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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Chie Ferrelli loved her Subaru SUV, which she bought in 2020 because it made her feel safe. So when it was time for her husband, Marc, to purchase his own new car last summer, they returned to the Subaru dealer near their home in southeast Massachusetts. But there was a catch, one that made the couple mad: Marc’s sedan wouldn’t have access to the company's telematic



Spotify Joe Rogan Episodes•
100+Mashable / 2h
Amidst ongoing controversy, Spotify seemingly deleted over 100 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience ( JRE ) from its platform. The music giant has gotten flack about podcaster Joe Rogan in recent weeks due to COVID misinformation on his show. In January, 270 doctors, scientists, and professors penned an open letter to Spotify decrying an episode featuring vaccine skeptic Dr. Robert Malone as a po



Hogwarts Legacy September•
Hogwarts Legacy may not have a solid release date beyond its 2022 window but recent reports suggest that Warner Bros. Games and developer Avalanche Software could be aiming for September. In recent weeks, industry insider AccountNGT has suggested in tweets that the game is looking to hit a September 2022 release date. Now, The Rowling Library has announced that the game is to get a companion art

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TechCrunch / 8min
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports . App Annie says global spending across iOS, Googl



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thekimonogallery : Artwork by Roshu Nagasawa. Fukuda Art Museum



How-To Geek / 11min
Xbox is shaking up its Game Pass lineup in the near future! While it’s gaining a few interesting new titles, it’s also losing some serious heavy hitter titles. You’ll want to sit down and play these this weekend before they become unavailable. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



How-To Geek / 11min
Not a big fan of Discord’s default dark interface? Activate the light theme to make the app use light-colored options. You can enable Discord’s light mode on desktop, the web, and mobile phones. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



TechCrunch / 16min
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. If there’s one sector that is incessantly in pursuit of Magic Metrics, it’s edtech. For the past two years, I’ve spoken with every top investor and founder in the industry and each of them have made their own, independent arguments for what is considered an effec



49The Points Guy / 19min
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Palm Springs, California, has long been an oasis for Southern Californians — and those from farther afield — looking to escape the busyness of daily life or the cold of winter with a trip to the warm desert. Set in the stunning Sonoran Desert and surrounded by mountains (that often have snow at the top, even in the summer), the Palm



Traders NFT Prices•
45Futurism / 32min
Wash Away There’s a great episode of the Golden Girls where the four Miami ladies want to purchase a painting at an upcoming auction. Rose gets carried away and bids against Dorothy and Blanche, accidentally driving up the price by $1,000. The girls win the piece, only to find out it’s worth far less than they imagined immediately after. Bidding against yourself seems like a mistake, right? But m



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Gizmodo / 41min
Longtime fans of adult swim and specifically The Boondocks were dealt a hard blow earlier in the week. The much publicized revival for the beloved animated series, announced for HBO Max , has been canned. Read more...



TechCrunch / 51min
Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here . Hello and welcome to the weekend, my friends! Today we’re sticking to simple fare. The meat and potatoes — pea protein and gluten-free starches? — of our beat, namely startup activity. So, read on f



VR Game NFT Xbox Two•
Schell Games has steadily established itself as one the best virtual reality game studios thanks to its stream of excellent VR experiences. The hack ’n slash-fueled action of Until You Fall fills you with an unrivaled feeling of badassery. Meanwhile, I Expect You To Die and its sequel – I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar – are hilarious yet detailed spy-themed puzzle games that will leav



Back at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most people still took it seriously, haircuts were one of the first (and most visible) parts of “normal” life to go out the window. Social media was flooded with photos of hair that previously found itself in the hands of professionals on a very regular basis,… Read more...



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If you do not like your current Twitch name, and you’d rather be it something different, it’s easy to change both your username and your display name on Twitch. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Rejoice, ye gamers who prefer handheld consoles! Valve’s Steam Deck will officially start selling on February 25. However, the Steam Deck’s release day promises to be just as chaotic and challenging as any of the games you’ll ever play on it, so buckle up. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. With all three legacy carriers now utilizing dynamic award pricing , most of the best “ sweet spot ” awards come from foreign carriers. Learning how to navigate a foreign airline’s frequent flyer program can be daunting, but the payoff is often massive. This holds especially true for Colombian airline Avianca and its LifeMiles freque



FBI Google Seattle•
In 2020, federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle, according to recently unsealed court documents posted by The Verge . The attempted arson took place on August 24th, one day after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin prompted a resurgence of racial jus




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The chance to visit lush green rainforests and bask in the warm climate of Costa Rica is hard to pass up. American Airlines is offering deals from major U.S. cities to San Jose, Costa Rica. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Corcovado National Park is located on the Osa Peninsula, in southwestern Costa Rica. (Photo: Arctic-Images for Getty I



While I wouldn’t usually look to Paris Hilton for travel inspiration, her recent honeymoon will interest points enthusiasts more than you’d think. Paris Hilton’s five-part Hilton honeymoon Paris Hilton got married to Carter Reum in November 2021, and the couple jetted off on a seven week round-the-world honeymoon. You might think that the hotel heiress would drop a boatload of money on a private



Meta Horizon Worlds•
Horizon Worlds, Meta's (Facebook's) social virtual reality platform, is getting a new "Personal Boundaries" to help stop virtual groping after the app's beta testers faced harassment . The Personal Boundary is a four-foot barrier between avatars designed to be always on by default. While the concept image portrays a bubble, the actual boundary will be invisible in Worlds. Credit: Meta What happen



I've reached out to Marriott for an explanation of this metaphysical mystery. Two years into the pandemic research scientists are still learning many new things about the way the virus spreads and the effects it has. But Covid-19's effect on the intersection of points and elite status is uncharted ground. Continue reading ...



Gizmodo / 2h
When the creators of Critical Role set out to make an animated adaptation in Legend of Vox Machina , they wanted to keep the show true to its source material. The challenge wasn’t just to keep the characters the same (they mostly are ) but also to keep true to their combat: to put it another way, Critical Role can get… Read more...



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Remove Google Chrome•
If you need to troubleshoot Google Chrome—or just want a leaner, faster experience—it can be helpful to temporarily run the browser with all of your extensions disabled. There’s an easy way to do it in Windows 10 or Windows 11, but it’s not obvious. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Josh Wolfe Contributor Josh Wolfe is the managing partner and co-founder of Lux Capital , a multi-stage venture capital firm, where he invests in deep tech companies ranging from space and advanced manufacturing to biotechnology and defense. More posts by this contributor ‘Chinafrica’ is a macro megatrend set to impact everything from Silicon Valley to Wall Street The TechCrunch Global Affairs Pr



100+Futurism / 2h
It seems almost impossible to believe, but there was a time when Joe Rogan — controversial podcast host and comedian — promoted the efficiency of vaccines. Yes, the reality-TV-host-turned-podcaster who recently ran major artists including Neil Young off Spotify in protest of his debunked anti-vaccine drivel actually used to want people to get vaccinated and to vaccinate their children, before cha



Feeding the planet's 8 billion people is challenge enough and our current industrialized commercial practices are causing such ecological damage that we may soon find ourselves hard-pressed to feed any more. For decades, scientists have sought out higher yields and faster growth at the expense of genetic diversity and disease — just look at what we've done to the humble banana . Now, finally, res



HitPiece NFT Music•
HitPiece may have already shut down its website after several artists spoke up about their work being used without their permission, but the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) isn't letting it off the hook. The organization has sent the attorney representing HitPiece a letter demanding the website and its founders to stop infringing on music IPs, to provide a complete list of site a



Samsung Galaxy S22•
We're only days away from seeing the Samsung Galaxy S22 series get its official unveiling, but the leaks continue to drip in – including some new information about the internal storage options we can expect on the Galaxy S22 Ultra model. Well-known tipster Roland Quandt says that the S22 Ultra model will indeed come with the option of 1TB of internal storage, as previously rumored, but there's a



Samsung Galaxy S22•
Last call - you've only got a few days left to reserve yourself a Samsung Galaxy S22 , S22 Plus, or Galaxy S22 Ultra before pre-orders start next week. If last year's event is anything to go by, Galaxy S22 pre-orders will launch immediately after these devices are announced during the Galaxy Unpacked event, which will take place on Wednesday 9th February . Reserve your Samsung Galaxy S22 now Beca



Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's the weekend, which means it's time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a new low price on the 45mm version of the Apple Watch Series 7, which is currently down to $370 at various retailers. That's about $40 off the average street price we've tracked in recent months and $60 off Apple's MSRP. The discoun



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Although it is most associated with British Airways , Avios is also the mileage currency of Iberia and Aer Lingus . While redemption rates via all three programs are mostly the same (i.e., distance-based with some attractive cash and points options), one key area in which they differ is the amount of taxes and surcha



There are so many factors to consider when deciding where to buy a home: The neighborhood, public transit options, school districts, cultural offerings, weather, proximity to family (whether you prefer them far away or nearby)—the list goes on. And then, of course, there’s the financial side of things, like the price… Read more...



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princetonarchives : Tiger Tuesday: Cover art for Princeton’s 1941 Bric-a-Brac . The entire Tiger Tuesday series



Animations can take an ordinary presentation and turn it into a dynamic one. So, as you add more animations to a slide, it’s important to sequence them correctly. Here’s how to reorder animations in Microsoft PowerPoint. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



TVs have dominated the world of home entertainment for decades. But projectors are around the same price, take up less space, offer a better experience, and are far more versatile. It’s time to dismiss the idea of a TV upgrade and join the projection party. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Card Rewards Chase•
There are three credit cards in the United States that earn Avios, which is the points currency of International Airline Group (IAG) carriers. These three cards include the: Aer Lingus Visa Signature ® Card ( review ) British Airways Visa Signature® Card ( review ) Iberia Visa Signature ® Card ( review ) You might assume that there are lots of differences between the cards since they’re all assoc



For JetBlue Captain Guy Howes, his last flight summed up everything that is good about the airline industry, as well as the thing that troubles him the most. The last flight occurred on Dec. 30, 2021, two days before Howes’ 65th birthday. That’s when he had to retire. JetBlue let Howes set it up with his son Ryan as first officer, his origin as Boston – he wanted a good, long transcon flight – an



Gizmodo / 3h
The critical and commercial success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse isn’t just leading to another follow up , it’s helping one of its directors get their next big project off the ground. While co-director Peter Ramsey is still on hand for both Across the Spider-Verse and its 2023 sequel as an executive producer,… Read more...



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The story of Brendan Eich is in many ways the story of the evolution of the internet and the technologies we use to access it. It is also a story of battles won, lost and soon to play out. Eich is best known as the creator of programming language JavaScript , which he developed over a sleepless period of ten days in 1995. At the time, he was working for Netscape, whose web browser dominated the m



Gizmodo / 3h
Paleontologists and locals familiar with a fossil site in Moab, Utah claim that a backhoe drove over dinosaur footprints and other animal trackways, damaging or destroying them. The Utah Bureau of Land Management, which is responsible for protecting Mill Canyon Track Site, has said that its recent dismantling of a… Read more...



If you're in the market for a new watch, the Garmin Fenix 7 and Apple Watch 7 are two that are likely to grab your attention. Both are packed with tools that'll serve you well whether you're working out or taking it easy, but they're very different devices and we're here to help you choose the one that's right for you. The biggest difference here is that the Apple Watch 7 is an everyday watch wit



It’s been part of Alaska Airlines’ fleet since April last year, so you may have already spotted the unusual artwork on the carrier’s “ Our Commitment ” plane as its taxis to or from an airport gate. But as we head into Black History Month, it’s a good time to learn more about this special livery and how it came to be. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily n



A reader shares how changes to the AAdvantage program's elite status-earning drove his behavior in making a major purchase - Super Bowl tickets - and this story perfectly underscores how 'Loyalty Points' are changing the game in loyalty marketing and American's position relative to competitors. Continue reading ...



Amazon Nike Peloton•
E-commerce and cloud giant Amazon has been consulting its advisers about the possibility of purchasing Peloton , according to The Wall Street Journal . And it may not be the only bigger company that's eyeing the exercise equipment maker: The Financial Times says Nike is thinking of purchasing it, as well. Neither company has held talks with Peloton yet, and they may end up not making an offer at



How to deal with rocket boosters and other giant space garbage Ramin Skibba, Wired Since a second-stage booster from one of SpaceX's Falcon 9s could crash into the moon, now is a good time to examine how we can deal with all the huge pieces of "free-flying space junk." How Facebook is morphing into Meta Sheera Frenkel, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac; The New York Times Facebook's transition includes urg



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tirelipimpesque : felescatus : Via House of Mirth (Instagram) I hope one-eye Pete had a nice life full of good food and affection.



Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Trinity College) On October 21, 1638, people were congregating at a church at Widecombe-in-the-Moor, in Devon, England, when a severe thunderstorm broke out. Witnesses described an 8-foot ball of fire hurtling through the church, tossing large stones from the walls to the ground, smashing pews and windows, and filling the church with smoke and the p



Hello and happy weekend from the Equity crew! We had a busy week, including a Twitter Space with Natasha and Alex taking to the mics to dig into some tasty public-market news. Naturally our show is more startup-focused than public-market centered. But! We can learn a lot from the world of public companies that have a wide footprint inside particular tech niches that matter for younger companies.



With a booming art and music scene, it’s no surprise that people flock to Austin, Texas, for their fix of concerts and festivals. United Airlines has deals to Austin from major cities around the U.S. starting at $98 round-trip. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . This art installation at Austin airport (AUS) features guitars. (Image courtesy




78Futurism / 4h
Robotic Barmaid Cecilia, you’re breaking our hearts — or at least you’re making us drinks. A robot bartender named Cecilia is the newest hospitality expert at Florida International University’s Bacardi Center of Excellence — and, as the Miami Herald reports , it sounds like she’s pretty damn good at her job. Standing at about seven feet tall, the console that houses the on-screen personality is e



44Futurism / 4h
A company that sells “lasso guns” to cops is working on ways to get its firearm into medical institutions and even schools. Records unearthed by Vice reveal that Wrap Technologies, the company that manufactures the BolaWrap lasso gun, has even received interest from at least one hospital to use its lasso gun to help restrain “noncompliant individuals.” Getting the lasso guns into hospitals, schoo



500+Futurism / 4h
NFT Crash Former investment banker Colborn Bell, who owns millions of dollars worth of NFTs, is warning the market for the tokens could be headed toward a catastrophic crash, Fortune reports . Bell got into NFTs in early 2020 and has since amassed a huge collection. He also founded the Museum of Crypto Art, a VR-based art exhibit space. Despite having a massive vested interest in the future of NF



sparklejamesysparkle : Lana Turner and “Cleo” the tabby cat during production of the MGM/George Sidney romantic drama Cass Timberlane , 1948.



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23TechCrunch / 4h
Mike Brown Contributor Mike Brown is the director of the Defense Innovation Unit . Prior to DIU, Mike served as CEO of Symantec Corporation and Chairman and CEO of Quantum Corporation. Mike also served for two years as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow at DoD where he co-authored a Pentagon study on China’s participation in the U.S. venture ecosystem. The views expressed in the article



Traveling with young children doesn’t have to mean sacrificing luxury and comfort. In fact, I would argue that when you travel with your kids, you might want more of the convenience that comes with four- and five-star hotels than if you were traveling solo. There are many different accommodation types to choose from these days, and while my family has had great experiences with Airbnb rentals, so



32Wired / 5h
The upcoming indie game puts you in charge of rebuilding a destroyed ecosystem—not as a hero, but as a gig worker for a profit-hungry corporation.



40Wired / 5h
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week's top security news.



Wired / 5h
Dipping your toes into virtual reality? From shooters to woodsy adventures, these are our favorites to play by yourself or with friends.



When the temperatures are low and you’re outdoors, it doesn’t take long for your fingers to start feeling cold and stiff. Depending on the weather and how long they’re exposed, they may start to feel numb, or turn red. But is this a normal reaction to the cold, or the beginning of frostbite? Read more...



Seattle saw an unusual airline visitor yesterday… Uganda Airlines’ flight to Seattle Uganda Airlines is an interesting new airline, which operates a young fleet of two Airbus A330-800neos plus four Bombardier CRJ-900ERs. The A330-800neo is an incredibly rare jet , as very few airlines ordered it (the A330-900neo has proven much more popular). Currently Uganda Airlines’ only A330-800neo destinatio



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Fast charging support is an increasingly common feature on smartphones. And over the years, Qualcomm’s Quick Charge has successfully established itself as one of the most prominent fast charging standards. Here’s what you need to know about it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The next time you search for a flight on Delta’s website, you might be surprised. That’s because top-tier SkyMiles Medallion elites will now see much more domestic and short-haul international upgrade availability than before. The Atlanta-based carrier has made changes to the confirmed upgrade process, and it impacts how flight results are displayed. But, it’s not without its drawbacks. Let’s div



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readordiebyemilyt : I just want to thank Seven Seas Entertainment for publishing such aggressively cute cat manga in this trying time.



Star Citizen Roadmap•
Enlarge (credit: Star Citizen ) Star Citizen developers Cloud Imperium Games' new public development roadmap will no longer include target dates for coming features more than one calendar quarter away. The change, the company writes , is largely to avoid "distraction" and "continued noise every time we shift deliverables" from "a very loud contingent of Roadmap watchers who see projections as pro



Teens navigate a confusing, difficult world of puberty, school stress, and identity crises. And transgender and gender-nonconforming youth walk through life with the added fear and stress of institutional discrimination, leading to higher rates of depression and self-harm . But, according to community members and experts alike , simple, gender-affirming resources can make a huge difference. Enter




It's not a credible source, but Wikipedia is many other things. It's an effective way to waste time, the first thing you click on when you Google something, and above all an infinite font of weird, fascinating minutiae. Thanks to people all over the world who have contributed to the crowd-sourced encyclopedia, we can click from topic to topic, descending deeper and deeper into a tunnel of informa



It's not secure that Apple's MacBook range rank among the best laptops out there right now. Apple has spent years refining the machines and the introduction of the M1 Pro and M1 Max have changed the processing game for good. And it seems that workers are in agreement, as a survey conducted by Apple device management company Kandji shows that a third of UK employees are more likely to accept a job



We’re already hearing rumors about an upcoming 5G iPhone and what the next-gen iPhone 14 series will look like. No SIM card or notch? Who knows (aside from Apple), but as we wait - and speculate - it’s fun to remember just how far we’ve come. It’s been fifteen years since a man in black gave us three shiny new things: a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a brea



My day-to-day job at The Points Guy doesn’t usually involve reviewing hotels. But when I saw that a new JW Marriott was opening this fall in my home city of Charlotte, I put my name forward for the chance to check it out. The hotel is about 20 minutes from my house, so while it wasn’t exactly an exotic getaway, it was the perfect chance to enjoy a brief staycation and spend some time in a part of



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 ...



Pen and ink drawing for “These happy golden years” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Stamped and handwritten on back: “From ‘These happy golden years.’ Please return to Harper & Brothers, Juvenile Dept.” Handwritten on back: “No. 12. The kitten peeped from beneath the ruffle.” From a collection of twenty-four original pen and ink drawings by Helen Sewell and Mildred Boyle used in the first editions of boo



Internet service providers (ISPs) can throttle your internet connection to a slower speed than advertised. They also use a practice known as “shaping”, where throttling is applied selectively to traffic. So how do you know if you’re being throttled or shaped? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



There are a lot of fantastic book-to-movie adaptations out there, but our list doesn’t showcase any of them. Here you’ll find a roundup of the very good books behind some very bad movies. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



45Wired / 6h
Researchers believe that if the chemical is made with renewable energy, it could be used as a clean source for fertilizer, fuel, and heat.



25Wired / 6h
Google has a new feature that makes it easy to find a time to meet with someone. Here's how it stacks up to Calendly.



Enlarge (credit: Natalie Fobes | Getty Images) Charles Darwin thought of evolution as an incremental process, like the patient creep of glaciers or the march of continental plates. “We see nothing of these slow changes in progress until the hand of time has marked the long lapse of ages,” he wrote in On the Origin of Species, his famous 1859 treatise on natural selection. But by the 1970s, scient



45Mashable / 6h
A profoundly curious gem is up for auction. The pear-shaped jewel called "the Enigma," cut with 55 gleaming sides, is dark and cryptic. The fine art company Sotheby's calls the unusual diamond "one of the rarest, billion year old wonders known to humankind." Bidding closes on Feb. 9, 2022. It may fetch millions . Most intriguing of all, unlike the diamonds commonly perched atop engagement rings,



Alaska Mileage Plan is increasing some award redemption rates for first class travel on Alaska Airlines. Personally I don’t view this being as a huge deal, though others feel differently. Alaska first class award prices increasing March 2022 The Alaska Mileage Plan award chart has been updated to reflect higher award costs for select first class flights. Here are the changes, which kick in as of



With just a week to go until the big game, now's your last chance to pick up one of the many Super Bowl TV deals that are live at Samsung. Many of the manufacturer's best 4K, 8K and QLED TVs are reduced, with massive discounts of up to $3,500 up for grabs. Easily the best value TV in Samsung's Super Bowl TV sale is this 55-inch Samsung Q80A 4K QLED TV for $999.99 . It's packed with high-end featu



Only a few weeks into 2022 and we’re seeing plenty of new apps promising to solve your various problems in novel ways. For example, do you sometimes send reminders to yourself by text message? A new note-taking app with a chat interface will make that habit a little bit more convenient. Another app wants to help you stay focused by removing distractions across all of your Apple devices. Created b



Apple iPhone March•
Apple has plenty of new products in the pipeline – as always – and according to one source it's going to show off the iPhone SE 3 , the iPad Air 5 , and perhaps even a new Mac at an event to be held on Tuesday, March 8. Bloomberg has the scoop, reporting that Apple is targeting a date "on or near" March 8 to unveil the shiny new gadgets. That's as per "people with knowledge of the matter", and Bl



As COVID-19 cases spike around the world, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department have both added a number of countries to their “Do Not Travel” lists. The CDC website has updated the agency’s travel advisory list and added several destinations to its “Level 4: COVID-19 Very High” warning list. The CDC warns all travelers, even if they’re vaccinated



48Wired / 7h
With the holiday fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start setting a sexy mood.



Though projects like DOSBox and a surge in remasters can help satisfy your nostalgia for games from your childhood, many titles remain unplayable on modern systems. A fun and affordable solution is to build your own retro system using original hardware. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Spotify Joe Rogan Episodes•
Spotify has been removing Joe Rogan Experience ( JRE ) episodes since Friday, and as of this writing, the service has pulled down a total of 113. When Gizmodo noticed that some of the podcast's episodes could no longer be found, only 70 had disappeared from the platform. Now, based on the website dedicated to monitoring which of the show's episodes aren't available on the service, an additional 4



300+Mashable / 7h
Amazon is raising its Prime membership prices . But with a little creativity, you might not have to pay the increased rate. The company announced on Thursday that the monthly membership fee for Prime will increase from $12.99 to $14.99, while the yearly membership fee will jump from $119 to $139. This 17% increase will go into effect Feb. 18 for new subscribers and March 25 for current subscriber



26Mashable / 7h
Almost everyone with a hand in guiding the James Webb Space Telescope from Earth to its faraway orbit had a COVID-19 vaccine booster. No way was NASA going to let a microscopic coronavirus take down a massive $10 billion spacecraft. The agency toiled on the powerful observatory for over 25 years. But some people on the team had traveled abroad to the launch site in French Guiana, a region in Sout



With a subtle shift in focus and a reduction in size, the Xiaomi 12 is clearly confronting the Samsung Galaxy S21 on compact flagship phone turf. With the Samsung Galaxy S22 right around the corner – a phone that’s by all reports very similar to its predecessor – it’ll be interesting to see how these two phones compare. We haven’t had a chance to go hands-on with the Xiaomi 12 just yet, but here’



Hyatt Resort Sardinia•
A Hyatt property will be opening in Sardinia this summer, and it might just be one of the most expensive Hyatt properties in the world during peak season. 7Pines Sardinia opening July 2022 Hyatt has entered in a franchise agreement to debut the Destination by Hyatt brand in Italy. Specifically, the 76-room 7Pines Sardinia will be opening in July 2022 (currently the hotel is accepting reservations



Pro Display XDR MBP•
Apple’s MacBook Pro 2021 models – and the Pro Display XDR monitor – can drop down the brightness levels of their Mini-LED screens if the hardware is running too hot in its environment, the company has clarified. Apple pointed this out in a freshly published support document uncovered by MacRumors which tells users “what to do if the brightness is limited on your display.” If this happens, you’ll



TL;DR: As of Feb. 5, a 3-year subscription to WeVPN is just $89.95 instead of $388 — that's a discount of 76% — and a 2-year subscription is $64.95, down 75% from $268. We spend so much of our time using the internet, which leaves us vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks that could compromise sensitive information. If you’re looking for a way to browse more safely and privately, a top-rated VPN



TL;DR: As of Feb. 5, The Complete AppGameKit Unlimited Bundle , valued at $254, is just $49.99 — that's a discount of 80%. The worldwide mobile gaming revenue is poised to reach an incredible $116.4 billion in the next two years, compared to $86.9 billion in 2020. It is also the biggest revenue segment of the worldwide gaming market. In other words, there’s money to be made if you’re willing to p



TL;DR: As of Feb. 5, The 2022 All-In-One Google Ads & Productivity Training Bundle — valued at $1,800 — is on sale for just $29.99 — that's 98% off. As much as having periods of rest and self-care are celebrated, productivity is still essential in today’s workforce. Simply put, life moves pretty dang fast in the internet age. What was trending this morning may no longer be relevant. If you’re not



TL;DR: The PURO²XYGEN P500 Air Purifier is on sale for $223.99 as of Feb. 3 — that's 19% off its regular price of $279. That dry and scratchy throat could be related to the air you're breathing in all day and night. Adding an air purifier to your most inhabited spaces can help reduce some of the dust, mold, bacteria, odors, dander, and other airborne contaminants you regularly inhale. And this sl



When it comes to autofocus precision, Sony reigned supreme for years… until Canon caught up with the competition in 2020 with the launch of the EOS 1D X Mark III . That, however, is a professional sports and photojournalism camera and it’s to be expected that the AF system is top priority. But Canon quickly followed it up with the same superb AF system in the EOS R5 and R6 bodies, opening it up t



The best home security cameras are a great way to check that your property is safe and secure when you’re not around. They connect to your home Wi-Fi network and through a smartphone app let you see, and with the help of a microphone and speaker, speak to anyone in the camera’s field of view. Many of us believe that the presence of smart security devices alone can be enough to discourage a would-



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One of the biggest smartphone launch events of the year is almost upon us, as Samsung Unpacked 2022 takes place on February 9, and we’re expecting the flagship Samsung Galaxy S22 to be unveiled there. But that’s not all we’re expecting to see. Below we’ve detailed all the other likely appearances, including tablets and a major musical guest. In short though, this is an event that should be worth



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Certain VCs who tweet a lot have grown a little vituperative of late, with some of the most powerful people in the industry lashing out in unprecedented ways. The two who spring to mind are Chris Dixon and Marc Andreessen, who’ve lately shown little patience for influential people who question whether the promise of crypto, blockchain-based collectibles, or decentralisation is overblown. The most



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