Monday, March 21, 2022

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Elon Musk Tesla Plan 3•
4KMashable / 16h
In 2006, Elon Musk revealed his " master plan " for Tesla, a long-term strategy on how the Tesla CEO envisions the company developing over the next decade or so. Roughly 10 years later, he revealed the second part of the master plan. And now, another five years on, he's working on the third instalment. This third part of Musk's master plan hasn't yet been revealed in full, but on Monday, he share



Boeing 737 China 132•
A Boeing 737-800 belonging to China Eastern Airlines carrying 132 people has crashed in southern China, the country’s Civil Aviation Administration confirmed. There was no immediate word on injuries or fatalities. The state-run People’s Daily reported that 117 rescuers had arrived at the crash site, according to the Associated Press . China’s president, Xi Jinping, called for an “all-out effort”



Ford F-150 F150L Lightning•
100+SlashGear / 14h
Consumers looking to get further on a single charge with Ford's all-electric truck are getting some good news.




Microsoft Lapsus$ Code•
The South American-based data extortion hacking group Lapsus$ has allegedly gained access to Microsoft's Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data from the company. Unlike other cybercriminal groups which deploy ransomware on the devices of their victims, Lapsus$ instead prefers to target the source code repositories of large tech companies. After stealing their proprietary data, the



Rob LeClerc has the kind of pedigree that investors tend to like. He has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Calgary and a PhD in computational biology from Yale. In fact, ten years ago, what he really wanted to do with his degrees was to find and fund agriculture-related projects that tackle climate change. But ten years ago, “agtech” wasn’t yet a category, and that was p



Biden US Harden Russia•
The president cited “evolving intelligence” and urged companies to strengthen their defenses immediately.



One of the first things Web Developers using ASP.NET will want to install on Windows is Internet Information Services (IIS). Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11 shipped with different versions of IIS. Let’s take a look at how to install them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Tricking people into handing over their login credentials has never been easier. As shown in a new phishing toolkit, Single Sign-On (SSO) pop-ups are incredibly easy to spoof in Chrome, and a login box’s URL may not indicate whether a site is truly legitimate. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



76Wired / 2h
Nimo is a mini-computer that sits on your head and gives you six virtual screens to work with when you're away from your desk.



When it comes to the internet, many of us may feel like we've already seen it all, and then some. But have you ever seen a goldfish drive a tank on wheels?



DJI Matrice 30 M30•
DJI has unveiled its new series of Matrice 30 drones which are specifically designed for the enterprise will still being able to easily fit into a backpack . The drone maker's M30 series is actually available in two versions, the M30 and the M30T. While the M30 sports a 48MP megapixel 1/2” CMOS sensor camera with 5x – 16x optical zoom, a 12 megapixel wide-angle camera, 8K photo and 4K/30 fps vide



Android users are finally getting access to Google Search's quick delete privacy feature, the one that first arrived on iOS several months ago.



Biden Russia US Cyber•
President Joe Biden says US companies should "immediately" prepare defences.



Russia Facebook Instagram•
A judge in a Moscow court said on Monday that Instagram and Facebook were guilty of “extremist” activity, solidifying a ban on both platforms that went into effect earlier this month, reported Reuters . But the court also spared Whatsapp — one of Meta’s core products and one of the most popular messaging platforms in Russia — from the ban. Russian authorities decided to open a criminal case again



An unprecedented supply of images gives a unique overview of events unfolding on the ground.



Nintendo Shop Days•
Nintendo fans were recently surprised to find the Wii and DSi shop channels are no longer accessible. It's not clear whether this change was made on purpose.



A new iPhone SE 2022 teardown reveals what's inside Apple's latest smartphone, plus it answers one big question: can you use parts from the previous generation?



38Gizmodo / 5h
When you talk about the all-time most valuable comics, a few instantly come to mind. Superman’s first appearance in 1938's Action Comics #1 , Batman’s first appearance in 1939's Detective Comics #27, and Spider-Man’s first appearance in 1962's Amazing Fantasy #15 are probably the most well-known. But a lesser-known but… Read more...



New research from MIT explores fire from a whole series of new perspectives. The research uses deep-learning approaches that extract the vibrational features of flames as flickering objects and renders them into sounds and materials. The 19th-century physicist Michael Faraday was known not only for his seminal experimental contributions to electromagnetism but also for his public speaking. His an



100+Wired / 6h
Russia has branded Meta an “extremist organization” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story.



To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PT, subscribe here . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Monday, March 21, 2022! Short and to the point today: Follow our newest hire, the excellent Jacquelyn Melinek , who joined the TechCrunch+ team as a senior crypto reporter. We’re super stoked to have her aboard! – Alex The TechC



Gizmodo / 6h
Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper Residente’s latest song, “This is Not America,’’ is an anthem for people who understand that imperialism and forced immigration cannot be separated from environmental issues. Read more...



Morocco in northwest Africa has both the Sahara Desert and mountains for visitors to explore. Tap Air Portugal is offering deals to Casablanca, Morocco’s main port city and financial center, starting under $550 round trip. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . (Photo by Tuul and Bruno Morandi/Getty Images) SecretFlying alerted us to this deal,




Apple iPad Air 5 2022•
Apple is many things, secretive, sometimes expensive, but it's not sloppy. To build new Apple iPad Air tablets that creak when you hold or press them, that would be sloppy or worse. On Reddit, there are some new iPad Air owners accusing the tech giant of shoddy workmanship. They say the back panel of the iPad Air (2022) is thinner than the fourth-generation iPad Air and that they can " almost fee



Pixel 6 C-Band Verizon•
It looks like some Pixel 6 owners will be able to make better use of their phones' 5G capabilities thanks to new Verizon C-band network support.



AI Fong Tracks Toxicity•
When it comes to online games, we all know the “report” button doesn’t do anything. Regardless of genre, publisher or budget, games launch every day with ineffective systems for reporting abusive players, and some of the largest titles in the world exist in a constant state of apology for harboring toxic environments. Franchises including League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, O



Gizmodo / 6h
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Oneweb Russia Spacex•
OneWeb will turn to a competitor to ferry its remaining first-generation internet satellites to space after Russia's Roscosmos space agency issued an ultimatum to the company at the start of the month. On Monday, OneWeb announced an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The private firm will ferry the remainder of OneWeb’s constellation fleet, with the first launch scheduled for later this year. “We



Gizmodo / 6h
Companies looking to trade on Wall Street may soon have to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related risks to prospective investors. Read more...



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Since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has forced Google to delist over 36k URLs that link to VPN services according to new research from Surfshark . During the first week of the invasion, there was only a slight increase of seven percent when it came to requests aimed at delisiting URLs related to VPNs. These requests themselves came under Russian federal law 276-FZ which is comm



Hi folks, welcome back to Max Q. This week we have news on rockets both small (Astra’s Rocket 3.3) and very, very large (NASA’s Space Launch System). Plus further fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and some funding news too. Max Q is brought to you by me, Aria Alamalhodaei. Thoughts, comments and tips can be sent to aria.techcrunch@gmail.com . You also can catch me on Twitter at @breadfro



49Mashable / 7h
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fourth week with no end in sight. Thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin 's actions, the country has largely been cut off from the West as a result – whether it be through sanctions and boycotts or Russia itself cracking down on its citizens' access to information from the rest of the world. One source of information that has been spec



Musk SpaceX Starship May•
A Date(ish) With Destiny We finally have a date for SpaceX’s long-awaited, first orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft — well, sort of. CEO Elon Musk says the space company will conduct the test flight of the heavy lunch platform in “hopefully May,” according to a Monday tweet . The company is planning to churn out Raptor engines to make that happen. According to Musk, SpaceX will have “



39Futurism / 7h
Freak Show The nightmare neural networks are back at it again — and this time, they’re taking requests. Ever wanted to know how an artificial intelligence bot would “paint” Ben Franklin and Sonic the Hedgehog battle rapping over the legality of cocaine , or what it would have looked like had the late, great MF Doom played cards with Gilles Deleuze ? If so, you’re in luck. As their handle suggests



38TechCrunch / 7h
Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. More posts by this contributor How to calculate your startup’s TAM, SAM and SOM 5 essential factors for attracting angel investment As a founder, you’ll encounter many hills and valleys



500+Gizmodo / 7h
Let the Riccissance continue! After dazzling in Yellowjackets and scene-stealing in The Matrix Resurrections , Christina Ricci has finally joined a project she all but made possible. Ricci has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming Tim Burton series Wednesday , which stars Scream ’s Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, a… Read more...



An unannounced Vivo phone reportedly made an appearance via an online store. The listing was quickly taken down, but not before the details leaked.



Elden Ring Hackers•
The anonymity of the internet has always brought out the worst in people. For some reason, losers enjoy taking out their disappointment with their own miserable lives on others trying to enjoy some well-deserved free time. This latest example comes in the form of Elden Ring, as hackers have figured out a way to crash… Read more...



Zestworld Funding Creator•
The comics world has seemingly been waiting for a digital revolution since the birth of the internet. Launched in 2007, ComiXology has come the closest to delivering such a play to the medium, so naturally, Amazon went and purchased the service and messed it up. Its most recent offering left subscribers in the lurch, finally leading the brand to admit that the integration “process has been far fr



If you’ve ever dreamed of enjoying an authentic German lager during Oktoberfest, this deal is for you. Not only does it include travel to Frankfurt during the popular festival period, which runs most of September through the beginning of October (in Munich, a three-hour, $20 train ride from Frankfurt), but you’ll also get the few extra inches of legroom and slightly elevated service that comes wi



Musk SpaceX Starship May•
SpaceX's long-delayed Starship orbital test flight might finally be close. As CNBC notes , Elon Musk now believes SpaceX will launch Starship into orbit this May. The company plans to have 39 "flightworthy" engines ready by April, and will take about a month to integrate them. The launch will depend on the newer Raptor 2 engines as they're "much more capable" and reliable than the older models, a



Although Venmo and other money-sharing apps have been mainstream for years, there’s still some grey area when it comes to cost-splitting etiquette. On one hand, it’s fantastic that the friend who never carries cash has no excuse not to pay their fair share of the dinner bill, all but eliminating the song-and-dance of… Read more...




30Mashable / 7h
Apple TV+'s sci-fi thriller Severance introduces viewers to the nefarious Lumon Industries, where employees can choose to sever their work memories from their personal memories. While the severance procedure is thankfully fictional, the stifling corporate atmosphere of Lumon feels all too familiar to anyone who's ever worked an office job. Severance 's marketing team has upped that familiarity fa



Amazon South Africa•
A judge ordered construction of the development in Cape Town to be halted, saying that the developer had not properly consulted Indigenous South Africans.



Ted Cruz Montana Airport•
Police were called to the United Airlines ticket counter in Bozeman, Montana after Senator Ted Cruz arrived at the airport past check-in cutoff for his flight. Out of Bozeman, at the end of spring break, rebooking options were limited and the Senator - who has experience fleeing the snow on United - reportedly became belligerent. Continue reading ...



Enlarge / Don't bother me, I'm busy evolving. (credit: Indrek Lainjärv / EyeEm ) When we think of evolution, we often think of slow, gradual changes made over millions of years. However, new research suggests that the process could be happening quite quickly, driving major changes over the course of a single year in response to seasonal changes. The paper describing that research was released las



Biden Companies Russian•
Enlarge / US Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger speaking during a March 21 White House daily press briefing. (credit: Getty Images ) The Biden administration on Monday warned that it believes Russian state hackers may step up a cyber offensive that targets US organizations, particularly organizations in the private sector providing critical infrastru



Oneweb Russia Spacex•
OneWeb, a British satellite internet company, turned to SpaceX’s rockets after canceling launches with Russia’s Soyuz vehicle over the invasion of Ukraine.



The TV title sequence is, of course, an art form as old as TV itself. Whether you're mainlining The Golden Girls or hitting play on a just-dropped instalment of Ted Lasso , the intro sets the mood: a catchy theme song, smiling cast members, gorgeous scenery, or arresting graphics welcome you to the next 22 or 44 or 60 minutes of your life, as you settle in for another episode. After you've watche



Gizmodo / 8h
Though the upcoming film Morbius has been delayed more times than you probably remember , it might actually be coming out at the perfect time. The film opens April 1 (which seems like an April Fools’ joke but actually isn’t ), making it the first Spider-Man universe film to open after the wild success of Spider-Man: No … Read more...



100+Futurism / 8h
Suck It Up A forthcoming United Nations report is set to lay out a roadmap for implementing various forms of carbon removal technology. In addition to emissions reduction efforts, effective carbon removal technology could bring us back from the brink of a climate catastrophe. Professor Jim Skea, an Imperial College London fellow in climate science and co-chair of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel



Developed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the University of California at Irvine , BirdBot is a bipedal robot modeled after birds and their prehistoric ancestors.



US SEC Companies Climate•
Enlarge / It can be tough to run a business when your loading dock is under water. (credit: Getty Images ) On Monday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new rules about disclosing climate risks for companies listed on US-based stock exchanges. The rules are meant to give investors a clearer sense of how companies manage present and future challenges posed by climate change



Four were dismissed, and two were disciplined. Google has said its actions had nothing to do with trying to combat unionization efforts.



Gmail Google Android•
Android users will soon be able to quickly see whether they have a notification from Google Chat or Spaces right from the status bar as a new update is now rolling out to Gmail . As Hangouts will soon be replaced by Google Chat for Google Workspace users, the search giant has added new status bar icons that make it easier to differentiate between Google Chat and Spaces notifications. Up until now



No one has ever described me as “subtle” or “restrained,” and I have a tendency to gravitate towards flavor profiles that are as strong and (sometimes) as polarizing as my personality. I like lots of salt, acid, umami, and those beautiful dark, roasty flavors brought out by the Maillard reaction, but I am still quite… Read more...



Mach-E Ford Mustang•
It’s about to get easier for Ford Mustang Mach-E drivers to find the nearest charging station, thanks to a new iOS 15.4 update for Apple Maps. According to 9to5Mac , EV routing can now be activated on the Mach-E through Apple Maps on CarPlay, Apple’s in-car system. The feature was first previewed during WWDC 2020 , and now it’s finally been released to the public. Right now, only this current yea



81Gizmodo / 8h
Leonard will not be making its next 80,000-year-long journey around the Sun, as the mile-wide comet appears to have disintegrated in late February. Read more...



Talkspace Lasting PG•
Lasting , which is owned by mobile therapy company Talkspace , has launched a new app aimed at parents. The app, which is called Parenting Guide from Lasting , is designed to help parents become more confident in their approach to raising children. The company says the app gives parents and caregivers access to resources to raise healthy and resilient children. The app offers self-guided sessions



DC Sues Grubhub Fees•
65TechCrunch / 8h
Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced today that his office filed a lawsuit against Grubhub for “misleading District residents and taking advantage of local restaurants to boost its own profits.” The lawsuit alleges that Grubhub violated D.C.’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA) in eight different ways, which mostly center on false advertising. The filing references mislea



Microsoft Lapsus$ Nvidia•
Gizmodo / 8h
Microsoft may be the latest victim of a hacking group that has infiltrated some of the world’s largest tech companies in recent months. Read more...




Hong Kong Lam Nine•
Travelers can finally return to Hong Kong starting April 1 after entry restrictions were lifted for nine countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Chief Executive of the Chinese-ruled territory, Carrie Lam, has decided to ease the city’s notoriously tight border controls amid a growing



Decisions about when and how to post a new (or not-so-new) partner on social media are surprisingly weighty. It might seem easy to dismiss: Who cares? Instagram is not real life . The thing is, though, Instagram kind of is real life. Social media has grown to be such an integral part of who we are and how we… Read more...



52Gizmodo / 8h
Riverdale has a long history of being A Whole Ass Lot , but somehow the series has managed to even top “hey we’re just creating an Archie multiverse now” with its recent horror-tinged event crossover with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . If you thought last night’s episode would be a return to... what’s considered normal … Read more...



Luminar Freedom Photonics•
23TechCrunch / 8h
Luminar, a company that builds vision-based lidar and machine perception technologies for autonomous vehicles, is acquiring high-performance laser manufacturer Freedom Photonics on Monday. The all-stock transaction involves Luminar selling 3 million shares of its common stock, or about $42.3 million at today’s share price, per a regulatory filing . The buy is Luminar’s latest to vertically integr



Projekt Red Witcher•
The Witcher franchise is returning for another saga, though its maker has released few details thus far about what fans can expect.



Found Live is back again with Shivani Siroya, CEO and founder of Tala, a fintech company that works with underestimated communities to build a financial system that works for everyone. While working at the UN, Siroya was working to understand progress out of poverty and discovered you need to understand where the money is being used. In this episode, she talks with Jordan and Darrell about how sh



China NIO Capital EV•
26TechCrunch / 8h
The investment game going after automotive startups is getting more competitive in China with not only established venture capital firms joining the fray but also industry veterans. Two mobility-focused funds that recently closed new rounds have the backing of the country’s leading electric car-making upstarts. Rockets Capital, a brand new venture- and growth-stage investment vehicle, announced e



LG 2022 OLED 42-Inch•
LG has unveiled the price and tentative release dates for its new 2022 OLED TV models that include the new LG C2 OLED , LG G2 OLED , LG B2 OLED and Z2 OLED. Pricing, as shown in a press release sent to TechRadar, shows that the LG C2 OLED will start off at $1,399 (around £1,060, AU$1,900) for the smallest 42-inch C2 OLED and rockets up to $24,999 (around £19,000, AU$34,800) if you’re after the mo



Russia Facebook Instagram•
200+Futurism / 8h
Extremist Russia is officially labelling activities happening on both Facebook and Instagram as “extremist,” according to state-controlled news agency TASS — a worrying move further isolating the country from the West. A Moscow district court sustained a motion filed by the country’s prosecutor general. “The ruling is to come into effect immediately,” judge Olga Solopova read out during the rulin



Solar Panels 2022 Two•
The best solar chargers solve one of the most common problems faced by campers and travelers: How do I keep my devices charged when there’s no outlet around? A solar charger is effectively a solar panel with charging ports built into it, so you can top off your device’s battery using a renewable source of energy. Over time, however, the term solar charger has been used as a more generic term to d



Russia Facebook Instagram•
1KMashable / 9h
If at first you don't succeed, get some court orders and try suppressing the free flow of information again. That appears to be the thinking of the Russian government, which on Monday, March 21, officially banned Facebook and Instagram from the country for what amounts to failing to police discussion of Russia's ongoing and deadly invasion of Ukraine . So writes TASS , a Russian state-owned media



Starlink Ukraine Russian•
100+Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge / Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov shared this photo of Starlink user terminals on March 18. (credit: Mykhailo Fedorov) SpaceX's Starlink Internet is proving to be useful for Ukraine's military as it fights the Russian invasion. In an article Friday titled, "Elon Musk's Starlink helping Ukraine to win the drone war," The Telegraph described how the satellite connection helps



Fortnite 3 Season 2•
The popular game from Epic Games got a long-awaited update and changed quite a bit.



Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. So is athlete’s foot. So is jock itch. These ailments are all essentially the same thing in different places—and there are others, too. So let’s talk about all the different places you can get this type of infection, and how to recognize and treat them. Read more...



Google Pixel 6 March•
Earlier this month Google released its 10th Pixel feature drop containing new supported languages for Live Translate, Live Sharing in Duo calls and more. And while the latest patch had already rolled out to older devices (from the Pixel 3a to the Pixel 5), today the update began arriving on Google's most recent flagships: the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. First spotted by Android Police , in addition



The reason why you can't access Apple TV on your Smart TV may have something to do with the TV itself -- specifically, what kind of Smart TV it is.



100+Gizmodo / 9h
The whole journey of Supernatural began with Dean and Sam, played by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, learning about their parents. And though things went way beyond that over the subsequent decade , a new show, The Winchesters , is bringing Supernatural back to those roots, and now the two actors playing those roles… Read more...



200+Gizmodo / 9h
Facebook owner Meta has officially become “extremist organization” in the Russian government’s eyes after a judge upheld a lawsuit by state prosecutors. Read more...



Miruku, a New Zealand-based foodtech company, is applying its molecular farming process to program plant cells to be mini factories for producing proteins and other molecules, like fats and sugars, traditionally made by animals. The company was founded in 2020 by Amos Palfreyman, Ira Bing, Harjinder Singh and Oded Shoseyov, who all have experience in either dairy or plant science. Its alternative



GM Cadillac Lyriq EV•
It's all too common for electric vehicle makers to delay releases , but GM claims it's bucking the trend. The company says it has started production of the Cadillac Lyriq at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant about nine months ahead of the initial schedule. GM didn't say how many of the sold-out reservations for the luxury crossover translated to real purchases, but it will take more orders for the




Even the most pristinely organized and Marie Kondo’d among us still have a junk drawer—that place where tangled headphones, scrapbooking tape, Costa Rican coins, and one random golf ball coexist simply because we lead busy lives and don’t have time to put everything back in its proper place. But, while a junk drawer… Read more...



Last fall the 'new Alitalia' ITA Airways offered to give elite status to anyone with a pulse . Many may have skipped that at the time, since the new airline wasn't yet a part of the SkyTeam (or any) alliance so it was still somewhat speculative what the benefit to do so would be. Now they're once again status matching through April 15. Status will be valid through April 15, 2023. There are 3 step



iCloud Apple Services•
Enlarge / The Apple Park campus stands in this aerial photograph taken above Cupertino in October 2019. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images ) Apple is experiencing far-reaching network outages that have affected services like Apple Music, iCloud, iMessage, Apple Maps, Apple Card, Apple TV+, the App Store, FaceTime, Siri, and more. Users began complaining of strange app behavior and outag



Browser Bitb Attack•
100+Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When we teach people how to avoid falling victim to phishing sites, we usually advise closely inspecting the address bar to make sure it does contain HTTPS and that it doesn’t contain suspicious domains such as google.evildomain.com or substitute letters such as g00gle.com. But what if someone found a way to phish passwords using a malicious site that didn’t contain



47Gizmodo / 9h
The opening of the ice-free corridor that linked Beringia to the North American interior happened potentially thousands of years after the first human migrations to the continent, according to new evidence. Scientists say this finding should bolster the idea that ancient humans traveled to the Americas along a coastal… Read more...



Apple Services iCloud•
Several Apple services were down on Monday, including the App Store. The company says the outages have now been resolved.



If you need a receipt for one or more of your orders, Amazon makes it easy to download invoices for all your past orders. You can then print these downloaded receipts, or just keep them saved on your devices. Here’s how to do that on desktop and mobile. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Apple Android Google TV•
If you’ve noticed the Apple TV app no longer lets you rent or purchase content on Android TV or Google TV, you’re not alone. This week we learned that the Apple TV app would no longer allow users to buy content through Google’s services, and that’s a big deal. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



In mid-February, Marriott Bonvoy launched its current promotion on purchased points , which some members might find to be worthwhile. I wanted to post a reminder of this, especially as this could represent a good deal if you’re trying to finalize any redemptions prior to the Marriott Bonvoy devaluation on March 29 . Promotion on purchased Marriott Bonvoy points Through Wednesday, March 23, 2022,



48Gizmodo / 9h
Google wants you to know that Android is so secure, it has a Men In Black -style memory eraser for your search queries. Read more...



70Futurism / 10h
Breaking Point Russia is reportedly considering withdrawing from diplomacy with the United States. It’s a move that will further instigate international tensions over the country’s invasion of Ukraine, both here and beyond our atmosphere, as it may also put the future of the International Space Station right in its crosshairs. According to reporting by Reuters , Russia summoned John Sullivan, the



Mashable / 10h
Select Razer products are up to 55% off at Amazon for March 21 only — here our some of our top picks: The Razer Kishi is a mobile gaming glow-up — $39.99 $89.99 (save $50) The Razer Huntsman Elite Gaming Keyboard is highly customizable and comes with linear optical switches — $99.99 (save $199.99) The Razer Kraken Gaming Headset makes playing with friends online even better— $35.99 $79.99 (save $



100+The Points Guy / 10h
I’ve only flown two segments on American Airlines this year, but I’m already halfway to Gold status. As a frequent flyer on American (although not so frequent so far this year) I’ve been eager – like most other AAdvantage members – to see how the program’s shift to awarding status based on its new Loyalty Points system would change things. But it wasn’t until the new program officially kicked off



PlayStation Raymond Haven•
SlashGear / 10h
PlayStation continues to buy up studios, having already acquired Bungie in 2022.



Formula Gen3 Monaco•
Engadget / 10h
After months of teasing , Formula E and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) announced today they will finally unveil their new Gen3 all-electric car at an event in Monaco on April 28th. The two organizations said fans would be able to watch the unveiling through their associated digital channels. Formula E teams will begin using the car at the start of the 2022-2023 season, with t



othmeralia : March 21st is National Fragrance Day Take a look at this beautiful printed perfume label. This label for L'Heure du Rimmel is found inside the 1927 journal of Review of the trade-marks of the perfumery and soap industries .



LG 2022 OLED 42-Inch•
Enlarge / LG's prior 8K OLED TV (pictured) started at $19,999.99. (credit: LG ) 8K TVs aren't very popular yet. There's limited content to watch on them, and the difference between 4K and 8K can be hard to spot in a home theater setup. But perhaps the most obvious obstacle is cost. And if you throw OLED into the mix, the price tag becomes astronomical. LG's current 8K OLED TV proves that with a s



It’s starting to feel like VRR support on PS5 will never arrive, but the HDMI 2.1 display feature will continue to be top of many PlayStation users’ wishlists as it can have a substantial impact on a game's performance. Ghostwire: Tokyo is a prime example of a game that would benefit immensely from VRR support, as it offers six graphical modes for players to choose from. The game provides two pri



SlashGear / 10h
If you're trying to access an Apple service at the moment and find your attempts are futile, then you aren't alone. A huge outage has hit several core services.



When it comes to interior design, everyone’s taste is different, but whether you think animal prints and gilded fixtures are the epitome of style or that shades of white, off-white, and near-white are the only acceptable colors in a home, one thing is pretty universal: Built-in shelving equals class. This is… Read more...




44Gizmodo / 10h
All they had to say was “Betty Gilpin ( Glow, The Tomorrow War ) is back in fighting mode” and we were in, but it gets better from there. Peacock has announced that in Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof’s Mrs. Davis, Gilpin is set to play a nun who takes on a powerful artificial intelligence. Yes, we’ll take the Liberty… Read more...



After two seasons, Nextflix has canceled the family friendly, critically acclaimed, and (seemingly) quite popular series The Baby-Sitter’s Club . Worsening the blow to the show’s young fanbase, given the relative lack of television that takes early teens seriously, is the fact that we’ll never know exactly why it’s… Read more...



Apple Services iCloud•
100+Mashable / 10h
It doesn't always " just work ." Apple users were confronted with that hard truth Monday morning as scores of the company's core services experienced outages. According to Apple's system status page , which during the course of writing this article itself stopped working, affected Apple products included: App Store Apple Arcade Apple Music Apple TV+ Apple Care on Device Device Enrollment Program



Epic Fortnite Ukraine•
SlashGear / 10h
Fortnight's efforts have raised millions to help organizations working on the ground for humanitarian efforts in war-torn Ukraine.



SlashGear / 10h
At a time when four-figure smartphones aren't the exception but the norm, the iPhone SE feels like a strategy shift. A cheaper phone actually can be good.



SlashGear / 10h
The company's resilient new aerial vehicle sports some impressive tech in addition to its durability.



500+Gizmodo / 10h
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. EST Apple’s services came back online in the late afternoon. Apple’s system status page shows that all of the services that had previously been listed as “down” are now back in the green. It’s still unclear what happened exactly, and Apple never returned Gizmodo’s email for comment on the situation. Read more...



Apple New Dutch ACM•
Apple has been fined again in the Netherlands over an antitrust order related to dating apps. The order requires it to allow local dating apps to be able to use third-party payment technologies if their developers wish, rather than being locked to only being able to use Apple’s in-app payment API for iOS. Since January, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has levied a series of (weekly)



French Company Gama Solar•
32TechCrunch / 10h
Just as sea breezes propel sailboats across the sea on Earth, solar radiation might one day be able to propel spacecraft between the stars. Or at least that’s the hope of French startup Gama . The aerospace company was founded in 2020 by Louis de Gouyon Matignon, Thibaud Elziere and Andrew Nutter, whose goal is to develop a low-cost solar sail that would use light as a means of propulsion for spa



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest information. While it’s been several years since the Marriott-Starwood merger was completed, many people still have the same hotel credit cards they held pre-merger — including the legacy Chase-issued Marriott cards and American Express-issued Starwood Preferred Guest cards (though all have since been rebranded under the Marriott Bonvoy na



23How-To Geek / 10h
If you realize you shouldn’t have liked or reacted to a post, Facebook makes it easy to remove your likes and reactions. You can do this from both the posts page as well as the activity log. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Projekt Red Witcher•
Enlarge (credit: CDPR | Aurich Lawson) The Witcher is coming back. No, there won't be a new TV series , novel, virtual card game , or other project affiliated with the popular Polish fantasy series. Today, CD Projekt Red confirmed that its tentpole video game series will continue with an entirely new adventure game. The news arrived on Monday via an image of the franchise's trademark wolf medalli



Apple Services iCloud•
Engadget / 10h
Notice Apple that several Apple services are unavailable? You're not alone. As Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman notes , Apple's system status page indicates outages across several major services, including the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, on-device AppleCare, Find My, the iTunes Store, Maps and radio. The alerts note that some users are affected, and that problems may be "intermittent" (the App St



Projekt Red Witcher•
Engadget / 10h
CD Projekt Red is developing a new Witcher game . The studio announced the project today with a teaser it shared on Twitter. "A new saga begins," the teaser states, with an image of what looks like a lynx-like Witcher medallion in the center. https://t.co/XtbfqscMWr pic.twitter.com/eK6ZIbfLRa — The Witcher (@witchergame) March 21, 2022 That might not seem like much to go on, but it actually repre



Apple Mac Studio M1•
Apple recently announced the Mac Studio , its latest foray into making insanely powerful desktop computers aimed squarely at creatives, and it seems like users are in for a treat: upgradeable storage. Now, don’t get too excited if you pre-ordered a Mac Studio: Apple still officially says that the desktop doesn’t have “user-accessible storage”, so plan accordingly when you’re configuring your mach



ITA Volare SkyTeam•
A new status match opportunity could make it easier for you to earn SkyPriority benefits on SkyTeam alliance flights. Italy-based carrier ITA Airways, which took over operations from former Italian national carrier Alitalia last fall, is offering a status match to elite status members on two dozen airlines, including fellow SkyTeam carrier Delta Air Lines. The promotion started March 15 and you h



Tesla LAPD Los Angeles•
200+Futurism / 11h
Flying Tesla The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is looking to arrest a driver who attempted to make a rented Tesla Model S fly — yes, fly — over the weekend. According to the LAPD, the driver tried to perform several stunts, all of which were caught on camera from several angles, and widely shared on social media. But one last stunt down an infamously steep hill didn’t quite work out so wel



UN Russian Ukraine•
100+Futurism / 11h
What Is It Good For? Want another reason to loathe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Just look at how it may completely doom the Paris climate accords — and our planet. According to United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres , the problem of climate change — which he admitted was “not solved” during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow at the end of 2021 — “is getting worse” as Russia invades



Malaysia Bitcoin Legal•
62Futurism / 11h
Legalize It In the wake of El Salvador’s disastrous decision to make Bitcoin legal tender, Malaysia’s government is excited to follow suit, Bloomberg reports . It’s a clear sign governments around the world are still very much showing interest in adopting cryptocurrencies — despite less-than-stellar results shown by their international cohort. Zahidi Zainul Abidin, the nation’s deputy minister of



Apple Android TV GT•
Apple TV has begun scaling back the extent of its services available to Android TV users, pointing them to other devices where they can watch its content. Specifically, any movie and TV show rentals and purchases, as well as Apple TV Plus subscriptions, are beginning to redirect Android TV watchers to a 'How to watch' page instead. As reported by The Verge , any devices that run the Android TV OS




GM Cadillac Lyriq EV•
The sport utility vehicle, made in Tennessee, is one of more than 20 E.V. models that General Motors plans to roll out in the U.S. within three years.



LAPD Tesla Los Angeles•
SlashGear / 11h
A driver in a rented Tesla caught big air over the weekend, only to plow into two parked cars and several trash bins. Authorities in Los Angeles are after him.



SlashGear / 11h
The new trailer shows off incredibly lifelike features and insane amounts of detail.



20Lifehacker / 11h
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200+Gizmodo / 11h
Awards season hit a high note this weekend as multiple guilds and groups gave awards leading up to the grand finale, the Oscars , which happen this coming Sunday . One of the biggest to do so was the Writers Guild of America —and apparently one specific category literally saved the world, at least according to a certain … Read more...



Ford F-150 FL Lightning•
26Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / The F-150 Lightning will be offered as a SuperCrew cab with a 5.5-foot bed. (credit: Ford ) When Ford announced the F-150 Lightning , the company's first electric pickup truck, the automaker pledged that the Lightning's $40,000 base model would travel 230 miles (370 km) on a full charge—and that the extended-range model would reach 300 miles (483 km). Not too shabby for a 6,500-pound (2



I'm not easily impressed, and I'm also easily bored - as a tech reviewer, this cocktail means I can shrug off super-fast chipsets, wonderful cameras and amazing-looking screens as though I couldn't care less. But there's one Amazon Kindle feature that keeps me constantly pleased. I've been using the Amazon Kindle Oasis for going on three years now. That makes it one of the few gadgets I've used p



Hugh Grant Doctor Marvel•
Hugh Grant is in line to become the next Doctor Who, according to reports surrounding the long-running sci-fi franchise. According to the Daily Mirror , the star, whose films include Paddington 2, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love, Actually, is being targeted by the BBC to take over the role from Jodie Whittaker, who will step down later this year. As well as this, the report also suggest that



Apple Services iCloud•
Apple's online services such as the App Store, iCloud, and others are seeing outages across the globe. Reports of issues with Apple began to surface around 16.55 GMT, with hundreds of users signaling problems on the outage tracker site DownDetector . The company has confirmed that some services are down through its Apple Status page. We're following the story live, so stay tuned and read all our



VW North America 2030•
Engadget / 11h
Volkswagen's electrification efforts in North America will receive an additional $7.1 billion investment over the next five years, the company announced on Monday. VW intends to spend that money on "[boosting] its product portfolio, regional R&D and manufacturing capabilities," per a release, in hopes that doing so will help drive 55 percent of its US sales to be EVs by 2030. The company intends



Ukraine Lease Airlines•
Ukraine’s national airline has announced a pretty cool way that those around the globe can support the airline, all while keeping planes and crews safe. UIA looking to wet lease its aircraft With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has suspended operations through at least April 15, 2022 (realistically the suspension could last way longer than that, but that’s where



27TechCrunch / 11h
It’s been a busy year on Mars for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, and it’s not about to slow down now. After 21 flights, the aircraft is still in excellent condition, so NASA has extended its mission through at least September. Ingenuity arrived on the red planet with NASA’s Perseverance rover on February 18, 2021. Its original mission was simply to demonstrate the ability to fly a helicopter in Mar



Asahi Linux M1 Arch•
There is finally a Linux distro designed exclusively for Apple M1 hardware. “We’re really excited to finally take this step and start bringing Linux on Apple Silicon to everyone,” the development team of Asahi Linux said in a blog post , adding that “things will move even more quickly going forward.” This is an Alpha version, meaning it’s limited to a handful of features and designed, first and f



On Feb. 1, MGM Resorts launched its new MGM Rewards program . Normally, casino loyalty programs don’t get a ton of coverage from TPG, but given the MGM Rewards program’s ties to World of Hyatt , which give Hyatt elite members the opportunity to opt in to a matched MGM Rewards tier level , it’s a program that’s on our radar. World of Hyatt Explorists and Globalists can find great value in matching



64Lifehacker / 11h
I wouldn’t go so far as to call a first date an “interview.” At the same time, some valuable job interview tips and tricks can also increase your odds of a successful first date. You want to put your best foot forward, make the conversation feel natural, and glean crucial information about the person sitting across… Read more...



SlashGear / 11h
The second major vehicle release from W Motors comes in the form of the Fenyr SuperSport, a supercar that's unique in its power and mythological origins.



Thoma Bravo Anaplan•
31TechCrunch / 11h
Last night, private equity firm Thoma Bravo said it agreed to acquire Anaplan for $10.7 billion . The financial planning software company’s stock has declined sharply in the last six months, which likely gave the PE firm a chance to pounce. The stock market hasn’t been kind to SaaS companies in recent months, which makes us wonder if we’re seeing the beginning of a trend of private equity taking



The Oral-B iO Series are some of the best electric toothbrushes you can buy, with models available for every budget, but some of them can be difficult to differentiate between. The Oral-B iO Series 9 (also known as the iO9) is currently our top-rated toothbrush, but it looks almost identical to the Oral-B iO Series 6 (also called the iO6), so you might be wondering if there's really much of a dif



Big Tech Lost Europe•
35Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton) Andy Yen has big dreams for ProtonMail, the secure email service he founded in 2014 that now has 50 million users worldwide. One day, he hopes, it could be a rival to Gmail, the communications behemoth owned by Google, which boasts over 1.5 billion users. But he says Proton can never be a true competitor to Google while the Inter



We’ve all felt the impact of inflation lately, especially on our weekly trip to the grocery store. That’s why we went on an expedition to find more ways to save our hard-earned cash. Here are some tips we discovered that’ll help you get more discounts when food shopping. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›




You can set up two-step authentication (also called two-factor authentication or 2FA) on your PlayStation Network (PSN) account, giving you an extra layer of security. You can set up 2FA from your PlayStation console or web browser. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Spring is here, and Samsung’s ready to fill your home with its products. The company is slashing prices on phones, appliances, TVs, and audio devices through March 27th, with crazy bundles and flash sales. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Apple’s latest third-generation iPhone SE has a lot to offer compared to previous models. From fast 5G speeds and more RAM to an upgraded A15 processor. However, the biggest question for buyers is whether or not the 2022 iPhone SE has a bigger battery. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you’re planning to mount some new blinds, you’ll probably need to get into the corners of the windowsill to measure. This means you’ll have to bend your tape measure, and your calculations could be off as a result. Turns out, though, there’s a hack for that! Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Mining is one of the oldest industries out there, but it has increasingly embraced high-tech methods as demand has increased. Plotlogic uses hyperspectral imaging, a technique generally found in labs and satellites, to add a new layer of data and automation to these crucial but often dated operations. Hyperspectral imagery is basically a photo that captures light outside the visible range, allowi



Projekt Red Witcher•
Developer CD Projekt Red has finally confirmed The Witcher 4 is in development. In a recent blog post labeled 'A New Saga Begins', the developer officially confirmed a new installment in The Witcher game series is on the way. The post gives little in the way of details, but does reveal that The Witcher 4 (or whatever the next entry in the long-running game series will be called) will use a differ



Russia Oneweb Spacex•
The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit.



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



Data Commerce•
26TechCrunch / 11h
Back in 2020, Ashwin Ramasamy, a founder at PipeCandy , asked on TechCrunch if the “e-commerce shift” the world was seeing as COVID-19 shook up the global economy would last . The answer was yes. But that doesn’t mean that the same pace of online commerce growth that the world saw during the pandemic will be maintained. Indeed, as 2021 came to a close, data began to indicate that the e-commerce b



FedEx App Shopify Ability•
FedEx has been working on a new feature for its consumer mobile app that would seemingly allow it to better compete with the popular Shop app by Shopify . One of the bigger selling points for Shopify’s Shop is how it allows users to track their purchases and shipments from across services, including not only Shopify, but also Amazon, and other deliveries coming through FedEx, UPS, USPS and other



F-150 Ford Lightning•
Engadget / 12h
Ford was slightly conservative with its initial range estimates for the F-150 Lightning . The automaker has shared final EPA range estimates for its electric pickup truck, and the Extended Range variants of the XLT, Lariat and fleet-only Pro offer up to 320 miles of driving, or 20 more than the original targets. The standard-range XLT, Lariat and Pro trucks still provide the 230 miles Ford first



Mozilla Firefox Av1•
Enlarge / The Mozilla building, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in San Francisco. Mozilla is the maker of the web browser Firefox. (credit: Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle ) Firefox is finally gaining proper AV1 support. Neowin noticed that Mozilla has closed a 2-year-old bug report asking for the feature, with AV1 hardware decoding scheduled for the release of Firefox 100 in May 2022. Firefox adde



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. It was originally published on Feb. 28, 2020. A seemingly infinite number of things can go wrong during travel. And while travelers can easily avoid some of these unfortunate situations with a bit of preparation, others appear bewilderingly predestined. No matter which end of the spectrum your ordeal falls on, it’s informative, instr



SlashGear / 12h
The powerful new monitor's power cord is proprietary and is not removable — or is it?



Verizon Microsoft Teams•
Your Microsoft Teams calls are set to see a significant boost thanks to a partnership between the company and some of the world's leading mobile operators. The software giant has announced the launch of Operator Connect Mobile, a new service that will utilize the network footprint of existing operators to make sure Microsoft Teams Phone calls are more reliable and flexible than ever before. Among



22Lifehacker / 12h
I know I love my boyfriend because I put up with food-related behaviors that I would consider unacceptable coming from any other man. (I support women no matter what they eat.) He is, unfortunately, a Ketchup Guy. Puts it on everything. Puts it on steak. Puts it on perfect steak that I cook perfectly. Read more...



PlayStation Jade Raymond•
Engadget / 12h
Almost exactly a year to the date Sony said it was working with Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios on a new gaming IP, the company has now acquired the developer . Financial terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but Sony and Haven did share a tidbit of information about the game they’ve been working on together for over a year. “Our first new IP for PlayStation is on track to deliver a AAA multipla



An asteroid hunter detected the small object two hours before it crashed into the sea near Greenland, a sign of the growing sophistication of NASA’s planetary defense system.



ASIC Instagram Influencers•
A watchdog in the country reminds them they may need a licence to give financial advice to followers.



Scottish Mental Health•
Staff at SAMH say it is difficult to understand why anyone would try to disrupt their work.




Conti Source Code Leaked•
A newer version of the source code for the Conti ransomware has been leaked online, reportedly by the same person who’s been tearing the group apart for the past three weeks. The incident is the latest in a series of leaks from a Ukrainian cybersecurity researcher who is running a personal vendetta of sorts against Conti, ever since the latter declared it would side with Russia, as it invades its



GM Cadillac Lyriq EV•
22TechCrunch / 12h
Cadillac began production on Monday of its first-ever electric vehicle, the $60,000 Lyriq crossover . General Motors’ luxury brand has high hopes for the SUV as the first model in the battery-electric portfolio it plans to roll out by 2030. Demand for the car, which goes on sale in May, prompted Cadillac to boost production to 25,000 units this year, up from the 3,200 units previously projected,



Airline miles (and other rewards points) have increasingly become a currency, given how fervently some people collect them, and what great rewards they can unlock. I know I value miles immensely, and even assign values to each individual points currency . However, unlike other currencies, buying, selling, or bartering miles is generally prohibited. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at t



Mashable / 12h
SAVE $140: If you're looking for something more compact than a bike for getting around town, the Hiboy S2-W Pro Electric Scooter can get you where you need to go. It's on sale at Walmart as of March 21 for $559.99 — it's typically $699.99, so you'll be saving 20%. Just when you think gas prices couldn't get any higher, you're proven wrong at the station. As demand for electric vehicles skyrockets



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. From Amazon Fresh to Instacart, grocery delivery services have grown tremendously over the past few years. At the beginning of the pandemic, grocery delivery services that used to fulfill orders within hours took days. Thankfully, most are again operating within normal limits in 2022. Shoppers love these services for their convenienc



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Astronomy Telescope•
100+Wired / 12h
Observatories require electricity and computing power to process data from deep space. Is there a way to make them run greener?



Look, we’re not here to judge. The internet is a big place, offering all types of content for all types of people. What you search for, watch, and do on the World Wide Web is between you, your ISP, and Google. However, if you’re not careful, your browsing history could reveal itself to the wrong people in your life. Read more...



20Gizmodo / 12h
Writing last week’s list of Irish horror movies , timed for St. Patrick’s Day viewing, made me realize just how many of those films are fascinated with changeling folklore . New release You Are Not My Mother is no exception, though it elevates itself by enveloping its characters in some particularly potent real-world… Read more...



21How-To Geek / 12h
Everyone needs some help with their phone sometimes. Usually, a web search will point you in the right direction, but a user manual is a nice thing to have too. We’ll show you how to find one for your phone. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



DJI Matrice 30 Drone M30•
43How-To Geek / 12h
While DJI’s consumer drones feature a portable and foldable design, the company’s enterprise-grade drones are much too cumbersome for a backpack. That changes with the launch of DJI’s Matrice 30 (M30), its first truly portable drone for professionals. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Earlier this year, we reported that Microsoft was testing a new desktop watermark to shame users who install Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs, and now it looks like that’s no longer a test. Don’t worry, though, as there’s already a way to remove the graffiti. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



LG 2022 Oled April•
36Engadget / 12h
LG is starting to ship the OLED TVs it launched at CES 2022, and it's mostly good news — though you may have to be patient depending on the model you want. The company is selling multiple B2, C2 (pictured) and G2 Gallery Edition sets though its website this month, with pricing that isn't too far from what you paid for last year's models . The B2 variants currently on offer range from a $1,499 55-



200+Gizmodo / 12h
Medical debt is an albatross hung around the necks of Americans—but some relief is on the way. Over the weekend, three of the country’s major credit reporting agencies announced they would soon remove most medical debt from their calculation of credit reports, along with other r


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