Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help
TechCrunch / 1h
The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.
Mar 8, 2026
Do You Have To “Dress The Part” When Flying In First Class?
100+One Mile at a Time / 14h
It’s always fun to discuss travel etiquette on the blog, as it generates some interesting conversations, with differing perspectives. I sometimes get asked if there’s a dress code when flying in first class (whether domestic or international), and if one should dress up when sitting in the pointy end of the plane. In this post, I’d like to share my thoughts, and I look forward to hearing how OMAA
Hurdle hints and answers for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 23min
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
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on March 9
Mashable / 23min
Can you see anything on the Moon's surface when you look up tonight? There's lots to spot, so keep reading to see exactly what you're looking at. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Monday, March 9, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide , 61% of the Moon will be lit up tonight. This guide from NASA helps us to understand what we're looking at. For example, with no v
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 2h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're bossy. 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
NYT Strands hints, answers for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're lovey dovey. 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. The
Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're always in a hurry. 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 Connect
NYT Pips hints, answers for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 3h
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. However, we have you
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 9, 2026
Mashable / 3h
Today's Connections: Sports Edition is easy for people who watch women's sports. 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
BYD Has Fallen to One Third of China Sales Compared to 1 Year Ago
Next Big Future / 4h
X money is live in a limited public beta. It will allow far more than Paypal and provide 6% on cash deposits and an X debit card. They will get into loans and stock and crypto trading. In-app Money tab with real-time USD balance. Instant send/receive/request money (like a DM). Direct deposit setup. 6% APY ... Read more
Xiaomi Now Using Humanoid Robots to Assemble Electric Cars
Futurism / 4h
There’s a new “intern” on the assembly line, and it won’t be pausing every hour to take a bathroom break. The Chinese consumer electronic giant Xiaomi recently announced a trial run for a couple of humanoid robot workers at its electric vehicle factory in Beijing. In an interview with CNBC , Xiaomi president Lu Weibing said the company’s bots successfully completed 90.2 percent of the work over a
TSA lines hit up to 3 hours at major hubs as partial government shutdown drags on
The Points Guy Articles / 5h
Airport security wait times soared across the country on Sunday, three weeks into a partial government shutdown. From Houston to Atlanta, New Orleans and Charlotte, travelers ran into long backups at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints — as TSA staffing shortages led to long lines, delaying flights at some hubs and causing many more passengers to miss flights. Hit the hardest: Hous
Order, explore, and connect like a local with Babbel
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: Get a Babbel Lifetime Subscription (all 14 languages) for $159 (reg. $646.20) with the StackSocial code LEARN, and start having real conversations in as little as three weeks. Opens in a new window Credit: Babbel Babbel Language Learning: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages) $159 $646.20 Save $487.20 If you’ve already got a summer trip on the calendar, it’s not too late to start learning
Dreaming Whilst Black creator Adjani Salmon on calling out the entertainment industry
Mashable / 6h
Back for Season 2, Dreaming Whilst Black is a sharp, must-watch satire about the entertainment industry, and the barriers blocking Black artists in TV and film. Co-created by, co-written by and starring Jamaican-British filmmaker Adjani Salmon, the show's timeliness cannot be understated. As Robert Daniels writes in his Season 1 review for Mashable , "While Black directors like Jordan Peele , Ava
This New Citi Card Earns More American Airlines Miles Than An AAdvantage Credit Card — Plus 75,000 Point Bonus
View from the Wing / 7h
You no longer need an American Airlines credit card to earn the most AAdvantage miles from your spending. Citi Strata Elite is offering a 75,000-point bonus, and because those points transfer to American Airlines AAdvantage, everyday purchases can earn more American miles than most AAdvantage cards themselves.
Coming Soon, From the People Behind ICE Detention Camps: Data Center Company Towns
Gizmodo / 7h
After partnering with CoreCivic to detain minors, this company now wants to give data center contractors a cushy home-away-from-home.
Could this be the key to eternal storage? Experts claim new DNA HDD can be ‘erased and overwritten repeatedly’
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
DNA-based storage could provide long-term alternatives to cloud storage and HDDs, but practical devices remain years away from reality.
5 memorable movies celebrating milestone anniversaries in March
How-To Geek / 8h
March marks an interesting month at the movies. Hollywood is still waiting for the Academy to award Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars . In terms of major releases, the biggest movie hitting theaters is Project Hail Mary , the Ryan Gosling space adventure based on Andy Weir's popular novel. Other than that, March is a fairly quiet month for new movies.
Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation
TechCrunch / 8h
The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.
CONFIRMED – Oil Tankers Have Crossed Strait of Hormuz – HUGE FOR OIL PRICES
Next Big Future / 8h
CONFIRMED – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on national TV today, March 8, 2026. on Fox News Sunday and CBS “Face the Nation” and other appearances). The plan is to get oil and natural gas and fertilizer and all the products from the Gulf flowing through the Straits before too long… one large tanker ... Read more
DHS Shutdown Turns Into Airport Chaos — Security Lines Stretch Up to 3.5 Hours
View from the Wing / 9h
Amidst a government shutdown that affects only the Department of Homeland Security, where TSA screeners will have to work while waiting for congress to pass funding before they're paid, we're starting to see more employees failing to show up for work. That's having a significant affect on security lines at several major airports.
Apple’s Godzilla & Kong blockbuster TV show immediately becomes a streaming success
How-To Geek / 9h
Two of the most feared Titans in the universe— Godzilla and Kong —have returned to Apple TV. After a two-year break, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is now streaming on Apple TV. The show has aired two episodes since its February 27 premiere. Despite the hiatus, Apple's Monsterverse show has immediately become a streaming success.
12 of the best sleep-hacking gadgets to help you get the best rest of your life — by a former Sleep Editor
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
It's Sleep Awareness Week, and that's a good a time as any to sort out your slumber.
Citi AAdvantage Business Card Authorized User Rewards Explained
83One Mile at a Time / 9h
Link: Learn more about the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® The Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® ( review ) is the co-branded Citi and American Airlines business card. The card offers several valuable perks , and also has an excellent welcome bonus at the moment, making it an ideal time to apply . However, when it comes to actually spending money on the car
The ‘smartphone replacement’ is a myth
How-To Geek / 9h
The smartphone is now the universal computing device, but there have been a few attempts to replace it, from smartwatches to AR glasses. However, they all come up against the same problem: the smartphone as a form factor is just too good , and it probably won’t be replaced anytime soon.
Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?
TechCrunch / 9h
On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.
Spider-Man Gets Two New Comics for ‘Brand New Day’ Synergy
Gizmodo / 9h
Before you watch 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' on the big screen, a new pair of comics want to remind you of the film and its big players.
The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to “AI Artists”
Futurism / 10h
Proponents of generative AI say the tech has greatly lowered the barriers of entry in the art world, allowing practically anybody with internet access to dream up competently-executed landscapes, portraits, sketches and comics — all without any talent whatsoever. Critics say it’s the lowest common denominator of human expression, outsourcing to bloated algorithms that feasted on copyrighted mater
3 great Apple TV shows to binge-watch this week (March 9 - 15)
How-To Geek / 10h
Even though Apple TV kind of marches to the beat of its own drummer when it comes to how much new content it adds and when (*quickly looks at watch), if you put your mind to it, you can still find some upper-crust TV show titles to watch—or rewatch, as the service does have some of the best shows in the world.
Floppy disk hack: How a pair of scissors doubled your storage in 1992
How-To Geek / 10h
You might think that storage is expensive and scarce today, but kids these days have no idea what it is like to scrounge every kilobyte you can. Which is why a floppy disk hack from the early '90s promising twice your data seemed too good to be true. In a lot of cases, it was.
Is that a Mac mini in disguise? No, but the new Satechi CubeDock packs in everything you'd want in a mini PC — and for much less
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
The Satechi CubeDock supports multiple displays, fast NVMe drives, and various devices while streamlining workspace setup in a single aluminum enclosure.
MacBook Neo vs MacBook Air M5 — how do they compare and which should you buy?
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Wondering how the new MacBook Air and MacBook Neo stack up? We've got the full lowdown for you.
You're storing your 3D printer filament wrong (and it's ruining your prints)
How-To Geek / 11h
If you store your 3D printer filament on a shelf or out in the open, chances are you’re storing it wrong. If you live in a very dry climate, that might be fine, but for those in more humid environments, the moisture in the air is likely what’s ruining your 3D printing projects—here’s how to fix it.
Kansas City Airport Evacuated After Reported Bomb Threat — Passengers Ordered Onto the Tarmac as Planes Were Held
View from the Wing / 11h
Kansas City International Airport was evacuated Sunday after a reported bomb threat, with police and K-9 units sweeping the terminal as passengers were rushed out onto the tarmac. Aircraft already on the ground were held on taxiways and some passengers were offloaded, triggering widespread delays across the airport.
Godzilla’s Early ‘Minus One’ Form Comes to Life in This Action Figure
Gizmodo / 11h
Before 'Godzilla Minus Zero' this November, S.H. MonsterArts is giving Godzilla fans the 'Godzilla Minus One' figure of their dreams.
Review: Etihad First Class Airbus A321LR (KTI-AUH)
One Mile at a Time / 11h
For the next portion of my Iceland to The Residence via Cambodia trip , it was time to fly Etihad Airways’ Airbus A321LR first class on the 6hr40min flight from to Phnom Penh Techo (KTI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH). The A321LR is a new addition to Etihad’s fleet, and it’s the carrier’s first “premium” narrow body plane, intended to be used in medium haul markets. I was so excited about this flight, as it’
NetEase is reportedly pulling funding for Yakuza creator's studio
Engadget / 11h
The hype for Gang of Dragon , the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, may already be getting derailed. According to a Bloomberg report , Chinese tech giant NetEase is going to stop financing Nagoshi Studio starting in May. Bloomberg confirmed the news with the studio's employees and a NetEase spokesperson. The report explained that NetEase decided to cut funding to Nagoshi Studio, which was founded i
Here are 11 TV deals for watching March Madness that I recommend — $1,300 off 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
I'm rounding up today's 11 best TV deals that I recommend for watching March Madness, including record-low prices on best-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs.
Everything I learned fighting terrible internet providers for a decade (and how I won)
How-To Geek / 11h
What I've learned over the last 15+ years of paying internet bills is that it doesn't matter what kind of gear you have, how many devices you run, or which settings you've optimized. Ultimately, if your internet service provider (ISP) is bad, you'll never have a stable connection.
Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
Futurism / 11h
The headlines warning about AI melting our brains usually point to students or workers, which — fair enough. But there’s a much more ironic victim hiding in the corner office: the very business executives who unleashed AI on us in the first place. A recent study conducted by market research agency 3Gem and flagged by The Register found that business leaders in the United Kingdom seem to be outsou
The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi Are Locked in a Bitter Feud
Futurism / 11h
Polymarket and Kalshi have emerged as the biggest players in the burgeoning prediction markets industry. The platforms have popularized betting on the outcomes of future events, from when the United States would invade Iran or Venezuela to whether Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos would show up at this year’s Super Bowl . The proliferation of the addictive trend, facilitated through major partnerships
Citi Brought Back the Best AAdvantage Business Card Offer — 75,000 Miles and the $99 Fee Waived For 12 Months
View from the Wing / 11h
Citi has its best-ever offer for the AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard — 75,000 miles after $5,000 spend and no annual fee the first year. Lots of approvals reported.
My 8-year-old daughter was struggling with math until we discovered this app
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Homescreen Heroes: Duolingo Math teaches up to grade 8 math in a fun and engaging way
Yes, your phone’s battery is still replaceable (and it’s better than upgrading)
How-To Geek / 12h
How often do you replace your phone? For over a decade, I've been on a two-year cycle on a phone contract. With my last phone, and iPhone 14 Pro, I lengthened that to three years. Now my three years are up, but I don't feel any need to upgrade to a new phone.
'Nothing has actually changed': Valve recommits to a 2026 launch for the Steam Machine amid rumors of a further delay
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
A blog post from Valve itself sparked concerns that the Steam Machine would be pushed back to 2027.
These homelab uptime tricks made my Home Assistant setup virtually unstoppable
How-To Geek / 12h
When your smart home goes down, all those clever automations that make your life easier stop working. There are some handy tricks that homelab users often use that help keep Home Assistant running or minimize the impact if it does go down.
10 tricks you can do with FFmpeg on Linux
How-To Geek / 12h
Want to do more with the Linux terminal? You might not instinctively put videos and the command line together, but with FFmpeg you can actually do a lot with a video file just by typing a simple command in your terminal.
