Monday, December 27, 2021

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Fauci US Air Travel•
Dr. Anthony Fauci — Chief Medical Advisor to the President — said Monday that a vaccine requirement for passengers on domestic flights should be considered as COVID-19 cases continue to surge around the country. Notably, however, Fauci did not cite any inherent danger linked to airline travel but instead suggested that such a requirement could be used to encourage holdouts to get vaccinated. Want



Qantas A380 January•
Here’s some great news for the Airbus A380 — as noted by Executive Traveller , the Qantas super jumbo will be returning to the skies in just a couple of weeks. While the pandemic has largely been terrible news for the A380, there has been some good news in recent months, as British Airways , Qatar Airways , and Singapore Airlines , have all brought back the A380. Qantas has now pushed forward its



DuckDuckGo had a big year in 2021. As it turns out, the search engine saw massive growth despite being in a battle against Google, a brand so entrenched in the search world that people refer to searching as “Googling.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Some of the closures were precautionary; others were closed because not enough healthy employees were available.



Aviation is incredibly safe, and for every disaster there are many catastrophes that are narrowly avoided. It would appear that an Emirates Boeing 777 departing Dubai about a week ago nearly had a major incident after takeoff. Let me share what I’ve been able to piece together so far about this incident. What happened to this Emirates plane on takeoff? The flight in question is Emirates EK231 fro



Mashable / 45min
It’s a uniquely human gift to become emotionally invested in fiction. Even though we know what we’re watching on television shows isn’t real, we feel for the characters — laughing when they laugh, crying when they cry, and screaming “fuck yeah!” when they do a particularly fuck yeah–worthy thing. These are the TV moments that dropped our jaws, made us fist pump on our couches, and yes, made us ye



Sean Fanning Contributor Sean Fanning is a vice president on OpenView ’s Investment team. Before that, he led the firm’s Proactive Portfolio Management function and acted as director of corporate development, supporting the portfolio on inorganic and balance sheet related initiatives. The flow of capital in SaaS is becoming increasingly bifurcated . There are the “haves” (public companies with re



20TechCrunch / 1h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here . Hi again friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch for Monday, December 27. I continue to captain the USS Cruncherprise while Alex is out on vacation. If you’re missing his wit and wisdoms, fear not: He’ll be back next week. As I mentioned last week, the news cycle tend



For over a year, credit card companies offered a host of limited-time perks and benefits to encourage cardholders to hold on to travel rewards cards during the pandemic. While most issuers have returned back to business-as-usual benefits, a few cards continued to offer limited-time perks through the end of 2021. Well, some of these benefits are set to end at the close of this year. Here’s a look



Some of the closures were precautionary; others were closed because not enough healthy employees were available.



Batman Trailer Catwoman•
Robert Pattinson stars in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, in The Batman . Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson), aka Batman, must grapple with a taunting serial killer and his family's potential links to long-standing corruption in Gotham City in the latest trailer for The Batman . But he's still got time for some heavily flirtatio



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with current airlines and information. Airport security can be one of the most annoying parts of flying. This is especially true now that passengers are maintaining social distancing when traveling . But if you are a TSA PreCheck member, the experience can be quicker and easier with expedited security screening at more than 200 U.S. airports. And flyers i



On the morning of December 21st, Kimberly Bryant , CEO and co-founder of nonprofit organization Black Girls Code , learned that she could no longer access her work e-mail. The board of directors at the nonprofit organization, which she founded a decade ago, sent a note to her personal email notifying her that she had been “suspended indefinitely.” “Press release: So it’s 3 days before Christmas a



Fauci US Air Travel•
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been making the rounds on public affairs programs for several days talking up vaccination requirements for domestic travel. He emphasizes in each case that it makes sense for international travel to keep virus cases out of the country (but unvaccinated Americans are allowed to return, and the virus is already spreading here rapidly). Fauci then goes on to suggest that a dome



24TechCrunch / 2h
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports . App Annie says global spending across iOS and Go



Batman Trailer Catwoman•
We knew the latest Caped Crusader film starring Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman and Robert Pattinson would be more intense than the films from the ’90s - and boy, is it dark - but we weren’t 100% sure that it would live up to the legacy of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. The latest trailer for The Batman that made its debut on Warner Bros. Pictures’ YouTube page and showcases Paul Dano’s dark ne



Brussels Airlines isn’t the most well-known Star Alliance carrier — but it should be on your radar. The Lufthansa Group carrier operates a hub in Brussels (BRU) , where it flies around Europe and to Africa, the Middle East and North America. Here in the U.S., you can fly the carrier to Brussels from New York-JFK and Washington-Dulles (IAD) . The airline also offers nonstop service from Toronto (Y



Gizmodo / 3h
‘Tis the season to binge-watch all the movies you missed in 2021, as well as all the awards hopefuls crowding streamers and theaters this time of year. But if you’ve just got a few minutes to spare, we’ve got a trio of sci-fi and horror films perfect for a little bite-sized entertainment . Read more...



Update : It looks like miles from this promotion are starting to post on the SimplyMiles site (and should post to AAdvantage accounts in the coming days and weeks). Congrats to those who took advantage of this and who see the miles in their account. You can find the original post from December 17 below. (Tip of the hat to View from the Wing ) There’s a positive update regarding the SimplyMiles pr



Verizon Partners AR Vuzix•
24Engadget / 3h
It’s been a few years since we’ve heard from AR company Vuzix. In early 2019, it came out with its first pair of consumer-ready smart glasses . After staying relatively quiet over the past two years, it’s now partnering with Verizon . The two didn’t share many details about their collaboration. What they did say is that they plan to find ways to commercialize AR technology for use in sports and g



David Teten Contributor David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten . More posts by this contributor The investment manager of the future The macro trends forcing change on the investment management industry Katina Stefanova Contributor Katina Stefanova is CIO and CEO of Marto Capital , a multistrategy asset manager based in New York that creates custom



I’ve always wanted to explore the Emerald City, so when I found myself in need of an escape following a breakup, I jumped at the chance to visit. While the coffee culture, abundance of attractions and distance from home were appealing, it was my desire to visit my best friend Caroline — or Carol, as I’ll call her in this story to avoid confusion — for the first time since 2018 that drew me to Sea



2021 was the year micromobility as a concept, a solution and a way of life really started to settle in. Increased shared micromobility and COVID-ridden public transit helped make small electric vehicles mainstream enough for people to wrap their heads around purchasing their own. Consequently, 2021 was the year of the e-bike, with a growth rate in sales of 240% over the 12 months leading up to Ju




Jupiter Tiger Global•
Industry veteran Jitendra Gupta’s consumer-focused neobank Jupiter has raised about $86 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore-based startup gears up to offer its customers lending and wealth management services. Tiger Global, QED and Sequoia Capital India co-led the two-year-old startup’s Series C round, Gupta told TechCrunch in an interview. The new round values the startup at $711 m



JacZia/Shutterstock Seat belts have proven to be an irreplaceable safety feature in vehicles. As per data from 2017 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 47 percent of the lives lost in motor vehicle accidents could have been saved if the driver and/or the passengers were wearing seat belts. There is no dismissing the life-saving ability of seat belts, but … Continue read



According to PitchBook data, faith-based, mostly Christian, apps attracted $175.3 million in venture funding this year through mid-December, more than tripling the $48.5 million they attracted from VCs last year. It’s a far cry from the meager $6.1 million they attracted in 2016. We talked with one of the startups that raised a big round — Glorify — earlier this month when it landed $40 million i



Earn and burn: That’s been my mantra ever since I started seriously learning about points and miles a decade ago. Over the years, I’ve seen how often devaluations and restructurings come around. Very rarely do program changes work in the traveler’s favor. Even when prices stay the same, there’s still no use in hoarding miles. They’re meant to be redeemed for travel — that’s why I’ve worked so har



58Engadget / 4h
A new entrant to the true wireless headphone space you say? Sure, that might be a fairly common occurrence these days, but this one – Grell Audio – comes with some pretty strong heritage. Its founder, Axel Grell, is well known in the headphone industry for his extensive work at Sennheiser on some of the company’s most prestigious products. The TWS/1 is his first solo product under the Grell brand



Gizmodo / 4h
Horror and anthologies go together like peanut butter and chocolate, knives and showers , zombies and shopping malls . While sometimes it’s worth it to commit to a single story over the course of a two-hour movie , it can also be just as scary (and just as entertaining) to watch a film that’s chopped its narrative into… Read more...



Calculating the median is useful in many cases. With its MEDIAN function, Microsoft Excel makes it easy to find the median for any odd or even set of numbers. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Samsung may rule the world of foldables right now, but it looked like Motorola was a real contender for a brief moment. Its Razr foldable hit all the right nostalgic notes and not much else. Now it seems like a sequel is on the way to hopefully right what once went wrong. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The new “Matrix” film released this holiday season is a bit of a disaster, but while it falls down on action, characters, pacing, visuals and most other measures, it succeeds on a surprising one: having something cogent to say about our relationship with technology. (“The Matrix: Resurrection” spoilers ahead, but really … it kind of came out spoiled.) The original “Matrix” ‘s premise that the wor



Congratulations to everyone who got in on this deal. It's hard to overstate just how incredible this offer was. And kudos to American Airlines and Mastercard for honoring the offer made to customers even if it might have been considered "too good to be true." Continue reading ...



FINAL FANTASY XVI Yoshida•
While Square Enix originally had plans to debut new PS5 footage for Final Fantasy 16 by the end of 2021, it’s now looking at the middle of next year, instead. According to the game’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, it’s all because Covid messed up the team’s communication and work practices. "When we last spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy XVI sometime later in 2021," Yoshi



Batman Trailer Catwoman•
59Mashable / 5h
While plot details for The Batman are still few and far between, each trailer gives us a few more clues about what we can expect. The latest trailer for The Batman focuses mainly on Batman/Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) and Catwoman/Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz). In two and a half minutes we get a crash course in their relationship: They fight, team up, and stare longingly into each other's eyes. Wha



Via Honda Honda has revealed a new electric ride-on toy called the Shogo. It’s more than just a plaything like the ride-on toys parents can pick up for children at the store. Instead, it’s a ride-on toy specifically designed to bring a bit of happiness to very sick and hospitalized children. Honda engineers designed Shogo to reduce the stress and anxiety for … Continue reading



Keeping track of your heart rate is one of the best reasons to own a smartwatch. However, Google Fit is getting a new feature that will let you check your heart rate on iPhone without a smartwatch (it was already available on Android). Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Home is where the heart is, especially when it’s 3D printed and completed with just enough time to move in before Christmas. One family in Virginia just finished purchasing this house through Habitat for Humanity, and it was the ultimate holiday gift. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



My first camera was an entry-level Nikon digital SLR I found on Craigslist for $300. At the time, I had never owned a simple point-and-shoot camera and my flip phone didn’t even have a built-in camera. But I was on my way to see a friend in Maui , and I thought, “If there was ever a time to learn how to use a camera, this was it.” I picked the camera up on the way to the airport and spent the ent



The United Airlines MileagePlus premium credit card - which gets you access to United Clubs - has a $525 annual fee and currently has an offer to earn 100,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. This is a huge offer for a card that's the best way for most U.S. MileagePlus members to get club access with United. Continue reading ...



41Lifehacker / 5h
The year is 2011; Bethesda has released Skyrim , Nintendo puts out two Zelda titles, and Valve publishes Portal 2 . All in all, it was a pretty fantastic year for gaming. Now, in 2021, pretending like its 2011 is not only a fantastic way to forget about this absolutely dreadful year, it’s also a smart gaming strategy. Read more...



Image Source: Stock Foto.Touch/Shutterstock It may not be long before physical SIM card slots are a thing of the past – at least as far as iPhone is concerned. While previous rumors have signaled Apple’s intention to drop the SIM slot and rely only on eSIM, a new report says this phase-out could begin with some iPhone 14 models. Should today’s news turn out … Continue reading




Restarting an iPhone 13 is a great way to troubleshoot problems or simply get a fresh start. We’ll show you several different ways to do it—with instructions that also apply to the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Google Fit iPhone Rate•
Earlier this year, Google unfurled a feature in Google Fit that’d allow Android users to track key vitals directly with their phone without having to use a companion smartwatch or fitness tracker. And now, Google has quietly rolled out the same ability for iPhone users. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Galium aparine Enlarge / Artist's representation of the microstructure of Velcro. Scientists at the Italian Institute of Technology have created a soft, biodegradable and soluble Velcro inspired by the micro-hook structure of leaves on the “catchweed” plant ( Galium aparine ). (credit: Clouds Hill Imaging Ltd./Getty Images) There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes



Earlier this month, Craig McLuckie , the co-founder of the Kubernetes project during his time at Google and now the VP of R&D at VMware (after selling his startup Heptio to the company), was named the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cloud Foundry Foundation. He succeeds VMware’s Paul Fazzone, who was named chairman in April 2020. Since 2020, though, the Cloud Foundry Foundation went thr



Monday Omicron COVID•
Flight cancellations continued across the U.S. on Monday, with winter weather stymieing airlines’ efforts to get back on track following a Christmas weekend meltdown. Nearly 800 flights operated by U.S. airlines had been canceled as of 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware . U.S. airlines canceled about 2,000 flights between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day , citing



52Gizmodo / 6h
The link between Star Wars and toys is as strong as that between the Jedi and the Force. You simply can’t have one without the other . And now one of Star Wars’ most powerful creators has become immortalized in that cross section. Read more...



librarycompany : We know how much you all love animals with human faces, so on this #ManticoreMonday, we present the paragon. Our gift to you. The manticore is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the tail of a dragon. This one also has a very smart moustache. From Edward Topsell’s The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents. (London, 1658)



Here at Lifehacker, we pride ourselves on telling you the real truth about health and fitness—and leaving the bullshit behind. Unfortunately, the fitness world is a bountiful source of confusion, half-truths, and occasional outright lies. So let’s look back on some of the times this year that we set the record… Read more...



30TechCrunch / 6h
When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. Amid another holiday season marred by a new variant, seemingly the more things change — well, you get the picture. Surprisingly, however, in spite of the fact that we’re still very much in the throes of a global pandemic, 2021 hasn’t been



There was a lot of action in 2021 in enterprise M&A — once totaled, my top 10 deals came in at just under $121 billion. And the biggest enterprise deal of the year by far — Oracle’s bid to buy Cerner — happened as I was writing this post. The final tally doesn’t include what would have been the third largest deal when Zoom agreed to buy Five9 last summer for $14.7 billion. That deal eventually br



MSC Cruise Malaysia•
You may have heard of the Jones Act in discussions about cruising, piquing your curiosity about what, if any, impact a century-old law has on your cruise. But I bet you haven’t heard of the lesser-known Passenger Vessel Services Act, which actually dictates how cruise lines plan itineraries. If you’ve ever wondered why cruise ships can’t sail from one U.S. port to another without visiting a forei



Getting a new PC is exciting and most of us want to dive right in and start using it to its fullest. It's important to stop for a moment and make sure you're starting things off right by doing a few things first before diving into gaming, browsing, or loading the system up with apps. By getting your PC started off on the right foot, you'll be saving yourself a ton of headaches down the road. Best



21Engadget / 6h
You just got your hands on a new phone. Naturally, your first inclination is to head to the App Store or the Google Play Store to download your favorite apps to your shiny new device. While the Engadget team tries to keep our phones relatively unencumbered, there are some apps we can't live without because they make our work and daily lives easier. Below you'll find a dozen of the best we think y



The Year Steam 2021•
32Engadget / 6h
Valve has once again given some insight into the highest-earning games of the year on Steam . The sixth annual Top Sellers list splits the top 100 games into a few categories, and the titles within each are randomly ordered. The 12 games in the Platinum category raked in the most cash. There are several free-to-play games at the top, since Steam has factored in microtransactions and paid expansio



One of the best ways to maximize your credit card rewards is to pick a card that offers bonus points in the categories that you spend the most in, whether that’s restaurants , supermarkets , or non-bonused categories . In this post I wanted to look at the best credit cards for gas station purchases . Now, admittedly this isn’t as consistent of an expense for everyone. While everyone has to eat, n



People purchase and move into new homes (well, new to them) for many different reasons. And it’s one thing if the idea is to stay in a house for the rest of your life (or at least foreseeable future), but if you think—or know—you’re going to move at some point in the not-so-distant future, it’s another case… Read more...



20Lifehacker / 6h
If your personal library has long since outgrown the bookshelves in your house, it’s probably time to pare things down. Donating old books to your local library, secondhand store, or Little Free Library is a great way to pass them on to a new home, but some books just aren’t appropriate to give away. As a donor, it’s… Read more...



Tired of seeing the same, bright Outlook interface on your devices? If so, turn on dark mode and get a dark emailing experience in your favorite email client. We’ll show you how to do that in Outlook on desktop, mobile, and web. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Placards, banners, and physical product displays are so last year … at least that’s what LG thinks. In fact, LG Display just released the transparent OLED Shelf that can augment and display artwork, along with a variety of other creative prototype and concept displays. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Thapana Onphalai/Shutterstock Having internet at home usually implies a stable and reliable connection, but that is not always the case. If you find that your internet connection is not working as well as it should be, it’s possible it’s being throttled. As your connection is shared by many users connected to the same cell tower, internet service providers (ISPs) sometimes limit the … Continue re




29Lifehacker / 7h
There are plenty of times our devices are out in the cold. Maybe you’re skiing, and you take your iPhone along with you; maybe you ordered a brand-new tablet for the holidays, and the driver left it on your doorstep. Whatever the reason for your chilled devices, we have an important PSA: If your tech has a lithium-ion… Read more...



Towering over the valley of Jackson Hole in northwestern Wyoming, the spiny ridge of the Teton Range is the focal point of Grand Teton National Park. During the peak summer months, the national park can see more than 800,000 visitors . But travelers who brave the cold and snow are rewarded with a far more intimate experience. In February of this year, just over 53,000 people visited the parkland.



With the exception of a rare few, video games are notoriously ephemeral things. Far more than in film, TV, or music, even the greatest achievements in games are all but guaranteed rapid obsolescence. Beholden to the ever-evolving technology that powers them, it’s hard for any game to withstand the test of a single console cycle, let alone sustain large, active player communities for a double-digi



SAVE $70: As of Dec. 27, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 4 with 64GB eMMC and 4GB RAM is $179.99, aka 28% off its regular price of $249.99. If you're looking for an all-in-one laptop for under $200, this is a great option. Circumvent the age-old Windows vs. Mac debate and consider a Chromebook for affordable, efficient computing. Whether you are (or the lucky person you're shopping for is) a studen



1KFuturism / 7h
Life in the Heavens Whether it’s angels coming down from heaven or ET coming in peace, NASA wants to know how exactly world religions would react if it finds evidence of alien life. That’s why the agency funded a program to find out just that. NASA brought together 24 theologians at the Center for Theological Inquiry at Princeton for a year-long program called “The Societal Implications of Astrob



Movano Ring FDA CES•
My first in-person experience with a fitness ring was back at CES 2017 . Four years later, one wonders if they might be having a moment at next week’s show — in-person or no. The Motiv ring demonstrated the potential for moving fitness band functionality onto a ring, but ultimately fell short. More recently , Oura has found more success demonstrating what these products can actually do. I anticip



Welcome to TechRadar's guide to getting fit in 2022. The new year is always an exciting time, and whatever your health goals, we're here to help steer you in the right direction with the best tips, advice and ideas. Whether you're planning to run a marathon or just want some new ways to get a little more active each day, we've got something lined up for you, including tips on how to choose the be



British writer Raheem Kassam is the kind of conservative who hates business and free markets, preferring to ‘own the libs’ and take control of government to enforce the values he prefers. He’s hosted a podcast with Steve Bannon, ran Breitbart News London and when he ran for leader of pro-Brexit UK party UKIP he supported lifting their ban on white nationalist parties. He’s also anti-vaccine. And



India PUBG Mobile Lite•
81Engadget / 7h
Cheating is as much a problem in mobile games as it is elsewhere, and Krafton is taking extra steps to crack down on the worst offenders. 91Mobiles reports the developer is now permanently banning cheaters' devices in Battlegrounds Mobile India (aka the local version of PUBG Mobile ). Rogue players can't just create new accounts to continue ruining your matches — in theory, they have to buy a new



I’m tired. You probably are, too. The last two years have been, well, a lot . And yet, here we are — still living with a constantly evolving pandemic , wondering if our kitchen tables will forever be our schools and offices and imagining when life will ever return to something resembling normal. So, it’s safe to say we all need a vacation. A real, work-free vacation. For more TPG news delivered e



Smartphone cameras have gotten to the point where they can take impressive slow-motion videos. If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can do this too. You may even have the option to take super slow-motion videos. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



81Gizmodo / 7h
It’s time: with days left to go, we’re pretty much done with big movie releases in 2021 . So at last, we can look back and decide what were the real highs (and real lows) of a very peculiar year for movies , as the world ummed-and-ahhed its way back to theaters as the covid-19 pandemic rolled on. Here’s io9's… Read more...



SAVE $700: Get the Bowflex VeloCore 22 IC indoor cycling bike for just $1,499.99 as of Dec. 27. It makes a great Peloton alternative and has even more features like Leaning Mode, a one-year JRNY membership, and more. Didn't get a Peloton for Christmas? No worries. If you have holiday money that's waiting to be spent and you're ready to embark on a fitness journey ahead of the new year, we have an



Buying a Weber Kettle charcoal grill is one of the best decisions I made in 2021. Up until this year, I had been wary of this seemingly dad-dominated community of cookers, but I should have known better: All of my nicest readers are dads. Read more...



Flight Canceled Delayed•
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The omicron variant has wreaked havoc on the holiday travel season, thousands of flights being canceled across the U.S. To make matters worse, bad weather in parts of the country has added to delays and cancelations, making travel more unpredictable than we expected. Whether it is due to severe weather, a stretched a



Electric Charging 2022•
Via L-Charge One of the biggest challenges with the rollout of electric vehicles remains the electric charging infrastructure. In most major cities around the world, there are electric chargers available at locations like parking garages, grocery stores, and business parks. However, in many rural areas worldwide, there is no electric vehicle charging infrastructure. A company from Russia called L



Best 2021•
This year, technology companies stepped up on housing and criminal justice — with a dash of whistle-blowers mixed in.



Yoshida FINAL FANTASY XVI•
Perhaps one of the most exciting upcoming games for PlayStation 5 is Final Fantasy XVI. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen a whole lot from the game yet, and it looks like it’ll be a while until we see more because today Square Enix announced a delay for the game. It’s a fairly significant one, too, as Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki … Continue reading



Kids are natural-born helpers. If there’s a job to do around the house, chances are good they’re willing to pitch in and help. We’ve got an age-by-age guide to kids’ chores , but they also love to assist on the occasional DIY home improvement project. Here are a few kid-friendly home maintenance projects you can hand… Read more...



Windows 11, like any new operating system, has had its fair share of issues. The latest sees many users with HDR displays (and some without) having problems with colors displaying correctly in image editing applications. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Blows Tesla Model S•
One of the benefits of electric vehicles is reduced maintenance costs. But for one Finn, the cost of repairing his Tesla came up to $22,800. So he took the only logical course of action: strap dynamite to it and blow the Tesla to smithereens. And naturally, load the glorious video to YouTube. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Luceco Smart Alexa•
Smart devices keep you informed on the status of your laundry, garage door, lights, and even room temperature. Keep tabs on who’s entering your home or create custom settings based on your schedule. A home filled with the best smart home devices provides extra security and control over almost every gadget and appliance in your house. You’ve got some decisions to make, though, from the smart devic



Google Play Store GP•
Unnamed malicious actors are going to great lengths to scam Brazilian consumers out of their hard-earned money. According to cybersecurity researchers from Cyble, cybercriminals have created a fake Google Play Store page, which is being used to target the millions of customers of the Itau Unibanco bank with a malicious mobile banking app. It’s not clear how exactly the targets are led towards the



At the start of 2021, during an innocent walk around London’s Richmond Park, I inexplicably injured my ankle. Now, you may ask, “what were you doing Vic?” I was literally walking. “But you must have tripped or fallen, right?” Nope, I was just walking. “You didn’t roll it?” No, I reiterate, I was walking. How I wish I had a cool story to tell like I had a gnarly landing snowboarding or that I inju



A new year brings a new lease on this planet. But, with it also comes a whole new year of mass and excessive consumption that has never done Mother Earth any favors. The pandemic might have given her a bit of a breather, but now we’re back and worse than ever. Even the ongoing supply chain shortage hasn’t stopped us from buying products we don’t need (and items that we have convinced ourselves we



Huawei Just when we thought we’d have to wait for 2022 to see the next batch of foldables, OPPO and Huawei proved us wrong. While the OPPO Find N took after and competed with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the Huawei P50 Pocket is taking aim at Samsung’s foldable clamshell instead. It’s almost too easy to consider it a Galaxy Z … Continue reading



Sure, 2021 gifted us with plenty of good new releases , even if we streamed them from home rather than experiencing them in a movie theater. Even so, we saw no reason to limit ourselves only to that which this year has provided—especially now, as omicron wreaks its havoc, we’ve got all the time in the world to dive… Read more...



Even if you live somewhere with central heating, sometimes it’s nice to get an extra boost of warmth from a space heater. And though modern space heaters have features that make them safer than earlier versions, it’s still important to keep safety in mind when dealing with anything that produces such high… Read more...



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. No matter where you go in America’s 50th state, Hawaii’s islands offer a wide variety of topographies, accommodations, activities and experiences. And although visiting the Aloha State was pretty difficult in 2020, it got a lot easier in 2021. In fact, we wrote about how the process has evolved several times this yea



If you have a PDF document such as a bank statement or financial report, you may want to pull this information into Microsoft Excel. With a built-in feature, you can easily import and automatically convert a PDF to Excel. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Unfortunately, Christmas is over, but there’s still one more holiday left before the year ends. If you’re still expecting a few holiday deliveries, you might be wondering about the mail. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



SAVE $70 : As of Dec. 27, the Singer Sylist Computerized Sewing Machine is only $229.99 — that's $70 off its usual price. The easy setup, massive stitch selection, and accessory collection make this a great choice for beginners to expand their creative possibilities. The humble sewing machine exploded in popularity during 2020 from a mix of necessity (sewing face masks) and boredom (being stuck a



TL;DR: The IPL Laser Hair Removal Handset is just $47.99 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 27. Laser hair removal can get expensive since you have to keep going to appointments for multiple sessions. And full-service wax treatments at salons are just too painful. Plus, those can add up as well. With your own at-home laser hair removal device , you can achieve the smooth, hair-free



TL;DR: The Complete CompTIA Certification Course Super Bundle is just $63.20 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 27. If the only thing standing between you and a lucrative IT career are some certifications, check out this Complete CompTIA Certification Course Super Bundle . It’s packed with 15 expert-led courses and is designed to prep you for a dozen different certifications on you



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I’m not much of a car guy, but I do enjoy a good drive on an open road and have at least a passing appreciation for a fine automobile. Of course, my beyond-humble Toyota Prius only offers so much in the way of driving thrills. A realistic racing game always sounded like a great way to scratch that driving itch, but they’re almost always just too involved and difficult for me. But my colleague Jes



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Star Wars: The High Republic may barely be a year old now, but already its golden age is crumbling apart , setting the stage for the long decline of the Jedi and Republic we eventually see the tail end of in the prequel trilogy. Get a look at what horrors the Jedi will face in the latest novel, The Fallen Star , in this… Read more...



No matter what we tell ourselves, the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions aren’t made to be kept . The promise that next year will be a little better if you just work hard enough is powerfully attractive—so attractive that we ignore how rarely it actually happens. Read more...



It might seem hard to believe, but the end of the year is just about here. If you plan to celebrate with friends, family, and booze, it’s time to get shopping! While you might already have some of the most common bar supplies on hand, you probably don’t have any of these cool New Year’s Eve-themed accessories. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



It’s the final week of 2021, and if you’re off work and have plenty of time to binge-watch movies and shows, Netflix has you covered. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Get $50 for free: As of Dec. 27, Microsoft 365 Family 12-month subscriptions (the auto-renewal version) come with a free $50 Amazon gift card . Anyone who ferociously unboxed a new laptop or tablet over the holiday is now faced with the less-fun task of setting it up. Arming your device with Microsoft apps is probably a familiar route — and for a limited time, one that'll get you a free $50 gift




TL;DR: The VitalSleep Anti-Snore Mouthpiece is just $51.96 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 27. Snoring can cause a huge rift in a relationship, but it doesn't have to make or break them. Nowadays, it's easy to find a solution for just about any problem you face — and that includes snoring. If someone in your life has been snoring throughout the night or if you happen to be the c



Image: SlashGear Although its existence was at one point in severe doubt, the Galaxy S21 FE also turned out to be one of Samsung’s worst-kept secrets. Perhaps it wasn’t that intent on keeping the cat in the bag, considering it isn’t exactly its flagship product. The phone is still interesting to some extent, just to see how well this very late phone … Continue reading



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Machine-Learning Justice In a scenario that’s part “Robocop” and part “Minority Report,” researchers in China have created an AI that can reportedly identify crimes and file charges against criminals. The AI was developed and tested by the Shanghai Pudong People’s Procratorate, the country’s largest district public prosecution office, South China Morning Post reports . It can file a charge with m



On the surface, FightCamp may look like just another punching bag, but it’s really an all-encompassing fitness program with fantastic coaches, workout classes, and smart punch trackers that show you how well you’re doing. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Image Credit: Huawei With smartwatches becoming mini health clinics, it was really only a matter of time before the most elusive feature finally got implemented. While detecting irregular heart rhythm is definitely a lifesaver, high blood pressure is usually a greater concern for more people. That, unfortunately, has proven to be more difficult to measure with smartwatches, but Huawei’s latest sm



When Hongzhi Gao was young, he lived with his family in Gansu, a province located in the center of northern China by the Tengger Desert. Thinking back to his childhood, he recalls the constant, steady wind of dirt outside their house, and that during most months of the year it didn’t take more than a minute after stepping outside before sand would fill any empty space and creep into his pockets,



The new Switch OLED is out, and it’s a real beaut. It has a larger 7-inch screen, longer battery life and a few other welcome design improvements to its handheld gaming mode. I was impressed when I reviewed it back in October, and it’s been flying off store shelves since its release. It’s so hard to get one right now, in fact, that you may have to go to eBay to snag one before the holidays. But i



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Many credit card issuers have made a number of changes to benefits in response to the ongoing pandemic. In some cases, cardholders can earn bonus points in new categories, while in others, you now have new perks or extended time to use existing perks. On the other hand, some benefits remain as they were prior to the pandemic. One of



There are several ways to earn World of Hyatt free night award certificates . In this post I wanted to talk about one of the often overlooked ways to earn Hyatt free nights, which is with World of Hyatt’s ongoing Brand Explorer promotion. This offers World of Hyatt members the opportunity to earn free night certificates for exploring Hyatt’s portfolio. Hyatt’s Brand Explorer offer With World of H



As the only U.S. carrier offering international first class and on a limited number of aircraft, there's potential to make it work. There's even less competition among foreign carriers for the market. American just hasn't made the investment to do so. American has the potential to offer a really competitive product . Already they have several of the pieces. Continue reading ...



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By most metrics, 2021 was a rough year. But perhaps the most jarring one has been the weather. Read more...



TL;DR: The KooPower LED Candle Lights are just $19.99 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 27. Admit it. You’ve lit a candle and completely forgot about it at some point or another. And maybe you got lucky and it eventually just burned itself out, but plenty of other folks weren’t so lucky. While the ambiance provided by candle light is truly unbeatable, it’s a risk any way you look



For many people—if not most of us—money is mysterious. One second you just got paid and feel like a billionaire, the next moment you feel flat broke and are Googling how to make ketchup soup or how much 22-cent ramen someone can consume before dying of sodium poisoning. Read more...



Via Nissan The most affordable crossover that Nissan offers is the Kicks, and it’s moving into 2022 with a starting MSRP still under $20,000. Despite its low price point, the small crossover has interesting looks aimed directly at younger buyers. In fact, it’s hard not to think of the now-discontinued Nissan Juke, though the Kicks is a larger vehicle packed with with … Continue reading



As we all take a much-needed break over the Christmas period, we can start to reflect on what a year this has been – and how we can hope next year is better. One company that hasn't had a bad 2021 is Google and, specifically, Drive. An exclusive TechRadar Pro poll carried out by OnePulse shows that Google Drive is by far and away the most popular cloud storage provider going, used by around 44.1%



Microsoft is attempting to bring back the RSS feed with a new feature for its web browser Edge, called Followable Web. Currently available to members of the Edge Canary early access channel, the feature allows users to "follow" websites in order to receive a curated list of the latest updates. The sites the user follows are shown in a panel on the side of the browser, but to see all of the follow



If your holiday haul included a VR rig, but your own gift-giving left you broke, do not despair. These ten free apps and games will provide many hours of virtual reality fun at no cost to you. Read more...



As 2021 draws to a close, TechRadar Pro has commissioned an exclusive poll from OnePulse to dig into smartphone usage at work. As the world shifts towards hybrid working – or out-and-out remote working – smartphone usage is a hot topic, especially personal devices being used at work. Gone are the days when office workers were tied to a desk, and usually an elderly Windows PC, and the impact of th



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Although Samsung was the first to reveal plans for a foldable phone, it wasn’t actually the first to come out with one. Beating even Huawei to the punch, Royole brought the world’s first commercially available foldable phone, though the FlexPai was barely available in most markets. So, when it came to the clamshell form factor, it was the revived Motorola … Continue reading




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Sure, there's some futuristic daydreaming involved in the making of EV concept cars, but some of these what-if machines actually get made into the real thing. While it's easier to turn concepts into NFTs, like the ones EV maker Fisker announced this week , concept cars, and the wild, headline-grabbing ideas about the next generation of electric vehicles they embody do come to fruition in some for



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Last year Square Enix unveiled Final Fantasy XVI , the next chapter in the long running RPG series, promising more information to come at the end of 2021. Now, it seems that both the announcement and the game have been postponed, Kotaku has reported. "When we last spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy XVI sometime later in 2021," producer Naoki Yoshida wrote on Twitter.



Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 4 follow. Without futuristic technology, there would be no Star Trek . Sure, the innovative stories and famous Kirk/Spock/McCoy axis had something to do with the show’s early popularity. But, if the Enterprise didn’t have transporters, warp drive and subspace communication, its original five-year mission would have floundered before it had even left Spaced



It’s becoming harder to score upgrades on flights and at hotels, thanks to growing numbers of elite members and new options for casual travelers to bump to a better class of service. As a result, here at TPG, we often recommend booking the seat or hotel room you actually want with points in order to avoid being disappointed if an upgrade isn’t available. That said, upgrades are not impossible, an



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Enlarge (credit: Florin Petrescu | Getty Images) You’ve probably heard it before: drinking coffee is good for your health. Studies have shown that drinking a moderate amount of coffee is associated with many health benefits, including a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease . But while these associations have been demonstrated many times, they don’t actually prove th



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Watching The Matrix Resurrections is like eating a huge holiday mea l. You love it, but you need a few minutes to digest. Well, that time is over. Last week, we posted about how co-writers David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon got on board the project with friend and collaborator Lana Wachowski, and what they had to say… Read more...



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It's easier than ever to see movies in different sizes and shapes, but how much does that affect the art of film?



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With pressures bearing down and social gatherings still fraught, gaming has become important for many people's mental health, but it's also quite expensive.



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I’m a rules girl. I like structure everywhere but my bras. I like menus and time tables and responsibility charts, and if you give me a walkie-talkie to use I will never try hard drugs. I love rules because I know what works. I’ve thrown parties for five and soirees for 20,000 (in all kinds of absurd settings), and in… Read more...



One of the trickiest parts about houseplants is the fact that you’re trying to keep different plants alive inside a single climate (your home) that are native to a variety of climates. For example, you may have a fern native to the Amazon rainforest in the same room as a cactus found in Arizona. Succulents aside, even… Read more...



A jury of eight men and four women deliberated for three days last week with no verdict in the case of the Theranos founder.



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CES 2022 hasn't even started yet (it's scheduled for Jan. 5) and LG Display is already the absolute king of weird displays. Shortly after showing off some wonderfully curvy OLEDs , the company is back with a bunch of see-through TVs. Yes, these are actually TV sets that are partially transparent, meaning you can...well, see what's behind the TV when you sit in front of it. Which in my case is jus



Nowadays small business credit cards are more competitive than ever before. Not only can they help you earn valuable rewards for your business, but in some cases business credit cards also offer valuable perks that can save you a lot of money and offer peace of mind with your purchases. Chase Ink Business Preferred Card Basics For December 2021 The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card was introduc



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Enlarge / The Falcon Heavy rocket is the most recent heavy-lift booster to debut, and that was more than three years ago. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica ) A little more than three years ago, Ars published an article assessing the potential for four large rockets to make their debut in 2020. Spoiler alert: none of them made it. None even made it in 2021. So will next year finally be the y



If you unwrapped Oculus VR gear this holiday season, I have no doubt you’ll end up like me: Fully committed to a virtual lifestyle. You’re also probably wondering what else you need to buy. Sure, you can play a Quest 2 naked (so to speak)—it’s complete and ready-to-go out of the box—but the device is designed to be… Read more...



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Slightly better camera? Sigh. Bigger batteries? Yawn. Improved performance? *Slips into a coma.* There’s no doubt iPhone 13 , Samsung Galaxy S21 and Pixel 6 are certainly some of the best phones of 2021 . But they’re only subtle improvements on last year’s top devices. Fortunately, even if flagships have lost the wow factor, phone makers are still having fun on the fringes. This year, the Microso



The pandemic kept kept much of Qantas grounded. Their Airbus A380 wasn't supposed to return until June 2023 "at the earliest." But the Australian government allowing its citizens to again leave the country, and residents to return, led to a re-start of the airline's international route network and a planned return of the world's largest passenger jet on the Los Angeles - Sydney route in July 2022



In addition to packing your swimsuit, sunscreen and negative COVID-19 test , some travelers also have to think carefully about the medication they’re bringing on a trip. The last thing any traveler wants while on vacation is to find out they’ve run out of an essential prescription with no way to refill — which can become pretty problematic if you have to extend your trip due to a positive coronav



Brochure advertising a “Priscilla” bedroom set for sale at Crowley, Milner & Co. Includes price list, photographs of bed, dresser, chairs, bench and vanity dressing table, and a drawing of furniture arranged in bedroom. Printed on front: “The picture in your bedroom.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



iCloud allows you to store all of your important documents, desktop items, photos, and more in the cloud for convenient access from any modern Apple device. In light of this, you might think that Time Machine backups and now redundant. But you’d be wrong. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




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Your shiny new gadget will be up and ready in no time with these handy tips.



Laura E. Thomas Contributor Laura E. Thomas is the senior director of National Security Solutions at quantum sensing and computing company ColdQuanta. She is a former Central Intelligence Agency case officer and Chief of Base who built and led sensitive programs at CIA headquarters and abroad in multiple international assignments. The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly in



2022 looks like another year of staying local and getting outside. With so much vacation travel put on hold – and so many people finding themselves with additional free time – spending time hiking, biking, and enjoying the great outdoors has never been more appealing. But for both beginner enthusiasts and regular athletes, accurately tracking activity can be a challenge. Knowing how far you've pe



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Gaming peripherals company XPG has unveiled an eccentric solution to one of the oldest challenges in PC gaming: transporting games outside the confines of the home. As reported by Digital Trends , the company is taking the humble gaming mouse and transforming it into a portable solid state drive . The result of this experiment is a device called the XPG Vault. The new mouse is expected to be show



With Minnal Murali , the Malayalam flick starring Tovino Thomas, the Indian superhero movie has well and truly arrived. Or so it seems. Because it is going to have a sequel. After all, from Hollywood experience we know that no superhero is a superhero unless his film gets on to the franchise bandwagon. Minnal Murali , streaming on Netflix from last Friday, has triggered an amazing response from b



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Part of being human is being able to defy the odds. Algorithmic prophecies undermine that.



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Shortages of semiconductors messed up production of everything from cars to toys. Plans are in the works for more factories, but they'll take years.



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The pandemic should have been a wake-up call—instead, emissions have climbed once more. Here's how the US could have seized the opportunity.



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Humans have long tried to determine the shape of what’s to come. But even the most advanced technology can’t solve the fundamental issues with predictions.



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Watches made it into space well before Jeff Bezos. Here are our top picks for timepieces connected with the final frontier.



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Governments and companies around the world are finally acting to create a green economy and avoid climate catastrophe.



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We've been hearing plenty of leaks and rumors concerning the Samsung Galaxy S22 in recent months, but right now we're going to briefly turn our attention to the flagship phone series of 2023 – the Galaxy S23. According to renowned leak source @UniverseIce – who usually provides accurate information – the Galaxy S23 Ultra model is going to come rocking a 200MP main sensor in its camera, which will



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Nothing screams future technology like transparent OLED screens, and LG Display has just revealed its latest concepts and prototypes for CES 2022, The Verge reported. All the concepts were created by LG Display (an independent sister company to LG Electronics) from 55-inch 1080p OLED panels with 40 percent transparency using its 8th-generation manufacturing process. The most visually arresting mo



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Enlarge (credit: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images ) Smoking can really clog up the lungs, even for people who’ve never been near a cigarette. Turns out that smoking habits from the early 1900s are still inflicting damage—not on tobacco users or their families, but


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