Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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3KMashable / 20h
Last week Meat Loaf, the singer and actor famous for "Bat Out of Hell" and his roles in the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club , passed away at the age of 74 . During The Late Late Show on Monday, James Corden paid tribute — but he did so in his own, unique way. "For me personally, he'll always have a special place in my heart," Corden says in the clip above. "You see when I wa



100+SlashGear / 14h
Gary Miller/Getty Images Neil Young has just reportedly presented his record label and Spotify with an ultimatum: Either get rid of Joe Rogan’s podcast or remove Young’s music from the platform. The singer and musician has taken this drastic step as a response to vaccine-related misinformation. As a protest against Spotify’s indifference, he requests that all of his music be removed effective imm



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Hawaii will soon require visitors have a booster shot to visit the islands without having to quarantine. It’s a big change to the state’s “Safe Travels” program. The target date is now Feb. 18, according to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. In a report on KHON in Hawaii, Blangiardi said, “The overriding recommendation is if you are eli




French startup Resilience announced yesterday that it has raised a $45 million (€40 million) Series A round led by Cathay Innovation. The startup wants to improve the treatment journey when you’re diagnosed with cancer so that you live a healthier and longer life. In addition to Cathay Innovation, existing investor Singular is also participating. Other funds are joining the round, such as Exor Se



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
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TechCrunch / 15min
Quantum computing promises to unlock a new wave of processing power for the most complex calculations, but that could prove to be just as harmful as it is helpful: security specialists warn that malicious hackers will be able to use quantum machines to break through today’s standards in cryptography and encryption. Today, a startup called PQShield that is working on “future-proof” cryptographic p



TechCrunch / 15min
OZÉ , a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools with embedded finance products to medium and small businesses, has raised a $3 million pre-Series A round. The startup’s new financing round was led by European early-stage VC Speedinvest, with participation from Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, Savannah Capital and other unnamed angel investors. This news follows the $



If you’re in the mood for a staycation but want something a little bit different, we’ve discovered something that might take the cake for a one-of-a-kind hotel stay. Rove Hotels in Dubai has created a unique gaming hotel room in two of its properties – Downtown Dubai and at Dubai Parks and Resorts. For anyone who wants to enjoy the creature comforts of a hotel mixed in with all-night gaming, this



The Offer Amazon Quit•
Engadget / 27min
Amazon won't be paying most warehouse workers in the US to quit their jobs this year. According to The Information , the e-commerce giant has paused its "pay-to-quit" program for majority of its workers for 2022, and it's unclear if it will be reinstated. The publication has obtained a copy of Amazon's message to its employees, which was then verified by a spokesperson from the company. Typically



By now, many of us are familiar with the warehouse robots which populate those vast spaces occupied by the likes of Amazon and others. In particular, Amazon was very much a pioneer of the technology. But it’s 2021 now, and allying warehouse robots with a software logistics platform is no longer the monopoly of one company. One late-stage startup which has been ‘making hay’ with the whole idea is



TL;DR: The 2022 All-in-One Computer Science Certification Bundle is on sale for £25.85, saving you 98% on list price. If you're interested in learning computer science, but you never knew where (or when) to start, you're in luck! The new year is the perfect time to reflect on how you want to spend your time. In honour of this transition, you can score a comprehensive e-learning bundle that contai



TL;DR: A one-year subscription to YogaWorks On-Demand is on sale for £43.59, saving you 75% on list price. The season of giving is good for your soul. But it can also lead to unnecessary stress and tension if you don't take care of yourself. Unwind in 2022 by starting a yoga practice. This YogaWorks live and on-demand subscription deal can help you get into a groove — and for a limited time, it’s



Infermedica AI One•
Infermedica , a Poland-founded digital health company that offers AI-powered solutions for symptom analysis and patient triage, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The round was led by One Peak and included participation from previous investors Karma Ventures, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Heal Capital and Inovo Venture Partners. The new capital means the startup has r



The shortage of semiconductors is continuing to have a major impact on industries around the world.



KKR GrowSari b2B Platform•
96TechCrunch / 4h
A sari-sari store owner who uses GrowSari GrowSari , the Manila-based startup that helps small shops grow and digitize, announced today that KKR will lead its Series C round with a $45 million investment. The funds will be used to enter new regions in the Philippines and expand its financial products. The Series C round is still ongoing and the startup says it is already oversubscribed, with the



One of your iMessage groups shared a link to a really interesting article. You vowed to read it, but you got distracted and forgot. Suddenly it's on your mind again, but you can't remember where it is in your group text. You could scroll through the avalanche of new messages, or you could take the easy route and use Shared with You. SEE ALSO: SharePlay lets you watch TikToks with your friends at



US Chip Days Commerce•
Enlarge / A worker checks a mainboard at a Vingroup production facility in Hanoi, Vietnam. (credit: NHAC NGUYEN/AFP ) US chip supplies are close to the breaking point as a new survey reveals diminished inventories and overstretched fabs. The numbers put the chip shortage in stark relief. In 2021, companies that purchase semiconductors had less than five days of inventory on hand as opposed to the



Logitech Mechanical keyboards are no longer the novelties they were a few years back. Loved by both hardcore typists and gamers, these input devices have become more varied and also more expensive compared to the run-of-the-mill keyboards you’ll find in any store. Logitech, however, wants to challenge that status quo and is now offering the G413 SE mechanical gaming keyboards at … Continue readin



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Linux users on Tuesday got a major dose of bad news—a 12-year-old vulnerability in a system tool called Polkit gives attackers unfettered root privileges on machines running any major distribution of the open source operating system. Previously called PolicyKit, Polkit manages system-wide privileges in Unix-like OSes. It provides a mechanism for nonprivileged proce



Meta Facebook Diem•
21Engadget / 6h
It’s looking more and more likely that Diem, Meta’s ill-fated cryptocurrency previously known as Libra, will never actually materialize. The Diem Association is reportedly “weighing a sale of its assets as a way to return capital to its investor members,” Bloomberg reports . It’s unclear what assets the Diem Association owns, but the report notes the group is talking to bankers about selling its



Blizzard Raven QA CWA•
100+Engadget / 6h
Activision Blizzard had until 6PM ET on January 25th to voluntarily recognize Game Workers Alliance , a group of Raven Software employees that recently gathered the votes to unionize, backed by Communications Workers of America. That deadline passed without recognition from Activision Blizzard, and Raven employees will now move forward with plans to file for a union election through the National



Gizmodo / 6h
Before the pandemic, Google would introduce a new version of its lower-cost A-series smartphone around the same time as its Google I/O developers conference. The company may return to that launch timeline with the Pixel 6a, and it could accompany the long-anticipated Pixel Watch , plus a wallet-friendly HD version of… Read more...



UK Self Driving Car•
If anything goes wrong, the company behind the driving system would be responsible, rather than the driver.




Samsung Electronics Days after confirming its Galaxy S22 event will take place in February, Samsung has revealed the date and time for Unpacked 2022. According to the Korean company, fans will be able to tune in and watch the event on February 9, 2022, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. A new Samsung Unpacked 2022 website is now live and … Continue reading



100+Wired / 7h
Apple awarded a $100,500 bug bounty to the researcher who discovered the latest major vulnerability in its browser.



AMD Ryzen 9 Intel AL•
Ever since AMD announced its next-ish-gen processors based on its Zen 3+ architecture, we haven't heard much about them. But now a new benchmark leak might give us a deeper look at these CPUs in action before they start debuting in some of the best gaming laptops this year. The benchmark appeared in the Geekbench Database on January 25 and gives details on the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, which is one lev



62Gizmodo / 7h
After over a month in theaters, Spider-Man: No Way Home is still number one at the box office . And while it’s rumored to be coming home for digital download in late February, today you can bring a piece of it home yourself. The entire script is online. Read more...



The nice thing about flashy gaming PCs is that they stay at home. Only guests and burglars will ever see your gaming rig and think, “wow, this person is such a big dork.” But you can’t say the same for gaming phones, which look super nerdy and travel with you everywhere you go. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Profit and sales at the tech giant, the first of the largest tech companies to report earnings for the three months ending in December, grew about 20 percent.



Fashion Nova FTC Reviews•
We all know online reviews must be taken with a grain of salt, but generally you’d like to think that a product with a 4.5-star average is better than one with a 3.5-star average. You might be wrong, since the site you’re looking at might not even permit bad reviews to appear — like Fashion Nova, which just incurred a $4.2 million settlement order from the FTC. What happened was this: Fashion Nov



Nvidia appears to be raising the price of the RTX 30-series Founders Edition reference graphics cards by as much as 6% in the EU, with a similar price increase coming to the UK. News of the price increases originally appeared on the StockDrops Discord server, according to VideoCardz , but it looks like the price hike has been at least partially confirmed by Nvidia Germany itself. It now lists the



Enlarge Archaeologists working in Oman's Qumayrah Valley recently unearthed a rare artifact: a stone board game dating back some 4,000 years. The board features grid-like markings (possibly indicating fields) and holes for cups. It was found at a site near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah. The excavation is part of an ongoing project to study the Iron and Bronze Age settlements in the Qumayrah Vall



Flying in Emirates’ long-haul business class is a dream for many. Emirates operates two fifth-freedom flights from New York , one from Newark (EWR) to Athens, Greece (ATH), and another from New York-JFK to Milan (MXP). These flights have restarted after a brief pandemic pause, and both Italy and Greece are open to vaccinated American tourists. You can score business-class award space on both rout



29Gizmodo / 8h
In his virtual introduction for Speak No Evil at the film’s 2022 Sundance Film Festival premiere, director Christian Tafdrup (and co-writer, with his brother Mads Tafdrup) explained that he set out to make “the most unpleasant experience for an audience ever.” With this grim exploration of social boundaries pushed to… Read more...



Apple Virginia Tim Cook•
The woman, a 45-year-old Virginia resident, is accused of threatening Mr. Cook and visiting his home, according to the court documents.



Google Google’s Privacy Sandbox – an initiative that claims to simultaneously protect users’ online privacy while also providing businesses with the information needed for targeted advertising – is getting a new feature that supposedly improves the latter without compromising the former. It’s called Topics, and according to Google, it’s meant to keep track of your potential interests without acti



Young Spotify Rogan•
Enlarge / Neil Young performs on stage at Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time at Hyde Park on July 12, 2019, in London, England. (credit: Jo Hale | Getty Images ) Neil Young has threatened to remove his music from Spotify because he believes the streaming company enables podcaster Joe Rogan to spread “fake information” about vaccines. In an email to his record label, Warner Records, Young sa



Less than a year after cruises officially began on Virgin Voyages ‘ Scarlet Lady, the line is giving the ship’s cabins a makeover, based on passenger feedback. The new design — featuring wood accents, contemporary art and additional storage space — aims to offer a warmer, more sophisticated vibe. That ambiance will carry through to the rooms on Virgin’s second vessel, Valiant Lady, which is curre



Facebook Meta Free•
56Engadget / 8h
Software glitches in Meta's free internet service are leading to unwanted charges for users, according to documents obtained by whistleblower Francis Haugen and shared with The Wall Street Journal . Paid features, like videos, have been appearing in the service's free mode, even though clips are either supposed to stay hidden or warn users of data charges. When users tap the content, they face ca



Apple Safety AirTag PSUG•
Gizmodo / 8h
Apple has historically reeled in a wide range of users with the promise of top-notch digital security and a safe, walled-off ecosystem. However, its new(ish) AirTags , which critics warn can be manipulated by creeps and criminals to track users, have drawn Apple directly into the privacy spotlight. Those growing… Read more...



Boston Transplant COVID•
1KFuturism / 8h
A Massachusetts man may be choosing death over a life-saving transplant, because he refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As CBS Boston reports , 31-year-old DJ Ferguson, a patient who was previously at the top of the heart transplant list at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been removed from the donor recipient list because his refusal to get the jab makes him a poor candidate fo



Ricoh Theta 360 Camera•
Gizmodo / 8h
If you want to capture 3D photos or footage on a budget, Ricoh’s Theta line continues to be a relatively affordable alternative to multi-camera rigs. It’s a much easier solution now, too: The new Theta X is the company’s first 360-degree camera with a touchscreen and other upgrades that make it easier to use as a… Read more...



Samsung Galaxy February•
Samsung has officially set its Galaxy Unpacked date for February 9, finally dropping into place the last piece of what everyone believes is the Samsung Galaxy S22 launch puzzle. The virtual event kicks off at 10 AM ET, 7 AM PT at Samsung.com. Galaxy Unpacked's date wasn't much of a secret, having leaked some hours ago by legendary fact-digger-upper Evan Blass. As for what to expect, there will be




25TechCrunch / 8h
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 . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 25, 2022! Today our cup overflows with news. There’s simply too much going on to cover in a single newsletter, so I’ve tried to fit as much as possible below. Some sections are condensed, but you’ll see why. No more del



27Gizmodo / 8h
As a site that regularly reaches out to movie studios to comment on things , we have to say this is a bit of a shocker. But a welcome one . A potentially controversial problem was pointed out to Disney and the world’s biggest film studio has responded. Which, trust us, does not happen all that often. Read more...



Samsung Galaxy February•
Gizmodo / 9h
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is official: The company announced that it will be livestreaming something “epic” on Feb. 9 beginning at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Samsung’s website. Read more...



Samsung February Galaxy•
After its president TM Roh teased "the most noteworthy S series device we've ever created", Samsung is announcing today when we can learn more. The next Galaxy Unpacked event, which is the company's first this year, will happen virtually on Wednesday, February 9th at 10am ET (7am PT). You'll be able to watch the event on Samsung's website , though Engadget will also have our own livestream with a



Samsung Galaxy February•
Last week, Samsung announced it would be announcing some new phones soon. Now, we know when. Samsung confirmed in a blog post that the next edition of Galaxy Unpacked, its flagship product reveal event series, will take place on Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. You’ll be able to watch the stream live on Samsung’s website and, if it’s anything like previous Unpacked streams, on the company’s YouTub



I know some people wear glasses to make a fashion statement. I have over a dozen pairs of glasses myself. But it’s not just to have a pair to match every outfit in my closet. Instead, I keep that many pairs of eyeglasses as a “just in case” — and even when I’m traveling, I pack more than a few backups. Four, to be exact. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our dail



Linear tape-open, or LTO tape is, most likely, every organization’s best bet against ransomware . A new report from IDC claims that LTO tape inherently comes with five key features, all of which are essential in the fight against threats. The report states that, for starters, LTO tape comes with government-grade encryption built-in. As the encryption is at the hardware level, it can be implemente



Sundry Photography/Shutterstock Way back in September 2020, NVIDIA announced its intention to purchase semiconductor manufacturer ARM for $40 billion. Fast forward almost a year-and-a-half later and now there’s word that NVIDIA might be backing away from the acquisition. While neither company has confirmed the notion that NVIDIA is getting cold feet, it wouldn’t be shocking considering that the a



Gizmodo / 9h
A team of astrophysicists believe that a glob of stars in our next-door galaxy is hiding an intermediate-mass black hole, a type predicted to exist but that has never been observed for certain. Read more...



Raise your hand if you actually took all of your PTO in 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many people have continued to opt for takeout instead of dining indoors, and have had to cancel even more vacations. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Even if you want to take a few days to relax and unwind and take a vacation at home, that’s i



Companies make acquisitions for a host of reasons. Sometimes it’s about filling a hole in a product road map, or expanding market share, or finding good people. Finding the right company to acquire takes special talent. But once the deal is through, it takes skill and a deft hand to integrate the acquired company smoothly into the mothership without losing key talent or making its staff feel like



Green TikTok YouTube•
20TechCrunch / 9h
In the summer of 2020, TikTok set aside $200 million to pay U.S. creators in what it called a “creator fund.” This wasn’t a common practice at the time. The more seasoned platform YouTube paid creators by distributing funds through its partner program, established in 2007, which enables revenue sharing on the advertisements that play on creators’ uploads. But over the last few years, as every soc



Green TikTok YouTube•
Being part of TikTok’s creator fund is apparently a lot less lucrative than it may seem, even for some of the app’s biggest stars. Over the last few days, some high-profile TikTokkers have taken the unusual step of publicizing how much — or in this case, how little — they are making from the fund. TikTok is still relatively early in its monetization features for creators. Instead of a revenue sha



Gizmodo / 9h
Climate change is coming for the UK’s history. Read more...



Mashable / 10h
BEST PILLOW DEALS RIGHT NOW: Sealy Molded Memory Foam Pillow — $30.99 $33.99 (save $3) Molblly Shredded Memory Foam Cooling Pillows — $31.99 $33.99 (save $2) Getting more sleep may be one of your top 2022 resolutions, but achieving a good night’s sleep may be a little bit harder than you'd think. Busy schedules, frequent stress, and bad rest environments can be culprits for sleep troubles. Poor s



Profit and sales at the tech giant, the first of the largest tech companies to report earnings for the three months ending in December, grew about 20 percent.



Microsoft Office Cloud•
Engadget / 10h
Microsoft's overall business is still going strong, even though it's not seeing the shockingly huge profit growth it saw last year. In its Q2 earnings report today , company reported revenue of $51.7 billion (up 20 percent from last year) with profits of $18.8 billion (up 21 percent). As usual, Microsoft has its unstoppable cloud business to thank, as well as a decent showing from its PC group, O



ITA Airways could soon have new owners — along with a very familiar name. The Italian airline on Monday said that it had received an “expression of interest” from Lufthansa Group and shipping and cruise giant MSC to acquire a majority of ITA (short for Italia Trasporto Aereo), the successor of Alitalia. Lufthansa has long had an interest in Italian aviation. From 2009 to 2011, it operated Italian



This morning I wrote about how Chase is seriously improving the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. It turns out that the card isn’t just adding new benefits. They’ve substantially increased the up front bonus, as well. Continue reading ...



COVID 19 IVF Fertility•
200+Gizmodo / 10h
New research continues to affirm the safety of the covid-19 vaccines for people planning or expecting to have children. The study found no evidence that vaccination affected the outcomes of patients getting in-vitro fertilization (IVF), either in their chances of becoming pregnant or experiencing complications like an… Read more...




200+Gizmodo / 10h
We’ve known since we got our first glimpses of it in action that Star Trek: Picard ’s second season was going to delve into some time travel shenanigans . But our recent, Guinan-laden look at the season gave us a few more specifics... and told us that Picard and his friends are being thrust nearly into our own timeline,… Read more...



Blizzard New Survival•
SlashGear / 10h
Blizzard These days, Blizzard is a company that doesn’t often branch out into brand new universes. Overwatch and Hearthstone come to mind as somewhat recent new IPs for the company, but even Hearthstone is set in the Warcraft universe. Today, Blizzard revealed that it’s making that rare step out into a new universe by way of a survival game, which is … Continue reading



Nvidia SoftBank Bloomberg•
38TechCrunch / 10h
News reports surfaced over the past 24 hours that the $40 billion Nvidia-Arm deal , which ranks among the most expensive tech deals ever, is in peril. Nvidia is reportedly ready to walk away due to regulatory pressure. The question is, what does it mean for tech M&A if this deal falls apart? Let’s not forget that last year at this time Visa shut down a $5.3 billion deal to acquire Plaid after the



Apple Safety AirTag PSUG•
After a number of stories in recent weeks have highlighted how Apple’s AirTags are being used for stalking purposes, the company has today updated its existing “ Personal Safety User Guide ” with new information on what consumers should do in the event they find an unknown AirTag in their presence or hear one make a sound. The guide specifically explains what the AirTag’s alerts mean, and what to



The writers at Review Geek like to win a game of Wordle without any tricks. At least, that’s what we thought when we still had our daily win streaks. This last week of Wordle has kicked our collective butts, so naturally, we developed a handy tool that gives us each day’s Wordle answer in a single tap or click. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Booby Trapped Sites•
74Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered advanced, never-before-seen macOS malware that was installed using exploits that were almost impossible for most users to detect or stop once the users landed on a malicious website. The malware was a full-featured backdoor that was written from scratch, an indication that the developers behind it have significant resources and expertise.



Biden Apple Microsoft•
Engadget / 10h
President Joe Biden has offered some more backing to right to repair rules, following an executive order he signed last summer. He acknowledged that many companies have made it difficult for consumers to fix their own devices. Biden also nodded to Apple and Microsoft for changing their right to repair policies ahead of the Federal Trade Commission taking more action on the matter. Among dozens of



The next Apple iMac Pro will feature a beefy twelve-core CPU that’s even more powerful than the M1 Max , a prominent leaker has claimed. According to a tweet from Dylandkt, the existence of an iMac Pro configuration powered by a new mystery chip was revealed by a section of Apple code. “I have received confirmation that there will be an additional configuration for the upcoming iMac Pro beyond M1



Travel•
Summer vacationers were given a boost today as the British government upped the “use it or lose it” threshold on runway slots at airports. Airlines must now use at least 70% of their allotted takeoff or landing spots — up from 50% set during the pandemic — or be forced to hand them back. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG free new biweekly aviation newsletter . The change essentiall



Mashable / 10h
Unesco divers found a coral reef 30 meters below the water's surface off the coast of Tahiti that avoided damaging bleaching events that harmed nearby reefs.



200+Futurism / 10h
Richie Richest Analysts expect 2022 to be a hot financial year for Tesla — and that means its CEO Elon Musk could net billions of dollars in stock awards, CNN reports . His reported net worth may be sky high — according to the latest numbers, he’s still the richest person in the world — but Musk earns his actual take home through options, awarded each time Tesla hits certain market value targets.



HTC Oculus 2 VR 2022•
Futurism / 10h
The best VR headsets offer an immersive experience that effectively blurs the line between real life and simulated reality, allowing wearers to occupy computer-generated spaces and interact with media in a variety of new and unique ways. Thanks to their ability to model three-dimensional environments, virtual reality headsets are the perfect companion tool for gaming, entertainment, and productiv



300+Futurism / 10h
Tears Wiper It’s looking increasingly likely that Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck isn’t going to roll off the lot this year. And that’s a shame, because it sounds like the pickup truck will be absolutely loaded with “ quirks and features ” that we can’t wait to have a closer look at. A recently leaked video shows a full walkaround of an early prototype of the brutalist truck. It’s the first real



Belarusian Russian•
200+Wired / 10h
The politically motivated attack represents a new frontier for hacktivists—and won’t be the last of its kind.



Carbon Zero Climate•
If you’re traveling again and have any amount of anxiety over climate change, you might have considered whether to buy carbon offset credits to minimize the environmental impact of your flight. One study found that 8% of carbon emissions across the globe are generated by tourism—and approximately half of that comes… Read more...



A lot is changing at Humble Bundle, and some of the changes aren’t making users all that happy. If you want to get out of the Humble Bundle system, there’s a cool tool that’ll let you download all of your games quickly and easily. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Before the end of the year, ispace aims to place a lander with two small rovers on the lunar surface. It may find other visitors have also made the trip this year.



SlashGear / 10h
All of our planet’s energy — whether it’s gained from food, fossil fuels, or renewable sources — ultimately comes from the sun. Solar radiation makes its way 93 million miles across space to cascade upon the planet’s surface. Once here, it’s taken up by plants which are then consumed by animals, and the process continues. As noted by LiveScience, this … Continue reading



The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models have been in short supply in the United States. As we reported earlier this month, there have been month-long delays on the various 2021 MacBook Pro models. And three months after the launch of said laptops, there’s now a much clearer look at just how long of a wait customers can expect. The standard 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip has been dela



Link: Apply now for the Capital One Spark Cash Plus (this is the best publicly available offer for the card, and we appreciate your support if you use our link) I just applied for the Capital One Spark Cash Plus and was instantly approved, even though I just got approved for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card within the past few months. I wanted to share my experience applying, given t




Microsoft Warns Phishing•
SlashGear / 10h
dennizn/Shutterstock Microsoft 365 customers could be at risk. The company has issued a warning for users of its office service, noting on Twitter that a potentially malicious app, currently called Upgrade, is going around via phishing emails sent to hundreds of Office 365 customers. Microsoft says the email asks for users to grant OAuth permissions to create inbox rules, write emails, … Continue



Osha Withdraws Vaccine ETS•
32Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge (credit: OSHA ) On Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it was withdrawing its planned vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The decision comes in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that blocked OSHA from implementing the mandate while lawsuits opposing it made their way through the lower courts. But the agency also indicate



Respawn Three Star Wars•
Enlarge / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order . Yes, the colon comes after the "Jedi." (credit: EA ) EA and Lucasfilm Games have jointly announced that three new Star Wars games are in development at Respawn, the studio that developed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order . Among those three planned games is a sequel to Fallen Order , which was a story-driven, Souls -like melee combat action and exploration game



Instagram Accounts•
21Gizmodo / 10h
A new study shows cybercriminals have been hijacking the Instagram accounts of high-profile users, then extorting them for restored access. Read more...



Biden US Chip 2022•
Engadget / 10h
Don't expect the worldwide chip shortage to end any time soon. Bloomberg and The Washington Post note the US Commerce Department has published a semiconductor supply chain report estimating that the global shortage will last until at least the second half of 2022. "We aren't even close to being out of the woods" with supply problems, Department Secretary Gina Raimondo said. Many companies are par



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Tesla API German•
A vulnerability in a logging software used by Tesla car owners, paired with some poor security practices by the same owners, allowed a cybersecurity researcher to take “full control” of more than 25 vehicles. No malware was necessary, and no antivirus software would be able to detect the issue. In a blog post , German researcher David Colombo revealed how the vulnerability allowed him to unlock t



Gizmodo / 11h
For a movie about a millionaire who dresses up like a bat to combat a riddle-loving serial killer , it’s still obvious that Matt Reeves’s The Batman is supposed the most “realistic” (you know, comparatively) cinematic take on the Dark Knight so far. That begins by setting the movie at the start of Bruce Wayne’s… Read more...



28Lifehacker / 11h
We all know the iPhone’s alarm is anything but a gentle wake-up. “ Radar ,” as the alert tone is called, is abrasive, startling, and unforgiving. In contrast with the competition, Samsung in particular , it seems Apple designed its default alarm to punish all of us heavy sleepers. We don’t have to live this way, though—… Read more...



Cruise 2022 Omicron•
What happens when you give a cruise line a loan but you’re the one who has to adhere to deadlines? Due to looming expiration dates, some passengers are finding it difficult to use cruise credits they chose when their sailings were canceled in 2020 and 2021. When COVID-19 caused the cruise industry to curtail sailings, the cruise lines promised already-booked passengers more in credit (usually 125



Engadget / 11h
Back in September, a slate of landmark bills successfully passed through the City Council of New York granting a variety of common sense provisions to the many delivery workers of the five boroughs. Well, the first tranche of new laws came into effect this week and crucially, they now guarantee couriers the right to use the bathrooms of restaurants. The lack of access to toilets has been a major



Parker McCurley Contributor Parker McCurley is the co-founder and CEO of Decent Labs . Web3 is owned by the VCs, Jack Dorsey says . Well, I’d argue that web3 is whatever we make it – and the VCs only own it if we allow them to. We are building web3 right now and we have the power to control where it goes and how it is funded on the way there. If we take decentralization and autonomy seriously, th



When you ask Google a question through a smart speaker, the device might decide to go on a rant explaining the thing you ask it about. With a recent update, you can make Google Assistant quiet by simply saying “Stop” without the “Hey, Google” command. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



SlashGear / 11h
LG Electronics LG has unveiled plans for a lineup of new appliances that will be upgradable with new hardware attachments, new software downloads, or possibly both. The intent is to give households more flexibility with their devices and allow them to adjust or even add features after-the-fact to accommodate any changes life may throw at them. According to LG president Lyu Jae-cheol, … Continue r



Omicron BA.1 Denmark•
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Enlarge / World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (credit: Getty | Fabrice Cof ) The head of the World Health Organization on Monday dampened optimism that the pandemic will subside in omicron's wake, noting that global conditions are still ideal for the emergence of new variants. "There are different scenarios for how the pandemic could play out and how the ac



Stadia Pro February•
Engadget / 11h
Stadia Pro members will be able to claim a couple of notable games at no additional cost next week. Following a delay , Square Enix's Life is Strange Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered will hit various platforms ( but not Switch ) on February 1st , and subscribers can snag them on the same day. The most recent game in the well-regarded, narrative-heavy series, Life is Str



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Save $49.86: Take your breakfast to the next level with the Omega cold press juicer, which is back at its lowest price to date ($280.09) at Amazon. As of Jan. 25, save 15%. Want to start your weekdays with a delicious glass of homemade cold-pressed juice? Get more juice for your buck with the Omega masticating cold press juicer, which is on sale for $280.09 at Amazon. This Omega pick, which was r



Mashable / 11h
So, you want to learn to play the guitar. Whether it's part of your 2022 New Year's resolutions or just a spur-of-the-moment decision to take up a new hobby, we're really happy you're making this choice for yourself. But, have you figured out how you're going to learn? If you're anything like us, you'll be avoiding in-person guitar lessons. It's still pretty iffy for most of us when it comes to m



If you’re a parent, I’m sure you’re trying to teach your child to save their money—but if you want to set your child up for a deeper level of financial success, you have to teach them the difference between saving and investing . This early lesson in financial literacy could be the difference between a comfortable nest… Read more...



In case you missed it, today is National Plan for Vacation Day. To celebrate, United Airlines is offering a flash sale with one-way flights as low as $39 or 3,9000 miles to travel throughout the U.S. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . (Screenshot courtesy of United Airlines) Deal basics Airlines: United. Routes: To/from BNA/BOS/CHI/DFW/EWR/H




1KFuturism / 11h
Big Banana in the Sky Welp, this is a depressing update. Last Friday, three lab monkeys escaped in Pennsylvania after the truck carrying them crashed. The story went viral, and many took to social media to voice their support for the simian deserters. Sadly, the three monkey outlaws were captured on Saturday evening and later euthanized, The Associated Press reports . A spokesperson for the Cente



Blizzard New Survival•
Engadget / 11h
Blizzard, the studio behind Overwatch, Diablo and World of Warcraft, is getting into a new genre with the announcement that it's working on a survival game. It seems the project is in the early stages of development, so don't expect a finished product (or even a splashy trailer) any time soon, but it's notable that the publisher is playing around with fresh mechanics and new worlds. Blizzard's jo



Nvidia SoftBank Bloomberg•
By the time you read this Nvidia's nearly two-year-long quest to consume mobile chip giant Arm may be over. Bloomberg is reporting that Nvidia may be winding down efforts to close the $40 billion deal for the British semiconductor company after facing opposition in the U.S., in Europe from the European Union, and from China. Essentially, no one outside of Nvidia, Arm, and Softbank, Arm's current



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The first Percy Jackson book was released in 2005. The first Percy Jackson movie was released in 2010. And now, 22 months after news broke of a Percy Jackson streaming show, that’s officially happening too. Read more...



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Enlarge / The current Starlink user terminal. Images of the planned ruggedized terminal aren't available yet. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX's Starlink division is planning a new ruggedized satellite dish that can operate in hotter and colder temperatures. This is the second ruggedized Starlink dish the company has revealed—the first is designed for vehicles, ships, and aircraft, while the newer one i



Paris Hilton Fallon•
45Mashable / 12h
Jimmy Fallon has never exactly been a trendsetter. But a Monday episode of The Tonight Show makes clear just how disconnected from reality the celebrity host truly is. In a clip shared by the official Tonight Show Twitter account, Fallon and his guest Paris Hilton awkwardly show off the cartoon apes associated with their Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens . It's beyond cringe, and the audie



Trump Family Legal•
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Have you heard of the cryptocurrency TrumpCoin? No? Apparently, neither had Donald Trump and his family…that is, until yesterday. Tweet may have been deleted "Fraud Alert: It has come to our attention that someone is promoting a crypto currency called 'TrumpCoin' (Symbol 'TRUMP')," tweeted the former president's son Eric Trump. "This has NOTHING to do with our family, we do not authorize the use



FDA Regeneron Omicron•
SlashGear / 12h
JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just released a new update in regards to the treatment options for COVID-19. As a result of the update, the FDA has removed the authorization for two monoclonal antibody treatments. Starting January 24, 2022, these treatments will only be authorized in certain regions. In the statement posted on FDA’s website, more information



The Platinum Card® from American Express increased its annual fee from $550 to $695 (see rates and fees ) last year, adding several benefits and confirming plans to alter others. As an Amex Platinum cardholder, you’ll continue to earn 5 points per dollar spent on flights booked directly with airlines (on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year) and 5 points per dollar spent on prepaid



Sometimes, adding an indent to your text or numbers makes them look nicer. Microsoft Excel lets you add an indent to an entire cell, as well as to a specific line within a cell. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Shortly before formally joining Oneworld , Alaska Airlines announced a new elite status tier, MVP Gold 100K . As its name suggests, it’s a new top-tier status level for members who fly 100,000 miles or more per year, ahead of the program’s previous top-tier elite level MVP Gold 75K . While Alaska already shared what benefits the new status tier would entail, it stopped short of announcing a forma



FTC Fashion Nova Negative•
Fashion Nova held lower-starred reviews for approval before they could be posted, the F.T.C. said in a complaint.



Tesla Plaid Lucid Air•
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Now that the Lucid Air is a practical reality, there's a looming question: how well does it fare in a drag race against the other well-known electric luxury sedan, Tesla's Model S Plaid ? You now have a better idea. DragTimes has shared a long-teased video of a quarter-mile faceoff between the Air and Model S Plaid, and the outcome is at once expected but still full of insights. It won't shock yo



400+Gizmodo / 12h
A robotic telescope in Italy has caught a faint glimpse of the Webb Space Telescope at its final location some 1 million miles from Earth. Read more...



We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan . Launching a product in a foreign market where you’re unfamiliar with the



300+Mashable / 12h
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs , have a storied place in American society, acting as central organizing spaces, cultural bulwarks, and institutions for the education of Black communities before desegregation. These schools still serve a vital role today, but their rich histories — from successful sports teams to homes for national heroes — aren't as widely publicized



YouTube Wyatt Polygon•
Engadget / 12h
Three YouTube executives are moving on from the platform, including head of gaming Ryan Wyatt. Senior director of creator partnerships Jamie Byrne and vice president and global head of product partnerships Heather Rivera are departing too. “Like many other companies, we’ve seen some of our people choose a new direction in the new year,” YouTube told Tubefilter . “We are also fortunate to have a d



Editor’s note: This story has been updated As January comes to an end and we look ahead, we all know what holiday arrives on Feb. 14. Whether you’ll be spending it with your significant other or your friends, nothing quite says “I love you” like flying business class to Paris, Milan or Southern France, am I right? For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsl



There's some eco-friendliness in the move, along with a drive to making pandemic cost cuts permanent. Whether customers enjoy the new amenities or not is what's ultimately key. The wine in can they've selected may be perfectly find compared to what's usually served in domestic premium cabins, but I'd rather have wine selected on the basis of its quality and drinkability in the air than on the bas



Musk McDonald’s Dogecoin•
200+Futurism / 12h
Supersize Me Tesla CEO and quote thief Elon Musk has a bright idea on how he can pump Dogecoin’s prices again — or, uh, get some mainstream legitimacy for the jokey crypto. The thrust of the idea, Musk tweeted , is that he’s willing to eat a whole McDonald’s meal on television so long as the restaurant giant begins accepting Dogecoin. The post seems to be in response to a McDonald’s tweet from ye




200+Gizmodo / 12h
Donald Trump’s vision for a hellhole social media site free of liberal censorship, the yet-to-be-launched Truth Social, will rely on the same auto-moderation tools as its competitors—you know, the liberal censorship bots. Read more...



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The United States Department of Commerce Tuesday released results from a survey of 150 companies, aimed at getting a better picture of just how widespread of a supply crunch is currently plaguing the semiconductor market. The automotive and medical industries have been disproportionately impacted by the shortage. In a press briefing accompanying the findings, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo desc



Over the past year, crypto acolytes have aimed to sell the world on an internet transformed by tokens and NFTs. All the while, a smaller subsection has pushed DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, as a way to transform democracies and revamp stodgy organizations for an online age. Both groups have struggled with messaging and stateside legal guidelines, but the technical challenges for



Samsung One Fingerprint IC•
SlashGear / 12h
Samsung On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, Samsung Electronics introduced its first all-in-one biometric payment card. The card utilizes a smart all-in-one fingerprint security system, which combines a fingerprint sensor with a secure processor and a secure element. This helps add an extra layer of authentication for payment cards. “The S3b512C is primarily designed for payment cards but can also be u



Sony has started to announce its 2022 lineup of audio products, beginning with the new HT-S400 soundbar that will become available around April of this year for $299 (around £220, AU$420). It'll be sold as a 2.1 soundbar system - i.e. a soundbar with two channels and a subwoofer - but Sony says it will act more like a surround sound system thanks to the inclusion of its S-Force PRO Front Surround


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