Buy Alaska Mileage Plan Miles With Up To 60% Bonus
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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which the program sells miles, and what a good deal redemptions can be. Alaska Airlines recently joined the oneworld alliance . While you can earn Mileage Plan miles for travel on all oneworld airlines, the airline won’t fully roll out oneworld award redemptions until this summer, for
10 refurbished Chromebooks on sale this weekend
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If you've become accustomed to slow load times, endless buffering that makes your Netflix binge lag, and random crashes, it might be time to replace your laptop. If you've been looking for a sign to upgrade your laptop, let this be it. These ten refurbished Chromebooks are all on sale for a limited time as of May 22. You don't have to shell out thousands of dollars for a laptop that works; you ju
Amazon Is Making it Easier to Order 2-Hour Delivery
38How-To Geek / 1h
Amazon says that it’s shutting down the Prime Now app and website, which were the company’s dedicated hubs for 2-hour delivery and other Prime perks. When available, same-day shipping options will now appear in the normal Amazon app and website, streamlining the order experience (especially for groceries). Read This Article on Review Geek ›
How to Manually Approve Facebook Posts You’re Tagged in
How-To Geek / 16min
Being tagged in a Facebook post isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time. When this happens, there’s a good chance that the post will show up in your friends’ news feeds—possibly even before you’ve seen it. You don’t have to ditch Facebook to stop this. Take control by changing this one setting. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
About That Guy Who Caused A JetBlue Diversion… Oh My
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Several days ago I wrote about a JetBlue flight that diverted to Minneapolis due to a passenger who was snorting cocaine and acting inappropriately. This was on a New York to San Francisco flight, and the passenger was seated in JetBlue’s Mint business class . This incident came to light because a reader was on the flight, and recorded a video of the captain standing in the cabin after the plane
The 25 best educational podcasts for learning what you missed in school
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Most folks love learning, regardless of whether or not school is "their thing." Sometimes it's just a matter of finding the right teacher for your learning style—or maybe even the right medium. For auditory learners, podcasts can be excellent vehicles for processing knowledge that'd be less digestible in more visual mediums like video or even the written word. The American education systems tends
Android 12 reveals the most significant changes for the OS in years: Beta 1 in-depth overview
SlashGear / 50min
At I/O 2021 Google released the Android 12 Beta 1, which is a raw version of what the final OS will look like. The stable public build is set to arrive by the end of summer, and all the upcoming beta versions for advanced users and developers give a fairly good idea of what to expect. It is clear, Android … Continue reading
China's first Mars rover has rolled onto the planet's surface
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China's Mars rover has rolled onto the planet's surface and is ready to start exploring.
New Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect Is Like a Raspberry Pi Pico on Steroids
20How-To Geek / 1h
Why didn’t the Raspberry Pi foundation add wireless connectivity to its Pico microcontroller? Well, maybe the foundation wanted to leave room for Arduino’s new Nano RP2040 Connect, a Pico-like microcontroller geared toward IoT projects and the first Arduino product to run on Raspberry Pi silicon. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Four of Moog's Terrific (but Pricey) Synth Apps Are Now on Sale for Free on iOS
28How-To Geek / 1h
Moog is an honored name in the world of synthesizers, and its apps are just as amazing. Now, four of Moog’s most popular synth apps are available for free on iOS, so if you’ve been wanting to tinker with one, start downloading. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Pixel 6 Leaks Show a 6.4-inch Display for the "Small" Phone
21How-To Geek / 1h
Yesterday we received one of the best looks yet at Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 Pro, and now today, we’re getting a peek at the regular Pixel 6. Popular leaker Onleaks shared all the details with the site 91Mobiles, teasing a Pixel 6 with a flat display, but it’s still a pretty big phone. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
After Three Years, Linux Apps on Chromebooks are Finally Breaking Out of Beta
29How-To Geek / 1h
When Linux app support landed on Chrome OS in 2018, the feature was incredibly unstable. Most apps didn’t work, and those that did were buggy and missing sound or graphical elements. But the Linux Development Environment for Chrome OS, nicknamed Crostini, finally works well enough to lose its “beta” moniker. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Kia's EV6 Electric Car Puts an Augmented Reality Heads Up Display Front and Center
How-To Geek / 1h
The first details have arrived for Kia’s new electric crossover, called the Kia EV6, and it is super exciting! The vehicle is Kia’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle, and boasts four powertrain models and an AR heads up display. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Finally build your professional website with iBrave web hosting
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Host unlimited websites with a subscription to iBrave cloud web hosting , on sale for 93% off. As of May 22, get lifetime access for only $99.99. If you spent most of lockdown honing your chosen craft , then it's time to let the world know what you've been up to. One of the best ways is to showcase your portfolio on a website, so prospective employers and clients can easily reach you. And
Learn how to drum online for only $20
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TL;DR: As of May 22, get lifetime access to the Drumming Vault drum lessons for only $19.99 — a 96% savings. If you’ve got $20 and a WiFi connection, you can learn from a seasoned session and touring drummer right from home. A lifetime subscription to the Drumming Vault , brought to you by Kal Drako , can help you learn the basics of drumming in a matter of 12 hours. Originally from Athens, Drako
34 weekend deals: Apple, Kodak, Bose, and more
Mashable / 1h
It's the weekend! And deals abound. As of May 22, here are 34 great deals on products from all kinds of brands, from Apple to Kodak. For a limited time, you can save up to 66% when you shop these speakers , headphones, projectors, computers, tablets, phones, and more. Headphones and Speakers Culture® Wireless Waterproof SportBuds Snag a pair of these waterproof earbuds for $74.99 (regularly $94)
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Toyota's Clean Assist Program matches PHEV charging activity with renewable energy
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Toyota's Clean Assist Program enables Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime owners in California to match their charging activity with renewable electricity.
Watch more shows and movies from around the world with ExpressVPN
Mashable / 6h
SAVE 49%: A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £4.88 per month as of May 22, and includes an extra three months for free. There are absolutely loads of top VPNs out there with really similar sets of features for improving your cybersecurity and unlocking streaming sites. So how do you choose between these options? We're not going to suggest that we have all the answers, because we
Become a cybersecurity hero with this ethical hacking bundle
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: The 2021 Premium Ethical Hacking Certification Bundle is on sale for £42.44 as of May 22, saving you 96% on list price. When the fictional Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI needed someone to stop hackers in their tracks on Criminal Minds , they hired a vigilante hacker. Why? Because, while it may seem a bit counterintuitive, the only person who can stop a hacker is another hacker. Known
This beginner-friendly bundle will help you master digital marketing
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: The 2021 Complete Digital Marketing for Beginners Bundle is on sale for £31.83 as of May 22, saving you 98% on list price. Every corner of the world wide web is rife with marketing opportunities. Whether you're trolling on Facebook, lurking Reddit, watching hours of YouTube content, or endlessly scrolling Instagram, there are dozens of ways to leverage these platforms to build your brand a
FBI: Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks
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The same hackers that took down the Irish health system last week also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first responder networks in the past year, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation alert made public Thursday by the American Hospital Association. Read more...
BigBlue Cellpowa500 is an affordable way to power all of your gadgets outdoors
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Portable, powerful and highly energy efficient, the Cellpowa500 uses a safer and more efficient LiFePO4 battery pack with 500W capacity to ensure that it does not catch fire, explode, or leak.
Citizen crime app shifts to testing a private security on demand feature
36Engadget / 8h
The app formerly known as Vigilante is reportedly testing a feature that summons a "personal rapid response service" on-demand.
Snap Doubles Down on Smart Glasses Line, Buys AR Display Supplier for More Than $500 Million
32Gizmodo / 9h
Snap is going all-in on its augmented reality smart glasses whether consumers want them or not . Right after announcing the latest generation of its Spectacles line, news surfaced that Snap has agreed to acquire WaveOptics, which supplies the AR displays powering its frames, for more than $500 million, the Verge … Read more...
In Nod to Dystopian Fiction, Citizen Wants to Send Private Security Teams to Your Neighborhood
200+Gizmodo / 10h
In what truly seems like a dystopian nightmare come to life, the public safety alert app Citizen apparently has plans to hire teams of security contractors to respond to app users’ incident response requests—a sort of Blackwater-ification of local public safety that can surely only lead to good things. Read more...
Stephen King Series Chapelwaite Gives Us Its First Look at a Dismayed Adrien Brody
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This. This is the look of a man who knows he has 10 long episodes of exponentially increasing horror ahead of him. Read more...
400-year old sunken warships aren’t the sisters of doomed Vasa after all
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Apollo Enlarge / Two shipwrecks discovered in 2019 have been identified as 17th century Swedish war ships Apollo and Maria . (credit: Vrak Museum of Wrecks ) Back in 2019, Swedish maritime archaeologists discovered the wrecks of two 17th century ships at the bottom of a busy Swedish shipping canal near Vaxholm . Initially they suspected these might be the sister ships of the doomed war ship Vasa
HBO Max and Cartoon Network plan new Batman and Superman cartoons
SlashGear / 11h
HBO Max and Cartoon Network have teamed up to launch a slate of new Superman and Batman cartoons for the next generation of superhero fans. WarnerMedia announced the plans this week, revealing series commitments for two new animated shows: My Adventures with Superman and Batman: Caped Crusader. The new My Adventures with Superman cartoon will, based on the image WarnerMedia … Continue reading
Marriott Property In Saudi Arabia Discriminates Against Female Guests
View from the Wing / 11h
I came across a story in my social feed about a female solo traveler recently staying at a Le Meridien in Saudi Arabia. She wasn't allowed access to the hotel's pool. The country only gave women the right to drive three years ago. Men and women aren't allowed to mix in a hotel pool setting. Yet while this woman understood local laws, she felt the Western chain hotel where she's a top elite ought
Seagate may have just unveiled the world's fastest HDD
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Seagate's multi-actuator technology has finally found its way into a large capacity HDD with the new Exos 2X14 14TB drive.
John Boyega on Why We Need to Keep Pushing for a More Diverse Hollywood
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After his Star Wars tenure came to a somewhat disappointing conclusion , John Boyega wasted no time using his sizable platform to speak openly and candidly about the very real issues present within the multibillion dollar space opera franchise and the entertainment industry at large. In a new interview he discussed how… Read more...
Epic Grills Tim Cook: Does Apple Put Greed Before Gamers?
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The gaming company's lawyers and the judge both questioned the Apple CEO as he testified in the ‘Fortnite’ antitrust trial.
White House taps Tinder and other dating apps to promote COVID-19 vaccine
SlashGear / 12h
The Biden administration has turned to popular dating apps in its latest effort to incentivize the COVID-19 vaccine, demand for which is dipping in the US. In a press briefing on Friday, the White House revealed that several major dating platforms that collectively have around 50 million users will start offering perks for people who have been vaccinated. The new … Continue reading
Extra Crunch roundup: Jam City SPAC, startup PR, telemedicine market map, more
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For this morning’s edition of The Exchange, Alex Wilhelm studied information recently released by mobile gaming studio Jam City as it prepares to go public in a $1.2 billion blank-check deal with DPCM Capital. “Jam City is a bit like Zynga, but unless you are a mobile-gaming aficionado, you might not have heard of it,” he writes. Since its launch, Jam City has raised upwards of $300 million, incl
Daily Crunch: Snap spends more than $500M to acquire AR display startup WaveOptics
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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Welcome to Daily Crunch for May 21, 2021. Closing out the week, bitcoin dropped sharply today on (more?) news from China about possible restrictions on cryptocurrencies more broadly. Depending on your priors, the most recent news is purely FUD, or it’s indication t
Develop a buyer’s guide to educate your startup’s sales team and customers
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Yousuf Khan Contributor Yousuf Khan is a partner at Ridge Ventures . Prior to joining Ridge, he was the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, CIO and Vice President of Customer Success at cloud-based AI platform Moveworks, as well as CIO of Pure Storage, Qualys and Hult International Business School. More posts by this contributor Customer advisory boards are a gold mine for startup brand champions E
Grizzlies vs Warriors live stream: how to watch NBA Play-In game online from anywhere
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Will Steph Curry's Warriors miss the NBA playoffs again!? Here's how to watch the Grizzlies vs Warriors game and live stream Play-In action from wherever you are.
Judge in Epic vs. Apple presses Tim Cook on why so many developers are unhappy
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Tim Cook testified about Apple’s developer policies, the company’s business in China and its privacy policies.
Oh, Snap! It's the Best Toys of the Week
Gizmodo / 12h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest toys and collectibles that make it difficult to remain a fiscally responsible adult. This week brings gauntlets galore, a memorable Thor foe, a prime example of Prime, a Lego symbol of acceptance and inclusivity, and enough foam to throw a… Read more...
Apple CEO Tim Cook gets lightly roasted by judge in 'Fortnite' trial
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Apple CEO Tim Cook testified on Friday in a trial over whether Apple is abusing its market power, and the judge did not come to play. Cook appeared in court in person and answered questions from Apple's lawyers, attorneys for Epic Games — the maker of the video game Fortnite, which is suing Apple — and U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Cook spent much of his roughly five hours on
Biden admin wants to bring sexy back with dating app vaccination statuses
50Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / OkCupid will soon offer vaccination badges. (credit: OkCupid ) Money can’t buy happiness, as the cliché goes. But a vaccination could get you money and happiness. While governors in various states are offering a chance at cash prizes to those who have gotten t
