Friday, May 07, 2021

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Flight Attendants Outraged After American Airlines Tells Them To Skip Meals


400+View from the Wing / 9h
American Airlines sent a memo to flight attendants on Monday called 'Moments That Matter' which encourages them to be prepared to avoid even slight delays that could stand in the way of exact on-time departures . Unfortunately for employee morale it came off as patronizing. One tip, aimed at flight attendants who are scheduled to work reserve , has incited a anger - and a response from the union.

How to Copy the URL Addresses of All Open Tabs in Chrome


200+How-To Geek / 9h
By default, Google Chrome doesn’t offer a direct way to copy the addresses (URLs) of all open tabs at once. But there’s a workaround for Windows, Linux, and Mac, and we’ll show you how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Delta will launch brand-new service to Croatia this summer


500+The Points Guy / 10h
Delta just announced its latest long-haul route aimed at transporting vaccinated Americans . In just under two months, the Atlanta-based carrier will launch its first-ever nonstop service to Dubrovnik, Croatia (DBV). Delta’s four-weekly flights from New York-JFK will take off on July 2, providing flyers with one-stop itineraries from 44 U.S. cities. Seasonal service is scheduled to end on Oct. 3,



The 6 recent Android 12 leaks we're most excited to see


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8min
There are some exciting new revelations about how your Android phones and tablets may get updated this year

Trump Abused the System. Facebook Created It


Wired / 9min
The company's oversight board failed to mention one thing in its ruling this week: Facebook's responsibility for making the tools to wield undue influence and power.

Windows 10 “Sun Valley” will do away with Windows 95 era icons


26Ars Technica / 13min
In this image, courtesy of Windows Latest, we see new icons from a Sun Valley preview build on the left versus production icons on the right. [credit: Windows Latest ] Back in January, we reported on Sun Valley—a coming "sweeping visual rejuvenation" of Windows 10's user interface. This week, Windows Latest leaked new detail about the upcoming makeover: There's a new set of icons in C:\Windows\Sy

Melinda Gates Reportedly Warned Bill Not to Pal Around With Infamous Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein


Gizmodo / 15min
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has strenuously denied that all those times he hung out with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—you know, the guy with the private jet and island compound who died in prison in 2019 before he could testify about who else was involved in his child sex abuse ring—was about anything… Read more...

Resident Evil Village: Where to find all Goats of Warding


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 16min
Here's where to look to destroy all the Goats of Warding in Resident Evil Village.

2021 Volkswagen Golf Review: Frugal Farewell


SlashGear / 19min
It’s hard not to feel sorry for the Volkswagen Golf. Perennially overshadowed by its sportier, more eye-catching Golf GTI sibling, the “regular” car doesn’t have the punchy performance or indeed the badge cachet, but hangs its appeal on value instead. As the 2021 Golf TSI prepares to close the books on Mk7 production, it turns out that’s still an unexpectedly … Continue reading

This Week's Toys Definitely Didn't See This Coming


Gizmodo / 21min
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and snazziest merchandise on the internet. This week, Star Wars: The Bad Batch descends on the world of Lego, while Star Trek beams itself back up to action figures, and... no one can withstand beach balls of this magnitude!? Check it out! Read more...

Post-apocalyptic city builder game Frostpunk is coming to iOS and Android


SlashGear / 26min
Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios today announced that the game will soon be coming to iOS and Android. Details on the mobile ports of Frostpunk are still fairly slim, but we know that 11 Bit Studios won’t be handling the development of the iOS and Android versions. Instead, 11 Bit has recruited NetEase, a Chinese developer that has partnered with … Continue reading

Salmonella vaccine one step closer to reality with research breakthrough


SlashGear / 33min
A vaccine designed to help protect against salmonella bacteria is one step closer to reality thanks to research by scientists at the University of Florida. According to a newly published study from the team, particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which cells use to communicate with each other, may hold the key to new types of vaccines. The study, which was … Continue reading

Microsoft Office 365 is getting a handy upgrade that will streamline your workflow


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 37min
Keeping track of comments, mentions and edits on shared files will soon be a lot easier for Microsoft Office 365 users.

Extra Crunch roundup: How Duolingo became an edtech leader


100+TechCrunch / 45min
The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful edtech app. In our latest installment of the EC-1 series , Natasha Mascarenhas goes deep with the company to understand how it found product-market fit, then figured out how to grow like a consumer tech startup and monetize like a SaaS sta

Good Night, Meat Prince


Gizmodo / 45min
Bryan Menegus is one of the most frustrating editors I’ve ever worked with, which is to say he had annoying feedback like ‘Do you have a source on this?’, ‘This paragraph is complete gibberish’, ‘Did you forget to end this sentence?’, or ‘This is just totally factually wrong’. He also changed the structure of… Read more...

After update, only 4 percent of iOS users in U.S. let apps track them


55Mashable / 46min
Sorry, Facebook. Apple released iOS 14.5 to the public at the end of April, which included the ability to stop apps from tracking your activity for ad targeting purposes . New data shows just how popular the feature is. When a user opens, downloads, or updates an app for the first time after they download the new iOS, they have to opt in to letting that app track them. According to Verizon Media-

How Scary Is Gas Station Sushi, Really?


44Lifehacker / 48min
“Gas station sushi” has become something of a punchline, a thing that one obviously should not eat, a thing that should not exist. But is sushi really any more likely to give you food poisoning than the ham sandwich sitting right next to it in the gas station cooler? And is it really that different from sushi prepared… Read more...

How To Get Your Delta SkyMiles Taken Away From You


View from the Wing / 49min
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

New Report Shows Phone Cracking Tech is Being Used to Target Journalists in Botswana


Gizmodo / 57min
The willingness of digital forensics firms to sell to pretty much any paying law enforcement agency, regardless of the country’s human rights record, has stirred up no minor amount of controversy. These tools, critics say, allow bad governments expansive, invasive powers, and may be used in the course of… Read more...

Fewer options, higher prices; New cruise rules could hurt ports and your excursion options


33The Points Guy / 1h
New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rules governing how cruise lines can restart operations out of U.S. ports in the coming months could be bad news for port towns across the country. As part of new guidelines issued Wednesday under the CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, the health agency said passengers should not be allowed to tour on their own in ports when cr

Doctor Who’s Noel Clarke Faces New Harassment Allegations From Sci-Fi Set


22Gizmodo / 1h
Two weeks before Doctor Who star Noel Clarke was set to receive a BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, the organization received multiple anonymous tips from women alleging to have been sexually harassed and assaulted by him in a variety of different ways in professional settings. Allegations have… Read more...

Stop Pretending Apple and Amazon's Bluetooth Networks Can't Be Abused


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20Gizmodo / 1h
Hot on the heels of Apple’s AirTags launch, Amazon announced that it’s expanding its Sidewalk network with Tile, smart lock company Level, and elder care smartwatch maker CareBand. The news is the biggest expansion of Amazon Sidewalk since it was announced last year, and offers a glimpse into how the company envisions… Read more...

Twitter's Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable


Twitter Tip Jar Feature•
95Wired / 1h
Sending its users to PayPal has created all sorts of problems that Twitter should have caught ahead of time.


Sony faces lawsuit over alleged “monopoly pricing” of PlayStation downloads


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Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / A gift card like this goes less far because of Sony's monopolistic control of the PlayStation downloads market, according to a new lawsuit. In Apple's opening statements in the Epic Games v. Apple trial on Monday, the company argued that "the law protects Apple's choice to have a closed system, just as it protects Sony and Nintendo." A new proposed class-action lawsuit against Sony's al

Archiving Facebook Messages Just Got a Lot Easier


20Lifehacker / 1h
Facebook recently announced a bunch of new features for Messenger and Instagram DMs on its apps. Media messaging is now streamlined, chats are easier to archive (and unarchive), and Instagram DMs now include read receipts. Let’s investigate at all the new features and how to use them. Read more...

Is National Car Rental Always This Awesome?!?


56One Mile at a Time / 1h
Several weeks ago I wrote a post about how I find renting cars to be so frustrating , and also shared my concerns about an upcoming car rental in Hawaii , given all the reports of car rental agencies in Hawaii running out of cars. For once it’s time for me to write about a positive car rental experience. I’m not sure if I just got lucky, if National is actually usually this awesome, or if my expe

Sennheiser sells off its consumer brand


52TechCrunch / 1h
Long-running German audio company Sennheiser today announced that it has found a buyer for its consumer brand. Swiss holding company Sonova — a giant in the hearing aid business — will be acquiring the brand in a deal expected to close by end of year. The deal will bring headphones and sound bars to Sonova’s existing portfolio, which is largely centered around healthcare products. Among other thi

Longevity startup Gero AI has a mobile API for quantifying health changes


85TechCrunch / 1h
Sensor data from smartphones and wearables can meaningfully predict an individual’s ‘biological age’ and resilience to stress, according to Gero AI . The ‘longevity’ startup — which condenses its mission to the pithy goal of “hacking complex diseases and aging with Gero AI” — has developed an AI model to predict morbidity risk using ‘digital biomarkers’ that are based on identifying patterns in s

Stranger Things Season 4 trailer hints at Eleven’s origin story


SlashGear / 1h
Eleven, the ESP-powered girl from Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, will be a key element in the show’s fourth season. That’s based on the newly released Stranger Things 4 trailer, which hints that viewers will be given a deeper look into the character’s origin story and how she came to possess her unique abilities. Eleven, who goes by ‘El’ in … Continue reading

Autonomous vehicle pioneers Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson are coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021


66TechCrunch / 1h
Long before the multi-million-dollar acquisitions and funding rounds pushed autonomous vehicles to the top of the hype cycle, Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson were researching and, later, developing the foundations of the technology. These pioneers, Iagnemma coming from MIT, Urmson from Carnegie Mellon University — would eventually go on to launch their own autonomous vehicle startups in an aim to

The Mars Mushrooms Are Probably Fake, But Organisms Could Likely Survive on the Red Planet


84Futurism / 1h
Mushroom Mania This week, a team of scientists made the questionable claim that images of Mars taken by various NASA rovers and spacecraft seemed to show mushroom-like organisms popping out of the ground. We hate to be sticks in the mud — or in this case in the lifeless Martian regolith — but the team’s research really didn’t hold up to scrutiny. Its central thesis was promptly torn apart, chewed

Tesla messes with Model 3, Y pricing — again


28Mashable / 1h
Not even two months since Tesla made price changes to its lineup of electric cars , the EV company has bumped up the prices for its two "cheapest" cars yet again. The Model 3 and Model Y used to start at $37,490 and $46,490, respectively, as recently as Thursday. As CNET spotted Friday, that base price just jumped to $39,490 for the Model 3. A $5,000 increase for the Model Y now puts it at $51,49

Rivian R1T by the numbers: EV pickup spills bed, towing & storage secrets


SlashGear / 2h
Rivian’s all-electric pickup truck may promise zero-emissions and futuristic styling, but the R1T still has to deliver on practicality. That’s just what the Amazon- and Ford-backed startup is talking about today, dropping fresh details on the EV truck just in case you’ve been wondering quite how much extra flexibility that new electric “skateboard” platform unlocks. It’s something Rivian has been

11 Movies That Explore Tropical Islands, Because You Aren't Going There Yourself


20Lifehacker / 2h
With vaccinations ramping up, it’s not totally outrageous to start thinking about escaping on a tropical getaway or even booking a future trip . But while we twiddle our thumbs waiting for the ideal moment to jet off (any time, COVID), movies can remind us of how wonderful it will be to finally dip our toes in the… Read more...

The Amazing Maurice Adds David Tennant to Its Star-Studded Cast


100+Gizmodo / 2h
The animated adaptation of Terry Pratchett ’s Carnegie Medal-winning 2001 children’s book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents has already commandeered a huge celebrity voice cast, but apparently there’s always room for more. Now Doctor Who ’s David Tennant has joined the ranks, alongside Game of Thrones ’ Emilia… Read more...

The Beer of the Future Tastes Like Ass


57Gizmodo / 2h
When I turned 21, I was living in New Mexico. My first legally purchased beer was Fat Tire, at the time only available west of the Mississippi. As someone raised in Massachusetts and in an era before the explosion of craft breweries, it was the peak of novelty at the time. Read more...

New this fall at Disney World: Celebrate Halloween at the After Hours Boo Bash


The Points Guy / 2h
Disney just announced a brand-new celebration coming to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom this Halloween: Disney After Hours Boo Bash. For those of you unfamiliar with Disney After Hours, it’s a way for guests to enjoy Disney after normal park hours end. And this Halloween, Disney is transforming Disney After Hours into a Halloween celebration on select nights from Aug. 10 through Oct. 30, 2021. Disne

Why You Shouldn't Use PayPal to Send Twitter 'Tips'


Lifehacker / 2h
What a mess. No sooner had Twitter unveiled its new Tip Jar feature—which allows anyone using the app in English (at least, during the rollout) to send cash to a small handful of Twitter users whose work they’d like to support—than major privacy flaws were found in what should otherwise be a innocent way to toss… Read more...

Mint Mobile vs Ultra Mobile: which multi-month prepaid carrier is the best?


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
We're breaking down sister carriers Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile in a head-to-head, which'll come out on top?

96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find


200+Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge / The Facebook iPhone app asks for permission to track the user in this early mock-up of the prompt made by Apple. (credit: Apple) It seems that in the United States, at least, app developers and advertisers who rely on targeted mobile advertising for revenue are seeing their worst fears realized: Analytics data published this week suggests that US users choose to opt out of tracking 96 p

When Will We Know Where the Chinese Rocket Will Crash?


300+Gizmodo / 2h
An out-of-control Chinese rocket is scheduled to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend, but no one is sure exactly when or where the debris will land. Here’s why we don’t yet know and, more importantly, when we can expect to find out. Read more...

Chartreuse and Tequila Make a Surprisingly Good Team


22Lifehacker / 2h
Last Monday evening, I made a fully realized, intentional cocktail for someone else . Seeing as my boyfriend is sober and no one else in my COVID pod drinks liquor, this has not happened in quite some time. Read more...

Twitter Tip Jar may expose user's PayPal accounts


Twitter Tip Jar Feature•
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Twitter users could potentially have their addresses exposed by PayPal when sending tips using the social network's new Tip Jar feature.


The Garmin Vivoactive 3 is cheaper than ever - but hurry this offer ends Sunday


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Garmin smartwatch deals are offering a record low price on the Vivoactive 3 - but this offer ends soon.

China Is Technically Responsible for Damages Its Plummeting Rocket May Cause


500+Futurism / 2h
Last month, China successfully launched the first module of its Tianhe space station. While the deployment may have gone by without a hitch, the massive core stage of the Long March 5B rocket is now plummeting out of the sky. As of right now, the 23-ton and 100 feet debris is uncontrollably whizzing around the Earth every 90 minutes or so at roughly 18,000 mph — and will eventually fall towards t

BenQ TK700STi 4K HDR projector is made for gamers


SlashGear / 2h
BenQ is back with another home projector, and this one is made specifically with gamers in mind. The new BenQ TK700STi 4K projector with HDR support is, according to the company, the first of its kind to offer only 16ms of input lag, making it suitable for people playing fast-paced games like first-person shooters, sports games, and similar. The new … Continue reading

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Foretold WandaVision's Plot in Song


63Gizmodo / 2h
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) moved to Westview, New Jersey in hopes of starting a new life with the person she loved , there was Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rebecca Bunch ( Rachel Bloom ). She’s an over-stressed lawyer who, like Wanda, confidently believed that she could will a new… Read more...

How Long Does Something Stay on Your Credit Report?


20Lifehacker / 2h
While negative items on your credit report might feel like a millstone around your neck, the penalty to your score does fade, and the blemishes will disappear from your credit history… eventually . And the good news is that good credit also stays on your report—for up to ten years. Here’s a look at how long both good… Read more...

Walmart’s Flipkart to cover insurance for all sellers in India and waive additional fees


61TechCrunch / 2h
Walmart-owned Flipkart is exempting storage and cancellation fees for sellers on its marketplace and also providing them with insurance coverage as the top e-commerce platform in India looks to maintain cordial relationships with more than 300,000 sellers who are facing severe disruption amid an unprecedented rise in the spread of coronavirus infections in the South Asian nation. The Bangalore-he

Yakuza spin-off Lost Judgment for PS5, Xbox Series X and more confirmed


Lost Judgment Yakuza•
SlashGear / 2h
Just yesterday, a leak revealed the Sega-produced Lost Judgment for PlayStation 5. A follow-up to 2019’s Judgment for the PlayStation 4, it didn’t take long for Sega to make it official, as today the company debuted the first trailer for the new game. We also got a release date for Lost Judgment too, and it’ll be out this September. Specifically, … Continue reading

Ajit Pai promised cheaper Internet—real prices rose 19 percent instead


100+Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MirageC) The average US home-Internet bill increased 19 percent during the first three years of the Trump administration, disproving former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's claim that deregulation lowered prices, according to a new report by advocacy group Free Press . For tens of millions of families that aren't wealthy, "these increases are f

There’s a huge EV hole and I’m in it


SlashGear / 3h
Electric vehicles are the future. At least, that’s what automakers, regulators, and EV enthusiasts keep telling us, but though I’m a fan of electrification I’m still frustrated. In fact, I’m on a countdown to making a tough electric decision, and it’s one that has left me scratching my head about the EVs on offer today, not to mention just how … Continue reading

Tesla Autopilot director contradicts Musk’s self-driving timeline


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30Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2020. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty ) In January's Tesla earnings call, an analyst asked Elon Musk about his belief that Tesla would achieve Level 5 autonomy—jargon for a car that can drive itself in all situations—by the end of the year. "I'm confident based on my understanding of the technical roadmap and the progress that we're making between each beta iteration,"

Are Covid Testing Requirements Spreading The Virus?


View from the Wing / 3h
The Director of the CDC has stated "vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don`t get sick." Yet vaccinated Americans have to take a Covid-19 test before flying back to the United States and vaccinated travelers from the U.K., which has far less Covid-19 per capita than the U.S., remain banned from even entering the country. But what if Covid-19 testing requirements are actually spreading the v

Report: Lufthansa To Install First Class On Upcoming A350s


500+One Mile at a Time / 3h
Earlier this year I wrote about how Lufthansa was allegedly planning on installing first class on some upcoming Airbus A350 deliveries, which caught many of us off guard. Aero Telegraph has a further report on this, so I wanted to share an update on the latest that we know as of now. Lufthansa’s current first class fleet There’s not a first class product in the world that’s more sentimental to me

The 3 classes of Princess Cruises ships, explained


The Points Guy / 3h
Of the seven big cruise lines that account for the majority of cruises taken by North Americans, Princess Cruises has the simplest fleet. Nearly all of the line’s 14 ships fall into one of just two groups, known as “classes” in cruise industry lingo: The Royal Class and the Grand Class. Each of these two groups are made up of ships that were constructed around the same time to the same basic desi

Elon Musk Just Got Majorly Called Out for Stealing Memes


300+Futurism / 3h
Meme Heist Tesla and SpaceX CEO and notorious meme thief Elon Musk has once again been caught red-handed. Musk’s tendency to repost memes made by other people while refusing to give them credit on social media is well known , but now it’s the subject of a New York Times exposé . Meme theft may sound frivolous, but it raises interesting legal questions about digital ownership, online branding, and

Google Brings Docking Stations Into the "Works with Chromebook" Fold


How-To Geek / 3h
In recent years, Google has been pushing Chromebooks as more than just simple, web-only computers. It launched the Works with Chromebook program last year to showcase compatible peripherals with Chrome OS devices. Now, it’s adding another new (and necessary) accessory to the list: docks. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

New iFixit Video Shows How to Drill a Keyring Hole in Your AirTag


How-To Geek / 3h
Are AirTags just an excuse to sell $30 keychains? Unlike Tile trackers, Apple’s new AirTags don’t have built-in keyring holes. But a new iFixit video shows how to safely drill a hole through your AirTag, eliminating the need for costly accessories. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

A New Pilot Program Will Bring Tesla Model Y Taxis to NYC


How-To Geek / 3h
Tesla’s Model 3 cabs are already on the streets of New York City, and now, thanks to Gravity Inc.’s new pilot program, Tesla’s Model Y vehicles will be joining them to help introduce more battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to the taxi industry. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Netflix Could Launch "N-Plus" Community for Fans of Its Originals


42How-To Geek / 3h
Netflix wants to build a fandom around its original content, and “N-Plus” might be the answer. In an email sent to select users, the streaming giant shared its idea for the N-Plus “online space,” where people can listen to podcasts, build playlists of their favorite shows, and provide feedback for new Originals during pre-production. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

HP's Newest All-in-One PC is a Work from Home Powerhouse


How-To Geek / 3h
I’m not usually sold on the utility of most all-in-one (or AiO as they’re commonly called) desktops, but HP’s new EliteOne 800 G8 has me doing a double take. This thing is packed with loads of great video chat-driven features, including AI-based noise reduction and an auto-adjusting webcam. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

NBC is Bringing Tokyo Olympic Game Coverage to Twitch


How-To Geek / 3h
Despite an initial delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo this summer. And while you’ll still be able to enjoy game coverage on NBC platforms, NBC is offering you another viewing option: Twitch. Read This Article on Review Geek ›


Microsoft Shutters Windows 10X, at Least For Now


How-To Geek / 3h
After nearly two years of development, it sounds like Microsoft will delay the launch of Windows 10X or never release it at all. Announced back in 2019 as an operating system for dual-screen and portable devices, it’s seen several delays, and it’s now on the brink of disappearing altogether. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The 6 Best Brain Training Apps and Games


How-To Geek / 3h
Having a sharp mind isn’t just for those in school, and homework, studying, and tests aren’t the only way to help sharpen your mind. Brain training apps can help you stay sharp, and these make the process fun and easy! Read This Article on Review Geek ›

What Square’s smashing earnings tell us about consumer bitcoin demand


100+TechCrunch / 3h
Shares of Square are up more than 6% today after the American fintech company reported a staggering $5.06 billion in revenue in its Q1 2021 earnings report , far ahead of an expected tally of $3.36 billion. By posting the huge revenue beat, Square grew 266% compared to its year-ago Q1. Because that’s the sort of growth that we generally expect to see from early-stage startups instead of maturing

Elon Musk and Memes: A Controversy Over Giving Creators Credit


500+NYT > Technology / 3h
The billionaire has been posting content creators’ work without credit. Some are frustrated; others, simply puzzled.

Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People


24Gizmodo / 3h
Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was one of the most populated cities in the world from the 9th to 15th centuries CE. That said, archaeologists have struggled with knowing just how many people actually lived there. A comprehensive new study may have finally answered the question, affirming the ancient city as a… Read more...

Outstanding 75,000 Mile + No First Year Annual Fee Offer For United Business Card


48View from the Wing / 3h
The UnitedSM Business Card has an outstanding offer to earn 75,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. That’s a lot of miles for a reasonable minimum spend requirement, and it’s exceptional value for a card with a $0 annual fee for the first year (then $99). With a $0 first year annual fee you can even make money off of its $100 United trave

Scientist Spot Star That’s Been Stretched Out and Wrapped Around a Black Hole


23Futurism / 3h
Spaghettified For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted evidence of a distant star that has wrapped itself around a supermassive black hole, Space.com reports — a grim process known as “spaghettification.” For a while now, astronomers have seen bursts of electromagnetic radiation emanating from black holes. Their theory: those bursts are from stars being torn apart. But until now, they ha

Pfizer's FDA Request, Vaccine Diplomacy, and More News


84Wired / 3h
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Listen to the Incredible Sound of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Flying on Mars


200+Gizmodo / 3h
A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover has managed to capture the sounds made by Ingenuity during the helicopter’s fourth flight on Mars . It marks the first time that a machine on another planet has captured the sounds made by another vehicle. Read more...

Welp, 3D printed wood is a thing now — Future Blink


28Mashable / 3h
The manufacturing company Desktop Metal debuted a process called Forust for 3D printing wood using upcycled wood waste byproducts. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Wood , 3d Printing , Upcycling , and Future Blink

Windows 10X may be dead as Microsoft falters on Chrome OS rival


SlashGear / 3h
Windows 10X has been official for about a year and half now, but those who were looking forward to the more lightweight version of Windows 10 – meant to go toe-to-toe with Chrome OS – might want to temper their expectations a bit. A new report today is claiming that Windows 10X won’t be arriving in 2021 and may not … Continue reading

Bamboo Airways Plans To Launch LAX & SFO Flights


100+One Mile at a Time / 4h
Could direct flights between the United States and Vietnam finally become a reality this year? Bamboo Airways’ plans to fly to the USA VnExpress is reporting that Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways intends to launch regularly scheduled nonstop flights between Vietnam and the United States as of September 2021 . Specifically, Bamboo Airways intends to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to both Los Angeles and San Fr

Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Cast and Crew on Omega's Big Reveal


100+Gizmodo / 4h
One of the most intriguing figures in Star Wars: The Bad Batch ’s premiere wasn’t just that surprising cameo . In fact, arguably one of the most interesting additions to the Star Wars prequel canon in years comes in the form of the squad’s newest ally, Omega—and Bad Batch ’s crew sees the addition as one of the show’s… Read more...

Umm, this AI tool can...smell for you — Future Blink


Mashable / 4h
Inspired by COVID-induced smell loss , a principal programmer at Microsoft created a fake nose that uses artificial intelligence to smell. Read more... More about Microsoft , Mashable Video , Ai , Smell , and Tech

This iPhone 12 deal gets you unlimited data at a market-leading £39 a month


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
This iPhone 12 deal offers fantastic value with unlimited data, calls and texts all coming in at £39 a month.

The 11 best tweets of the week, including hummingbird feet, beer, and Melinda Gates


Mashable / 4h
It's Friday, May 7, 2021 and no...that doesn't feel right? It's May 7? I could've sworn it was March 2020. Maybe it is. Who knows? Anyway, it's Friday, baby! How 'bout that? To celebrate the end of the week, we collected some of the tweets that made us laugh in the past seven days. Why? Because it's nice to laugh, that's why. Let's get to it. Here they are, our 12 favorite tweets of the week. 1.

How to Wean Your Toddler Off Their Pacifier


32Lifehacker / 4h
The pacifier can be a wonderful thing: It can soothe a fussy baby, help them fall asleep, or offer a temporary distraction. Plus, once breastfeeding is established, the American Academy of Pediatrics says offering one at nap times and bedtime can help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). But at some… Read more...

Why a Shortage Has Made Computer Chips the New Toilet Paper


92NYT > Technology / 4h
Really.

Doctor: Brazil’s Horrible COVID Response Is a “Biological Fukushima”


89Futurism / 4h
Brazil is in particularly rough shape as it battles an ongoing second wave of its COVID-19 outbreak. While the number of new daily coronavirus cases is slowly trending downwards , the country still confirms upwards of 70,000 new infections every day. Faced with that crisis and the proliferation of the P.1 variant that first emerged there, government inaction in Brazil actually threatens the rest

This unloved Microsoft Teams feature is getting an upgrade


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Microsoft has announced that 35 new features are coming to Teams to make remote learning easier for both teachers and students.


Phunkeetree wireless chargers are unbeatably pretty, but otherwise very average


20Mashable / 4h
Personally, I don't really get the hype about wireless chargers. I'm perfectly fine plugging my phone into the cord, thank you very much. But the Phunkeetree wireless chargers made me want to believe. They made me want to be a wireless charger stan, simply because of how STUNNING they are to look at, to display on my desk, to proudly showcase to the world. Alas, their middling charging performanc

This is what NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sounds like flying over Mars


SlashGear / 4h
NASA’s Perseverance hasn’t just been working as camera-rover for the Insight Mars helicopter, but also capturing audio of the historic aircraft as it flies above the red planet’s surface, the space agency has revealed. During Ingenuity’s fourth flight, which took place at the end of April, Perseverance was both capturing video and audio, which NASA has released today. The microphone … Continue re

A Chinese rocket is falling back to Earth—but we don’t know where it will land


400+MIT Technology Review / 4h
Last week, China successfully launched Tianhe-1 , the first part of its new space station, to be completed before the end of 2022. A week later, the mission is still making huge waves—and not in a good way. The core booster from the Long March 5B rocket that launched Tianhe-1 ended up in an uncontrolled orbit around Earth. It is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend, with current estimates

8 Reasons To Get The IHG Premier Card


300+One Mile at a Time / 4h
The IHG ® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card ( review ) is phenomenal — it’s worth getting for the great bonus that is being offered , and it’s worth keeping for the long-term perks . Even if you’re not traveling much yet, there are lots of reasons to consider picking up the card now — you can take advantage of the excellent welcome bonus (which has a reasonable minimum spending), and ultimately yo

Now Is the Perfect Time to Climb Aboard Horror Express


24Gizmodo / 4h
Last week, Shudder ’s hit anthology series Creepshow aired its second season finale, “Night of the Living Late Show,” featuring a character who’s obsessed with a nearly 50-year-old movie called Horror Express. It’s a real movie—and a really entertaining movie at that. If you’ve never seen it, now’s the perfect time. Read more...

Will the Google Pixel 6 release at Google IO 2021?


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Google IO 2021 is set to include some big tech announcements, but will the Pixel 6 smartphone be there?

The PS5 restock at Best Buy is unlikely to happen today – when to buy it next time


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Track the next PS5 restock dates with our experts who know when and where the Sony console will be back in stock this week.

How to Patch a Pair of Rubber Gloves Instead of Buying New Ones


24Lifehacker / 4h
While rubber gloves are durable, they don’t last forever, and if you find that your favorite pair suddenly has a hole big enough to be a nuisance but not necessarily throw out, you might want to consider fixing them . Here’s an easy way how. Read more...

Hear the hum of NASA's Mars helicopter as it takes off


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The cast of 'Jupiter's Legacy' chooses their ultimate superhero squad


Mashable / 5h
The Jupiter's Legacy stars go head-to-head drafting iconic superheroes onto their ultimate superhero squads. Read more... More about Netflix , Disney , Mashable Video , Marvel , and Superheroes

Currys just beat Amazon with this record low price on the Echo Show 5


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Amazon Echo deals have dropped the Echo Show 5 back down to its record low price this week, with Currys offering additional Philips Hue discounts as well.

Google wants people to use 2FA, so it’s just going to turn it on for them


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100+Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) on a Google account requires someone who is proactive about account security. Users have to log in, dig through the settings , and tick the right boxes. Of the billions of Google accounts out there, the uptake on 2FA is probably not that high, and Google is tired of it. Yesterday, for "World Password Day," Google announced a

Facebook and Big Pharma exploited disease “awareness” for personalized marketing


96Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Getty | YinYang ) Pharmaceutical companies spend around $6.5 billion a year on advertising, and even though Facebook prohibits the use of “sensitive health information” in ad targeting, about $1 billion of that ad spending ends up in the companies' pockets. Big Pharma, it turns out, has found some creative ways to work within Facebook’s rules. Facebook’s ad targeting allows drug

Scientists Fear New Disaster at Chernobyl Meltdown Site


500+Futurism / 5h
Burning Out Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was destroyed decades ago in a horrific radioactive accident. But it turns out that nuclear reactions are still smoldering away inside, even now. Pieces of uranium fuel buried beneath the power plant’s wreckage have started to flare up in new nuclear fission reactions, Science Magazine reports . In the face of a potential repeat disaster, expert

This Fabric Warms You on One Side and Cools on the Other


39Gizmodo / 5h
The best way to ensure you’re always comfortable when you head outdoors is to layer your outfit so you can strip some clothing away when you’re hot, or add more when you’re cold. But what if one garment could work both ways ? That’s what scientists are promising with a new engineered material that heats on one side but… Read more...

'Jupiter's Legacy' tells two stories and gets nowhere with either


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Americans’ hopes for visiting UK just hit with a major setback


300+The Points Guy / 5h
On Friday May 7, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister and Transport Secretary made the announcement that the English public has been waiting on for months, where can they travel? In a bit of a surprise, the United States did not make the cut. That means Americans will still need to quarantine on arrival for up to 10 days although there are a few ways to escape that length a quarantine. Americans c

How to Tell Your Partner You Cheated and Still Save the Relationship


Lifehacker / 5h
Well, bud, you really did it this time. You cheated on someone you care about and don’t want to lose. Now you have to decide whether to tell them and how, exactly, you can even start that conversation. This won’t be easy, but at least we can make it a little easier . Read more...

Tile and Level add Amazon Sidewalk support for neighborhood networks


SlashGear / 5h
Amazon Sidewalk, the controversial neighborhood network created by select Echo and Ring devices, is gaining Tile tracker integration, potentially making it easier to hunt down the AirTag rivals. In addition, Level smart locks are also adding support for Sidewalk, while more Echo devices are gaining compatibility for the technology. Sidewalk is a shared neighborhood network, similar in concept to

Computer Chips Are the New Toilet Paper


200+NYT > Technology / 5h
Really.


Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar: A maximalist watch for hardcore, data-loving athletes and explorers


Mashable / 5h
Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar smartwatch $799.99 View Product The Good Built-in solar charging • Top-of-the-line activity tracking and mapping • Battery saving mode The Bad Heavy device • Heart rate monitor isn't reliable • Significant investment The Bottom Line The Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar caters to extreme, niche, and data-driven athletes and adventurers. ⚡ Mashable Score 3.75 😎 Cool Factor 4.0 📘L

TripAdvisor sorry for Auschwitz review error


500+BBC News - Technology / 5h
TripAdvisor initially found nothing wrong with a death camp review containing a gas chamber "joke".

Elon Musk Backpedals on the Doge Hype 48 Hours Before SNL Appearance


500+Gizmodo / 5h
Elon Musk, richer than God and therefore a trusted source of investment advice for mortals, has pivoted now to offer some sober advice about the dangers of meme currencies. He provides previously unshared information: Doge’s only tangible value is hype, and HODLers may reach price discovery and then realize they’ve… Read more...

Did our ancestors kill all the island megafauna?


29Ars Technica / 5h
The bones of a pygmy mammoth. (credit: National Park Service/Justin Tweet ) Humans haven't always been great to nature. But at least our ancestors may not have killed off island megafauna in the distant past, so that's something. New research , published in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences, suggests that there's not enough data to say that hominids in the Pleistocene—2.6 million

Watch the 'Jupiter's Legacy' cast completely butcher the film's plot with 'Mash Libs'


Mashable / 5h
The cast of Jupiter's Legacy helped us create a hilarious superhero story using random words that they came up with. Read more... More about Netflix , Mashable Video , Superheroes , Netflix Streaming , and Leslie Bibb

New Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade trailer shows PS5 upgrade in action


SlashGear / 5h
As announced earlier this year, Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting an upgrade on PlayStation 5. That PS5 upgrade is called Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and as one would imagine, it’ll take advantage of the PlayStation 5’s more powerful hardware to improve visuals and loading times. Today, Square Enix debuted the final trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, … Continue reading

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: What Are Squishmallows?


53Lifehacker / 5h
This week, I’m breaking down some of the biggest youth internet trends in a way even graybeards can grasp, from esoteric financial instruments, to a vast fast-food conspiracy, to a look at some of TikTok’s most notable time travelers. Read more...

TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 early-bird price extended for one more day


89TechCrunch / 5h
“ I feel the need — the need for speed .” That could be the official mobility startup founder credo, amirite? Speed and agility are important, but don’t move so quickly that you miss the chance to save $100 on a pass to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. We’ve extended our early-bird price for just one more day. Slow your EV roll, reroute your autonomous vehicle or dock your scooter just long

Credit Karma reinvents cash-back rewards with instant payback


64TechCrunch / 5h
Credit Karma Money, a new checking and savings account from the company best known for its credit monitoring service, recently launched a significant new feature. Called Instant Karma, the program rewards users by randomly refunding purchases or adding money to cash deposits. So far, since launching the feature, Credit Karma says it has rewarded 100,000 transactions, worth $5 million. I spoke to

Before Divorce, Melinda Gates Was Furious at Bill Gates for Epstein Relationship


3KFuturism / 5h
Caught in the Middle After a previously unreported secret meeting between Jeffrey Epstein and Melinda and Bill Gates in 2013, Melinda Gates walked away saying she felt deeply uncomfortable around Epstein and wanted nothing to do with him. That warning may have helped sever the connection between the two wealthy men, who had met several times over the previous years, according to the Daily Beast ,

You Can Run From Archaeology, but You Can’t Hide


100+NYT > Technology / 5h
Plus: A plummeting rocket, a superstar ant, staff recommendations and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.

Sci-Fi About Overpopulation Was Way Off


80Wired / 5h
In his new book, political reporter Matthew Yglesias imagines a future America that's revitalized itself by tripling its population.

Planning your California road trip using Hyatt points


22The Points Guy / 5h
Even though we’re starting to see more countries open their borders to vaccinated travelers, including Greece and other countries in the EU , not everyone is ready for a long-haul flight across the world just yet. But if you can make it to California — or are lucky enough to live in the Golden State, like I do — a road trip through the state can be a great option for your next vacation. And you c

Flight Attendant Tips Off FBI To Passengers Who Stole Nancy Pelosi’s Laptop


100+View from the Wing / 5h
Passengers refused to wear a mask on an Alaska Airlines flight. That got them banned from the airline. But it also burned their names and faces into the memory of a flight attendant who had to deal with them in the air. The cabin crew member stalked their social media, and discovered that the people who wouldn't wear a mask on their flight were willing to wear one for selfies at the January 6th C

New British Airways TV Ad: “You Make Us Fly”


100+One Mile at a Time / 5h
After (arguably) the worst year in aviation history, British Airways has launched a new advertising campaign, called “You make us fly.” This is British Airways’ first TV advertisement since early 2019, and it will start airing today. You can watch the advertisement here: And you can watch a behind the scenes video about the filming of this here: Here’s how British Airways describes the ad: The ca

Listen to NASA’s Mars Helicopter Taking Off


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100+Futurism / 5h
Flight Sounds NASA has released the first-ever sounds of its Mars Helicopter in flight. The recordings were picked up by the Perseverance rover some 262 feet away, which used on of its two microphones to record the sounds coming from the agency’s Ingenuity rotorcraft taking to the skies for the fourth time on April 30 . Muffled Hum It’s a fascinating video, including an audible low-frequency hum

Update, false alarm: Turkish Airlines devalues domestic awards on United, old prices still bookable


21The Points Guy / 6h
Update 5/7/2021, 12:45 pm: Thankfully, this is a false alarm. Upon further investigation, Turkish Airlines removed its domestic award chart months ago but kept the same pricing. The prices listed in the article below are for international award tickets within North America, which price higher than U.S. domestic awards. The author verified this by calling Turkish Airlines to set up a domestic rese

How I Hacked My Tamagotchi, Cheated Death, and Became a God


Gizmodo / 6h
I can’t explain why I adopted a virtual pet while also navigating the wild world of new parenthood, though maybe it has something to do with our species’ penchant for falling back on the familiar. The pandemic added to the chaos of life with a newborn, so I found myself drawn to anything nerdy and nostalgic from my… Read more...

The Muppets Are Getting Their First Halloween Special on Disney+


400+Gizmodo / 6h
I’m not 100% sure why the Muppets are so excited that we’re “halfway to Halloween ” that they created a hashtag for it [ Editor’s Note: Excuse you, some of us are excited about the Best Holiday. - Jill P .], but I’m happy to hear that Kermit and the gang won’t just be premiering a new Disney+ special closer to the… Read more...

Need a last-minute grad gift? This fancy Keurig is on sale for $50 off at Walmart.


30Mashable / 6h
SAVE $50: Normally $169.99, the Keurig K-Elite coffee maker is on sale at Walmart for just $119.99 as of May 7 — that's a 29% savings. College has a way of turning casual coffee drinkers into all-out caffeine fiends, so no matter how the coming school year shakes out, the Class of 2021 graduate in your life is sure to appreciate the gift of a really nice coffee maker. Keurig's K-Elite model from


Upgrade to a 75-inch QLED TV for less than $1,000 with this TCL deal


20Mashable / 6h
Save $201.99: The 75-inch TCL 5-Series QLED 4K TV is seeing a 17% price drop at Amazon as of May 7, bringing it down to less than $1,000. With a new Star Wars or Marvel show dropping what seems to be every damn month, much of vaxxed-up summer might still be spent in front of the TV. HBO's Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon isn't blessing us until 2022, but the recently-released photos ar

To buy time for a failing startup, recreate the engineering process


100+TechCrunch / 6h
Jason Meller Contributor Jason Meller is the founder and CEO of Kolide , an endpoint security solution for teams that value productivity, transparency and employee happiness. In non-aerobatic fixed-wing aviation, spins are an emergency. If you don’t have spin recovery training, you can easily make things worse, dramatically increasing your chances of crashing. Despite the life-and-death consequen

Broadway returns: Here’s everything you need to know to plan a visit to New York City


200+The Points Guy / 6h
Broadway is back, baby! Well, almost. As reported yesterday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Broadway League announced that Broadway shows can reopen at full capacity starting on Sept. 14. If you’ve been waiting for your own return to New York City and The Great White Way, TPG has everything you need right here — from how to get there, to where to stay, where to dine and what else to see while

Windows 10X Reportedly Won't Ship in 2021 as Microsoft Shifts Priorities


24Gizmodo / 6h
Despite being announced back in the fall of 2019 and having already suffered from multiple delays, a new report is claiming that Windows 10X won’t ship in 2021 and possibly may never see an official retail launch. Read more...

Giro d'Italia live stream 2021: how to watch every cycling stage free and from anywhere


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
21 stages of mountains, summit finishes, ITTs and incredibly beautiful views. Follow the first Grand Tour of the season with a 2021 Giro d'Italia live stream - no matter where you are.

Ad networks were right to be horrified by Apple’s App Tracking rules


SlashGear / 6h
iPhone users have overwhelmingly been denying apps the ability to track data for advertising, new research suggests, with App Tracking Transparency apparently delivering a worst-case-scenario for personal data brokers. Added in iOS 14.5, which was released to iPhone in late April 2021, the new system requires app-makers to request explicit permission from users before they can share any data coll

How to Cut Your Dog's Nails


77Lifehacker / 6h
Dogs! We love them and they love us. But one thing dogs do not love is getting their claws trimmed, so we asked veterinarian Dr. Valerie Patton to give some of her best tips for easily, painlessly cutting your dog’s nails. Read more...

Elon Musk Isn’t So Sure About Dogecoin: “Invest With Caution”


1KFuturism / 6h
No Other Superstar Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a major booster of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, posting memes that have driven its value up sharply this year. Now, though, he’s changing his tune — cautioning that people should be cautious with how they invest. “Cryptocurrency is promising, but please invest with caution,” the billionaire wrote in a new tweet , with a link to a February TMZ video

FTC Report Calls Out Manufacturers on Their Anti-Competitive Repair Policies


33Gizmodo / 6h
After nearly two long years of waiting, the Federal Trade Commission released its “Nixing the Fix” report on restrictions employed by manufacturers on product repairs. Folks, it does not mince words, saying there is “scant evidence” justifying the obstacles companies put in place to limit consumers’ options when it… Read more...

Best Buy flash sale: epic deals on 4K TVs, laptops, Apple Watch, iPhone 12 and more


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
The Best Buy sale kicks off today and we're rounding up the best deals on 4K TVs, laptops, the Apple Watch, iPhone, and more.

How to Turn off Autocorrect for Android


24How-To Geek / 6h
Autocorrect is one of those smartphone features people love to hate. As handy as it can be, it can also be a huge annoyance. We’ll show you how to turn it off for good on your Android device. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

9 Ways to Keep Your Pup Cool During the Dog Days of Summer


40How-To Geek / 6h
You might be happy that the sunny days of summer are approaching, but your dog might not be. If you’re worried about keeping your pup cool during hot weather, these products can help. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Twitter starts testing Tip Jar for some users – but what is it?


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Twitter has begun to roll out a tipping system for users, allowing others to send money from within the app.

Microsoft may have discovered the least convincing phishing scam yet


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Microsoft security researchers share details about an elaborate new phishing email scam.

Why Lufthansa Operates An Odd China Triangle Flight


54One Mile at a Time / 6h
An interesting topic came up in the comments section of a recent post about Lufthansa’s India flights all stopping in Dubai , and I figured I’d address it in this post, because it gets at just how logistically complicated flights to China are nowadays. Lufthansa’s Shenyang & Beijing triangle flight Through the end of October 2021, Lufthansa is operating an unusual triangle flight to China. The Ge

Army of the Dead Almost Featured a Whole Zombified Zoo


84Gizmodo / 6h
Along with thinking, organized zombies , Zack Snyder’s living mercenaries in the upcoming Army of the Dead will have to deal with at least one undead white tiger as they venture into the overrun ruins of Las Vegas in search of $200 million dollars stashed in an abandoned casino. The idea of an army of zombies having an… Read more...

$99 passes to TC Disrupt 2021 disappear next week


97TechCrunch / 6h
TechCrunch Disrupt — it’s the must-attend conference for anyone and everyone connected to the global startup community. Don’t miss your chance to attend TC Disrupt 2021 , on September 21-23, for less than $100. That’s a tidy little bottom-line booster, yes? Three opportunity-packed days can be yours at the super early-bird price — just $99 — but not for long. Prices increase next week. Purchase y

How to Become a Vegetarian (or Eat Less Meat)


39Lifehacker / 6h
I have some personal news: I went vegan about three or four months ago. Considering that I’ve written thousands of words about how much I love tofu and black bean burgers , this “news” is hardly shocking, but with meat discourse reaching furious new heights ( or depths? ) every day, it seemed too relevant not to share. Read more...

Sony's affordable 2021 4K TVs just came out — and are already on sale


21Mashable / 6h
No one should have to guess what's going on in that dark scene of The Handmaid's Tale . Since 2020, TV manufacturers have been pumping out large, affordable 4K panels at a wicked pace — which means watching your favorite content with punchy colors, decipherable shadows, and smooth transitions doesn't have to be reserved for the movie theater. Each weekend, we'll be compiling a list of our favorit

Save over $400 on a Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, plus more cheap laptop deals this weekend


Mashable / 6h
OUR TOP PICK: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 — save $424.05 BEST LENOVO DEAL: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 — save $931.60 BEST 2-IN-1 DEAL: Asus Chromebook Flip C434 — save $85 BEST GAMING DEAL: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 — save $200 What's better than a great laptop? A great laptop that's cheap. Nowadays, even budget machines can pack the punch to carry you through whatever's on your to-do list, wheth


Get into mindfulness and better sleep with a Headspace subscription on sale


Mashable / 6h
SAVE 30%: Fall asleep faster and improve the quality of your sleep with a Headspace subscription. As of May 7, get a one year subscription for only $48.99 — a $21 savings. After the year we've all had, everyone could benefit from meditation to help minimize stress, improve sleep, and become more mindful. All of this is in reach — at an even more accessible price — thanks to Headspace. As of May 7

6 Mammal Body Parts That Look Like They Were Stolen From Other Animals


28Gizmodo / 6h
Mammals have a pretty basic blueprint. Among other things, we give birth to live young, we’re warm-blooded, and, perhaps most obviously, we all have hair. ( Yes, even dolphins. ) But in the churn of natural selection, some mammals ended up with appendages that look like they should be found on a reptile, bird, or… Read more...

Epic v. Apple and the Plan to Avoid ‘Looking Like the Baddies’


100+Wired / 7h
This week’s antitrust trial against Apple reveals in new detail how the Fortnite developer aimed to take on the industry's titans.

Alabama Coal Mine Seems to Be Leaking Pollution While Its Workers Are on Strike


58Gizmodo / 7h
It’s sunny and in the mid-70s in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama right now. Normally, that would be prime conditions for a swim in Davis Creek or Texas Creek. But right now, both are running black, full of thick wastewater runoff. Read more...

UK Government to set new climate change target to cut emissions by 78%


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The ambitious new targets could mean huge changes to our lifestyles, from our energy consumption to our use of vehicles

MacBook Air looks set to receive a colourful iMac-inspired design overhaul


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Serial leaker John Prosser claims retro color options could be coming to the MacBook too

Swiss non-profit turns public internet into decentralized global computer


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The DFINITY Foundation's decentralized global computer project will extend the functionality of the internet.

Not an Apple fan? Try the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 — it's over $400 off.


20Mashable / 7h
SAVE $424.05: The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is a great alternative for those who aren't Apple OS fans, and as of May 8, it's over $400 off at Amazon. Apple this, Apple that. Everybody either has a MacBook, iPad, iPhone, or maybe even all three. While we do love their stuff, not everyone is of the same mind. Some don't like their OS, or the fact that all of their products are bogged down by propr

Endangered ice age vultures invade home to take back what's theirs


100+Mashable / 7h
Around 15 California condors — one of the largest flying birds left on Earth — recently conquered a Southern California woman's porch. The imposing, though very endangered, birds knocked over planters and threw things asunder. "Over the weekend ~15 California condors descended on my moms house and absolutely trashed her deck. They still haven’t left," the Southern California homeowner's daughter,

Why are Siri and Alexa trying to turn us into station announcers?


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Intercom features on smart speakers can save time by letting the whole house know something at the same time, but are they making us lazy?

EE is offering Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and unlimited gaming for just £10/pm


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Whether you're an existing customer or someone after new SIM only, Samsung or iPhone deals, this is a great offer.

Intel's most powerful Tiger Lake-H45 processor appears in the wild


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Flagship 11th-gen Intel processor has made its first appearance on Geekbench.

Can I Learn to Actually Like Running in a Month?


31Lifehacker / 7h
This year, Lifehacker’s senior health editor, Beth Skwarecki, opened up her regular “ Lifehacker Fitness Challenge ” to the entire staff. We could each pick a month, she said, and tackle a personal fitness goal, bringing our readers along on our journey to physical and mental improvement. In the brainstorming meeting we… Read more...

Experts Shred Paper Claiming to Identify Mushrooms on Mars


500+Futurism / 7h
It’s the perfect headline: in a new paper, a group of scientists laid out “evidence” for why they think NASA’s rovers and Mars orbiters have already collected photographic evidence of fungi on Mars. Could those bubble-shaped rocks really be puffball-like growths, basking in the radiation battering down on the desolate Martian surface? Think again, experts say. “The conditions on Mars are so extre

Bulb Energy plans to save customers £60bn on energy bills


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The popular challenger brand is Europe’s fastest-growing start-up and has big plans for future growth.

Robot learns to brush hair and other tech news


60BBC News - Technology / 7h
LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

How to Remove Empty Lines from a Word Document


80How-To Geek / 7h
Manually removing extra blank lines from a Microsoft Word document is tedious. Luckily, a feature built into Word can remove all empty lines at once. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The ultimate gift for crafty moms: Cricut Explore Air 2 is on sale


Mashable / 7h
Save $80: Through May 8, get the Cricut Explore Air 2 for $169, down from its original price of $249. My mom loves her Cricut machine. Throughout the pandemic, she's made custom face masks, wine glasses, and more. If there's a mom in your life who likes crafting, this tool makes an awesome gift. And through May 8 (the day before Mother's Day), the Cricut Explore Air 2 is on sale for $169 across a

Pokémon Snap returns, Returnal destroys us on this week's Totally Rated show


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
On this week’s Totally Rated, we review New Pokémon Snap, give our thoughts on PS5’s Returnal and check out Secretlab’s new Magnus gaming desk.

Sennheiser’s consumer business just found an unexpected buyer


SlashGear / 7h
Back in February, Sennheiser announced that it was looking for a partner to take over its consumer products arm so it could shift its focus entirely to its Pro business. Today, the company announced that it has found a partner in the Stäfa, Switzerland-based Sonova Holding AG. Sonovoa has agreed to acquire Sennheiser’s consumer business and continue to develop, produce, … Continue reading


If 12% is the new 30%, 4% is the new 12%


76TechCrunch / 7h
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The whole team was aboard for this recording, with Grace and Chris behind the scenes, and Danny , Alex and Natasha on the mics. We had to cut more than we included this week, which should give you a good idea of how busy the startup and VC worlds are of late. Make sur

Tiger Global is betting that more schools are going to share future student earnings


100+TechCrunch / 7h
Income-share agreements, or ISAs, are a way to bring flexibility to the often steep financial costs of higher education. The financial model allows a student to learn at zero upfront cost, and then pay any costs through a percentage of future income over time. While the model has caught fire from a variety of trade schools and bootcamps, it’s a hard service to offer at scale. It required underwri

Apple just made a super-strategic investment in laser tech: Here’s why


SlashGear / 7h
Apple has pumped a further $410 million into a key supplier for its laser tech, used in the iPhone and iPad cameras for Face ID and the LiDAR Scanner. The investment is the second the Cupertino firm has made in II-VI, and one which Apple suggests will get it earlier access to upcoming components for next-gen devices. Back in 2017, … Continue reading

Growing cost of cloud infrastructure troubles many companies


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Demand for cloud computing during pandemic is driving up costs, survey finds.

6 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max and more this weekend


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
From new Star Wars adventures to insightful crime documentaries, there’s plenty to stream this weekend.

Airport Pervert Confronted By Woman He Was Photographing


View from the Wing / 7h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

Will Songwriting Survive Streaming? Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Is Worried.


1KNYT > Technology / 7h
One of pop’s most successful songwriters on fighting for the value of his craft, and on the young talents he admires most.

Virgin Media customers left waiting longest on phone


100+BBC News - Technology / 7h
Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile had the longest average customer call waiting times, Ofcom has found.

Minnesota Republicans Hold State Parks, Museums, Zoos Hostage Over EV Fight


44Gizmodo / 7h
In Minnesota, a fight is playing out over electric vehicles. It got so heated this week that Republican lawmakers threatened to not pass a budget that would allow parks, zoos, and museums—you know, largely outdoor places people can congregate safely if not vaccinated or live their best post-pandemic lives—to open this… Read more...

Crypto startup Dfinity takes on Ethereum with launch of Internet Computer


75Mashable / 7h
It took a while to get here, but Dfinity is finally launching. In July 2018, I went to the Swiss city of Zug to speak to Dominic Williams , CEO of crypto platform Dfinity. Its blockchain project has impossibly bold branding — they call it "Internet Computer" — and a massive trove of cash. (The company raised $102 million from Andreessen Horowitz and others in 2018.) The goal is to create the best

Get a Free 12-Pack of Coors Hard Seltzer Because Why Not, It's Free


100+Lifehacker / 7h
Instead of the usual filing deadline of April 15, we have an additional month to procrastinate this year, until May 17. Your post-Tax-Day plans might involve drinking some alcohol, so you might be interested in an offer from Coors that’s giving away free 12-packs of their hard seltzer. Here’s what you need to know. Read more...

Twitch UX teardown: The Anchor Effect and de-risking decisions


68TechCrunch / 8h
Peter Ramsey Contributor Peter Ramsey is CEO of Built For Mars , a UX consultancy that helps customers build better product experiences. More posts by this contributor Clubhouse UX teardown: A closer look at homepage curation, follow hooks and other features Spotify Group Session UX teardown: The fails and their fixes Twitch evidently has no issues getting people to spend time on its platform — e

Startup employees should pay attention to Biden’s capital gains tax plans


100+TechCrunch / 8h
Vieje Piauwasdy Contributor Vieje Piauwasdy is the director of Equity Strategy at Secfi , an equity planning platform for startup executives and employees. The Biden Administration has reportedly proposed significant changes to the capital gains tax, aiming to target the wealthiest Americans to help fund his historic aid programs. If the current proposal goes into effect, it will have an impact o

Exclusive: Realme Buds Q2 price in India leaked via retail box


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TechRadar can exclusively confirm that the Realme Buds Q2 will have a label price of Rs 2,499 in India, ahead of its launch.

Hacker Miraculously Shrinks a Nintendo Wii to the Size of a Game Boy


32Gizmodo / 8h
If you’re going to miniaturize and portabilize a Wii, it only makes sense to draw inspiration from Nintendo’s own handheld consoles for the finished. So YouTube’s ‘ StonedEdge ’ created their Wii SPii with a folding screen design reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance SP, but with considerably more horsepower under the… Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G with Snapdragon 865 SoC launched


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Samsung has launched a new Galaxy S20 FE smartphone in Germany, Malaysia, and Vietnam and this time it comes with Snapdragon 865 SoC.

Smart cities could be facing major cyberattack risk


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Constant flow of data inside a smart city will attract threat actors, warns NCSC.

How to Automatically Enlarge Small Fonts in Safari on Mac


How-To Geek / 8h
Having trouble reading Safari’s tiny fonts on your Mac? It’s easy to make all of the smallest fonts in Safari bigger by default with a quick change in Safari Preferences. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Stop Your Weak Pavlovian Brain From Shopping Impulsively


65Lifehacker / 8h
While most people associate credit cards with temptation and overspending, a new study offers evidence that your brain provides a reward sensation that’s much more active when purchasing with plastic compared to cash. In fact, the study findings reveal that regular purchases with credit cards actually encourage … Read more...

Dave Bautista Thinks Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Could Be the End for Drax


100+Gizmodo / 8h
Tenet’s John David Washington is teaming up with Gareth Edwards for a mysterious new sci-fi project. Get a teasery new look at the characters of The Green Knight . Black Lightning prepares for its finale. Plus, what’s coming on The Flash , and F9 teases , well, carnage. To me, my spoilers! Read more...


Chia cryptocurrency: Eco-friendly Bitcoin rival flops on launch


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The price of Chia cryptocurrency fell through the floor in the hours after launch.

How to Self Host Your Website Analytics With Plausible


How-To Geek / 8h
Plausible is an open-source alternative to Google Analytics. It’s available as a commercial hosted product and as free self-hosted software. In this guide, we’ll show you how to setup Plausible and start gaining insights into your website’s traffic. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

How to Cancel Your Apple iCloud Storage Subscription


How-To Geek / 8h
If you find yourself not needing as much Apple iCloud storage for your iPhone, iPad, or Mac—or if you’d simply like to save some money—it’s easy to cancel your iCloud storage subscription. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Why Amy Klobuchar Just Wrote 600 Pages on Antitrust


64Wired / 8h
Plus: The iPhone before the App Store, the threat of digital enhancement, and the unlikely darling of the liberals.

The Powerful, Complicated Women of Resident Evil


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200+Wired / 8h
Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu is only the latest in a long line of the series’ strong—and sometimes conflicted—female characters.

Why Did My Wifi Disappear After a Windows Update?


53Lifehacker / 8h
I can’t resist a good wireless mystery, and this week’s question-writer for Lifehacker’s Tech 911 has a good one—an issue that you don’t even think about until it happens, and then it consumes your mind as you try every trick in the book to get your wifi back. Read more...

The cheapest ways to book a trip to Spain with points and miles


100+The Points Guy / 8h
Europe is set to open to American tourists this summer , and Spain is at the top of my list. I visited Barcelona in 2017 and enjoyed eating tapas, hanging out on the Mediterranean and whisking my way through a seemingly endless number of museums and cultural sights. If the country reopens alongside the rest of the EU, I plan to revisit Barcelona and stop in Madrid as a part of a larger European t

Android exodus: more phone makers may turn to Huawei's HarmonyOS


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
A leaker thinks Huawei's new operating system might get used by lots of other smartphone manufacturers.

Porsche Tequipment Performance roof box hauls stuff at high speeds


SlashGear / 9h
Porsche Tequipment is an arm of the sports car maker that builds accessories specifically for Porsche automobiles. It has revealed a new accessory called the Performance roof box developed using a comprehensive program of testing with the Taycan Cross Turismo. The testing program during the development used speeds up to 200 km/h. Porsche says that testing for other models will … Continue reading

Switching from Edge to Chrome should be about to get a lot easier


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Chromium developer finally fixes irritating bug that prevented Chrome from importing favorites from Edge.

Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul date time card how to watch live stream


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Everything you need to know about Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul, as one of boxing's all-time greats goes toe-to-toe with the YouTuber in one of the strangest fights of all time.

The Lamborghini Urus’ high-speed ice record is now official


SlashGear / 9h
Last March, the Lamborghini Urus set a new top speed record at the Days of Speed event on top of frozen Lake Baikal. The Lambo Urus set the 1,000-meter record by garnering a top speed of 185.17 mph (298 km/h) and an average speed from a standing start of 70.84 mph (114 km/h), highly impressive given the icy and slippery … Continue reading

Automate Inputs to Linux Scripts With expect


24How-To Geek / 9h
The Linux expect command lets you automate interactions with scripts and programs. You can send any kind of response to the script when it is waiting for some text input. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

SpaceX might try to fly the first Starship prototype to successfully land a second time


100+TechCrunch / 9h
SpaceX is fresh off a high for its Starship spacecraft development program, but according to CEO Elon Musk, it’s already looking ahead to potentially repeating its latest success with an unplanned early reusability experiment. Earlier this week, SpaceX flew the SN15 (i.e. 15th prototype) of its Starship from its development site near Brownsville, Texas, and succeeded in landing it upright for the

5 investors discuss the future of RPA after UiPath’s IPO


100+TechCrunch / 9h
Robotic process automation (RPA) has certainly been getting a lot of attention in the last year, with startups, acquisitions and IPOs all coming together in a flurry of market activity. It all seemed to culminate with UiPath’s IPO last month. The company that appeared to come out of nowhere in 2017 eventually had a final private valuation of $35 billion. It then had the audacity to match that at

GajiGesa, a fintech focused on Indonesian workers, adds strategic investors and launches new app for micro-SMEs


80TechCrunch / 9h
GajiGesa , a fintech startup that provides earned wage access (EWA) and other services for workers in Indonesia, has added strategic investors to help it launch new services and expand its user base. Its new backers include OCBC NISP Ventura, the venture capital arm of one of Indonesia’s largest banks, and the founders of grab-and-go coffee chain Kopi Kenangan. GajiGesa also recently expanded bey

Scientists believe helium rain influences Saturn’s unique magnetic field


SlashGear / 9h
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have published the results of a study where they simulated the conditions necessary to create Saturn’s unique magnetic field. The team believes a thick layer of helium rain influences the magnetic field of Saturn. Their models also suggest that the interior of Saturn may be at a higher temperature in equatorial areas. The model suggests lower … Continue reading

Resident Evil Has Had a Rocky Relationship With Multiplayer


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100+Wired / 9h
When this iconic horror franchise veers from single-player stories, the results are often scary—and not in a good way.

Here's the Truth About Section 230


84Wired / 9h
This week, we go deep on the law that shaped the modern internet with our resident legal eagle, Gilad Edelman.


Bats Raised in Helium-Rich Air Reveal a Key to Echolocation


400+Wired / 9h
To test bats’ sense of the speed of sound, researchers put them in an atmosphere that alters it. No word on whether the helium made the bats sound funny.

This Thin and Light Asus Laptop Checks Every Box and Then Some


20Gizmodo / 9h
Every time a new thin, light laptop comes across my desk, I become more resigned to the fact that it’s time to move on from my now 5-year-old gaming laptop. I’m careening toward middle age, and I need a practical, portable machine to keep my hips in their sockets. (I feel old, OK?) My desktop will always have a… Read more...

Free night certificates: Why haven’t hotel loyalty programs removed expiration dates?


The Points Guy / 9h
I’ve visited specific destinations and planned entire trips around using hotel free night certificates . After all, these certificates can provide significant value. Unfortunately, some of the most aspirational international destinations are still closed to tourism and even if you’re fully vaccinated and able to travel, testing requirements and other restrictions might make it unappealing. While

What Is Contrast in Photography, and How Is It Used?


29How-To Geek / 9h
The contrast between two things is the difference between them. In photography, we most often use the term to refer to the differences between the darkest areas and the lightest areas of an image—which is called tonal contrast. However, there are two other types of contrast worth knowing about: color contrast and compositional contrast. Let’s dig in. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Apple’s Night Shift function doesn’t help sleep according to a new study


SlashGear / 10h
Back in 2016, Apple added a new feature to iOS called Night Shift. The mode was to help reduce blue light, and it claimed to help improve sleep quality for those who use their iPhone right before bed. It’s believed that blue light emitted from phones disrupts melatonin secretion and impacts the sleep cycle. A new study from BYU has … Continue reading

IBM creates the world’s first 2 nm chip


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200+Ars Technica / 10h
This slide from IBM's preview announcement gives more detail on the new process design. [credit: IBM ] On Thursday, IBM announced a breakthrough in integrated circuit design: the world's first 2 nanometer process. IBM says its new process can produce CPUs capable of either 45 percent higher performance or 75 percent lower energy use than modern 7 nm designs. If you've followed recent processor ne

Unsolved mysteries of the Warhammer 40k universe with loremaster Dan Abnett


200+Ars Technica / 10h
Shot by Adam Lance Garcia and edited by Justin Sloan. Click here for transcript . (video link) It has been a while since we were last able to do an episode of "Unsolved Mysteries," our series wherein we ask creators to take us on a journey into the deeper and more mysterious aspects of their created universes (our most recent episode was about the unsolved mysteries of Mortal Kombat ). But we had

Code The Video Games Of Your Dreams With This Pay-What-You-Want Training Bundle


Futurism / 10h
Video games have gone from nerd hobby to the mainstream, offering test beds for new technologies and giving us digital tools to explore real-life problems . Learning to build games is both a fun and productive hobby and a new career, and this pay-what-you-want bundle makes it easy to get started with ten courses that explore coding and design in gaming. These courses are offered by Zenva Academy,

Windows 10 update will change the default user font


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Microsoft is bringing in new UI improvements for the Windows 10 browser, including a refresh for the Segoe UI font.

Ericsson and Samsung settle patent dispute


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
New agreement covers all mobile technologies, including 5G.

Twitter adds 'tip jar' to pay for good tweeting


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400+BBC News - Technology / 10h
Twitter launches a new payment feature for good tweets - but it comes with privacy concerns.

Windows 10 update will eliminate some Windows 95 icons


SlashGear / 10h
Some features of Windows 10 have been around for a long time, and some of those features still have icons from the days of Windows 95. Microsoft is reportedly planning to kick off Project Sun Valley later this year to bring significant visual changes to the modern version of Windows. Microsoft is giving folks in the Insider program an early … Continue reading

Boxing on DAZN: what can I watch and how much does it cost?


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Streaming service is fast becoming the king of the ring - we give you the lowdown on watching all the boxing DAZN has to offer.

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro available for preorder with huge discount plus free Galaxy Buds Pro


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Bag yourself a free pair of Galaxy Buds Pro with a pre-order on the new Samsung Galaxy Book Pro plus save even more with a trade-in.

Bronco buyers get six switches on the overhead console to control accessories


SlashGear / 10h
Ford has confirmed that the two and four-door Bronco SUVs are prewired from the factory with an electrical harness that allows easy customization. The Bronco has six prewired overhead upfitter switches in the main fuse box, allowing the configuration of fuses for each of the switches. Ford has also installed five factory harness connections for simplifying the routing of power … Continue reading

Flawed diamond: A stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki


100+The Points Guy / 10h
The Hilton Hawaiian Village on Oahu is one of the most famous hotels in the country — if not the world — but it was frankly a mess when I was there in March. The hotel was definitely not ready for the crowds that showed up for spring break when it reopened after a long eight-month closure due to COVID-19. For more hotel reviews and other travel news, be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter .

Sisters With Transistors Puts Women Back Into Music History


200+Wired / 10h
The documentary follows the women who, throughout the 20th century, captured the sound of a newly electrified world.

Apollo's Ghost E-Scooter Is So Powerful, It's Scary


100+Wired / 10h
This electric kick scooter is heavy and spendy, but its dual motors can get close to 40 miles per hour.


The Wolf Tree and the World Wide Web


99Wired / 10h
In this essay from Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard reflects on parenting, climate change, and the networks at the heart of the forest.

Seagate launches small but mighty SSD for content creators


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
New Seagate SSDs are available in three variants, and offer free Adobe Creative Cloud Photography.

How can technology leaders upskill a remote workforce?


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
In this Q&A, Pluralsight's Sean Farrington explores the necessity of upskilling programs during the pandemic.

How to get AI to the edge


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Pushing AI to the edge, instead of the reverse, is key for businesses to capitalize on 5G.

Should I buy an ultra short throw projector?


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Ultra-short throw projectors are a great replacement for a standard television. Here's what you need to know about the impressive technology.

Why hasn’t Waymo expanded its driverless service? Here’s my theory


84Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Sundry Photography / Getty Images ) Last October, Waymo did something remarkable: the company launched a fully driverless commercial taxi service called Waymo One. Customers in a 50-square-mile corner of suburban Phoenix can now use their smartphones to hail a Chrysler Pacifica minivan with no one in the driver's seat. And then... nothing. Seven months later, Waymo has neither ex

PSA: You Can Drag Tabs Between Browser Windows Within Chrome (and Other Browsers)


43How-To Geek / 11h
Did you know you can drag tabs between browser windows within Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari on Windows, Linux, and Mac? (But not between different browser types.) It seems obvious in retrospect, but many people never notice. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Toyota TRD Camry Next Gen is ready for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series


SlashGear / 11h
After two years of development, Toyota recently unveiled the Next Gen TRD Camry for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. Interestingly, Toyota is the only manufacturer to have three vehicles competing in NASCAR: The Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NFX); the Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS); and the TRD Camry in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS). … Continue reading

DDR5 modules are scheduled for Q3 2021 - but should you upgrade?


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Kingston Technology has announced its overclockable DDR5 module will release this year, and likely hints that DDR5 could be the new standard.

Ryuk ransomware attack caused by student pirating software


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
One European research institute lost a week's worth of work due to the ransomware attack.

Update Firefox for Android now to fix a critical security hole


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
A crucial fix was rolled out this week for Firefox’s Android app, fixing a vulnerability that would have allowed someone to run code from a webpage.

Breakthrough dramatically increases the reliability of perovskite solar cells


SlashGear / 11h
One of the materials being investigated for use in making new types of solar cells is perovskite. The are several drawbacks to the material that researchers are working to overcome, and one of those drawbacks is reliability. A study conducted at Brown University has brought the perovskite solar cell one step closer to commercial use after the team found a … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G support page goes live ahead of India launch


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The Galaxy A52 5G is available in the global market with Snapdragon 750G processor, 8GB RAM, and 120Hz screen refresh rate.

Microsoft wants to help EU customers store their data closer to home


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Microsoft’s EU data storage plan applies to all its core cloud services.

Why should you care about 5G? You can watch episode 5 of Seriously? right now


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
This week our experts explain why 5G is worth getting excited about.

Netflix's 'Sailor Moon' double feature trailer is a dazzling ride


100+Mashable / 11h
Sailor Moon fans, rejoice — a big double feature continuing the series will be landing on Netflix next month. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal is a two-part movie that follows on from the famous anime film series and reboot, which is in turn based on Naoko Takeuchi's manga. "When a dark power enshrouds the Earth after a total solar eclipse, the scattered Sailor Guardians must reunite to bring

Covid killed UBI; Long live guaranteed income


400+MIT Technology Review / 11h
Several years ago, when Elizabeth Softky first heard of the concept of universal basic income, she had her doubts. She was a public school teacher at the time, and she knew how hard it was to convince people to support even modest financial benefits, like pay raises for her coworkers. “Giving people money? I couldn’t wrap my head around it,” she says. “You can’t just give people money.” But that

Popular Smoke Alarms Recalled Over Failure to Alert During Fire


100+Gizmodo / 11h
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled several models of Kidde-brand TruSense smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors sold in 2019 and 2020 according to a press release from the government agency . The alarms may fail to alert people in the event of a fire, which is kind of the whole point of the… Read more...

10 of the best Stephen King book endings


200+Mashable / 11h
Stephen King gets a lot of flack for his endings. It's been happening for years now Opinion pieces have even been written on the topic, some of which the horror author has responded to himself. In the second chapter of the film adaptation of It , King made a cameo in a brilliantly meta scene in which he played a cantankerous shopkeeper, casually dismissing author Bill Denbrough's offer to sign hi

'Mythic Quest' returns on Apple TV+ with an uneven Season 2 that's more heart than focus


26Mashable / 11h
Mythic Quest 's second season on Apple TV+ is hopefully best characterized as a sophomore slump. It's not that the show has suddenly gotten bad. If anything, the writers are more comfortable now stretching this lovable (and lovably detestable) cast of characters beyond their humble beginnings. As the mid-season bridge episode "Everlight" strongly suggested, this is a story marked by character gro


Apple AirTag won’t fit in your wallet? Make your own that will


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Modder Andrew Ngai has created his own Apple Airtag card that fits perfectly in his wallet.

Netflix has tons more new comic book movies and TV shows in the works


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Netflix is doubling down on Millarworld adaptations, with this week's Jupiter's Legacy just being the start.

NHS vaccination website leaks people's medical data


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NHS Digital forced to revise vaccine booking process over ‘seriously shocking failure’.

New theropod dinosaur discovered that hunted in the dark


SlashGear / 12h
Modern birds live in just about every habitat on the planet, with only a few having adaptations allowing them to hunt active prey at night. Birds are derived from a group of dinosaurs known as theropods. Scientists have long wondered if any of the ancient dinosaurs had sensory adaptations allowing them to hunt at night. A new study led by … Continue reading

Ofcom demands customer service improvements from all mobile and broadband providers


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Ofcom acknowledges measures taken by UK telcos during the pandemic.

Under Armour's new smart fabric wicks away more than just sweat


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The new Iso-Chill material has flattened acrylic fibers and a titanium dioxide coating to transfer heat.

NASA explains how the Ingenuity helicopter’s fifth flight will be different from the others


25SlashGear / 12h
NASA has scheduled the fifth flight for the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for Friday, May 7. The flight is targeting a liftoff time of 12:33 PM local Mars time, or 3:26 PM EDT. Assuming that target liftoff time is hit, data will begin coming down at 7:31 PM EDT. For the fifth flight, Ingenuity will take off from Wright Brothers … Continue reading

Google Play will follow Apple app store 'privacy labels'


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Google Play Store set to implement privacy label system that looks suspiciously familiar...

Guardians 3 could be Dave Bautista's final Drax outing - here's why


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Guardians of the Galaxy 3 might be the final time we see Dave Bautista's Drax - so where does the Marvel series go from here?

One of the best Oculus Quest 2 games just got even better


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Super-smooth, super-slow-mo action comes to one of our favorite VR titles.

New Gboard app points to coming upgrades for Wear OS


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The intuitive keyboard app is making its way from phones to smartwatches, Google has confirmed.

Want a new-to-you tablet? Save on a refurbished iPad Air.


34Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: As of May 7, get this refurbished Apple iPad Air 2 for only $299 — a 12% savings on its retail price. Tablets come in handy when you don't want to lug around a heavy laptop, or when you just need some quick entertainment when you're sitting at the airport or on a road trip . Today, there are more tablet options than ever available, so it's easy to find one that works for you. Better yet, t

Sign up for the Openfit fitness app for under $6 a month


Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Work out from home with an Openfit Live Fitness subscription, which is on sale for 30% off. As of May 7, get a three-year on-demand subscription for only $199. If you want to embrace a better home workout routine, there’s never been a better moment to start. For a limited time, you can snag a three-year subscription to this highly rated fitness app for a steal. On the Openfit Live Fitness

10 years later, 'Attack the Block' still hits all the right marks


39Mashable / 12h
It's never aliens...until it is. May 11 marks 10 years since the premiere of Joe Cornish's Attack the Block , a film that is more watchable upon each visit and more than holds up after a decade. John Boyega stars in his feature debut as Moses, a South London teenager whose block becomes the target of an alien invasion. With the help of his friends, hapless weed dealers, and uptight neighbor Sam (

Get a $100 Restaurant.com eGift card for just $18


Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Support your local restaurants with a Restaurant.com gift card . As of May 7, get a $100 gift card for only $18 — an $82 savings. Eateries of all sorts have been hit hard by the pandemic and can use our help. And this deal from Restaurant.com is a solid way to show your support. For a limited time, you can get $100 worth of meals from Restaurant.com with an eGift card that costs only $18.

Grab a bladeless fan at a fraction of the cost of its Dyson rival


23Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Stay cool all summer long with this Smart Leafless Fan , on sale for 26% off. As of May 7, get one for only $182.95. Summer is a time for pool parties , barbecues, and exorbitant energy bills. Despite your best efforts, your electric bill might spike in the hotter months from running fans and air conditioners. If you’re fed up and hoping to save this upcoming season, an efficient fan is a

Despite Chip Shortage, Chip Innovation Is Booming


500+NYT > Technology / 12h
While a variety of industries struggle with supplies, semiconductor experts say there are plenty of new ideas and, most surprising, start-ups.

Adobe's huge 20% off Creative Cloud deal is back, but not for long


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Adobe's 20% off discount on its Creative Cloud All Apps bundle, including Photoshop, has returned.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 could actually be the Galaxy Note 21's replacement


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More evidence has surfaced that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 will be compatible with Samsung's S Pen stylus.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite could have fast charging, but there’s a catch


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A certification listing mentions 44W charging for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite, but not out of the box.


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