Thursday, April 14, 2022

Technology News and More-Thursday Edition

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Babylon’s Fall, the latest co-op action RPG from Square Enix and Platinum Games, struggled to attract an audience when it launched last March, and has fallen below 10 concurrent players on PC for the first time As game-tracking site SteamCharts shows, only eight players booted up Babylon’s Fall on Steam during one point on April 13, marking a new low for the ailing game. As of press time, a paltr



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Scientists have discovered some unexpected changes in temperature, both up and down, in Neptune, our Solar System's most distant proper planet.



Elon Musk Sued Twitter•
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Elon Musk has only been Twitter’s largest shareholder for a few weeks, but he’s already facing a class action lawsuit over his handling of the investment. A Twitter shareholder has filed a class action lawsuit against Musk over his 11-day delay in officially disclosing his investment in Twitter to the SEC. Under securities law, Musk was required to file paperwork with the SEC by March 24th — 10 d




The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



Waze Retro Mode 90S•
Get ready to jam to some oldies in your car with a clever new event provided by Google-owned Waze navigation. Starting this week, you’ll be able to activate Retro Mode in Waze to change the look of the app and discover music from bygone decades. In a blog post , Waze cited ‘70s disco, ‘80s Jazzercise, and 90’s computer aesthetics as examples of how you’ll be able to theme your trip. The themes wi



US Judge Tesla $137M•
US District Judge William Orrick has rejected Tesla's argument that it isn't liable to Owen Diaz, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters . Diaz is a former Black Tesla worker who accused the company of turning a blind eye to the racial abuse he suffered while working at its Fremont, California factory from 2015 to 2016. Last year, a jury ruled in favor of Diaz and awarded him $6.9 milli



TikTok Effect House AR•
TikTok is opening its Effect House tool as a public beta for all creators and developers to try out and create their own filters. The service was originally launched back in Fall 2021 as a closed beta with around 450 TikTok creators adopting it. That relatively small group published their own created effects, which have gone on to be used in 1.5 billion videos garnering over 600 billion views. Le



Today Wordle Answer•
Morning, Wordlers! It's a new day and time to find out, one way or another, what today's Wordle answer is. If you're in a hurry to get to the main event, you'll find today's Wordle solution at the bottom of this post. If you want to ease into it to try and get there yourself first, you'll find a few clues as well as general Wordle tips, strategies, and info as you make your way down. Wordle, crea



SAVE 67%: Private Internet Access has a strict no-logging policy and is 100% open source, making it one of the most secure services on the market. A one-year subscription to Private Internet Access is on sale for £32.49, saving you 67% on list price. We know there is a lot of talk about VPNs and streaming. We're all looking for extra content from around the world, and VPNs can provide that. This



TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to JellyVPN is on sale for £45.27, saving you 85% on list price. There are plenty of reasons you might want to use a VPN — including (but not limited to) masking your identity and search traffic or accessing websites and services that may be blocked in certain regions. And if you’ve been holding off on purchasing one in an effort to avoid yet another monthly subscri



Challenger cloud storage provider IDrive has added yet another service to its portfolio with the newcomer, E2 Cloud storage , positioned as a rival to AWS S3 , Wasabi, Azure and BackBlaze B2. IDrive claims that it is the world’s fastest S3 compatible cloud storage and we’ve approached the company to find out more about the finer details of this. The headline features of E2 are absence of Egress a



If you’re trying to get a pulse on what’s happening in the venture market right now, you could do worse than talk with Hans Swildens, founder of the 22-year-old investment firm Industry Ventures . Industry Ventures is now managing $5 billion in assets – nearly $1 billion of it raised last year — across numerous strategies and vehicles. The firm makes both direct investments and invests in venture



If you're getting tired of your old Kindle and looking for something a bit more advanced, Onyx may have what you're looking for with the Boox Nova Air C.



Meta Horizon Worlds•
Creators that make and sell digital assets in Meta’s Horizon Worlds virtual reality platform will earn quite a bit less than expected as the company is planning to take a cut of up to 47.5 percent. In a recent blog post , Facebook’s parent company announced that it will allow select Horizon Worlds creators to sell virtual assets within their digital worlds. While this is good news for creators, M



You've probably heard about retro game emulation and FPGA, but may not realize how they work. Here's everything you need to know about the technology.



Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japan’s micromobility market, which according to a recent report , is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2030, up from $39.4 million in 2020. Luup will use the proceeds to expand its service to cities across the country, targeting both large and small touristic citie



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The New York Public Library made four banned books available nationwide on SimplyE, its free-reader app. The titles include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The library worked in coordination with the publishers and authors to make the titl



Complete Human Genome•
The first complete human genome has been sequenced, ushering in a major new milestone more than two decades after a partial human genome was completed.



Google US This Year•
The days of working from home could soon be coming to an end for Google employees in the US as the company has announced its plans to invest $9.5bn in its offices and data centers across the country. Over the past five years, the search giant has invested over $37bn in its offices and data centers in 26 states while creating more than 40k full-time jobs. It’s also worth noting that Google has inv



2023 VinFast VF 8 US•
At the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, Vietnamese automaker VinFast revealed battery subscription prices for the two electric SUVs it aims to sell in the U.S. market by the end of the year. The company, which recently invested $2 billion to build its first U.S. factory in North Carolina , also announced a partnership with Electrify America that will give its customers access to a f



If you’re already struggling with pain at the pump and rising prices of everything from ramen to rent , buckle up for some more unpleasant news. The fastest inflation increase in four decades means a year of pricier phones, laptops, and other gadgets as well. Read more...



Covid 19 Loss Smell•
Enlarge / A woman holds a nasal swab for a COVID-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on January 5 in Berlin. (credit: Getty | Thomas Trutschel ) Although the loss of smell and taste became apparent symptoms of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, researchers are still working out why that happens—is the virus directly infecting and destroying the cells responsible for these critical senses, or



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Old Gods of Appalachia (often called Old Gods Pod or OGA by its fans) is a narrative fiction anthology podcast that shares a mythic Appalachian setting amongst its stories. And now, it’s getting a tabletop role-playing game , after years of development. Read more...




Moto G52 90Hz Snapdragon•
Another Motorola smartphone has made an appearance, but for now, at least, it seems to be limited to a single small market. Here's what we know.



Google Switch Android•
Since nearly the dawn of the smartphone, it’s been an Android versus iOS world. Well, unless you remember BlackBerry. Regardless of the platform, switching between Apple and Google’s ecosystems hasn’t always been easy, though Apple did release a handy “ Move to iOS ” app in the Play Store in 2015 for Android users… Read more...



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 Wednesday, April 13, 2022! Tomorrow, we are giddy with excitement to be attending Early Stage (if you’re coming, don’t forget to submit your pitch deck !). If you didn’t get your tix yet, it’s still possible to snag a last-minute tick



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 ...



Meta Horizon Worlds•
Enlarge / A purchase confirmation dialog in Horizon Worlds. (credit: Meta ) Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced some initial plans on Wednesday to allow content creators to monetize in its would-be Metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds. Meta's planned revenue share for contributors' creations could add up to nearly 50 percent. Horizon Worlds is a network of shared 3D spaces that



TikTok Testing Dislike•
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TikTok is giving users a thumbs down. Read more...



Projekt Red The Witcher 3•
Fans will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the next-generation console version of "The Witcher 3," but there's a good reason for the delay.



A new retail listing for AMD’s Gigabyte Radeon RX 6900XT GPU series seems to have surfaced, according to leaks from reliable Twitter leaker momomo_us . This one matches an earlier posting from the Eurasian Economic Commission regulatory office, which lists SKUs for the RX 6950XT, RX 6750XT, and 6650XT SKUs. auhttps://t.co/QyEaYzzj0jhttps://t.co/Os3Fcqhi58 April 13, 2022 See more The new leak repo



An unknown crypto investor bet nearly half a million dollars on a slew of alt-coins this week that almost immediately jumped in value. The person in question was either really lucky or, as some on the web see it, a dirty, rotten cheater with insider knowledge. Read more...



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Over the course of 12 long years, The Walking Dead TV series has had many highs and many more lows. Now, as the venerable zombie apocalypse show approaches its end, the 11th and final season has been as consistently strong as TWD has been in years. While it may seem odd—and, frankly, frustrating—for the show to… Read more...



Amit Anand Contributor Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. More posts by this contributor Startups are evolving to manage growth alongside profitability Predicting the next wave of Southeast Asia tech giants Conceptually, social commerce isn’t new — it has existed in some form ever sin



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest promotions. The travel industry was hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, but fortunately, the future of travel is starting to look brighter. While the recovery is ongoing, airlines and hotel groups are still scrambling to find new or increased income streams to secure cash fast. One of these ways is selling airline miles



Enlarge / Artist's illustration of NASA's Psyche spacecraft, set to launch in August 2022. The Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name that lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Ars Technica had the opportunity to tour NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California this week, suiting up for a clean room sneak peek at the



Jack Dorsey’s Tweet NFT•
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Oops Things didn’t quite go according to plan when Israeli crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi tried to sell an NFT of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s inaugural tweet. In March 2021, Estavi bought exclusive rights to the 2006 tweet for a cool $2.9 million . Then last week, he announced he was looking to part ways with the tweet for the hefty sum of $48 million. But there’s one problem: the auction, whi



Unlimited Google Photos•
A new Google One membership is on the way, offering users unlimited Google Photos cloud storage - however it’s only available to T-Mobile customers in the US, and it’ll cost $15 per month. Google Photos delivers one of the best photo cloud storage services - ideal for users who upload a lot of high-res images. T-Mobile’s latest Google One membership plan, which the mobile network provider says is



J. W. S. Telescope•
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The James Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to probing the depths of the universe. On Wednesday, NASA announced that it was ready to start taking test images and aligning the optics of the JWST after the telescope’s instrumentation reached its final operating temperature of minus 448 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 267 degrees Celsius) partway through last week. Cool news! Webb’s MIRI instrume



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The 2020 hurricane season was one of the most extreme on record . Between May and November, there were 30 named storms (the most ever recorded), and 14 of those reached hurricane level (the second-most ever). Cumulatively, all these storms caused hundreds of deaths and more than an estimated $40 billion of damage. Now,… Read more...



Microsoft Windows 11 22598•
Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft ) Windows 11 has settled down a lot since its original release, but Microsoft continues testing new features and tweaks to the operating system in its Insider Preview program. So far this month, the builds have focused on bug fixes and UI tweaks, but a few notable changes are notable enough to call out. This week's build, version 22598 , is re



If you’re looking to delete your Cash App transaction history, there’s no in-app way to do this. If you want to truly delete your transaction history for good, you’ll need to completely delete your Cash App account. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In the age of streaming, maintaining a personal music collection is often a lost cause. Opening Spotify is just easier than transferring files between devices or dealing with crappy or discontinued music players. But you don’t need to leave your music collection in the stone age, because you can build your own music streaming service with Plex. Read This Article on Review Geek ›




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My husband and I were at MoMA PS1 in 2021 when I saw her: Niki de Saint Phalle’s interpretation of Death . It was one of the small models of her gargantuan Tarot Garden installation that resides just outside Rome . Here was Death : a skull-faced woman, voluptuous and gold-skinned, riding a horse made of the midnight sky. … Read more...



China Chinese Three NFT•
The verdict that China’s web3 community has been waiting for months is here: NFTs, or the tokens used to prove the ownership and authenticity of an item, must not be used for securitization or transacted in cryptocurrencies, said China’s banking, securities and internet financial associations in an announcement on Wednesday. China has already banned initial coin offerings , cryptocurrency transac



It looks like the cruise industry’s recent pullback from the Baltics will continue into 2023. With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of ending anytime soon, Oceania Cruises this week became the first major cruise line to cancel a wide swath of 2023 sailings to the Baltics — trips that in a normal year would revolve around a stop at the Russian port of St. Petersburg. Industry watchers expect mo



Intel’s new 12th gen processors are finally here promising the next level of gaming performance for even the most hardcore gamers. But as any serious gamer knows, the CPU is only part of the story. The true heart of any gaming rig is the motherboard so it’s vital to have one that can unleash the full power of the new CPUs. Gigabyte’s new Z690 AORUS Elite DDR4 motherboard is specifically designed



With the end of the Hawaii Safe Travels COVID-19 QR code system , travel to Hawaii has become much easier. And if you’ve got American Express Membership Rewards points burning a hole in your pocket, getting there will be less costly. With the current 40% bonus on transferring American Express points to British Airways Executive Club , you can use just 10,000 Membership Rewards points and $5.60 to



54Futurism / 10h
NFTs in Space Space, geopolitics , and the cryptosphere keep colliding. As Space.com reports , famed NASA astronaut Scott Kelly’s first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) drop, which features artwork commemorating his record-setting 340 consecutive day run aboard the International Space Station, will be sold to raise money for Ukrainian relief charities. Kelly’s NFT collection, titled “ Dreams Out of



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Safety First Fear not, citizens. In a mass shooting event, Uber is there to carry you to safety — for the low cost of surge pricing, of course. We wish that had come from a dystopian novel, but that’s exactly what happened before Uber finally shut off surge pricing after the horrific NYC subway shooting yesterday, in which 10 people were shot and 23 were injured , causing major transit disruption



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Strike! Move over, NSFW bowling animations — there’s a new weird bowling meme in town, and this one was made by computers. Using OpenAI’s DALL-E2 text-to-image generator, which was just released a week ago , company market manager Adam Goldberg forced the company’s superlative neural network to create images of “vibrant smiling and laughing bowling balls rolling down a bowling alley.” The results



Hyperloop technology and development could revolutionize transit around the globe. This is where it stands right now, and who is working on it.



With its Emirates Mars Mission, also known as the Hope Probe, the UAE has established itself as only the fifth country in history to reach Mars and the seventh in the world to reach the orbit of another planet. The UAE’s first mission to Mars, Hope’s goal is to provide the first, complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers to help scientists understand the planet’s climate better. T



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Humanity's expansion across the globe is inextricably tied to the environmental conditions that our early ancestors faced. On Wednesday, a research team from South Korea's Pusan National University revealed research from supercomputing modeling that suggests just how much of humanity's rise is thanks to changes in prehistoric weather. The Pusan team, led by climate physicist Axel Timmermann, used



Club Penguin Disney•
“Our world is breaking down around us …” a Reddit user posted this morning in r/ClubPenguinRewritten , documenting how the fan-driven, probably illegal remake of Club Penguin was slowly dwindling before their eyes. Rumors swirled among players, conjecturing about a legal conflict with Disney and an investigation by the City of London Police as elements of the virtual world disappeared in real tim



It is 2022, and there are still people out there saying that exercises like running or squatting will “ruin your knees.” And this bullshit needs to stop. That’s not how knees work. That’s not how anything works. Read more...



Fans of Club Penguin were elated when the shuttered Disney game was resurrected as Club Penguin Rewritten—a fan-made recreation of the popular original. This week, though, their digital dreams were dashed once again when three people were reportedly arrested in connection with the site’s shuttering for allegedly… Read more...



A team of academics has developed a new web browser extension that rejects cookie consent pop-ups automatically. Developed by researchers from Google and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the CookieEnforcer extension navigates through the labyrinth of menus that conceal the option to reject non-essential cookies on the user’s behalf. As explained in a paper published earlier this month, the ex



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Building on its VPN and secure email service, Proton has launched an encrypted calendar app for Android as part of its mission to create a better internet where privacy is the default. Proton Calendar first launched on desktop back in 2020 and last year, the company released a beta version of its encrypted mobile calendar app. Share your thoughts on Cybersecurity and get a free copy of the Hacker



After arriving at the International Space Station on Saturday, the four crew members of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission have been busy at work onboard the floating low-Earth orbit laboratory. Read more...



The Radisson Rewards Americas loyalty program was introduced in June 2021, and is exclusively for Radisson-family properties in the Americas. The loyalty program has just launched its latest major promotion, which has the potential to be pretty rewarding. Earn 5K points per stay with Radisson Rewards Americas promo With the new Radisson Rewards Americans promotion , members can earn 5,000 bonus R



OnePlus is widely expected to reveal a new phone at an event later this month, but an Amazon leak may have ruined the surprise weeks early.




In addition to better meals (and more improvements starting today even that I covered last week), a new business class suite coming and new premium economy seats, and elite status that's easier to earn , American Airlines is testing free high speed wifi for passengers over the next six weeks. Continue reading ...



One thing I have enjoyed about owning a house is finding all sorts of plants—that I did not plant—growing around the property. One of those surprises is an asparagus bed. It’s not a particularly productive asparagus bed, but it is delightful. Three or four stalks poke up at a time, not enough for a meal, but more than… Read more...



In addition to the standard view, Gmail offers a basic HTML version that has all your emailing options but without any fancy features. You can access this barebone Gmail version from your desktop, and we’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



US Industrial Systems•
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The malware toolkit, known as Pipedream, is perhaps the most versatile tool ever made to target critical infrastructure like power grids and oil refineries.



Johnny Depp Amber Heard•
1KFuturism / 11h
Messy Divorce Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s lawsuit accusing ex-wife Amber Heard of defamation is off to a wild start — including a wild crossover with the world of SpaceX and Tesla. During opening statements inside a Virginia courtroom on Monday, Heard’s lawyer claimed that “Johnny Depp is obsessed with Elon Musk,” which drew a visible smirk out of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor, the Indepe



The best dog GPS tracker won’t just help you keep track of your four-legged best friend. These trackers can also help you keep your pet healthy. According to PetMD, more than a third of dogs are overweight. A dog GPS tracker can help you combat canine obesity by allowing you to track a variety of health statistics. As with human fitness trackers, dog GPS trackers have apps that provide a wealth o



Zuckerberg Meta AR 2024•
In the not-too-distant future, you could be reading, writing, and interacting with friends and family members, all through a set of VR glasses.



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You’re going to see a lot of reviews comparing Yellowstone and Outer Range , and it’s no surprise why. Amazon ’s new series starring Josh Brolin has a lot of the same ingredients as Peacock’s Kevin Costner hit. But Outer Range has something Yellowstone doesn’t, yet: a serious inclination toward the paranormal. Read more...



In mid-March, American Airlines set April 18 as the date for bringing back alcoholic beverages in domestic economy. The catch was that this was supposed to coincide with the federal transportation mask mandate ending. With the mandate having been extended, there’s at least some good news for American passengers, as the airline is still moving forward with bringing back alcohol. American resumes b



Join us as we explore the genetic anomaly behind one of our favorite big cats.



Cowboys Blockchain.com•
For the first time, a crypto exchange is partnering with an NFL team in a long-term, exclusive relationship that could bring further exposure of digital assets to mainstream audiences. The partnership between Blockchain.com and the Dallas Cowboys was announced on Wednesday at the NFL team’s headquarters in Frisco, Texas, by Jerry Jones, the football team’s owner, president and general manager, al



In the 18 months since the Zoox robotaxi made its virtual debut, the custom-built vehicle has been largely under wraps. That is, until TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 , a two-day in-person event scheduled for May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo. Co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson will introduce the Zoox robotaxi for its first IRL public appearance on our main stage. The debut, which will include an intervie



A bunch of space dirt just sold at auction for a stunning amount of money in a once-in-a-lifetime sort of sale we won't likely see again soon.



the Steam Deck GPU•
Many dedicated gamers are attracted to the idea of building a Steam Deck for their setup. This one, however, is something truly special.



37Gizmodo / 11h
Archaeologists say they have found the earliest-yet evidence of a Mesoamerican calendar in fragments of painted murals made in what is now Guatemala over 2,000 years ago. Read more...



Octo Android Malware•
There’s a new strain of malware floating around the internet, and it’s looking to control your Android device. Once installed, “Octo,” as it’s colloquially called, can both remotely see your screen and control your device, all without you knowing. Let’s examine where Octo came from, how it works, and how you can avoid… Read more...



Russia Putin Moon Lunar•
Enlarge / Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (right) speaks to Russia President Vladimir Putin (left) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko during their visit at the Vostochny cosmodrome on Tuesday. (credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) To mark the 61st anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first spaceflight, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited his country's newest spac



Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's time for another Dealmaster! Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a couple of useful offers on Apple gift cards. Over at Amazon, you can get a bonus $5 store credit when you buy a $50 Apple gift card. The offer applies to both digital and physical versions of the gift card; you'll have to use the code "APPLEDEAL" at checkout to



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If you’re a billionaire looking to squirrel away your money from the tax man, then it’s better to be a tech billionaire. Read more...



NZ Mental Health CWK•
There are thousands of apps that claim to promote mental well-being, but not all of them are safe or effective.




One of the most exclusive car brands in history made a set of vehicles under the name Pagani Huayra, and every single one will annihilate your bank account.



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The Cabin in the Woods is a miracle. A singular story packed with biblical stakes, dense mythology, surprises, excitement, and most importantly, little to no room for any type of follow-up, all in one 95-minute package . Released just 10 years ago today, it almost qualifies as a relic from a forgotten age which is one… Read more...



Traveling with an infant is already an adventure — and traveling abroad with one is an even bigger feat to tackle. Knowing the rules, researching and prepping ahead of time and packing the right things can make (or break) your first international trip with a baby. If you’re in the know, you can take advantage of all the options afforded to traveling families, from bassinets on the plane and secur



Adobe Photoshop makes it extremely easy to add a border around your text in an image. You can outline your text with the choice of color, position, and size. Here’s how to do just that on your desktop. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The brand Polar is no stranger to fitness watches, and its latest Pacer and Pacer Pro watch series is perfect for runners that want to stay on pace rather than lag behind. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



(credit: Sican National Museum) Archaeologists recently unearthed an unusual tomb in a temple complex at the Huaca Las Ventanas archaeological site near Lambaeque, in northern Peru. The site belonged to the Sican culture, one of the several complex societies that flourished prior to the rise of the Inca Empire (around 1400 CE) in northern Peru. The tomb reveals that the Sican—like several other I



Projekt Red The Witcher 3•
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Don't count on playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 's next-gen update in the near future. CD Projekt Red has delayed the free upgrade's release "until further notice" after deciding to finish the project with an internal development team instead of Saber Interactive. The company wants to evaluate the necessary "scope of work," according to a statement. The Wild Hunt update was originally slated to a



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Double Trouble Ever wanted to meet your doppelgänger? For an unspecified large sum of money, you can have one made — if you dare. British vlogger Tom Scott, known for initially being sponsored by VPN companies only to declare in a 2019 video that many of the companies are lying to customers , decided that his robot double could shill for yet another VPN company much better than he could. To achie



Elon Musk Twitter SEC•
500+Futurism / 12h
Oops, He Did It Again Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is making waves in a major company’s structure by throwing a bunch of money and chaos magic at it. It isn’t the first time. A new report published yesterday in Business Insider says Twitter stakeholder Marc Bain Rasella is suing Musk. Rasella says if Musk had made his giant stake in Twitter public sooner, other stakeholders would’ve



Some Russian soldiers were exposed to possibly harmful amounts of radiation early in the Ukraine invasion - here's how they were exposed and what could happen



Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the latest information. When a credit card annual fee comes due, I typically weigh the card’s perks against its cost. Specifically, I usually consider the value of the points I earn from spending on the card and its benefits. But although I rarely put spending on my IHG Rewards Premier Credit Card , I never consider closing it when its annual fee po



29Gizmodo / 12h
An influential panel of experts are recommending that children as young as 8 get routinely screened for anxiety. The recommendation adds to their previous guidance that children 12 or older should be screened for depression. However, they refrained from advising that children younger than 11 get depression screening… Read more...



Mobile Customer Data•
After falling victim to a data breach last year, the US telecom T-Mobile hired a third-party which tried to buy back the company’s stolen data before it could be widely distributed online. As reported by Motherboard , the plan was ultimately unsuccessful as the cybercriminals responsible continued to sell the company’s data on an online hacking forum despite being paid a total of $200k to delete



TikTok Dislike Comments•
TikTok announced today that it has started testing a way for users to identify comments that they think are irrelevant or inappropriate. Following the announcement, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that users who are part of the test will be able to flag these sorts of comments via a private dislike button. The new feature is currently being tested in select regions, excluding the United State



It’s time to trot out old Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinators, for an important reminder to those of you who could go pro when it comes to kicking the task-can down the road. TechCrunch Early Stage takes place tomorrow in San Francisco, and we have just 11 — count ‘em, 11 — tickets left to the ultimate educational resource for newly minted or aspiring founders. If you kept meanin



Amazon 5% Surcharge•
The new surcharge is in addition to fee increases for sellers in November that went into effect in January.



Elon Musk has created quite a stir since purchasing a large share of Twitter stock over the course of 2022. Now he may have landed himself in legal trouble.



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In March , DC Comics announced its extensive plans to celebrate Pride Month with new series, the debut of new characters, and more. But more details have been rolling in, including the full roster of talent that will be contributing to this year’s DC Pride 2022 anthology, which just happens to include the most beloved… Read more...



If you’re a homeowner, you’ve no doubt checked out your home’s estimated value on Zillow a time or two (or sixty). And while that dollar amount can paint a general picture of your home’s worth based on its square footage, number of bedrooms, tax records, and recent homes sales in your area, it can’t account for the… Read more...



Delta Fuel 2022 Surge•
Delta Air Lines is looking past the COVID-19 pandemic — and its first-quarter earnings show why. Once the impact of the COVID-19 omicron variant receded in the U.S. in February, demand took off for the airline — big-time — leading to a blockbuster March. The quarter was “a tale of two halves,” Delta President Glen Hauenstein said during the airline’s quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analy




American Airlines will soon have all five of its Flagship Lounges reopened. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline shared updated reopening plans on Wednesday, April 13, which includes some good news for those flying out of Chicago. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter! Specifically, the Flagship Lounge in Chicago O’Hare (ORD) will reopen on Thursday,



Microsoft reveals and fixes a litany of bugs and flaws in Windows in its latest update, made available this week for PC users around the world.



Samsung is known for common electronics like televisions and phones. But its product history is more diverse than most consumers realize.



Hasbro D&D Beyond Fandom•
68Engadget / 12h
Wizards of the Coast owner Hasbro is buying D&D Beyond, one of the most popular digital toolsets for playing Dungeons and Dragons . In a press release spotted by Gizmodo , the publisher said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay $146.3 million to acquire the platform from current owner Fandom. In a post over on the toolset’s official forums , the D&D Beyond team said the purchase would not change how



California AB Activision•
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) One of the main lawyers in California's ongoing discrimination and harassment case against Activision Blizzard has resigned, citing "interference" by the office of Governor Gavin Newsom. Bloomberg reports that Melanie Proctor, the assistant chief counsel for California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), said in a resignation email Tu



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Niantic is best known for creating augmented reality games based on existing franchises , but its next title will be an original one. Peridot is all about breeding and caring for unique virtual pets. These Peridots (or Dots) have been asleep for thousands of years and they'll need players' help to ensure their survival, Niantic senior producer Ziah Fogel wrote in a blog post . Players will feed,



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It's a universally known truth amongst Office fans: "Scott's Tots" is cringeworthy as hell. On the latest episode of Stitcher's Office Ladies podcast , former co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey chatted all about the painful Season 6 episode with director B.J. Novak, who was also a writer on the show and starred as Ryan Howard. In case you've (understandably) blocked the premise of "Scott's



Cities are loud places. Traffic, trains, and machinery generate a lot of noise. While it’s a mere inconvenience much of the time, it can become a deadly problem when it comes to detecting earthquakes. That’s because it’s difficult to spot the telltale signal of an approaching earthquake in seismic sensor data amid the general human-generated vibrations typical of bustling cities, known as urban s



There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting new premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits. And Capital One tells me the limited-time introductory offer for this card ends March 14 . Here are the 19 things I’m loving about the Capital O



In the animal kingdom, eating poop is a common occurrence that happens on a spectrum. Bunny rabbits, for instance, have to eat some of their poop. It’s a natural part of their digestive process, and while we bunny people are fewer and less represented in media than our dog- or cat-loving counterparts, we have no… Read more...



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Most modern iPhone devices have the ability to work with a feature called Back Tap. The steps to activate this feature are simple, and the results are glorious.



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TikTok is testing a way for users to “dislike” comments in an effort to help people “feel more in control” over what they are seeing. The company revealed the experiment in a blog post about its most recent community guidelines enforcement report, which tracks how TikTok is enforcing its safety policies. For now, TikTok hasn’t provided many details about exactly how the feature will work or what



Earlier this year, Apple invited photographers to take their best macro images using the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Participants had only a few weeks to submit their top shots for a chance at being featured in a gallery on Apple Newsroom, apple.com, Apple Instagram (@apple), and possibly even in digital… Read more...



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In Karen Gillan’s latest movie, Dual , the Marvel star plays two versions of the same character, both looking to kill each other . On paper, that might seem like a new, unique challenge. Only... Gillan has done it before. A few times in fact. One was even in the second highest-grossing movie in history, Avengers: Endgame Read more...



If you’d like to capture a video of what’s happening on your iPhone 11’s screen, you can use a built-in feature of iOS to capture a screen recording. It’s like taking a screenshot, but a video. This also works on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Read This A


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