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AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria
2KEngadget / 7h
MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001 's HAL 9000), that can not only kill many forms of resistant bacteria but do so in a novel way.
Where many antibiotics are slight spins on existing medicine, halicin wipes out bacteria by wrecking their ability to maintain the electrochemical gradient necessary to produce energy-storing molecules.
Cancun Airport: Where Immigration Takes Longer Than The Flight
1KOne Mile at a Time / 17h
For whatever reason I hadn’t really thought of immigration wait times in Cancun until we landed, even though I remember hearing horrible things about them.
Cancun Airport immigration hall
Firms in EMEA take two days less than global average to detect a cyber incident
45TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
The report showed that over 500 new malware families were observed in 2019, 58% of which were discovered through Mandiant service efforts, including incident responses.
FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 Report showed that organisations have put more emphasis on GDPR and increasing focus on security due to the ongoing challenges organisations face from sophisticated threat actors.
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Motorola Razr 2 likely won't drop the clamshell, and the design team told us why
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The first thing Steen told us when we asked about future Motorola devices was that “we feel confident in the form factor”, so it’s likely the clamshell foldable design has a place in the future of some Moto phones.
The Motorola Razr 2019 had unimpressive, mid-range specs, and when we asked about using a top-end Snapdragon chipset, Steen gave us an example as to why that wasn’t necessary “the Snapdragon only brought to the table things like Quad-HD performance, we didn’t have Quad-HD displays, so that would have been overkill."
England vs South Africa live stream: watch today's T20 Women's World Cup 2020 from anywhere
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It's a Women’s T20 World Cup match not be missed - don't miss a ball by checking out our England vs South Africa live stream guide.
England will be looking to live up to their billing as genuine contenders for the Women’s T20 World Cup as they kick off their campaign against South Africa on Sunday in Perth.
Get access to unlimited high-speed bandwidth with ExpressVPN
28Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: A 15-month subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £5.26 per month, and includes three months for free. A VPN subscription is a necessity nowadays for most people, but there are still a few drawbacks that stand in the way of some prospective users. VPNs help to bypass online restrictions and safeguard personal data. The problem that can arise with these services is a dip in connection sp
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This 75-inch large format display makes a great, affordable digital signage solution
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We've curated the best business monitors on the market
Two models in the US (the RCA RTU7575 and the Spectre U750CV-U ) compete at market entry level at just under $600 (or roughly £460) with free freight delivery.
Ninja's Twitter account was hijacked
100+Engadget / 5h
The attacker even tried to extort Ninja's wife and business partner, Jessica Blevins, though this clearly wasn't her first time dealing with a wannabe hacker -- she said the intruder "lasted five minutes."
"Same script every time," he said, suggesting this wasn't a particularly sophisticated hijack.
Wilder vs Fury 2 live stream: how to watch the huge boxing rematch from anywhere right now
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How to watch Wilder vs Fury 2: live stream the big fight from outside your country
By now, you probably can tell that this has the potential to become a legendary fight, so allow us to tell you how to live stream Wilder vs Fury 2 and watch all the action from Vegas as it happens.
Physics undergrads crunched numbers for Star Trek’s tribble problem
400+Ars Technica / 8h
Star Trek: TOS Enlarge / Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) is buried in adorable fluff balls in the classic 1967 episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles," on Star Trek: TOS . Paramount/CBS Television 0 with 0 posters participating Chalk this one up to fun scientific papers we inexplicably missed last year. A group of undergraduates at the University of Leicester in the U.K. calculated the growt
Netflix's first 'Transformers' teaser reveals a hopeless war
2KEngadget / 8h
The clip for the first part of the War For Cybertron trilogy, Siege , portrays the Autobots fighting a seemingly hopeless war to prevent the Decepticons from finding the Allspark (the source of the machines' power) and destroying the essence of what the Transformers are.
Netflix has posted the first teaser trailer for its Transformers animated series , and it's now clear just how the service will take on the robots' origins.
Priority Pass App Will Soon Let You Order Food And Buy Duty Free
View from the Wing / 9h
Priority Pass App Will Soon Let You Order Food And Buy Duty Free
A newer player in the space of bringing intelligence to bear on the airport shopping experience is Collinson Group, which you know as the company behind Priority Pass.
Google’s Message to Huawei Device Users: Do Not Use the Side Door to Install Google Apps
Google Android Huawei100+Gizmodo / 9h
In the article, Google stated that it has continued to work with Huawei to provide security updates and updates to Google’s apps and services on Huawei device models available to the public on or before May 16, 2019.
Google wants to clear things up for Huawei device users: Google’s apps and services cannot be preloaded on new Huawei devices and are not available due to U.S. government restrictions.
Alphabet's Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
100+Engadget / 10h
The company has partnered with several industry giants to form the HAPS Alliance, a group devoted to promoting the use of stratospheric vehicles for internet access.
This comes roughly 10 months after Loon forged a deal with SoftBank's HAPSMobile to press for high-altitude broadband.
Lazy Weekend? Ask Google to Find Your Keys for You With These Tile + Nest Mini Bundle Deals
24Lifehacker / 10h
Tile Essentials 4 Pack + Google Nest Mini 2nd Gen | $75 | Tile
Tile Combo 4 Pack + Google Nest Mini 2nd Gen | $75 | Tile
Watch Tesla's Cybertruck live its best life as an esports chauffeur
Musk Tesla Cybertruck100+Mashable / 10h
The Tesla Cybertruck is many things: striking, polarizing, massive, and, as of Feb. 22, 2020, we can add esports chauffeur to the list. The as-of-yet-unreleased electric SUV seemingly made a rare appearance at a Dota 2 tournament hosted by WePlay! Esports. It was used to bring at least two teams onto the stage at the Saturday event , and its arrival was met with cheers from the crowd. Or, at leas
Transformers head to Netflix in 'War for Cybertron' anime trilogy
200+Mashable / 10h
There's a new Transformers cartoon on the way, and in a twist, it's a Netflix Original. Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy , revealed on Saturday, will kick off sometime in 2020. The six-part opening chapter, titled Siege , picks up on a familiar Transformers story: The Autobots and Decepticons are at war for control over their home planet of Cybertron. So the Decepticon leader Megatron, hat
artist-brauner: L'arrière chat - grand chat, Victor Brauner
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
artist-brauner : L'arrière chat - grand chat , Victor Brauner
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily:It turns out that cats expect you...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : It turns out that cats expect you to know a whole lot. From Everything Cats Expect You To Know by Elizabeth Martyn. Alternatively, you can instantly apprehend all feline expectations by transforming into a cat yourself (non-surgical): How to Be Your Own Cat .
70sscifiart: Uncredited art of Space Cat in respose
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70sscifiart : Uncredited art of Space Cat in respose
princetonarchives: February 22 was once the most significant...
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princetonarchives : February 22 was once the most significant day of the year in Princeton. Today, it is more or less an ordinary Saturday. Washington’s Birthday Celebration Records (AC200)
How to enjoy a ski resort vacation as a non-skier
The Points Guy / 11h
Many resorts around the country feature adventure parks with fast-paced rides like mountain coasters, which are often open year-round.
Triple Creek also offers activities like fishing, fat-bike riding, or even snowga (an outdoor, snowy yoga experience).
Google's new terms of service will (hopefully) be easier to read
90Engadget / 11h
Terms of service still tend to read like legal alphabet soup, but Google thinks it can do better.
Google is promising better overall communication, too, clarifying just when it will change services or limit access.
New MacBook Pro 13-inch spotted with 10th-generation Ice Lake
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A 3DMark Time Spy benchmark , recently leaked by @_rogame on Twitter, shows a new 13-inch MacBook Pro boasting marked performance improvements over 2019’s second highest configuration.
The benchmark pitted the i7 model against a 2019 MacBook Pro 13-inch with an 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8279U with 2.4GHz base, maximum Turbo frequency of 4.1GHz and a TDP of 28W.
Influencer Fakes A Trip To Bali By Taking Photos At IKEA
View from the Wing / 11h
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print pub
The secret life of 7 former airports
The Points Guy / 12h
Mayor John Lindsay, who led New York from 1966 to 1973, called for the field to be turned into another commercial airport for the city, but instead the runways were shut down in 1970.
Like other old airports before it, the field has now been turned into a giant city park; Berliners voted in a 2014 referendum to keep it as such.
Intrepid Fans Found A Set of Hidden Trailers for Westworld Season 3
400+Gizmodo / 12h
As reported by Westworld Watchers , a Reddit user by the name of MTC_Chickpea found more, secret trailers hidden on the Incite, Inc. website.
The undoubtedly evil corporation, likely featuring in Westworld ’s third season and that sponsored a real panel and got a real website a few months back?
Android update to give users much more control over location sharing
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Android knows you're sick of being followed around. The Google-owned mobile operating system teased new privacy features on Wednesday that, once live, will give users control over sharing their location data in more precise ways. Specifically, a new developer blog post reveals that the upcoming Android 11 operating system will give people the option to limit location sharing with apps to a one-ti
Still Waiting On Your Winnings From HQ Trivia? Apparently, You're Not Alone
67Gizmodo / 12h
After the initial flood of inquests, many players were finally able to get the app’s cash-out function to work over the weekend, but more than a dozen say they’re still waiting on that prize money, per Digital Trends.
Several other players told Digital Trends that they were similarly waiting on payouts between $20 and $40, and many found that their in-app balances had returned to $0 despite the lack of winnings in their PayPal accounts.
Spin Master's new NinjaBots are cute little killers
92Engadget / 12h
Boxer enjoyed playing simple games like soccer and interacting directly with its human, while NinjaBots are programmed to seek other robots out and just start wailing on each other with their little arms.
At this year's Toy Fair, Spin Master's new product answers the question: What if the ninjas were the robots?
Spend Less Time at the DMV by Submitting Your Real ID Paperwork Online
52Lifehacker / 12h
This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an update to the Real ID process that will hopefully cut down a bit on that wait time: now you can submit your proof of identity information online prior to your in-person meeting at the DMV.
Submitting documents online cuts out the long process of manually scanning, copying, and filing paper materials on-site at your local DMV.
Weekly Review: February 22, 2020
28One Mile at a Time / 12h
On the points & travel front, this week we saw some great new promos on purchased points, an Etihad A380 landing went viral, we learned about the Centurion Lounge Charlotte opening date, Capital One announced they’re opening a lounge at Washington Dulles, and more.
Last week we saw a story go viral about a seat recline confrontation that happened on a recent American Eagle flight.
multcolib: Caturday is here again, and these sleeping beauties...
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multcolib : Caturday is here again, and these sleeping beauties are 77 years old, and drawn by Jean Charlot (1898-1977) for Ma rgaret Wise Brown ’s delightful A Child’s Good Night Book , published in 1943 and in our special collections now. Brown was prolific as a children’s book writer ( Goodnight Moon , a perennial favorite) and Charlot was a great artist who, in his 20s, worked in Mexico City
delta-breezes:Ezgi Polat | @ezgipolat
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delta-breezes : Ezgi Polat | @ ezgipolat
thefugitivesaint:Marion Humphreys Matchitt (1899-1967), “Voices...
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thefugitivesaint : Marion Humphreys Matchitt (1899-1967), “Voices of Verse, Book One” by Harry Flynn, Ray MacLean, & Chester Lund, 1933 Source
vurtual:Cute giant (by Federico Mas)
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vurtual : Cute giant (by Federico Mas )
huariqueje: Rhonda and Cat - Mercedes...
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huariqueje : Rhonda and Cat - Mercedes Helnwein Austrian,b.1979- Pencil & oil pastel on paper, 26 x 40 in.
wtxch:Miroco Machiko
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wtxch : Miroco Machiko
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily:From The Little Limerick Book by...
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allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From The Little Limerick Book by Henry Martin, 1955.
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harpersbazaar: Tiffany Haddish on Men, Money, and Taking on...
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harpersbazaar : Tiffany Haddish on Men, Money, and Taking on Hollywood The actress channels her inner Audrey Hepburn and talks to BAZAAR about why what the world needs now is more Meryl Streep.
jeeook: - Peggy Gou’s label, Gudu 003 From Maurice Fulton!
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jeeook : - Peggy Gou’s label, Gudu 003 From Maurice Fulton!
widenerlibrary: The photographer managed to capture this cat in...
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widenerlibrary : The photographer managed to capture this cat in a human-like pose, standing underneath a sawhorse on Feline Friday. From: The Photographed Cat (2013) #cats #gatos #catsofinstagram #kat #katt #neko #猫 #ネコ #고양r이 #feline #кошка #felinefriday #books #library #librariesofinstagram (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8138-WH7-1/?igshid=1qgz9hpbrrlcp
theartistsmanifesto: Ex-libris L. Joly by Félix Vallotton...
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theartistsmanifesto : Ex-libris L. Joly by Félix Vallotton (ca.1893).
xesmgkk: The Calling,Jennifer McEuen
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xesmgkk : The Calling , Jennifer McEuen
gladyourenothere:“From Zenia”Richmond Hill, NYPostmarked 1908
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gladyourenothere : “From Zenia” Richmond Hill, NY Postmarked 1908
jareckiworld: Marian Paweł Bocianowski — High Life (etching,...
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jareckiworld : Marian Paweł Bocianowski — High Life (etching, 2009)
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily:From Animal Pets from Near and...
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allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From Animal Pets from Near and Far by Anna Bogenholm Sloane and illustrated by Marie O'Hara, 1927.
directedbychuckjones: Is Caturday still a thing on Tumblr? Mixed...
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directedbychuckjones : Is Caturday still a thing on Tumblr? Mixed media drawings of cats Chuck Jones had known, varying sizes, circa 1960s.
jamesdeaner: James Dean playing with his gift from Elizabeth...
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jamesdeaner : James Dean playing with his gift from Elizabeth Taylor, a kitten he named Marcus. Photos by Sanford Roth, 1955.
tcm: Remembering Cedric Hardwicke on his birthday, here in THE...
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tcm : Remembering Cedric Hardwicke on his birthday, here in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (‘39)
NYPL Lions are Reading Large, Lion-Sized Books! - Untapped New York
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: collincollegelibraries : Literary lions!
11 bucket-list flights for aviation geeks
42The Points Guy / 12h
Here are 11 AvGeek bucket list flights — and you’ll note that a lot of them involve flying on small planes that can get in and out of remote areas of the world.
Pretty views aside, it’s so remote that a mechanic has to fly on every leg in case something happens — there’s no one to fix the plane at those far-flung airports.
Motorola Razr vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung Galaxy Flip80TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip can be used at a variety of angles, so its exterior display is very small, mostly used for time and basic media controls – though it will preview your closed-phone selfies.
The similarities between both devices – clamshell foldables with an interior display about the size of a typical smartphone – belie their very real differences, in both design and use.
Facebook Quietly Cuts Off Sensitive Ad Data Before It Can Get Cambridge Analytica'd Again
300+Gizmodo / 13h
As first spotted by AdAge , the company recently tweaked the terms of service that apply to its “advanced mobile measurement partner ” program, which advertisers tap into to track the performance of their ads on Facebook.
In the latest change, Facebook is tightening its rules around the use of raw, device-level data used for measuring ad campaigns that Facebook shares with an elite group of advertising technology partners.
Ford hopes you'll trade some privacy for discounted car insurance
200+Engadget / 13h
If you have one of several 2020 Ford or Lincoln models (like the Mustang you see above), you can sign up for a policy that uses the vehicle's built-in modem to track your driving habits and adjust your rates accordingly with each renewal.
It's teaming up with Nationwide to introduce its own take on usage-based insurance .
What’s the difference between a go-round and a rejected landing?
The Points Guy / 13h
The 90 mph winds battered aircraft as they made their approaches to land, the pilots requiring all their training and skills to keep their passengers and crew safe.
However, a select few crews decided to reject their landing once they had already touched down, applying full power and heading back up into the air.
Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood
400+TechCrunch / 13h
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here .] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company’s long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm examined Morgan Stanley’s big $13 billion purchase of E-Trade for fresh data comparison points. Robinhood has 10 million accounts
This Week in Apps: HQ Trivia’s dramatic death, Android 11, Apple mulls a more open iOS
100+TechCrunch / 13h
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019, according to App Annie’s recently released “State of Mobile” annual report. People are now spending 3 hours an
Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019
300+TechCrunch / 13h
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed.
According to research firm CB Insights’ annual report published this week, fintech startups across the world raised $33.9 billion* in total last year across 1,912 deals*, down from $40.8 billion they picked up by participating in 2,049 deals the year before.
How I Roll: Samantha Brown, Emmy-winning TV host
The Points Guy / 13h
And even the night before gives me a bit of anxiety, so I have my bags packed, ready to go a good 48 hours before I’m about to board the flight.
Even if it’s a long-haul flight I like to be up on my feet as long as I possibly can so I’m really tired when I get on the plane and I can just sleep.
Turn Down Future Opportunites That You Wouldn't Also Do Right Now
24Lifehacker / 14h
Inversely, speaking at your friend’s community meeting next month might sound like a good opportunity, but if you think about it happening tomorrow you might realize that it would be something you’d dread doing instead.
“One of the most useful bits of advice I ever got came from the writer Anne Herbert, who said that whenever she got an invitation to do something months away or even a week away, she asked herself whether she would accept the gig/meeting/task if it was tomorrow.
Surprise: New York sees its first Air Canada Airbus A220
The Points Guy / 14h
Travelers at New York LaGuardia got a surprise on Saturday with the arrival of the first Air Canada Airbus A220 at the airfield.
Air Canada is due to begin passenger A220 flights to LaGuardia from Montreal Trudeau (YUL) on March 10, Cirium schedule data shows.
Bethesda games leave GeForce Now streaming service
Nvidia GeForce Now100+Engadget / 14h
Most Bethesda titles will no longer be part of NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming service.
In a post on the NVIDIA forum, a staff member has announced that the platform has already started removing Bethesda Softworks titles from its library.
These Are Some of the Best-Looking Ghostbusters Toys Ever
500+Gizmodo / 14h
Available for pre-order today, and in stores this summer, the first wave includes Peter, Ray, Egon, Winston, Dana , and Gozer.
io9 is excited to exclusively debut Hasbro’s new Ghostbusters Plasma Series, a “premium, collectible” series with “collector grade deco across multiple points of articulation, character-inspired accessories, and photorealistic actor likenesses.”
A neural network picks promising antibiotics out of a library of chemicals
58Ars Technica / 15h
Enlarge / Here, have some antibiotics. 0 with 0 posters participating Biochemists have had some success at designing drugs to match specific targets. But much of drug development remains an arduous grind, screening hundreds to thousands of chemicals for a "hit" that has the effect you're looking for. There have been several attempts to perform this grind in silico , using computers to analyze che
Fear not: United Airlines is not getting rid of Biscoff cookies forever
100+Mashable / 15h
Biscoff cookies are the perfect plane snack. They're sweet but not too sweet, they're crumbly but not too crumbly, and they're the ideal accompaniment to a bad cup of plane coffee. Luckily, they won't be missing from United Airlines flights for long. The airline announced Friday that it would replace Biscoff cookies with the fine-I-guess quasi-cookie known as the Oreo Thin. Oreo Thins, while acce
Twitter Suspends Dozens of Pro-Bloomberg Accounts for “Platform Manipulation and Spam”
Twitter 70 Bloomberg300+Gizmodo / 15h
The action against the accounts, first reported by the Los Angeles Times , comes after it became known that Bloomberg’s campaign was hiring hundreds of “deputy digital organizers” and paying them $2,500 a month to promote the candidate in their personal circles on a weekly basis via text message and support him with posts on their social media accounts.
Twitter began suspending 70 accounts supporting Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday, claiming that the accounts violated its rules against “platform manipulation and spam.”
See the impacts of Antarctica's heat wave in stunning before-and-after photos
500+Mashable / 15h
On Feb. 6, the ongoing impacts of climate change delivered a record-setting 65-degree day in the icy continent of Antarctica. Now you can see what that warming actually looks like. The first image below is from Feb. 4, just a couple days before the arrival of the warm temperatures that lingered in the region through Feb. 13. The second photo shows us what that same region looks like after a week
England vs Ireland live stream: how to watch Six Nations 2020 rugby online from anywhere
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It looks set to a tight affair at Twickenham and you can watch this Six Nations clash in its entirety - in some places for free - by following our England vs Ireland live stream guide below.
To make sure you catch every minute of this unmissable game, be sure to follow our England vs Ireland live stream guide to watch it from wherever you are.
Report: Priah Ferguson Is Getting Bumped Up to Series Regular for Stranger Things Season 4
4KGizmodo / 15h
Priah Ferguson, the actress who plays Erica Sinclair, may have a larger role than ever in the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things .
And, while the show has made strides since its first season, it could certainly benefit from spending more time on a more diverse cast of protagonists.
The ultimate guide to Holi festivals around the world
The Points Guy / 15h
Have you ever wondered why there’s a day devoted to wishing people Happy Holi and throwing brightly colored paint powders all over strangers?
Also known as “the festival of colors” and the “festival of love,” it is celebrated over the course of a night and a day and the date each year depends on the lunar cycle.
These ice cream sandwiches contain neither ice cream nor cookies, and they’re the best you’ll ever make
200+Lifehacker / 15h
Angel Biscuit Sandwiches With Honey And Brown Butter Semifreddo
Since I don’t own an ice cream maker, I made a semifreddo instead, a silky mixture of whipped cream and egg yolks that’s more like a frozen mousse.
Here’s how to save up to 55% on select luggage with the latest eBags sale
The Points Guy / 15h
Well, you’re in luck because eBags is currently running a 50% off sale on select pieces of luggage, as spotted by Paddle Your Own Kanoo .
While eBags has a wide variety of backpacks on sale, this one in particular is great for those who like to travel in style with their electronics.
How to thoroughly disinfect your airplane seat
100+The Points Guy / 15h
As concerns about the new coronavirus from China , COVID-19, continue to escalate, many air travelers are taking measures into their own hands to avoid to avoid getting sick from germs on an aircraft.
“The right type of disinfecting wipes should work against [cold germs, norovirus , coronavirus, etc.],” said Gerba.
Samsung temporarily shuts down phone factory following coronavirus case
Samsung Coronavirus500+Engadget / 16h
The company has closed a phone factory in Gumi, South Korea until February 24th after confirming that a factory worker was infected with COVID-19.
Samsung's coronavirus problems extend beyond people steering clear of phone stores .
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Locke & Key’ offers spooky delights
84TechCrunch / 16h
At times, it can be hard to tell exactly who “Locke & Key” was made for. Adapted from a comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, the show tells the story of the Locke family after they move into the mysterious Keyhouse, where they soon discover hidden keys that can be used for a variety of magical purposes. With its emphasis on adolescent romance and magical pow
Do phones need to fold?
400+TechCrunch / 16h
As Samsung ( re )unveiled its clamshell folding phone last week, I kept seeing the same question pop up amongst my social circles: why? I was wondering the same thing myself, to be honest. I’m not sure even Samsung knows; they’d win me over by the end, but only somewhat. The halfway-folded, laptop-style “Flex Mode” allows you to place the phone on a table for hands-free video calling. That’s pret
Saturday's Best Deals: Alienware Gaming PCs, Tile Key Finder Bundles, J. Crew Office-Ready Styles, and More
44Gizmodo / 16h
Good news: Tile is running a sale right now that nets you a Google Nest Mini for free when you buy a four-tracker pack from its website starting at $70 .
Just make sure to use the promo code WBFX6A95 at checkout to get the best deal.
Activision wants Reddit to ID user who leaked ‘Call of Duty’ image
SlashGear / 16h
Activision, the company behind the massively popular game franchise Call of Duty , wants social platform Reddit to turn over details on the identity of one of its users who allegedly leaked a Modern Warefare image before the game was released. According to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena from Activision directed at Reddit, this user ‘posted infringing Activision content’ on the Modern
Philippine Airlines fires back at United complaint on new Seattle flights
100+The Points Guy / 16h
Philippine Airlines will not go down without a fight over its proposed service to Seattle, firing back at United Airlines’ request that the service be delayed until the U.S. carrier lands additional slots in Manila.
“The failure to timely grant [Philippine Airlines’] application would be tantamount to a violation of the bilateral air transport agreement,” Philippine Airlines said referring to the treaty that governs flights between the Philippines and the U.S.
Second Cities: Destinations to add onto a trip to Melbourne
The Points Guy / 16h
If you prefer to stay right on the beach, try Novotel Geelong (you’ll be able to book a room using points if you’re a Le Club AccorHotels member).
A city that likes its coffee strong and music loud, trend-setting Melbourne offers vegan delicatessens, a craft beer theme park just for adults and a bar dedicated to celebrating female winemakers.
8 New Controversial Claims By Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary
96View from the Wing / 17h
8 New Controversial Claims By Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary believes a lot of controversial things and says them.
Cape Air to trial new New York-Boston waterfront connection
35The Points Guy / 17h
The Massachusetts-based regional carrier has been approval to trial seaplane flights between Boston Harbor and New York’s East River for a year, according to a statement from the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
Cape Air can operate up to four flights a day between Boston and New York under the trial authority.
LAX’s new ghost kitchen service Breeze is up and running. Here’s how it works.
The Points Guy / 17h
Currently, travelers in most terminals have the option to pre-order and pre-pay for meals from one or more nearby food vendors, including Barney’s Beanery (T2) and Wahoo’s Fish Tao (T6) through the LAX Shop & Dine website, and then just swing by, skip the lines, and pick up their order.
Instead, it offers a menu of healthy food items that can only be ordered online, via an app, the LAX Shop & Dine site or via text and then delivered to a pick-up kiosk.
Bethesda has removed its games from Nvidia GeForce Now
Bethesda GeForce Now86TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 17h
In a fresh blow for Nvidia's fledgling GeForce Now cloud streaming platform, Bethesda has removed its games from the service.
The exact reason for Bethesda's withdrawal is unclear but it's not a great look for GeForce Now, especially so soon after Activision Blizzard removed its games from the service just over a week ago .
Please watch this dog gaze at its forbidden lover, a blueberry
100+Mashable / 17h
Not all fruits are safe for dogs, but blueberries are perfectly fine . In fact, they're a healthy, antioxidant-rich treat. Unfortunately, this particular blueberry is on a glass table, and this dog is under it. She doesn't seem to have quite grasped the concept of "glass," though, and keeps swiping at the berry as if to scoop it out of the air. It's a tragedy, ultimately, but it's still really cu
We Need To Change Every Part of Our Food System to Fight the Climate Crisis
200+Gizmodo / 17h
By examining a wide range of global food systems, from major commodity and livestock producers to small farming systems, they found that together, agriculture, food production and transportation represent 21 to 37 percent of total human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
New research shows that there’s a lot we can do to feed people without creating more carbon pollution, but it will require changing many aspects of the global food system.
Hitting the Books: A brief history of industrial espionage and corn
11100+Engadget / 17h
Then, a year before Mark Betten started his career at the FBI, President Clinton signed into law the Economic Espionage Act, which made trade secrets theft a federal crime.
In The Scientist and the Spy , author Mara Hvistendahl expertly walks readers through the fascinating history of industrial espionage and how the practice has impacted (as well as been effected by) the industrial and information revolutions -- all through the lens of a daring GMO corn heist perpetrated by Chinese nationals in America's heartland.
Study finds eating a big breakfast may significantly boost calorie burning
53SlashGear / 18h
Skipping breakfast may be harming your weight loss attempt, according to a new study. The research joins past studies that have associated eating in the morning with lowered obesity and other metabolic benefits, finding that in addition to burning more calories, eating a big meal in the morning also has less of an impact on blood sugar and insulin compared to eating a big meal at dinner time. Key
Samsung shuts down Galaxy Z Flip factory following coronavirus case
Samsung Coronavirus100+Mashable / 18h
Samsung has temporarily closed one of the factories that makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip after one of its employees was confirmed to have the coronavirus. The factory, which is in Gumi City, South Korea, will reopen the morning on Feb. 25 at the earliest. According to SamMobile , other employees who came into contact with the infected employee are now under quarantine. Per CNN , there were over
Leicester v Man City live stream: how to watch Premier League football online from anywhere
56TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 18h
Man City look set to be without Spanish magician David SIlva, who was forced off in the second half in City’s win against West Ham. So expect to be former home-team hero Riyad Mahrez play some kind of part in this one.
While any fears that the threat of UEFA’s Champions League ban on Man City would effect Pep Guardiola’s side on the pitch were allayed on Wednesday with their routine 2-0 win over West Ham.
Flight Attendant Fired For Being 1.5 Pounds Overweight
100+View from the Wing / 18h
Malaysia Airlines flight attendant Ina Meliesa Hassim filed a case against her employer after being fired for weighing in 1.5 pounds over the airline’s standard for her height .
India’s SpiceJet has strip searched flight attendants to make sure they’re not stealing cash from buy on board sales and the women they strip search are all single and under 28 when hired .
Freddie Awards Voting: Everything You Need To Know
23One Mile at a Time / 18h
The first Freddie Awards were held in 1989, and over the years tens of millions of votes have been cast to allow members to recognize the loyalty programs they appreciate most.
With voting having recently opened for this year, I wanted to talk a bit about how the Freddie Awards voting works — most people don’t understand how voting works, and might not be voting in a way that’s in line with what they’re intending .
'Minecraft Earth' gets a bit more physical thanks to new NFC-enabled minis
Minecraft Earth NFC200+Engadget / 18h
If you're not into the new game specifically but still want some of that sweet Minecraft toy action, Mattel also announced a bunch of new $3.50 blind box minis themed to vanilla Minecraft as well as larger 3.5-inch figures that tie into the upcoming Minecraft Dungeons .
Now, Mattel has added another play dimension to Minecraft Earth that Pokémon Go can't really boast of: NFC-enabled figurines.
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What I’ve learned from flying over 100,000 miles in one year
The Points Guy / 19h
All else being equal, I’m going to start making more of an effort to book flights that feature individual air nozzles at every seat so I can actually get some sleep on the plane.
Thanks to a large stash of points and miles I was able to do nearly all of that travel in first or business class, meaning I had good food, a lie-flat bed, and more often than not, a closing-door suite as well.
Carmakers Expected to Roll Out Wireless Car Chargers This Year
1KFuturism / 19h
Carmakers are expected to release wireless charging pads for electric cars based on a universally agreed-upon standard as soon as this year, CNET reports .
The goal’s to make it as easy as possible for consumers to charge their electric vehicles and to standardize future wireless charging spots both in public and at home.
At Last, the Holy Grail: Pockets That Can Fit a Phone
Motorola Razr Samsung300+Gizmodo / 19h
Basically, women don’t need larger pockets because we typically carry purses that can hold everything from a wallet, keys, and a phone to makeup, baby stuff, and the 20,000 receipts I keep forgetting to file.
Every time I hear this line of thinking, I shove my phone into the pocket of my jeans (because I almost always wear jeans) and glare at it as a good three inches or more juts out of the joke of a pocket.
