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Olympic gymnasts tired of being objectified swap leotards for bodysuits


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500+Mashable / 2h
The German gymnastics team is attracting attention for more than its gravity-defying moves at this year's Olympic games in Tokyo. In an effort to prevent the sexualization of their bodies and the sport (and just feel comfortable while competing), the gymnasts traded in standard bikini-cut leotards for full-body unitards on Sunday during an Olympics qualifying round. "We wanted to show that every

Netflix's He-Man reboot has been panned by fans – and its creator isn't happy


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Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation is getting review bombed by angry fans – and sparked a war of words with the show's creators.

A New Exorcist Trilogy Is Coming From Universal and Blumhouse [Updated]


2KGizmodo / 6h
One of the scariest, most influential horror franchises of all-time is making a mega blockbuster comeback. The New York Times reports that David Gordon Green (the new Halloween films) will write and direct a reboot/sequel in which Hamilton ’s Leslie Odom Jr. plays the father of a possessed girl. Desperate for help, he… Read more...


Intel's Ambitious Plan to Regain Chipmaking Leadership


Wired / 7min
The company announced a strategy that involves new machinery and new technologies. It may get a boost from the US government.

Fortnite survey hints at SpongeBob, Witcher, Matrix, and Among Us crossovers


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SlashGear / 24min
Epic Games has sent out another survey to Fortnite players to evaluate their interest in potential future crossovers, shedding light on some of the IP that may be in the pipeline for consideration. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a survey like this, but it’s hard to guess what comes next. Epic regularly surveys players about various things, including … Continue reading

Scott Snyder's New Amazon Deal Is Putting Creators First


Gizmodo / 34min
With entertainment companies digging deep into their pre-existing genre catalogs and also buying up new chunks of IP , many of the original creators of the source material that’s adapted into big-budget films and series have seen their ideas take off without them. Working together with Amazon’s ComiXology , writer Scott… Read more...

Report: Cops Have Been Pressuring ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence


Gizmodo / 34min
A new report from Motherboard suggests that, in multiple instances, police departments have exerted pressure on AI-driven gunfire detector firm ShotSpotter—pushing the company to alter evidence against specific suspects, often to bolster the legal cases against them. Read more...

COVID surge in unvaccinated is pushing US to more mandates, masks, mitigation


Ars Technica / 42min
Enlarge / People shop at a grocery store enforcing the wearing of masks in Los Angeles on July 23, 2021. (credit: Getty | Chris Delmas ) The ongoing COVID-19 surge among unvaccinated people is pushing the US toward more vaccine mandates, renewed mask use, and other mitigation efforts. With around 51 percent of the country not fully vaccinated and the hypertransmissible delta variant spreading rap

Tunnel Discovered With Aztec Carvings Will Be Reburied After Museum Loses Funding


Gizmodo / 52min
In October 2019, Mexican archaeologists found intriguing reliefs carved around a sluice gate of a 2.5-mile-long, 400-year-old tunnel under the outskirts of Mexico City. But now, the museum that orchestrated the dig says the archaeologists will need to cover up the amazing finds, as the museum lacks the funds to… Read more...

Marriott Looking To Eliminate Alarm Clocks, Reduce Breakfast Costs


View from the Wing / 54min
Marriott's top executives have shared that they are considering eliminating alarm clocks from rooms. They're also looking to 'simplify' and reduce the cost of breakfast at brands where that's included in the room rate for all guests. Continue reading ...

Nokia revives the legendary 6310 phone with a larger, curvy display


Mashable / 1h
There was a point in history, at least in my mind, when Nokia 6310 was the best phone you could get. More advanced than the 3xxx series and yet not as bulky as the Communicator, the Nokia 6310 was the phone to get in the early aughts if money was no object, and getting things done was the priority. Now, HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, has launched a remake of the Nokia 6310 under the same

The Galaxy Note is dead (for now) but it lives on in Samsung's new foldables


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Mashable / 1h
Galaxy Unpacked may be just a few weeks away, but Samsung isn't leaving much to the imagination. On Monday, the company's president and head of mobile communications business, Tae Moon Roh, confirmed in a recent blog post that two foldable phones are on the way. Oh, and that the Galaxy Note is dead. Well, those weren't his words exactly. Towards the bottom of the post, Roh writes: "I hope you’ll

Can better tech make video meetings less excruciating?


BBC News - Technology / 1h
Technology firms are scrambling to add new features but will video calls improve.

Spiral shark intestines work like Nikola Tesla’s water valve, study finds


Ars Technica / 1h
Squalus suckleyi Enlarge / A CT scan image of the spiral intestine of a Pacific spiny dogfish shark ( Squalus suckleyi ). The beginning of the intestine is on the left, and the end is on the right. (credit: Samantha Leigh/California State University, Dominguez Hills) In 1920, Serbian-born inventor Nikola Tesla designed and patented what he called a " valvular conduit ": a pipe whose internal desi

VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted


Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Privacy-tools-seller Windscribe said it failed to encrypt company VPN servers that were recently confiscated by authorities in Ukraine, a lapse that made it possible for the authorities to impersonate Windscribe servers and capture and decrypt traffic passing through them. The Ontario, Canada-based company said earlier this month that two servers hosted in Ukraine

Intel details ambitious roadmap with big plans for the next few years


SlashGear / 1h
Intel has detailed what it says is one of its most detailed roadmaps for its process and packaging technology ever published — one that sets the stage for its ambitious goal of “process performance leadership” over the next few years. Among other things, the company is launching a new naming structure for its process nodes in order to present “a … Continue reading

TSMC delays decision on EU chip factory


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is not ready to commit to building new factories in Germany just yet.

No new Galaxy Note this year as Samsung’s foldables gain S Pen functionality


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30TechCrunch / 1h
Samsung sent out invites for its August 11 Unpacked event last week. While it’s clear this is going to be packed (somewhat ironically) even by the company’s standards, the event may well be as notable for what it doesn’t include. Namely, a slew of rumors have pointed to Samsung skipping its annual Galaxy Note update. In a blog post today, the company’s president and head of Mobile Communications

Nokia Claims Its Newest Phone Is ‘Life-Proof’


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Gizmodo / 1h
Nokia parent company HMD Global announced a huge Nokia phone revamp earlier this year, and now the company has officially announced that the first X-series Nokia phone is coming to the U.S. next month. Read more...

Samsung Confirms: Better Foldables With Stylus Support Are Coming, but No New Galaxy Note


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Gizmodo / 1h
With a little over two weeks to go until Samsung’s next big Unpacked Event , the company’s president and head of mobile communications just published a new blog confirming details and features long rumored to be included in Samsung’s next batch of foldable phones. Read more...

Samsung says an S Pen for foldables is coming at Unpacked


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Engadget / 1h
Ahead of its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event , Samsung has published a blog post by its president TM Roh that basically tells us what it plans to announce next month. In addition to a new Galaxy Watch powered by Wear OS , the company will be launching the third generation of its Galaxy Z series and "the first-ever S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones." A stylus made for the pliable scre

Samsung Galaxy Note 21 is being replaced by the Galaxy Z Fold 3, exec confirms


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Samsung just published its expectations for next-generation Galaxy smartphone ahead of new hardware announcements.

What it’s like flying between the Hawaiian Islands right now


The Points Guy / 1h
I just got home from my third pandemic-era trip to Hawaii, and I wanted to share a bit on what it’s like to travel by air between the Hawaiian Islands . I’ve written before about what it was like going to Hawaii during the resort bubble era, again when all flights still required a test for entry and, finally, what it’s like now that there is an exemption for fully vaccinated travelers , but I nev


Lego's New Marvel-Themed Minifigures Are a Highly Tempting Collectible


91Gizmodo / 1h
As Lego has struggled in recent years to keep new sets under wraps, rumors of an upcoming Marvel-themed minifigure collection have been circulating for months. Today those rumors were confirmed with Lego sharing the official details for its next collectible minifigures set featuring 12 new figures inspired by… Read more...

The price of “taxing” unvaccinated travelers


100+The Points Guy / 1h
As more places reopen to allow vaccinated and unvaccinated tourists alike, we’re seeing certain destinations enforce more stringent entry requirements for unvaccinated travelers to dissuade them from entering the country — including mandatory quarantines, testing requirements and additional fees. These extra hoops for unvaccinated travelers may be a sign of what is to come in the travel industry

Get Ready for Titanium iPhones


Gizmodo / 1h
The iPhone 13 isn’t even out yet, but rumor has it the iPhone 14 will bring some dramatic upgrades, including at least one high-end model with a chassis made of titanium alloy. Read more...

Activision Blizzard employees decry 'abhorrent' company response to harassment lawsuit


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Engadget / 2h
Employees at Activision Blizzard are calling on the company to issue a new statement in response to the lawsuit it’s facing from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) . If you’ve been following the saga since it broke earlier in the month, you may recall the company brushed off allegations that it had fostered a “frat boy” workplace culture, claiming the lawsuit included

Daily Crunch: Accused January 6 insurrectionist must use face to unlock laptop, orders judge


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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 . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 26, 2021. Tech news got off to a cracking start this week after the Chinese government spent the weekend rolling out a new regulatory framework for the myriad edtech startups in the country. The Ant IPO was really just the

QR Menu Codes Are Everywhere—and Tracking You More Than You Think


27Gizmodo / 2h
If you’ve returned to the restaurants and bars that have reopened in your neighborhood lately, you might have noticed a new addition to the post-quarantine decor: QR codes. Everywhere. And as they’ve become more ubiquitous on the dining scene, so has the quiet tracking and targeting that they do. Read more...

Merely trusting science can lead to falling for pseudoscience, study warns


SlashGear / 2h
It’s trendy at the moment to say ‘trust the science,’ but a new study warns that doing so isn’t necessarily enough to avoid falling for pseudoscience claims. That’s according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, which found that merely reminding someone to trust science doesn’t reduce the number of false claims someone may fall … Continue reading

Review: Emirates 777 First Class Athens To Newark


100+One Mile at a Time / 2h
It’s never fun to leave a place as beautiful as Greece. Well, unless you’re lucky enough to be flying Emirates first class, enjoying what’s easily one of the most comfortable and fun ways to cross the Atlantic. Booking Emirates first class with Skywards miles Emirates operates an awesome fifth freedom flight between Athens and Newark, which sure is a fun way to travel between the United States an

Discord is now an essential tool for hackers


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Cybercriminals regularly use messaging platform Discord to host, distribute and control malware.

Internal Activision Blizzard petition rebukes “abhorrent, insulting” leadership


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Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) In the wake of a sexual harassment and pay-disparity lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard , an internal petition has begun circulating at the gaming company. Its text, as independently verified by multiple outlets, comes down against leadership's public and private response to the suit's allegations. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier and Kotaku's Ethan

Valve promises Steam Deck will run “the entire Steam library” at 30+ fps


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Ars Technica / 2h
The Steam Deck, from Valve. [credit: Valve ] Valve expects that its recently announced Steam Deck portable gaming console will be able to run "really the entire Steam library" on its 1280x800 LCD screen at frame rates of 30 fps or higher. That's according to a recent IGN video interview in which Valve Hardware Engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said that "all the games that we wanted to be playable had re

From helicopters to submarines: 8 luxury adventure cruise ships you have to see to believe


The Points Guy / 2h
Exceptional service, lavish accommodations and … submarines? Luxury cruise ships are known for stellar attention to detail and swanky, high-end surroundings, but many lines have crossed over into the expedition realm, making their itineraries more active and adventurous, their suites larger, their amenities flashier and their prices more jaw-dropping. Here’s what you’ll find on some of the world’

The 10 Best 'Boring' Livestreams on YouTube


Gizmodo / 2h
Do you feel like you’ve watched everything already? Nothing good on Netflix? Do you just want to zone out to something live halfway around the world? We’ve compiled a list of “boring” livestreams available on YouTube. They might be boring, but if you stare at them long enough, you might be surprised at what you find. Read more...

SDCC 2021 Was Another Letdown, But Here's What You Missed


20Gizmodo / 2h
Another San Diego Comic-Con come and gone. But... did you even notice? Read more...

UK worries Starlink and OneWeb may interfere with each other, plans new rules


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Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge / Artist's impression of low-Earth-orbit satellites like those launched by SpaceX and OneWeb. (credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / P. Marenfeld ) A UK government agency is worried that OneWeb, SpaceX's Starlink, and similar low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-broadband systems could block each others' signals. Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, proposed new rules today in a report that deta

United won’t be flying to Cape Town as early as expected this year


21The Points Guy / 2h
Cape Town is one of my favorite destinations in the world. Many travelers remain hesitant to visit South Africa at the moment, however — while the delta variant is currently wreaking havoc among unvaccinated populations, the beta variant had widely been referred to as the “ South African variant ” after it was initially detected within the country, leading other countries to add South Africa to t

The US Is Getting Smashed by Another Brutal Heat Wave


100+Futurism / 2h
Endless Barrage Another week, another massive heat wave that’s expected to bombard most of the continental United States with sweltering, unrelenting heat. A new “heat dome” arrived on Monday, stretching across vast swathes of the central and western regions of the country, The Guardian reports . The new heatwave — poised to be the most massive of what’s already been a brutal summer, will cause e

iRocket to begin rocket engine testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center


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40TechCrunch / 2h
Reusable rocket startup iRocket has entered into a new partnership with NASA in its quest to reach commercialization in just two years. The partnership will give iRocket access to testing facilities and engineering support, chiefly at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The company is hoping that it will conduct its first rocket engine test — an on-the-ground engine firi

Tesla breaks its own delivery record by building and shipping 200,000 vehicles in Q2


Engadget / 2h
Tesla appears to have shrugged off the production woes it suffered last year during the COVID lockdown with the company announcing a number of "new and notable records" during its Q2 earnings call on Monday. Not only did Tesla build and ship 200,000 vehicles during the quarter, a 151 percent increase over last year, it also earned $1.1 billion in net income during the same period — a whopping ten


Bezos Says He’ll Give NASA Billions of Dollars If It’ll Just Give Him a Contract


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2KFuturism / 2h
Flying to the near reaches of space wasn’t enough for the richest person in the world. In an open letter published today, Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos offered NASA billions of dollars to give his space tourism company a Human Landing System (HLS) contract. “Blue Origin is committed to building a future where millions of people live and work in space to benefit the Earth,” the let

SiriusXM’s new satellite radio plan is made for two-car households


SlashGear / 3h
Many cars now come with Bluetooth support, which means satellite radio service is less relevant than ever. Despite that, SiriusXM is still a thing and for those who prefer the satellite radio experience while driving, it has a new plan called Platinum VIP. The new plan offers service for two cars, including streaming access, under a single rate. SiriusXM is … Continue reading

Lucasfilm hires Star Wars fan behind Luke face fix


SlashGear / 3h
The creators of Star Wars at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and Lucasfilm aren’t shy about the fact that they employ fans of their most popular creations. After so many decades of creating Star Wars, it was inevitable that Lucasfilm would eventually be working with professionals that grew up watching Star Wars as a kid. This week, we have a … Continue reading

How to Back Up and Restore Your PlayStation 5 Data


Lifehacker / 3h
Backing up your PC, smartphone, and other devices ensures you can recover your data in the event of a crash, sudden power outage, or total hardware failure—but not many people considering doing the same for their game consoles. Luckily, the PlayStation 5 makes it easy to back up your files to an external USB device,… Read more...

Intel's revised roadmap looks beyond 1 nanometer chips


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Engadget / 3h
Forget about "SuperFin Enhanced," the previous name for the node powering Intel's upcoming 10nm Alder Lake processors . Now, that node is just called "Intel 7," according to the company's revised roadmap . But don't go thinking that means Intel is somehow delivering a 7nm processor early — its long-delayed "Rocket Lake" 7nm chip still won't ship until 2023 , and its node has been renamed to "Inte

Another 3 Year Old Kicked Off A Southwest Airlines Flight


View from the Wing / 3h
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 ...

Twitter removes FLoC support in another blow to Google


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Twitter will no longer support FLoC after the company only recently added the tracking technology to its social network.

iOS 14.7.1 and macOS 11.5.1 arrive with one bug fix and one security fix


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Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge / Apple executive Craig Federighi unveiled iOS 15 this summer. That version is coming later this year. (credit: Nathan Mattise / Ars Technica ) Apple has issued a new software update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs just a few days after the company launched macOS 10.15 and iOS/iPadOS 14.7. The updates add no new features, but the iPhone update fixes one bug. From Apple's release notes: iOS 1

Tesla earned a profit of $1.1 billion after delivering 201,250 cars in Q2


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Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge (credit: Tesla / Aurich Lawson ) Earlier in July, Tesla announced that it delivered 201,250 electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2021 . On Monday, the US automaker filled in the rest of the gaps with its Q2 financial disclosure. Q2's deliveries were a record for Tesla, earning the company $1.1 billion in profit. Tesla ended Q2 2021 with $619 million in free cash flow and $16.2 billi

Tesla’s quarterly profit surpasses $1 billion


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27TechCrunch / 3h
Tesla reported Monday an eye-popping $1.14 billion in net income in the second quarter, results that blew past analyst expectations and marked the first time the company’s quarterly profit (on a GAAP basis) has passed the three-comma threshold. The results pushed shares up more than 2.2% in after-hours trading. Tesla was able to beat expectations and log its eighth straight quarter of profitabili

4 Pokemon Unite secrets all MOBA newcomers should know


SlashGear / 3h
Pokemon Unite is here, and it’s almost surprising just how much fun it is to play. Pokemon Unite can probably best be described as a casual MOBA that borrows elements from more hardcore games in the genre like League of Legends and Dota 2. Even though it isn’t as complex as either of those games, strategies for winning matches in … Continue reading

The Suicide Squad's 'Harley Vision' Will Tap Into Birds of Prey's Flights of Fancy


Gizmodo / 3h
One of the small but interesting ways Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey was able to dig into Harley Quinn’s interiority was by letting her insanity contour the film’s reality in key moments—like when a violent interrogation by Black Mask suddenly became a twisted musical number entirely in her mind. While James Gunn’s The … Read more...

People Who Had Allergic Reaction to First Covid-19 Shot May Tolerate the Second Just Fine, Study Suggests


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Gizmodo / 3h
People who experienced a rare allergic reaction to the mRNA covid-19 vaccines may have less to worry about than feared, new research out Monday suggests. The study, which included several U.S. medical institutions, found that people who reported a reaction following their first dose were all able to safely take the… Read more...

Amex will add a spend tracker for Centurion lounge guest access in 2022


49The Points Guy / 3h
Earlier this month, we received confirmation from American Express that they were about to make a very consequential change to their Amex Platinum credit cards . Namely, a major cut was coming to the guest policy of its widely popular Centurion Lounges for most cardmembers. This meant The Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders would no longer be allowed to bring in two friends or family

What I Learned About Weightlifting From Two Olympic Competitors


Lifehacker / 3h
Explosively lifting a giant barbell over your head takes strength, technique, and a certain fearlessness. I’ve been training this sport—Olympic style weightlifting —for about two years now, and it seems like I find something new to learn about it every day. Recently, I had a chance to ask two members of the US Olympic… Read more...

U.S. won’t lift travel restrictions ‘at this point,’ according to reports


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87The Points Guy / 3h
While several countries are reopening to vaccinated Americans, the United States will remain firmly shut for now. Reuters first reported the U.S. wouldn’t lift any of its existing travel restrictions “at this point” over concerns about the delta coronavirus variant. “Driven by the delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely continu

The best Chromebooks for kids, from grade school to college


Mashable / 3h
The assumption that Chromebooks are kids' laptops makes sense. They're typically smaller and lighter than traditional laptops, and often hold up better against drops or spills. They usually don't have fast processors, 4K screens, or many other high-end specs that kids just don't need, which slashes the price big time. For budget-conscious families, it's also noteworthy that many beloved Chromeboo

Tesla Q2 2021: Deliveries break 200,000, Bitcoin bites and Semi pushed to 2022


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SlashGear / 3h
Tesla delivered over 200,000 vehicles in Q2 2021, with the electric car company announcing a 98-percent rise in revenue year on year. It’s not all good news, though, with the Tesla Semi having been pushed back to 2022, and a Bitcoin-related impairment hitting the balance sheet. For the three month period, Tesla saw revenue of $11.958 billion, and earnings of … Continue reading

Bezos Says He’ll Spend $2 Billion on a Lunar Lander in Exchange for a NASA Contract


100+Gizmodo / 3h
Jeff Bezos—the world’s richest “astronaut” and sour grape—has written an open letter to NASA administrator Bill Nelson, saying Blue Origin will cover billions in NASA costs in exchange for a contract to build a lunar lander that will deliver astronauts to the Moon in 2024. Read more...

NASA’s Hubble Finds Evidence of Water Vapor on One of Jupiter’s Moons


Futurism / 4h
Water Vapor Using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists say they’ve found the first-ever evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. It’s an exciting discovery that supports the theory the moon’s massive subsurface ocean could be capable of hosting alien life — and could also give us insights into the habitability of other Jupiter-like systems outside of ou


To cut dementia risk, cities need to get aggressive about air quality


SlashGear / 4h
Air pollution may be a risk factor for dementia that is difficult for many people, particularly those who live in big cities, to avoid. Several new studies recently presented during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference highlight the link between dementia risk and pollution, presenting evidence that improving air quality may likewise result in a decrease in dementia cases. Air poll

Philip Morris Calls for UK Cigarette Ban (So Smokers Will Buy Its E-Cigarettes Instead)


Gizmodo / 4h
The CEO of one of the world’s biggest tobacco brands, Philip Morris International (PMI), now says that it will stop selling cigarettes in the UK within a decade and regulators should ban them entirely—though there’s a big, smelly caveat. Read more...

Pollution Turns an Argentinian Lake Bright Pink


Gizmodo / 4h
Corfo Lagoon, a body of water in the Patagonia region of Argentina, turned a deep and vibrant pink in what activists say is a disturbing sign of pollution in the area. Read more...

Why time’s running out on hotel alarm clocks — and other takeaways from my breakfast conversation with Marriott’s leaders


The Points Guy / 4h
Do hotel guests still need bedside alarm clocks? Probably not, given how many of us use our own smartphones. Yet just about every major hotel chain still requires an alarm in every room. Now, the pandemic might be changing that. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Right now, 2,000 developers, lawyers, bankers and hotel executives are meeting

Are Bone Conduction Headphones Worth the Hype?


Lifehacker / 4h
Would you try a pair of headphones that rests on your cheekbones and sends audio to your ears through your bones? This is possible through a technology called “bone conduction,” and it’s most used in consumer headphones. These products aren’t too expensive and may be a good alternative for people who don’t enjoy using… Read more...

Android 12 Beta 3.1 released with major loopy issue fixes


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SlashGear / 4h
There’s a new Android update available today, Beta style, just so long as you’re part of the Android Beta program with Google. If you are a part of that program – open to the public, mind you – you’ll likely see a software update to Android 12 Beta 3.1 today. This update works with build SPB3.210618.016 with the usual x86 … Continue reading

Hail to the Deadites Pays Loving Tribute to Evil Dead's Biggest Fans


79Gizmodo / 4h
With a brand-new Evil Dead movie—the big-city tale of terror Evil Dead Rise —currently in the works for HBO Max , there’s no better time to look back at the ever-popular horror series. It spawned a respectable remake a few years back but will forever be most beloved for the Sam Raimi -directed, Bruce Campbell -starring… Read more...

Scientists Claim That More and More Schizophrenia Cases Are Linked to Marijuana


1KFuturism / 4h
An alarming new research study found a strong — and growing — correlation between smoking lots of weed and mental illness. A team of scientists pored over health records of nearly 7.2 million people in Denmark and identified a link between cannabis use disorder — defined as a heavy reliance on weed to the point of neglecting other aspects of their lives — and the neurological condition schizophre

Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action Pokémon series


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Engadget / 4h
If Detective Pikachu had you hankering for more real-world(ish) Pokémon action, Netflix appears to be working on something that might catch your interest. The streaming giant has a live-action Pokémon series in early development, according to Variety . Lucifer co-showrunner Joe Henderson is reportedly involved with the show as a writer and executive producer. Netflix picked up Lucifer after Fox c

The Lawyer Who Beat Chevron Has Been Found Guilty of Criminal Contempt


Gizmodo / 4h
Steven Donziger, the lawyer who won a multibillion-dollar case against Chevron over pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon and then faced unrelenting legal attacks from the oil company, has been found guilty of criminal contempt. The attorney, who has been on house arrest for two years, now faces up to six months in jail.… Read more...

Tesla Autopilot Mistakes Moon for Yellow Traffic Light


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Futurism / 4h
Moonstruck Last week, a Tesla driver noticed that their car was giving off some odd readings as it cruised down the highway: it was confusing the Moon for an endless string of traffic lights. The glitch, which was caught on video by the vehicle’s driver and spotted by Interesting Engineering , shows Tesla’s Autopilot assisted-driving technology interpret the Moon as yellow traffic light after yel

Citizen’s crime livestreams are no substitute for local journalism


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22TechCrunch / 4h
In May, the neighborhood crime-watch app Citizen offered its user base $30,000 to track down a suspected arsonist on live video, only to discover that they’d sent a mob of civilians after the wrong guy. Now, Citizen is covertly hiring journalists to livestream on the app at crime scenes for $25 per hour through third-party websites. I’m tired. When Citizen first hit the App Store in 2016, it was

Web hosting trends: moving services to the cloud


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
More and more businesses and site owners are moving their websites to the cloud as opposed to hosting them on-premise.

Citizen Wants to Pay You $25 an Hour to Be a Nightcrawler


100+Gizmodo / 4h
The vigilante app Citizen, your source for perusing footage of your neighbors’ flaming homes and potentially deadly car accidents, is soliciting applications for users looking to livestream nearby emergencies. For $200-$250 a day, you can be the hero this city needs; alternatively, a tabloid fiend with a smartphone… Read more...

Canada is about to reopen to Americans: Here are our favorite points hotels


The Points Guy / 4h
Oh, Canada! We missed you. Canada is reopening to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens starting Aug. 9, and vaccinated travelers from other foreign countries can start visiting Canada once again beginning Sept. 7. The news has many Americans dusting off their ( hopefully still valid ) passports and readying their vaccine cards for a trip north. Canada has long been a popular destination for U.S. travel

Do Houseplants Actually Filter Your Air?


Lifehacker / 4h
Plants are pretty wonderful, providing us with food, shade, and breathable air, but they aren’t magical. Yes, rainforests are vital for our ecosystem because they filter carbon out of the air and create oxygen—but any notion that houseplants can be used to filter toxins out of the air in our homes is, as this report… Read more...

iOS 14.7.1 arrives with fix for Apple Watch unlocking bug


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Engadget / 4h
Exactly one week after the release of iOS 14.7 , Apple has pushed out a new update to iPhone and iPad owners. Coming in at approximately 900MB, iOS 14.7.1 doesn't include new features but does address a bug that made its way into 14.7. The glitch broke Apple's Unlock with iPhone integration, preventing Touch ID-equipped phones from unlocking Apple Watch devices. So if you use an older iPhone with

Report: The iPhone 14 will be a major upgrade, and it will be made of titanium


Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 12 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) A new investor note from JPMorgan Chase seen by AppleInsider and MacRumors claims that Apple's high-end iPhone models will soon use titanium alongside or instead of aluminum or stainless steel. It also provides new insights about what to expect from 2022's iPhone lineup. Drawing from supply line sources, the note says the materials ch

TCL 8K 6 Series TV pricing is here, and we can’t quite believe it


SlashGear / 5h
TCL has priced up its 8K TVs, and if you assumed the step up from 4K would break the bank then you might be in for a pleasant surprise. The company announced its 8K 6 Series sets back at CES 2021 in January, but has now bucked the big TV trends by kicking off pricing at just $2,199.99. That gets … Continue reading

Netflix reportedly working on a new Pokemon series with a big surprise


SlashGear / 5h
For almost as long as there have been Pokemon video games, there’s been a Pokemon TV show. In fact, the Pokemon anime series debuted in the United States a few weeks before the first Pokemon games launched here, so as far as we Americans are concerned, the Pokemon TV show even predates the games. There have been quite a few … Continue reading


Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2bn cut to get Blue Origin back in Artemis


SlashGear / 5h
Jeff Bezos, the founder of private space company Blue Origin, has penned an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson that talks about a recent controversy involving the agency and SpaceX while offering a new proposal: it’ll cover up to $2 billion to get back into the Artemis program. As well, the company is offering to take on the burden … Continue reading

Duolingo boosts IPO price target in boon to edtech startups


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57TechCrunch / 5h
U.S. edtech company Duolingo released a revised IPO price range this morning, boosting its potential per-share value to $100 after initially targeting a range that topped out at $95 per share. Per the unicorn’s SEC filings , Duolingo is now targeting a $95 to $100 per share IPO price range, up from $85 to $95 per share , or a gain of around 12% at the bottom and 5% at the top. TechCrunch previous

This Game Changing Supplement Fights Unwanted Adderall Side Effects


Futurism / 5h
According to a survey conducted by the American Journal of Psychiatry, at least 16-million Americans over the age of 18 use stimulants like Adderall, Ritalin, or Modafinil. Regardless of which stimulants you use, the side effects are commonly the same and they’re not very fun. This can include poor impulse control, anxiety, headaches, brain fog, moodiness, bloating, irritability, diminished cogni

It's peak fat bear watching season, so tune in now


100+Mashable / 5h
It's fishin' season. The brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve — the same bears of Fat Bear Week internet fame — are currently devouring the skin, flesh, and brains of 4,500-calorie sockeye salmon. The bounties of migrating fish attract an exceptional gathering of bears at Katmai's Brooks River, and the final week of July 2021 is burgeoning with activity. It's a superb opportu

How to Stop Getting Ripped Off by Hotel Fees


Lifehacker / 5h
Hotels are already expensive, so the last thing you need are sneaky fees adding unexpected costs to your travel budget. Hotel fees aren’t always something you can avoid—especially at popular resort destinations—but you shouldn’t be surprised by them, either. With that in mind, here’s a look at some commonly tacked-on… Read more...

Discord Threads are coming tomorrow to make sense of your online group chats


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Discord is fixing a glaring hole in their app tomorrow with a new Thread feature.

A Solar Company Is Suing to Stop the U.S.’s First Big Offshore Wind Project


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22Gizmodo / 5h
Here’s a sentence I bet you thought you wouldn’t read today: A solar energy company is suing the Department of Interior in an effort to stop the country’s first major offshore wind farm . Last week, Allco Energy filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court accusing the DOI of improperly greenlighting the Vineyard Wind… Read more...

How to prepare for M&A, your most likely exit avenue


42TechCrunch / 5h
Ben Boissevain Contributor Ben Boissevain has 30 years of corporate finance experience at firms including White & Case and Barclays Bank, and 20 years of experience in the tech sector. Despite the plentiful headlines about mega billion-dollar M&A transactions, record IPOs and the rapid growth of SPACs, small deals will continue to be the most likely exit for the vast majority of tech startups. In

Glyphic Biotechnologies raises $6M to accelerate protein sequencing by orders of magnitude


37TechCrunch / 5h
The whole human proteome may be free to browse thanks to DeepMind , but at the bleeding edge of biotech new proteins are made and tested every day, a complex and time-consuming process. Glyphic Biotechnologies accelerates the critical but slow sequencing step, potentially cutting drug development times down by a huge amount, and the startup just raised a $6 million seed to bring its clever soluti

Hubble finds evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's largest moon


25Engadget / 5h
Scientists have discovered the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon. They used new and archival datasets from the Hubble Space Telescope to find the vapor, which forms when ice on the surface sublimates and turns from solid to gas. A team led by Lorenz Roth of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden examined data captured by Hubble's Cosmic Origins

Want a new iMac 27? You might have to wait until 2022


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Apple's next high-end iMac may have been pushed to 2022, as hardware shortages have moved the rest of the company's roadmap.

Water Vapor Potentially Detected in the Atmosphere of Ganymede, Biggest Moon in the Solar System


50Gizmodo / 5h
Observations taken 20 years apart by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that water vapor is present in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede. The findings make the frigid moon an even more intriguing target in the search for extraterrestrial life. Read more...

Etihad Airways Cuts First Class To New York Until February 2022


400+One Mile at a Time / 5h
In the spring, Etihad Airways stopped offering first class to New York. Since then, the airline has extended this service suspension a few times, and now it has been extended even further. It’s sure looking to me a lot like this change might be permanent(ish). This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given that Etihad has grounded (and likely retired) its entire A380 fleet , plans to retire its

iOS 14.7.1 update released with connectivity unlock fix


SlashGear / 5h
Today Apple released an update for iOS on iPhone and iPadOS on iPad devices. This update goes by the name iOS 14.7.1, and it contains a tiny – but vital – fix to an issue with Touch ID when mixed with Apple Watch and the Unlock with iPhone feature. If this doesn’t seem like the sort of situation you’re in … Continue reading

You Don't Need Makeup-Remover to Remove Your Makeup


Lifehacker / 5h
The worst part of wearing makeup is taking it off at the end of the day. Single-use makeup wipes and cotton pads are as expensive as they are wasteful, but most people see them as a necessary evil. Assuming your cleanser can’t remove makeup on its own, you need something that does. But here’s the thing: No matter what… Read more...

New Tech Turns Plastic Waste Into Food


Futurism / 5h
Dig In Heaps and heaps of plastic garbage are choking the planet . But thankfully, a scientist duo has an interesting new plan to tackle it: turning plastic garbage into fine cuisine, instead of throwing it into a dump or the ocean. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign bioengineer Ting Lu and Michigan Technological University biologist Stephen Techtmann won an award called the 2021 Future Insi

Jet fuel shortages could lead to long delays at western US airports


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100+The Points Guy / 5h
I had a phenomenal trip to Montana earlier this year, including two uneventful flights through Bozeman Airport, a regional hub seeing a flurry of additional activity in recent months. Over the past few weeks, however, the experience hasn’t been nearly as seamless for some flyers — in Bozeman and beyond. The challenge? A shortage of jet fuel, leading airlines to cancel or delay some flights. Accor

How to Use Microsoft Edge to Solve Math Problems


20How-To Geek / 5h
While there are several sites to learn math on, how about solving those problems inside your browser? Microsoft Edge’s new Math Solver makes it happen without breaking a sweat, and it can be a handy tool. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Smart Devices Can Change Your Life, But Not Always for the Better


How-To Geek / 5h
Modern life is time consuming and stressful. Technology has improved productivity, but some studies claim that the average American spends 44% more time working than a medieval serf. So while tech has come a long way since the scythe, working folks aren’t exactly reaping the benefits. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Black Widow's Coming to Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray Earlier Than Expected


100+Gizmodo / 5h
Amid concerns from theater owners about Black Widow ’s pandemic box office success, Marvel Studios is already moving forward with the movie’s larger home release. MCU fans will be able to own digital and physical editions a little sooner than they think. Read more...


$25 sign-up bonus and highest cash-back guarantee with this online shopping portal


The Points Guy / 5h
If you aren’t earning points or extra cash back on your online purchases, you’re likely leaving serious rewards on the table. It’s a simple as a couple of extra clicks before you buy your next lawnmower at HomeDepot.com, jeans from Gap.com or decorative dish towels and must-have home goods from Target.com. There are lots of online shopping portals out there. In addition to most major airlines and

You might soon be able to pay for your Amazon purchases with Bitcoin


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Amazon will reportedly add Bitcoin support first before bringing Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Cardano to its ecommerce platform.

You Pooped Your Pants During A Run, Now What?


30Lifehacker / 5h
If you’ve been a runner for a while, there’s a good chance that, at one point or another, you’ve had to take an emergency pit stop to poop while on a long run. If you were lucky, there was a bathroom nearby. If you weren’t... well, let’s never speak about that again. Read more...

Tesla Is Reportedly Trying to Make People Delete Mean Posts About Elon Musk


400+Futurism / 5h
Thin Skin Tesla’s solar energy subsidiary, Tesla Energy, reportedly asked a team of more than 20 employees to scan social media posts to find customer complaints, notably including ones that badmouthed Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an unnamed former employee told Insider . The company is even trying to get people on social media to delete the mean posts, according to Insider ‘s reporting. It’s a strange a

Southwest Is Now Suing Skiplagged Over Hidden City Ticketing


View from the Wing / 5h
Things are getting messy between consumer airfare savings site Skiplagged and Southwest Airlines. After receiving threats from Southwest, Skiplagged filed suit in New York to get a ruling that they were acting legally. Now Southwest has sued Skiplagged , trying to get the case - which claims even companies who do not access their website are bound by its terms and conditions - heard in Texas cour

How to Set Up Your Home Wifi Like a Complete Maniac


100+Gizmodo / 5h
My house is currently being gutted and the place we’re living in temporarily doesn’t have internet or cable, so I’ve been working out of my shop space for about a month. Last week I was finishing an edit that had consumed most of my morning when the internet went out. I was editing in our CMS and hadn’t saved… Read more...

Amex eliminating email option for Platinum Card Concierge


100+The Points Guy / 5h
Like many members of the TPG team, one of my favorite benefits of The Platinum Card® from American Express has long been the generally fantastic “concierge” service. For years, I’d call or email the Platinum Concierge any time I couldn’t get a New York City restaurant reservation . Many times, an agent quickly came through with a booking, and having a concierge handle the reservation had even led

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 pictures leak all before release date


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SlashGear / 6h
The next major release from Samsung in the foldables department leaked in press images this week. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, the third iteration of the clamshell foldable smartphone (with foldable display), appeared in imagery that shows the machine front, back, side-to-side, and both open and shut. This is one of at least two smart devices that’ll likely launch … Continue reading

Amazon-backed Indian D2C beauty brand MyGlamm raises $71 million


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25TechCrunch / 6h
MyGlamm, a direct-to-consumer beauty brand in India that sells most of its products through its own website, app and retail touch points, said on Monday it has raised $71.3 million in a financing round as the Mumbai-headquartered firm looks to scale its business across the South Asian market. The startup had raised $23.5 million in its four-times subscribed Series C financing round from Amazon, A

Blue Origin offers NASA $2 billion in last-ditch attempt at lunar lander contract


Bezos Blue Origin NASA•
100+Engadget / 6h
After returning from the edge of space , Jeff Bezos has personally waded into Blue Origin's dispute with NASA over its decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX. In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson , Bezos said his company is willing to waive up to $2 billion in payments from NASA in the current and next two federal fiscal years in return for a f

Dev Patel wants 'The Green Knight' to push the limits of a hero's journey


Mashable / 6h
Dev Patel and Joel Edgerton talk about the lessons you'll take away after watching The Green Knight .

Need a UI/UX tool? Look no further than Mockitt


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
With Wondershare Mockitt, the pain of dealing with UI/UX design project issues will become a distant memory. Here’s a look at what makes Mockitt stand out.

Amex Blue Business Plus Vs. Chase Ink Business Unlimited


One Mile at a Time / 6h
I’d argue that the two best business credit cards for everyday spending are The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express ( review ) and the Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card ( review ). In this post I wanted to do a comparison of them, to help anyone who may be deciding which card is a better fit. Let’s compare various aspects of the cards, ranging from the annual fees, to the welc

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla The Siege of Paris DLC and Season 3 dated: Here’s what’s new


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SlashGear / 6h
Following leaks that apparently revealed the release date for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris, today Ubisoft revealed the actual date for the expansion. In addition to announcing the release date for The Siege of Paris – which is the second expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft also detailed the more immediate Season 3 update, which is heading … Continue reading

Lucid Motors goes public, grabs $4.4 billion and loses its last excuse


Lucid Motors Tesla•
SlashGear / 6h
Lucid Motors has gone public, listing as $LCID on the NASDAQ and raising $4.4 billion as it heads into the final countdown for producing and selling its Air all-electric luxury sedan. It’s been a tumultuous journey for the automaker from its founding in 2007 to here, and the clock is ticking for Lucid to prove it really can disrupt the … Continue reading

Reasons to Love Citi’s Premier Card – And The Second Best Bonus Offer In The Country


View from the Wing / 6h
This $95 annual fee card is underappreciated for its cost, its earning power, and for its bonus. And Citi points are transferable to a variety of different airline programs including some that don't partner with Chase or Amex. Right now the card has its biggest-ever initial bonus offer ever. Continue reading ...

How to Build a Better Salad


Lifehacker / 6h
Leaves are a big, if not the main, component of a salad, but the other stuff is what makes it fun. But you know what’s not fun? Adding all of your tasty toppings, crispy bits, and proteins, only to have them fall to the bottom of the bowl when you toss the salad in an attempt to distribute them. This is not a… Read more...

Polestar to double its retail stores as it seeks to ramp up EV sales


Polestar Double Retail•
TechCrunch / 6h
Polestar plans to launch in nine more markets this year, doubling its global presence as it seeks to sell more of its electric sedans. The company, which is the electric performance vehicle brand under Volvo Car Group, said it is also planning to double the number of retail stores to 100 locations and add more service centers by the end of the year. Some of the retail locations will be temporary

I get it, Elizabeth Holmes


27TechCrunch / 6h
Beth Esponnette Contributor Beth Esponnette is the co-founder and executive chair of unspun , a startup that makes custom-fit jeans from a body scan using machine learning and 3D weaving. Elizabeth Holmes’ raspy, deep voice helped her raise more than $700 million for her now-defunct company, Theranos. When I step into any boardroom for a pitch, I can hear her croaking her favorite line : “I hope

Tu celular te espía, ¿seguirás permitiéndolo?


NYT > Technology / 6h
La dimisión de un jerarca católico muestra las consecuencias en el mundo real de las prácticas de las industrias estadounidenses en materia de recolección de datos.


Experience Magic and Wonder: 2021 Kite Festival


Popular Mechanics / 6h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

How to Schedule Lights with Amazon Alexa


How-To Geek / 6h
With Alexa Routines, you can schedule your lights to turn on and off, change brightness, and change colors. You can even create schedules for your lights to run on specific days and times. Today, we’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Face ID on the Mac? Don't Hold Your Breath.


How-To Geek / 6h
Apple is the only company to truly harness a secure face unlock feature on mobile devices, but when it comes to laptop and desktop computers, Windows Hello is king. So what’s the holdup? When will Face ID finally come to the Mac? According to experts, we may need to wait until 2023. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

iFixit Calls Framework's New Laptop "Almost Perfect"


200+How-To Geek / 6h
Since Framework designed its modular laptop to be repairable and upgradable, it (hopefully) comes as no surprise that, in iFixit’s recent teardown video, the laptop was awarded a perfect 10 out of 10 score. This makes it a solid choice for anyone wanting a laptop they can repair themselves. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Bezos says he is now willing to invest in a Moon lander—here’s why


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Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge / Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (black hat) walks with Jeff Bezos after his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Jeff Bezos published an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday morning and offered to pay more than $2 billion to get the agency's Human Landing System program "back on track." In effect, the founder of Blue Origin and w

Creating real value through data analysis comes from a single and actionable version of the truth


Popular Mechanics / 6h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

A Pokémon Live-Action Series Is Coming to Netflix


300+Gizmodo / 6h
Detective Pikachu , a detective, almost certainly saw this one coming. Read more...

Why Forza Horizon 5’s Mexico promises to be the most exciting locale yet


Forza Horizon 5 Mexico•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
We spoke to developer Playground Games about Forza Horizon 5 and its exciting new choice of locale, Mexico.

The Mirror is $550 off (!) when you use this code at checkout


Mashable / 6h
SAVE $550: July 26 is the last day you can use the code JULY400 to take $150 off The Mirror (normally $1,495) and get free shipping and installation (a $400 value). Some of us never made it back to the gym after quarantine, and you know what? That's perfectly OK — no one's ever sat on their deathbed wishing they spent more time at a Planet Fitness. But if a basic set of dumbbells and some resista

Spotify What’s New update lets app target your FOMO


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SlashGear / 6h
Spotify added a “What’s New” feed to their app, at long last. This is a page where users will find new releases from the artists they follow. Simple enough, yes? Should’ve probably been in the app for a long time now, right? This should drive a lot of traffic in Spotify beyond allowing users to see new tracks from their … Continue reading

Secret Code Gave Users of Dice App Free Access to Netflix Content


Gizmodo / 6h
In spite of Apple’s infamously draconian review process for apps trying to snag one of the coveted slots in its App Store, every once in a while an app finds some sneaky way to slide through. That’s the case for Doxcy, an app that billed itself as a simple dice-rolling game, while secretly giving users free access to… Read more...

Pollution Runoff Causes Entire Lake to Turn Bright Pink


100+Futurism / 6h
Pink Lake A lagoon in the southern Patagonia region of Argentina has turned a strikingly bright shade of pink, Agence France-Presse reports , the result of chemicals being dumped by a nearby plant. The Trelew industrial park nearby uses sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial, to preserve prawns for export. Sodium-sulfite runoff from the plant is now contaminating the Chubut river that flows into the C

You might need to start wearing a mask again even if you’re vaccinated


500+The Points Guy / 6h
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering revising its mask guidance even for people who are vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN’s “ State of the Union ” on Sunday, July 25. Fauci cautioned that the country was headed in the “wrong direction” as the delta coronavirus variant spreads and vaccination rates fall. “If you look at the inflection of the curve of new ca

How to Set Unique Text Sizes for Different Apps in iOS 15


Lifehacker / 6h
The iPhone has a great accessibility feature that’s been adopted by many popular apps—Dynamic Type, which lets you increase or decrease the text size for the OS and all supported apps, is a prime example. Starting in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 , you’ll be able to specify the text size for each app (and even the home screen)… Read more...

California’s Dixie Fire Has Now Burned an Area the Size of New York City


49Gizmodo / 6h
The Dixie Fire is raging out of control in Northern California’s Plumas and Butte counties. After merging with a smaller blaze known as the Fly Fire over the weekend, its flames continued to spread, devastating nearly 200,000 acres as of Monday morning. It’s now the largest fire in California and is among the more… Read more...

Lucid Motors kicks off market debut with EV factory expansion plans


Lucid Motors Tesla•
28TechCrunch / 6h
Lucid Group (formerly Lucid Motors) will be expanding its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, by 2.7 million square feet, CEO Pete Rawlinson said Monday just hours after the company officially went public with a $4.5 billion injection of capital. The company also said it has 11,000 paid reservations for its flagship luxury electric sedan, the Lucid Air. Part of the expansion will be used to accommod

Troubled EV company Lordstown Motors gets $400M lifeline in stock-sale agreement


Lordstown Motors LM•
30TechCrunch / 6h
Five weeks after Lordstown Motors issued a warning that it might not have enough funds to bring its electric pickup truck to market, a hedge fund managed by investment firm Yorkville Advisors has agreed to buy $400 million worth of shares over a three-year period, according to a regulatory filing posted Monday. The tumult within Lordstown Motors, which has resulted in the resignation of its CEO a

Bitcoin surges as Amazon job posting suggests retailer may accept cryptocurrencies [updated]


Jeff Bezos Amazon Bitcoin•
30Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto ) Amazon posted a job opening late last week that suggested the e-commerce giant may be considering accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. The posting sent bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies surging, with bitcoin and ethereum up 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively, over the past 24 hours. The development also came on the heels of an event last W

Microsoft’s idea for a new Surface Book leaves MacBook Pro looking dull


SlashGear / 7h
Microsoft’s new Surface could adopt a very different screen hinge design, with newly-spotted patents suggesting the company is flirting with an iPad Pro-style floating hinge. Currently, the Surface Book has a detachable screen – which pulls away from the keyboard to form a standalone tablet – while the Surface Laptop adopts a more traditional notebook form-factor. Then there’s the Surface … Conti


Court orders US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop ‘with his face’


63TechCrunch / 7h
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered a man accused of participating in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6 to unlock his laptop “with his face” after prosecutors argued that the laptop likely contains video footage that would incriminate him in the attempted insurrection. Guy Reffitt was arrested in late January, three weeks after he participated in the riot, and has been in jail since

SiriusXM’s Premium VIP plan gives two cars access for $35/month


Engadget / 7h
SiriusXM has revealed a new $35/month plan that allows you to listen to the service’s 300-plus channels from two cars and log in to the SXM streaming app on two devices simultaneously. Subscribers will have other perks through the Platinum VIP plan, including the chance to check out some exclusive events with artists and celebrities. The plan includes access to more than 5,000 soundboard-quality

Quit Nicotine Before You Quit Smoking With Hemp Flower Cigarettes


Futurism / 7h
It seems safe to say that these days, pretty much everyone, smoker and non-smoker alike, is aware that nicotine is bad for you. It’s addictive for one thing, and it also has plenty of other negative side-effects on your physical and mental health. But one thing you might not know if you’re a smoker is that you don’t really have to give up smoking in order to stop using nicotine. Instead, you can

Blanket your home in better WiFi with mesh systems on sale


Mashable / 7h
If you frequently suffer from a poor internet connection during virtual meetings , it may be time to consider a WiFi mesh network . Mesh systems are designed to blanket your home in WiFi, extending your wireless coverage by sharing the network across multiple devices. If you have a large home, an old home, or one with an unusual layout, you may encounter dead zones with your internet connection a

Rick and Morty season 5 episode 6 recap: giving thanks to petty feuds


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Recapping this week's 'Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular'.

Microsoft 365 will ditch Internet Explorer 11 support in a few days


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
IE11 will no longer be supported in Microsoft 365 apps and services beginning on August 17.

Why I’m buying a Playdate over the Nintendo Switch OLED or Steam Deck


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Playdate is having to share the limelight with a number of other handheld console announcements this year – all of which are sure to get more attention and more gamers’ cash.

A magnetic helmet shrunk a deadly tumor in its first test


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36TechCrunch / 7h
Saqib Shah Contributor Saqib Shah is a contributing writer at Engadget . We’ve seen helmets and AI that can spot brain tumors, but a new hard hat can actually treat them, too. As part of the latest neurological breakthrough , researchers used a helmet that generates a magnetic field to shrink a deadly tumor by a third. The 53-year-old patient who underwent the treatment ultimately died due to an

American Airlines cuts Brazilian city, adds 2 new international markets from Miami


American Airlines Fuel•
58The Points Guy / 7h
Miami is the center of attention in American Airlines’ latest route-map adjustment. Over the weekend, the carrier filed some notable schedule changes for its South Florida hub, strengthening its presence in the Caribbean, while backing out of a key market in South America. Beginning on Dec. 8, American will launch flights to Dominica (DOM), with twice-weekly service from Miami. Three days later (

Apex Legends: Emergence gameplay trailer shows off big changes for World’s Edge


Apex Legends World Edge•
SlashGear / 7h
Just as Respawn teased over the weekend, today the first gameplay trailer for Apex Legends: Emergence dropped. While the launch trailer for the Emergence season – which was released last week – introduced us to Seer, the season’s new Legend, this one shows us Seer (and everyone else) in action. These Apex Legends gameplay trailers are generally a mix of … Continue reading

Your Fake Pockets Might Not Be Fake After All


Lifehacker / 7h
I still remember the time I was in a parking lot after work, absentmindedly shoving my hand into a fake blazer pocket, when I realized there was a hole in the stitching. Great, I thought, there’s still no place to put my phone and now I have a hole in my blazer. I fiddled with the loose thread and realized that’s not… Read more...

Here’s the first credible Microsoft Surface Duo 2 leak


Microsoft Surface Duo 2•
Ars Technica / 7h
The Microsoft Duo 2. It has a rear camera now. I spy three cameras, a flash, and something just below the flash. [credit: Tech Rat ] The Surface Duo was one of the biggest hardware flops in recent memory, but Microsoft is still charging ahead with a sequel to the device, and now we have the first credible pictures of it. The story here is kind of weird. We're not actually sure where the pictures

Woman Hospitalized With 'Covid-19' Was Actually Suffering a Vaping Injury


33Gizmodo / 7h
For one 32-year-old woman, the covid-19 pandemic was a red herring for lung problems so serious they landed her in the hospital twice over three months. In a recent case report, doctors detail how the woman, originally suspected of having covid-19, actually turned out to have EVALI, a rare condition linked to the use… Read more...

So Long, I Am Jumping the Shark


200+Gizmodo / 7h
Well, this is awkward. I’ve never shied away from including myself in my own stories, but it’s not often that I am my own story. I guess now’s as good a time as any to get real, as I say goodbye to the place I’ve long called home. Read more...

How to Lock Incognito Tabs with Face ID in Chrome for iPhone


How-To Geek / 7h
The Incognito mode in Google Chrome is quite helpful for private browsing. But what if you leave your iPhone unlocked? Chrome for iPhone’s new feature locks the Incognito tabs with Face ID so that others can’t check what sites you visit. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

LG's New Wireless Earbuds Work With Non-Bluetooth Devices, Including the Switch


500+How-To Geek / 7h
Why doesn’t the Nintendo Switch work with Bluetooth earbuds? It’s a question that has haunted gamers everywhere, and while you could buy a $25 dongle to fix the problem, LG just introduced a better option. Its new TONE Free FP9 earbuds’ charging case doubles as a Bluetooth dongle, and it can conveniently add Bluetooth capabilities to any non-Bluetooth device. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

iPad Air 4 drops to lowest price ever at Amazon


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The iPad Air 4 has just hit its lowest price ever with an excellent $100 discount in Amazon's iPad deals.

Tesla Model X vs Tesla Model Y: which Tesla SUV should you buy?


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Tesla has taken on the booming SUV market very nicely with a brace of contenders in the shape of the Model X and Model Y.

Dev Patel dazzles in David Lowery's captivating 'The Green Knight'


200+Mashable / 7h
I do not know at what point The Green Knight won me over. David Lowery's feature film, which adapted from the Arthurian story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , is exceedingly slow and often so bizarre it defies description. It's also some of the most magnificent and breathtaking cinema in recent history — par for the course for Lowery, who wrote and directed 2017's A Ghost Story. The Green Knight

The Messy Truth About Kids’ Screen Time


100+NYT > Technology / 7h
Absolute rules about children and technology don’t help, says a child development expert.


'Apex Legends' Emergence trailer shows off new playable character Seer


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Engadget / 7h
As promised, Respawn Entertainment has shared a gameplay trailer showing off some of the more significant changes coming to Apex Legends as part of its upcoming Emergence season , which is slated to get underway on August 3rd. Right off the bat, we’re treated to a look at the new version of World’s Edge . Respawn has tweaked the battleground to add a molten lava fissure that runs through the cent

Preliminary Research Explains Why the Delta Variant Is So Dangerous


Futurism / 7h
A team of Chinese scientists says that it’s uncovered the delta variant’s secret weapon. Right when things started to look like the COVID-19 pandemic was in its final act — at least in countries with access to vaccines — the delta variant reared its ugly head and started a new surge. Experts have known for a while that the delta variant is more infectious than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 th

iPhone 13 isn’t it: You won’t wait for a full screen


SlashGear / 8h
The new 2021 iPhone might be called iPhone 13, but it won’t have a full body display like you’ll see in this feature. The imagery here comes from a video – also appearing below – from a concept creator. This imagery shows what very well might be sort of similar to the eventual full-coverage touchscreen machine that is the dream … Continue reading

Not A Whine: Emirates’ Unbelievable Wines


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With most airlines having greatly cut back their inflight service, I think it’s worth recognizing one airline for its soft product investment. Emirates’ unparalleled wine investment In 2014, Emirates Airline announced that it would invest $500 million in its wine program . While there are several top airlines offering exceptional wine in premium cabins (in particular, champagne in first class), E

Playdate pre-orders, price, features and season one games


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The Playdate is a novel handheld console featuring a Game Boy-esque monochrome screen as well as modern touches like Wi-Fi connectivity.

How to switch to Amazon Alexa’s new Echo voice


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SlashGear / 8h
Amazon’s Alexa has a new voice option, and if you’ve wanted something new in your conversations, switching to a different sounding assistant could do the trick. The company quietly rolled out the new Alexa voice earlier this month, and changing over is straightforward. In fact, you can do it by voice if you prefer. Saying “Alexa, change your voice” to … Continue reading

As China shakes up regulations, tech companies suffer


56TechCrunch / 8h
The Exchange spent a little time on Friday ruminating on the impact of then-rumored regulation in China targeting its edtech sector. News that the Chinese government intended to crack down further on the education technology market hit shares of public, China-based edtech companies. It was a mess. Then over the weekend, the rumors became reality, and the impact is still being felt today in the gl

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lesterpubliclibrary : Monarch Morning by Lester Public Library Via Flickr: Lester Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin

You'll Probably Have to Wait Until 2022 for the Big iMac


Gizmodo / 8h
A redesigned big iMac is reportedly in the works , but if you want one, it looks like you’ll have to wait until 2022. The all-in-one isn’t expected to make an appearance this fall due to delays, and possibly because Apple doesn’t want to detract from the redesigned “M1X” MacBook Pros. Read more...

Why every robot needs a spiffy hat


Engadget / 8h
First developed more than 100,000 years ago, clothing is one of humanity’s earliest — and most culturally significant — inventions, providing wearers not just protection from the environment and elements but also signifying social status, membership in a community and their role within that group. As robots increasingly move out of labs, off of factory floors and into our everyday lives, a simila

Not Satisfied With Screwing Up This Mortal Coil, Facebook Wants Meaningful Engagement With God


50Gizmodo / 8h
Facebook is trying to commune with God, but definitely not in a Tower of Babel way or anything. Read more...

How to Finally Look Better on Video Calls Using an iPad Pro


Lifehacker / 8h
Though it feels like we’ve been Zooming and FaceTiming and using Google Hangouts for an eternity, most of us have still not figured out how to look good on a video call. Luckily, a new feature on iPad Pro called Center Stage has launched, and without much effort, it can make you look just a little bit better on camera. Read more...

How to Create YouTube Shorts


How-To Geek / 8h
YouTube “Shorts” are the video service’s answer to the massive popularity of TikTok. These aptly named short-form videos are easy to record and meant to be viewed on mobile. Here’s how to create them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to delete your TikTok account


Mashable / 8h
So it's come to this. "This" being the end of the line for your TikTok account. It's time to delete it. We get it, though. After dozens upon dozens of "everything is cake" videos, you gotta say "enough's enough" and pack it up. Even the Very Online people have limits. Or maybe you're worried at how an app with an extremely unique algorithm is collecting a whole bunch of data on you. What are they

8fit blends workouts, meal planning, and meditation into one app


Mashable / 8h
The older I get, the more it seems to make sense to treat health and fitness as a sustainable lifestyle journey rather than a rigid regimen for the sole purpose of hitting goals. The body positivity and self-care movements are trendier than ever, undoubtedly due to the fact that a large portion of society has become largely aware of just how unsustainable (and sometimes downright dangerous) dieti

A last resort: Reviewing Maui’s brand-new AC Hotel by Marriott Wailea


100+The Points Guy / 8h
I love that new hotel smell. Factory-fresh furniture, flawless finishes, a mattress that only dozens of other people have slept on. There are certainly advantages to staying at a brand-new property, but, as quickly became evident on my recent trip to Maui, a handful of downsides, too. After an excellent stay at Hyatt’s Hana-Maui Resort , I drove across the island to check out the AC Hotel by Marr

American’s CEO Frustrated With Abusive Customers, “I Don’t Have The Answer”


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American Airlines CEO knows that the federal mask mandate – which he lobbied for – is causing most of the problems on airplanes today. American won’t service alcohol in coach until September 13th when the mask mandate expires. But he’s frustrated. He doesn’t know what else to know. So the airline is trying to stop ‘to go’ sales of alcohol in airports and trying to get more abusive customers prose

Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe


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Embedded finance — the process by which some of the more complicated, but also commoditized, aspects of financial services are built and wrapped in an API for anyone else to implement in their own products for end users — has become a huge cornerstone of how fintech is built today. Now, one of the earlier and bigger movers in the space is announcing a major round of growth funding to build out it

A Surface Duo 2 Leak Suggests it Will Fix The Original's Biggest Problems


62How-To Geek / 8h
Newly-leaked images of Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Duo 2, expected to release this September or October, show that the phone may fix its predecessor’s biggest flaws. And we’re not just talking about the camera—this looks like the Surface Duo that Microsoft should’ve shipped last year. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The Station: Rivian adds to its EV war chest, Sec. Buttigieg is coming to Disrupt, Argo preps to launch with Lyft


23TechCrunch / 8h
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Sunday in your inbox . Hello friends and readers. Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Hey so maybe y’all missed it, but we shared some exciting news this week. Trans


Early bird savings on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 end this week


23TechCrunch / 8h
Tick tock, early-stage startup fans: If you plan to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23), time is running out to score a pass to the world’s leading conference dedicated to tech startups — for less than $100. The early bird sale ends this week, so buy your pass here before the deal expires on July 30 at 11:59 pm (PT) . And if you’re part of the tech startup ecosystem — or aspire to be

Queenly’s marketplace for formalwear gets millions in round led by A16z


24TechCrunch / 8h
Queenly , a resale marketplace for formalwear, announced on Friday that it has grown its seed round to $6.3 million in a financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Connie Chan. The financing event brings Queenly’s total venture raised to date at $7.1 million. Queenly sees itself as a “StockX” for formalwear, but has its own hold on the resale market for luxury goods. The startup gets consumers

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Review


SlashGear / 8h
It’s probably fair to say that Toyota put hybrids on the map. The Prius defined the category, came to resemble every stereotype of a “green” car (and, for that matter, of your next Uber or Lyft), and for many has been a first taste of electrification. What’s odd, then, is that it’s taken until now – and the 2021 Toyota … Continue reading

Want an Android phone with MagSafe? Realme might have what you need


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Realme has teased a new Android phone, and a leak suggests it's got a MagSafe-like feature.

Lake Powell, Second-Largest Reservoir in U.S., Hits Record Low as Megadrought Worsens


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Amid the West’s dire megadrought , there’s more bad news on the water front. Lake Powell , a crucial reservoir on the Colorado River, has now hit its lowest level on record since the reservoir was first filled in the late 1960s. Read more...

Turn your backyard into a spa with these inflatable hot tubs on sale


Mashable / 8h
Spruce up your backyard with one of these inflatable hot tubs on sale as of July 26: OUR TOP PICK: Coleman 90455 SaluSpa Miami Four Person Portable Inflatable Hot Tub — Save $78 BEST BUDGET SIX-PERSON TUB: Bestway 54185E SaluSpa Milan Airjet Plus Portable Inflatable Six Person Hot Tub — Save $180 BEST UPGRADE PICK: Intex PureSpa Greywood Deluxe Outdoor Inflatable Six Person Hot Tub — Save $50 You

Pokemon Masters EX gets a massive update with wild new Sync Pairs


SlashGear / 8h
Today we’re looking at the newest update to Pokemon Masters EX with details delivered to users by the Producers of the game. Yu Sasaki and Tetsuya Iguchi delivered a message in “Vol. 23” of their game’s update series, ready for Late July 2021 – for starters. This series of updates has tidbits from late July (now) until late August, 2021. … Continue reading

With this Halo Infinite first beta test news, I’m finally getting excited


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SlashGear / 8h
Halo Infinite is unquestionably the biggest Xbox Series X title on the horizon, but before it launches later this year, the folks at 343 Industries want to put it through its paces. The company plans to test the game ahead of launch, with the first of these tests coming up quickly. 343 Industries is calling this upcoming test a “technical … Continue reading

I'm 'Listen Like You Mean It' Author Ximena Vengoechea, and This Is How I Work


Lifehacker / 8h
Ximena Vengoechea has done a lot of listening. Keeping her ears and mind attuned to the needs of others is something of a calling for her not only in her work as a user researcher at some of the biggest names in the technology industry, but as a person navigating the constant stimuli of modern life. Her book Listen … Read more...

Howard the Duck Was Such a Mess, Robin Williams Had to Quit


100+Gizmodo / 8h
Director Willard Huyck’s 1986 film Howard the Duck has since gone on to become beloved for all of its raunchy weirdness. But when the movie—based on the Marvel Comics character—was first coming into shape back in the ‘80s at Lucasfilm , many of the people involved almost immediately had concerns about whether it would… Read more...

Russian Pirs Module Successfully Detaches From ISS to Make Room for Incoming Nauka


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The Russian segment of the International Space Station is now ready to receive the Nauka module, following the successful removal of the Pirs docking station and Progress spacecraft. Read more...

Black Frontier Passenger Accused Of Trafficking Her White Sister


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A few weeks ago I wrote about how a Delta passenger was accused of trafficking his special needs daughter . Well, now a Frontier passenger has been accused of trafficking her sister. Frontier Airlines trafficking incident Last Tuesday (July 20, 2021) a woman was traveling with her sister on Frontier Airlines from Denver to Dallas. 21-year-old Lakeyjanay Bailey (who is Black) was traveling with he

'Death Stranding' has sold five million copies since launch


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Engadget / 9h
Whatever you think of Death Stranding as a game, it was apparently a commercial success. Kojima Productions publishing head Jay Boor told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview that the sci-fi courier game has sold five million copies across PS4 and PC. That's not as strong as Metal Gear Solid V , which moved six million copies in just the first few months after its September 2015 debut. However, Deat

Galileo Project takes hunt for alien life mainstream


SlashGear / 9h
A new project to hunt down evidence of alien life in the universe has been announced, with the Galileo Project seeing Harvard lead a group of scientists determined to figure out whether or not we’re alone in space. Combining ground telescopes, AI, and more, the research will focus on physical examples of alien intelligence, rather than electromagnetic signals from distant … Continue reading

8K TVs have basically tripled in number this year


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
8K TVs are proliferating like never before, with over 70 8K screens now having been certified by the 8K Association.

Bezos offers billions in incentives for NASA’s lunar lander contract


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Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Blue Origin, is offering to knock up to $2 billion off the cost of developing a lunar lander and to self-fund a pathfinder mission in exchange for a NASA contract. The specific contract in question relates to developing a lunar lander for the Human Landing System program, which aims to return humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo days. NASA

Box unwraps its answer to the $3.8B e-signature market: Box Sign


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Box released its new native e-signature product Box Sign on Monday, providing e-signature capability and unlimited signatures as part of Box’s business and enterprise plans at no additional cost. The launch comes five months after the Redwood City, California-based company agreed to acquire e-signature startup SignRequest for $55 million. Box CEO Aaron Levie told TechCrunch the company is already

Leaked Surface Duo 2 Pics Show a Less Elegant Design but Hint at an Improved Camera


Gizmodo / 9h
Last year’s Surface Duo was a bold attempt by Microsoft to spearhead a new type of mobile device, but like a lot of first-gen products, it didn’t quite hit the mark. But now a second model appears to be on the way and new leaked pics depict a device that trades out some sleekness for a more capable design. Read more...

How to create a private session on Spotify


Mashable / 9h
It's exhausting to have to perform for your Spotify followers all the time. Take a break and listen to all your guilty pleasures in a private session. By default what you're listening to on Spotify is broadcasted to all your followers under friend activity on desktop — it's that scrolling column on the right side of the app. Personally, Spotify is my favorite form of social media because wow, you

So your kid needs a laptop — here are the best options


Mashable / 9h
The learning experience is fundamentally different for kids now than it was even for today's 20-somethings — especially for elementary and middle schools. A lot of that change can be attributed to laptops. The Covid-induced school closures that spanned 2020 cemented the cruciality of a kid having easy access to a laptop at home. Both teachers and parents were forced to make online learning work —


Mars helicopter zooms past its first mile marker during 10th flight


99Mashable / 9h
After 10 successful flights on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has now covered more than a mile in the Martian air. Ingenuity's 10th flight on Saturday saw the four-pound drone scouting over an area of scientific interest called the Raised Ridges , covering a distance of about 310 feet in a little under three minutes. Along with hitting a record-setting altitude of 40 feet, the helicopter clock

Over-60s with only virtual contact 'more lonely'


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UK-US research finds old people who used only telephone and online communication were more lonely.

Priority Pass continues to single-handedly offset my credit card annual fee with this overlooked benefit


100+The Points Guy / 9h
I cannot recall the last time I paid for a meal at the airport. If I’m flying, my travel buddies and I are almost certainly eating for (practically) free. Free food is doubly important at the airport, where restaurant menu prices are insulting. With an appetizer and a mixed drink, you could be staring at a $70 check after tip. Priority Pass airport lounge membership solves the overpriced food cri

Amazon Prime Video US is now streaming one of the best cult TV shows ever


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Need something to watch on Prime Video in the US? Check out Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which offers six episodes of horror-flavored belly laughs.

Groceries, babies, picnics – Raleigh's new cargo e-bikes can carry them all


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Raleigh has launched two new electric bikes with enough cargo space to replace your second car – possibly.

Virgin Media O2 uses Ericsson cloud core for 5G SA


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
SA 5G will deliver guaranteed speeds and ultra low latency.

How to Tell If Your Pillow Is Dead


Lifehacker / 9h
Getting a restful night’s sleep depends on several factors—and the pillow itself is a biggie. Pillows provide support for the alignment of your spine , and they are a necessary factor in one’s slumber comfort. The thickness and firmness of the pillow you need or prefer will very from person to person, but any pillow… Read more...

Sean Gallagher and an AI expert break down our crazy machine-learning adventure


Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge We've spent the past few weeks burning copious amounts of AWS compute time trying to invent an algorithm to parse Ars' front-page story headlines to predict which ones will win an A/B test—and we learned a lot. One of the lessons is that we—and by "we," I mainly mean "me," since this odyssey was more or less my idea—should probably have picked a less, shall we say, ambitious project for o

Researcher Stands by Prediction of 2040 Civilization Collapse


4KFuturism / 9h
Right on Track Earlier this month, sustainability researcher Gaya Herrington made headlines when she examined claims from a 1972 MIT study predicting the end of civilization — and found that we’re indeed on track for a collapse around the year 2040. Now, she’s standing by her grim forecast. The moral of the story, Herrington told The Guardian , is that business as usual — an approach that’s worse

How to Apply Strikethrough to Text in Google Docs


How-To Geek / 9h
Strikethrough is an important formatting option that draws a line through selected text instead of deleting it. It’s often used during the editorial process or when collaborating on a document. Here’s how to use it in Google Docs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 gets the S Pen in combo leak


SlashGear / 9h
This week we’re dropping in hot with a leak of the next-generation Samsung foldable device Galaxy Z Fold 3. This device will extend the powers of the previous pair of devices with foldable display in Samsung’s expanding collection, unfolding the long way – like a hot dog bun. This newest version of the device appears to be rolling with the … Continue reading

5 portable power stations on sale for your emergency preparedness kit


Mashable / 9h
As part of your disaster preparedness plan, it doesn't hurt to have a backup power station. These five options — including indoor and outdoor models, solar-powered batteries, and more — are on sale as of July 26. HomePower ONE: Backup Battery Power Station With 1,002Wh of power, this backup battery station can provide up to seven days of power supply on a single charge. You can recharge it from y

Take summer movie nights up a notch with an outdoor projector


Mashable / 9h
Save $124: Grab the Anker Nebula Solar Portable 1080p projector on sale for $475.99 at Amazon. As summer winds down, you'll probably want to spend as much time as you can outdoors before the colder weather starts to creep back in. An outdoor projector is a fun way to chill outside without having to do anything too active or sweaty. The Anker Nebula Solar Portable projector has a three-hour batter

Your Iced Coffee Needs Some Citrus Soda


53Lifehacker / 9h
This is the time of summer when the heat can go from barely tolerable to unbearably hot, with no respite to be found. Although most of my regular food and drinks can be swapped out for lighter, more summer-appropriate options, my daily coffee presents a quandary. Read more...

SDCC 2021: Gen: Lock's Season 2 Tease Hints at the Mecha Mayhem to Come


52Gizmodo / 9h
San Diego Comic-Con @ Home 2021 played host to Gen:Lock last night, where host Karama Horne spoke to Michael B. Jordan and Dakota Fanning, and showrunner/head writer Dan Dominguez, to discuss what’s next for the Rooster Teeth animated series and future projects. Read more...

Samsung’s vast The Wall TV lines this virtual studio and I want to live in it


SlashGear / 9h
Samsung’s The Wall may be impressive in a “huge TV” way, but the display-maker is taking things to a whole new level by using a vast, seamless screen as the backdrop to a new TV and movie studio. The Wall relies on modular Micro LED panels, which can be slotted together to make much bigger screens, or – as in … Continue reading

Get a $20 Costco Shop Card when you sign up for a yearly membership


Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Get a $20 Costco Shop Card with the purchase of a new, one-year membership (until Aug. 1). There's no better time than right now to focus on your personal wellness. It's the hottest trend of the last few years and we don't see it going away anytime soon. Whether you’re increasing your daily water intake, seeking your inner zen, or enjoying time in the great outdoors with friends, Costco ha

What do developers want and need from secure coding training?


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Security is increasingly becoming integrated into software development initiatives. What do developers actually want, and need, from secure coding training?

Bitcoin Price Suddenly Shoots Up


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1KFuturism / 10h
Bitcoin’s Back Is Bitcoin’s slide into oblivion finally over? The cryptocurrency’s value shot up above $39,000 last night, according to CoinDesk — a jump of almost 12 percent within the last 24 hours, and just the latest tailspin of drama for the unpredictable digital money. Fueling Bitcoin’s rise from the dead was speculation that Amazon is getting into the crypto space, CNBC reports . News emer


How one founder aims to make money management a multiplayer game


25TechCrunch / 10h
Aditi Shekar’s path to entrepreneurship was a very intentional one, and while it wasn’t quite a childhood dream, it was the real-world version of the goals she did have as a kid. Fast forward to today, and Aditi’s company Zeta is on a rocket ship ride in fintech, having recently jumped from being a money management and virtual adviser app for couples, to an actual financial solutions provider bui

How to Deal With a Work Bully


52Lifehacker / 10h
Do you have a work bully? Don’t be embarrassed if you do. Unnecessarily mean and aggressive peers are typically associated with high school, but don’t fool yourself: There are cruel adults out there, too, and you could easily end up working with one. Read more...

Sony finally reveals launch event for delayed vlogging camera


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Sony has revealed a new launch date for its long-awaited, postponed vlogging camera. What can we expect to see?

The new TCL 6-Series is the cheapest 8K TV out there – but not as cheap as we’d hoped


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
TCL has finally announced the pricing of its 2021 6-Series 8K TVs, but if you thought we’d finally get a sub-$1,000 8K TV… well, we’ve got bad news.

TPG reader credit card question: If I’m an authorized user on a Chase Sapphire card, can I still open the Chase Sapphire Preferred?


The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This article is part of a column to answer your toughest credit card questions. If you would like to ask us a question, tweet us at @thepointsguy, message us on Facebook or email us at info@thepointsguy.com . Attention anyone who’s blissfully unaware of major card news: The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card now comes with an all-time-high 100,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 on p

Take your interest in photography to the next level with this course bundle


Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Take pro-quality photos for your social media, website, blog, and more with the 2021 Ultimate Learn to Become a Photographer bundle . As of July 26, get the 13-course package for only $29.99, a total savings of 98%. If you want to take your photography to the next level, this 13-course bundle will break down what you need to know. The 2021 Ultimate Learn to Become a Photographer bundle beg

Apple's iPhone 14 Pro might come with a titanium body


66Mashable / 10h
Next year, some iPhone models might get sturdier than ever before. According to a report by JP Morgan Chase (via MacRumors ), Apple plans to equip the Pro models in its iPhone 14 series of devices — likely coming next year — with a titanium alloy chassis. This would be a first for the iPhone; previously Apple used aluminum and stainless steel for the iPhone. Titanium is harder and more resistant

Free Hyatt Mid-Tier Elite Status And Fast Track To Globalist Open To Everyone


View from the Wing / 10h
It turns out though that anyone can register for free Hyatt status and a fast track, and the broader offer is even better because instead of free 90 days of status, the free Explorist mid-tier status lasts through end of 2021 whether you stay enough with Hyatt to keep status or not. What's more, instead of having just 90 days to stay enough to keep status you've got until the end of the year so i

Surface Duo 2 camera leak suggests Microsoft wised up


SlashGear / 10h
We’ve been hearing about the Surface Duo 2 here and there throughout the first half of the year. We haven’t heard much, but rumors have claimed that the Surface Duo 2 will be arriving sometime this fall, potentially with better hardware than its predecessor and with 5G support to boot. Now we’re actually seeing the device in the flesh, thanks … Continue reading

How to Turn Off Transparency in Windows 11


How-To Geek / 10h
Windows 11 includes fancy new transparency effects in its windows, taskbar, and some menus. If you don’t like them, it’s easy to disable translucent interface elements in Windows 11 with the flip of a switch. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Amazon Bitcoin rumor sends crypto soaring


SlashGear / 10h
Amazon is working on accepting Bitcoin payments and could even create its own token, according to a new leak, though it’s unclear just how eager the world’s biggest retailer is to wade into the volatile world of crypto. Though it may have cornered the market in online sales, Amazon’s taste for currency currently skews old-school. Indeed, it would prefer you … Continue reading

Hackers have found yet another way to attack Kubernetes clusters


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
There are hundreds of misconfigured Argo Workflows instances, and attackers have started abusing them.

What's the Hardest Olympic Sport?


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28Gizmodo / 10h
Let’s stipulate, first, that no Olympic sport is easy . Relaxing, kicking back, lounging around—these are not activities that will lead you to the Olympic Village. If I was an Olympian, I’d probably take issue with some physically deteriorated internet writer telling me that softball’s a relative breeze. Which is fair.… Read more...

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 leak hints at a massive camera upgrade


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Engadget / 10h
Microsoft's Surface Duo drew flak for delivering outdated specs at top-tier prices (among other missteps), but that might not be true for the sequel. Windows Central has shared a Tech Rat leak purporting to show images of the Surface Duo 2, and they suggest Microsoft is dragging its dual-screen Android phone into the modern era. Most notably, there's a conspicuous rear camera bump with three sens

Ensure You'll Be Approved for a Credit Limit Increase Before You Apply


Lifehacker / 10h
There’s a bit of a Catch 22 when it comes to applying for a credit card limit increase: A higher limit can boost your credit score, but asking for an increase can also hurt your credit score, temporarily. And if the lender rejects your request? You just dinged your credit score for no reason—which can be literally the… Read more...

Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon Star Teases What Fans Can Expect From the Prequel


43Gizmodo / 10h
Greg Nicotero gives an unsurprising update on Todd McFarlane ’s Spawn reboot. John Carpenter seems to be testing the waters for more of Snake Plissken ’s story. New looks at The Suicide Squad and The Green Knight plus a fresh look at Titans . Spoilers away! Read more...

Equity Monday: China boosts pressure on its tech sector as Duolingo’s IPO looks to raise a few more bucks


41TechCrunch / 10h
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. You can follow the show on Twitter here and me h

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop, Lenovo Tab P11 launched in India


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop has been launched in India with a Ryzen 5000 series CPU and Nvidia 30 series GPU while the Lenovo Tab P11 has been launched with Snapdragon 662, 11-inch display.

Lamborghini's plug-in hybrid Aventador successor won't lose its iconic V12 sound


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A new electric future for Lamborghini is on the horizon, but it's not going to lose its famous sound.

Spotify adds an attention-grabbing ‘What’s New’ feed to addict users to its app


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Spotify is taking a cue from social networks like Facebook, which deliver a constant stream of notifications under a “bell” icon in the mobile app to keep users engaged with the latest content. This morning, Spotify introduced what it’s calling the “What’s New” feed, which will deliver an ongoing series of updates to mobile app users focused on new releases. According to the company, the What’s N


SoftBank-backed Embark Veterinary valued at $700M after $75M Series B


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70TechCrunch / 10h
Now that you have that COVID dog, Embark Veterinary wants to help him or her be in your life for a long time by offering DNA testing with the goal of curbing preventable diseases and increasing the lifespan of dogs by three years within the next decade. The Boston-based dog genetics company raised $75 million in Series B funding in what the company is calling “the biggest Series B for a pet start

Mark Cuban-backed Eterneva raises $10M to turn your loved one’s ashes into diamonds


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100+TechCrunch / 10h
The loss of a loved one is perhaps one of the most traumatic things a person can experience. When it comes to memorializing someone after their death, most people think of planning funerals and/or picking out caskets or tombstones. And those things are typically done with the help of a funeral home. Enter Austin-based Eterneva , which is building a rare direct-to-consumer brand in the end-of life

Sila banks $13M to offer single API for developing financial products, services


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36TechCrunch / 10h
Sila announced Monday it raised $13 million in Series A funding for its banking and payment platform that gives software teams tools to build the next generation of financial products and services. Revolution Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investors Madrona Venture Group, Oregon Venture Fund and Mucker Capital, as well as Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus. The funding brings the

Mac Face ID prediction suggests patience will be required


SlashGear / 10h
Apple’s Face ID may have been logging us into iPhone and iPad for several years now, but the facial recognition tech looks set to finally be coming to Mac too. While recent Mac models have been able to unlock either with a nearby Apple Watch or using a Touch ID sensor, an equivalent to Microsoft’s Windows Hello is predicted to … Continue reading

Six acquisitions for Byju's in 2021 so far - Great Learning and Toppr in its kitty now


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Byju’s is expected to come up with $600 million for acquiring Great Learning and $150 million for Toppr. Byju’s has expended more than $2.2 billion in 2021 for its various buyouts.

Even Sega thinks the new Sonic game was announced too fast


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka admitted that the announcement of the new Sonic title could have been a little premature.

Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit' is on sale for $75 right now


Engadget / 11h
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a good way to spice up your regular racing competitions. It brings the virtual-racing action into the real world with tiny karts that zoom around your home on tracks you create yourself. A single set is fairly expensive at $100 — especially considering you need a Nintendo Switch to use it at all — but now you can grab either than Mario or Luigi set from Amazon for

Guess who’s back to work Cover from our Historical Sheet Music collection, “Back to...


Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
Guess who’s back to work Cover from our Historical Sheet Music collection, “Back to Work,” Music and lyrics by Harold J. Rome. Mills Music Inc., New York, 1939.

This Windows 10 update is breaking printers


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Microsoft directs blames towards non-compliant devices.

Vineyards set to go high tech with smart systems


BBC News - Technology / 11h
Changing climate conditions and water shortages see some Australian wine growers turn to technology.

Confirmed: US Won’t Lift Travel Bans (For Now)


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200+One Mile at a Time / 11h
A bit over a week ago, President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and during a press conference he was asked about US-imposed travel bans being lifted. For context, the United States has a variety of travel bans preventing non-Americans from entering the country if they’ve been in certain foreign countries in the past 14 days. Currently there are travel bans against Brazil , Ch

Legend Automobiles Turbo 3 is a Renault 5 restomod with a twist


SlashGear / 11h
Los Angeles-based Legend Automobiles has unveiled the Turbo 3. If the vintage-inspired shape looks familiar, it’s because the Turbo 3 harks back to the iconic Renault 5 Turbo rally machine. The restomod is the brainchild of Legend Automobiles co-founder Alan Derosier to create a more desirable version of Renault’s legendary rally machine. “Every single detail has been refined, updated, or … Conti

LG’s New Wireless Earbuds Debut a Clever Feature to Keep Your Calls Private


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Gizmodo / 11h
If you like to hold the inline mic on your wired headphones close to your mouth during calls to ensure you could be easily heard without shouting, LG’s updated Tone Free wireless earbuds now offer similar functionality to help keep your conversations private in public. Read more...

Spotify will now notify you of new releases from your favorite artists


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Engadget / 11h
Spotify is introducing a feature to notify people when their favorite artists and podcast producers have a new release to check out. Taking the form of a bell icon you’ll find at the top of the app’s home interface, the What’s New panel collects new releases from bands, musicians and shows you follow on the platform. Spotify says the feature will update in real-time, with a blue dot overlaid on t

Novation Circuit Rhythm review: A modern sampler inspired by a classic


Engadget / 11h
The original Circuit groovebox developed something of a cult following thanks in large part to Novation’s relentless updates. So it was no surprise that the company decided to give it a proper sequel earlier this year. What was a surprise, though, was that along with the Circuit Tracks , Novation also announced the Circuit Rhythm , an entirely sample-based instrument. The Rhythm combines the simp

How to Turn Off Mouse Acceleration on Windows 10


How-To Geek / 11h
If your cursor keeps overshooting your target on your Windows 10 desktop, the culprit might be a feature known as mouse acceleration. Disabling it might increase your pointer accuracy, letting you land right on point every time. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

5 luxury lines that’ll make you rethink everything you thought you knew about cruising


27The Points Guy / 11h
Like fine European hotels or the fanciest boutique properties, ships of the most luxurious cruise lines are designed to appeal to people who seek, and can afford, an elegant style of travel. Champagne flows. You may snack on caviar. Exquisite cuisine is prepared a la minute and accompanied by pours of fine wines. Hangout spots indoors and out are wonderfully intimate (with no mass-market anything

Switch effortlessly from studying to gaming with the right tech for college life


Mashable / 11h
Getting your head around a new semester is all about using your time and resources wisely. Cutting-edge gaming tech can power your downtime at school, but it can also help you speed through your classwork. To find that perfect balance, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series laptops are powerhouses for keeping up with intense games, handling demanding school apps, and creating content. To make your gaming s

Put Mayo on Both Pieces of Bread, You Weirdos


200+Lifehacker / 11h
Most people are shy about mayonnaise, but not me. I’m loud, if not downright obnoxious about it. It’s no secret that I am very white (and sort of Southern), and my enthusiasm for the pale complected, emulsified condiment comes to me quite naturally. (We match!) I have many mayo hacks , but the first, original mayo hack… Read more...

Everything Coming to Netflix the Week of July 26, 2021


37How-To Geek / 11h
Netflix fans are about to have a very good week—they’re not only getting the usual end-of-the-month flood but a pile of fun new Netflix original content, too. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›


As Cyberattacks Surge, Security Start-Ups Reap the Rewards


69NYT > Technology / 11h
Investors have poured $12.2 billion into cybersecurity companies so far this year, nearly $2 billion more than the total for all of 2020.

You'll Get Fewer Video Call Invites After You Show Up Using a Game Boy Camera as Your Webcam


100+Gizmodo / 11h
Remember that time your parents asked you to mow the lawn and you did such a terrible job they never asked you again? The same approach can work with coworkers or friends inviting you to endless video calls when you show up as a low-resolution, grainy, black and white video stream courtesy of the Game Boy Camera . Read more...

The best Apple AirTag accessories you can buy


Engadget / 11h
Apple lovers who constantly lose their keys got a new way to keep track of them with the launch of AirTags. But despite how easy they are to set up , Apple’s tiny Bluetooth trackers have one critical flaw — no built-in keychain hole. That means anyone who buys AirTags will have to buy holders or cases to attach them to their stuff. Despite how backwards this seems, it’s a very Apple way of milkin

Amazon Bitcoin job ad boosts cryptocurrency surge


85BBC News - Technology / 11h
News Amazon is hiring a digital-currency expert has helped boost the value of Bitcoin.

This touchscreen can spot when the water’s not safe to drink


SlashGear / 11h
Touchscreens are ubiquitous devices found in all manner of objects we commonly use today, from smartphones to screens inside vehicles. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have demonstrated a new technique that shows how a typical touchscreen could identify common ionic contaminants found in soil or drinking water. The process will require a drop of liquid sample to be placed … Continue rea

NotCo gets its horn following $235M round to expand plant-based food products


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100+TechCrunch / 11h
NotCo , a food technology company making plant-based milk and meat replacements, wrapped up another funding round this year, a $235 million Series D round that gives it a $1.5 billion valuation. Tiger Global led the round and was joined by new investors, including DFJ Growth Fund, the social impact foundation, ZOMA Lab; athletes Lewis Hamilton and Roger Federer; and musician and DJ Questlove. Fol

Despite controversies and bans, facial recognition startups are flush with VC cash


37TechCrunch / 11h
If efforts by states and cities to pass privacy regulations curbing the use of facial recognition are anything to go by, you might fear the worst for the companies building the technology. But a recent influx of investor cash suggests the facial recognition startup sector is thriving, not suffering. Facial recognition is one of the most controversial and complex policy areas in play. The technolo

Spinn taps into $40M to create better coffee brewing, discovery experiences


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51TechCrunch / 11h
When you are a coffee lover, taste matters, and Spinn is brewing up some fresh funding in the way of a $20 million funding round, led by Spark Capital, to bring connected coffee to new customers through its hardware-enabled coffee marketplace. Joining Spark in the round were Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Bar 9 Ventures and existing investors. It gives the Los Angeles-based company a total of $37 million i

U.S. Won’t Lift Foreign Travel Restrictions


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27View from the Wing / 11h
The U.S. has kept its land borders with Canada and Mexico closed to non-essential traffic, even as Americans flock to vacation in Mexico in record numbers (American Airlines says they're looking for any airport they don't currently fly to with a paved runway) and even as Canada announced its re-opening to Americans and others . The U.S. has also continued to ban travelers who've been in China, Ir

French Polynesia Adds Tiered Health Fee Based On Vaccination Status


One Mile at a Time / 11h
Travelers to French Polynesia now have to pay a “health surveillance fee,” and the amount due is based on whether or not you’re vaccinated. That’s noteworthy, because I don’t believe we’ve seen anything like that before. French Polynesia’s health surveillance fee As of July 20, 2021, French Polynesia has introduced a new fee for arriving travelers. Specifically, a “health surveillance fee” has be

iPad mini 6 might borrow one of the iPad Pro (2021)'s big screen features


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Apple's upcoming small-form iPad mini sounds increasingly like the iPad Pro, and a report says it'll have the same display.

This devious Mac malware has developers in its crosshairs


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Mac malware has learnt new tricks to keep security researchers on their toes.

LG 2021 OLED TV line-up for the UAE


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
LG OLED TVs are getting a new processor along with Arabic support for voice controls

Samsung's 'The Wall' will be used to form a virtual movie studio


Samsung CJ ENM Virtual•
Engadget / 11h
The emergence of virtual productions like those popularized by Disney's The Mandalorian have given display giants a new niche for their massive screens. Sony, which boasts a movie production arm, is already using its modular crystal LEDs to provide backgrounds for shoots. Now, Samsung is getting in on the act through a new partnership with major Korean movie and TV show producer CJ ENM. The pact

New tool dramatically speeds up research into enzymes


SlashGear / 12h
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new tool they say dramatically speeds up the study of enzymes. The new tool allows thousands of very small experiments to run simultaneously on a single polymer chip. It was designed specifically to allow scientists to study enzymes faster and more comprehensively than possible in the past. Enzymes are protein molecules comprised of … Continue r

Clariti: it’s like desktop folders, but smarter


Futurism / 12h
There’s one reason that businesses use software suites from Microsoft and Google to facilitate their work: simplicity. These companies allow users to toggle between different apps for email, video chat, documents and more, which lets a workplace conduct all of its work in one place. Well, not exactly. If, for example, you’re looking to collect various documents and correspondences for a recent hi

There’s almost certainly a spy in your office - it could even be you


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
One or more of your colleagues is probably feeding information to nation state actors.

Mac users may have to wait to get one of the iPhone’s best features


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Apple’s Face ID tech may not come to Macs for a ‘couple’ of years.

Why do all the biggest websites keep falling apart?


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The chances are this will not the the last major website outage this year.

Nothing Ear 1 app goes live on Play Store revealing key features


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Ahead of the launch next week, the Nothing Ear 1 app has gone live on the Google Play Store which reveals some key features of the TWS.


Story and Street Style Converge in The World Ends With You


42Wired / 12h
The iconic action RPG introduced a world of gamers to Japanese fashion. Now with a sequel on the way, its influence has only grown.

Secretlab's Titan Evo Raises the Bar for Gaming Chairs


27Wired / 12h
One of the best gaming chairs just got better, but it's not for everyone.

Everything You'll Lose From Windows 10 When You Upgrade to Windows 11


300+Gizmodo / 12h
Windows 11 is on the way, and it’s going to bring with it a new look, new colors , and new features when it becomes available later in the year. But not everything that’s currently in Windows 10 is going to survive the upgrade. Read more...

This TPG reader has 30 million points and miles — we’re showing him how to use them


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100+The Points Guy / 12h
Many people have a bucket list of things they’d do if they won the lottery. But do you know what you’d do if you found yourself sitting on millions of points and miles? We’ve previously shared our tips on how to redeem 1 million American Express Membership Rewards points and 1 million Marriott points . However, one TPG reader has over 30 million points and miles to burn — 32,194,000 points and mi

John Oliver unpacks racial housing discrimination in America and calls for reparations


500+Mashable / 12h
John Oliver has delved into the history of race and land ownership in America in the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. It's a history that, in Oliver's words, "has many horrifying chapters pretty much from chapter one when America was 'discovered' from under other people's feet." As Oliver points out, some communities in the U.S. technically still have laws in place prohibiting the sale of hom

Fight Between Maskless Passengers On Spirit Flight Starts With A Finger Gun


25View from the Wing / 12h
Last week there was another fight on board a Spirit Airlines flight, this time from Atlanta to Newark. A flight attendant announces, "would you please have a seat and allow her to deplane, once again we're

Breakthrough tech can check body temperature using a smartphone camera


SlashGear / 12h
Restrictions due to the pandemic are easing in many states, but we all remember having our temperature checked to get into many businesses during the pandemic. The temperature checks were performed because COVID-19 was known to cause an increased temperature and often signaled an infection the person might not know they have. Researchers have developed a new technology that’s able … Continue read

How to Quickly Deploy WordPress as a Docker Container


How-To Geek / 12h
WordPress is the most popular content management system. It’s written in PHP, stores data in a MySQL database, and usually runs behind an Apache web server. These dependencies add several packages to your system and can be tricky to maintain over time. Here’s how to quickly launch a containerized WordPress install using the official Docker image. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Chrome OS download locked users out of their devices


Google One Chrome OS•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Users told to "powerwash" Chrome OS devices to fix update issue.

Tesla Autopilot system thinks the moon is a yellow light


Tesla Autopilot Moon•
SlashGear / 12h
One of the more interesting pieces of technology integrated into Tesla automobiles is the Autopilot system. Most are familiar with Tesla’s autopilot system, which allows the vehicle to operate semi-autonomously. However, the driver is expected to maintain vigilance behind the wheel as the system has been known to encounter problems. The Tesla autopilot system has been blamed for multiple accident

Singapore is looking to allow quarantine-free travel by September


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100+The Points Guy / 12h
Singapore is planning to open its borders for international tourism later this year. The country said on Monday that it’s hoping to allow a quarantine-free travel option for fully vaccinated travelers as of September 2021. By September, the government hopes that 80% of the city-state’s population will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more trave