Saturday, April 09, 2022

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Musk Tesla 2023 Texas•
1KHow-To Geek / 15h
While Tesla is extremely busy pumping out its leading lineup of Model S, 3, X, and Y electric vehicles, we’re still waiting for the Tesla Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi. But, in a bold statement, Elon Musk says they’re all coming next year. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Axiom Space ISS AS•
20KFuturism / 17h
All-Private Launch It’s a historic moment in the history of spaceflight. SpaceX has successfully launched the first all-private crew of space tourists to the International Space Station, as part of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission . The Crew Dragon spacecraft took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at around 11:17 am local time, taking one retired NASA astronaut and three paying passengers in



500+Lifehacker / 17h
Watching television used to be a pretty straightforward experience. At one time, there were roughly seven channels and you got them by fiddling with an antenna. But the proliferation of programming platforms and the advance of technology has made interacting with your television a much more complex experience. Enter… Read more...




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SAVE 71%: NordVPN offers powerful protection for your personal information and data. A two-year subscription to NordVPN is on sale for £69.36, saving you 67% on list price. The world of cryptocurrencies can be a dangerous place. We have already witnessed examples of hackers attacking cryptocurrency trading platforms , so it is vitally important that you protect your data when navigating these exc



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TL;DR: The 2022 Premium Startup Product Management Masterclass Bundle is on sale for £26, saving you 88% on list price. Product managers are a lot like project managers in that they help lead their teams to success. They also must both be emotionally intelligent, socially aware, self-aware, and able to communicate effectively. Both also come with a stellar average salary. The difference? Product



As much as we all love our dogs, there are times when we unfortunately have to leave them home alone. Whether you have to stay late at work one night, or your dog walker calls in sick, it can be tough on both you and your dog to be apart — especially when your pup’s dog bowl is empty and their tummy is rumbling. Fortunately there's one thing we can do to help make life a little bit better for the



Gizmodo / 8h
It’s hardly news that the dark web is full of shady stuff—including a disturbing amount of websites that claim to offer murder as a cheap service. Authorities arrested five men this week who they say operated one of the web’s most notorious hitman sites. Besa Mafia claimed that, for a little crypto, a customer could… Read more...



500+Engadget / 8h
Meta has agreed to change some of its rules around doxxing in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board. The company had first asked the Oversight Board to help shape its rules last June, saying the policy was “significant and difficult.” The board followed up with 17 recommendations for the company in February , which Meta has now weighed in on. Unlike decisions around whether specifi



Answers Real Estate•
Dave Mullen Contributor Dave Mullen is an investor at SVB Capital , where he focuses largely on fintech, proptech and insurtech. Dave was previously an investor with Wells Fargo’s principal investment arm and is currently the proptech vertical lead for the EVCA . More posts by this contributor Fintech founders can learn a lesson about frugality from these industry leaders If you haven’t seen Adam



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20TechCrunch / 9h
Running an airline is a tough industry, with many companies either folding shop or merging with rivals to survive. Being an airline passenger isn’t a walk in the park either, for a litany of reasons that anyone who has ever been in an airport can easily enumerate. Landline , a four-year-old, Fort Collins, Colorado-based transportation startup, thinks it has struck on a way to create a better expe



20Gizmodo / 9h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round of of the shiniest plastic tempting our wallets on the internet. This week, The Batman slips into Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts line, NECA goes full on retro assault with a new TMNT Turtle Van for its classic figures, and Steven Grant gets his time to shine with Hasbro’s latest… Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers on Friday said that hackers are exploiting the recently discovered SpringShell vulnerability to successfully infect vulnerable Internet of Things devices with Mirai, an open source piece of malware that wrangles routers and other network-connected devices into sprawling botnets. When SpringShell (also known as Spring4Shell) came to light last Sunday, som



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 . Welcome to the Daily Crunch for Friday, April 8, 2022! Today, Haje has mostly been reading the most recent IPCC report and gobbling anti-anxiety meds by the fistful, while Christine was talking and writing all day. If it turns out that saving the planet is the wrong



Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Hong Kong reported more than 55,000 cases on Wednesday, its hospitals are inundated, and the city's morgues are nearly full. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg ) For much of the pan



Amazon Union New York•
The company listed a series of complaints against an upstart union’s organizing efforts. Both Amazon and another union noted objections to another vote in Alabama.



25Mashable / 10h
The ‘90s are back, baby, and we don’t just mean biker shorts, middle parts, and platform shoes! ‘90s movies are the perfect dose of nostalgia for a time when you were too young to notice the rampant injustices of the world around you. Sorry! You grew up! Though some ‘90s movies have been robbed of their rose-colored sheen by modern revelations about their cast or creators, many still hit just rig



29Mashable / 10h
A great man once said " Gimme that short-ass movie ." Hollywood movies are getting longer than ever, from superhero behemoths that clock in at three hours to even the most standard movies, which regularly go over two. Sometimes you just want to curl up with a good old-fashioned 90-100 minute movie, and that is your right as a cinephile. We're not about to start The Irishman at 9 p.m.! Be rational



As we wrote about earlier this week , travelers should expect to continue to see airports booked and busy as we head into the start of the summer travel season. This is an inevitable conundrum for travelers, which is why I am dedicating this week to answering your questions about the practical ways we can ease the pain points you experience at airports. One option is to consider using TSA PreChec



28Gizmodo / 10h
I’m not very far into playing through all nine Star Wars movies in this week’s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga , but I’m already convinced it’s one of the definitive takes on the franchise for a single reason: Padmé Amidala’s best decoy being a guy in a beard. Read more...



US Starlink Ukraine•
1KMashable / 10h
In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Elon Musk's fairly new satellite internet service Starlink had a moment in the spotlight when its billionaire founder pledged to help Ukraine stay digitally connected with the rest of the world. While Musk and Starlink's parent company, SpaceX, received adulation from their fans for the gesture, it turns out that the U.S. taxpayers were actually




Discovery WarnerMedia•
100+Engadget / 10h
WarnerMedia and Discovery have completed their merger. Warner Bros. Discovery, as the new entity is called, will eventually combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service. The blend of entertainment and reality programming could help Warner Bros. Discovery better compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney+. In the meantime, the company will likely offer a bundle of the two servi



Every part of the cost of the daily staple is rising - flour, electricity, gas and wages.



Musk Tesla Lithium•
1KFuturism / 11h
The electrification of automobiles comes with some well established benefits, from reducing our carbon footprint to ending reliance on fossil fuels. But there’s a major obstacle that EV makers are battling with right now: the availability of rare elements that are necessary for the construction of battery packs. Mining lithium, in particular, has proven to be extremely difficult, with a steep env



Canada Victoria Two•
Add Canada to the list of countries that are finally back on the map for cruisers. The popular cruise destination on Saturday will start to welcome cruise ships to its ports for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years — ending one of the longest and most notable countrywide halts to cruise ship arrivals since the COVID-19 crisis began. Holland America ‘s 2,650-passenger Koningsdam will be the first



Editor’s note : This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Although its numerous evolutions and devaluations have resulted in a very different program now than when it launched 40 years ago, United’s MileagePlus program is still a great option for those looking to get a consistently high value when redeeming points. It’s a 1:1 transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards and



Kweli Black Star Years•
86Engadget / 11h
In 1998, Brooklyn-based hip-hop superstars Talib Qweli and yasiin bey (still then going by Mos Def and capitalizing his name) found themselves recording solo albums at the same time. With the support of DJ and producer, Hi-Tek, they put their individual projects on hold and made Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star , one of the most critically acclaimed albums in the history of hip-hop. Now, Qw



Mashable / 11h
It makes perfect sense that the latest Twitter trend is about sharing hot takes. The social media platform is essentially built for firing off provocative, usually impulsive, viewpoints. So when Michael Realman, also known as @trichesfaucons on the platform posted the following on Twitter, it caught on fast: "We're cancelling each other over food takes today. Post your cancellable food take." In



Google iFixit Pixel•
Enlarge (credit: iFixit) iFixit has signed a deal with Google to make Pixel repairs much easier. iFixit.com will sell genuine Google parts individually and in kits later this year. Both companies published blog posts about the collaboration. Google says that parts will be offered for the "Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro, as well as future Pixel models, in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and EU countri



100+Gizmodo / 11h
The DC Universe continues to expand on HBO Max , and it has an Oscar winner attached to its next project: Charlize Theron is on board to executive produce You Brought Me the Ocean , a series adaptation of the graphic novel based on Aquaman characters. Read more...



Apple USB-C 35W Dual•
400+Engadget / 11h
Apple isn't exactly known for its cutting edge power adapters — it took ages for the company to embrace gallium nitride (for the current MacBook Pro ), and it frequently stuck to basic 5W iPhone adapters while in-box chargers were still a thing. The company may be willing to explore 'new' territory, however. 9to5Mac and AppleInsider report that Apple briefly posted a support document for a "35W D



SlashGear / 11h
You may not be able to delete some of those pesky apps on your iPhone, but you can at least keep them off of your home screen and out of view.



The Justice Department's case against American-JetBlue was weak. A Spirit acquisition could make it stronger. But it's still not a slam dunk. The Justice Department might say to JetBlue 'drop the American Airlines alliance as a condition of our approval of the Spirit acquisition.' Continue reading ...



Mashable / 11h
Nostalgia never truly goes out of style, but there is much to unpack in the latest collection from Mayfair Group, an ad agency turned viral Instagram brand that describes itself as "your internet hype team." The company's most recognizable product is a sweatshirt that says "Empathy," which it sells alongside clothing emblazoned with sayings like "It costs zero dollars to be a nice person" and "Ju



22Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Jeffrey Coolidge) Cable TV provider Cox is facing hundreds of arbitration demands alleging that it failed to adequately disclose its "Broadcast Surcharge" and "Regional Sports Surcharge" and that it used these fees to raise prices on customers who were promised fixed rates. The Hattis & Lukacs law firm last night "filed 295 individual consumer arbitrations against



FAA Two Passengers•
Gizmodo / 11h
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cracking down on unruly passenger behavior, handing two airline passengers the largest fines yet as part of its “zero tolerance” policy towards disruptive behavior. They’re being hit with fines of $81,950 and $77,272 for their alleged unruly behavior . Read more...



Google Fi is updating its Simply Unlimited and Unlimited Plus plans with better pricing and more high-speed data. These changes are quite competitive, and existing customers will see them on their next bill. New customers can take advantage of the pricing change today and score up to $500 toward a new phone. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



US Starlink Ukraine•
500+Engadget / 11h
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pledged to send Starlink internet terminals to the country. His company donated thousands of units and is covering the cost of the service for a few months. However, the US government reportedly paid millions for some of the terminals and to get them all to Ukraine, in spite of statements to the contrary from the company's presid



47Gizmodo / 11h
The next Star Wars streaming show to go into production centers Ahsoka Tano, and the show just added a director from a whole other multiverse. The Hollywood Reporter says that Peter Ramsey, one of the three Oscar-winning directors of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , is joining the Ahsoka show as a director on at… Read more...



One China 5 March Fluor•
20TechCrunch / 11h
Evan J. Zimmerman Contributor Evan J. Zimmerman is the founder and CEO of Drift , a genomics software company, and chairman of Jovono , a venture capital firm. More posts by this contributor Twitter’s acquisition strategy: Eat the public conversation CFIUS Cometh: What this obscure agency does and why it matters to your fund or startup Since January 2022, Glossier has laid off about 80 employees



NC Vietnam EV VinFast US•
SlashGear / 11h
The Vietnamese startup plans to open a factory in the United States and roll out an impressive selection of electric cars and SUVs.




SlashGear / 11h
Tech savvy Pixel users will soon be able to get the parts the need to fix their own phones.



SlashGear / 11h
As the Axiom-1 mission takes off into orbit, we take a look at how this mission could change the way private businesses are able to send humans into space.



500+Futurism / 12h
Star Light Scientists may have glimpsed some of the oldest material in the universe. According to a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study , researchers found an unidentified object nearly 13.5 billion light years away. That’s almost the age of the universe itself, Live Science points out , meaning the object, dubbed HD1 and which is likely a particularly distant galaxy, represents some of the most a



Amazon Prime Canada•
55Engadget / 12h
Americans have had to deal with multiple Amazon Prime rate hikes over the years, but not Canadians — these northern neighbors have paid the same $8 CAD per month or $79 CAD per year since Prime became available there in 2013. The good times are coming to an end, however. MobileSyrup has learned Amazon Canada is raising Prime rates to $10 CAD per month and $99 CAD per year. That's still a relative



Axiom Space NASA ISS•
Axiom Space bought seats on a SpaceX rocket to be NASA’s guests in orbit as the agency extends efforts to commercialize spaceflight.



SlashGear / 12h
A classical music app to replace the popular app Primephonic appears to be coming soon. Here's everything we have learned about it so far.



You may not have heard of Amadeus, but if you’ve taken a trip, you’ve probably interacted with its tech stack. Launched in 1987, the company provides hundreds of transportation and hospitality providers with inventory management and booking services. “In short, it covers just about every aspect of travel IT imaginable,” writes enterprise reporter Ron Miller. For years, Amadeus managed its own inf



Smith Academy Oscars•
1KMashable / 12h
The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences voted to ban actor Will Smith from all Academy events for the next 10 years. This ban includes the Oscars. The decision comes nearly two weeks after the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, where Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage in retaliation for a joke Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith. That night Will Smith won the B



Axiom Space ISS AS•
Axiom Space bought seats on a SpaceX rocket to be NASA’s guests in orbit as the agency extends efforts to commercialize spaceflight.



Dancing Stars ABC Disney+•
39Engadget / 12h
The long-running series Dancing With the Stars is leaving ABC for Disney+. Disney announced that at least two future seasons of the popular competitive dance show will debut on its streaming platform. The first season will debut fall of this year, around the same time that Disney is launching a cheaper, ad-supported tier in the US. Dancing will also be the first live broadcast show to move to a s



Some mornings I don’t need to look out the window to know it’s going to be a lousy weather day. The grayness can be felt before it’s visually perceived and confirmed. Maybe it’s the precipitation that makes the air heavy with dread, but this morning, before I opened my eyes and performed that daily ritual of mindless… Read more...



It’s almost impossible to browse the internet without seeing “STFU” at least once. Here’s what this intense acronym means and why you might want to avoid throwing it around. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



85How-To Geek / 12h
Customers and critics showered Apple with praise when it announced Self Service Repair, a program that lets you access authentic parts and repair guides for your Apple products. But Apple hasn’t mentioned the program since late last year, and it’s supposed to launch in “early 2022.” What’s wrong, Apple? You don’t want to brag about “customer choice” anymore? Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Gizmodo / 12h
Although Shane Wighton might have something to say about the creators of the Huupe claiming it’s “the world’s first smart basketball hoop ,” the device looks like it could be an interesting (and equally expensive) alternative to Peloton’s offerings for those who prefer to shoot hoops to exercise instead of cycling… Read more...



Futurism / 12h
The best Netgear routers consistently top product recommendation lists for their quality, technology, and ease of use. Whether you’re looking for a mesh system or a single router for gaming or work, there’s a Netgear model waiting for you. They’ve got you covered in square footage and in the latest technology and speed. But which one is right for you? Luckily (and brilliantly), Netgear makes it e



500+Futurism / 12h
Tiger Steak Lab-grown meat company Primeval Foods is planning to bring a whole host of exotic meats to the market, including zebra, lion, elephant, and tiger. But instead of going on a safari and butchering endangered animals, the startup is hoping to replicate


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