Friday, February 04, 2022

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GTA Online PlayStation 5•
Rockstar Games has finally announced the Grand Theft Auto 5 for PS5 and Xbox Series X’s release date . The upgraded version of the game was announced in 2020; until now the developer has kept quiet on when players would get their hands on it. “Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S features new graphics modes with up to 4K resolution, up to 60 frames per second, t



Tesla Vehicles Seat Belt•
500+Mashable / 13h
Another day, another recall for Tesla – though this is again one of those recalls which can be remedied with an over-the-air software fix. According to the NHTSA safety recall report , the recall includes certain model year 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles, as well as all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The issue lies in the seat belt reminder chime, which in some cases does not activate afte



80How-To Geek / 10h
Facebook Marketplace is useful for buying or selling used or unwanted items. But like any online marketplace, the service is rife with scammers who are looking to take advantage of both parties. Let’s learn how they work and how to recognize them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Engadget / 9min
Since its debut in 2015, Apple Music has offered one of the more generous free trial periods in the streaming industry. As a first-time subscriber, you could use the platform to listen to music for free for up to three months before the company asked you to start paying. That’s no longer the case. Igor Bonifacic / Engadget In a change spotted by Japanese blog Mac Otakara and subsequently reported



The National Hockey League's Las Vegas takeover promises one of the most entertaining NHL All-Star Weekends ever, from a face-off in the Fountains of Bellagio to blackjack on the Strip and, of course, the All-Star Game itself. It's time for showboating and for pure, outrageous skill to take center stage, so read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 NHL All-Star Game live stream online wherever yo



Gizmodo / 15min
We first heard an ethereal, sinister whisper that a live-action Goosebumps TV series might be coming to haunt us back in 2020 . But now that whisper has become a piercing scream of utter terror, such as one might make when menaced by a sentient ventriloquist’s dummy, which shrieks, “That live-action Goosebumps TV… Read more...



Ars Technica / 16min
Enlarge (credit: Mozilla) If you didn't know that Mozilla made a VR-specific version of Firefox called Firefox Reality, then it's OK for you to continue not knowing, because Mozilla announced today that it would be discontinuing support for the browser a little over three years after introducing it. The Spanish co-op Igalia will pick up the pieces next week with a "somewhat beta" browser called W



A 60-year-old programming language understood by fewer and fewer developers underpins many more applications than previously thought, new data suggests. According to a report from IT modernization company Micro Focus, there are currently more than 800 billion lines of COBOL code in daily use across the globe, roughly three times more than anticipated. What’s more, almost half of the developers su



Gizmodo / 27min
For some, artificial intelligence represents nothing more than one tool among many aimed at increasing productivity and maximizing economic output. For others though, AI looks like more of a destination, a couple of words pointing to a tectonic shift in global society capable of ripping the ground out from under… Read more...



Fairbourne Prices 30•
100+Futurism / 27min
House Flip The housing market is soaring across the globe , making it nearly impossible for younger people to finance homes. But there’s one village that takes the “wild real estate market” cake: the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. The small town is probably going to be underwater by 2054 thanks to climate change and infrastructure decay — but that isn’t stopping people from buying homes



Gizmodo / 33min
Why is Facebook struggling? Clearly, it’s not that the site itself is garbage , or that its parent company Meta’s pivot to the “metaverse” positions its future on a buzzword , or even that it’s racked up enough scandals that it spends more money on lobbyists than Exxon or Phillip Morris . Read more...



TechCrunch / 42min
Growth marketing (TechCrunch+) 3 experiments for early-stage founders seeking product-market fit: Elise King, director of Human Ventures’ entrepreneur-in-residence program and member of the firm’s investment team, spoke with founders and tells us about finding product-market fit. 3 experiments for early-stage founders seeking product-market fit Tackling touchpoints on your customer’s path to purc



NASA SpaceX Dragon•
22Ars Technica / 45min
Enlarge / NASA Television of the Crew-2 landing shows three main parachutes deployed, with a fourth one lagging behind. (credit: NASA TV) Officials from NASA and SpaceX say that they are paying attention to a parachute issue with the Dragon spacecraft, but they do not believe significant actions will be needed to address it. Upon returning to Earth from orbit, both the Crew and the latest Cargo v



Gizmodo / 48min
An expedition departing for Antarctica this coming weekend is seeking to uncover the lost ship of famed British explorer Ernest Shackleton. The crew will attempt to succeed where so many others have failed. Read more...



Imagine spending 190,000 miles roundtrip just to fly Alaska Airlines! The cost of first class awards on Alaska Airlines flights may in some cases be 37% higher on March 1 than they are today and throughout the month of February. So if you redeem Alaska Airlines miles for Alaska Airlines travel in first class, potentially paying more than the lowest published mileage price for the flexibility of c



SlashGear / 47min
Chris Davies / SlashGear Talk of 5G spreading further through Apple’s range continues, and now we may have a date for the company’s first big hardware vent of the year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it’s looking like Apple will probably be holding its next big event on – or at least close to – Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. Gurman does warn that, according … Continue reading



100+The Points Guy / 50min
Editor’s note : This post has been updated with the latest information. With more than 6,500 Hilton branded properties around the world, it’s hard to go to somewhere and not find a Hilton property. Whether you are planning a trip to paradise or visiting a major city , you can find tremendous value in the Hilton Honors program . The majority of award prices range from 5,000 to 120,000 Hilton Honor



Gizmodo / 51min
Gettr, the MAGA-minded social media platform that recently saw a big spike in users, seems to be on a mission to get hacked. Or at least, that’s what you’d be led to believe by the company’s reported decision to fire pretty much everybody in charge of making sure the company doesn’t get hacked. Read more...



Gizmodo / 1h
It’s almost surreal that after years and years of joking about it, the most recent Fast and Furious movie, F9 , actually sent characters to space. Seriously, io9 and the rest of the internet has been joking about the conceit forever . Then it happened. And it was hilarious, wonderful, and perfect. Now, the moment has… Read more...



Apple iPhone March•
Igor Bonifacic Contributor Igor Bonifacic is a contributing writer at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Boom will build a supersonic jet factory in North Carolina Valve’s Steam Deck will go on sale February 25 Apple will host its next hardware event sometime on or around March 8th, according to Bloomberg . At the event, the company will reportedly announce the third-generation iPhone SE ,



At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the robots have taken over... the bar. To mitigate Covid-19 risks, Beijing Olympics organizers are taking an alternate approach to service. And bartending is just one of the many areas where robots are helping out. In a press release, the Beijing Committee stated that robots will be used for prevention and control measures. This includes "in accommodation, awa



Alan Budman/Shutterstock The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking aim at ringless voicemail robocalls, with a new proposal submitted by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week. The proposal escalates the agency’s multi-year battle against spam and robocalls, a battle that’s seen relatively limited success thus far. The efforts have included requiring carriers to combat unwanted auto



The evolution of life on Earth is one of science's greatest mysteries, but we may have moved another step forward in solving it, and two ancient supermountains might have played a critical role during two of life's most important biological inflection points. In a new study published this month in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters , researchers from the Australian National Universit




Though they’re by far the most popular, wings aren’t the only thing you can Buffalo. Buffalo cauliflower is the most common vegetarian substitution, though we here at Skillet are of the opinion that the best vegan “wing” is the humble tater tot . (The grease—it’s so important.) Read more...



Apple iPhone March•
Apple will host its next hardware event sometime on or around March 8th, according to Bloomberg . At the event, the company will reportedly announce the third-generation iPhone SE , a refresh of the 2020 iPad Air and a new Mac computer that will feature an Apple Silicon chip. The date aligns with the March to April timeframe Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously said Apple had set for the SE’s debut



When astronomers look at planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, often they have only minimal information they can use to classify them. Two key factors they often do know are the planets’ size and their mass, from which they can determine their density. This helps to categorize them into groups similar to the planets we know, such as rocky … Continue reading



Traditionally, companies hold in-person sales kickoffs (SKOs) in January and February to network, educate sales teams about new products and devise strategies for the year ahead. These days, the convention centers and hotel ballrooms that once hosted those events are dark and quiet. Even though most employees are vaccinated, companies are still reluctant to send them to in-person events, and in t



28TechCrunch / 1h
In an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2014 , then-CEO of Pure Storage, Scott Dietzen, was asked about the possibility of exiting via acquisition. He didn’t pull any punches: “Acquisitions always suck, and suck worse than you think that they are going to suck.” That doesn’t sound like getting acquired is the best thing that could happen to your startup, but this is only one perspective on the m



Gizmodo / 1h
Pennsylvania is dealing with a potentially serious tick problem. Environmental officials have recently warned the public that a population of ticks in the state appear to be carrying incredibly high levels of a rare but potentially deadly tickborne virus. They’re now preparing to contain and further study these ticks,… Read more...



Blizzard Warcraft 2022•
Activision Blizzard It looks like we’ll be playing Warcraft in some form on our phones, fairly soon. In its latest financial earnings report, Activision Blizzard revealed that it currently has a Warcraft game in the works for mobile devices. Details are slim at this point in time, but we know that the game will be here at some point this year. The … Continue reading



Gizmodo / 1h
Star Wars is perpetually a mystery in search of answers . We all have questions about it, from what its biggest reveals mean , to narrative thoughts, to questions of character . The Book of Boba Fett is, of course, no exception... and while we’ve already had several questions about its latest chapter, one massive query… Read more...



American Airlines is offering some serious deals from Miami (MIA) to the Caribbean starting at $180 round-trip. Destinations include Aruba, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and other islands. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . (Photo by Clint Henderson/The Points Guy) Secret Flying alerted us to this deal. This offer is availab



Google Stadia Peloton•
Daniel Constante/Shutterstock According to a new report, Google seems to be trying to save what’s left of its failing Google Stadia gaming platform, and rebranding it might be the way to go. Soon-to-be called Google Stream, the company might be focusing on white-label deals that would utilize the Stadia software without attributing it directly to Google. It appears that Google may be working … Co



You have three days left to save up to $500 on your next vacation, thanks to British Airways , which is currently offering between $50 and $500 worth of savings when you book a BA vacation package. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . (Screenshot courtesy of British Airways) Deal basics Airline: British Airways. Routes: For travel from all BA



Gizmodo / 2h
This week, European authorities struck a massive blow to the digital data-mining industrial complex with a new ruling stating that, quite simply, most of those annoying cookie alert banners that sites were forced to onboard en masse after GDPR was passed haven’t... actually been compliant with GDPR. Sorry. Read more...



Selling Nfts Drive•
The NFT marketplace is rife with people buying their own NFTs in order to drive up prices, according to a report released this week by blockchain data firm Chainalysis. Known as “wash trading”, the act of buying and selling a security in order to fool the market was once commonplace on Wall Street, and has been illegal for nearly a century. But the vast, unregulated NFT marketplace has shown to b



Tesla Black Racism•
51Futurism / 2h
Racial Harassment Racism and abuse are running rampant at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, a former employee says. According to a new lawsuit, Kaylen Barker, a 25-year-old Black woman who used to work at the plant, sued the carmaker after suffering “painful abuses reminiscent of the Jim Crow era,” according to official filings quoted by CNN . During one instance last year, she says managem



Ultra low cost carrier Frontier Airlines is raising checked bag fees. That’s not that surprising for an airline that generates most of its profits through ancillary fees. The part that is surprising is the explanation for doing so… or perhaps it’s exactly what we should have expected? Frontier lowers checked bag allowance to 40 pounds Frontier Airlines already charges for checked bags, as you’d e



Controlling Robots Space•
ESA One of the biggest challenges in space exploration is the dangerous nature of space environments: many places we want to explore have no or low levels of oxygen, low or micro-gravity, and potentially dangerous space radiation. That’s why we send out robots like the Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity, which can explore environments over months and years which would be … Continue reading



Gizmodo / 2h
Thanks to the growing abundance of weird and dangerous weather , it’s getting harder to ignore the bleak reality of climate change —though that doesn’t stop many people, especially people in power , from blithely denying its existence. Released in 2006, Larry Fessenden ’s The Last Winter asked a question that’s even more… Read more...



The dreaded “zero-click” iOS vulnerability from NSO Group made headlines in 2021 as it attackers to gain access to an iOS-powered endpoint without the user’s involvement. But it now seems NSO wasn’t the only company that managed to pull off what Google reseachers described as a “ incredible and terrifying ” hack, as Reuters claims that at approximately the same time, another (but lesser-known) Is



Microsoft Windows 11•
Enlarge / The Windows Insider program's new logo. (credit: Microsoft) Windows 11 will be getting a significant new feature update sometime this month , and Microsoft is taking the opportunity to make some changes to its Windows Insider public beta program. The company outlined its plans in a blog post , along with a new logo (it looks like people but also hearts, neat). Microsoft's plans primaril



Apple 27% Netherlands•
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Apple has surprised iOS app developers by announcing a plan to charge 27 percent commissions on third-party payments—nearly as high as Apple's standard in-app payment cut of 30 percent. While Apple is applying the 27 percent commission only to dating apps in the Netherlands in order to comply with a government order, critics worry that Apple will charge




Gizmodo / 2h
While the U.S. continues to bicker over the limited extent to which the government can compel covid-19 vaccinations, Austria has gone ahead and pushed through its own sweeping vaccine mandate. The new legislation, signed into law this week, officially takes Austria the first European country to require vaccines for… Read more...



When your active status is enabled on Facebook, your contacts can see that you are currently or recently have been online. If you do not want them to know your online presence, turn off your active status on Facebook. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Discord will start testing a handful of new features in some of its biggest communities this week. The social audio and chat platform got its start connecting gamers for online play, but it’s grown into one of the main ways to build a thriving online community, complete with custom emoji, live events , topic channels and a whole suite of third party plugins that can do everything else. The compan



Microsoft HoloLens•
Microsoft has not abandoned development on HoloLens 3, according to the technical fellow who leads the company’s mixed reality division. In a tweet spotted by The Verge , Microsoft’s Alex Kipman told a concerned fan not to believe everything they read online. “HoloLens is doing great and if you search said internet they also said we had cancalled HoloLens2… which last I checked we shipped with su



Gizmodo / 2h
Super Bowl LVI is set: The Los Angeles Rams will host the Read more...



ANA Mileage Club is a popular program with award travelers, thanks to its well-priced award charts and the ease of earning points through American Express Membership Rewards . There are some quirks, though, such as that you can’t book one-way awards and that the program imposes fuel surcharges . While fuel surcharges on ANA’s own flights have been relatively low in recent history, ANA doubled the



Equifax Data Breach•
Many people are getting emails about an Equifax Data Breach Settlement and wondering if those emails are authentic. As long as it’s from the correct email address, the settlement is real, and you can safely click the link. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Now that you’ve saved an offline version of Wordle to your PC or Mac, it’s time to save the game to your iOS device. This offline version of Wordle will update with new words every day, even if your iPhone or iPad never connects to the internet. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Delta Unruly Fly List•
Delta CEO Ed Bastian has approached the U.S. Attorney General seeking to put unruly passengers on a terrorist list that would deny future travel across all airlines. This is mostly for show, but anyone concerned with civil liberties should e-mail Ed Bastian . Continue reading ...



Energy Ofgem April•
Ofgem has now confirmed that the 22 million households currently on default tariffs and prepayment meters will see further eye-watering increases to their energy bills . From April 1, the regulator’s energy price cap will go up from £1,277 to £1,971. This is a rise of £693 for default tariffs. Meanwhile, prepayment customers will be even worse off, seeing their annual bills going from £1,309 to £



Amazon Q4 2021 Year•
Amazon Prime membership is going up almost 17%. That's sudden sticker shock for 200 million people around the world, the kind that makes you take a pause and wonder, "Why am I paying for this?" Before you dump Amazon Prime, though, listen to me: it's probably still worth it. I can't lie, my initial reaction was, "What?! Amazon is raising the yearly subscription rate for Amazon Prime by $20? That'



Coding bootcamp Nucamp will no longer publish job placement metrics in its advertising materials, a move that CEO Ludovic Fourrage is making to rebuild student trust in the industry. “Students have to be accountable for finding the right job in the industry, and too often placement is easily used as a justification of increasing the cost of education without necessarily looking at the quality of



Gizmodo / 3h
Five years have passed since we last saw multiple Tatiana Maslanys on the hit show Orphan Black, and now a new series set in that world just got a big shot of adrenaline. Anna Fishko, best known for writing on Fear the Walking Dead and Colony , has reportedly been hired to write and produce a new Orphan Black show… Read more...



Central Park NFT TCPGC•
200+Futurism / 3h
Goldmember Move over, mysterious monoliths — there’s a new bizarre structure capturing hearts and minds online, and the concept behind this one is a doozy. The stump-sized gold cube that graced Central Park’s frozen lake for approximately 12 hours, worth a reported $11.7 million and replete with its own security detail, turned heads online and off this week. So, naturally, there had to be an anno



81Futurism / 3h
The Tea A 24-year-old man from Bethesda, Maryland took extreme measures to get his hands on his father’s cryptocurrency holdings, which were worth $400,000 at the time. In a shocking fit of desperation, Liam Ghershony, who was struggling with drug abuse at the time, decided to poison his father with depressants so he could gain access to daddy’s funds via his cellphone, The Washington Post report



You can score Apple's powerful iPhone Pro Max at a stunningly low price with this fantastic deal from AT&T. The Phone carrier is offering up to $800 in savings on the iPhone 13 when you trade in an eligible device . Depending on your trade-in, you get the iPhone 13 Pro Max for just $300. To receive this deal, you must add the iPhone 13 to your cart with monthly device payments on any Unlimited pl



I recently went down an aviation rabbit hole on YouTube, which caused me to spend more time than I should watching a hilarious show that I remembered fondly from back in the day. If you don’t yet have weekend plans, now you do. 😉 The TV show about Southwest Airlines operations In 2004 and 2005 A&E had a show called “Airline,” which essentially followed Southwest Airlines’ operations. The TV show



Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) There’s a disconnect between when people want to use electricity and when solar tends to produce it. Most often, people use power during the evening or the early morning, when the Sun isn’t yet up. “There is a mismatch between solar irradiation arriving on Earth and the time when you actually need the energy,” Carsten Streb, a researcher at Elm Unive



The internet is a scary place with all kinds of exploits that can cause serious harm to your devices. Microsoft knows this, and it has released a new mode for Edge that provides another layer of security to protect you from these issues. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The Pixel 6 is Google’s best smartphone yet, but the early months of its life have been a buggy mess, and users report yet another instability affecting the Google Photos app. Following the latest app update, some users experience crashes when using the Magic Eraser tool in Google Photos. While this means the bug only… Read more...




For elite AAdvantage members, I think changes to how status is earned at American Airlines beginning next year mean that this card makes more sense than ever. It makes more sense than the main consumer AAdvantage card with its $99 annual fee. And it finally makes sense to spend on the card, too. Continue reading ...



Triff/Shutterstock There are many reasons to explore Mars: the potential we could one day send crewed missions there, to learn about how its climate changed over its history and how that could apply to Earth, and to learn about different types of planet such as those which have a different internal structure to ours. But the biggest reason to explore Mars … Continue reading



When you use Google Sheets to track financials, you’ll likely run into numbers below zero. To make those negative numbers stand out, you can have them automatically appear in red, which is much clearer than a minus sign or parentheses. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Two more popular tourist destinations have made it easier for vaccinated travelers this week, including Greece , which announced Friday that fully vaccinated visitors with an EU Digital COVID Certificate no longer need to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country starting next week. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Since Decemb



Google Magic Eraser•
The Magic Eraser feature on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is a handy tool that does a solid job of removing unwanted objects or people from photos. However, users are experiencing a bug that crashes the Google Photos app when they use it. Folks have flagged the issue on Reddit and Twitter. As Android Police notes, some have tried clearing the Google Photos cache and restarting their handset, but that d



GDPR Data Privacy 2021•
24TechCrunch / 3h
What does Meta/Facebook’s favorite new phrase to bandy around in awkward earnings calls — as it warns of “ regulatory headwinds ” cutting into its future growth — actually mean when you unpack it? It’s starting to look like this breezy wording means the law is finally catching up with murky adtech practices which have been operating under the radar for years — tracking and profiling web users wit



John Cena Peacemaker•
100+Gizmodo / 3h
If you’ve been watching Peacemaker , you know the titular, anti-heroic douchebag has been having a rough time of it lately . If you haven’t been watching Peacemaker , good news—you don’t really need any context to enjoy this incredible moment from yesterday’s episode, “Murn After Reading.” Read more...



Rockstar Grand Theft Auto•
Rockstar Games It’s been a long time since the last truly new Grand Theft Auto game. How long? Nearly ten years, as Grand Theft Auto V was initially released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 way back in 2013. All this time, Rockstar has opted to port Grand Theft Auto V forward to multiple platforms while maintaining Grand Theft Auto Online with … Continue reading



The Olympics has been hailed as one of the greatest sporting events on Earth, so it’s only fitting that they are presented on a screen that matches the Games’ reputation. To that end, the world’s largest LED screen was unveiled at the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony in Beijing today that’s 10,552 square meters big and uses 40,000 LED modules according to the Global Times . The screen in questio



Many Americans, including myself, are still hesitant to travel abroad. The volume of airline passengers on international flights is 38% below 2019 levels (compared to 23% for domestic flights) and there are 23% fewer international flights operating, according to a report from Airlines for America examining member passenger airlines (Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, United an



In our capitalist society, there’s constant pressure to turn every free moment into a money-making opportunity. But I’m not here to dwell on capitalism. I’m here to talk about the popularity of side hustles, and all the ways you can get in on the action. Read more...



Enlarge / Most people know they shouldn't check their phones while driving, but it's a hard habit to shake, particularly if you have a car fitted with an advanced driver assist that helps steer. (credit: Getty Images/miguelangelortega) If you're going to install an advanced driver assistance system to let the person behind the wheel go hands-free, then you really ought to include a camera-based d



WO 2022 NBC Olympics•
With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing underway, there are more ways than ever to watch Team USA and athletes from around the world compete, including in 8K VR. This month, NBCUniversal and parent company Comcast will stream more than 150 hours of interactive content from the games. To watch that coverage, you’ll need a TV Everywhere login and a Quest 2 headset from Meta. Once you download the



1KFuturism / 4h
Would photos of a rotten, blackened foot or a diseased heart make you think twice about buying a sugary soda if you knew the two were correlated? How about for your kid? Scientists from Harvard and the University of North Carolina put that idea to the test by asking parents to choose snack items for their kids in a study published this week in PLOS Medicine . Some of the group browsed a curated s



300+Gizmodo / 4h
Good news/bad news, Orville fans: Hulu has released a new sneak peek at the long-on-hiatus sci-fi series’ third season ... as well as the news that instead of arriving in March , it’ll now begin streaming in June. Fortunately, the peek is a juicy one and will almost make you forget about the latest delay. Check it out! Read more...



42Mashable / 4h
"The number of things we think we can't do while we’re single is astounding, especially when you also realise that every single one of these can't-dos and can't-haves is a giant, festering lie." A Single Revolution author Shani Silver nails it in her piece for Unattached , a new anthology edited by author and journalist Angelica Malin. The book brings together 30 incredible writers to pen empower



rafapress/Shutterstock Google has announced a new tier of its Workspace service, formerly G Suite, called Workspace Essentials. The company’s goal is to undo the PR mess it created when it announced the free G Suite option was being discontinued, but we believe the new plan still misses the mark. Google announced in January 2022 that it was ending its free G … Continue reading



When most of the tech in your life is acting up—whether it be your computer, phone, game console, what have you—simply turning the device off and on again works wonders. Tech likes a reset! However, not all of our stuff has an on/off switch. AirPods and other Bluetooth headphones, for example, don’t have any obvious… Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Training AIs remains very processor-intensive, in part because traditional processing architectures are poor matches for the sorts of neural networks that are widely used. This has led to the development of what has been termed neuromorphic computing hardware, which attempts to model the behavior of biological neurons in hardware. But most neuromorphic hardware is



Playing music in your Zoom meetings is easy and fun. You can pick a music track from anywhere on your computer or the web and play it during your meetings. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Only a handful of Windows 10 releases are still supported by Microsoft. And that’s a big problem for people who refuse to update, as older iterations of Windows 10 no longer receive important security patches. To remedy the problem, Microsoft will force an update on customers who are still running Windows 10 version 20H1. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



21TechCrunch / 4h
Michael Fey Contributor Michael Fey leads Island as co-founder and CEO, relying on his extensive experience in cyber security, enterprise software and cloud technology. A company’s most valuable asset is its people, especially for organizations still in their infancy. A startup’s founding team can be the difference between an industry-changing unicorn and just another failed venture, making early



Meta Horizon Worlds•
Kris Holt Contributor Kris Holt is a contributing writer at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Bird will expand access to electric scooters for public transit in Nashville Meta is rolling out a feature called Personal Boundary in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues virtual reality spaces to combat harassment. Each avatar will have a bubble with a radius of two virtual feet, so they won’



Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card overview The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card provides solid earnings at Hilton properties and Hilton Gold elite status, which offers complimentary breakfast, increased earnings and space-available upgrades when you stay at Hilton properties. So the status perk alone may make it easy to justify the card’s modest $95 annual fee (see rates an



In addition to loving miles & points, I’m also a huge avgeek. When I fly, I want to know everything about the plane I’m traveling on. Not because I’m scared, but because some planes have really interesting histories. It’s amazing how many airlines some aircraft have flown for over the years. For those who are curious about the age of planes, I figured it would be fun to share how I go about deter



GTA Online PlayStation 5•
Rockstar has finally outlined what improvements we can expect to see in GTA 5 Enhanced Edition . But I’m not sure they’re substantial enough to tempt players back to Los Santos for what could potentially be the fourth time. GTA 5 Enhanced Edition has already come under fire for looking “ exactly the same ”, at least according to some commenters, who slammed the game’s latest trailer on YouTube. A



23TechCrunch / 4h
Oura wasn’t the first smart ring to market, but over the course of its life, the device has had surprisingly little competition. In general, it’s proven difficult for consumer hardware companies to find a toehold beyond the wrist. Though the brand’s relative success has no doubt raised hope that the fitness band/smartwatch isn’t necessarily the end-all-be-all for the category. CES has never been



Meta Horizon Worlds•
Meta is rolling out a feature called Personal Boundary in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues virtual reality spaces to combat harassment. Each avatar will have a bubble with a radius of two virtual feet, so they won't be able to come within around four feet of each other. Meta If someone tries to move into your personal space, their forward motion will halt when they get too close. However, Me



Google Chromebook Repair•
Enlarge / Google's repair program shows how to disconnect the battery from a Chromebook. (credit: Google) Hey kids! Want to help out your school and learn a bit about electronics repair at the same time? Google is launching a Chromebook repair program for schools. Chromebooks are wildly popular in schools due to their simple OS and easy management, but the hardware in any education environment re



21TechCrunch / 5h
Ready to get serious about launching a startup? Aspiring and newly minted entrepreneurs will find all the essential building blocks they need to create a solid foundation for startup success at TechCrunch Early Stage 2022 . This live, in-person event takes place on April 14 in San Francisco, California. The day-long founder summit offers three concurrent tracks featuring an all-encompassing range



Carnival Two 2022 Mobile•
Two more Fantasy-class cruise ships will depart the Carnival Cruise Line fleet this year. As part of a larger plan to redeploy some of its vessels, the line said Thursday that Carnival Ecstasy and Carnival Sensation will leave the fleet by the end of 2022. It isn’t yet clear whether Carnival plans to transfer the ships to another brand under the Carnival Corp. umbrella, sell them to another cruis



Samsung Galaxy S22•
In a few short days, Samsung will host its first Unpacked of 2022 . While the company is sure to stage many more events throughout the year (too many, if you ask us), the first one is always the most exciting. That’s because it’s usually where Samsung has announced the next iteration of its flagship Galaxy S line, and Wednesday’s Unpacked promises to be no different. On February 9th, the company



Looking to stream something romantic, but with a humorous tone? HBO Max has got you covered. The streaming service's expansive library features many longtime swoon-worthy favorites as well as modern romantic film classics. From teen movies to romantic musicals, we're here to highlight some of the biggest rom-coms across the decades. Here are the 10 best rom-coms on HBO Max that you can stream wit



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Raise your hand if you’ve been here before: You paid for internet service that either isn’t actually as fast as it’s supposed to be or deceptively costs more than the internet service provider (ISP) said it would. I assume every single person reading this has their hand in the air because ISPs are generally not real fun to deal with. In this remote work era, home internet service has never been m



Coinbase TurboTax Tax•
Coinbase and TurboTax have announced a new partnership that will allow users to automatically convert tax refunds from state and federal governments into crypto. The tax software giant and the crypto marketplace have partnered in a bid to try and get more users interested in investing. The deal creates a new direct deposit program for TurboTax users within Coinbase, automatically converting dolla



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Meta-Terse During a pivotal post-stock selloff meeting, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a very bizarre reason for looking like he was, well, about to cry on camera. As Bloomberg reports , a red-eyed Zuckerberg told employees on a company-wide video meeting responding to the company’s huge stock drop that if he began crying, it was because he’d scratched his cornea. The strange claim, which may or m



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New research this week affirms the grim reality of medical crowdfunding. The study found that few GoFundMe campaigns over a five-year span raised enough money to meet their goals. And those started by people living in areas with higher levels of medical debt, uninsurance, and low income raised less money than others… Read more...



Microsoft is preparing an update for collaboration platform Teams that has the potential to help users make the most of their desktop space, but is limited by a strange design decision. According to an entry in the Microsoft 365 product roadmap, Teams users will soon receive the option to pack a larger number of messages on screen courtesy of a new compact mode. The view mode will reduce both the



Enlarge (credit: Thanko ) In the world of displays, no one size or shape fits all. Over the past few years, we've seen more laptop screens play with aspect ratios that provide more vertical height than more traditional 16:9 screens. But when it comes to everlasting newsfeeds, endless social media feeds, and those captivatingly long articles, something like the 5:16 Thanko TL Portrait Display real




Twitter Downvote Test•
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Twitter, long known for its slow and careful evolution of its core product, the tweet, is rolling out a worldwide test that would allow users to downvote replies, a feature that could significantly change how the service works. The concept of downvoting posts and comments has been a staple of the Internet for decades, appearing on sites such as Slash



There were two markets for insurtech startups in 2021: one welcoming and one dismissive. Private market investors poured capital into promising insurtech startups, while the public markets sent the value of recently public insurtech companies down — and then further down as the year progressed. The decline in the value of public insurtech unicorns was a theme that The Exchange covered throughout



Spotify HiFi Tidal•
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has hinted that the delay of the streaming service’s HiFi subscription tier is related to licensing issues. Speaking to analysts and investors during Spotify’s quarterly and annual earnings release on Wednesday, Ek stated that the company doesn’t have much to share about its plans for the HiFi tier, but noted discussions were ongoing. In response to a direct question over Sp



Southwest Airlines Alcohol•
If you have Southwest flights coming up, you’ll soon have a lot more drink options to enjoy on board. Come Feb. 16, t he Dallas-based carrier will once again offer its full beverage service , including alcohol sales, after a nearly two-year hiatus. The pause on booze was initially to limit onboard interactions and minimize the time passengers would not be wearing face masks, but was then extended



The entire collection of bakeware from Great Jones is 15% off as of Feb. 4. Use code SWEETVAL15 to save on these top picks: FOR THE DEDICATED BAKER: Fully Baked set — $182.75 $265 (save $82.25) FOR SHEET PAN DINNERS: Sheet Show set — $72.75 $85 (save $12.25) FOR SOUP SEASON: The Dutchess — $136 $160 (save $24) Foodies know that aesthetically pleasing cookware is the name of the game. But instead



BUNDLE AND SAVE: The Xbox Series S Fortnite and Rocket League Bundle was in stock at Amazon , Best Buy , and the Microsoft Store as of Feb. 4. All three retailers have it listed for $299.99, which is the same price as the console itself. We're a little over a year into the lifespan of the PlayStation 5, yet the console is still as elusive as it was the day of its release. Sony has even gone so fa



XanderSt/Shutterstock Last summer, Twitter started testing both upvote and downvote options on tweet replies. Now, several months later, the downvote button is rolling out on a global scale – while the upvote button is nowhere to be seen. Twitter says this is still a test – or rather a global “experiment” – but the company has also shared what it’s learned … Continue reading



muratart/Shutterstock The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to observe some of the most distant and ancient galaxies now it is in its new home, in orbit around the sun. Although it will be several months before it can start gathering science data, the science instruments on board the telescope have been turned on, and the first tests of each … Continue reading



Any person flipping through a dossier on my life would find that from childhood until now, littered across papers like report cards, teacher’s notes, transcripts, correspondences, psychologist’s notes, recorded schoolyard snickering, employee reviews, and greeting cards are words like the following: Unusual.… Read more...



There's a chance that restrictions get lifted but the Omicron wave turns out not to be the last gasp of the virus . That would make it thinkable that restrictions could make sense again. But the political calculus is that looks like the administration 'made a mistake.' And this administration's fear of appearing to make an error is balancing out its need to declare victory. And that could delay l



The teams have been chosen. The time and place have been set. All that’s left to do is watch the biggest football game of the year unfold in all its heart-pounding glory. To help you prepare for the main event, here are some tips for throwing a memorable football watch party. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



John S. Kim Contributor John S. Kim is the CEO of Sendbird , the leading API provider to embed chat, voice and video experiences inside of mobile apps. More posts by this contributor Leasing Creative Office Space? Don’t Get Screwed Social is not just what you do on Facebook anymore; it’s what you do in every single app you use. Think of the experience on Venmo, Strava, Duolingo or even Sephora. C



Users on Reddit have just reported that the Google Pixel 6 series line is currently experiencing a new bug. Using the Magic Eraser tool causes the entire Photos app to crash, and so far, there seems to be no way to fix the issue. It’s likely that the problem started alongside the recent software update, which some users claim to … Continue reading



Google wants to keep Stadia alive, even if it’s in non-traditional ways. The company is working on partnerships, including bringing Stadia experiences to the exercise world through a deal with Peloton. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In addition to a bunch of great deals on TVs ahead of the big game , a handful of new tech deals cropped up on the web this week. Roku's Streambar Pro is $30 off and down to $150 right now (and the smaller Streambar has also been discounted) while the latest Apple TV 4K remains on sale for $160. Fitbit's Charge 5 fitness tracker is 34 percent off and down to an all-time low, plus you can still sa



Meet Numeral , a French startup that wants to upgrade corporate bank accounts. While clients interact with Numeral using a modern application programming interface (API), the startup connects directly to bank servers to upload payment files and interact with outdated information systems. By abstracting that layer of complexity, you can treat your bank accounts like another microservice in your ar



US Nintendo Bowser•
Enlarge / It's-a me, the long arm of the law. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Nintendo / Getty Images) Federal prosecutors say a prominent member of the notorious Team Xecuter hacking group— known for the "SX OS" line of Switch hacking devices —should serve 60 months in prison after pleading guilty to piracy-related charges in November . The significant sentence for Gary "GaryOPA" Bowser "would send a m



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Residents of a town just north of Dallas, Texas were awoken in the middle of a cold night this week to what sounded like a volley of gunshots outside their home. When they finally made their way outdoors, the residents learned those shocking sounds didn’t actually originate from firearms but were rather the result of… Read more...



iPhone 3 MagSafe iPad Air•
One of the best features of the iPhone 13 is MagSafe, which lets you magnetically clip on accessories like cases, wallets, and wireless chargers, but while rumors suggest it could come to more Apple gadgets like the iPad Pro (2022) , it seems that the iPhone SE 3 might not get the feature. This comes from Japanese publication Macotakara , which has previously provided accurate information about u



Editor’s note: This is a monthly article that gets updated frequently. Did you know you can get free entry at hundreds of museums around the country by simply holding the right credit card? That’s right: Bank of America’s “ Museums on Us ” program offers free general admission access at more than 225 cultural institutions in dozens of cities across the United States. For more TPG news delivered e




SAVE $78 : As of Feb. 4, the Belmint Seat Cushion Massager is on sale for $71.26 at Walmart, which is 72% off its usual cost. Working from home just got a lot more comfortable. Comfort and ergonomics are everything when you're working from home. But even the best office chair around isn't always enough to keep you feeling energetic during the work day. Sometimes you need a little extra pep in you



We've always felt that the AirPods Max carrying case looks like a handbag (or a bra). Well, now you can get a real Gucci handbag-style case for your over-ear Apple headphones . The Ophidia case for AirPods Max is exclusively available to buy from the Gucci online store , and it costs double the price of the already-expensive Apple headphones, coming in at an eye-watering $980 / AU$1,360. The Gucc



Instagram’s website design isn’t exactly the epitome of user experience. At best, it can be described as usable. You can use it to view your feed, stories, and you can finally even post photos from the website. But just being usable isn’t enough. That’s why it’s time to improve Instagram’s web experience using these… Read more...



GTA Online PlayStation 5•
Rockstar Games has revealed when Grand Theft Auto V fans will be able to get their hands on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions, while teasing what's next for the blockbuster franchise. The current-gen editions will arrive on March 15th. Rockstar previously delayed the release from November to some time in March . GTAV and GTA Online come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on March 1



Intel Claims AMD GPU•
Your next work laptop may be safer off having an Intel CPU than one from its great rival AMD, a new report from the former claims. The Intel 2021 Product Security Report says (perhaps unsurprisingly) that its hardware has been affected by fewer newly discovered bugs compared to AMD offerings. Even the flaws found in its GPU unit mostly come from AMD graphics components, the chipmaker claimed - al



Apple AirTags are making headlines again, as people are starting to sell silenced devices with the speakers disabled, making it easier for them to place them on unsuspecting victims. Should you worry about this? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Ready for the full Stadia experience? Google is now running a $19 discount on the Play and Watch with Google TV Package, a starter kit that includes the Stadia controller, Chromecast with Google TV, and one month of Stadia Pro (for new users). Usually priced at $118, this kit now costs just $99. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Whether you’re shooting tons of video on a GoPro or a dedicated Nintendo Switch user, the best micro SD cards are essential. A micro SD card is a smaller version of an SD (Secure Digital) card, and the best micro SD cards share the same characteristics of their larger counterparts. They are reliable, fast, and offer plenty of storage space. When it comes to external digital storage, technology is



MIT Stronger Steel•
Steelen Valor A team of chemical engineers at MIT have created a new material that they claim to be stronger than steel — but still as light as plastic. If the science holds up, it could be a huge advancement in material sciences, potentially giving objects like car parts or cell phones an extraordinarily durable skin. The team is even going as far as to say that it can be easily mass produced. “



Editor’s note: This is The Points Guy’s permanent page with limited-time welcome offers to consider each month, so you can bookmark it and check back regularly for updates. Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards guide. But to help



Stolen Blockchain Wormhole•
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This is a story about how a simple software bug allowed the fourth-biggest cryptocurrency theft ever. Hackers stole more than $323 million in cryptocurrency by exploiting a vulnerability in Wormhole, a Web-based service that allows inter-blockchain transactions. Wormhole lets people move digital coins tied to one blockchain over to a different blockc



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I like to think I am pretty good with words. I’ve been working in journalism and digital media for most of my career; I’ve written thousands of articles and blog posts; I’ve edited perhaps tens of thousands; I’ve committed various grammar guides and style books to unconscious memory. But my wife still kicks my ass at… Read more...



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A major milestone has been achieved in the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope , with an onboard instrument detecting its first photons from a distant star. This means engineers can now begin the three-month process of aligning the space telescope’s 18 mirrors. Read more...



You may not think much about using slide titles for your presentations. But for accessibility and the use of other features, slide titles are important. Here, we’ll show you how to add titles to slides in Microsoft PowerPoint. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Oops, no more keyboard! Trying to use Microsoft SwiftKey’s voice-to-text function may crash your Android 12 phone’s keyboard, leaving you without the ability to type text in any app. This bug appears to affect all Android 12 smartphones, including Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



When a car slides on ice, you have to make many decisions quickly to avoid making things worse. You shouldn’t brake, you need to steer into the slide, but you shouldn’t oversteer. Or, and hear me out, you could let this car take over and drift out of the situation. At least, maybe someday. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Rockstar Grand Theft Auto•
Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently in active development, with Rockstar’s work on the much-anticipated game already “well underway”. Rockstar announced the current state of GTA 6 on Twitter, as well as at the end of a blog post about GTA Online’s upcoming updates. It's the first time the studio has officially acknowledged the sequel’s existence and current development. “With the unprecedented longev



Epic Super Bowl TV deals have landed at Best Buy as we're now just over a week away from the big game. If you're still looking to score a bargain on a premium display, we've just spotted this 55-inch OLED TV from Vizio on sale for just $999.99 (was $1,299.99) . That's a $300 discount and an incredible price for a 55-inch OLED TV. Vizio's OLED display delivers brilliant colors and stunning contras



It’s kind of a broken record at this point, but the cloud infrastructure market continues to grow at an astonishing rate. Over the last year, it added almost $50 billion in business, growing from $129 billion in 2020 to $178 billion this year, according to Synergy Research data. Canalys reports similar numbers. As for the quarter, Synergy reports the market reached $50 billion, up 36% over the pr




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It’s not much of a hot take to say that director Roland Emmerich ’s continual attempts to return to the disaster movie genre after 1996’s Independence Day have produced diminishing returns . But it’s tough to imagine a cinematic apocalypse that’s less epic than Moonfall , in which even the film’s characters can’t be… Read more...



Mozilla Firefox Reality•
Mozilla has revealed it is shutting down its virtual reality (VR) browser, Firefox Reality , after four years. Launched in 2018 as "an open source browser that respects your privacy", Firefox Reality had been available for Oculus, Vive and HoloLens headsets , offering a mixture of consumer-based and business-focused VR apps and experiences. The browser allowed users to get onto the internet using



News Corp Linked China•
News Corp says it was the target of a cyberattack that impacted The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Dow Jones, its UK news operations and other publications and business units. The company says hackers accessed the emails and documents of some employees, including journalists. A cybersecurity consultant News Corp brought in believes that China was connected to the intrusion, and that the aim



All Nippon Airways (ANA) has increased fuel surcharges as of February 2022, which isn’t great news for those booking award travel to & from Japan through many frequent flyer programs. Then again, for most this is a moot point, given that Japan’s borders continue to remain closed. All Nippon Airways increases fuel surcharges As of this month, Japanese Star Alliance carrier ANA has updated fuel sur



This week, Generation Z is casting its collective gaze toward the heavens, but they’ve still found time to mock toxically masculine podcasts, catch video game cheaters, and laugh at monkeys’ dumb noses. Read more...



NASA ISS Earth 2031•
The Space Race is no longer a competition between the global superpowers of the world — at least not the nation-states that once vied to be first to the Moon. Today, low Earth orbit is the battleground for private conglomerates and the billionaires that helm them. With the Mir Space Station having deorbited in 2001 after 15 years of service and the ISS scheduled for retirement by the end of the d



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Toilet paper is one of the last things you’d assume the grocery store would ever run out of, but back in early 2020, at the start of the pandemic (some 15 years ago, according to my brain) TP rationing was suddenly a thing. The dire bathroom situation has improved, but for anyone still wanting to carefully ration… Read more...



si-african-american-history : Dress sewn by Rosa Parks, 1955 - 1956 , Smithsonian: National Museum of African American History and Culture Size: H x W x D: 47 ½ × 16 ¾ × 1 ¼ in. (120.7 × 42.5 × 3.2 cm) Medium: synthetic fiber and metal https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2007.3.1ab



The International Space Station (ISS) is an iconic achievement of international cooperation in space research, but it won’t last forever. The station was launched over 20 years ago and is now aging, and both NASA and other space agencies are starting to think about what comes next. This week, NASA released a report on what to expect from the final … Continue reading



Ghostwire Tokyo Japanese•
Spooky stuff abounds in Ghostwire: Tokyo . [credit: Bethesda ] Since its announcement at E3 2019, Ghostwire: Tokyo has loomed as one of Bethesda's weirder and more inscrutable upcoming games. Years have passed without a clear look at how the game will play, and that lack of clarity wasn't improved when the company announced in 2021 that its creative director at developer Tango Gameworks was leavi



Spotify Ceo HiFi High•
If you've been eagerly anticipating Spotify HiFi , don't hold your breath - even Spotify's CEO isn't sure when it'll arrive, despite previous announcements from the streaming service suggesting HiFi would arrive for Spotify Premium users sometime in 2021. As reported by 9to5Mac , Spotify CEO Daniel Ek talked about Spotify HiFi audio on an earnings call with analysts and investors, stating that th



Ghostwire Tokyo Japanese•
Ghostwire: Tokyo is pressing a lot of buttons. Mixing martial arts with magic, adding a touch of surrealist imagery, underlying that with elements of supernatural horror, and packing the whole thing in a semi-open-world narrative adventure, the PS5 console exclusive isn’t messing around when it comes to carving out a space for itself. It’s a hodgepodge of concepts that’s as tantalizing for its co



It’s February, folks, which means it’s not long before our screens are commandeered by awkward first meetings, bumbling bookstore owners and Ryan Gosling’s abdomen in the run-up to Valentine's Day. But the less romantically inclined need not fear. Among the impending break-ups and make-ups comes a decidedly varied selection of new movies and TV shows, and this week’s arrivals include thrilling do



Ghostwire Tokyo Gameplay•
The magic in Ghostwire: Tokyo is fat and tangible, glowing between Akito's palms and streaming from his fingertips in sturdy golden ropes, binding enemies to one another before exploding them into pieces. From a first-person perspective, Akito rapidly contorts his hands into a series of precise shapes, forming orbs of elemental energy and supernatural strings before unleashing their power on the



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When you’re shopping for a new laptop or desktop, you’re eventually going to have to figure out how much RAM to buy. The trouble is, it’s not easy to know how much RAM you might actually need, and computer makers are terrible at letting you know. Do you have to buy more RAM to get decent performance out of a computer,… Read more...



The JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District won me and my husband over in short order. It anchors an entertainment complex that opened in the summer of 2020 and skillfully blends a remodeled historical building with two new mixed-use facilities, live music venues and a fabulously vibrant riverwalk that’s lined with art galleries, cute boutiques and restaurants. While there’s a lot to do in



Welcome to AirFryDay, where — you guessed it — every Friday Mashable covers the latest trends, dispenses advice, and reviews recipes for your air fryer. One piece of cheese, four slices of jalapeño, an egg, and a tortilla: The ingredients are simple. Put them together correctly, however, and you've got one heck of a breakfast. The recipe for these $1 breakfast tacos from TikTok user @ collegechef



TL;DR: As of Feb. 4, a 2-pack of the Egloo All-in-1 Oil Diffuser, Humidifier & Space Heater is on sale for $159.95 instead of $180 — that’s a discount of 11%. This winter has been a doozy so far, and we still have months to go. If your home could use a little extra coziness, a two-pack of these unique, candle -driven diffusers is on sale. Add some localized heat, moisture, and aroma to the air wi



This week, TikTok asks: "What's in a name?" OK, not exactly, but two name-forward trends dominated my FYP this week, and if William Shakespeare had a TikTok he’d be all over them. My name is… TikTok users are ready to give up their personal information in this trend inspired by Breaking Bad . It pulls audio from Walter’s Season 1 confession tape, in which he says, "My name is Walter Hartwell Whit



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




Ghostwire Tokyo March•
Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Yesterday, Bethesda and Tango Gameworks revealed a March 25th release date for Ghostwire: Tokyo while also showing off some gameplay from the upcoming title. In the lead-up to this announcement, I was given an extended gameplay preview for Ghostwire: Tokyo. While I didn’t get to play the game myself since the preview was virtual, I will say that what I … Continue reading



Tamiya/Tamiya Blog Iconic Japanese R/C specialist Tamiya has announced a few new additions to its 2022 remote-control lineup. As Tamiya previewed this week, enthusiasts can look forward to several faithfully recreated R/C car models this year, including a modified Toyota Land Cruiser, a six-wheel F1 car, and a new Ford Bronco, to mention a few. First up is Tamiya’s new Ford Bronco, … Continue rea



Microsoft Blocked 2021•
Microsoft’s cybersecurity solutions blocked 1,000 malicious emails for every second of 2021 - approximately 31.5 million seconds, the company has revealed. In its inaugural Cyber Signals quarterly cybersecurity report, the company used data from its Microsoft Defender antivirus as well as Azure Active Directory to understand today’s threat landscape, and where brute force, phishing, as well as ot



Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We had the full crew aboard today, headed by our killer production team Grace and Chris , and hosting crew Mary Ann , Natasha and Alex . Last week we promised Cute Farming Robots, and this week we delivered, along with a lot more. But first, the Equity team alo



Women describe their experiences but what can firms behind virtual-reality platforms do about it?



Raspberry Pi OS is now available in a 64-bit version, up from the previous 32-bit iteration, after a long public beta process lasting just over a year. Interestingly, this is a case where the Raspberry Pi hardware has been ahead of the software. Way back in 2016, the Raspberry Pi 3 support a full 64-bit OS, although not the official Raspberry Pi OS for obvious reasons. Unfortunately, this does me



Gas station purchases are some of the most frequent (and painful) purchases of modern life; no anesthetic can render it pleasurable. But if you’ve got a Shell, Marathon or Arco in your area, you can at least diminish the agony by earning bonus airline miles — in addition to the rewards you already earn with your credit card . Every time you swipe at the pump, you can effectively contribute to a “



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Renfield starts filming, and adds one more member to its cast. HBO’s Last of Us series will tweak the chronology of the games slightly. We’re getting at least two seasons of Halo . Plus, what’s next on Riverdale , Batwoman , and Legends of Tomorrow , and a new look at the next Peacemaker . To me, my spoilers! Read more...



Save $270.99: Have lots of space on your living room wall? You might as well fill it with the 75-inch Vizio M6 4K TV, which is on sale for $729 at Amazon. As of Feb. 4, this 27% discount is the best we've seen on this model. Sometimes the best TV is the biggest TV. And if you have plans to snuggle up on the couch and stream the biggest sporting events of the year , you should have a TV that match



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Dumbbells and barbells, the two workhorses of free weight training, each have subtly different advantages. Dumbbells are small; you hold one in each hand. A barbell is the longer, typically two-handed implement. Many exercises can be done with either one. So how do you choose? Read more...



Another Sundance Film Festival has come and gone, and with it we've gotten a close look at some of the films and interactive experiences that'll be the talk of 2022. After Yang , the profound story of a family dealing with the loss of their beloved android, has all the makings of an awards contender. And we have a feeling we'll be hearing more about We Met in Virtual Reality once it's released, a



It seems like every week, we have to deal with another subscription service increasing its prices. Amazon Prime is the latest, but if you’re crafty, you can lock in the more affordable price for a little longer. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Worthwhile Apple Watch deals can be hard to come by, and even more difficult if you're set on a specific size and color. Amazon has a slew of sales going on right now, some of which knock up to $60 off Series 7 models. The 45mm GPS Series 7 in midnight has that precise discount, bringing it down to a record low of $370. Numerous colors of the 41mm GPS Series 7 are down to $350, which is $50 less



Google Workspace ES•
Workers looking to experience a host of the most popular Google Workspace software can now try for free thanks to a new offering from the company. The new Google Workspace Essentials plan provides access to the likes of Meet , Chat, Drive , Docs , Sheets , Slides and more as the company looks to offer its online collaboration tools to more businesses than ever before. What's more, you don't even



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. If you’re in the market for a personal Hilton card and are willing to pay an annual fee to receive a great welcome offer and benefits, you may be wondering whether to apply for the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card or the benefits-heavy Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card . Or, in the case of this T



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Plus: Neil Young’s Archives, signs of a collapsing economy, and a rude awakening for Facebook.



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Some viral trends deserve to be preserved even after they've been overrun by massive stars.



Flat-panel displays, such as PC monitors, have supplanted CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) displays. One thing CRTs still do better, though, is motion clarity. To address that, some flat-panel displays use a technique known as Black Frame Insertion. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



I love woodworking, but my artistic skills are lacking, and I’m not much of a crafter. So when I had the chance to review the new Cricut Maker 3, I turned to my wife for help. And along the way, I found the new Cricut can create beautiful things of seemingly infinite size—with some limitations. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Mozilla Mozilla has announced that Firefox Reality, the VR-based web browser it released in 2018, is being shuttered…sort of. According to the company, a version of the browser will live on as Wolvic, a new product from Igalia. The new browser will launch next week and Mozilla’s Firefox Reality app will be pulled from stores at around the same time. Firefox … Continue reading



American Express and Hilton have four co-branded credit cards , and the welcome offers for three of these cards have just been improved considerably. These are by far the best bonuses I ever recall seeing on these cards, as they include both bonus points and free night reward certificates. Let’s go over the details of these incredible offers. Hilton Honors Amex cards get free night welcome offers



Blizzard Warcraft 2022•
In its press release for its fourth quarter 2021 financial results, Activision Blizzard has revealed that it has plans to release Warcraft for mobile sometime this year. Company CEO Bobby Kotick told investors a year ago that the developer made "multiple, mobile, free-to-play Warcraft experiences" that were already in advanced development back then. Blizzard has yet to reveal more detailed inform



Anderson Tommy Lee•
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Pam and Tommy looks trashy at first. Sure, the true-to-life miniseries aims to earnestly entice audiences with stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan anchoring its promotion. The pair's physical transformations into Baywatch actor Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee are inarguably extraordinary, and splashing their grinning caricatures across the Hulu homepage seems like smart salesman



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The lights went out. “The Chairman’s Intent” by Action Bronson blared over the sound system in Long Island's new UBS arena. Pro wrestler Hook walked out onto the entrance ramp on All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) Friday Night Rampage . And the crowd went wild, chanting his name "HOOK! HOOK!" Social media lit up with chatter in anticipation of the 22-year-old's debut match. How did this wrestling rookie



A recent conversation at TPG turned into a rather unexpected debate — albeit a fun one. The question: Is it OK to keep your hotel keycard after you check out? The answer: Well, it turns out there are many schools of thought here, ranging from people who take every single key as a souvenir to others who think it’s straight-up stealing. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign u



This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Jessica Conditt about Sony’s surprising $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition. It’s too soon for it to be a direct response to the Microsoft/Activision deal, but clearly Sony sees the need for new blood. Also, they dive into Spotify’s weak response to protests around the Joe Rogan podcast. Should Spotify be using a stronger editorial hand? And ye



Brochure advertising women’s winter clothing for sale at Crowley, Milner & Co. Includes descriptions, illustrations and prices. Printed on front: “Thrills! Crowley-Milner & Co.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



Xbox Game Pass has proven to be incredible value over the last year or so, with a library of over 100 new and classic Xbox games that you can play for a small fee each month. This even includes first-party games on day one such as Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 . Now, the premium version of that subscription service is even better value with this latest Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal. Whether yo



Hours Dying Light 2•
I’ve played over 20 hours of Dying Light 2 - and I’ve barely touched the main story. What have I been doing, you may ask? Everything and anything else. A survivor in peril? I’m there. A CD needs rescuing from a zombie-infested hollow. I’m your gal. I’m basically an undead-slaying Lassie, here for all your mundane heroic needs. Protagonist Aiden’s journey to find his sister Mia and unearth the sec



Moonfall Emmerich ID•
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Roland Emmerich has lost his spark. There was a time when a new movie from this action auteur promised a high-concept global catastrophe, vividly depicted with the eye-popping annihilation of national landmarks, meanwhile hitting our hearts with a tapestry of interwoven human narratives, brought to life by big, almost absurdly charismatic stars. Regrettably, Emmerich's latest, Moonfall, feels lik



The United States Government has formed a new organization that aims to improve the country’s cybersecurity posture and make sure the country learns from previous attacks and incidents. The new Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) is similar in design to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an organization investigating traffic disasters and similar accidents. However, unlike NTSB’s five



Spotify Young Joe Rogan•
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This week, we decide whether to switch music streaming services, and we offer some tips for those choosing to get their groove on elsewhere.



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How much do you love and/or rely on Amazon? Is it enough to put a giant Alexa screen on your wall? Read more...



You may have heard of the story of Elon Musk and the 19-year-old with the Twitter bot that tracks his private Gulfstream G650ER’s movements. Musk, of Tesla and SpaceX fame, offered the teen, Jack Sweeney, $5,000 to shut down the account. Sweeney upped the ante to $50,000. As of Wednesday, Feb. 2, the bot is still functioning, so it appears there’s no deal. But how does modern flight tracking work



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Although Hulu may be behind other major streaming services in producing original movies, there are still plenty of great feature films under the Hulu brand. Here are the best original films available to stream on Hulu. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Artisanal Ventures AV•
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Cloud is the big buzzword these days, with people talking about why it’s a smart move for companies , and lots of venture-backed startups developing easy ways for companies to make the shift. Artisanal Ventures , a Bay Area venture capital firm investing in B2B cloud startups, closed on its first fund, the oversubscribed $62 million Artisanal Ventures I. The inaugural fund is backed by more than



Ireland Six Nations 2022•
Scotland set the tone for a memorable tournament by shocking Eddie Jones' England 12 months ago, and Murrayfield expects as Stuart Hogg faces down an inexperienced England side on Saturday. Read on as our guide explains how to watch a Scotland vs England live stream for the 2022 Six Nations from anywhere in the world - including free-to-air coverage in the UK and Ireland. Scotland vs England free




Australia North Korea•
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is sure to ruffle some feathers with his latest comments about Western Australia… Qantas CEO makes North Korea comparison Australia has taken one of the strictest approaches toward border closures during the pandemic, though those are finally starting to be eased . While the federal government controls international borders, the catch is that each state can make its own rest



Pokémon Arceus Week•
Engadget / 10h
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold 6.5 million copies after just one week on sale, making it one of the fastest-selling Switch games yet, Nintendo announced . If the official figures hold up, the game will have outsold both Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl , both of which sold 6 million copies in the first week. Thank you to the more than 6.5 million explorer



Ireland Six Nations 2022•
They may be defending champions, but key absences - not least that of skipper Alun Wyn Jones - mean that Wales once again kick off the Six Nations as underdogs, against an Irish team swelling with renewed belief. Read on as our guide explains how to watch an Ireland vs Wales live stream for the 2022 Six Nations from anywhere in the world - including free-to-air coverage in the UK and Ireland . Ir



AWS Amazon Q4 Year•
Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has seen another record quarter of growth as it looks to cement its place as the biggest cloud provider in the world. During Q4 2021, Amazon reported revenue rose 9% year-over-year to $137.4 billion as net income leaped 98% year-over-year to $14.3 billion. For AWS specifically, Amazon said that revenue had grown 40% year-over-year to $17.8 billion in Q4. Operating inco



Twitter Downvote Test•
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Twitter's been thinking about adding a downvote feature for ages, but now the company finally appears to be serious about it. On Thursday, Twitter said it will be expanding the availability of the downvote button on replies globally, after testing the feature in a limited number of countries. Twitter originally launched the feature in July 2021, having teased something similar for years before th



Dying Light 2 Steam•
Dying Light 2 is now out, and the much-awaited zombie game sequel has received a somewhat mixed reception looking at reviews – but regardless of how you feel about the game itself, there are some folks frustrated by the fact that they can’t actually even play it. Yes, there’s an unfortunate glitch whereby some gamers are finding that clicking to start a new game simply results in Dying Light 2 cr



Florida SpaceX CC Astra•
Enlarge / Composite image showing a Falcon 9 rocket launching, and a first stage landing, at Vandenberg Space Force Base this weekend. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 4.31 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX launched three Falcon 9 rockets in three days this week, bringing its tally of orbital launches in 2022 to six. Not bad for a year that's only about five weeks old. Now the spotlight moves to As



Jaguar Amazon Alexa•
If you own a recent Jaguar or a Land Rover there's good news, as you'll soon be able to ask Alexa to control various functions in the car on top of a host of other things. The integration of Amazon's smart assistant will bring a range of voice-enabled functionality to Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles, including the ability to control navigation and music, manage calendars, hear the news, check the



NFL Pro Bowl AFC NFC•
On one side of the 2022 Pro Bowl are Justin Herbert, Jonathan Taylor and Tyreek Hill, on the other, Kyler Murray, Dalvin Cook and Deebo Samuel. It's good old-fashioned red vs blue as the best of the AFC and the best of the NFC strut their stuff in Vegas. Not something you want to miss. Read on as we explain how to get a 2022 Pro Bowl live stream and how to watch the NFL all-star game online where



Engadget / 10h
Amazon Prime is increasing in price for the first time since 2018. The monthly fee is going up to $15 (previously $13), or $139 per year (previously $119). The higher rates kick in February 18th for new customers, but they won't take effect for existing customers until they renew after March 25th. Amazon pinned the increase on the "continued expansion" of Prime perks, like free games through Twit



Apple 27% Netherlands•
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Following a court order , developers working on dating apps don’t have to use Apple’s in-app purchase system in the Netherlands. And because those purchases aren’t handled by Apple, the company doesn’t take its usual 30% cut on digital purchases. But developers who use a third-party payment system still have to pay a commission. And Apple plans to charge a… 27% commission. If you haven’t kept tra



LJ Rich looks at some of the week's best technology stories.



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The Orion Nebula, a mere 1,500 light-years from Earth, is the closest neonatal unit for baby stars. And on February nights, it's easy to take a peek in on the stellar nursery with binoculars, a telescope, or even the naked eye. As the constellation Orion looms in the south between 8 and 9 p.m., find the three stars forming the "hunter's belt," then look below the belt to locate the stars forming



Jackass Knoxville Tremaine•
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The more things change, the more it's a comfort to know that some things stay the same. Like "dick pain hurts" is still absolutely hilarious. This is made outrageously clear with Jackass Forever , a sublimely stupid sequel that reunites the stuntmen, pranksters, and fools who became icons of jackassery 20 years ago. Johnny Knoxville and much of his original MTV gang are back for the fourth instal



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I watched four episodes of All of Us Are Dead in a day, and then found myself in a mostly empty office building. Given that I still live in a global pandemic, this was ideal. But given that I just binged a show in which vicious zombies frequently jump out from behind corners to infect and devour their prey, I was a little on edge. Based on Joo Dong-geun’s Now at Our School webtoon, All of Us Are



500+Wired / 10h
Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective.



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The point is to give youngsters tools to channel their feelings into something more constructive, like taking action in their own communities.



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The White House banned diplomats from attending the Beijing games, saying it wasn't “business as usual.” In the private sector, it is.



Caterpillar Union Pacific•
200+Wired / 10h
Electric locomotives could cut emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants that harm people living near rail yards.



Coinbase TurboTax Tax•
Engadget / 10h
If you use TurboTax to file taxes, you now have the option to deposit your refund directly to a Coinbase account. The money can either be deposited in USD or be sent to your account already converted to any of the 100 types of cryptocurrency available. Coinbase says the choices include stablecoins that are pegged to a real currency and fluctuate much less than typical crypto coins. You won't be c




British Airways Heathrow•
Last week British Airways’ CEO promised the airline would take a premium focus as it emerges from the pandemic. Today the airline has announced a variety of (fairly minor) enhancements for customers. Let’s go over the details. British Airways’ upcoming service improvements British Airways has today revealed a range of improvements both on the ground and in the air, as part of “its commitment to c



Microsoft Windows 11•
If you were worried that you’d have to wait a while before Windows 11 gets any major new features, then Microsoft has just shared some good news, which means the new operating system will get updated and improved far more regularly than first thought. Microsoft had initially said that it would be only releasing a single annual feature update for Windows 11 each year , which led some people to wor



Twitter Downvote Test•
Twitter has been working on a way to enable users to downvote tweets, while not making them public, since early 2020, however the company is expanding the feature to more users across the world, not just in US. Downvoting was also confined to web users, but this wider testing of the feature will also apply to some iOS and Android users, where you may start to see a downward-facing arrow on some t



Schafer Double Fine•
In the wake of Psychonauts 2 's acclaimed launch last year, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer has opened up about the future of the studio. He says it will focus on creating original games instead of working on established series, dismissing the idea it could revive a canceled Warcraft adventure game. After accepting the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at this year's New York Game Awards, the game designe



Southwest Airlines Alcohol•
Around the start of the pandemic, Southwest Airlines cut inflight service. The airline will finally be restoring full inflight beverage service shortly, including the sale of alcohol. Southwest full beverage service returns February 16 Southwest Airlines will begin offering an expanded selection of beverages as of February 16, 2022. All of these changes apply to flights of 176 miles or more. Here



US Boston Fed MIT Digital•
Engadget / 11h
The US Federal Reserve is continuing its research into a "digital dollar" and has unveiled a technical specification for how it might work, The Washington Post has reported. Researchers designed a system that can handle more than 1.7 million transaction a second and settle payments in under two seconds, while operating 24/7 without service outages, according to a new paper on the subject . The "P



100+Mashable / 11h
Hungry people rejoice, because we have some delicious news. Tired people rejoice, because dinner just got a whole lot easier: Gobble is a subscription meal service that delivers a week’s worth of tasty meals straight to your doorstep. And if you think this is another DIY-style meal delivery service like the ones you’ve tried and left, it’s not. At Gobble, meals are pre-prepped, which means you ca



Facebook Daily Meta•
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To lose one Daily Active User may be regarded as a misfortune, as a 21st century Oscar Wilde might put it . To lose half a million looks like carelessness. That was the drop in Facebook usage in the late fall and winter of 2021 , the first quarterly decline in the 18-year history of this world-conquering social media giant. But 500,000 DAUs wasn't the only thing Mark Zuckerberg has lost lately. T



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Brie Larson's YouTube channel is always a wholesome watch, whether she's teaching Tessa Thompson to play Fortnite or simply chatting honestly about her life . The video above — which follows Larson's return to the platform after a six-month absence — falls into the latter category. The Marvel star breaks down five things she learned to do more of in 2021 that she plans to carry into the year ahea



We have long been told about the importance of keeping Windows up to date, but in order to qualify for updates you need to be running a supported version of Windows. And for some people running older versions of Windows 10 , the clock is ticking, Specifically, it's Windows 10 20H2 that will be reaching end-of-life when May rolls around. The exact date in question is May 10, meaning that in three



AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 refresh could arrive earlier than previously rumored, but will only consist of a new flagship GPU , if the latest from the grapevine turns out to be correct. We’ve heard a fair few rumors around the supposedly incoming RDNA 2 revamp, and this fresh nugget is from hardware leaker Coreteks on Twitter, who directly replied to a leak we covered yesterday courtesy of Greymon55 . 6



Right now, you can pick up the Fitbit Sense for just £195 at Amazon . That's a saving of over £100 off the regular asking price, and almost as cheap as it was on Black Friday . Like all the best Fitbits , the Sense monitors your activity levels throughout the day, counting your steps and keeping tabs on your heart rate. It can also record workouts, and has on-board GPS to accurately record your p



Black Friday may not be coming for nine more months, but some of last year's deals are starting to crop up again already, including this awesome offer that nets you the JBL Bar 5.1 Surround audio system for £299. (Not in the UK? Scroll down for deals in your region.) With a combined output power of 550W across both the soundbar and subwoofer this powerful combo is sure to impress those looking to



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Scream 6 Paramount•
Suffice to say, Scream 5 surpassed expectations at the global box office. At the time of writing, the slasher reboot has earned more than $100 million worldwide and, in doing so, became the first movie to dethrone Spider-Man: No Way Home from the top spot in several markets. The movie did so well, in fact, that Paramount has already decided to press ahead with the next instalment in the franchise



The UK government has watered down its broadband targets yet again, promising to deliver nationwide gigabit broadband coverage five years later than originally promised. The Conservative manifesto ahead of the 2019 General Election promised nationwide fibre to the premise (FTTP) coverage by 2025 but the government has since backtracked. The revised target is 85%, with the government also backing



Looking for a pair of true wireless earbuds to accompany you on your runs, working hours or morning commutes? You might want to check out this fantastic deal on the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro , which are discounted by roughly half right now at Amazon. What's more, that's the lowest price we've ever seen these buds on sale for at the online retail giant. By heading to Amazon right now, you can pick u



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Toward the end of last year, it was revealed that seminal ‘90s sci-fi series Babylon 5 would be rebooted by creator J. Michael Straczynski for the CW. Not long after, however, and WarnerMedia put its youth-skewed channel up for sale , putting the show’s shot at a second life in jeopardy. Today, however, Straczynski has revealed on his Patreon that CW head Mark Pedowitz has personally guaranteed t



In the early days of the pandemic, all eyes were on potential vaccines. In May 2020, the US announced Operation Warp Speed, a plan to spend billions on vaccine development. But mostly out of sight of the news media, quieter efforts to custom-design a covid-19 pill were moving forward with similar urgency and hope. Chemists at Pfizer’s research facility in Connecticut dusted off some ideas the com




Oppo X5 Pro Hasselblad•
If you were hoping for big camera upgrades on the Oppo Find X5 range then you might be disappointed, as it’s looking increasingly likely that the Find X5 and the Find X5 Pro will have very similar setups to their predecessors. That’s because both phones have been listed on the Camera FV-5 database, and their main snappers sound near-identical to those on the Oppo Find X3 range. Both the Oppo Find



LG has unveiled its new C2 OLED TVs - a follow-up to its impressive C1 OLED range from 2021. Given that the LG C1 OLED TV currently sits at the number one spot on our best OLED TVs guide, it’s safe to say we’re very excited to see how LG plans to improve upon its already incredible design. OLED C2 OLED features - Expected to launch in 2022 - Possibly more expensive than the LG C1 OLED - New 42-in



Samsung Galaxy S22 Exynos•
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to be the top-end model of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22 series, and early benchmarks have provided us an idea of how powerful it'll be. This leak suggests (as many others have done) that you'll be able to get this smartphone with either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset or an Exynos 2200 equivalent. Your location will depend on which you'll get when



Apple's AirPods Max over-ear headphones are among the best-sounding wireless cans we've tested – but their expensive price makes them difficult to recommend to anyone on a budget. Happily, there are some excellent deals on the AirPods Max today that bring the prices in the US and the UK down to more palatable numbers, giving you a chance to snag the Apple headphones with big discounts. (Not in th



Netflix Movie 2022•
Netflix has unveiled the line up for its 2022 movie schedule – and it's absolutely packed with the biggest film stars in the world. In a press release , the streaming giant revealed a sizable selection of the movies that'll launch exclusively on its platform throughout the year. Netflix also confirmed that it would drop a new film every week between now (February 4) and December 31, too. So you'l



Blizzard Warcraft 2022•
Blizzard is developing a Warcraft mobile game, due for release in 2022. The mobile title was announced as part of Activision Blizzard's recent quarterly earnings report, which was delivered as a press release rather than a call on this occasion. "Blizzard is planning substantial new content for the Warcraft franchise in 2022, including new experiences in World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and get



Google Pixel 6 Pro•
Another month, another Google Pixel 6 Pro bug. If it seems like we've been writing countless stories about the Pixel 6 family breaking, it's because new bugs keep surfacing or being introduced, and this new one is a biggie. According to users on Reddit , the Magic Eraser function now causes the phone's Photos app to crash. Obviously, this bug isn't affecting everyone, but a few commenters on the



Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: The Xpods Wireless Earbuds retail for $69, but for a limited time, you can enter the code XPOD20 at checkout and shave $20 off. That means you'll get them for just $49. A walk without headphones might as well be a walk without sunshine. Fortunately, there are so many affordable earbud options that'll go the extra mile with you no matter where you take them. The Xpods True Wireless Earbuds



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TL;DR: As of Feb. 4, The Ultimate Mixology & Cocktail Trainer Bundle — worth $1,000 — is just $29.99, so you can get it for 97% off. If your idea of a good cocktail is pouring a splash of orange juice into your champagne, you could probably use some pointers. And why not get those pointers from a world champion mixologist? The Ultimate Mixology and Cocktail Trainer Bundle features five courses ta



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TL;DR: As of Feb. 3, the Chargeworx Dual USB Power Bank (usually priced at $53) is on sale for just $23.99 — that’s 55% in savings. Having some extra battery life on deck when you’re out and about is a powerful thing — especially when there are no outlets in sight. Mayb


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