Friday, April 01, 2022

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Amazon Staten Island•
Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union. It was seen as a rebuke of the company’s treatment of its employees.



500+Mashable / 8h
In honor of 420 , this month's BarkBox theme is weed. As of Friday, April 1 (no, not an April Fools' joke), some Bark subscribers can receive a limited-edition collection of cannabis-themed dog toys and treats. Bark is the company behind BarkBox, Super Chewer, Bark Bright, and Bark Eats subscription boxes that deliver toys, treats, and services to over one million dogs every month. BarkBox , the



Ford EV Chevy F150L•
Electric cars and trucks are all the rage right now. Everyone wants a piece of the action, and almost every major auto manufacturer in the U.S. is building EVs. Americans are also super excited about electric trucks, but there’s just one big problem—actually buying one. Read This Article on Review Geek ›




Managing all of the devices used in a large organization or even an SMB can be difficult which is why Microsoft has released new guidance regarding the Windows Update policies admins should be using. In a new blog post , senior program manager at Microsoft, Aria Carley has shared a list of the policies admins should be setting for single-user devices, multi-user devices, education devices, kiosks



Enlarge / A Lightning port on a Samsung Android phone... if you're into that. (credit: Exploring the Simulation (Kenny Pi) on YouTube ) We're not sure why you'd want such a thing, but someone has modified an Android phone to use Apple's Lightning port instead of the industry-standard USB-C connection. The modification was undertaken by Ken Pillonel, who previously made waves across the Internet f



Gizmodo / 9min
Financial troubles, job stress, and a fraught home life would be enough to push anyone to the edge, but as Gordon Fleming ( Westworld ’s Peter Mullan) discovers, there’s nothing like a (probably haunted) abandoned psychiatric hospital to really turn the screws. Read more...



The actions of the relatively new group have led to an international police hunt.



China WeChat NFT Accounts•
The popular messaging app said the move was in line with "relevant national regulations".



The European Union is investing billions of euros in developing a world-beating chip industry.



100+The Points Guy / 21min
Editor’s note: This is The Points Guy’s permanent page about the Chase Freedom and Chase Freedom Flex’s latest quarterly bonus categories. A new quarter has arrived, which means reshuffling which credit cards to use to maximize all of your purchases. Starting today, those with the Chase Freedom (no longer open to new applicants) or the Chase Freedom Flex can activate the new 5% cash-back rotating



Rovio Angry Birds App•
SlashGear / 34min
Years after Rovio removed the original Angry Birds from app stores, the classic game is making a comeback with an updated engine and a low price tag.



SlashGear / 34min
Water cooler manufacturer EK is positioning itself to launch a new line of water blocks for the new NVIDIA RTX model. Here's what we know.



A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...



Lifehacker / 41min
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SlashGear / 41min
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will undergo a critical testing regimen this weekend, but the media won't be there to cover it. Here's what we know.



Apple April Fools 2022•
27Futurism / 50min
According to legend, April Fools’ Day was once a fun holiday. Back in the ancient days of the 2000s, for instance, there was a general sense of lively wit when companies like Google pulled off silly pranks like sewer-based broadband . Nowadays, after a few years of a global pandemic and way too many brand shenanigans, the whole thing feels a lot more tired than it used to. But then again, we all



31Futurism / 50min
By Invitation Only A crew of space tourists are set to launch to the International Space Station later this month on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon, as part of Axiom Space’s AX-1 mission. It’s billed as the “ first-ever entirely private mission ” to fly to the ISS. But given the tense geopolitical crisis unfolding back on terra firma — and the fact that the ISS is the culmination of decades of collab



Futurism / 50min
As the 32-bit generation starts having kids, it’s only natural parents would want to share their love of console gaming with their offspring. It’s never been easier to game either. Sure, there are the three main home consoles, but everything from streaming devices to smartwatches run video games nowadays. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best consoles just for kids. Regardless of the platf



When I first met Garrett Camp in March 2007 on a reporting assignment, it was at the San Francisco-based offices of StumbleUpon, a web-discovery tool that had registered more than 2 million users and drawn attention to Camp, the startup’s twenty-something-year-old founder. Seed funded with $1.5 million by storied angel Ram Shriram among others, StumbleUpon would go on to be acquired several month



Gizmodo / 1h
The Steam Deck is now shipping to customers, which means those who pre-ordered the handheld console should be receiving it...eventually. I’m afraid there is not much Gizmodo can do about shipping delays. What we can do is provide the tools you need to get the most out of the console once it arrives. We’ve already… Read more...



One of the biggest browser debates right now is whether to use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Here are the details on each, and which is better for what.



The sidewalks along University Avenue in Palo Alto used to be a great place to do business. For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. The pandemic put a stop to that, however. These days, when you have an opportunity to sell an investor on your idea, it will likely be via a video call, not over a croissant or a sh



Gizmodo / 1h
Comics have a long, convoluted, and wildly inconsistent history with licensed brand crossovers . As of late, DC in particular has gone through this, delivering branded tie-ins that range from working on absurdity alone , actually working as great comics, or just being absolute garbage . But its latest crossover might be… Read more...




I used to be freaked out on airplanes. My aerophobia wasn’t severe enough that I took trains everywhere, but it was bad. I had to force myself to board flights, and the days preceding any trip were spent fretting about the upcoming trial-by-airline instead of planning vacation activities. Read more...



In February, we learned that Qatar Airways would soon use Avios as its loyalty currency . Then, in March, Qatar launched Avios transfers and British Airways lowered the price of Qsuite awards. TPG even wrote about why Qatar’s switch to Avios is huge news for Citi ThankYou points . Get the latest points, miles and travel news by signing up for TPG’s free daily newsletter . However, now the good ne



Gizmodo / 1h
A team of researchers recently reported that a little over 4 pounds of helium-3 leak out of Earth every year, an indication that our planet formed in a solar nebula. Read more...



Hyper Light Breaker•
Hyper Light Drifter 's retro style and relentless action have prompted a spiritual successor and even an animated series , but what about a follow-up? Don't worry, it's coming. Eurogamer notes Heart Machine has unveiled Hyper Light Breaker , a game set in the Hyper Light universe but with very different mechanics. Gone is the Zelda -like 2D view and solo-only gameplay — instead, you're slashing t



Confused by all this talk about our "quantum" future? Here's everything you need to know about the quantum internet and how it might change the world.



CVE-2022-0342•
The network equipment maker Zyxel has patched several of its business-grade VPN and firewall products to prevent hackers from exploiting a security flaw that could give them admin-level access to vulnerable devices. The critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0342, affects business VPN and firewall products from the company’s USG/Zy Wall, USG Flex, ATP VPN and NSG (Nebula Security Ga



While I doubt all that many people are going to be rushing to take advantage of this opportunity, I still think it’s worth covering. Air France first class is amazing & exclusive Air France first class, also known as La Premiere, is an absolutely incredible product. It’s only available on key routes on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The cabin features just four seats, in a 1-2-1 configuration,



Samsung Nifty Gateway NFT•
Gizmodo / 1h
“Why are NFTs?” is a question I ask myself every day. I don’t have the answer yet but Samsung wants to put them in your living room anyway. Read more...



My daughter recently asked for chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast on her birthday. Since it fell on a school day and pancakes are never made in my house without substantial emotional drama about the comparative size, quantity and facial composition of said pancakes in relation to those of their siblings (we have… Read more...



Here at TPG, we strive to make sure we’re sharing the important news you need to know to be the best traveler possible, such as Marriott’s major move to dynamic pricing, European Union nations ditching COVID-19 travel restrictions and even the launch of a new video series that’ll teach you how to use your points . But right now in the world, there’s a lot of news to digest. And between all the bi



Gizmodo / 1h
Before joining the creative crew behind Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser , Alex Lee worked in the theatrical market, then was recruited by Disney Parks to work on products for East Asian audiences, then did a stint at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort. All of that experience comes together at his current gig: entertainment… Read more...



500+Futurism / 1h
Wood Lover Forget a bad trip — in rare cases, eating psychedelic mushrooms could lead to partial paralysis, experts say. According to Insider , some people who’ve taken “magic” psilocybin-producing mushrooms have experienced “wood-lover’s paralysis,” or WLP. It isn’t yet established beyond any doubt that it’s connected to mushrooms that grow from trees and wood, but there’s growing suspicion that



Bitcoins Left Mined•
100+Futurism / 1h
Hard Cap Bitcoin was designed to have a hard cap of 21 million Bitcoins, a limited coin supply that in some ways mimics the theoretically finite supply of other valuable goods like gold. Well over a decade after the first Bitcoin was mined, the mainstream cryptocurrency is nearing its next threshold: 19 million mined Bitcoins, as Axios notes , a notable milestone. Which leaves the obvious questio



Twitch Boost Train Porn•
Twitch is halting a feature that lets viewers pay to promote their favorite streamers after bad actors used it to push porn and other NSFW content onto its homepage. First spotted by PC Gamer , a number of Twitch users on Twitter this week noticed that streams of porn videos were on the homepage, all featuring the caption “Promoted by the streamer’s community." It appeared that a number of uniden



Ukraine Ukrainian Russia•
21Mashable / 2h
You've probably come across at least one article heralding the tens of millions of dollars in charitable contributions to Ukraine's government thanks to the kindness of cryptocurrency holders and advocates. However, an overview of the Ethereum blockchain data shows that the vast majority of transactions over the past five weeks – from when Ukraine started accepting crypto donations until the end



There are a lot of reasons you might want to keep your birth control a secret, but it doesn’t really why—it’s your body and your choice. Whether your parents are being overbearing, your partner is controlling, or you live within a region or culture where it’s frowned upon, it’s stress you don’t need to worry about.… Read more...



Gizmodo / 2h
British Columbia experienced devastating landslides and flooding last fall after torrential rain fell on regions scarred by wildfires, and more of these events are likely coming soon. A study published Friday in Science Advances found that under a high-emissions scenario—in a world where we do nothing to stop current… Read more...



This is not an April Fool’s joke: Chase and Lyft have now renewed their partnership through March 2025, which allows cardholders to continue to earn bonus points when using this popular ridesharing service . For context, Chase maintains many partnerships with everyday brands like DoorDash , Instacart and Peloton — providing exclusive perks for cardholders. First introduced at the onset of the pan



Enlarge / The Infinite Mac project emulating a classic System 7 Mac. (credit: Infinite Mac ) For retro computing enthusiasts, there's no substitute for unearthing ancient hardware and computing like it's 1999. But as with old video games, emulation offers a much more convenient way to run old software. Now, running System 7 or Mac OS 8 on a virtual 68k Mac is more convenient than ever, thanks to



Enlarge (credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii) The nearby volcano blackened the sky and swallowed the city in clouds of ash; centuries later, robot dogs now prowl the ruins, guarding the city's dead against the ravages of time. That’s not a movie plot. It’s what’s actually happening at the 2,000-year-old Roman ruins of Pompeii, in Southern Italy. Boston Dynamics’ robot dog, Spot, will help arch




Episode Halo YouTube•
20Engadget / 2h
You don't have to start a Paramount+ trial just to figure out whether or not the Halo TV series is worth your time. The streaming service has made the first episode of the game-inspired show free to watch on YouTube for a week starting March 31st (sorry!). The freebie is only viewable in the US, but it's worth a look if you want to see Hollywood's take on Master Chief and the Covenant. There's no



Traverse is an interactive art installation that acts as a mirror into the real world. Created by innovative art collective BREAKFAST, the pieces are made from thousands of mechanical pixels that reflect viewers' movements back to them.



20TechCrunch / 2h
The microphone aboard Mars Rover Perseverance has captured a number of interesting noises in its explorations, but for the most part, “a deep silence prevails” on the red planet. You can still hear the “puff, whir, zap” of the rover’s tools, the hum of the Ingenuity helicopter and the woosh of a gentle Martian breeze in this collection of sounds from the expedition. We previously heard the sound



In March, I’ve tried to figure out whether I could fit stretching into my fitness regimen and like doing it . After almost three weeks, I’m still doing pretty much the same routine I described in my last post . My biggest focus in this time has been consistency—I knew my biggest challenge would be actually doing the… Read more...



Dell Tile Lenovo Fujitsu•
After partnering with Tile, researchers at Dell have finally solved the extremely frustrating and common issue of the missing stylus.



Members of the House Oversight Committee have demanded information from the retail giant.



Hidden in Steam's user account system is a page where any gamer can check on the amount of cash they've spent with Valve since the dawn of the platform.



The best laptop games are there for you whenever you're on break for work and you just need to kill some time before you get back to the grind. Because they're so easy to run, even cheap laptops will be able to play these games just fine. Don't think you're getting some third-rate games here, either. Games like Disco Elysium are not only easy on your laptop, but engaging and hilarious to boot. Th



One of the biggest gripes about OLED TVs is that they can, occasionally, suffer burn-in (image retention) and burn out (dead pixels). That’s something LG Display is keen to fix on its next-generation OLED.EX panels that it’s distributing to TV makers like Panasonic, Philips, Sony and LG’s own Electronics division. The way it’s going about it is implementing a new personalization algorithm that lo



Gizmodo / 2h
Imagine being a fan of Halo , waiting what feels like decades to see the game brought to live-action, only for it to happen, it be released, and you can’t watch it. That surely happened to some of the faithful this week when Halo debuted on Paramount+ , if they weren’t subscribers to the service. But the streamer is… Read more...



While using the Safari browser on Mac, it’s easy to see a list of files you’ve downloaded in the past and to clear that download history if necessary. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Enlarge / Stretch is ready for warehouse work. (credit: Boston Dynamics) Boston Dynamics has launched its second commercial robot. After debuting its four-legged robot dog, Spot , on the market in 2020 for $75,000, it's now showing off the commercial version of Stretch, a warehouse box-moving robot that is available for purchase. Stretch arrived in prototype form in March 2021, and after a year o



Washington Uber Lyft•
48Wired / 2h
Uber and Lyft have legally cemented the independent contractor status of ride-hail drivers. Now other states are on the horizon.



A consumer rights group in The Netherlands has taken issue with certain policies that it feels gouge consumers and developers using Apple products.



30TechCrunch / 3h
Emmy Gengler Contributor Emmy Gengler is the CEO of Softjourn , a global technology services provider with offices in California, Ukraine and Poland. “The calls and texts started early, asking for power supplies and tools for fixing engines,” said Katia Ryzha, who lives and works in Ivano-Frankivsk, a small city in Western Ukraine. Since the war began, Ukrainian soldiers at the front line have re



Apple Business Essentials•
After launching in beta last year, Apple has announced that Apple Business Essentials is now available to all small businesses in the US. The iPhone maker’s new service brings mobile device management , 24/7 Apple support and cloud storage from iCloud together into flexible subscription plans. Apple Business Essentials is designed to support SMBs throughout the entire device management life cycle



500+Futurism / 3h
Bubble Guts Hey, remember those two giant blobs inside the Earth’s core that were puzzling scientists? Well, now it turns out that they seem to be on the move. Those giant ancient structures, called mantle plumes — one lives under Africa and other under the Pacific Ocean, and both create volcanoes when they touch Earth’s surface — were previously thought to be stationary. But just because these e



300+Futurism / 3h
Remember all those sexy, shirtless photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin back in the 2000s? Let us jog your memory. Back in the day, Putin wanted Russian citizens to think of him as a rugged, athletic outdoorsmen, and was often photographed swimming and horseback riding, among other activities. The now-69-year old Putin was 47 when he took office, first as prime minister in 1999, and then in



The answer is both yes and no. Whether you need a passport depends on numerous factors, including where you embark and disembark the ship, where you’re sailing to and which line you’re cruising with. There’s no definitive answer — and it can be confusing. If you’re planning a cruise and have questions about where you can travel without a passport, here’s everything you need to know before you go




Star Alliance member Avianca is useful because it has an award chart similar to (but somewhat better than) United. And transfers from Citibank's ThankYou Rewards to LifeMiles have a 25% bonus through April 30, 2022. Continue reading ...



Classic Doom Ray Tracing•
Doom Enlarge / E2M1 has never looked so cool. Welcome to the ray-traced Doom experience. (credit: id Software) Since the launch of Quake II RTX in 2019, fans have kept their eyes peeled for similar ray- and path-tracing updates for other classic '90s shooters. It's fertile upgrade territory, since modern machines push vanilla versions of Doom and Quake to over 1,000 fps by default—that's wiggle r



US Russia Treasury•
Enlarge / Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (credit: Jason Connolly-Pool/Getty Images) The Biden administration slapped a new round of sanctions on Russia, with a focus on technology companies that support the Russian war effort in Ukraine. Among the sanctioned companies is Mikron, Russia's largest chipmaker. “We will continue to target Putin’s war machine with sanctions from every angle until thi



28TechCrunch / 3h
The European Union’s planned risk-based framework for regulating artificial intelligence includes powers for oversight bodies to order the withdrawal of a commercial AI system or require that an AI model be retrained if it’s deemed high risk, according to an analysis of the proposal by a legal expert. That suggests there’s significant enforcement firepower lurking in the EU’s (still not yet adopt



Artificial intelligence (AI) is invading every aspect of our lives. So much is ruled by algorithms you could make the case that the robot uprising has already occurred and we lost, and lost badly. Robots decide what song plays next, robots recommend TV shows, and robots are even getting pretty good at writing and … Read more...



Gizmodo / 3h
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Gizmodo / 3h
I don’t think that you could call any film about a second-rate Spider-Man character much anticipated, but that doesn’t change the fact that Morbius comes out today. The reviews are decidedly less than great, including our own , but there’s no way that’s going to stop Sony from trying to make a buck from the weird,… Read more...



Fans of playing Halo and of the entire content series can enjoy the first episode of the new "Halo The Series" by following the instructions here.



View of teenagers posing on front steps of the Duffield Branch Library, Detroit Public Library. Sign over entrance reads: “Detroit Public Library, Duffield Branch.” Sign on building reads: “Grand opening, April 1.” Handwritten on back: “Duffield Br. opening, April 1, 1985. 11 youth on Gov’t Affairs Campaign for library millage.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



42Lifehacker / 3h
At some point in your career, you will probably have to deal with a brilliant jerk at work. Brilliant jerks are everywhere, getting praised by management while making everyone else’s life a living hell. Sometimes their overall jerkiness is recognized—even endorsed—by management while other times, their toxicity goes… Read more...



You might be given a water gun to fend off hungry birds the next time you travel to Italy. And no, this isn’t an April Fools’ Day joke. In recent years, the city of Venice has responded rather ingeniously to some of its most modern threats, ranging from a state-of-the-art £5 billion flood defense system (about $6.55 billion) to combat rising water levels to a 5 euro (a little over $5) tourist ent



58Gizmodo / 3h
Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse facility voted in favor of forming a union Friday, notching a momentous victory a growing U.S. labor movement. Read more...



Did you hear of someone using “Fedora” on their computer and aren’t sure what they’re talking about? Let’s look at what is Fedora and a brief history of this operating system named after a stylish hat. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Microsoft Xbox Game Pass•
Sharing an Xbox Game Pass membership is a nightmare, so more often than not, friends or family pay for their own Game Pass account. But dropping $10 to $15 a month for each member of a household stinks, which is why Microsoft may launch a money-saving Game Pass family plan. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Kan NFT Fractal Solana•
Axie Infinity Enlarge / While some see NFT games like Axie Infinity as the future of gaming, the IGDA is increasingly worried about the ethical issues inherent to the space. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a professional group of thousands of game makers from around the world, is increasingly concerned that the "ethical issues" surrounding the use of non-fungible tokens in g



Microsoft Edge Web•
Embarrassing spelling and grammar mistakes will soon be a thing of the past in Microsoft Edge as Microsoft is now rolling out a built-in grammar editor for its browser . Microsoft Editor is the software giant’s Grammarly competitor and while it’s normally accessed via a browser extension, the company has now decided to directly integrate it into Edge. Just like with other writing software , Micro



Enlarge / A 0.96-inch PC monitor. (credit: mitxela/YouTube ) When you think of a display that connects to its source over HDMI, you probably think of the TV in your living room, your desktop monitor, or maybe even a smaller display, like a portable monitor. You probably don't think of an OLED PC monitor that measures 0.96 of an inch diagonally. While acknowledging the limited uses for a tiny HDMI



Gizmodo / 4h
Welcome to the revived Gaming Shelf ! We’re back with a bimonthly schedule, a new creator’s spotlight , and a whole lot of links that will be rounding up the gaming news, notable releases, and crowdfunding campaigns that grabbed our attention over the two weeks. Read more...



I have never been a good student of history, at least not in the traditional sense. I hate reading about war, but war is only one lens through which we can study the past. History is literally just stuff that happened, and wars are not the only thing that happened. Almost any cultural phenomenon or artistic movement… Read more...



300+Futurism / 4h
It sounds like Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t exactly loved by the people working for him. During a recent interview with YouTuber Tim Ferriss , Zuckerberg revealed that he has a brand new nickname at the company. “Some of the the folks who I work with at the company they say this lovingly, but I think that they sometimes refer to my attention as the Eye of Sauron.” Those folks are, o




Could Apple users be looking at a foldable tablet before a foldable iPhone hits the market?



Amazon Staten Island•
100+Mashable / 4h
The odds were never in their favor, but hot damn, they did it. Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse have voted in favor of unionizing, according to vote counts published on Twitter. They will join the independent Amazon Labor Union, a new organization unaffiliated with pre-existing unions. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted The ALU was started by former Amazon fulfillm



Magnetic Slime Robot•
37Engadget / 4h
Soft robots may soon be more flexible than ever... and a tad creepy. As The Guardian reports , researchers have developed a magnetic slime "robot" that can shift into different shapes to grab objects. It can encircle a group of pellets, for instance, and even stretch out in multiple directions to grab items on opposite sides. It's self-healing, too. The result might induce some nightmares for the



Windows 10 and Windows 11 come packed to the brim with features designed to make your life easier, like Windows Hello. If you don’t set them up, Windows will constantly remind you. Here’s how you can shut off the reminders. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



As always, Internet Explorer is getting in the way of progress. Due to a bug that prevents Internet Explorer data from carrying over from Windows 10 to Windows 11, a new hold may prevent you from upgrading your OS until you manually transfer Internet Explorer data to Edge. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Facebook Users Accounts•
Meta said it was investigating the issue but didn't say what caused it.



My parents love asparagus, their go-to green vegetable. During my last trip to visit them in Sacramento, I was given the important task of preparing it. I kept it simple: A quick, blistering sauté in olive oil and salt, followed by a splash of lemon juice. “The asparagus is very good,” my stepfather said. “I like the… Read more...



2023 Toyota Corolla•
Enlarge / You'd be forgiven for thinking this is a WRX, but it's actually the new Toyota GR Corolla. (credit: Toyota) By and large, Toyota is known for dependable but boring cars. But among the millions of RAV4s and Camrys, there is evidence of a wilder streak. There's the Supra , of course, which is flashy in a way that few cars are today. And there's the GR Yaris, which was designed to homologa



Chase UK 1.5% Savings•
Bask Bank is known for its Mileage Savings Account which awards American AAdvantage miles rather than interest – the math on this works out especially well in a low-interest rate environment. They’ve now launched a new Bask Interest Savings Account, which is no longer restricted to Bask Mileage Savings Account holders. Continue reading ...



Instagram New Messenger•
Instagram has added three messaging improvements to its app that should make conversations easier to manage and more colorful. The updates include the ability to quickly share a post, share a short clip of a music track, and customize the chat background to one that's not black and white anymore. Meta's photo-sharing platform has been busy, recently enabling Instagram on the web , the return of t



We took a look at the equipment you'll need and the steps you'll have to take in order to give your desktop PC a good cleaning without risking hardware damage.



Disrupt is back and in-person on October 18-20 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, with three full days of startup ecosystem insights, engaging conversations and real-time connections. Plus, we’re adding a bonus online day of analyst commentary and replays on October 21! Per usual, we’re gathering some of the most interesting founders, the smartest VCs and industry experts to keep you up to speed



LifeMiles is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the great redemption rates on Star Alliance partners, plus all the ways there are to earn miles with the program. Not only does LifeMiles often have promotions on purchased miles , but the program also partners with major transferable points currencies . A new bonus has just been introduced for transferring a partner points curren



Gizmodo / 4h
It’s April, and that means another crop of new sci-fi and fantasy books are upon us! This month we’ve got brand-new releases from io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders as well as Station Eleven author Emily St. John Mandel , plus tales of magical hospitals and hotels, space voyages gone sideways, witches and plagues, and… Read more...



Amazon Staten Island•
81Wired / 4h
Thousands of workers beat the odds and voted to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the US.



Late-stage SaaS startups may be in the most trouble when it comes to changing valuation marks among technology companies, new data indicates. A report from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) exploring first-quarter software startup trends details that late-stage SaaS valuations in the United States scaled the most rapidly in 2021, closing out the year with the highest revenue multiples of their peer set.



Gizmodo / 5h
I am the self-professed Tamagotchi expert here at Gizmodo, and I’ve been tasked with ranking all the Tamagotchis from best to the best. Read more...



Vodafone is inviting consumers and businesses to donate their unwanted technology to people affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, building on its previous commitments to support refugees. The Newbury-based operator has donated 3,000 smartphones and SIM cards and 1,000 portable chargers to charity Refugee Crisis and has extended its ‘Tech Appeal’ so the British public can get involved. Refugee



Last summer, United placed its largest single aircraft order in the history of the airline. The Chicago-based carrier announced firm orders with Boeing for 50 737 Max 8 aircraft and 150 of the longer 737 Max 10 variant, and with Airbus for 70 of the European planemaker’s A321neo, or “new engine option.” The order is part of the “United Next” program, which is designed to guide the company through



I have sympathy for influencers. Seriously. I’m closer to obscurity than I am to celebrity, but a quick google search of my name will provide evidence enough that I’m “extremely online.” As a writer, Twitter may as well be my LinkedIn. As a comedian, TikTok is like my resume. Likes, comments, and followers—for those… Read more...




Amazon Staten Island•
38TechCrunch / 5h
Update: Amazon says it’s “disappointed” and “evaluating [its] options” follow today’s vote. Full comment: “We’re disappointed with the outcome of the election in Staten Island because we believe having a direct relationship with the company is best for our employees. We’re evaluating our options, including filing objections based on the inappropriate and undue influence by the NLRB that we and ot



Royal Air Maroc Oneworld•
Update : That was quick. Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer is no longer matching to Gold status (oneworld Sapphire), but rather only to Silver status (oneworld Ruby). That’s not nearly as valuable, so be aware if you’re considering a match. Suffice it to say that interest in this offer was higher than expected. Royal Air Maroc’s Safar Flyer program is offering an awesome status match opportunity at the



Summer Game Fest 2022•
One major industry event has been canceled while another gaming extravaganza is confirmed on the books.



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The last time Western sanctions hit Russia after it annexed Crimea, President Vladimir Putin turned to Huawei to rebuild and upgrade the territory’s communication infrastructure. Now, the controversial Chinese technology company is positioned to aid the Putin regime on a much larger scale, despite the threat of Washington hitting it with more sanctions.



The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays, especially with co-branded credit card partners Hilton and Marriott . We pretty regularly see Amex Offers deals for Hilton-family properties, given the close partnership between American Express and Hilton. We’ve just seen some offers introduced for several Hilton brands. Best of all, these can be combined with a



98Futurism / 5h
Copter Spotting Enhance! NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the agency’s tiny Ingenuity Mars helicopter from orbit — an impressive feat, considering the drone weighs just four pounds, with its rotors measuring just four feet across. The orbiter used its HiRise camera, a massive and powerful instruments that can take images of up to 28 gigabits in size in just six seconds . Ingenuity h



Handy Five 5 DC Anti•
100+Futurism / 5h
In genuinely gruesome news, police discovered five dead fetuses in the home of an anti-choice activist who had already been arrested five times for infringing on patients’ civil rights and blocking access to reproductive healthcare clinics. Authorities removed the remains from the Washington, DC home of Lauren Handy, director of activism for the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, according to a



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An exoplanet with distinctly Jupiter-like characteristics has been discovered in old data gathered by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Remarkably, Kepler made the observation using gravitational microlensing, in what is a first for a space-based observatory. Read more...



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Once a brand tied to self-balancing scooters that never really delivered a promised transportation revolution, Segway now represents a broader range of personal mobility devices including scooters that will soon be an even more terrifying way to zip through traffic with a new GT line boasting top speeds of over 43 MPH. Read more...



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There should be at least one unionized Amazon warehouse in the US. CNBC reports Workers at the company's JFK8 facility in Staten Island have voted 2,350-1,912 in favor of joining a union in a late March election . While the official count isn't yet available, the remaining uncounted and challenged ballots aren't expected to sway the outcome. The decision came after numerous challenges. Workers ha



Microsoft has announced that Teams applications are now available outside of the collaboration platform for the first time. In a blog post , the company revealed that members of the Targeted Release early access program can now use a small number of Microsoft Teams apps from within email service Outlook and Office.com. “With this enhancement, apps built for Teams not only run everywhere Teams run



Last year, I got a personal training certification to round out my knowledge and ensure I can be even more of a know-it-all when I write about fitness for you guys. Since so many people are interested in this line of work, I thought I’d break down what the experience was like, whether it was worth the effort, and what… Read more...



The Bilt Mastercard recently started accepting applications on a widespread basis. This is an innovative no annual fee card that virtually anyone who pays rent in the United States should consider picking up (and maybe even others). The basic value proposition of the Bilt Mastercard The no annual fee Bilt Mastercard is issued by Wells Fargo. The card has lucrative bonus categories, and earns poin



If you’ve ever cleaned an air fryer, you likely already know that the process can be a bit laborious. While important, let’s be honest, we all want to extend the time between cleanings. Could aluminum foil be the way to do it? Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Here’s something slightly worrisome you may not know: all Android (and iPhone) apps can read your clipboard. That’s bad enough, but how can you know when it’s happening? Thankfully, we can keep an eye on any shady apps. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



To this day, Halo is one of the most successful gaming franchises in history with over 82 million copies sold worldwide. Now, gamers can watch the highly anticipated live-action Halo TV series from Paramount Plus, and the first episode is completely free. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The history of technology in April contains the foundations of companies and services that still dominate the industry’s landscape. From the beginnings of Apple and Microsoft to the launch of Gmail and the iTunes Store, this month stands out as the time to start a world-changing enterprise. Read on for all the details. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



We rarely stop to thank dbrand’s employees for their meticulous cutting skills. These skilled craftsmen use razor blades and rulers to perfectly shape every phone, tablet, and laptop skin that they sell. So, it’s time to get humble. The new dbrand “DIY Kit” forces you to cut a vinyl skin by hand, just like dbrand’s employees. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Editor’s note: This is The Points Guy’s permanent page with limited-time welcome offers to consider each month, so you can bookmark it and check back regularly for updates. Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards guide. But to help




Special effect photograph of a man whose lower body appears to grow into the trunk of a tree, with his head alone to right of tree, dog at his feet appears translucent, with hanging swing and street in background. Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



35Wired / 5h
Amazon's new series, based on Robert Jordan's books, stumbles a bit in its adaptation and won't please every reader.



Slow Horses Apple Oldman•
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We love a good spy thriller. Especially a show about Britain's MI5. Well, you're in for a treat. The first two episodes of Apple TV+'s Slow Horses are available to stream now , and to mark its launch, the streaming service released the first 20 minutes of episode 1 on YouTube. Starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Cooke, the darkly funny spy drama fol



A software engineer who had flown IndiGo from Patna to Bangalore picked up the wrong bag, and the person whose bag looked like his picked up the wrong one as well. Despite several attempts to contact the airline IndiGo wouldn’t give him contact information to reach out to the other passenger in order to swap luggage. And, despite its claims to the contrary, they never reached out to the other pas



Delta Air Lines has long offered a publicly-available status challenge . To enroll, all you have to do is upload proof of status with a qualifying airline and enjoy a three-month trial of Medallion elite status . You then must complete a set amount of flying and spending during that three-month period to extend the status. Historically, only paid flights counted toward the challenge requirements.



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I cannot stop thinking about the end credits scenes of Morbius . They might be the apex of what end credits scenes can be . From here? It’s all downhill. These scenes are magical. The scenes are terrible and, frankly, we love them for it. We’ve peaked and there’s no going back. Read more...



The latest macOS update aims to solve a couple of zero-day vulnerabilities to give users more security.



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While many of this week's deals only lasted for a limited time, some of them are still available. Apple's new iPad Air is $29 off and down to $570, while the iPad mini is $40 cheaper than usual and down to $459. Amazon's much-improved Echo Buds are 58 percent off and down to only $50, and you can still grab 8BitDo's Pro 2 controller for just over $40. Here are the best tech deals this week that y



Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either. Venture capital shattered records around the world in Q4 2021. The number of startups s



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Apple released new updates for iPhone (iOS 15.4.1), iPad (iPadOS 15.4.1), and Mac (macOS 12.3.1) yesterday, and according to the release notes, they fix some annoying bugs across platforms, including a battery drain issue many iPhone users experienced on iOS 15.4. However, Apple didn’t advertise the important security… Read more...



Magnetic Slime Robot•
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It’s like “Venom” or “Flubber” come to life. Scientists have created a bizarre magnetic slime that can be remotely controlled via a magnetic field, New Scientist reports . They’re hoping the odd entity could be used to navigate narrow passages inside the human body, likely to collect objects that were mistakenly swallowed. Of course, that’s if you’re willing to swallow this thing and have it poki



Whether you’re looking to create tiles for “Settlers of Catan” or build homes on Mars , 3D printing can make it happen. The technology, also known as additive manufacturing, brings designs created in 3D printing software to life by producing layer after layer on top of each other, using materials like resins, plastics, paper, graphite, and even metals. An essential technology for hobbyists and th



JetBlue Announces Loyalty•
JetBlue announced a new head of its loyalty program on Thursday, promoting an insider to a top spot. The airline said that Chris Buckner, who joined JetBlue in 2020 as a director managing customer loyalty and partnerships, will be promoted to vice president and tasked with overseeing the entire TrueBlue program . Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsle



If you’re new to cruising, you might not know that cabins on most ships are designed for a minimum of two people. This means the lines expect each room to bring in revenue in the form of at least two cruise fares. If you choose to sail by yourself in a stateroom meant for two or more, you’re almost always charged the double-occupancy rate (the fare for one person plus a “single supplement”), mean



If you’re among the 16% of Americans who transacted with or traded cryptocurrency last year, you’re probably breaking a sweat about the looming deadline to file your taxes (that’d be Monday, April 18). And if you’re an NFT aficionado who changed your Twitter profile picture to an image of a hexagonal, nonchalant monkey, chances are that you’ll want some professional advice while filing. The U.S.



The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a dramatic change to domestic fuel economy standards, a crucial step toward putting more electric vehicles on the road while reducing dependence on other countries. The standards, which go into effect in 2024, aim to deliver on President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal for half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. to be battery-electric by 2030. They c



Cybercriminals have started using Static Web Apps, an Azure service, in their phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 users. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam noted Static Web Apps have two features that are being abused with ease - custom branding for web apps, and web hosting for static content such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or images. These features have been used by threat actors to host stat



House Committee Amazon•
Amazon's labor practices are facing political scrutiny following a tornado that collapsed a warehouse and killed six people in Edwardsville, Illinois last December. The New York Times notes the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into Amazon's practices in severe weather conditions. Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney as well as member Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Co



In late 2021 we saw the launch of the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card ( review ), which is Hyatt’s new business credit card. As an introductory bonus, this card has been offering a huge bonus of 75,000 World of Hyatt bonus points after spending $7,500 within the first three months. This is a heads up that this offer won’t be around much longer — the World of Hyatt Business Card 75K bonus is e




Kids all know that Facebook is for old people to share political memes, but that isn’t stopping Mark Zuckerberg’s company from going after the hearts and minds of the young. Plus: Memers meme over the Oscars slap, and online medical advice proves sound for once. Read more...



If there was ever a Star Trek film that needed a do-over, both artistically and reputationally, it was The Motion Picture . Dismissed by critics as boring and sterile when it came out, its nickname inside Trek fandom has long been “The Motionless Picture.” In 1997, director Robert Wise started the process of re-examining the film, with a Director’s Edition being birthed at the dawn of the DVD era



GTA 5 might have already been released digitally for PS5 and Xbox Series X, but it’s yet to hit physical shelves. That's set to change as the next-gen version of Rockstar’s acclaimed crime-ridden open-world shooter will launch on disc later this month, and pre-orders are now live. A recent Rockstar blog post confirmed all the important details, so here's the price and release date of GTA 5’s phys



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Avianca’s LifeMiles program is great for booking Star Alliance award flights. Even better, it frequently offers bonuses when transferring from flexible points programs, letting you stretch your points even further. If you have rewards with Citi ThankYou from cards such as the Citi Premier® Card , you can normally transfer them to Avi



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It’s not every day you get to make a phone call to the Star Trek universe—after all, in an era of combadges and intergalactic communication, phone lines are, well, rather quaint. But with Star Trek: Picard currently playing around in the near future of 2024 , a chance to sneak in a cute phone number made for a very fun… Read more...



By using comments in Microsoft Word, you can make notes to others or even yourself. But you may want to hide the comments so you can focus on the document’s content or delete those that no longer apply, here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Catching deals and discounts on Amazon just got a lot easier. At least, if you own an Echo speaker. Alexa can now alert you when an item from your wish list, cart, or “save for later” list gets a discount. In some cases, Alexa will even give you 24 hours’ notice before a deal goes live. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Keychron is well known for its wireless keyboards like the K6 and K2, but the Keychron Q1 is a new class entirely. While it drops wireless support, it offers immense customization options, premium build quality, and a great introduction to custom mechanical keyboards, all for less than $200. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Darshan Somashekar Contributor Darshan Somashekar co-founded drop.io (acquired by Facebook), Imagine Easy Solutions (acquired by Chegg) and is currently co-founder of gaming platform Solitaired and a venture partner at TMV. More posts by this contributor Why I left edtech and got into gaming Every entrepreneur knows that relationships are the key to success. It’s important to build relationships



Analysis of the data from NASA's New Horizons space probe suggests some interesting new information about the dwarf planet.



In a world where most e-bikes are trying to blend in, JackRabbit, well… stands out. In fact, it’s unique enough that you’re either going to love it or at the very least be curious. As a pedal-free e-bike, it’s aimed at those in the market for a scooter rather than an electrified road bike. But, unlike a scooter, the JackRabbit can handle more than just paved sidewalk while remaining about as port



Google Microsoft GC•
When it comes to cybersecurity, the US government not only has legacy systems - it also has a legacy mindset, a new survey has found. Google Cloud surveyed US government workers on the state of cybersecurity and found many feel their employer is lacking when it comes to security protection. The survey, which polled 2,600 working Americans, found the majority of those employed in government agenci



Those on the hunt for a gaming monitor will be well served by the latest Amazon Spring Sale, which features some of the lowest prices yet on displays from Acer, Asus, MSI, and other leading gaming brands . We've picked out a few of today's best gaming monitor deals at Amazon below, starting with this extremely reasonably well-priced 24-inch MSI Optix for £169 (was £189) . Why did we start with th



NASA Artemis Dress•
Enlarge / NASA's large rocket will undergo a dress rehearsal this weekend. (credit: NASA) After two weeks of preparatory work on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, NASA is ready to put its large new rocket and its complex plumbing system to the test. This will be the final major rehearsal before the space agency declares that, after 11 long years and tens of billions of dollars in developmen



Ever wanted to enjoy the sensation of being in the bathroom at a crowded house party from the comfort of your own home? Check out "but you're in the bathroom at a party" edits. In the bathroom at a party edits are versions of songs that sounds muffled and far away to replicate the way loud music sounds when you're a couple rooms over. You can look up any popular song with "in the bathroom at a pa



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Bruce Willis’ family revealed on Instagram Wednesday the 67-year-old actor is “stepping away” from acting following a diagnosis of aphasia , a condition affecting the ability to either understand language or to communicate (or both). Read more...



Though we took a brief departure last week to detail what’s required of travelers to visit other countries outside of France, I’m back this week with story No. 12. It’s dedicated entirely to providing logistical information to aid in traveling to France with as much assurance as possible. By the way, I recently decided I had spent more than enough time writing about France from the confines of my



Russian Chernobyl Ukraine•
1KFuturism / 7h
Nuclear Decay In yet another dramatic twist to the saga of the Russian invasion of Ukraine’s impact on nuclear power infrastructure, Ukraine officials are now saying that the Russian military is making a hasty retreat from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site after troops suffered radiation poisoning there. Ukraine state-owned utility outfit Energoatom said that Russian forces had been exposed to



Facebook Content•
400+Futurism / 7h
Bug Hunt According to internal reports obtained by The Verge , Facebook engineers warned of a “massive ranking failure” that allowed misinformation to flood users’ feeds. Rather than suppressing fake news, the glitch reportedly caused misinformation to be boosted, spiking views by as much as 30 percent worldwide. Even Russian state propaganda made it through, despite being flagged by fact checker



Washington Uber Lyft•
Washington State legislation guaranteeing pay and benefits for ride-hail workers has become a practical reality. Reuters reports Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure setting minimum pay guarantees of $1.17 per mile and 34 cents per minute, with trips costing at least $3 each. Drivers at Uber, Lyft and other companies will also have benefits like paid sick leave, access to workers' co




Gizmodo / 7h
The beginning of the end for The Walking Dead (well, at least in one form) is here. Scream 6 gets a new release date shuffle. Plus, Rachel Zegler teases her mysterious Shazam! character, and a peculiar new look at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness art. Spoilers now! Read more...



We’ll admit it: there’s a lot of new stuff to watch right now. Bridgerton season 2 is already breaking Netflix records , Peaky Blinders season 6 has begun streaming in the UK and you’re unlikely to have already caught every one of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees (if you have, we salute you). Nevertheless, streaming services have seen fit to drop yet more great new movies and TV shows into



Isom American Parker•
It’s a big day at American Airlines, as the world’s largest airline officially has a new CEO. Robert Isom replaces Doug Parker as American CEO As of April 1, 2022, Robert Isom has become CEO of American Airlines. He replaces Doug Parker, who has been an airline CEO for roughly two decades, seeing airlines through multiple mergers. Parker was the CEO of America West, then US Airways, and then Amer



Gizmodo / 7h
Last October, a determined engineering student did what Apple has stubbornly refused to do: upgrade an iPhone with a USB-C port instead of Lightning. That phone went on to sell at auction for over $86,000 , proving there was a demand for the upgrade. This time Ken Pillonel has done the opposite, swapping out an… Read more...



I loved the Vita. I have vivid memories of playing Persona 4 Golden for hours in the dark on my dad’s couch in Chicago flying around the world of Gravity Rush from an airplane seat and playing Murasaki Baby before bed. The Vita felt good and it made me happy. And then, Sony killed it. For the past seven years, I’ve been wondering why the Vita had to die. So today, we’re finally going to grieve an



Two UK Teenagers Lapsus$•
Just a week after arresting seven individuals as part of its investigation into a series of cyberattacks conducted by the Lapsus$ hacking group , U.K. authorities have charged two teenagers with multiple cyber offenses. In a statement on Friday, Detective Inspector Michael O’Sullivan from the City of London Police said that the two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, are charged with three counts of unaut



Shopping for stuff can be fun, but capitalism’s allowance for a proliferation of brands also makes it quite stressful. Our stores and online platforms are stuffed with brands—no matter what it is you want to buy, there are literally hundreds of brands out there to choose from. Some you’ve heard of, some seem obviously… Read more...



Marriott Bonvoy 2022•
The Las Vegas Strip is home to myriad hotels. And thanks to partnerships between the major hotel chains and casino groups, many of these properties can be booked on points. World of Hyatt’s partnership with MGM Rewards allows members to redeem points across MGM’s portfolio of resorts, including hotels like the Bellagio , Aria , NoMad Las Vegas , Park MGM Las Vegas , MGM Grand and Excalibur , and



American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 40% bonus on transfers to British Airways. Since you must log in to see the offer I cannot guarantee that it will be available for everyone. This is close to the best bonus that they offer on transfers to BA. Continue reading ...



Studio portrait of woman wearing long dress, facing painted backdrop with head in profile. Stamped on back: “Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York.” Handwritten on back: “Clothing, 1911.” Lazarnick Collection Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library



Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Welcome to our Friday show! Our regular co-host Natasha was off this time, so Mary Ann and Alex linked arms with our producer Grace to blast our way through the news of the week. As always, we had to pick and choose what seemed to matter the most. Here’s what w



EV Canadian Canada•
An environmental study reports the nation is warming at twice the global rate, spurring on the automotive initiative.



I'm not an exceptionally busy person. There are people who do far more with their lives than me, a humble internetsman, spending his days writing blogs about air frying . I'm not some ER doctor working overnight shifts. Still, I don't like wasting my time . Who does? So that's why I couldn't stand a viral TikTok recipe for twisted bacon. It was a monumentally pointless waste of time and effort. I



Konami Metal Gear 35Th•
Sorry folks, we've confirmed the Metal Gear 35th anniversary site is a fake. "This site is not Konami's site," a Konami spokesperson told TRG. "We are currently considering how to deal with this site." The fake site popped up on April 1, with the landing screen showing a Metal Gear exclamation point with '35th' written below it. Leading some to believe news on a Metal Gear or Metal Gear Solid gam



Red Hat has released a patch for a recently discovered vulnerability that allowed for local privilege escalation, putting all manner of Linux systems potentially at risk. As explained in the advisory, the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27666, was discovered in IPSec’s Encapsulating Security Payload (esp6) crypto module or, in other words, a basic heap overflow vulnerability. The flaw was disc



Apple has fixed two zero-days that have allegedly been abused in the wild affecting its iPhone , iPad, and Mac devices. In a security advisory published by the company, Apple said the patch fixed CVE-2022-22674, and CVE-2022-22675. The former is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Intel Graphics Driver that allows apps to read kernel memory, while the latter is an out-of-bounds read issue



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If peanut butter is a staple in your kitchen and pantry, check the brand and the label to see if it’s part of the voluntary recall issued by Skippy Foods, LLC. According to a release from the company —which was also published on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website —the products are being recalled… Read more...



Universal has been a fixture in the world of monster movies since the 1930s, bringing fictional creations like the Wolf Man, Dracula and the Invisible Man to the big screen. These famous monsters have been a mainstay at Universal Orlando Resort since the park opened in Orlando in 1990, showing up in attractions like the Horror Make-Up Show, the Revenge of the Mummy coaster and in menu items like



Months after we took the EV for a spin, Mercedes is back with U.S. pricing information for its upcoming AMG EQS. The model will hit dealerships this spring.



The Amex Offers program has just rolled out a great new targeted offer for the purchase of Air France-KLM flights, which could be worth considering for anyone planning travel. We saw a similar offer in late 2021, so it’s nice to see this return. Save $200 on an Air France-KLM itinerary With a new targeted Amex Offers deal, you can earn you a $200 statement credit when you spend $1,000 or more wit




The Chase Ultimate Rewards program has just introduced its latest transfer bonus. Of the major transferable points currencies , Chase Ultimate Rewards generally has the fewest transfer bonuses, so it’s always nice to see one of these offered. Chase offering 25% Flying Blue transfer bonus Through Sunday, May 15, 2022, you can receive a 25% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to A



House Committee Amazon•
A tornado that hit a delivery station in Illinois last year will be a focus of the inquiry.



Wired / 8h
Plus: A conversation with Ted Turner, an army of hackers, and Russia’s killer drones.



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Social media all but demands people have hot takes. That doesn’t mean they need to share them.



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Gasoline prices are over $4 a gallon at the pump. If you want to save some cash on your commute, maybe you need to slow down.



I’m sure you’re familiar with the XKCD comic “Duty Calls” in which an internet users is passionately typing away late into the night because “someone is wrong on the internet!” The comic illustrates Cunningham’s Law, the tongue-in-cheek axiom that states “the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to… Read more...



Delta Airbus A321neo•
Delta’s Boston hub will be the launch base for the airline’s newest domestic workhorse, the Airbus A321neo. The carrier announced on Friday the initial markets for the new narrow-body jet, just more than a week after taking delivery of its first shiny new plane from the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany. At the outset, the A321neo will be deployed between Boston’s Logan International Airport (BO



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Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir and a key source of water and power for much of the West, is more parched than ever . Earlier this month, the lake dropped below 25% capacity , the federal government said, and has also lost 7% of its total potential capacity since 1963. Read more...



Based on the bestselling novels by J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter movies are some of the most popular fantasy films ever released. They’ve grown to encompass an entire franchise of magical adventures. Here’s how to stream every Harry Potter movie. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



We’re wrapping up the bathroom segment of our Spring Cleaning Challenge and the last stop is laundering the shower curtain, shower liner, and bath mats. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



You won't have to camp in front of a screen the next time you want to take advantage of an imminent Amazon sale . The company has updated Alexa with a Prime-only feature that alerts you to the availability of an Amazon deal up to 24 hours in advance as long as the relevant item is in your cart, saved for later or on your wish list. You can also remind Alexa to notify you when the deal is live, or



UK Rental By Rotation•
Fashion rental platforms had a tough time during the pandemic as in-person events evaporated and office workers ditched their smarts to collectively slip into comfy loungewear. But as the pandemic recedes (hopefully!) and focus grows on the environmental and social costs of fast fashion, the future for clothes rentals is looking rosier again. There are a number of rental models in play — from vet



This particular Aston Martin has some impressive aftermarket add-ons for the security-conscious.



Both Samsung and other retailers have offered a few ways to save when picking up one of the latest Galaxy smartphones, including offering a discount on higher storage models during the pre-order window. But Amazon's back now with a new discount — $100 off the Samsung Galaxy S22 , bringing the 128GB model down to $700. The same discount applies to the 256GB versions , which are on sale for $750. B



Droughts California•
This is today’s edition of The Downl o ad , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy. The droughts that swept across the western US in 2021 sparked wildfires and damaged crops. But the historic lack of water also had an impact on one of California’s ke



While your Mac’s dock looks sleek and elegant, it isn’t always the best use of screen real estate. By default, it is filled with apps you probably never use and takes up far too much space on your screen by default. Yes, you can edit the programs it displays, but you can actually increase its usefulness in more ways… Read more...



When Delta launched its partnership with grocery delivery service Instacart earlier this year, it introduced a new way for SkyMiles members to earn miles from the comfort of their homes. By linking your SkyMiles and Instacart accounts, you can earn 1 mile per dollar spent with Instacart grocery deliveries, excluding taxes, fees and tips. SkyMiles members who subscribe to Instacart’s $99-annual Ex



Dell New Stylus Tile•
If you've hesitated in getting a PC stylus because it's one more thing to lose, Dell has a possible solution. The company's latest Premiere Rechargeable Active Pen has Tile tracking built in , so you can use the Tile app to make it emit sound and LED light. If it's not close enough to hear or see, the app will show the pen's last known location and track it down via the Tile network . The $110 Pr



Rovio Angry Birds Android•
The original Angry Birds game is back . Sure, there are other, newer entries in the Angry Birds franchise out there — and even a couple of movies — but this one's for those who have a special place in their hearts for the game that started it all. In a letter to fans published last year, Rovio explained that it had to take its older titles out of circulation, because they used outdated game engin




While most of us have been used to working in an office for as long as we can remember, the recent shift to working from home has prompted a lot of people to realize that they don't actually have an ideal working space at all. From picking the right kind of desk to whether you should work on a laptop or a PC, it can take a bit of time to really build the right 'feel' to working from home. If you'



Microsoft Minecraft Xbox•
After rolling out a Minecraft Preview build that allowed Xbox Series X|S players to enable ray tracing in the game, Microsoft has announced the feature was included as a mistake and removed its support. Players could enable the next-gen feature by downloading the Minecraft Preview build – a test version of the game that includes upcoming features, and is available for Xbox Insider members. As rep



The Chase Freedom Flex SM Credit Card ( review ) is an incredible no annual fee card belonging to Chase’s Freedom portfolio, which can help you maximize your points thanks to its quarterly bonus categories. Now that it’s the start of a new quarter, this is a reminder that the Q2 2022 5x points categories have launched, so it might be time to switch out the card’s position in your wallet, based on



The latest WiFi-only iPad mini in space gray has been on sale for $459 at Amazon since the beginning of March, but if you'd rather get one of the tablet's other color options, here's your chance to grab it at a discount. For the first time ever, the iPad mini in Starlight is now also available for $459, which is an all-time low for the device on the e-commerce website. The purple version is now a



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Smart Pear's self-cleaning Leo's Loo Too also helps you keep your cat well for all nine lives.



32Wired / 9h
This week we discuss Lapsus$, the group claiming to have pulled the recent hack on Okta.



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You don't even need an IRL board to play this classic game of wits and war.



41Lifehacker / 9h
For a brief moment there, it seemed we had finally moved on from the horrible cable TV business model. Streaming was cheap, easy, and full of our favorite shows. In 2022, however, it feels like every show is attached to its own streaming service, forcing you to pay cable prices to have access to everything. If you’ve… Read more...



The match entitles you to lounge access with oneworld airlines including American and Alaska – even when flying coach on a oneworld airline domestically. And at American this includes Flagship business class lounges at New York JFK, Miami, Dallas, Los Angeles and soon-to-reopen Chicago O’Hare. There’s just been one hitch. Many American readers have had huge problems trying to sign up for the Roya



Hot on the heels of its Oscars success with CODA, Apple is again looking to make waves with its Apple TV Plus streaming service with a big budget signing sure to turn heads. It has reportedly paid $100 million to sign up Project Artemis, a new sci-fi film focussed on the space race, set to be directed and executive-produced by Ozark and Arrested Development star Jason Bateman. That big-ticket pri



View of a Singer Manufacturing Co. calendar for 1901, featuring depictions of birds. Printed on front: “American singers. Compliments of the Singer Manfg. Co. 256 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y.” Printed on back: “The Singer, the universal sewing machine, all over the world.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



In 2017, Apple introduced the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X but skipped over the iPhone 9. In the following years, no iPhone 9 ever appeared. Why didn’t Apple release iPhone 9? We’re on the case to find out. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



AMD Intel Arc GPU Radeon•
AMD has fired a volley of flak at Intel, providing comparative benchmarks of its Radeon 6500M laptop GPU versus Intel’s new Arc A370M , showing that the former leaves Team Blue rather in the dust. Of course, we must take any comparisons coming direct from a manufacturer with considerable caution – more on that later – but here are the results as detailed by AMD on Twitter: Radeon 6500M #FTW pic.t



Two UK Teenagers Lapsus$•
Engadget / 10h
After arresting seven alleged members of the hacking group Lapsus$ last week, London police have charged two of them with multiple computer crimes. The teenagers, aged 16 and 17, remain in police custody in connection with the investigation. "Both teenagers have been charged with: three counts of unauthorized access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud b



23Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Intel's 12th-gen Core i3 and i5 CPUs are good options if you want good performance but need to save money. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It hasn't been a great time to build a computer on a budget. Some of that is due to ongoing supply issues and a particularly nasty GPU shortage (albeit one that may be very gradually easing). And some of it is because the products on offer haven't improv



If you receive a calendar invite to view new fax documents, be careful - it’s most likely a phishing attack, attempting to obtain your identity and login credentials for your corporate accounts. The warning was given out by cybersecurity researchers from INKY which detailed the phishing campaign first detected toward the end of February 2022. It all starts with a hijacked email account, which use



Meter Next Week UK•
Many UK gas and energy suppliers are yet to confirm their websites are working correctly following several major site crashes caused by a spike in traffic as users flocked to upload meter readings ahead of bill increases. Customers reported issues with websites across the likes of EDF, Shell Energy, Scottish Power, So Energy and Octopus Energy. Outage site Downdetector also reported that E.ON, Sc



Is the beautiful game losing its shine? With the increasing number of NFT, cryptocurrency and trading platform endorsements cropping up on the social media feeds of football clubs and players in recent months, you’d be forgiven for thinking new technologies are tainting the image of the world’s most popular sport. But among the influx of fan tokens and grumpy-looking ape illustrations , the shift



Engadget / 10h
For GoPro cameras, battery life has never been a strong feature — in fact, the Hero 9 outlasted the Hero 10 by almost half an hour when we tested out the newer camera. Now, the company has launched a new battery grip, called Volta . Combined with the GoPro's own battery, the Volta grip can deliver up to four hours of 5.3K recording at 30 fps. It also comes with integrated camera buttons to give y



39TechCrunch / 10h
Rocket Lab will embark on its 25th mission using the Electron rocket on Friday, this time to send two Earth-imaging spacecraft to orbit for BlackSky. The launch, the second of 2022 for Rocket Lab, will bring BlackSky’s high-resolution satellite constellation to 14. The mission, named “Without Mission A Beat,” will embark from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula at 12:35




81Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / The crew of NS-20 view the New Shepard spacecraft and rocket prior to launch. (credit: Blue Origin ) Welcome to Edition 4.37 of the Rocket Report! The big event this weekend is a wet dress rehearsal for NASA's Space Launch System rocket, which begins on Friday and is presently scheduled to conclude on Sunday. Ars will have a full preview story on Friday morning, so be sure to check it o



35Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Firefighters from Stockton, California, put out flames off of Hidden Valley Rd. while fighting a wildfire, Friday, May 3, 2013 in Hidden Valley. (credit: Daria Devyatkina / Flickr ) In the western United States, summer 2018 was a bad time for wildfires. In all, according to the government of California , 7,948 separate fires saw 1,975,086 acres burnt to a crisp, 24,226 structures destro



100+How-To Geek / 10h
Google is one of many companies that love to join in on the April Fools’ Day fun every year. However, its best April Fools’ Day announcement wasn’t actually a joke at all. It was a little thing called Gmail. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



58Wired / 10h
For years, the country has been trying to create its own sovereign internet—a goal given new impetus by the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine.



70Wired / 10h
Breakfast, it turns out. The answer is breakfast.



Etihad Airbus A350•
Often when airlines introduce a new inflight experience, they start promoting it months (or in the case of Lufthansa , years) before it actually launches. Etihad Airways has taken a different approach with its new Airbus A350, which is entering regularly scheduled passenger service as of today. The airline has now formally unveiled its new business class and economy class experiences, and the int



Twitter Book•
33Mashable / 10h
In a viral clip from this year's Oscars, Julia Fox ( of Uncut Gems (/TikTok) fame ), spoke to Variety about her upcoming "masterpiece" of a book. The defining moment of this interview came when reporter Marc Malkin asked about its genre. “It was like a memoir at first, but now it’s just like my first book, you know?” she responded. Cue yet another round of the internet's ongoing obsession with Fo



Pokémon GO Fest 2022•
Pokémon Go Fest 2022 kicks off this June and will see the annual community gathering holding in-person events for the first time since 2019. According to a post on the Pokémon website, announcing this year's global Pokémon Go event, developer Niantic has scheduled Pokémon Go Fest events from June through August. But while there are a few global events on the cards, there are also three in-person



Bloodstained Aurora•
Engadget / 11h
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has a new playable character, and it’s one that contrasts a bit with the action RPG’s gothic vibe. In the latest free update for the spiritual successor to Castlevania , developer ArtPlay has added Aurora, the fairy princess heroine from Ubisoft’s Child of Light . Her arrival could give seasoned Bloodstained players a good reason to play through the Metroidvania



27Mashable / 11h
Are we ever going to get tired of movies where people catch a virus and turn all murdery? Maybe one day. But in the meantime, here's the trailer for Shudder's upcoming horror apocalypse film Virus:32 , which sees a mother searching for her lost daughter while all hell (pretty much literally) breaks loose around her. Gustavo Hernández directs, and Paula Silva, Sofía González, and Daniel Hendler st



Sonic Hedgehog 2 3•
Sonic's second outing on film is out today (April 1) in the UK and on April 8 in the US, but I was able to catch a premiere the day before, where the post-credits scene was shown in all its glory. It's a sequel that improves on the first in droves - there's heart, there's good humor, and none of it feels overdrawn or out of place. It all works, and the dynamic between Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles i



Annual shipments of Bluetooth-enabled devices are set to top seven billion by 2026, according to the technology’s industry body, driven by new categories of devices. Bluetooth technology powers everything from smartphones and wearables to smart home devices and headphones, and is extending its reach into other areas, like virtual reality (VR), asset tracking, and low energy audio devices. The Blu



Steam Deck Windows 11•
Windows 11 can now be installed on the Steam Deck , thanks to a new beta update for the compact gaming PC . There's also a smaller update deployed as an official release that adds some useful advanced settings for the Deck’s controls. As Tom’s Hardware spotted, the beta update (which is obtained by testers via the beta channel) contains this important change for those who fancy trying Microsoft’s



Energy British Gas•
Ofgem’s energy price cap has risen by 54% , meaning millions of UK households on standard variable tariffs (SVTs) are now paying hundreds of pounds more each year for their energy. This, combined with the fact that running an energy comparison to switch to a cheaper tariff is out of the question – due to the fact that not even the best energy deals from the best energy suppliers can better the SV



Nintendo Switch Online•
Engadget / 11h
The latest Super NES and NES games for Nintendo Switch are now available , and they may bring up nostalgic feels. Players can now access the 1995 SNES run and gun platformer Earthworm Jim 2 , along with NES titles Dig-Dug II (an action puzzle arcade game released in 1985) and Mappy-Land (a video console sequel from 1986). As Nintendo details in its YouTube description, Earthworm Jim 2 picks up wh



The Air France-KLM Flying Blue program has just published a new Promo Rewards list for April 2022, offering discounts for 14 different award options. This even includes several destinations in the United States. What are Flying Blue Promo Rewards? I’m a big fan of the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program , especially for long haul premium cabin redemptions . Not only does Flying Blue largely have a



Microsoft Xbox Game Pass•
Microsoft is preparing to launch a family plan subscription tier for Xbox Game Pass later this year, which will let five players access the service through a single subscription. The family plan will function much like the premium tiers of Spotify and Netflix , where a central account holder can take out a subscription to the entire Xbox Game Pass library and share it among four other users in di



Mashable / 11h
Working on the New York Times crossword puzzle, for me, usually goes a little something like this. Easy, at first. In one long streak, like a steadily held note, I can complete clue after clue. Then, I'm stumped, like the end of that long note droning out. Finally, an avalanche of answers flood my brain, like the flutter of a triplet. I might get stuck, needing a short rest, before nailing the fi



Droughts California•
The droughts that swept across the western US in 2021 sparked wildfires and damaged crops. But the historic lack of water also had an impact on one of California’s key sources of renewable energy: hydropower. Electricity generation from California hydropower plants was down 48% from the 10-year average, according to new data from the Energy Information Agency. And 2022 is looking even worse. Hydr



Microsoft Phone Link•
Microsoft has announced that it's releasing an update for the Your Phone app from today (April 1) on PCs with Windows 11 , which includes a new name – Phone Links – and a redesign that lines it up with other updated Windows 11 apps. The Your Phone app has been a useful tool since its release in October 2018. It enables you to link up your Android phone with a Windows PC, where you can sync up you




Soundbars are a great way to introduce Dolby Atmos audio to your home theater setup – but Klipsch may have an even better solution with its updated Reference speakers. The new lineup includes floorstanders, subwoofers, and bookshelf stereo speakers . But what we're most interested in is the R-40SA add-ons, which can bring Dolby Atmos sound to your existing speakers. That's right – no need to inve



Pokémon April Ditto•
Pokémon Go's April Fool's Day event is here once more and, like last year, a Ditto influx is upon us. Throughout April 1 (from 12am to 11:59pm local time), Ditto will run amock in Pokémon Go . That means you can expect the purple trickster to be disguised as other pokémon as part of its own April Fool's joke. And you'll also have the chance to encounter a rare Shiny Ditto. Between 5pm and 8pm loc



Engadget / 12h
Apple has rolled out updates for its mobile, tablet and desktop operating systems, and they come with a fix for two zero-day vulnerabilities. As Ars Technica notes, the bugs can give bad actors access to the internals of the operating systems if exploited. Apple said in its patch notes that it's aware "of a report that [the issues] may have been actively exploited," but it didn't expound on wheth



Mashable / 12h
I miss getting letters in the post. There's nothing quite like the excitement that accompanies receiving something delivered from a dear friend. While I no longer get regular snail mail from my penpals (blame the internet), I've found something that fills me with similar levels of joy: email newsletters. In my mind, newsletters are the new snail mail (stay with me, please). Newsletters aren't jus



Our top-rated folding e-bike , the excellent Gocycle G4 , is getting even better with some smart design tweaks and (perhaps most excitingly) a tempting price cut. A folding electric bike is the perfect alternative to a car for commutes that are too long to walk easily, but don't involve major highways. The motor takes the strain out of hills, and allows you to move off quickly and safely at road



Sorry, Euphoria and Peacemaker – there's a new kid on the block when it comes to hit HBO Max TV shows. Our Flag Means Death, the latest TV project from Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi, is dominating the streaming high seas ahead of other hit HBO Max shows . The pirate-inspired comedy series only launched on Warner Bros' streaming service on March 3. But, backed by a sizable word of



Google Pixel 6A Retail 6•
The next phone we’re expecting from Google is the Pixel 6a , but while recent rumors suggested it had been delayed (possibly until July 28 ), there’s now evidence that it could launch a whole lot sooner than that, as what appears to be a retail box for the phone has leaked. An image of the box was shared by Techxine – a site with no real track record yet, so we’d take this with a pinch of salt. S



Apple 15.4.1 iPhone•
The latest iPhone software upgrade, iOS 15.4 , has been causing some iPhone users to notice that their battery has been draining surprisingly fast - Apple even commented on the issue . But a fix is here. iOS 15.4.1 has been released for iPhones, and it's mainly just a bug-fixing patch that solves three issues people have been having with iOS 15.4. The main issue is the battery drain issue which w



Sanderson Kickstarter•
Engadget / 12h
Appropriately enough, the famously fast writer Brandon Sanderson took no time at all to break Pebble's record for the most-funded Kickstarter project ever. The fantasy and sci-fi author's project, which is funding the self-publication of four secret novels, topped the $20.3 million that the Pebble Time smartwatch raised in 2015 within just three days . After 30 days, Sanderson's campaign has now



29Mashable / 12h
When I was about six years old, my mum was brushing my hair before school when I asked her a question. "Am I ugly?" I asked, looking at her and my reflection in the mirror before me. She gasped in horror at the question and stopped running the brush through my hair. She said no (cheers, mum!), then asked me where this question was coming from. A boy in my class had called me ugly on the playgroun



Mashable / 12h
When cooking meat, poultry, and seafood, it's important to make sure that your food has reached a certain temperature to ensure that it's fully cooked and safe to consume. You could eyeball it, but that involves cutting into your food before it's ready and, even then, you can't be sure. Instead, take out all of the guesswork with the help of a food thermometer. Some are simple and very straightfo



Mashable / 12h
Before I ever laid eyes on a trailer for The Outlaws or read a single synopsis of the show, I was hooked. It only took four words to convince me the comedic thriller was worth a watch: "Stephen Merchant" and "Christopher Walken." Merchant created The Outlaws with filmmaker Elgin James. But the comedian, writer, director, and actor also co-created a little show called The Office with Ricky Gervais



Mashable / 12h
Folks, we've reached the "rom-com but in space" stage of attempting to revive a once-great genre to its former box office glory days. Despite some charming moments, though, Moonshot unfortunately does not deliver on its potential as a bold new future for the modern-day romantic comedy. Most of the ingredients needed for liftoff are there in this light-hearted sci-fi love story, which is now strea



Mashable / 12h
Throughout its first season, Severance has left viewers with several burning questions: What does Lumon Industries actually do? What else is being hidden on the severed floor? Will Burt and Irving ever get the happy ending they deserve? Turns out, we may be closer to answers than we thought. On March 18, Apple Books released Severance: The Lexington Letter , a free, supposed "tell-all" book expos



Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: The Scout Hidden Camera Detector is on sale for $59.99 with the code SCOUT10 instead of $89 as of April 1. That's 32% off. While extremely rare, incidents involving hidden cameras in vacation rentals have happened , so the concern is completely understandable. But it shouldn’t stop you from traveling . The Scout Hidden Camera Detectors were designed to detect any potential cameras that may



Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Password Boss Premium (worth $499) is just $34.99 as of April 1 — that's 93% off. Don’t forget to tidy up your digital life as you embark on your spring cleaning and organizing. That includes your logins and passwords. Rather than sorting through endless Post-Its and notebook pages, it’s definitely worth your time and money to invest in a password manager — espec



Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: As of April 1, the Phigolf Mobile & Home Smart Golf Simulator is on sale for $179 with the code GOLF10. That's 28% off of the regular price of $249. The real golf-obsessed players know getting out and swinging on the green just isn't enough. With Phigolf's three-in-one golf simulator , you can practice your swing and gameplay whenever the moment strikes from the comfort of your own home. I



Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: To celebrate April Fools' Day on April 1, this Tech Mystery Box with three items is on sale for $59.99, which is down 14% from its $70 value. Rather than tricks this April Fools’ Day, we’re delivering treats — tech treats, to be specific — in the form of magical mystery boxes. For a limi


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