Friday, February 11, 2022

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Mdundo Tanzania Nigeria•
38TechCrunch / 1h
Mdundo, an Africa-focused music streaming service, is banking on more partnerships with telcos across the continent to grow its earnings and user base. Last year, the company signed deals with MTN and Airtel in Nigeria, and Vodacom in Tanzania, which appear to be paying off after its user-base almost doubled as it added paying subscribers as a source of revenue. MTN and Airtel Nigeria have a comb



Engadget / 29min
Best Buy restricted sales of several NVIDIA RTX 3000-series GPUs, including the RTX 3080 and 3090 models, to members of its $199 per year subscription program, PC Mag has reported. It made the graphics cards available for an "Exclusive Access Event," but anyone attempting to buy one was greeted with a popup saying that access was limited to Totaltech members. The retailer launched Totaltech into



The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is shaping up to be the most exciting phone of early 2022. But if it’s to rule the calendar year like its predecessor, the Galaxy S21 Ultra , it’s going to have to take on the iPhone 13 Pro Max . Apple’s latest super-sizer has set new standards in camera quality, stamina, and performance. Can the Galaxy S22 Ultra match it point for point? We won’t have a full answer t




Hirano James Olympic•
Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano made history today, becoming the first person to ever land a triple cork on the halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. Executed during his second run in the Men's halfpipe final, Hirano's practically perfect performance had NBC's snowboarding analyst in raptures, confidently predicting a score of 98. But in a highly controversial decision, the judges only granted Hiran



SpaceX Musk Starship•
The founder of the private space company rehashed his broad vision of colonizing Mars, but he provided few clear details about when Starship would get to orbit.



26Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to LazyApply Job Application is on sale for £49.39, saving you 93% on list price. Despite the overwhelming number of job platforms and websites making it easier to find a job, the application process is still largely a pain in the butt. It can make applying to jobs feel like a full-time job in itself, which is particularly rough if you’re working a full-time job and



TL;DR: The Ultimate Property and Real Estate Management Training Bundle is on sale for £22.11, saving you 97% on list price. The world of real estate is certainly appealing to those looking to switch careers in 2022. From investing in property to selling homes as an agent, there's money to be made and you don't need to go back and get a degree to get your feet wet. Sounds like a win, win — right?



SAVE 84%: PureVPN is a slick service that lets you connect 10 devices simultaneously. A two-year subscription to PureVPN is on sale for £34.64 — 84% off list price for a limited time. There is a lot to love about VPNs. These security services protect your online data and anonymity, whilst unlocking bonus content from around the world. Plus, nearly all the best services offer regular discounts on



Whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances Haugen joined Daily Show host Trevor Noah to discuss concerning revelations about the company's impact on society which she famously leaked last year. Explaining how Facebook's algorithm prioritises content, Haugen noted that while she doesn't think it's intentionally divisive, that's certainly the end result. "A 'high quality' piece of content i



SpaceX Musk Starship•
54Engadget / 4h
Elon Musk has given SpaceX's first huge Starship update in years , and during his presentation, the company showed off what a launch with the massive launch system would look like. The Starship system is composed of the Starship spacecraft itself on top of a Super Heavy booster. SpaceX is working towards making it rapidly and fully reusable so as to make launches to the Moon and to Mars feasible.



Gizmodo / 5h
The Central Intelligence Agency has a secret data collection program that includes some information about Americans, according to two U.S. Senators with knowledge of the program. The nature of the collection, how it is conducted, and the extent to which it has occurred isn’t at all clear, though the senators have… Read more...



Australia Koalas NSW•
Koalas are now officially endangered in some parts of Australia, with the country's Threatened Species Scientific Committee upgrading them from their previous vulnerable status. Nobody should be surprised by this. The Australian government announced today that koalas in New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory will be considered endangered going forward, their reassessmen



Western Digital Kioxia•
Contamination issues at two of Western Digital and Kioxia's NAND production facilities could impact up to 6.5 exabytes of flash memory. As part of their 20-year-old joint venture, the two companies operate several NAND production factories. Two of which, the Kokkaichi and Kiakami factories in Japan, have now stopped production due to contamination. In a statement , Kioxia (formerly Toshiba) said



38TechCrunch / 6h
Atommerce , a Korean startup that helps users connect with mental health professionals via a mobile app MiNDCAFE, plans to scale its mental health service with a $16.7 million Series B, which was three times oversubscribed within two months. With the recent funding, Atommerce plans to enhance artificial intelligence and machine learning technology for its platform and invest in digital therapeuti



The number of automotive manufacturers that have existed since the end of the 19th century is staggering. These 10 deserve a second act.



20Gizmodo / 6h
MoviePass, the theater subscription service that went on a wild rollercoaster ride before crashing into bankruptcy , is coming back from the dead. For real . However, unlike the original service, the new MoviePass will be built on Web3 technology and allow users to essentially “sell” advertisers access to their eyeballs.… Read more...



The QWERTY formant may not seem to be the most obvious keyboard layout, but it evolved to solve a number of problems as typing became more common.



Bowser Nintendo 40 Months•
Gary Bowser, 52, pleaded guilty for his role in a group that sold pirated video games for devices like the Nintendo Switch, costing companies more than $65 million, prosecutors said.



Gizmodo / 7h
Being sentenced to prison for playing a video game sounds pretty rough, but apparently it can happen to you if you’re a kid in Russia. Read more...



Self-driving capabilities have given NASA's Perseverance a superpower, enabling it to break a major Mars record -- and then break its new record the next day.




Apple users have begun reporting that Zoom is keeping their microphone on even when they just have the company's video conferencing software open in the background. As reported by The Register , the issue seems to affect Zoom's native app installed on MacBooks and Macs running macOS Monterrey. The reason that Zoom users were able to discover that the app had their microphones on in the first plac



Apple has released a new model for iPhone almost every year. As technology has evolved and the needs of people have changed, so has the iPhone.



Do you remember MoviePass? The failed “movie subscription service” all but burned to the ground when it made a promise no company could keep: all the movies you ever want to see for less than a price of a ticket. And now it’s back! This time with virtual currency and privacy nightmares. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



With its Galaxy S22 Ultra release, Samsung is finally giving customers what they want. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is a true successor to the Galaxy Note, packing a giant display, integrated S Pen, and of course, Samsung’s most advanced camera technology. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



32TechCrunch / 8h
China’s autonomous vehicle industry first started seeing some traction around 2016, when a bunch of ambitious startups mushroomed following advances in lidar, computing and machine learning. But the nascent sector was still driving in low gear, as the people working on the tech mostly had computer science backgrounds, and there weren’t many with extensive experience in the automobile industry. Ev



Elgato Key Light Mini•
Elgato's lighting portfolio has expanded with a new ultra-portable key light, one that can be snapped to a phone and used for hours on battery power.



With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia's major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to entertain yourself with each end of week. In an effort to make things easier, we've hand-picked the best new shows and movies to watch on Aussie streaming platforms this weekend, covering the likes of Netflix, Disney Plus, Binge, Foxtel Now, Stan, Apple TV



Jurassic World Dominion•
Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum will reprise their 1993 roles in Jurassic World Dominion . Cloned dinosaurs are roaming freely on the mainland as human beings face possible extinction in the official trailer for Jurassic World Dominion , the sixth installment in the hugely successful franchise. Universal Pictures describes the film as "a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that s



A special set of editorials published in today’s issue of the journal Science argue that social media in its current form may well be fundamentally broken for the purposes of presenting and disseminating facts and reason. The algorithms are running the show now, they argue, and the systems priorities are unfortunately backwards. In an incisive (and free to read) opinion piece by Dominique Brossar



26Gizmodo / 9h
Inspired by the events detailed in Tolkien’s works beyond The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , Rings of Power takes audiences back to the Second Age of Middle-earth. Read more...



Right now there’s really good business class saver award inventory on one of American's lesser-known partners. And even better it’s for a West Coast departure to Europe, which is even harder to get. Air Tahiti Nui has good award space for two passengers in business class flying Los Angeles – Paris Charles de Gaulle in March, April, July, August, and December at a cost of 57,500 American AAdvantag



100+Wired / 9h
Word and Excel files you download from the internet just got a whole lot safer.



Basemark AR BMW Augmented•
The technology needed to electrify and automate cars is coming of age in tandem with the technology that powers augmented reality. Automakers keen on capturing the attention of their customers, and even attracting alternate forms of revenue, are considering the potential use cases of AR, now and in the future. The integrations that are coming to market today are less gimmicky than you’d expect, g



Researchers are still figuring out how to enable athletes in the face-first Olympic sled race to go even faster.



Climate change is putting roads under stress but research is finding ways to make them more durable.



Microsoft Minecraft•
Minecraft: Java Edition players can't put off migrating to a Microsoft account much longer, says Mojang, which has revealed a hard deadline for the switch.



NBC Sunday Super Bowl•
It’s that most wonderful time of the year when millions of Americans watch their only football game of the season because it’s an excuse to eat too much and watch overproduced commercials. That’s right folks, Super Bowl LVI is almost upon us. This year’s edition of the NFL championship game is an odd one. In one corner you’ve got the Los Angeles Rams, a team many expected to be here because of a



SlashGear / 10h
Run-flat tires may look similar from the outside, but there's a world of innovation inside. These tires allow you to drive after a puncture.



Crypto Binance Forbes•
The investment by a former antagonist is the latest twist for the 105-year-old media business.



100+Gizmodo / 10h
That Baby Yoda toy you scored from the bargain bin at your local toy store isn’t going to be a flawless replica of Grogu as he appears in the Star Wars series. If it’s accuracy you’re after, you’ll either have to spend hundreds of dollars on a high-end replica from companies like Hot Toys or Sideshow Collectibles , or… Read more...




SlashGear / 10h
Purists may scoff at a hot-hatch without a manual transmission, but Hyundai's affordable Veloster N didn't get the memo



Wordle TNYT New Times•
200+Engadget / 10h
We knew this day would come, but it still feels strange to say goodbye: the original website hosting Wordle — https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ — now points to its new forever home of https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html. Other than some small UI changes to better mesh with the clean, spacious design language of NYT 's Games section, Wordle is effectively identical. In fact, if y



21TechCrunch / 10h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday, February 10, 2022! Trying new stuff is always risky, but I wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out today to watch Equity record live. Up next: Found, next Thursday! – Alex TechCrunch Top 3 Investing in digital l



SlashGear / 10h
During a recent flyby, NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft managed to get a look beyond Venus' clouds and capture a rare image of its blistering hot surface.



40TechCrunch / 10h
Last December, Facebook officially began allowing crypto advertisers to buy ads on its platform . This quiet but important change meant that a long-closed marketing avenue for crypto products was now open. But what are best practices for crypto marketers in general? And is the platform worth exploring for crypto and NFT projects? First, let’s understand just what is allowed on Facebook and other



300+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is The Points Guy’s permanent page about food delivery promotions, so you can bookmark it and check back regularly for the latest codes. Some offers mentioned may no longer be available. There are lots of ways to save money on food delivery and takeout orders . One of the most conventional (but effective) methods is by using promotional codes. DoorDash , Grubhub and Uber Eats



“When everything is included, all you need to add are the memories.” Or, at least, that’s what Club Med, one of the pioneers of all-inclusive resorts since the 1950s, tells guests and potential travelers about its roughly 70 resorts located on five continents. Today, all-inclusive resorts tend to get a bad rap, with people often saying that the food leaves much to be desired, the drinks are water



500+Futurism / 10h
Researchers have found that as many as one in three Americans have a relatively high amount of a toxic weed-killing chemical in their bodies. In a paper published in the journal Environmental Health, the team explored the prevalence of 2,4-D, a chemical frequently used as an herbicide to control weed growth. The researchers found that nearly 33 percent of the urine samples collected from 14,395 s



Gizmodo / 10h
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SlashGear / 10h
"Jurassic World Dominion" has received its first official movie trailer, revealing returning fan favorites of both the human and sauropod variety.



Spare a thought for the iPhone 12 mini . It was supposed to be the perfect phone - a cheaper way to get a new iPhone , with high-end specs in a pocketable form factor. It didn’t sell well . So Apple tried again with the iPhone 13 mini , but it seems that the sales still haven’t been stellar, despite the improvements to the battery and camera (at least in China, where its sales are lagging quite c



Astra Launch Florida NASA•
100+Engadget / 11h
Space startup Astra's effective commercial debut didn't quite go according to plan. As SpaceNews reports , the company's first practical mission for NASA failed when the Rocket 3.3 vehicle's upper stage flew out of control shortly after detaching from the first stage. While the launch itself went smoothly, footage suggests the payload fairing separation went awry. The rocket was carrying NASA's E



SlashGear / 11h
MoviePass plans to return from the dead, and it aims to avoid the mistakes it made the first time around. The company has explained how MoviePass 2.0 will work.



Indiegogo has a trust problem. It’s something the company is keenly aware of. For years, the platform has been viewed by many as the destination for those campaigns that didn’t make it through the initial Kickstarter vetting process. As CEO Andy Yang told me in an interview last summer: We’ve had our number of failures on our site, of campaigns that haven’t fulfilled or just, the campaigns have g



Deepdub IP $20M AI•
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Netflix’s Korean drama “Squid Game” was one of the most-watched dubbed series of all time, proving the massive potential for foreign-language programming to become a hit in overseas markets. Now, a startup called Deepdub is capitalizing on the growing demand for localized content by automating parts of the dubbing process using AI technology. With its end-to-end platform, Deepdub can decrease the



37Gizmodo / 11h
Apparently, no one fights like Gaston behind the scenes too. The upcoming Disney+ Beauty and the Beast spinoff show starring Luke Evans and Josh Gad as Gaston and LeFou has been put on hold due to delays regarding “creative elements and scheduling challenges.” Read more...



Mozilla Firefox 97•
Mozilla has released the latest version of its browser and Firefox 97 includes several new features and fixes across Windows, Mac, and Android. The first fix will likely be a welcome addition to all Firefox for Android users as Mozilla has improved the performance of its browser when cold starting it. This means that the browser will now load up even faster when being launched after restarting yo



QD-OLED TVs are the next big innovation in television technology – and they’re going to arrive on store shelves in the next few months. If you’ve been following TV technology for a few years now, the idea of something new and even better on the market might make you a bit skeptical. First you were told that plasma panels were going to be the future of TVs, then OLED , then QLED , then QLED with m



Currents Google Spaces•
32Ars Technica / 11h
Release YouTube, you beast! [credit: 123pendejos ] Google+ is dead—again! The consumer version of Google+ may have shut down in April 2019, but Google kept the service rolling as an enterprise-focused social network it rebranded " Google Currents ." You need to pay for GSuite to use it, and only members of your organization can see the posts, so it is for private company announcements and discuss



Oh, laundry. Dreaded fucking laundry. While looking at a basket full of freshly folded threads for the whole family is an enormously satisfying—if mundane—accomplishment, getting there is often a slog through procrastination, days of using the basket as a closet, and lots of heavy sighing. Read more...




Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards has just launched a promotion on purchased points . While there has long been value in strategically buying points , the concept of a revenue based frequent flyer program selling points has always been strange to me, especially for an airline like Southwest. So let’s take a look at the details, but I’ll say upfront that this is an offer you probably shouldn’t take



Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra•
You might not like that Samsung took its Galaxy S Ultra line and basically reassigned it to Team Note, but you'll forget all about the look and feel of the phone, and even that nifty integrated S Pen, once you start using the stunningly effective Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra zoom. Instead of a straight upgrade from the 12MP wide and ultra-wide and 64MP telephoto cameras of the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Sa



Nintendo Bowser 40 Months•
100+Engadget / 11h
A US federal court has sentenced Canadian hacker Doug Bowser to 40 months in prison for his involvement in Switch hacking group Team Xecuter, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday . Not to be confused with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser (or Mario’s nemesis, for that matter), Bowser was part of a collective that developed and sold devices people could use to play pirated games



SlashGear / 11h
The ISS is laying the groundwork for future long-term missions to Mars and beyond while remaining the single coolest thing we've ever built. Here's why.



In what no doubt will not be the last concession to make status-earning easier this year, United will let members know on Friday they’re getting deposits in their accounts of 15% – 20% of the qualifying dollars they need to keep their current status. And in typical United fashion, it’s complicated… Continue reading ...



SlashGear / 11h
Apple is warning iPhone and iPad owners they should update as soon as they can for safety reasons



Storm 40 SpaceX Earth•
200+Futurism / 11h
C-Beams Glitter A geomagnetic storm last week caused 40 of SpaceX’s broadband-beaming Starlink satellites to fall out of orbit shortly after being deployed from one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets. Some of them dipped low enough to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, putting on a dramatic spectacle, as seen in a three-minute video uploaded to YouTube. Crashing Down The satellites were caught by



US Army Climate 2050•
Enlarge / A US Bradley Fighting Vehicle drives during a joint military exercise between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria on December 7, 2021. The US Army is currently testing a version of the Bradley with a hybrid-electric drivetrain. (credit: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP )



Florida Solar Tallahassee•
300+Gizmodo / 11h
Florida is inching closer to changing the state’s solar industry—and individual ownership of solar panels— for the worse . Read more...



Astra Launch Florida NASA•
The mission’s failure to reach orbit highlighted the challenges of breaking into the space business, especially for companies that are publicly traded on the stock market.



Gizmodo / 12h
In December 2020, Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth with samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu. New research finds that the asteroid’s subsurface materials are strikingly similar to the ones found up top, in what is an important finding. Read more...



California Tesla Fremont•
The suit comes months after a jury awarded a former Black employee at the electric car maker’s San Francisco-area factory $137 million.



SlashGear / 12h
Facebook Messenger just got an update that adds feature upgrades for both voice messages and payments - split them up and add more involved audio for friends.



Bandcamp App Song Album•
Engadget / 12h
Bandcamp has always had a serviceable if unpolished mobile app for streaming the tracks you buy from its platform. However, one thing you couldn’t do before today was queue albums and tracks. The good news is Bandcamp has addressed that shortcoming of its software with a new update that’s available through the App Store and Google Play Store . Good news! The Bandcamp app now supports queuing, mak



20TechCrunch / 12h
After 14 years, it’s hard to keep calling Egnyte a startup. It’s more a wily veteran private company with steady growth, one that might have taken 12 years to reach $100 million in ARR , but took just two more to reach $150 million. It could surpass $200 million this year, and Egnyte CEO and co-founder Vineet Jain says that its next milestone could be an IPO. Like most CEOs, he’s vague on the tim



25TechCrunch / 12h
MoviePass’ 2.0 kickoff press conference got off to a suitably rocky start. After a high energy introduction montage of upcoming film trailers, founder and new owner Stacy Spikes took the stage amid some audio issues, eventually switching over to a handheld mic. Say what you will about the firm’s previous struggles, but Spikes has learned to laugh at things (a bit), quickly clicking into an image



Mashable / 12h
Once upon a time on the internet, if you had a brief encounter with someone you couldn't stop thinking about, you might post something poetic about it on Craigslist's Missed Connections. But that once-beloved section of the site has been a shadow of its former self for years . In 2022, where do you turn to find that special someone with whom you had a fleeting romantic moment? Answer: TikTok. Whi



40Gizmodo / 12h
Good news for horror fans: at today’s ongoing Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, AMC Networks announced that spooky-centric streamer Shudder—already our go-to for new international horror , as well as some of our favorite classics —will debut a new limited series focusing on queer horror, in the vein of… Read more...



Approved Credit Score•
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest information. When you submit an application for a new credit card , your credit score is one of the key pieces of information the bank considers before it approves or denies you. This three-digit number gives lenders a picture of your credit risk. A credit score evaluates the information on your credit report and calculates the likelihood



98TechCrunch / 12h
As of this afternoon, if you try to go to powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle — the confusing URL that used to host the internet’s favorite daily word puzzle — the website will redirect to The New York Times’ website. There, we’re greeted with an uncannily familiar webpage, yet something feels slightly amiss, until you realize: the title “Wordle” now sports The New York Times’ signature typeface, a depart




Hopin, a virtual events platform often lauded for its rapid-scale growth amid the pandemic, has cut 138 full-time employees, or 12% of staff, as well as some contractors, according to multiple sources. A Hopin spokesperson, who confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, also confirmed that employees impacted by Hopin’s layoffs will receive three months of compensation, health benefits and their laptops



Apple AirTag Stalking•
Gizmodo / 12h
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DARPA Black Hawk UH-60•
SlashGear / 12h
DARPA has an autonomous flying helicopter they'd like to show you. Does a drone the size of a real-life human helicopter seem like a good idea to you?



75Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Prior to the pandemic, the opposition to vaccines was apolitical. The true believers were a small population and confined to the fringes of both major parties, with no significant representation in the political mainstream. But over the past year, political opposition to vaccine mandates has solidified, with a steady stream of bills introduced attempting to block v



100+SlashGear / 12h
Starlink satellites rendered inoperable this week by a geomagnetic storm appear in video showing the destroyed units as they re-enter Earth's atmosphere.



SlashGear / 12h
Apple AirTags receive an update to make the platform ever-so-slightly safer for all parties involved, and Apple gives a special warning to malicious parties.



SlashGear / 12h
Both DSLR and mirrorless cameras offer numerous advantages over one another, as well as disadvantages. The future belongs to the younger option.



Triumph 1 Electric•
SlashGear / 12h
Triumph started rolling with real-world tests of a real-deal physical TE-1 electric sportbike, and it looks every bit as radical as it did in concept drawings.



SlashGear / 12h
Similar, but different. At first glance, it's easy to sideline the new Galaxy S22+ as a repeat of last year's design language, but is that really the case?



45SlashGear / 12h
The Mars Home mission officially reached its 1st year, having already made history by being the first planetary science mission led by an Arab-Islamic country.



Mario Kart 8 Deluxe•
SlashGear / 12h
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass brings a massive number of additional courses to the game - but does it all add up to the full purchase price at launch?



No Man’s Sky Switch•
SlashGear / 12h
Hello Games' open-universe, procedurally generated, sci-fi survival and crafting game "No Man's Sky" will be coming to the Nintendo Switch.



SlashGear / 12h
In the 17th century, a Dutch glassmaker applied for a telescope patent, but his claim was denied. Who really created the telescope and why was it produced?



72SlashGear / 12h
Every successful action performed by a machine on Mars is considered a major victory for NASA - today that victory is a helicopter take-off!



MoviePass This Summer•
Engadget / 12h
MoviePass is making a comeback, and we've learned some more details about the latest incarnation of the cinema subscription service. Cofounder Stacy Spikes, who is back at the helm, says MoviePass 2.0 is being built on a Web3 framework and will have a kind of virtual currency. MoviePass Members will have credits they can use for tickets for themselves and friends. Unused credits will roll over to



Covid 19 Heart Study•
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Some survivors of covid-19 will be dealing with heart-related issues even after their initial infection is over, new research this week suggests. The study found that covid-19 patients were more likely than others to report a variety of heart conditions over the following 12 months. This increased risk was greatest… Read more...



Apple AirTag Tracking•
The company will introduce a range of measures, after concerns AirTags were being used by stalkers.



36How-To Geek / 12h
There’s an active exploit for iOS and iPadOS right now. Apple has released version 15.3.1 for both iPhone and iPad, and you absolutely need to update your devices as quickly as possible to close the security hole and protect yourself. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Alaska Airlines Lounges•
Alaska Airlines announced the renovation and expansion of two existing lounges and teased the possibility of a massive new lounge in the future, which would be similar to the Alaska Lounge the airline recently opened recently in San Francisco (SFO) . There’s plenty to like if you’re a loyal Alaska Airlines customer. The changes are targeted at two airports, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (S



2KFuturism / 12h
OpenAI’s top researcher has made a startling claim this week: that artificial intelligence may already be gaining consciousness. Ilya Sutskever, chief scientist of the OpenAI research group, tweeted today that “it may be that today’s large neural networks are slightly conscious.” Needless to say, that’s an unusual point of view. The widely accepted idea among AI researchers is that the tech has m




VPN 10 iPhone Belgian IP•
Futurism / 12h
Whether you’re working remotely, trying to access a favorite Netflix show that isn’t available where you live or travel, or simply want to keep your browsing habits private, subscribing to a virtual private network (VPN) is a great idea. A VPN encrypts data that passes between you and the internet, allowing you to connect to public WiFi without worrying about a third party monitoring your every k



Storm 40 SpaceX Earth•
36Mashable / 12h
Dozens of SpaceX satellites are burning up. A powerful pulse of energy from the sun (called a coronal mass ejection, or CME) triggered a storm in Earth's atmosphere in early February, causing it to warm up and grow more dense. This proved fatal for a batch of SpaceX's recently launched Starlink internet satellites, which the company put into a protective safe mode to "take cover from the storm."



Mashable / 12h
Save $30.99: Find that sweet spot on your thermostat every time — upgrade to the Google Nest smart thermostat for just $99 . Amazon gives you a 24% discount on this programmable WiFi thermostat as of Feb. 10. It won't be much longer before springtime arrives. And when the temp


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