Tuesday, February 01, 2022

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Koenigsegg Quark EV•
100+SlashGear / 16h
Images: Koenigsegg Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg recently spilled the beans on its newest and most significant innovation to date. Meet the Quark, a compact and lightweight electric motor that weighs just 63 pounds (30 kg). Despite this, Koenigsegg’s Quark EV drive unit pumps out 335 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque, and you’ll find three of them under the upcoming Gemera four-s



Tesla Full Self-Driving•
500+TechCrunch / 19h
Steve Dent Contributor Steve Dent is an associate editor at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance confirms plans to build 35 new EVs by 2030 Kia’s EV6 pricing will start at $42,115 when it goes on sale in the coming weeks Tesla is issuing an over-the-air update to recall a “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta feature that allowed cars to roll through stop signs, A




Mashable / 40min
Liam Neeson showed off his Blue Steel on Tuesday, proving that if he ever tires of acting he could probably make a successful pivot to modelling. For the uninitiated, Blue Steel is the famous pose Ben Stiller's titular male model frequently pulls in the 2001 comedy Zoolander. Speaking to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, Neeson said that he loved the film and pulls the ridiculous pose "all the time



The administration says it believes tech giants should do more to fight misinformation.



TechCrunch / 59min
European EdTech unicorn GoStudent GoStudent has acquired the UK’s Seneca Learning and the Spain-based Tus Media Group in a move which extends it’s reach into areas not previously touched by the German unicorn. Seneca provides Algorithmic learning content while Tus Media is a an open tutoring marketplace. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both acquired companies will continue operating indepen



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



India Digital Rupee•
It is the latest major economy to announce its own virtual currency, as China trials the digital yuan.



Pam Tommy Hulu•
Pamela Anderson's wild love affair with Tommy Lee was the showbiz romance of the 90s. Married within days of locking eyes (and bodies), their union was never going to run the course, but it would unwittingly produce the first sex tape scandal of the internet age - and scar the duo forever. Read on as we explain how to watch Pam and Tommy online and stream the eight-part miniseries where you are.



Offer The Godfather•
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important films of all time, but its road to the silver screen was not an easy one for the now-celebrated filmmaker. In fact, turmoil behind the scenes almost prevented it from ever seeing the light of day. Its studio, Paramount, famously hated everything about the movie adaptation of The Godfather, especially



TL;DR: The Language Learner Lifetime Subscription Bundle is on sale for £36.32, saving you 97% on list price. Who says you have to enroll in a fancy university to continue your education? If your biggest resolution for 2022 is to learn a new language or expand your mind in any way, this bundle deal is calling your name. With the Language Learner Lifetime Subscription Bundle , you can take a new c



TL;DR: Lifetime access to Founders' Book is on sale for £58.81, saving you 46% on list price. If you had a great idea and already started your business, you may be asking yourself, now what? There's no rulebook for launching and keeping a successful company afloat, but there are resources available from entrepreneurs and founders who have made it work for themselves. And in Founders' Book , they'



Shovel Knight Mina•
Yacht Club Games, the developer behind the popular throwback platformer Shovel Knight , has announced a brand new IP. It's a top-down "bone-chilling action adventure" entitled Mina the Hollower that's inspired by Gothic Horror and is set in a bizarre world full of monster. The company has announced the new game at an event, where it has also launched the Kickstarter campaign to help fund its deve



Faraday Future is revamping its board, cutting the pay of two top executives and suspending at least one other, following an internal investigation that determined employees made inaccurate statements to investors and that its “corporate culture failed to sufficiently prioritize compliance,” according to a regulatory filing . Faraday Future, which has had a long string of controversies since its



Hextech Mayhem Netflix•
Following an initial release on PC and Nintendo Switch late last year, the League of Legends spin-off game Hextech Mayhem is now available to download on Android and iOS devices. There is, however, a catch – as we detailed last November, the mobile version of Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story is only available via the Netflix app, which makes it exclusive to Netflix subscribers. Developed



NFT Musicians HitPiece•
77Mashable / 4h
Musicians have taken to Twitter today to complain about a website that is ostensibly selling their music as NFTs without permission. HitPiece claims to sell one-of-one NFTs, meaning each one is singular and unique (as opposed to the endless iterations of ugly monkeys we are now subjected to). "Each HitPiece NFT is a One of One NFT for each unique song recording," said the HitPiece website. "Membe



200+Gizmodo / 5h
Back in 2019 , io9 did a round-up of all the Star Trek shows that were then in various stages of boldly going to CBS All Access. A couple years later, CBS All Access is now Paramount+, but studio’s keen interest in giving viewers as much Trek as possible is still steamrolling ahead. The latest to reportedly enter the… Read more...



Fans have been left guessing what will come next, as the viral puzzle is sold to the New York Times.



Tesla Supercharger•
Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Tesla has announced an expansion of a pilot program that allows non-Tesla owners to charge their electric vehicles using the company’s Supercharger network. Typically speaking, this EV charging network is reserved for Tesla owners. However, in an effort to increase EV adoption, the automaker recently opened up some of its Superchargers to cars from other manufacturers.



20Mashable / 6h
There’s never been a better time for great TV shows, but that doesn’t matter if you can’t watch them without wanting to hurl a remote across the room because of a crappy streaming device. Whether you’re basking in the big-budget prestige of shows like Succession and The Righteous Gemstones , or you’re just enjoying the deranged mess that is Love Island , quality TV is now as bountiful as it is ac



Sonos Headphones Bluetooth•
Rumors have been swirling since 2019 around the possibility of Sonos wireless headphones – a first in the category for the company – and the connected audio giant's latest acquisition lends a lot more weight to these rumors. As confirmed by Protocol , Sonos has acquired T2 Software – a tech startup that's been working on the Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) standard and LC3 audio codec , which are both



Mr.Mikla/Shutterstock Apple introduced its latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro model with the M1 chip in 2020. More recently, on its latest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, the term Mini LED has been bandied around quite a bit. Interestingly, as is often the case, Apple wasn’t the first to market with this tech — that title goes to MSI with its Creator … Continue reading



Google Quarterly Pixel•
Enlarge / The Pixel 6 Pro. (credit: Google ) The Pixel 6 is one of the best phones Google has ever produced, and the market appears to be rewarding Google for it. Today in Alphabet's Q4 2021 earnings report, the company offered a rare comment on its hardware sales. CEO Sundar Pichai called out "a quarterly sales record for our Pixel phones." Technically, his statement includes the Pixel 6 and the




Enlarge / Otto Frank's copy of an anonymous note he received, allegedly identifying the person who betrayed the Frank family. The note is offered as evidence that a Jewish leader named Arnold van den Bergh was the most likely culprit in The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sullivan. (credit: YouTube/60 Minutes/CBS ) Last month, we reported on a new hypothesis about who might have betrayed the h



82Gizmodo / 7h
Of all the people working on a film, the sound team is maybe the most invisible. If they do their job right, everything you hear is perfectly acceptable and natural. You rarely think about the work that goes into layering in dialogue, footsteps, movement, or creating sounds for things that don’t exist. It all just… Read more...



The Sundance Film Festival rolled with the continued punches of the pandemic, turning its intended in-person festivities into an online celebration of cinema of all sorts. The snowy queues outside of Park City's theaters were transported online to apps, where virtual tickets allowed critics and movie-lovers to safely watch an array of 84 features, plus film shorts, virtual reality offerings, Q&As



Wordle Five Game Today•
chordbug (Lynn) If you’ve been enjoying Wordle‘s brain-teasing word puzzles but have started considering alternatives for any particular reason, there are certainly many options out there — so many, in fact, it could be overwhelming. Having an idea of where to look may be useful, and so we’ve assembled a short list of Wordle-adjacent games you might want to check out. These … Continue reading



22Gizmodo / 7h
Archaeologists working along the southern coast of Peru have unearthed nearly 200 reed posts adorned with human vertebrae. Sound macabre, but these spines on spikes may have been a response to the Colonial-period looting of graves. Read more...



Save $1,000: As of Feb. 1, the 43-inch Samsung Sero QLED TV is on sale for $999.99 after a 50% discount. This deal is part of Samsung's Super Sunday sale. The next Galaxy Unpacked event isn't the only thing Samsung is planning for. A certain big game is also fueling the huge Super Sunday TV sales event on Samsung's website. Almost all of Samsung's 2022 entry level QLED models, The Frame, and more



Traveling these days can be complicated at best between navigating pandemic protocols and increased flight delays and cancellations for human passengers. Adding a dog to the mix has the potential to add frustrations to an already stressful situation. Whether you travel with your four-legged friend frequently or are considering doing so for the first time, here’s everything you need to know. For m



Cruise San Francisco•
26Engadget / 8h
You no longer have to be a GM employee to try Cruise's self-driving taxi service. TechCrunch notes Cruise has opened fully driverless ride-hailing to the public in San Francisco. The company is initially accepting sign-ups for only"small number" of riders, but those early trips will be free. More slots will open as more cars become available, Cruise said. Be prepared for an unusual pickup. A spok



300+Gizmodo / 8h
Apple TV+’s loose adaptation of the classic Foundation sci-fi novels has just gotten a little looser. Ten new actors have been added to the cast to play 10 new characters on the show—and six of them appear to be very new, having not appeared in any of Isaac Asimov’s seven Foundation novels . Read more...



A popular WordPress plugin used by more than a million websites all over the world has been found to be carrying a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw that allowed potential malicious actors to perform a local file inclusion attack. Cbersecurity researcher Wai Yan Muo Thet discovered the vulnerability in the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin on January 25, 2022, and reported it to Patch



30TechCrunch / 8h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, February 1, 2022! I celebrated the first day of the month by having my internet cut out right as I started to prepare this newsletter for you. Am I panicked at having 1,000 words to produce in the next 38 minutes? Yes!



Book one-way flights starting at just $29 for select routes throughout the U.S., thanks to Alaska Airlines’ two-day flash sale running now through Feb. 2. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . (Screenshot courtesy of Alaska Airlines) Deal basics Airline: Alaska Airlines. Routes: To and from LAX/FLL/AUS/SFO/OGG/JFK/PDX/SEA/SMF/BUR/STS and others



200+Futurism / 8h
To the shock of no one, more people are getting injured using virtual reality headsets than ever before — because, well, more people are buying them than ever before. As The Wall Street Journal reports , the growing popularity of VR headsets has had the all-too-predictable side effect of people hurting themselves because they can’t see where they’re stepping, punching, or kicking when in gameplay



Vampire Survivors Minutes•
Poncle/Steam If you’re a PC gamer or a regular Twitch user, there’s at least a decent chance you’ve heard of Vampire Survivors by now. Over the past couple of weeks, the early access indie game has been enjoying a steady rise in popularity thanks to various Twitch streamers, its simplistic gameplay, and its minuscule $3 price tag. After hearing about the … Continue reading



Netflix Continue Watching•
100+Engadget / 8h
You no longer have to be reminded of your latest true crime binge or alert houseguests to the fact that you watch Emily in Paris . Netflix just added the option for users to delete titles from their “Continue Watching” list, reported The Verge . While technically there’s been a way for savvy viewers to do this for a while now, this is the first time the option to do so has been displayed front an



500+Gizmodo / 9h
Users lamenting online word game Wordle’s decision to sell out to The New York Times this week may have at least one way to preserve the original game’s free, anti-money leaching spirit. Since Wordle runs in a browser, all of the game’s code is saved as plaintext on the Wordle website. That means users interested in… Read more...



What’s better than a “free” night at a hotel? You can earn free night certificates with World of Hyatt, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, IHG Rewards and Radisson Rewards Americas. But if you have an expiring certificate you can’t use yourself, you might be wondering if you can gift it to a travel-loving friend to use in your place. The answer is: maybe. Let’s take a look at the major brands to see



Pokémon Legends Arceus•
Behind all of their astronomical success, Pokémon games have always been an exercise in expectations vs reality. Expectations: exploring a vast land filled with adorable and dangerous creatures, feeling the awe of seeing a wild Pokémon in its natural habitat, and learning about each new monster like a fantasy zoologist. Reality: shuffling between a handful of regional cities in distant, tilted 3D



100+Gizmodo / 9h
It’s been a few years now , but it’s hard to imagine a world without the X-Men and their fellow, now significantly merrier mutants, living their lives on the sentient island Krakoa. The Dawn of X has been very kind to mutant and reader alike, thrusting the X-Men into a level of prominence in the comics they’d not seen… Read more...



GM Silverado Reservations•
45TechCrunch / 9h
General Motors said it has secured more than 110,000 reservations for its new all-electric Chevrolet Silverado, which includes reservations from more than 240 fleet operators, Chair and CEO Mary Barra said in the company’s full-year and fourth quarter earnings letter to shareholders. The fresh reservations details on Chevy Silverado EV comes just a few weeks after the RST First Edition variant of




Vertical Kalera Nasdaq•
29TechCrunch / 9h
Another vertical farming operation revealed its plans to hit Nasdaq by way of SPAC. This week, Florida-based Kalera announced plans to merge with Agrico Acquisition Corp. in a deal that values the agtech firm at $375 million. The move comes as plenty of excitement swirls around the category, though Kalera, which currently lists on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange, has seen a notable stock price



Google Quarterly Pixel•
71Engadget / 9h
Google's lineup of Pixel phones has usually been some of our favorite Android devices since the first Pixel arrived back in 2016 — but they've never been big sellers. While Google still doesn't compare with Apple and Samsung, the company says the Pixel just had its best sales quarter ever. On the Alphabet earnings call today, CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the company's hardware performance. "In Q4,



NSO Offered Bags Cash•
41Gizmodo / 9h
A whistleblower alleges that the scandal-ridden spyware firm NSO Group once offered a telecom security company “bags of cash” to buy access to its cellular networks, ostensibly so its clients could track specific mobile users within the United States. Read more...



Steam Deck AMD FSR•
Valve It looks like AMD’s upscaling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is coming to the Steam Deck in a big way. Previously, the 70+ games that supported AMD FSR could be played using the upscaling system. Now, though, it looks like the feature will be baked into SteamOS. This should offer a nice performance boost for any users who decide to … Continue reading



General Motors Barra GM•
42Engadget / 9h
Strong sales of its existing pickup and SUV lines in Q4, despite decreased sales numbers due to the semiconductor shortage and supply chain constrictions, have GM positioned for a strong start to 2022 as the company works to electrify and automate its vehicle offerings. "With an improving outlook for semiconductors in the U.S. and China, we expect our 2022 results will remain strong," GM CEO Mary



If you want to save a couple cents, get deep into zero-waste living, or prepare for your post-apocalypse lifestyle, recycling your old soap scraps into new bars is a great place to start. It’s easy, fun, and you can tell yourself your creation is just as good as store-bought soap. Read more...



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Face Flights Years•
Face masks are likely to become a normal part of the travel experience on flights for quite some time. Even as COVID-19 infection rates begin to plateau, borders reopen and travel restrictions lift, aviation experts say face masks are here for the long haul. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for TPG daily newsletter . “Get used to them,” is the message from Ryanair’s



Hextech Mayhem Netflix•
21TechCrunch / 9h
Streaming service Netflix is expanding its gaming lineup once again with the launch of two more titles, which will begin to roll out globally starting today at 5 PM ET. Among the new addition is Riot Games’ “ Hextech Mayhem ,” a League of Legends story, which is also available through other gaming platforms and marketplaces, including Nintendo Switch, Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, whe



Hextech Mayhem Netflix•
It took a few months , but Netflix is now offering its first high-profile mobile game. The streaming service has broadly released Riot Games' League of Legends spinoff Hextech Mayhem for Android and iOS . This isn't a MOBA like League , as you might have gathered — instead, it's a "rhythm runner" that has you playing LoL champion Ziggs as you light bomb fuses, disarm enemies and dodge obstacles i



1KGizmodo / 9h
A man in Thailand’s bong session went disastrously wrong, according to his doctors. In a new case report, they describe how he “completely amputated his penis” using scissors, apparently due to a rare episode of cannabis-induced psychosis. Though the man’s delusional symptoms faded after being admitted to the hospital… Read more...



Tesla Full Self-Driving•
89Futurism / 9h
Tesla has agreed to update the software on almost 54,000 of its cars because a recent “Full Self-Driving” software update allowed them to break road rules and roll through stop signs without coming to a full stop. It’s the latest sign that regulators are becoming increasingly fed up of the Elon Musk-led company’s efforts to automate — but not fully automate , as the feature’s name misleadingly su



75Futurism / 9h
An NYPD cop is currently under investigation for allegedly taking part in a fake vaccine card scheme that netted him and his spouse well over a million dollars. Officer Derin DeVuono and his wife Julie DeVuono, a pediatric nurse, are accused of selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, according to a press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney . Julie is accused of using her Long Island-ba



Extreme Atmosphere Earth•
When you think of air, you don't typically think of metal, but that's probably because you aren't on WASP-189b. To be clear, you'd also be very dead if you were. WASP-189b is an exoplanet orbiting a star about 322 light-years away from us and it's what astronomers call a "hot Jupiter." Unlike our own gas giants, which orbit the sun on the outer part of our solar system, hot Jupiters are gas giant



Corsair MP600 LPX SSD•
Corsair launched a new SSD card made specifically for the PS5, the MP600 PRO LPX Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD. It meets all the requirements for a PlayStation SSD, which includes a PCI-Express Gen4x4 supported M.2 NVMe SSD, storage space between 250 GB - 4 TB, up to 25 mm in width, up to 110 mm in length, up to 11.25 mm in thickness, as well as a sequential speed of 5,500MB/s or faster. The MP600 PR



Netflix Continue Watching•
There's so much content on Netflix that starting a series or movie and then dropping it isn't uncommon. Netflix, though, hasn't always offered the option to remove the unwanted show from your "Continue Watching" list that appears at the top of the screen. Starting now, however, you can finally cull that list on your TV. Last week, the streaming giant unveiled the ability to remove shows from the



200+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Since 2020, Chase has partnered with DoorDash, offering discounts on the company’s DashPass unlimited delivery program to select cardholders. DoorDash DashPass membership usually costs $9.99 per month, for which customers receive lower service fees and free delivery on eligible restaurant orders over $12 or more and grocery orders ov



It’s easy to get stuck in a negative frame of mind, and a lot harder to snap yourself out of it. You might feel trapped by the constant fear of failure, or perhaps mired in jealousy over things you don’t have. Being consumed by negative emotions isn’t likely to help you change your circumstances for the better—but w… Read more...



Sonos Bluetooth Audio•
Enlarge / The Sonos One. (credit: Jeff Dunn ) Sonos has acquired Bluetooth audio startup T2 Software, according to a new report from Protocol . The acquisition signals that Sonos is preparing to introduce new technologies and new products in the wireless audio space, potentially including its first pair of wireless headphones. Prior reports in Bloomberg and elsewhere say that Sonos is working on



FBI Beijing Olympics•
The FBI has warned “entities associated” with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Paralympics to beware of potential cyberattacks against the event organizers and the surrounding supply chain. "The FBI to date is not aware of any specific cyber threat against the Olympics, but encourages partners to remain vigilant and maintain best practices in their network and digital environm




21Gizmodo / 10h
A social worker shows up to investigate an alleged case of child abuse, only to discover something far more supernatural is to blame. Fortunately for the family, the social worker also happens to be able to see dead people . But at what price? That’s the set-up for They Live in the Grey , a new Shudder Original that… Read more...



Peloton Heart Rate•
SlashGear / 10h
Peloton Peloton has taken the wraps off a new Bluetooth heart rate sensor designed to strap around the user’s arm. Though this isn’t the company’s first heart rate monitoring accessory, Peloton’s previously released alternative comes in the form of a chest strap, which some users find uncomfortable. The new design is joined by a considerably higher price tag, which may disappoint … Continue readi



The earnings by the parent company of Google were above analysts’ estimates.



31Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | metamorworks ) Senate Republicans are crying foul over a Biden administration plan to fund broadband deployment in regions that are already served with 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload speeds. The US Treasury Department's recently issued final rule for distributing American Rescue Plan money eliminated an interim requirement that blocked broadband funds in areas th



Geoff Keighley 2022•
SlashGear / 10h
Jc Olivera/Getty Images The gaming world has already been rocked with a few big acquisitions in 2022, and it’s only the start of February. With that in mind, though, Geoff Keighley, known for The Game Awards and now Summer Game Fest, has shared a new tweet claiming that there are a few other big acquisitions yet to come. “Have heard from multiple people: … Continue reading



300+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest promotion. American Airlines frequently offers bonuses and discounts when purchasing AAdvantage miles, giving you a chance to top up on miles for amazing redemptions like tickets in Cathay Pacific first-class seats. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the carrier is back with another buy miles promotion. AA just launc



To some enthusiastic food bloggers, the air fryer is an intuitive appliance that can cook anything and everything. To certain members of my family, it is an inscrutable black box that exist to take up counter space. (“What should I use it for?” they ask, prompting me to spam them with my own content .) The truth lies… Read more...



Coachella NFT Lifetime•
Just about everyone is getting into NFTs. Coachella, a giant festival, is set to start selling them. However, instead of just serving as a digital collectible, these will offer lifetime access to the real-world festival. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



China Chinese AI Womb•
300+Futurism / 10h
Parents of the future rejoice! Scientists in China have developed an AI nanny that they say could one day take care of human fetuses in a lab. Researchers in Suzhou, China, claim to have created a system that can monitor and care for embryos as they grow into fetuses while growing inside an artificial womb, The South China Morning Post reports . The robotic nanny is already reportedly caring for



Futurism / 10h
Businesses, nonprofits, and individuals increasingly need a safe digital space to store and protect photos, videos, presentations, and documents. Cloud storage offers storage space on the Internet, aka the cloud. A provider operates and manages the storage for a fee, though there are some free plans out there. The best cloud storage options may have apps for easier uploading and downloading, acce



100+Gizmodo / 10h
Being mocked as “cowards” and “feds” by one of America’s top podcasters wasn’t as devastating a blow as it might’ve first seemed for a Hitler fan club that’s spent nearly half a decade recruiting and training perhaps hundreds of young racist men to spread white nationalist ideals with public displays of hatred and… Read more...



It's not a surprise that bears are some of nature's most deadly predators, but researchers in Sweden caught sight of one brown bear that was downright murderous. Brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) hibernate through the winter months and emerge in the spring with voracious appetites. It was this period of activity that conservation experts at Nottingham Trent University, the University of León, Spain, a



Tesla Stop Signs NHTSA•
100+SlashGear / 11h
Ivan Marc/Shutterstock The streak of bad luck continues for Tesla, this time forcing the manufacturer to recall nearly 54,000 vehicles. The affected cars all support Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, and it’s this exact software that poses a safety risk and, as a result, makes the vehicles unsuitable. According to Reuters, the recalled cars did not come to a complete stop at some … Continue read



There’s no shortage of VPN options on iPhone, but if you’re a Google One subscriber who’s been waiting to take advantage of your Google VPN, you’re in luck, as it’s rolling out to iPhone users today. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Cruise San Francisco•
21Mashable / 11h
It's a big day for Cruise, the General Motors-backed autonomous vehicle company: Its driverless cars are open to the public in San Francisco. Though there are plenty of limitations. The first public rides in the modified Chevy Bolt EV Cruise vehicles actually happened last week, as seen in this video: But those riders were all hand-picked members of the public chosen by Cruise employees. Cruise e



500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. We’ve seen a lot of airlines and hotel chains adjust their loyalty programs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic . Nearly every major program announced elite status extensions in 2020 and 2021 as well as reduced some qualification requirements. Now, with the pandemic and omicron variant still wreaking havoc on



Apple News is introducing its first daily local newsletter for the Bay Area and is actively exploring expanding the offering to other cities. The Bay Area daily local newsletter, which is reminiscent of a daily local paper, includes top stories across local news, sports, politics, dining and more. The stories are compiled from numerous publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Gate,



detroitluv : Bring it on ❄️ #detroit #detroitlove #detroitstrong #detroitness #michigan #weatheradvisory (at Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZckxQKPuTM/?utm_medium=tumblr



Wi-Fi Meta Express•
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has announced that it will close its Express Wi-Fi service, which, in partnership with other companies, offered wireless internet access in more than 30 countries. "Together with our partners, we helped expand public Wi-Fi access for people in more than 30 countries via the Express Wi-Fi platform," the company said. "While we are concluding our work o



Google One VPN iPhone•
76Engadget / 11h
Google One's VPN hasn't been much use if you primarily surf the more secure web through your iPhone, but that won't be a problem from now on. Google is starting to roll out One VPN service for iOS users. So long as you've subscribed to the 2TB Premium plan in eligible countries, this should help you shield your internet activity. It won't give you an IP address in another country, though, so don'




The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



100+Gizmodo / 11h
NASA’s ATLAS, a planetary defense system that scans the sky for near-Earth objects, has been upgraded to search the entire night sky—half of it in either hemisphere — once every 24 hours. The surveillance system is vital for tracking objects like asteroids and debris that are on a collision course with Earth. Read more...



Fintech 2021 2022•
34TechCrunch / 11h
Dana Stalder Contributor Dana Stalder is a partner at Matrix Partners . The former commercial chief (Product, Sales and Marketing) at PayPal, he now leads fintech investing at Matrix Partners, where he also invests in consumer marketplaces and enterprise software. More posts by this contributor The next generation of global payments: Afterpay + Square Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity



32Gizmodo / 11h
Patrick Wilson and Halle Berry may be action movie stars, but the real hero of Moonfall , Roland Emmerich ’s newest disaster movie, is played by Game of Thrones ’ John Bradley. As good-natured conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman, he keeps Wilson’s disgraced ex-astronaut Brian Harper and Berry’s no-nonsense NASA chief Jo… Read more...



Reddit Ohanian 776•
Seven Seven Six , better known as 776, announced today that it has closed on $500 million across two vehicles for its second fund. The raise was “oversubscribed,” with $300 million going toward funding startups at their “earliest possible” stage and $200 million allocated for backing companies at their growth stages — or once they start to break out, according to 776 founder Alexis Ohanian. Notab



500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. I’ve traveled with my now-16-year-old kid since they were 10 days old. Throughout the years, as parents, we felt the best way to prepare our child for travel was to practice and model behavior so there were no surprises once we were on board. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . I



Crisis Text Line Data•
58Wired / 11h
People who need help have access to a growing number of advice and care tools—some helpful, some harmful. Consumer protections need updating.



JetBlue TrueBlue has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points. I want to share the details of it, though also want to note upfront that buying TrueBlue points almost never represents a good deal. Buy JetBlue points with a bonus Through Wednesday, February 16, 2022, JetBlue TrueBlue is offering a bonus on purchased points . Different accounts may be targeted for different bonuses,



Mashable / 11h
SAVE $200: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (256GB) typically retails for $929.99, but as of Feb. 1, Amazon and Samsung.com both had it on sale for just $729.99. That's a 22% savings and its lowest price to date. Apple isn't the only tech giant gearing up for a big year: Samsung is supposedly introducing several new gadgets at its Feb. 9 Galaxy Unpacked event. It's only confirmed an updated smartphone



Mashable / 11h
To celebrate the premiere of The Afterparty on Apple TV+ — and mourn the death of pop star Xavier (Dave Franco) in the first episode — Sony Music and Milan Records have partnered up for the EP R.I.P. XAVIER . "In the wake of his shockingly tragic death, pop music superstar XAVIER lives on with today’s release of a new EP entitled R.I.P. XAVIER," the companies said in a press release. The four-son



There are a ton of great free workout programs out there, and they’re not too hard to find, especially once you start browsing fitness forums like the ones on Reddit. But even when these programs are free, there are still barriers to getting started, like figuring out how to get a program from a spreadsheet into your… Read more...



If you come across a site that asks you to enable JavaScript, or you want to run your own scripts, you will want to activate JavaScript in your Mozilla Firefox browser first. Here’s how to do just that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Alright, it’s time to sell YouTube TV subscriptions to your friends and family members! YouTube TV just opened a referral program that nets you a $20 credit every time you get someone to sign up. And to make your sales endeavors easier, everyone who joins YouTube TV through your referral link saves $10 on their first month. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



45TechCrunch / 11h
It’s surely been a turbulent couple of years for Docker , the open source containerization company that launched in 2013, but it seems to have found its financial footing again. Today, it announced that over the last fiscal year, annual recurring revenue (ARR) has jumped 4x to over $50 million. That’s quite a comeback for a company that faced great turmoil starting in 2019, when then-CEO Steve Si



100+Futurism / 11h
DNA to Face A subsidiary of Israeli AI company Cortica, called Corsight AI, claims it can create a model of a face using a person’s DNA that can then be fed into a facial recognition system, a highly dubious — not to mention ethically fraught — claim that has experts calling foul, MIT Technology Review reports . Executives of the subsidiary presented the company’s “DNA to Face” product in a prese



Gizmodo / 12h
Rumors that Sonos will release its own headphones are heating up again: according to Procotol , the company just acquired T2 Software, a Bluetooth audio startup. Read more...



25Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / Solar power and habitat preservation are likely to conflict, but only in some areas. (credit: Zhi Hao / Getty Images ) Compared to fossil fuel plants, renewable power facilities cover a lot of ground. That ground can be put to additional uses; many wind farms are also regular farms, and even solar plants can work well with agriculture . But these sorts of developments are definitely not



BlackBerry Patents•
BlackBerry is selling its legacy patents relating to mobile, devices, messaging, and wireless networks to a special purpose vehicle for $600 million. The Canadian mobile firm has long stopped making mobile phones but leaves behind a long legacy of innovations that are still used in modern devices and are essential to many mobile technologies and standards. As the new owner of these patents, Catap



Qatar Airways will give you free miles when you join by March 31, 2022 and more miles if you fly by September. Qatar's program has gotten a lot more useful since they've reversed a devaluation, points no longer expire with activity in your account, and because they're a Citibank points transfer partner. Continue reading ...



Crisis Text Line Data•
Mashable / 12h
Crisis Text Line has ended its controversial relationship with Loris.ai , a for-profit sister company that promises to help companies "handle their hard customer conversations with empathy. " The decision followed outrage over a Politico story that detailed how Loris leveraged Crisis Text Line insights and anonymized user data in order to sell companies customer service optimization software, a u




Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new testing protocols on Feb. 1 Aruba, a Caribbean island just north of Venezuela, remains an attractive tropical destination for tourists, with no proof of vaccination or quarantine required for those who take a pre-travel COVID-19 test. The country offers many hotels redeemable with points, including one with access to a private island . For more



31Lifehacker / 12h
I’m generally in favor of humanity bending mother nature to our will, but when it comes to breeding dogs, we’ve gone too far (OK, also with regard to climate change). Read more...



obsidian-sphere : Tiger and cubs, 1893, artist unknown. Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Water Tiger



400+Gizmodo / 12h
We’re already in a world where there’s enough new Star Trek to fill out half a year of consecutive weekly broadcasts . According to ViacomCBS, well, that just means there’s still another half a year to fit some boldly going into. Read more...



Rocket League Sideswipe•
26Engadget / 12h
Rocket League Sideswipe , a mobile spin-off from the hit car soccer game, is getting some new features and modes as part of its second season . Along with the latest free Rocket Pass and season challenges, a volleyball mode will go live in the iOS and Android game at 11AM ET on Wednesday. The two-on-two mode has no goals. Instead, there's a net in the middle of the arena and a new ball. You'll sc



SlashGear / 12h
Corsair Corsair has revealed a new SSD designed specifically for the PlayStation 5. The SSD fits directly in the chassis of the PlayStation 5, and will feature multiple storage options ranging from 500GB to 4TB. The company revealed the Corsair MP600 PRO LPX SSD on February 1, 2022, and it says the SSD will deliver “blazing-fast” save and load times for … Continue reading



This week, Dell's just launched a new wave of gaming laptop deals that includes three superb options for those on a budget - all of which are selling out quickly. First up is this Dell G15 for $749.99 (was $1,218) - probably the best value choice out of the three if you can afford it. With an RTX 3050 Ti graphics card, Intel Core i5-11400H processor, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD, this one's both pac



A few weeks back we learned that MGM Resorts is launching an all new loyalty program. I wanted to recap the basics of the new program, given that it’s “live” as of today, February 1, 2022. Let me state upfront that I’m not a huge Las Vegas fan, so this isn’t the topic I’m most passionate about. However, on balance I’d say that these changes are bad news for those who are actually loyal to MGM, wh



28TechCrunch / 12h
Whose Your Landlord , 1 or WYL, announced a $2.1 million seed round today led by Black Operator Ventures , better known as BlackOps Ventures. TechCrunch readers will already be aware of BlackOps’ fund, which we covered at launch last December . The goal behind the $13 million capital pool was to invest in Black founders. The WYL round indicates that the fund is living up to its plan. TechCrunch s



82Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Plenty of apps that you install on your computer have a setting that tells them to launch when you initially log in to save you the trouble of launching your most commonly used apps yourself. Leaving this setting on can also allow apps to check for updates or launch more quickly when you start them for the first time. The difference for some of the preinstalled Microso



Craob Alder Lake Laptop•
300+Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / Craob X. (credit: Craob ) As laptops have become thinner and lighter, there have been sacrifices along the way. Often, those sacrifices come in the area of port selection, as ultra-portable laptops keep getting bolder about omitting things like USB-A ports, 3.5 mm jacks, and SD card readers for the sake of portability and style. Whether you think that's inconvenient or incredible, take



Mashable / 12h
Save $200: Choose a tablet that doesn't sacrifice performance for portability when you pick up the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 for $899 at Walmart . As of Feb. 1, you'll save 18% on a tablet with an 11th-Generation Intel Core i5 processor with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD. Laptops continue to get smaller and more lightweight, especially if you consider the ever-popular Chromebook . But sometimes you need ex



Sea Cloud Cruises SC•
The owners of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection have plans to acquire another cruise line and are hinting that the opportunity might allow other Marriott brands to get into the cruise industry. Maritime investment company The Yacht Portfolio on Feb. 1 signed a letter of intent to acquire German cruise line Sea Cloud Cruises, which operates three vessels, all of which are masted sailing ships. “Se



35Lifehacker / 12h
No matter how hard they tried, the killjoys and technophiles of the world simply could not kill off vinyl records. Every time a new audio technology hit the market, predictions of the Death of Vinyl would follow—and when Compact Discs arrived 40 years ago, it seemed like that death had finally come. Who wouldn’t want… Read more...



100+Wired / 12h
More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe.



28Gizmodo / 12h
There are changes ahead at ExxonMobil . On Monday, the oil giant announced major shakeups in how it will do business moving forward—and continued its attempts to convince the public that it’s working towards a brighter climate future. The company is relocating offices, restructuring, and touting a new flashy but… Read more...



Score a big-screen display at a stunningly low price with this incredible Super Bowl TV deal that we've spotted at Best Buy. You can get this 70-inch 4K smart TV from TCL on sale for just $499.99 (was $829.99) . That's a massive $330 discount and a fantastic price for a big-screen 4K smart TV. The TCL 4-series TV features 4K Ultra HD resolution and includes smart capabilities, so you can seamless



26TechCrunch / 12h
Stating the obvious: customer discovery is essential for startups that hope to achieve product-market fit. Unfortunately, most of us are not skilled when it comes to talking to strangers. Each member of a startup’s founding team was hired for a specific reason, but customer outreach rarely leads the list. Early-stage startups that hope to refine their value proposition and triangulate target user



I’ve had the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® both recently and in the distant past, and it’s spending on this card that largely accounting for my first lifetime elite status with American Airlines way back in 2006. American’s miles are the currency I’ve spent the most over the years, and there’s no longer a great way to earn miles through another credit card besides an Am



100+Gizmodo / 12h
A massive fire spewing from a fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has led local authorities to issue an evacuation order for around 6,500 residents, with officials anxiously fearing the possibility of a massive explosion. That fertilizer plant was filled with around 600 tons of ammonium nitrate which, if… Read more...




Over time Apple Notes has become more feature-rich and collaborative. Not only can you share notes or notebooks with other people, but you can also mention them in the body of the note which is ideal for drawing attention to particular items. Here’s how it works. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


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