this TUI file manager to tame my disastrously messy eBook collection
How-To Geek / 11h
Maintaining an eBook collection can feel like a full-time job. A folder full of public domain books downloaded from the internet can include multiple copies of the same book in different file formats, or file names that bear little resemblance to the titles of the books themselves. I used Yazi, a terminal-based file manager, to clean up an eBook download before the files ever made it into my Cali
Airbnb Hosts Are Having a Meltdown After New Rules Means They Can’t Force Guests to Clean Up Everything For Them
Futurism / 11h
The reign of tyrannical Airbnb hosts is over. On Wednesday, Airbnb unveiled a new policy update that prevents hosts from demanding their guests do a bunch of cleaning before checking out. Starting on bookings made on or after November 20, hosts won’t be able to make guests do chores that “would typically be performed by a cleaner,” the company said — like stripping beds, washing and putting away
You probably won't see a massive 62% discount on Ryobi's ONE+ 18V Cordless 5-Tool Combo Kit again
How-To Geek / 11h
If you're buying new power tools, stick to quality products that won't let you down on the job or project. Savvy buyers can save a fortune by taking advantage of this massive 61% discount on Ryobi's 18V ONE+ 5-tool combo at Home Depot.
Canva launches Craft — its first image generation model, trained on human-designed templates
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Craft is Canva's first publicly available AI image generation model It was trained on existing templates so it understands layers Developers can access the model via an API Canva has launched its first-ever publicly available AI image generation model, and it's already proving to be hugely successful. Looking to take on the likes of industry giants such as OpenAI and Google, 'Craft', its image ge
The Pixel 11's best feature completely ruined standard voice typing for me
How-To Geek / 11h
The newest Pixel phone is often the first to get features that eventually trickle out to the entire Android ecosystem. "Rambler" for Gboard is one such feature that's currently exclusive to the Pixel 11 series. I'm here to tell you that you should be very anxious to get your fingers (and voice) on it.
Audi's native Spotify app brings the desktop experience inside the car
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Audi is the first manufacturer to introduce Spotify’s ground-up app for cars New platform takes advantage of passenger screens A more comprehensive interface brings with it more features Audi has announced that it is the first automaker to introduce Spotify’s dedicated in-car application, which has been co-developed by the music streaming service and the Volkswagen Group’s Cariad automotive softw
Beyerdynamic Aventho Y review: I want to love these headphones, but poor sound dulls their shine
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Beyerdynamic Aventho Y: Two-minute review The tagline for Beyerdynamic’s latest consumer-grade, ANC-equipped wireless headphones is “What is your why?” — and, unfortunately, “Why?” was the first question on my lips when I first listened to them. A lacklustre sonic profile is accompanied by a lack of convincing dynamics, at least when listening actively in a quiet room. My “why?” was answered in p
Epic AI MegaJam challenges developers to build a game in 4 days with AI
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Epic is kicking off an 'AI MegaJam' next month It's a four-day competition for developers to build a game with AI, giving away $50,000 worth of prizes Coming on top of Epic's recent push of AI in its preview launcher and elsewhere, this has provoked quite the negative reaction from gamers Epic has announced an 'AI MegaJam' in which you can 'vibe your way to $50K,' a neat little rhyme there, but g
This Fan-Made Horror Short Finds a Way to Get Michael Myers Into ‘Halloween III’
Gizmodo / 11h
'Project Shamrock: The Secret Origins of Michael Myers Exposed' comes from 'Hobo With a Shotgun' director Jason Eisener.
Carrie Season 2: Everything we know about Mike Flanagans Stephen King-inspired miniseries
Mashable / 11h
The internet became sharply divided yesterday, as Prime Video announced Carrie would be renewed for a second season. Just like that, you could tell who'd watched Mike Flanagan's latest horror adaptation and who hadn't. Sure, in Stephen King's novel, the story of telekinetic teen Carrie White has a pretty definitive ending. But as he did with Doctor Sleep and the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired The Fall
Is InterContinental Ambassador Status Worth It? Benefits & Cost Explained
One Mile at a Time / 11h
While IHG One Rewards is the loyalty program for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), there’s separately the InterContinental Ambassador program (sometimes referred to as IHG Ambassador, though it is InterContinental specific). This can cause some confusion, since often people don’t really get the distinction between IHG One Rewards and InterContinental Ambassador. In this post, I’d like to take
Palmer Luckey Is Getting Into the Cybernetically Outfitted Super Soldier Dog Market
Gizmodo / 11h
Mr. “I Would Definitely Build Nuclear Weapons” wants to turn man’s best friend into an AI-equipped supersoldier.
Remember the headphones with a built-in valve amp? They're back in a new and improved version
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Écoute unveil improved TH2 headphones Use valve pre-amps for analog sound They're not cheap! British audio brand Écoute — no, not French, despite the name — wowed us in January 2025 by sticking valve amps into headphones for a classy hi-fi appeal. And now it's done it again, but apparently better. The Écoute TH2 promise improved noise cancellation, a more comfortable fit, design tweaks to reduce
How to watch The Celebrity Traitors season 2 episode 8 – Stream free from anywhere
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
The Celebrity Traitors season 2 episode 8 is out tonight, and we're desperate to see it. We're all dying to know what's in store for the celebs in The Traitors ' castle. After being paranoid about it since the beginning, Ross Kemp was murdered in plain sight. The fresh murder has thrown the faithfuls into a state of confusion, but detective Sharon Rooney sniffed out that it was poisonous perfume
I Tested ChatGPT's New 'Slides' Tool, and Here's How It Compares to Gemini
Lifehacker / 12h
ChatGPT's capabilities continue to expand apace, and the latest feature is a fully capable slideshow creator. Announced a few weeks ago, ChatGPT Slides lets you create PowerPoint-style decks from inside your conversations, and it's now appearing for those on the Pro tier and above (meaning right now, you need to spend at least $100 a month to get it). If you're on the free ChatGPT plan or the $20
Buy GHA Discovery Dollars (D$) For 15% Off: Intriguing, But Is It Worth It?
One Mile at a Time / 12h
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is an alliance of (mostly small) hotel groups that don’t otherwise belong to major hotel loyalty programs, and GHA Discovery is the loyalty program of these hotels . It’s a fascinating loyalty program for some really stellar brands, like Capella Hotels & Resorts . There’s also often a status match promotion , which is an easy way to elevate your stays with eligible bra
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
TechCrunch / 12h
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
6 File Explorer settings I always change on a fresh Windows install
How-To Geek / 12h
Although its reputation has taken a hit in recent years, File Explorer is still a decent file manager, especially if you use it as an auxiliary option alongside your main one. In my case, Total Commander has been my Windows file manager of choice for more than two decades, but I’ve been using File Explorer more and more lately since it’s generally better suited for working with images, and I jugg
Dark Matter Season 2, episode 9s brutal ending, explained
Mashable / 12h
Dark Matter Season 2 is building towards its world-hopping conclusion. Season 1 was already fairly mind-bending, but the second season of Blake Crouch's sci-fi has really dialled things up to 11. The penultimate episode, wherein we're following several different versions of the core cast, is no exception. But what happens at the end, and how is it setting things up for the finale? Let's recap. SE
Hackers find a way to turn users own AI agents and Downloads folders against them
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Mashable / 12h
Your Downloads folder probably contains a few PDFs, forgotten screenshots, and several files named some variation of "final." But according to a recent report by security company Forever, it could also contain instructions telling your AI assistant to install malware . In an Oct. 22 blog post , the company reported that they caught an AI coding assistant following those instructions on a customer
AI-designed virus infects person for the first time
Mashable / 12h
Would you let an AI-designed virus be injected in your body? Well, at least one individual just did, according to the company behind it. AI bioscience startup Radical Numerics released a report this week saying a patient received a treatment containing an AI-designed virus. Radical Numerics says this is the first treatment of its kind. The type of virus that Radical Numerics' AI model, called Omn
8 books to cure your inevitable ACOTAR hangover
Mashable / 12h
With Sarah J. Maas 's next installment, A Court of Splintered Harmony , arriving Oct. 27, another ACOTAR book hangover is inevitable. You know the symptoms: an inability to stop thinking about fictional people, an overwhelming urge to reread their best scenes, and the creeping suspicion that no other book will ever make you feel this way again. Luckily, your next obsession might be waiting on ano
This beast of a robot lawn mower from Roborock is $500 off at Amazon — get the RockMow X130H for under $2,000
Mashable / 12h
SAVE 20%: As of Oct. 23, you can get the Roborock RockMow X130H for $1,999.98. That's down from $2,499.99 at Amazon. Roborock RockMow X130H Robot Lawn Mower $1,999.98 at Amazon $2,499.99 Save $500.01 I don't have a lawn, but my mom does, and I know it takes her at least an hour to cut just the backyard. I'm obsessed with my robot vacuum , and I've tried to convince her to get a robot lawn mower,
Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors
TechCrunch / 12h
Top-funded fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems received an $85 million award from the federal government to advance conductors for fusion power plants.
Apple made a working virtual iPod to mark the player's 25th anniversary
How-To Geek / 12h
Apple announced the iPod 25 years ago on October 23, 2001, and it's doing something unique to mark the anniversary: a chance to try the original MP3 player. The company has a 404 "page not found" error website on Apple Music that contains a working virtual iPod.
PHP security issues could also threaten your NAS device — but not every vendor is able to patch just yet
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Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Critical PHP2Shell flaws also impact internet-exposed NAS devices and PHP-based Docker workloads Major vendors are still releasing patches, leaving some Synology, QNAP, and other systems exposed Researchers urge immediate updates, removal of public exposure, and VPN-only remote access Websites and web servers are apparently not the only products affected by the php2shell vulnerability - Network A
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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms
Wired / 12h
The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.
Meta is charging government and nonprofit pages to post links on Facebook
Engadget / 12h
The new restrictions are a test which is explicitly not supposed to impact these entities.
American Airlines Confirms Pilots Get First Class Upgrades Ahead Of Its Best Customers—Should They?
View from the Wing / 12h
An American Airlines passenger posted a photo of a uniformed pilot sitting in first class and complained about employees getting these seats ahead of customers. The customer compared it to Apple letting employees buy new iPhones first, or retail employees taking the parking spaces closest to the store.
Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes
NYT > Technology / 12h
In Ohio, many voters say their frustration about the increase in electricity and fuel prices and the growth of data centers won’t influence whom they vote for.
Unitree Unveils Fearsome Bodyguard Robot
Futurism / 12h
Surely the robots that’ve been heavily marketed with all kinds of martial arts stunts would never be designed for violent ends, right? We’re less certain than ever. On Wednesday, China’s Unitree released a teaser for its new “bodyguard” robot. Like with its uber-popular G1 model, it demonstrated that the humanoid robot, the H2-X “Kung Fu Legend: Guardian,” could pull off all sorts of physical fea
What some of Anthropic’s backers are worth before its IPO
TechCrunch / 12h
Early-stage and follow-on investors in the AI lab are already sitting on major paper returns.
Clayface director explains why [spoiler] doesn't appear and that post-credits scene decision
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Clayface 's director has revealed why Batman doesn't appear James Watkins has also addressed the lack of a post-credits scene The new DC Universe movie is out now in theaters worldwide Full spoilers follow for Clayface . Clayface director James Watkins has explained why Batman doesn't appear — despite confirmation that the Caped Crusader is already active in Gotham City when the film takes place.
A Red Tolarian Terror is coming in Star Trek Universes Beyond
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Magic: The Gathering is ready to boldly go where it has never gone before with its upcoming Star Trek Universes Beyond set, and I have a pair of cards from it to showcase for you today! Let’s start with Jake Sisko, War Correspondent. A mono-Green Commander with Landfall is nothing new, though I see them working much better in the 99 given their ability, especially in more budget-friendly or color
'Maybe you win the battle but lose the war because you put all your resources into one battle' — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director says King Art Games 'wanted battles to take a while' so borrowed from the original strategy game's systems
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director Jan Theysen has explained how the original Dawn of War influenced the new game's RTS systems Theysen says King Art Games "wanted the battles to take a while" in Dawn of War 4 He says that the game's on-field reinforcement feature was almost cut because it was "weird," but now the team loves it because it "brings the macro [management] and the econ
13 Fantasy Adaptations You Need to Know About
Gizmodo / 12h
Fantasy books are all the rage, and Hollywood is eager to feed the demand.
I avoided electric lawn mowers for years because of these 5 myths—now I regret not buying one sooner
How-To Geek / 12h
I've been clinging on to my ancient gas-powered lawnmower for years. It weighs a ton and literally gave me a hernia when I lugged it up some steps, but it's always done a great job tackling my lawn, even when I've let the lawn get a little bit out of control. A relative was raving about their electric mower, so I took it for a spin and found that most of the things I was most worried about turned
Sunseeker Elite proves robot mowers can navigate complex yards at Equip Expo 2026
How-To Geek / 12h
Robot mowers have been around for a long time, but for most of that time they worked the same way, by way of a buried perimeter wire around the edge of the lawn, allowing the mower to wander inside the boundary until the grass was short. It did the job, but it had a time-consuming setup, a wire that could be cut with a spade, and no real idea where it was.
This Is What Our Mysterious Denisovan Cousins Probably Looked Like
Gizmodo / 12h
It took a while, but researchers believe they now have a molecular marker to reliably spot Denisovan fossils.
Apple Music has a fun Easter egg for the iPod's 25th anniversary
Engadget / 12h
Time to dust off the click wheel.
22 early Black Friday book deals worth adding to your cart: Freida McFadden, Meghan Quinn, Rebecca Yarros
Mashable / 12h
The best early Black Friday book deals at a glance: best limited-time offer Paperbacks and hardcovers at Target BOGO 50% off for a limited time best hardcover deal 'Twisted Lies' by Anna Huang (Collector's Edition) $15.94 (save $16.05) best paperback deal 'The Divorce' by Freida McFadden $8.31 (save $10.68) best Kindle book deal 'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus $2.99 (save $12) Black Frida
American Airlines baggage fees and how to avoid paying them
The Points Guy Articles / 12h
American Airlines charges checked baggage fees on many flights, but the total price you'll pay depends on many factors, including destination, elite status or whether you carry one of the American Airlines credit cards . If you're flying with American soon, it's worth studying up to ensure you're not faced with unexpected charges — or, worse, unable to check your luggage at all. This guide will c
How to double-, triple- or even quadruple-dip on dining rewards
The Points Guy Articles / 12h
Rewards cards that offer bonus points or miles on dining purchases are a good way to earn on what is a frequent expense for many consumers. But if using one of the best dining cards is the only way you're maximizing your restaurant purchases, you're likely missing out on some easy points and miles. To get the most from each purchase moving forward, here's what you should know so you can double-,
Epson EcoTank ET-2980 (ET-2950) ink tank printer review: I’d buy Epson’s entry-level EcoTank for its crisp low cost pages
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
As the leader in cartridge-free printing, Epson also has the largest range of refillable printers, which now includes this entry-level all-in-one promising ultra low-cost color printing at home. The white Epson EcoTank ET-2980 has several variants, including the black Epson EcoTank ET-2950 tested here, but it’s essentially a budget tank printer aimed at the small office or anyone who wants to cut
Kindle Unlimited rebrand prompts concerns over potential price increases
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Amazon has rebranded Kindle Unlimited as Kindle+ The rebrand also comes with additional audiobooks, though many of these are narrated by AI The price hasn't changed but some users worry it might go up soon Kindle Unlimited is no more — instead, you’re now a Kindle+ subscriber, as Amazon has just rebranded its ebook subscription service. The good news is that the price hasn’t changed, and all the
I don't want my next PC to be upgradable, and maybe you shouldn't either
