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American Airlines Tells Flight Attendants Their Jobs Will Be Miserable If They Stay
5KView from the Wing / 17h
Consumer demand for travel isn't going to equal what it was before the Covid pandemic for awhile, so airlines will offer fewer flights and won't need as many employees. In general airlines have to keep employees based on seniority, but were prefer more junior employees who are paid less. So they're offering senior employees buy outs to voluntarily separate from their company. With only 401 Americ
WNBA teams walk out during anthem, dedicate season to Breonna Taylor
3KMashable / 7h
On Saturday, the WNBA kicked off their season with a tribute to Breonna Taylor , the 26-year-old Black woman killed by police in March. Not only did the two participating teams, the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm, honor Taylor, but the entire WNBA season is dedicated to the deceased EMT as well as the Say Her Name campaign, which is dedicated to raising awareness of Black women who were victi
25 Years After Returning, Yellowstone’s Wolves Are the Most Studied but Misunderstood Good Boys
6KGizmodo / 15h
Twenty-five years ago, wildlife managers in Yellowstone National Park undertook one of the most consequential actions in modern American conservation when they unleashed 14 wolves into the park. Read more...
Learn how to become an Instagram influencer for under £10
20Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The Instagram Master Class is on sale for £9.42 as of July 26, saving you 94% on list price. TikTok may be all the rage right now, but everyone knows that Instagram is still where the money's at. Sure, partaking in those challenges is fun, but it won't automatically pad your account. On the flip side, Instagram influencers can demand triple digits in exchange for posting about a product. S
This crash course in cybersecurity could kickstart a new career
24Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Cybersecurity bundle is on sale for £23.57 as of July 26, saving you 96% on list price. Working outside secure office environments opens the door to network vulnerabilities. In other words, the need for cybersecurity professionals is now at an all-time high. If you've considered entering this in-demand field, now's the perfect time to study up. And if
Pokemon GO Fest 2020 Day 2 Team Rocket takeover detailed
20SlashGear / 2h
We’re dropping in on Day 2 of Pokemon GO Fest 2020 with details on the event for both ticket holders and non-ticket-holders alike! This day’s all about Team GO Rocket and their evil takeover of the entire planet. There are some STRANGE features out today, including but not limited to new Shadow Pokemon, a new Giovanni line-up, and bonuses galore. … Continue reading
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Instagram Promises It's Not Snooping on iOS Users' Cameras, Says It’s a Bug
Instagram Bug iOS 14
36Gizmodo / 4h
Apple’s iOS 14 beta has proven surprisingly handy at sussing out what apps are snooping on your phone’s data. It ratted out LinkedIn, Reddit , and TikTok for secretly copying clipboard content earlier this month, and now Instagram’s in hot water after several users reported that their camera’s “in use” indicator stays… Read more...
You can play 'Doom' inside 'Minecraft' using a virtual PC
Windows 95 Minecraft
300+Engadget / 4h
The quest to make devices play Doom has extended to gadgets inside other games. Reddit user uDrunkMate has succeeded (via The Verge ) in playing Doom inside Minecraft thanks to a recently developed mod, VM Computers , that can run Windows 95 inside Mojang’s creative title. You need to order virtual computer parts and place an ISO into the right Minecraft subfolder, but it works. It’s even possibl
Lovecraft Country's Racist Horrors Are Rooted in Reality
100+Gizmodo / 4h
In HBO’s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country , a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country ’s… Read more...
American Airlines President: Boeing 737 MAX Could Fly Again In December
53View from the Wing / 5h
I've been expecting the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies before the end of the year, and it's looking a bit touch and go whether it'll re-enter commercial service by then. However American Airlines President Robert Isom told employees of the airline on Thursday that they currently expect the plane to be approved to fly by the FAA in October and back in the air flying for commercial airlines
No end to Covid-19 webcam shortage
100+BBC News - Technology / 6h
The video-call boom means that, months into the pandemic, it is still hard to buy many webcam models.
Amazon, Google and Wish pull racist products after investigation
200+Engadget / 6h
Major internet retailers still have an issue with racist products in their stores . Amazon, Google and Wish have removed white supremacist products on sale through their platforms after a BBC Click investigation revealed numerous examples. The online portals not only sold flags, hoods and other neo-Nazi and KKK material, but recommended similar products to shoppers. The three companies all said t
Zack Snyder's Justice League Just Got a Tiny New Super Tease
Zack Snyder Joss Whedon
300+Gizmodo / 6h
San Diego Comic-Con might be, well, at home this year, but Zack Snyder’s skipped the virtual line—and even the official event—altogether to join with a group of fans in celebration of the director finally being able to work on and complete his own version of Justice League . And he celebrated in style, by bringing a… Read more...
Disney delivers the first clip for NatGeo's early NASA series, 'The Right Stuff'
100+Mashable / 7h
National Geographic's upcoming Disney+ series The Right Stuff is an old story re-told for a new audience. The 1979 Tom Wolfe book from which the series gets its name also served as the inspiration (and title source) for an epic-length 1983 film from Philip Kaufman. All three recount the history of NASA and the first astronauts the U.S. space agency sent into orbit, as part of Project Mercury. The
Constantine Was Rated R Mostly Because It Was Moody
100+Gizmodo / 7h
Constantine , the 2005 Keanu Reeves - starring adaptation of the Vertigo Comic, had a rough go of it at first. Though it’s a cult favorite now, it didn’t do especially well at release, partially due to the fact that it transgressed a boundary that most comic book films still refuse to cross: it was rated R, limiting its… Read more...
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist
200+Engadget / 8h
It can be a pain to answer a call with a smartwatch when the hand you’d use is busy, but Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 3 could make it relatively easy. XDA reports that Samsung’s newly released Galaxy Watch 3 Plugin app (so much for a surprise at Unpacked ) references support for hand gestures, most notably for answering calls. If your watch starts ringing, you just have to clench and unclench
What happens when someone steals your identity?
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These are the tricks and tactics cybercriminals and fraudsters use to steal identities online.
Hilton To U.S. Government: Stop Using Our Hotels To House Detained Children At The Border
62View from the Wing / 8h
Hilton says that their hotels shouldn't be used to house children detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after it was revealed several franchised properties near the U.S.-Mexico border were housing children and their private contractor chaperones prior to deportation. These properties have hosted over 200 bookings of this nature. Here's a challenge for you: If you think an airline or ho
Bermuda, Georgia are the latest to offer a remote working abroad option
20The Points Guy / 8h
While countries are busy debating over opening themselves to tourists , there’s a growing trend of opening to remote workers who could stay for a longer period of time. After Barbados amended its immigration rules to allow foreigners to live there and work remotely for a year, Bermuda and Georgia decided to follow suit. Want more insider travel tips like this? Be sure to sign up for our daily new
Netflix Put the Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race in an Episode Thumbnail and I Just Can't Right Now
73Gizmodo / 8h
When it comes to spoilers, nowhere is safe. Read more...
David Goyer Is Still Reflecting on Man of Steel's Biggest Controversies 7 Years Later
Zack Snyder Joss Whedon
49Gizmodo / 8h
DC’s Man of Steel is in a strange place right now. After kicking off DC’s current universe of movies, Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent has gone from unifying star to peculiar Justice League catalyst , then practically nowhere to be seen in Warner’s slate of upcoming DC movies. But while his cinematic future remains in flux ,… Read more...
The largest-ever map of the universe bends the mind
Earth Sun Algae
500+Mashable / 8h
This map looks back in time. Astronomers working on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey — a decades-long project to map the universe — recently released a new 3D map of the cosmos. It encompasses 11 billion years (out of 13.8 billion) of the universe's history. More than 100 scientists mapped the distances of over two million galaxies and quasars (supermassive black holes releasing enormous amounts of e
Weekly Review: July 25th, 2020
41One Mile at a Time / 8h
Happy weekend! I’m still in Turkey, and in the coming days look forward to reviewing some of my experiences on the ground here, in terms of hotels, how coronavirus is being handled in hospitality, etc. On the points & travel front, this week airlines reported second quarter earnings, Alaska Airlines is joining the oneworld alliance early, Emirates introduced coronavirus insurance for all passenge
You obviously need to watch Bill Murray sing with a giant stuffed bear
200+Mashable / 9h
Celebrities doing weird stuff at home in front of a camera is one of the few gifts COVID life has brought us. Noted Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray wasn't able to see his favorite team in person for Friday's opening night Major League Baseball game, but he brightened everyone's evening all the same. Murray fired up his webcam for the seventh inning stretch's musical moment. In a truly boisterous and
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt With All the DLC Is Only $25 ($40 if You're on Switch)
28Gizmodo / 9h
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4) | $25 | Amazon The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Xbox One) | $25 | Amazon The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Switch) | $40 | Amazon Read more...
The 'I have a joke' meme gives us some much-needed humor
100+Mashable / 9h
2020 has already ushered in new and sometimes painful memes — which, given that many of us are in front of our screens while social distancing, isn't wholly surprising. Not all of these new memes have to do with our current reality , either. In recent days, the people of Twitter decided to add some levity to our strange year as the "I have a joke" meme erupted on the platform. I have a joke on Ne
Instagram will fix bug that mistakenly shows camera as 'on' in iOS 14
Instagram Bug iOS 14
82Engadget / 9h
Apple’s iOS 14 beta is still catching misbehaving apps . Instagram has promised The Verge it will fix a recently reported bug that lists the camera as on when you’re simply browsing your feed, not just when you’re using the built-in camera features. The indicator can mistakenly pop up when you swipe from the camera either to your feed or the create mode, the social network said. An Instagram spok
Hanna, First Hurricane of the Atlantic Season, to Strike Coronavirus-Ravaged Texas
300+Gizmodo / 9h
Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t care about coronavirus and doesn’t discriminate between states that have been decimated by the pandemic and those that have fared better. Hurricane Hanna, the first of the Atlantic season , is headed to Texas—which has reported more than 369,000 cases of covid-19 and an average of… Read more...
Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules
500+Mashable / 9h
The first self-described self-help book was published in 1859. The author's name, improbably, was Samuel Smiles; the title, even more improbably, was Self-Help . A distillation of lessons from the lives of famous people who had pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, it sold millions of copies and was a mainstay in Victorian households. Every generation since had its runaway bestseller, such as
If You’re Thirsty, You’re Already Dehydrated. But This Rapid Hydration Mix Can Help.
Futurism / 9h
Water is a little bit like sleep and love in the sense that almost nobody is getting as much as they need. One recent study showed that as much as 80 percent of the population reported not getting enough water every day, which doesn’t even count those of us who unknowingly aren’t hydrating enough. Basically, almost everyone should take steps to improve their daily hydration. And thanks to Hydrant
Dune Authors Announce a New Trilogy That Bumps Right Up to the Events of the Movie
500+Gizmodo / 9h
The Dune universe continues to expand. With Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation on the horizon, the saga’s caretakers have revealed more details about their upcoming graphic novels—along with a new book trilogy that should help get fans up to speed on Paul Atreides’ life before he ventured to Arrakis and changed the… Read more...
Startups Weekly: What education do you need to build a great tech company?
300+TechCrunch / 10h
Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). Subscribe here . The easy startup ideas have all been done — the ones that just required some homebrew hardware hacking or PHP dorm-room coding to get off the ground. These days, you might need multiple advanced technical degrees to accomplish something significant. At l
Conquering the Backlog Part 8: After 9 years I finally finished Terraria
Windows 95 Minecraft
SlashGear / 10h
It’s been a few weeks since the last entry of Conquering the Backlog, but I’m back with a new game to add to the list. As a refresher, Conquering the Backlog is a series in which I’m trying to complete as many games in my backlog as possible in 2020. The list has been growing at a very slow rate … Continue reading
Garmin Connect outage: Garmin says ‘no indication outage has affected data’
Garmin Strava Outage
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Fitness brand confirms outage, but doesn’t comment on possible ransomware
The complete guide to the Expedia Rewards loyalty program
The Points Guy / 10h
I look to maximize every hotel stay with both the benefits I receive on-property and the hotel points I earn for my booking. Typically, that means booking directly with a large hotel chain on its website to ensure I earn elite status-qualifying nights, enjoy elite-status benefits and earn points. For those reasons, I haven’t delved much into the Expedia loyalty program called Expedia Rewards. Whi
The 2020 Eisner Winners Are Here, in Strange Circumstances
100+Gizmodo / 10h
Despite the fact that this year’s physical San Diego Comic-Con was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has killed just about 150,000 people in the U.S. alone, the annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented last night, virtually, by Phil LaMarr. Read more...
TikTok blocks QAnon hashtags amid larger crackdown
100+Engadget / 10h
TikTok is joining Facebook and Twitter in cracking down on QAnon posts, at least to a degree. The social network told BBC News that had blocked multiple hashtags related to the unsupported conspiracy theory, including “QAnon” itself and related items like “Out of Shadows” or “QAnonTruth.” Search for them and you’ll no longer find any results. The move came after the BBC’s anti-disinformation team
Is Korean Air (Nearly) Discontinuing First Class?
74One Mile at a Time / 10h
It increasingly looks like international first class may be a casualty of the current pandemic. That’s at least true in the coming year, as we’ve seen several airlines remove first class from their schedules, largely because they’ve grounded parts of their fleets. Korean Air is the latest airline to pull first class inventory, but there’s probably a different story here… Korean Air pulls all non-
Surreal photos of once-packed locations that are now empty due to the pandemic
NBA Michelob Ultra
100+Mashable / 10h
With coronavirus cases surging in some parts of the United States, institutions like the NBA and Disney World are trying to figure out how to reopen as safely as possible. This often means allowing a fraction of the crowds that were allowed in the Before Times to assure social distancing — which makes for surreal photos of these usually-densely populated places. Here are photos of iconic spots as
American Airlines Bringing Back Sandwiches To Domestic First Class
54View from the Wing / 10h
With the global pandemic, airlines have looked to cut costs wherever they can, while saying the changes are driven by safety concerns. Just last weekend I reported that American Airlines, which started giving out fruit and cheese plates in domestic first class on flights over 900 miles, eliminated meals on the longest domestic flights of more than 2200 miles (such as Miami- Seattle) and similar-l
What We're Watching: AMC's 'The Terror' Anthology Is Terrifying and Amazing
How-To Geek / 11h
Anyone who knows me is familiar with my affinity for horror movies, but if there’s anything I love more, it’s a good horror show. Especially anthology horror shows (a la American Horror Story). And that’s exactly what AMC’s The Terror is—there are currently only two seasons, but they’re both worth watching. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Google Will Replace Broken Nest Thermostats That Lose Internet Access
21How-To Geek / 11h
The whole point of a smart thermostat is convenience, especially remote convenience. You can buy a programmable thermostat that isn’t smart, but stepping up to an ecobee or Nest gives you remote controls. Unfortunately, some Nest Thermostats are running into an error breaking that feature—and now Google is offering replacements. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Paradise on points: A review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: During the COVID-19 crisis, our team has temporarily ceased taking review trips. Instead, we have been publishing a selection of our most popular reviews from the past year. However, we have resumed the publication of new, previously unpublished flight , hotel and lounge reviews, from trips taken before the lockdown. We hope this will help you choose once we’re all ready to start b
electripipedream:Bruce and Ann Butte, Zodiac Datebook, 1969
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
electripipedream : Bruce and Ann Butte, Zodiac Datebook, 1969
Big tech antitrust hearing with Apple and Google rescheduled to July 29th
Apple Google Amazon
100Engadget / 11h
The House Judiciary Committee’s big tech antitrust hearing has a new date after a delay to honor the late Rep. John Lewis. In the wake of an Axios report , the committee has confirmed that the hearing has been rescheduled to July 29th at 12PM Eastern. You’ll likely still find a livestream of the hearing on the committee’s YouTube channel , although it hadn’t been updated to reflect the new date a
John Mulaney fans pay Ice-T to imitate one of the comic's iconic bits
200+Mashable / 11h
You might think Cameo , with its tagline "get personalized messages from your favorite celebrities," is only useful for a birthday shoutout or breakup speech from a B- or C-list star. That's untrue, however, and fans of the comedian John Mulaney proved it. One of Mulaney's more popular bits is from his 2012 special New in Town , where he imitates rapper Ice-T as Detective Fin Tutuola on Law and O
Apple Maps now suggest self-quarantine after travel
The Points Guy / 11h
If you visit an airport in the near future, you may be getting a self-isolation notice from Apple Maps, first reported by 9to5Mac . For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Kyle Gray, a health care technology professional, spotted this friendly message from Apple after recently visiting an airport: Apple Maps now sends you a notification if you’ve
Quibi brags that its new screenshot tool evades DRM for the memes
SlashGear / 11h
Quibi, the short-form video streaming service, has added a new screenshot tool to its app that addresses one big criticism of the new platform. The service launched back in early April with apps for Android and iOS, but soon found itself scrambling to releasing a way to watch the service on TVs, too. Users had pointed out that it was … Continue reading
Chase Freedom Unlimited Review (2020)
100+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Chase Freedom Unlimited® 1.5% cash back on all purchases no annual fee combine points with Ultimate Rewards cards Annual Fee: $0 Apply Now The Chase Freedom Unlimited® was launched in 2016, and is one of the best credit cards for everyday spending (and it’s a card that I have , and also one that I have spent a lot of money on ). The catch is that there’s a learning curve to using this card — for
How to put free e-books on your Amazon Kindle
Amazon 1 Kindle
67Mashable / 12h
The Amazon Kindle is a great e-book reader , but it's tightly tied to Amazon's ecosystem. If you have a Fire tablet or a smartphone, you can download other e-reading apps to beef up your library, but with the E Ink Kindles (including the Paperwhite and Oasis) you're pretty much tied to getting your content directly from Amazon. Well, sort of. Using a bit of free software, you can take e-books in
In the First Look at Rick and Morty's Fifth Season, Rick Has a New Nemesis
Morty Season 5 Rick
83Gizmodo / 12h
He’s not Aquaman . He’s way more pathetic. Read more...
Woman's harp playing attracts a deer fan in this viral video
400+Mashable / 12h
Reddit user u/Noomie90 said it best when she posted her now viral video to the platform: "My harp session turned into a Disney movie." Indeed, the minute-long video is some sort of soothing, live-action Bambi . As Noomie90, whose first name is Naomi, plucks a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" on her harp, a deer comes into frame. The deer inches closer and closer to the dulcet t
fravery: Quint Buchholz
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
fravery : Quint Buchholz
U.S. travelers can go to the Bahamas again — but there’s a catch
500+The Points Guy / 12h
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. After re-closing its borders to U.S. travelers just last week , the Bahamas has changed its mind — with one conditi
Welcome to Africa: A country-by-country guide to reopening
80The Points Guy / 12h
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. At The Points Guy, we’re not recommending travel right now in light of the coronavirus, but we are encouraging folk
Grab The Hateful Eight For $8 And Enjoy A Good Tarantino Time
Gizmodo / 12h
The Hateful Eight (Blu-Ray) | $8 | Amazon Gold Box The Hateful Eight (Digital) | $6 | Amazon Video Read more...
