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Is it a bird? Is it a meteor? No, it's SpaceX space junk over the Pacific Northwest!
SpaceX Falcon 9 Earth•
4KMashable / 18h
"Shooting stars? Debris? Anyone else see this in Seattle just now?" Stunned onlookers filmed the skies over Portland and Seattle in awe on Thursday, as a strange stream of bright lights filled the night sky. But rather than a rogue meteor or firework-spewing plane, state weather services and a Harvard astronomer concluded that the lights appear to be space debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, re
Netflix is launching 40 anime movies and shows in 2021
35Engadget / 19min
Netflix has announced at Tokyo's AnimeJapan 2021 Expo that it's launching around 40 anime shows and movies within the year, which is double the number of titles it released in 2020.
OnePlus 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: two top-end Android phones
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 59min
The OnePlus 9 Pro presents a formidable opponent to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and for significantly less money.
Dyson V15 Detect price, release date, and everything you should know
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
The Dyson V15 Detect could be the most powerful cleaner Dyson’s ever produced – here's what to expect.
Bitcoin was always bound to fail its most important mission
40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
The way the technology behind Bitcoin was constructed meant that true decentralization was never a possibility.
This streaming-friendly VPN is extending subscriptions for free
32Mashable / 2h
SAVE 49%: A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £4.97 per month as of March 27, and includes an extra three months for free. ExpressVPN has a bit of reputation for being expensive, and we're not denying that it's one of the priciest options out there. It's also one of the best VPNs for security and streaming, so it makes sense. ExpressVPN offers access to high-speed servers all aro
John Lewis has dropped a massive Easter sale with deals on everything
Mashable / 2h
SAVE UP TO 20%: Until April 8, you can save up to 20% on a wide range of products in the John Lewis Easter sale. The online shopping world has been awfully quiet lately, but just like buses, the sales have arrived one after the other. We've now got massive sales from Amazon, Currys, and John Lewis to contend with, which is great news for everyone looking for a bargain. The John Lewis Easter sale
Save 20% on a huge range of eBay products with this handy code
Mashable / 2h
SAVE 20%: Until midnight on March 28, you can save 20% on a wide range of eBay products using the code PICKSAVE20 . Summer is just around the corner, and the excitement is palpable. Hey summer, no pressure or anything, but we really need you to deliver this year. If you're starting to get ready for the sunnier season, eBay has just launched a discount code that should help you prepare. Until midn
This deep learning and data analysis course is on sale for under £30
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: The Deep Learning and Data Analysis Certification Bundle is on sale for £29.21 as of March 27, saving you 97% on list price. The world isn't getting any bigger, but what we understand about it grows each and every day. Computerisation and extensive automation has allowed us to know and understand each other more than previously possible — for businesses, that means reaching millions of pot
Learn how to code with these interactive online tutorials
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: The Interactive Learn to Code Bundle is on sale for £21.91 as of March 27, saving you 73% on list price. You already know how beneficial it is to learn to code, but it's not exactly something you can jump into blindly and pick up in a day. There's a reason programmers and developers are paid the big bucks — it's not easy. But choosing the right method for learning and studying can make all
All the best mattresses for doing the deed
Mashable / 3h
In roundups of the best mattresses, you expect to see all sorts of reviews concerning things like comfort, durability, support, and pain relief. All of this is obviously important for getting a good night's sleep, but there is another activity commonly performed on mattresses that requires careful consideration. You know exactly what we're talking about, right? SEE ALSO: All the best memory foam
One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund
100+TechCrunch / 3h
John Ruffolo isn’t as famous as some investors, but he’s very well-known in Canadian business circles. The longtime head of Arthur Andersen’s tech, media, and telecommunications practice, he joined OMERS roughly a decade ago when a former colleague became CEO and brought him aboard the pension giant to create a venture fund. The idea was to back the most promising Canadian companies, and Ruffolo
Linktree Raises $45 Million for Its 'Link in Bio' Social Commerce Service
20Gizmodo / 4h
“Link in bio.” If you, like me, are constantly doomscrolling online, you’ve probably come across the phrase before. Between the endless conveyer belt of new social media platforms and the fact that most limit users to just one URL in their bio, it’s led to a growing demand for landing pages to house all those links.… Read more...
Xbox Series X restock: our Twitter tracker is live – how to buy it fast
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Microsoft Xbox Series X isn't impossible to find in stock if you know which stores in the US to look at and get restock alerts.
Parler Says It Warned the FBI of Violent Posts Threatening the Capitol Before Jan. 6 Insurrection
100+Gizmodo / 6h
Parler, the online safe haven for bigots and far-right extremists, claims it repeatedly alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation about “specific threats of violence being planned at the Capitol” ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, the company’s lawyers said in a letter to lawmakers dated Thursday . Read more...
‘Rocket League’ season three will feature F1 and NASCAR vehicles
64Engadget / 7h
Psyonix retooled an arena to add a track and the pomp of a championship Sunday.
Next Fortnite update will deal with Storm visibility problem
SlashGear / 7h
If you’ve been playing Fortnite for a while, you’ve probably noticed a growing issue: the visibility in the Storm has gotten so bad that you can’t even see where you’re running, making it difficult to get to the circle. The dense purple fog has apparently reached a breaking point as players have started complaining — and now Epic plans a … Continue reading
Turns Out This Sophisticated Hacking Campaign Was Actually the Work of 'Western Government Operatives'
100+Gizmodo / 8h
A sophisticated hacking campaign that was previously witnessed targeting security flaws in Android, Windows and iOS devices is actually the work of “Western government operatives” conducting a “counterterrorism operation,” according to a new report from MIT Technology Review. Read more...
American Airlines Says Bookings Have Almost Fully Recovered
100+View from the Wing / 8h
American Airlines reports internally that its online sales volumes are nearly back to 2019 levels, which were record-setting. They're seeing the strongest revenue performance they've had since before the pandemic. And last week they filled nearly 80% of their seats systemwide, which for an airline is nearly completely sold out. Continue reading ...
Peacock is removing racist WWE scenes before releasing episodes
22SlashGear / 8h
Now that WWE Network is shutting down and NBCUniversal has grabbed the full catalog for its new streaming service, someone has a lot of work ahead of them. Peacock, according to a new report, is scanning the full wrestling video library to find and edit out racist content, of which there is a fairly substantial amount. Anyone who spent the … Continue reading
Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Since the pandemic began, I have been pushing the limits of my imagination to try to picture what cities will look and feel like in the coming years. If your town looks like San Francisco, where I live, it’s a pressing question: Our once-bustling financial district is a ghost town, but even in outer neighborhoods, the number of vacant storefronts is unsettling. People are starting to emerge after
Daily Crunch: Amazon makes PR push ahead of union vote
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Amazon pushes back against unionization, WeWork eyes the SPAC route and there’s new spyware on Android. This is your Daily Crunch for March 26, 2021. The big story: Amazon makes PR push ahead of union vote Workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham) will vote next week on whether to unionize. In the meantime, Amazon is waging an aggressive PR campaign agai
Peacock Is Removing Racist Moments From Its WWE Content
49Gizmodo / 8h
Peacock is currently in the process of vetting racist content from its massive WWE content catalog. Read more...
Donald Trump and Mike Lindell Should Cage Fight Over Whose New Social Media Site Is Actually Real
100+Gizmodo / 9h
We’re jumping the gun on Hellfeed’s normally bi-weekly schedule—because dear lord, the last five days were something else. This week’s social media hellscape kicked off with news Donald Trump is investigating opening his own , presumably even more racist social media platform (uh-huh) before drunkenly veering… Read more...
U.S. Has Record-Breaking Day With 3.4 Million Vaccinations
100+Gizmodo / 9h
Today the U.S. administered a record-breaking one-day rate of 3.4 million vaccine doses, according to the White House covid-19 response team. Presumably, this was accomplished by the time of the team’s 1:15 pm ET tweet. Read more...
Cloudflare's 'Super Bot Fight Mode' will help you tackle malicious internet bots
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Cloudflare is helping both small and large businesses fight back against bots online with Super Bot Fight Mode.
Don’t panic: Marriott isn’t adding a surcharge for award stays
92The Points Guy / 9h
Earlier this week, MilesTalk flagged a hotel in Mexico that was apparently adding a “Marriott Bonvoy Redemption Fee” of $30 per night when using Marriott points for a stay. The property in question — the JW Marriott Los Cabos Resort and Spa — listed the surcharge as a note when booking but didn’t actually include it in the pricing breakdown. This was a concerning development, so we reached out to
Hello Gamers, Aukey's KM-G12 RGB Keyboard Is Down to $39
44Gizmodo / 9h
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DisneylandForward explores a theme park expansion in California
100+The Points Guy / 9h
It may have been a full year since Disneyland was last open to the public, but the theme park wasn’t taking a Sleepy-style nap during that time. Instead, it was working on plans to hopefully expand its offerings in the Anaheim, California, area as part of its DisneylandForward theme park expansion announced yesterday. For plans to move forward, however, planning restrictions in Anaheim would need
Hello Gamers, Aukey's KM-G12 RGB Keyboard Is Down to $39
44Lifehacker / 9h
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Rust Console Edition finally arrives in May, but there’s a downside
SlashGear / 9h
Popular survival game Rust has historically only been available to PC gamers, but that’s finally changing. The team behind the game has announced Rust Console Edition, meaning PlayStation and Xbox owners will finally be able to get in on the fun. The downside? Only the Xbox One and PS4 will be supported at launch. The team behind Rust notes that … Continue reading
You Seriously Need to Update Your iPhone Right Now
CVE-2021-1879•
500+Gizmodo / 10h
Apple users are already pretty quick when it comes to downloading new OS updates, but anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch need to be even more proactive about installing iOS 14.4.2 and watch OS 7.3.3 as quickly as possible to address an active security threat. Read more...
How our SaaS startup improved net revenue retention by more than 30 points in two quarters
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Tim Kopp Contributor Tim Kopp is the chairman and CEO of Terminus , an ABM platform that powers high-performing go-to-market teams. There’s certainly no shortage of SaaS performance metrics leaders focus on. While all SaaS companies do, and must, home in on acquisition metrics, there’s also massive revenue potential within your current customer base. I think NRR (net revenue retention) is without
Apple pushes iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3 to supported devices
CVE-2021-1879•
74Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Apple's 2020 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple began rolling out iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3, and the company issued an advisory to users to upgrade as soon as possible. Like iOS/iPadOS 14.4.1 before it, this update addresses a security flaw. Additionally, Apple released a similar security update—12.5.2—for older devices like the iPhone 5S or 6 that cannot ru
With expanded pre-clearance COVID testing options, Hawaii is making it easier to visit
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Hawaii is planning a major expansion of its successful COVID-19 pre-clearance testing program for visitors to the state. For more TPG travel news and tips delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our free daily newsletter. The program allows travelers to comply with the state’s Safe Travels guidelines prior to departure, and then skip mandatory airport screenings and quarantines on arriv
Razer reveals reusable telescopic straw kit with carrying case
SlashGear / 10h
Razer, the company best known for its gaming laptops and accessories, is back with a new device — but it has nothing to do with playing video games. The newly introduced Razer Reusable Straw is exactly what it sounds like: a metal straw that you can use to drink, then clean and store until the next time you need a … Continue reading
UFC on ESPN Plus: what can I watch and how much does it cost?
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
We give you the lowdown on all the octagon action available on sports streaming service - ESPN Plus is the place to be for UFC.
Valheim: List of console commands and cheats
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Here's a full list of console commands and cheats in Valheim, the increasingly popular Nordic open-world survival game.
WeWork merges with SPAC in going public
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
WeWork will soon be a publicly listed company thanks to its merger with the special purpose acquisition company BowX.
10 car companies coming for Tesla's EV crown
65Mashable / 10h
More and more legacy carmakers, like Bentley , BMW , and Mercedes-Benz , have pledged to switch from gas to electric in the coming years, so Tesla's got its work cut out. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Tesla , Elon Musk , Electric Cars , and Evs
8 Frightful Films to Spend a Horrifying Weekend With on HBO Max
45Gizmodo / 11h
HBO Max has gotten a lot of ink lately for a certain mega-sized superhero director’s cut , but the streamer is also stuffed with genre titles beyond its flashy premieres. We’ve already picked out the must-see (and deep-cut ) fantasy and sci-fi; now, we’ve got eight horror suggestions for your next spooky movie night. Read more...
How to Download Music and Podcasts From Spotify on Mobile, Desktop, and Web
Lifehacker / 11h
It’s easy to take Spotify for granted—until slow streaming speeds or lack of internet connection preventing you from listening to some tunes or catching up on your favorite podcast. Luckily, Spotify now allows you to download music and podcasts to your smartphone or computers so you can continue listening even when… Read more...
American Express Ends Print Editions of Departures and Centurion Magazines
View from the Wing / 11h
American Express will no longer publish Departures or Centurion magazines in print. They are in-sourcing both publications which will be available online only. Meredith Corporation, which had been publishing for American Express, has “laid off most of the staff and halted publication of the seven-times-a-year print titles.” According to American Express, We regularly evolve our premium card offer
Why the pod vacation trend is taking off
43The Points Guy / 11h
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase across the United States and other countries reopen their borders , many Americans are itching to travel. And taking a so-called pod vacation could be a safe way to venture back into a familiar travel routine. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . From the early days of the pandemic, households have balanc
Why You Should Never Tweet Through a Crisis
Lifehacker / 11h
Public figures, companies, and everyday people often have a habit of prolonging the controversy they happen to court. It isn’t enough to extinguish a fire with an apology or deleting an account, so instead we tend to dive head-first into the vortex and attempt to climb out by wielding more combative tweets or comments. Read more...
Experts sound alarm of possible new COVID surge as US cases once again rise
200+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / A health advisory sign on a beach in Florida. (credit: Getty | Jeff Greenberg ) In mid-January, US cases of COVID-19 were in a nosedive from a towering record of over 315,000 new cases in a single day earlier in the month. And now, the pace of vaccinations has reached a heartening clip of 2.5 million per day. There’s almost a whiff of freedom from our pandemic confines in the sweet spri
Ford and HP team up to make F-250 parts from 3D printer waste
100+Engadget / 11h
With help from HP, Ford found a way to reuse spent 3D printed powders and parts to create injection molded vehicle parts.
Bias, subtweets, and kids: Key takeaways from Big Tech’s latest outing on the Hill
28Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / There was no fancy Hill hearing room for this all-virtual event, so Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dialed in from... a kitchen. (credit: Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images ) A trio of major tech CEOs—Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey—once again went before Congress this week to explain their roles in the social media ecosystem. The hearing nom
These Mutant Rabbits Walk on Two Legs, and Geneticists Now Know Why
500+Gizmodo / 11h
An entire lineage of French rabbits has been doing handstands for nearly a century. The acrobatic bunnies are not so much performing a stunt as they are a product of stunted genetics, according to a paper published this week in PLOS Genetics. Read more...
Government Sources Say Military Is Holding Back Evidence of UFOs
500+Futurism / 11h
Walled Off Some government agencies are standing in the way of efforts to catalog reports of “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” Politico reports , citing several current and former government officials. Back in 2017, reports emerged of a secretive Pentagon program that was tasked to look into unexplained UFO sightings in military airspace. Several of these incidents were caught on video, and in Ja
Government Orders Elon Musk to Delete Anti-Union Tweet
400+Futurism / 11h
Backspace Key The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on Thursday that the electric automaker Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk violated federal labor law, and ruled that Musk has to delete an anti-union tweet from 2018. In this case, Musk had discouraged Tesla workers against unionizing within the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) by implying
Slack wants to be more than a text-based messaging platform
200+TechCrunch / 11h
Last October as Slack was preparing for its virtual Frontiers conference , the company began thinking about different ways people could communicate on the platform. While it had built its name on being able to integrate a lot of services in a single place to alleviate the dreaded task-switching phenomenon, it has been largely text-based up until now. More recently, Slack has started developing a
'Snowpiercer's' visual effects supervisor on how that epic train was designed — Supporting Players
20Mashable / 11h
Visual effects supervisor Geoff Scott reveals how the 10-mile long train, the titular Snowpiercer, was designed, and why perception matters in visual effects. Read more... More about Netflix , Mashable Video , Star Wars , Daveed Diggs , and Snowpiercer
AOC and Elizabeth Warren skillfully tear Amazon apart for its terrible tweets
300+Mashable / 11h
Amazon's public relations Twitter account messed with the wrong lawmakers. The account, @amazonnews , appears to be trying out a new PR strategy. Over the past few days, it has issued tweets denying labor abuses and (legal) tax dodging , in a tone that can only be described as.... sassy? 1/2 You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us.
VW just dropped the ID. Buzz Microbus EV release details we’ve been waiting for
64SlashGear / 11h
VW keeps teasing us with its all-electric Microbus, and if the latest Volkswagen roadmap is to be believed we’ve still got a couple more years to be patient through. Unveiled all the way back in January 2017, the ID. Buzz concept promised a reboot of the classic camper van, showcasing the then-new MEB electric platform and instantly finding itself with … Continue reading
Xiaomi Teases a Mi Mix Phone With a High-Tech Liquid Lens Coming Soon
Gizmodo / 11h
Phone makers are constantly looking to one-up each other with new tech and features, and if its new teasers are legit, Xiaomi might have a real advantage over the competition with what appears to be a liquid camera lens designed for an upcoming Mi Mix phone. Read more...
The 10 Best Deals of March 26, 2021
44Gizmodo / 11h
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Beefy spiral galaxy shines brighter than ever in stunning Hubble image
79Mashable / 11h
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of the galaxy known as NGC 7678, showing off its notoriously bright and beefy arm of stars and gas spiraling up and left from the bottom of its bright core. Measuring about 115,000 light years wide, NGC 7678 is similar in size to our own Milky Way galaxy , with two main arms that make up its spiral. Located in the Pegasus constellation, it's roughly
The 10 Best Deals of March 26, 2021
44Lifehacker / 11h
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Breaking Down The Suicide Squad's Madcap, Bloody Trailer
20Lifehacker / 11h
Warner Bros. has just given the world a new, extended look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad . Who possibly could have guessed that a movie with a cast that large would have a beefy trailer in need of some breaking down? Read more...
The Covid-19 Lab Escape Theory Is About to Be Everywhere
300+Gizmodo / 11h
In an interview set to be aired in full this Sunday, Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President Trump, has become the latest and most mainstream voice so far to offer support for a controversial but not implausible theory about the origins of the covid-19… Read more...
Earth Scientists Are Fighting to Push Racist Place Names Off the Map
56Gizmodo / 12h
Four graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have called for scientists to help support efforts to remove racism from the hundreds of federal place names across the country. Read more...
Scientists Complete First Human Test of Vaccine Against Brain Cancer
300+Futurism / 12h
Scientists have tested a special vaccine intended to help the body fight brain cancers for the first time in humans. As detailed in a new paper published by the journal Nature , the team of researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DFKZ) have created an early version of a vaccination that could trigger an immune response inside brain tumor tissues. Some usually incurable train tumors, c
Short-term high-fiber diets trigger major changes in ‘starving’ gut bacteria
28SlashGear / 12h
Dietary fiber, though indigestible by humans, is a vital element for keeping one’s gut bacteria healthy — and that, an increasing body of research has revealed, plays a big role in one’s overall health and disease risk. Despite its importance, Americans generally consume far less fiber than recommended, leading to ‘starving’ gut bacteria that quickly change after a short-term high-fiber … Continu
What's the Deal With the AstraZeneca Vaccine?
Lifehacker / 12h
In addition to the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines currently authorized for use in the U.S., several other vaccines are in use in other countries. One of those, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, isn’t authorized in the U.S. yet and has been surrounded by controversy. Here’s a rundown of what we know. Read more...
2021 Call of Duty tipped to take us back to World War II
Call of Duty 2021 WWII•
SlashGear / 12h
Just like death and taxes, a new Call of Duty game every year is one of the realities of life, and it probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that 2021 isn’t looking any different on that front. These Call of Duty games tend to leak out far in advance of official reveals, and the same thing is happening to 2021’s … Continue reading
Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and watchOS 7.3.3 – You should install them ASAP
SlashGear / 12h
Apple has released new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS, and if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch the official advice is that you should update them sooner rather than later. iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.42, and watchOS 7.3.3 all fix an active vulnerability, Apple says, which it believes has already been exploited. “Processing maliciously crafted web content may … Continue reading
Why Did Someone Pay $560,000 for a Picture of My Column?
500+NYT > Technology / 12h
Bidders say they had many different motivations, including fun, self-promotion and a signal of support for the NFT market.
Y Combinator-backed Vue Storefront aims to be the ‘glue’ for e-commerce
300+TechCrunch / 12h
“Headless commerce” is a phrase that gets thrown around lot (I’ve typed it several times today already), but Vue Storefront CEO Patrick Friday has an especially vivid way of using the concept to illustrate his startup’s place in the broader ecosystem. “Vue Storefront is the bodiless front end,” Friday said. “We are the walking head.” In other words, while most headless commerce companies are focu
Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move
100+TechCrunch / 12h
Harris Lummis Contributor Harris Lummis is the co-founder and chief technical officer at Automotus . In October 2019, The New York Times reported that 1.5 million packages were delivered in New York City every single day. Though convenient for customers and profitable for the Amazons of the world, getting so many boxes from warehouse to customer generates considerable negative externalities for c
This cloud storage giant was accidentally sharing a bunch of data with Facebook
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Backblaze accidentally shared user metadata with Facebook during one of the social network's recent marketing campaigns.
Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and watchOS 7.3.3 to close an active vulnerability
100+Engadget / 12h
Apple recommends all users download iOS 14.4.2 and watchOS 7.3.3 as soon as possible.
Survival game 'Rust' will hit PS4 and Xbox One on May 21st
83Engadget / 12h
They'll have a separate update roadmap from the PC version.
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Review – A name to live up to
SlashGear / 12h
The new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is not the new Ford Bronco, a faintly odd sentence you find yourself saying fairly frequently in parking lots and at traffic lights when you’re driving a bright red Badlands trim example. Blame until-now-untapped enthusiasm for the Bronco brand and the high profile resurrection of the nameplate this year – oh, and Ford’s massive … Continue reading
Make a White Lady With Meyer Lemons
51Lifehacker / 12h
Though I love a good Bloody Mary, I tend to think of it as a liquid appetizer, best consumed before eggs. The White Lady, however, is a cocktail that I could drink with breakfast. It’s light, bright, citrusy, and sour—all things you want with a rich and heavy brunch. You can make it with an egg white, but I usually… Read more...
New Android malware with full range of spying capabilities has been found
100+Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new advanced piece of Android malware that finds sensitive information stored on infected devices and sends it to attacker-controlled servers. The app disguises itself as a system update that must be downloaded from a third-party store, researchers from security firm Zimperium said on Friday. In fact, it’s a remote-access trojan that re
On The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, the Struggle to Deal With Cap’s Legacy Is Real
100+Gizmodo / 12h
One of the biggest memes of the past week has utilized the surprise appearance by John Walker as “the new Captain America” at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ’s premiere episode . Seeing this seemingly goofy, obviously inferior, version of the superhero—previously characterized by Chris Evans —has inspired… Read more...
E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods
100+TechCrunch / 12h
Alanna Gregory Contributor Alanna is a marketing executive who is currently serving as vice president of growth and digital at Hairstory . She previously founded VIVE Lifestyle (YC S15) and was an AVP at Barclays Capital. This year is all about the roll-ups. No, not those fruity snacks you used to find in your lunchbox; roll-ups are the aggregation of smaller companies into larger firms, creating
Intel accidentally leaks specs of its upcoming Xe HPG graphics cards
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Intel accidentally leaked details of its upcoming Xe HPG graphics cards on it's site this week.
After Their Second Vaccine Kicks In, This Is How People Are Reentering Society
100+Futurism / 12h
SO FAR, MORE THAN 87 MILLION AMERICAN adults have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — and over half of those folks are already fully vaccinated. That means that for a rapidly growing chunk of the population, there’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel, meaning the most restrictive aspects of life under lockdown may soon come to an end. That doesn’t mean that the pandemic will mi
Neighborhood Hero Builds AI-Powered Device That Automatically Compliments Dogs Walking By
2KGizmodo / 12h
If you’ve ever wasted an afternoon (or all of 2020) looking at cute dog pictures online, then you already understand what inspired Ryder from the YouTube channel Ryder Calm Down to build an AI-powered machine that can recognize dogs walking past their home and automatically shout compliments to their owners. Read more...
'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' is going in on the racist legacy of Captain America
Falcon the Winter Soldier•
500+Mashable / 12h
In Captain America: The First Avenger , the United States government responds to the threat of a world power genocidally pursuing the genetic ideal of a white, blond, blue-eyed superman by genetically manufacturing their very own white, blond, blue-eyed superman. Steve Rogers turned out all right, but The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2 shows America's second attempt at minting a Star-Spa
First look: The cool new paddlewheeler that will take you from New Orleans to Memphis
500+The Points Guy / 12h
It’s been a big week for the comeback of cruising in North America — and not just because two of the world’s biggest big-ship cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises , opened bookings for their first sailings on the continent since the coronav
