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200+Ars Technica / now
Enlarge / The chassis and battery pack of a Volkswagen AG (VW) ID.5 electric sports utility vehicle (eSUV) on the assembly line during a media tour of the automaker's electric automobile factory in Zwickau, Germany. (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) The car industry’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles was built on a single premise: that batteries would carry on getting cheaper. In 201



Elden Ring Will Smith•
This year’s Oscars incident has made its way into Elden Ring. Not content with invading other people’s games to square off in PvP matches, players are now imitating Will Smith’s notorious slap. Several Elden Ring players named Will Smith keep invading other people’s games, slowly walking up to their opponents, and slapping them across the face before sauntering away. Afterwards, they disconnect f



Elon Musk 9.2% Twitter•
300+Mashable / 2h
Things are moving fast in the land of Twitter. A week ago, wealthy guy Elon Musk said he'd like to see some changes at Twitter . He then bought a 9.2 percent stake in the company, becoming the largest individual shareholder . He immediately started polling users about new features, seemingly getting approval from Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. And now, Musk is a member of Twitter's Board of directors




After much speculation, Apple has announced its developer conference, WWDC, will be held in San Jose between June 6 and June 10, with a keynote being held on June 6, where it's expected to announce iOS 16 , macOS 13 , and more. Mirroring previous years, the event will be fully remote, with the keynote being streamed on June 6, and developer sessions across the week will also be held remotely. App



Engadget / 6min
June is fast approaching, which means it's almost time for Apple to hold this year's Worldwide Developer Conference. The company has announced that its WWDC 2022 event will be held between June 6th and June 10th. The conference itself will be virtual, but there will be a limited opportunity to watch the keynote and State of the Union videos in-person at Apple Park on June 6th. The last two WWDC e



TechCrunch / 10min
Ethereum scaling solution Boba Networks shared Tuesday that it has raised $45 million from a bunch of investors including Crypto.com, Huobi and BitMart, among a couple dozen others. The Series A round values the project at $1.5 billion. There are hundreds of billions of dollars tied up in the Ethereum blockchain, but while developers and security researchers have plenty of nice things to say abou



Engadget / 11min
With road trip season about to commence, Google Maps is getting an update that should help make vacation planning a bit easier thanks to enhanced details and a new feature that will calculate estimated toll prices. Previously, while Google Maps could tell you which routes had tolls or not, you didn't get much info beyond that. But now, in an update rolling out later this month that will cover mor



Engadget / 11min
Instacart is doing more to limit the damage from customers who shortchange drivers (aka shoppers in Instacart lingo) through " tip baiting ." The service is introducing "tip protection" for shoppers that covers up to $10 if a customer eliminates their tip after delivery without reporting an order problem. This won't always cover the full tip and suggests earlier initiatives (such as requiring fee



Gizmodo / 15min
Recent research out of India raises concerns over the transmission risks of a harmful and hard-to-kill fungal infection. The study found drug-resistant strains of Candida auris on apples that had been treated with fungicides. The findings suggest that apples and other fruits dosed with these chemicals can… Read more...



Focus Assist has been a tentpole feature in Windows 11 , and thanks to a new update, they're improving it further from today (April 5), after Microsoft announcing it at its event , thanks to the introduction of an integrated focus timer. First introduced in Windows 10, Microsoft’s Focus Assist tools have been a useful ally in the war against notification vying to steal your attention away from wo



Google’s multi-billion-dollar takeover of cybersecurity firm Mandiant has hit a roadblock after a shareholder filed a lawsuit to block the deal. According to a report from The Register , shareholder Shiva Stein filed a lawsuit in a New York federal district court, claiming Mandiant made “materially incomplete and misleading” statements to investors in some of the paperwork provided to the US Secu



An upcoming multiplayer mod for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that will let you play the open-world adventure with your buddies is due to release in only a few months' time. The as-yet-unnamed Breath of the Wild mod was teased last year by speedrunner and YouTuber Eric ‘PointCrow’ Morino, who advertised a $10,000 payment to anyone who would develop the mod. They’ve now released a short



TechCrunch / 18min
Airbyte , an open-source data integration platform for building ELT data pipelines, today announced the general availability of its cloud service . The company is also detailing its new compensation plan for open-source developers who write and maintain data connectors for the platform and it plans to launch its new command-line interface later this week, too. The promise of Airbyte is that it al



TechCrunch / 18min
Google Maps is getting an update that will add toll road prices and more map details like stop lights and stop signs, Google announced on Tuesday. The company is also adding iOS improvements, including a new pinned trip widget and the option to get directions on Google Maps directly from your Apple Watch. The company says it’s adding toll prices on Google Maps for the first time to make it easier



TechCrunch / 18min
The terminal often feels like an afterthought, and there hasn’t been a lot of innovation in this space for a very long time. Warp , which is launching its public beta today and announcing $23 million in funding, is trying to change this by building a new command-line terminal that aims to make developers more productive. For now, the Warp public beta is only available on macOS, but the company pr



TechCrunch / 18min
ReadySet , a company providing database infrastructure to help developers build real-time applications, today announced that it raised $24 million in a series A funding round led by Index Ventures with participation from Amplify Partners. Several angel investors also contributed, bringing ReadySet’s total raised to $28.9 million — building on a previously-undisclosed $4.9 million seed round. Acco



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 ...



How-To Geek / 20min
Android phones have been commonplace for well over a decade. Nearly everyone who has used one has used more than one. You probably have some old phones laying around, and it’s well past time to get rid of them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



How-To Geek / 20min
While GM and Honda are already working together to develop two EVs coming to the United States in 2024, like the Honda Prologue SUV, today, the two expanded the partnership with the promise of more affordable EVs coming soon. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



100+One Mile at a Time / 23min
I rank Emirates’ new first class as the world’s best first class product . Readers often have questions about whether a particular flight is scheduled to feature the new first class, so in this post I wanted to cover that in a bit more detail. Emirates is continuing to offer its new first class on one route to the United States, and there are opportunities to redeem miles for it. What makes Emira



21Futurism / 24min
Full Volume A new Bluetooth-related software bug plaguing Tesla owners is causing their car stereos to unexpected blast at full volume, in a risk to safe driving and possibly even their physical wellbeing. “Please issue an emergency fix on this bug that turns the volume up all the way on Bluetooth,” Twitter account WholeMarsBlog pleaded with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “You are damaging users’ hearing.



Futurism / 24min
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to gaming peripherals. The Genki ShadowCast is a capture card, and it may just be the smallest one ever made, as it’s not much larger than a standard flash drive. It slides into your Nintendo Switch’s HDMI port and connects to a Mac, Windows PC, or laptop to mirror the console through a handy app. Here’s a peek at Genki ShadowCast and its features. What is the




TechCrunch / 26min
Apple may be changing how iOS subscriptions operate when price increases are involved. Recently, some developers noticed that the streaming service Disney+ was seemingly only informing users of upcoming price changes, then automatically opting them in. This is different from how subscription price increases would typically be handled. In most other cases, a customer is presented with options to e



SlashGear / 28min
Fuel economy standards are changing in the United States, requiring that cars sold in the future have better gas mileage than at any point in history.



Engadget / 29min
Microsoft just unveiled a set of news around Windows 11 and its capabilities for hybrid work, bringing things like system-wide improvements to video-calling tools on PCs. It also announced some changes coming to the beloved File Explorer, with the biggest being a redesign and a highly anticipated tabs feature. According to the company's release, "the redesigned, cloud-powered File Explorer" would



Amtrak is back with another double points promotion, where you can earn 2x Guest Rewards points on all of your rides. This promotion is open to everyone — you just need to register to participate. You will first need to register for the Double Points promotion here . Once registered, you will have to purchase a train ticket for travel from now through May 22, 2022, and complete travel during thos



Ars Technica / 31min
Enlarge / Elon Musk at a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on February 10, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Jim Watson ) Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors in a deal that prohibits him from buying more than 14.9 percent of the company's stock, Twitter announced today. The news of Musk joining the board comes one day after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO revealed that he



As part of Microsoft’s latest presentation on the future of hybrid work, the tech giant revealed that Windows 11 is getting a much-requested improvement to touch controls in the form of additional touch snap layouts. Available across touch-enabled devices running Windows 11 after Microsoft's productivity event , the new touch-snap layouts will allow users to better organize their desktop for mult



Lifehacker / 38min
The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily reduced the amount of weddings, causing people to reschedule or postpone their big day, but weddings are back in a big way now. According to The Knot, 27% of last year’s weddings were ones that had been pushed back, and guest list amounts climbed closer to the pre-pandemic average.… Read more...



Mashable / 40min
SAVE $200: Woot has the 43-inch version of Samsung's The Frame QLED 4K smart TV (2022) on sale for $799.99 as an April 5 deal of the day. That's 20% off its $999.99 MSRP for its first discount ever. The 4K smart TV that looks like art is back for 2022 (and more museum-worthy than ever). Samsung announced last week that the latest version of The Frame will feature a new anti-reflective matte finis



For many people, the concept of directed energy, or lasers, conjures images of lightsabers and bank vault security systems—the stuff of Hollywood movies. However, the fact is, lasers are commonly used in everyday life applications, from surgery to optical communications. At Technology Innovation Institute’s (TII) Directed Energy Research Center (DERC), scientists and engineers are using directed



Mr. Kilar helped HBO Max exceed expectations, but upset some top Hollywood filmmakers in the process.



When Peloton announced its new strength-training tool, Peloton Guide, in November last year , skeptics were quick to criticize its surprising lack of innovation and (unsurprisingly) high price. A motion-tracking camera that costs more than a PS5 ? From the company whose bikes and treadmills have revolutionized the way we think about home fitness, the negative reception was understandable. But the



Microsoft has lifted the lid on a wealth of Windows 11 updates that it hopes will help alleviate common headaches for IT professionals. Announced as part of the company’s Windows Power the Future of Hybrid Work event , the new features equip Microsoft’s operating system with additional cybersecurity options to shield users against phishing and malware attacks. There are also improvements from a m



TechCrunch / 44min
We’re beyond thrilled to tell you that the fifth TC Sessions: Robotics returns this year as a live and in-person event! It’s been far too long, and we can’t wait to see you — and plenty of robots — on July 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Artificial intelligence has driven the rapid advancement in robotics technology, and robots are not only changing the way people work



TechCrunch / 44min
Two-dimensional virtual event platforms such as Hopin, Cvent and Zoom have become staples of virtual events but these are about consuming content rather than “user activation” for brands. So in the Metaverse, brands have turned to platforms like Meta, Sandbox or Decentraland for this kind of interaction. But, again, these are platforms built for consumers, so have limited application in a B2B set



24TechCrunch / 44min
We survived four years of a Trump presidency, two years of a global pandemic, the ever-worsening impacts of climate change and the beginnings of a horrific war. But if you look outside, you’ll notice that (hopefully) nothing is on fire. That’s because the universe is still being held together by one small, glimmering, spider web-thin thread, and it’s that Twitter doesn’t have an edit button. On A



As cruise lines roll back mask mandates and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drops its travel warning for cruises , four of the world’s eight most popular cruise lines have tightened cancellation policies. These changes will make it more difficult for you to scrap or change your upcoming sailing without taking a significant financial hit. For more than two years, since COVID-19



Mr. Kilar helped HBO Max exceed expectations, but upset some top Hollywood filmmakers in the process.



The wait for the first trailer for Marvel's much-anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder has been agonizing for fans. The movie is currently due for release into theaters on July 8, which is in less than 100 days, and there's been no release of anything resembling a trailer thus far. Bearing in mind that major studios can sometimes run a trailer up to a year before release, it is very, very rare for a



Windows 11 is getting some big changes to its core interface, including folders for the Start menu (at long last). Microsoft has announced that folders are going to grace the Start menu as of now, with an update rolling out for Windows 11 happening right off the bat (though as ever, that rollout will reach some PCs before others). We’ve already seen how this feature works, at least in testing, as



How-To Geek / 51min
Microsoft has now confirmed Windows 11’s File Explorer will get tabs. The long saga of tabs is finally coming to a close–remember when we were supposed to get them in 2018? Here’s why we’re confident Microsoft is delivering this time. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




JetBlue Boston London•
200+The Points Guy / 54min
London’s calling . Again. New York-based JetBlue on Tuesday announced the details of its long-awaited service from Boston Logan Airport to London. Flights will begin this summer to both Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW) airports, CEO Robin Hayes said at a press conference at the airport. Service to Gatwick launches July 19 while the Heathrow nonstops start Aug. 22. Want more airline-specific news?



Microsoft has unveiled new features for Windows 11 that should help address a few common hybrid working complaints. As part of its campaign to cater to the needs of this next era of work, the company will roll out OS-native improvements to boost the quality of the video meeting experience. There are four new “intelligent meeting” features in all: Voice Focus, Eye Contact, Automatic Framing and Po



Having been accessible through a tool in recent Insider builds , tabs for File Explorer are now available to all users in an update to Windows 11 , rolling out from today alongside other features for the app. The ability to have multiple tabs open in a single File Explorer window, similar to a web browser , is something that users, this writer included, have been wanting for years. It's felt like



Movies seem to be getting longer , but TV shows are getting shorter. As recently as 10 years ago, it was the norm for top-rated shows to produce 22 episodes or more every season. These days, that’s more or less a thing of the past, and only broadcast network shows even seem to bother with a consistent annual release… Read more...



Fuel surcharges are an important issue for award travel enthusiasts, as they can make your award flight cost hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars in addition to your miles redeemed. In some cases, fuel surcharges, often termed “carrier-imposed surcharges” by the airlines, are so high that they can match or even exceed the price of an economy-class ticket, eliminating much of the benefit of rede



Epic Unreal Engine 5•
Unreal Engine 5 is finally here after nearly a year of early access. Epic Games has officially released UE5 to developers, promising both more photorealistic visuals and easier-to-use creator tools. The new Unreal Engine's most obvious upgrades affect the basics of 3D rendering. The Nanite geometry system lets producers use objects with millions of polygons each while scaling gracefully and maint



Microsoft Windows W11•
Microsoft has announced a series of updates for Windows 365 that allow users to switch seamlessly between their local and cloud -based Windows 11 desktops. The virtualization service will soon benefit from four additional features: Windows 365 Boot, Windows 365 App, Windows 365 Switch and Windows 365 Offline. Broadly, the upgrades are designed to provide users with a simpler route into their clou



Chase & IHG recently refreshed their credit card portfolio , and as part of that they introduced the new IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card . It’s exciting to see an IHG business credit card launched, and in this post I wanted to recap all of the basics of the card. IHG Premier Business Card basics The IHG Premier Business Card is largely modeled after the IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card



VanMoof S5 Gen A5 Bikes•
VanMoof is updating its core e-bike lineup for the first time in two years. There are two new models designed for different use cases. The company created the S5 with longer rides in mind. It reworked the straight frame to increase the height of the riding position. It's for riders between 165 and 210 cm tall (approximately 5'5" to 6'11"). There are larger, 27.5-inch wheels and the base e-bike we



Save $49.01: As an April 5 Deal of the Day, the Apple Watch SE (40mm, GPS, Abyss Blue) has dropped to $229.99. That's an 18% savings and its best price since Black Friday. If Monday's deal on the Apple Watch Series 7 was still too steep for your preferences, another Apple Watch Deal of the Day from Amazon might be more feasible. On April 5, become the new owner of an Abyss Blue Apple Watch SE (40



EMEA Insider Threats•
Most companies are failing to guard against internal threats in the same way they shield against external attackers, a new report from cybersecurity firm Imperva suggests. There are numerous reasons for this behavior, from budget constraints, to the lack of in-house expertise. However, many companies are simply oblivious to the dangers posed by insider threats. Imperva surveyed 464 security and I



Inching toward a more mature (some could say “scandalous”) streaming service, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. were temporarily given not one but two 20 th Century Studios films titled “Hot Shots” and “Hot Shots: Part Deux.” These movies have since been removed from the platform just days after adding them. Starring the controversial Charlie Sheen, “Hot Shots” is a 1991 parody of “Top Gun.” Rated



Austin unicorn Workrise has laid off an unspecified number of employees as it exits several verticals and seeks to divest parts of its business. The company, which has built a workforce management platform for the skilled trades , confirmed that it was laying off employees but declined to say how many. Just last May, TechCrunch reported that the company had raised $300 million at a $2.9 billion v



Image Credits: Microsoft Among other updates, Windows 11 is getting an AI-enabled eye contact feature today that will always make it look like you’re looking at the screen. Don’t use it. There is nothing like staring into the soulless AI-enhanced eyes of a presenter during a video conference to make you question the nature of your reality. The presenter’s eyes unflinchingly focus on the screen, w



Microsoft Endpoint Manager is the company’s platform for helping IT teams manage and secure large fleets of devices, something that’s become increasingly complicated since the start of the pandemic. As part of its larger “Future of Hybrid Work” event, the company also today launched some updates to Endpoint Manager that go beyond some of the traditional feature sets for similar services, with the



Gizmodo / 1h
If after two years of being stuck at home you’re still not comfortable with traveling yet, Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland will send you on an hour-long train ride around the world thanks to its new 360-degree camera car that recently traversed the entire route of the world’s largest model railroad. Read more...



2022 Ford 737000 Vehicles•
The American automaker is recalling hundreds of thousands of units, according to the NHTSA.



Millions of people around the world use Microsoft Excel every year to create and manage spreadsheets as part of Microsoft Office. But have you ever stopped to think what “Excel” actually means? We’ll explain its origins. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Your four-year-old Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9+ will no longer receive security updates. Both phones have officially met the end of their lifecycle and will grow vulnerable to security exploits as their software ages. Unfortunately, that means it’s time to look for a replacement. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



1MORE proves once and for all that you don’t need to break the bank to get your hands on a pair of high-end, comfortable, long-lasting earbuds. If you’re in the market for cozy, feature-rich earbuds under $100, you’ll want to know everything that the ComfoBuds Mini Earbuds get right. Read This Article on Review Geek ›




Can’t stop, won’t stop. That’s what early data appears to say about the global venture capital market in Q1 2022. New data released by Crunchbase News 1 this morning paints the picture of a market slowing, but hardly stopped. In comparative terms, the dataset shows that the global venture market in Q1 2022 was in fact larger in dollar terms than its year-ago comp. However, compared to the fourth



The Amex Offers program has just rolled out a great new targeted offer for the purchase of Qantas flights, which could be worth considering for anyone planning travel Down Under. Save $200 on a Qantas itinerary With a new targeted Amex Offers deal, you can earn you a $200 statement credit when you spend $1,500 or more with Qantas by May 17, 2022. There are some terms to be aware of: The flight ne



Gizmodo / 1h
A24 is no stranger to quirky films , but Marcel The Shell With Shoes On might be its quirkiest yet. Endearing and sweet, the trailer follows the premise of the first viral video, showing a young Marcel (Jenny Slate) who lives with his grandmother as he’s interviewed by a documentarian. After the short film goes viral… Read more...



There was great news earlier this month for anyone earning or redeeming Avios: Qatar Airways Privilege Club has now adopted Avios as its mileage currency (replacing Qmiles), and Avios can be transferred between British Airways’ Executive Club and Qatar’s Privilege Club (among other programs) as many times as you like, in either direction, at a rate of 1:1. Related: How to transfer your Avios betw



Security updates are not something to be ignored: They patch critical issues with your tech that could compromise your privacy, security, and data. So when a company, like Google, drops a new security update for a device , like your Pixel, you should take note and install the update as soon as possible. Read more...



With Sony and Canon dominating headlines, Nikon has been the forgotten company in the mirrorless race. That’s set to change, though, with the launch of the 45.7-megapixel Z9 . It’s an innovative professional camera that offers awesome speed, incredible detail and outstanding 8K video capabilities. Nikon is breaking some new ground with this camera, too. It’s the first mirrorless model with no mec



Ubuntu 22.04, the next version of the famous Linux distro, is now available to download in beta. Codenamed Jammy Jelly fish, Ubuntu 22.04 is the next Long Term Service (LTS) release and comes bundled with a number of handy upgrades. The final version is set to go live later this month. An LTS version is usually relevant for about five years, giving businesses long-term peace of mind. Many things



Call Beyonce to round up all the single ladies because they’ll want to hear this: If you’re a woman traveling by herself on a handful of luxury cruise lines, there are equally single men — gentlemen hosts — hired to make sure you have a wonderful time on board. Before your mind wanders fully into the gutter, these debonair dudes can do a lot of things, but they can’t do that . This is a cruise, a



Remember when our minds were all blown when we discovered we could move the cursor on our iPhones by holding the space bar? Well, there are more hidden shortcuts like that—some of which are, admittedly, more useful than others, but all of which are worth a test drive to see if they, too, can become your new favorite… Read more...



Liquidity Apollo MUFG•
The credit-oriented fintech platform Liquidity Group , which funds later-stage technology companies, has announced a new raise of $775 million from private equity house Apollo and MUFG Bank. In a statement Ron Daniel, co-founder and CEO of Liquidity Group, said: “The new capital partnership with Apollo and the continued and successful partnership with MUFG is a validation of our founding vision t



Battery Gogoro Nasdaq•
Gogoro, the company behind Taiwan’s thriving two-wheeler battery swapping ecosystem, is poised to succeed where others have tried and could not — and now it has the cash to do so. On Monday, the company closed its merger with special purpose acquisition company Poema Global and is now listing on the Nasdaq under the ticker GGR. Gogoro expects to receive about $335 million in cash proceeds from th



Gizmodo / 2h
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Nintendo Switch 14.1.0•
Nintendo has released a new Switch update, version 14.1.0, that adds notification alerts for platinum points, Nintendo’s currency for redeeming free digital rewards. While there’s no sign of the usual stability and performance improvements we’ve all come to expect from smaller patches, the new system update will download automatically as soon as you load up a Switch game. However, if you’d like t



There's a class action lawsuit, with numerous reports of customers who were arrested for theft of vehicles they'd rented, and who wound up in jail while trying to clear matters up. I've even been contacted by readers trying to deal with the bureaucracy of Hertz over these issues. Appearing on CNBC, Hertz's new CEO acknowledges it happened, says it's rare, and that it won't happen again. Continue



Four years ago, I decided to purchase a Peloton bike . I was spending way too much on membership dues at a luxury gym I hardly attended, and I was intrigued by the idea of an exercise bike with live and on-demand classes. Even though the bike is expensive, I bought it on an installment plan; the monthly payments worked out to be around $100 less than that underused gym membership. Add in the fact



The original boomboxes offered one of the first ways to bring music anywhere. We’ve got plenty of options for portable music now, but a boombox brings more than that, with plenty of features, playback options, and volume. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



We’re big fans of tech and spend nearly every waking minute thinking about it, but sometimes it’s nice to step back and find other ways to pass the time without it. And what better candidate for unplugged fun than a good ol’ jigsaw puzzle? Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Not only are hearing aids expensive, but they’re rarely covered by insurance. That’s why Olive Union is launching a new, more powerful version of its popular budget hearing aids. Now available for pre-order, the Olive Max automatically cut unwanted noise, boost voices, and cost just $300 with an early bird discount. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Gizmodo / 2h
Rick Riordan offers another update on Disney’s Percy Jackson series . Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is developing a new series inspired by Umberto Eco. Plus, more footage from Sonic 2 , and what to expect from Walking Dead ’s incoming midseason finale . Spoilers get! Read more...



WordPress.com has introduced major price changes without warning, replacing all of its paid plans with a single ‘Pro’ plan. The Automattic-owned website builder has also reduced the storage on its free plan significantly, from 3GB to 500MB. In a WordPress forum thread , some users of the platform expressed their frustration with the new Pro plan, which costs $180 a year with no option to spread c




Tax Day snuck up on you? You’re not alone if filing your taxes ranks somewhere between going through your backlog of unread emails and organizing your sock drawer on your list of life’s big priorities, but even with the April 18 deadline looming for most of us, there’s no reason to freak out just yet. You can get your taxes done in minutes — like while you are waiting for your food delivery — wit



TL;DR: Like something out of the future, the Freesay TWS Simultaneous Translation Earphones are on sale for 33% off, so you can get them for $199.99 instead of their regular $299. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to press a button and instantly be able to communicate with anyone in any language? Well, in 2022, the seemingly impossible is now possible thanks to translation headphones.



TL;DR: This Portable Mini Dehumidifier with Heating Base is on sale for $39.99 as of April 5, which is 20% off its regular price of $49. Just like a room that's too dry , a room that's too humid can cause discomfort and even health issues. It can also lead to home deterioration and staining from mold and rust. If there's a room in your home causing you issues, it may be worth investing in a dehum



While both internet protocols have been around for decades, the conversation only recently began shifting to IPv6 in earnest.



Adversary-in-the-Middle (Enterprise T1557)•
31TechCrunch / 2h
Corsha, a Washington D.C-based cybersecurity startup, has secured a $12 million Series A investment to bring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to machine-to-machine API traffic. APIs, which allow two applications on the internet to talk to each other, became central to organizations’ digital transformation efforts during the pandemic. This has made APIs a prime target for malicious hackers, with



GM General Motors Honda•
Enlarge / The first EV to use GM's Ultium batteries is the Hummer EV, seen here. But from 2027, the cells will also power new, affordable EVs from Honda and GM brands. (credit: General Motors) On Tuesday, General Motors and Honda announced that the two companies are working together on a new range of affordable electric vehicles. The two OEMs will develop a new architecture that uses GM's new Ult



We already know cloud computing is one of the most important industries globally and today IDC has the data to prove it. According to a new report from the analyst firm, spending on cloud storage and computing products, including dedicated and shared environments, rose by 13.5% year-over-year to $21.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year, cloud spending rose 8.8% over 2020 to



Amazon Project Kuiper•
Amazon has signed contracts for what it says is the largest commercial procurement of rockets in history to support the launch of its $10 billion ‘Project Kuiper’ satellite broadband network . The retail and technology giant has reached agreements with European firm Arianespace, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin (which is backed by Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos) to launch



Elon Musk 9.2% Twitter•
100+Engadget / 2h
Elon Musk isn't just stopping at buying a stake in Twitter — he's also have a seat at the table. As CNBC reports , Twitter is appointing Musk to the company's board of directors. He'll be of value as both a "passionate believer and intense critic" of the social network, according to chief executive Parag Agrawal. An SEC filing shows that Musk will serve as a Class II director (that is, not top-ti



TL;DR: This Smart Dimmer Plug with Remote Control is 18% off as of April 5, so you can snag them for $26.99 instead of $32 and revamp the lighting in your home. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to have a high home decor budget to turn your space into a smart home. With this Smart Dimmer from UGR Lighting , you can turn floor lamps, table lamps, or string lights that have a wall plug int



TL;DR: As of April 5, the Complete Oracle Primavera P6 Software Training Bundle costs just $15, which is a whopping 96% off its value of $400. Getting access to new management software is great and all until you realize you're just using it for the bare-minimum features it offers. Dive into everything that the Oracle Primavera software management system has to offer with this quick, two-course bu



Marcel Shell Jenny Slate•
200+Mashable / 2h
Marcel the Shell is back, and he's on a mission. The pocket-sized (but don't leave him in there) hero of Jenny Slate and Dean Fleisher Camp's viral 2010 video will star in a feature film directed by Camp in which Marcel embarks on a search to find his family. The trailer finds Marcel (voiced once again by Slate) is living comfortably with his grandma Connie (Isabella Rossellini) when an Airbnb cu



TUI British Airways•
As COVID-19 restrictions ease and more and more airlines announce the dropping of their face mask mandates, TPG U.K. took to the skies to see how things have changed. Travel demand is swiftly returning to almost pre-pandemic levels, and with it, there have been numerous announcements in recent weeks of airlines dropping their face mask rules. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox



Millions of people around the world know the name Alexa, but what about the origin story of the voice of Amazon's own smart assistant?



Amazon Project Kuiper•
21Engadget / 3h
Amazon needs partners if it's going to send its Project Kuiper internet satellites to space, and the tech giant now has them lined up. The company has reached deals with Arianespace, ULA and its close ally Blue Origin to offer as many as 83 launches for Project Kuiper over the next five years. The arrangements will let Amazon field the "majority" of its 3,236 satellites, and is supposedly the lar



Chrono Cross TRDE RD•
Chrono Cross fans have been calling for a re-release of the classic JRPG almost since its launch back in 1999. Finally, after many long years of waiting, we're getting our wish. Available to play on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X , and other models, it features remastered graphics, the ability to fast forward, auto-battle improvements, and more. I've been playi



Ford Segel Apple T. Lasso•
Apple is making another major signing to its Apple TV Plus streaming platform, and it’s one that Star Wars fans might want to sit up and take note of. Set to make his first recurring TV appearances for a serialised show, Harrison Ford is set to appear in Shrinking, a new comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, the creative team behind another Apple TV Plus hit, Ted Lasso . Shrinking



GM General Motors Honda•
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Rick Schostek, EVP of American Honda said it best in a released statement: “Announcing a new battery electric vehicle isn’t exactly headline making news these days.” He’s right. There’s seemingly a new EV everyday ( including an electric DeLorean, announced yesterday ). But this announcement is different. General Motors and Honda today announced a partnership to co-develop affordable electric veh



Following a successful launch into Walmart stores last year, sexual wellness startup Cake is expanding its mainstream presence into Target. The move is buoyed by a $2.5 million bridge round to bring its total funding to date to $8.3 million. Los Angeles-based Cake raised $4 million in funding last year when it made its national retail launch into Walmart. New investors into the company this time




Unless you work in manufacturing or product design, you probably haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about how plastic shapes are made. Look around you — see anything with a plastic casing? It was probably injection-molded, and the tool used to make the plastic was probably a royal pain in the ejector pins to manufacture. Atomic Industries is taking an industry that’s currently part science and



20TechCrunch / 3h
We’re all guilty of it: sometimes, even when we’re not looking to move, it’s fun to look at home listings on Zillow just to see what’s out there. If that sounds weird to you… I don’t blame you, but I also recommend watching more HGTV. However, if this sounds like a fun way to procrastinate after you’re done playing the Wordle, Quordle, Globle and Heardle for the day, you’re not alone. The entire



San Francisco-based startup Astranis has purchased a dedicated launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, eschewing the less expensive “ride-share” model favored by new space companies for an exclusive mission that Astranis says will put its package of four communications satellites closer to their target orbit in a much faster amount of time. “We’re actually using substantially less than the max capabi



Batteries are at the heart of our most important daily technologies. Your phone, your laptop, and eventually your car and home, all rely on storing energy in batteries. Current battery technology is great, but graphene batteries could solve their shortcomings. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Plex Watchlist One•
In a surprise update, Plex now offers universal search and watchlist functions. These new features allow you to quickly find content on other streaming services, such as HBO Max and Disney+, all without leaving the Plex app. In other words, Plex is now a one-stop shop for all your streaming needs. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



We’re continuing our tour through the living room today by getting the winter grime off the windows and deep cleaning the treatments. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



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In Sea of Tranquility, the Station Eleven author uses time travel and other sci-fi flourishes to ask older questions about how humans make meaning.



RSM Ubisoft Rainbow Six•
Rainbow Six is coming to phones and tablets. On Tuesday, Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Mobile , a new entry in its long-running first-person shooter franchise that will be exclusive to Android and iOS devices. Set to come out later this year with Ubisoft’s Montreal studio leading development, the company says the free-to-play release will bring the “true” Rainbow Six Siege experience to mobile. E



Olive Max 2 Hearing•
Olive Union has started taking pre-orders for Olive Max , its new pair of hearing aids that doubles as a pair of ordinary wireless earbuds. The company says the model was built-on top of the success of Olive Pro , the 2-in-1 hearing aids/earbuds it released back in 2020. While Olive Pro looks like a pair of Apple AirPods, Max uses a custom-built design that wraps around the top the wearer's ear f



August's WiFi smart lock is a good one if you want an easy to use device to expand your smart home. Now you can get $40 off the smart home gadget at Wellbots by using the code EGDTLOCK at checkout. That'll bring the WiFi smart lock down to $189 — while not the all-time-low price we saw during the holiday shopping season last year, it's the best price we've seen on the gadget in 2022. Buy August W



Apple's base iPad isn't for early adopters or those looking to replace their laptop with a more svelte solution. Instead, it's the iPad for those who just want a more than capable tablet at a relatively affordable price. And if you've been eyeing the model with extra storage, you have an opportunity to grab it for $50 less than usual. The 256GB iPad is back down to its record-low price of $429 at



21Lifehacker / 3h
Sociological studies, history, and a quick look at Twitter all confirm a simple fact: People are terrible. We’re terrible because we’re born that way, and because we work diligently toward terribleness. But don’t despair as you click through these examples of our wretched nature, because humans are also awesome… Read more...



Peloton Guide Available•
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Although Peloton already puts cameras in its exercise bikes and treadmills, the new Peloton Guide, which is finally available after being first announced in November , is the company’s first camera-specific device that uses AI-powered motion tracking to monitor your form and routines while you work out from home. Read more...



Plex Watchlist Features•
Streaming media platform Plex is expanding on its mission to serve as a one-stop-shop for media and entertainment with the launch of new features designed to help users discover content to watch across their streaming services and the ability to save titles to a universal watchlist. The company believes the additions will make Plex more useful in today’s increasingly fragmented streaming landscap



Data One Today Years•
For all the talk about the criticality of data for businesses, enterprise data is commonly siloed, unreconciled and spread across disparate systems, making it challenging to use and analyze. According to a 2020 report from Seagate and IDC, enterprises collect only 56% of the data potentially available through their operations — 43% of which goes ultimately unleveraged. In its research , meanwhile



Coro Secures AI Cyber•
Enterprises typically dedicate significant money and talent towards protecting themselves from security breaches. That leaves a wide opportunity for cybersecurity specialists to build tools aimed at smaller organizations that still face the same security issues — and as some have argued , perhaps even more — as their larger counterparts but don’t have the same resources to fight them. Coro — a st



Microsoft Azure Ampere•
In the bid to become the cloud service to rule them all, Microsoft Azure has introduced a new Arm-based virtual machine in preview, based on Ampere Altra chips. The goal, as Microsoft explains in a new blog post , is to offer clients as much power as possible while using as little energy as possible. Easy peasy. "The new VMs are engineered to efficiently run scale-out workloads, web servers , app



Oppo Enco Air India•
The TWS earbuds competition is soon to get more intense now that Oppo is launching its premium Enco Air 2 Pro on April 12. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is expected to launch the premium headphone on the same day they showcase the Oppo F21 and F21 Pro smartphones. It is rumoured that the new premium TWS earbuds are expected to retain the familiar design of the Oppo Enco Air 2 that was launc



If you have been meaning to visit Costa Rica, now is a good time to book. JetBlue is offering round-trip flights from select airports to San Jose (SJO) starting at just $240. Looking for more TPG news directly sent to your inbox? Sign up here for our daily newsletter! Teatro Nacional (National Theatre) in downtown San Jose. (Photo by Rolf Schulten/ullstein bild/Getty Images) Deal basics Airline:



Elon Musk Twitter One•
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Twitter announced this morning via a tweet and a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Elon Musk, best known for his work at PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla, is joining the social network’s board of directors. News broke earlier in the week that Musk had purchased a more than 9% stake in the social media company after criticizing its speech policies publicly in late March . The n




Block Cash App US Data•
Block has confirmed a data breach involving a former employee who downloaded reports from Cash App that contained some U.S. customer information. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 4, Block — formerly known as Square — said that the reports were accessed by the insider on December 10. “While this employee had regular access to these reports as part of their pas



India 22 YouTube Channels•
India has banned 22 YouTube “news” channels for spreading disinformation on subjects concerning the national security and public order. The banned YouTube channels had amassed a combined total of 2.6 billion viewers, New Delhi said. The channels, four of which had origins in Pakistan and rest coming from India, were attempting to use templates and logos similar to those of credible news outlets,



21Gizmodo / 3h
DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ attempt to bring the Justice League and their counterparts into a new medium is nearly here. The publisher announced that the release of Batman Unburied , a podcast produced by longtime Batman movie writer David S. Goyer and starring Black Panther ’s Winston Duke as the Dark Knight, is… Read more...



American Airlines Jamaica•
American Airlines is furthering its dominance in the Caribbean with a new service to Jamaica. The Fort Worth-based carrier will connect its Miami (MIA) hub with Ocho Rios, Jamaica (OCJ), beginning on Nov. 5. Service will be operated by American Eagle regional partner Envoy Air aboard an Embraer E175. The 551-mile flight will operate twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Want more airline-spe



Dwyer Data EU Court•
A ruling by the European Union’s top court has reaffirmed that national law cannot rely on a claim of combating serious crime to deviate from the prohibition in EU law on general and indiscriminate collection of electronic comms data. Although the court has signposted some targeted exceptions it suggests may be permissible for gathering digital evidence in bulk to fight serious crime, such as by



There are a few things in life you can never have enough of. Time and money might be the first two that come to mind, but there are times when storage space on your computer could be a close third. When you unexpectedly run out of space—just as you’re trying to install a large game or download a high-res movie—your… Read more...



Microsoft Windows W11•
Microsoft is putting on a special Windows 11 event entitled Windows Powers the Future of Hybrid Work , hosted by CEO Satya Nadella and Chief Product Officer Panos Panay. The company released a rather cryptic teaser last month, sparking speculation in the community as to what new Windows 11 features and services Microsoft might announce. We'll have to wait until later to find out for sure, but all



GM General Motors Honda•
GM and Honda will co-develop a series of affordable EVs using a global architecture and GM's Ultium battery technology , the companies announced . They promised to build vehicles in multiple product segments, including the compact crossover category, calling it a "new chapter" in their partnership. That significantly expands on previous news that Honda would create two EVs using GM's battery tech



View of a librarian and several teens at the Hubbard Branch Library, Detroit Public Library. Bookshelves in background. Handwritten on back: “Hubbard Branch, interior view. Young adult and juvenile sections.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



Elon Musk Twitter Board•
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Elon Musk, Twitter’s newest and biggest shareholder, is flirting with the most contentious potential feature for the blue bird app: an edit button. His stance on whether the social network should allow users to change tweets after posting them may prove consequential: Musk was named Twitter’s newest board member… Read more...



Sony 2 PSVR2 Showcase•
If you’ve been patiently waiting for Sony to announce a PSVR 2 pre-order date, there’s a strong chance we might hear more about the upcoming virtual reality headset soon. Prominent insider Tom Henderson shared on Twitter that Sony has begun sending out emails titled “Introducing PlayStation VR2”, which could indicate a PSVR 2 State of Play or showcase event is on the way. Henderson noted that bot



PayPal 2% Mastercard•
PayPal has revealed its upgraded credit card, which will now offer users more cashback, depending on how they make their purchases. As before, users will still get unlimited two percent cashback on anything they buy, wherever a Mastercard is accepted. However, if you check out with PayPal, you'll get unlimited three percent cashback. This goes for online, mobile and in-store (with the PayPal QR C



Normally Bilt Rewards will give you 100 free points for linking each of their transfer partners to your account. They have 11 partners, so that's 1100 transferable Bilt points. Right now Bilt Rewards will give you 500 points for linking your American AAdvantage account to your Bilt account. This takes just a few seconds in their app. This is available through April 15. That means a total of 1500



In 2021, Hyatt purchased Apple Leisure Group , paving the way for World of Hyatt to add 100+ all-inclusive properties to the program. The process of these hotels being integrated into World of Hyatt has just started, as it’s now possible to earn & redeem points at select Apple Leisure Group properties. World of Hyatt adding 100+ all-inclusive resorts Hyatt invested a huge amount in Apple Leisure



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I am a big fan of how Keychron has made the DIY mechanical keyboard space more accessible to everyone. But for those who want to participate in the clicky-clack universe without going too deep, it can be hard to find a mechanical keyboard that isn’t geared solely toward enthusiasts or gamers. Read more...



When shopping for a VPN, you may have run into a feature called a warrant canary. Touted as extra protection against government surveillance, you may have wondered what it is and whether it’s useful. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Water is a major hazard for high-end portable tech like smartphones and smartwatches, but water resistance has lessened the threat, and future iPhones and Apple Watches could be even better protected. That’s because Apple has patented a ‘stand-alone water detector,’ which uses a membrane to detect if water has entered a device. Currently, Apple uses gel-filled sensors to help detect and defend ag



44Wired / 4h
Celebrities struggle with ownership of their image. It's time to prevent “portrait piracy" before the rest of us need to worry too.



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
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Listen, I've got an idea on how social media companies should be run. First, you get the world's wealthiest person to join in and start obsessively using the platform. Then, he just polls his followers on whether they want a certain feature or not. If the majority says yay, boom: the CEO OKs it and you add the feature. OK, this may be not the most practical way to do it for most companies, but it




The percentage of kids who have a smartphone grows by the year , and this trend is seemingly only going in one direction. Kids start begging for their own phone as soon as they can talk (or at least it probably feels that way to parents who are always handing their phone over to keep a kid busy). In some ways, your child having a phone on them at all times can alleviate some serious worries about



PayPal 2% Mastercard•
There’s a new and improved cash-back card on the block. PayPal will soon relaunch the no-annual-fee PayPal Cashback Mastercard to offer one of the most impressive earning rates we’ve seen. Issued by Synchrony Bank, cardholders will earn a generous 3% cash back on all purchases made through this popular electronic payment service, whether that’s online, through the mobile app or to pay in-store wi



Solana Google Hivemapper•
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Over a decade ago, a group of employees at Yahoo were struggling to compete with Google Maps as the younger firm aggressively outspent its rivals and scaled its offering with a grand vision and unmatched risk-appetite. “We didn’t have the same kind of budget and they ultimately won. But as a competitive person that was deeply frustrating to me,” said Ariel Seidman, who served as a product manager



GF Tools Ghost Kitchens•
27TechCrunch / 4h
After operating his own ghost kitchen, Keto Kitchen, in Austin for the past year, serial entrepreneur John Meyer saw that fintech resources for the industry were lacking. When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was. That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven f



Endel Raises $15M AI•
Berlin-based sound wellness company Endel has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Waverley Capital and True Ventures to further develop its patented technology. The company’s app creates soundscapes that are designed to help people relax, focus and sleep better. The technology takes inputs from the user’s movement, time of day, weather, location and other factors to use AI to generate p



89TechCrunch / 4h
Companies are scrambling to participate in the crypto ecosystem, but many of the tools available for them to use are disjointed and not user-friendly, especially for those new to web3. New York-based Starlight aims to simplify the process for onboarding companies into crypto. Its product allows companies to set up a crypto wallet and track and manage their digital assets on an ongoing basis, all



Tinybird Data $37M•
24TechCrunch / 4h
Tinybird has raised a $37 million Series A round led by CRV and Singular Ventures. Your company may have stored a ton of data in a warehouse — everything is in there. But what do you do with it now? Sure, you can generate monthly reports and see how your business is doing. But Tinybird helps companies take advantage of this data in realtime. In addition to the two VC firms leading the new funding



Thunkable $30M Series•
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Mobile apps have become part of the bedrock of how the world at large gets things done and spends a lot of its leisure time, so it’s no surprise that the development of them has become increasingly democratized, too. Now, one of the startups that has created a platform to make it easier to build mobile apps is announcing some funding to continue its expansion after passing 3 million consumer and



The Raspberry Pi is a revolution in computing: a seriously cheap single-board computer sold for as little as $4. Unfortunately, the ongoing global chip shortage is raining on its parade. "Over the last six months we’ve been working hard to get more Raspberry Pi products built and shipped to customers," wrote Pi boss Eben Upton in an apologetic blog post . "Despite a variety of supply-chain challe



Peloton has finally released Guide, the fitness accessory we first saw in November. Will having a camera watch you exercise help keep you accountable?



Samsung 2 360 Audio•
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds are set to receive spatial audio by way of an upcoming update. The brand's 360 Audio was a feature previously exclusive to the Galaxy Buds Pro, but it looks like the more affordable Buds 2 will get it soon. Spotted on Reddit by XDA Developers , the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 software update clocks in at around 3MB, and is set to feature call quality improveme



Mailchimp Trezor Accounts•
One of the biggest marketing automation platforms and email marketing services, MailChimp, was breached over the weekend, with attackers getting away with more than a hundred mailing lists. The mailing lists were later used to target people with phishing attacks, in an attempt to steal their money and cryptocurrency holdings. As reported by BleepingComputer , MailChimp announced the breach on Sun



Twitter founder Jack Dorsey might not like what’s become of the internet. But the internet doesn’t stop moving. Elon Musk now owns part of Twitter , after purchasing $2.89 billion in stock, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing spotted by CNBC . The purchase follows recent criticism by Musk over the social media site's free speech policies. Musk loves tweeting, so it m



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



Amazon Project Kuiper•
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Enlarge / Amazon is counting on the Vulcan rocket, a pathfinder for which is shown here, to deliver a large number of satellites into space. (credit: United Launch Alliance ) Amazon on Tuesday announced the largest commercial launch deal ever. The company said it has finalized agreements with three different rocket companies for a total of 83 launches. The rockets will deploy a majority of Amazon



OnePlus Nord FCC TWS•
We'd heard rumblings around OnePlus's plans of launching multiple devices this year including a Nord branded smartwatch and a pair of TWS . Now the keen-eyed folks at MySmartPrice have not only been able to share live images of the upcoming earbuds as they head for necessary certifications but have shared a whole lot of technical details as well. The earbuds were in a black all-plastic body and h



89Mashable / 5h
A 26-year-old woman is speaking to a camera and crying. It could be the product of anything: the contemplation of an Omicron-doomed existence, or a classic apology video. But the subject of her distress is actually the book she’s holding just inside of her phone camera frame. The TikTok has been viewed over 6 million times . This falls part of BookTok: a space where readers and literature lovers



Russia Europe Ukraine•
28Wired / 5h
With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better.



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The duo behind Twitter Crypto say NFT profile pics and crypto tipping are just the beginning.



Peloton Guide Tracking•
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The Peloton Guide uses computer vision to give feedback about your exercise regimen, all while fitting into your busy, squeeze-in-a-workout lifestyle.




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The blockchain isn’t as “anonymous” as you might think.



Amazon Project Kuiper•
Amazon is finally taking decisive action on its Kuiper communications satellite constellation, securing the rights to as many as 83 launches from United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and of course Blue Origin. Interestingly, none of the launch vehicles set to be used have flown before — but there’s plenty of time to change that as Amazon’s 3,236-strong constellation takes shape. Announced during



Shopping for a new TV and want to get the most for your money? Here’s how to decide how many HDMI ports you need. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Late last year, Peloton announced Guide . The set-top system is an effort to reach a broader slice of the market with a lower cost alternative to its line of bikes and treadmills. At $495, the system wasn’t cheap, exactly, running $100 mor than Tempo’s recently announced Move system. The price point was, however, significantly more accessible than even the company’s cheapest piece of hardware. Fi



JetBlue Boston London•
In August 2021, JetBlue launched its much anticipated transatlantic service, with a New York to London route. The airline is now adding its first transatlantic routes out of Boston, as the airline will fly to two airports in London. JetBlue’s Boston to London route launches July 2022 JetBlue will be adding service to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick as of the summer of 2022. As of July 19,



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The cast of Michael Bay's Ambulance certainly paint an interesting picture of the director. In the video above, Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss their first meeting at Bay's house (apparently it's gigantic and contains Transformers memorabilia and indoor trees), before describing the man's habit for accidental Sunday butt-dials (something their co-star Eiza Gonzalez also backs up



JetBlue Boston London•
Over the last several days rumors became clear that JetBlue would announce Boston - London Heathrow service today, using slots they've just leased from Qatar Airways . Well, there's no announcement yet but they've front-run their press release by loading the flights into the schedule. And it's actually more than expected. Continue reading ...



On Monday, Clara Wanjiku Odero , a former employee of African payments giant and unicorn Flutterwave , accused the company’s chief executive officer Olugbenga’ GB’ Agboola of bullying and harassing her for years. She made the allegations in a Medium post and series of tweets that came after. In the blog post, Odero recounted how a series of undescribed events led her to quit her job as Head of Im



WhatsApp Phishing Voice•
An unknown threat actor is impersonating WhatsApp over email in an attempt to bait victims into installing a trojan, cybersecurity researchers have warned. According to a report from Armorblox, the attackers have targeted close to 30,000 endpoints to date, across the healthcare, education and retail sectors, and also managed to bypass Microsoft and Google email security filters. The report states



The LG C2 42-inch OLED TV is available to buy now, but a significant error means you shouldn't just yet. That's because the South Korean brand's bespoke panel type, OLED EX, hasn't shipped with the first batch of the 42-inch LG C2 model. While it may be tempting to buy the brand new LG C2 right away, especially if you're after a smaller model, HDTVTest discovered that some TVs in the initial LG C



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl? If you’re coveting ILCA's recent Gen 4 remakes for Nintendo Switch, then that’s probably the tough question you’re asking yourself. Offering two versions of the same game is a tradition for the Pokémon series. Overall, you'll find both versions provide a largely identical experience with regards to things like story, map, characters, and price, with the



Ride GTA 5 Real Bike•
A lot of mods have been released for GTA 5 over the years, but few encourage you to exercise. GT Bike V does just that by enabling you to hook up a smart bike to your PC and pedal around the virtual streets of Los Santos. You can even cycle with friends in a new mode. GT Bike V’s latest update introduces multiplayer to the GTA 5 mod (thanks, Rock Paper Shotgun ). Get your buddies to connect their



Following a sale on the Apple Watch Series 7 models , Amazon is now focusing on the more value-oriented Watch SE. All four models are available with discounts of $49, with the 40mm GPS Watch SE starting at just $230 , or 18 percent off. That's near an all-time low price, and the best deal on the Watch SE we've seen this year. Buy Watch SE [GPS 40mm] at Amazon - $230 Buy Watch SE [GPS 44mm] at Ama



Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring how privacy is violated in the modern world, and what you can do about it. Spotify is listening to you. It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, but the wildly popular music streaming service in fact collects, stores, and shares reams of seemingly mundane user data, adding up to an intrusion that's much more than just the sum of its parts. While Spotif



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There aren't many people who could get away with saying "Shh, you're interrupting" to Stephen Colbert on his very own show. But then again, Shaquille O'Neal isn't most people. In the Late Show clip above, the basketball legend demonstrates a brownie recipe from his new cookbook, Shaq's Family Style , while casually scolding Colbert whenever he questions anything the big man says. The process is c



Fortnite Update 20.10•
It's that time of the week again: Fortnite servers are down as Epic Games prepares to roll out update v20.10. You've probably noticed that something is up by now if you've tried to log in for matchmaking and been faced with an error message instead. So if you're trying to make your way through Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 's Battle Pass, you're going to have to press pause. Epic usually lets playe



41Wired / 6h
Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral in hyperefficient nurseries.



US Hypersonic Russia•
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The U.S. tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but didn’t publicize the test to avoid inflaming tensions with Russia as the country continues to decimate Ukraine with its needless war. Any confusion between the U.S. and Russia during a time of heightened world conflict runs the risk of starting a nuclear war, and… Read more...



As the boom of the e-commerce aggregator trend continues in Asia, South Korea, the fifth-largest e-commerce market in the world, is rolling up. Wholesum , a Seoul-based e-commerce aggregator, is jumping on the trend of larger firms buying up third-party merchants that would usually sell on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and eBay. The company said Tuesday that it has raised $35 million in debt a



NSO Pegasus Apple iPhones•
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Investigators say they have found evidence that a Jordanian journalist and human rights defender’s iPhone was hacked with the Pegasus spyware just weeks after Apple sued the spyware’s maker NSO Group to stop it from targeting Apple’s customers. Award-winning journalist Suhair Jaradat’s phone was hacked with the notorious spyware as recently as December 5, 2021, according to an analysis of her pho




Netflix Witcher Season 3•
Production on The Witcher's third season is now officially underway, The hit fantasy drama, which debuted its second season in December, is now back in production, as officially confirmed by Netflix with an on-set photo showing stars Henry Cavill (Geralt), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri) enjoying a well-earned break between takes in a very snowy location. Our family is back togeth



Valve Steam Deck tSD•
Valve says that it is ‘ramping up’ Steam Deck shipments going forward, so with more units being produced, if you’re waiting in that long pre-order queue, you should be getting your handheld gaming PC sooner. Indeed, Valve confirmed in a tweet that not only are more Steam Deck units going to be rolling off production lines, but as a result, availability notifications sent via email will be coming



SharePlay iPad Apple•
When Apple rolled out SharePlay with iOS 15.1 last year, it was only supported by a handful of apps. The list has grown a bit over the past months, with ESPN , Twitch and Disney+ updating their apps with the capability to use the group viewing feature. Now, you can add Hulu to the roster. The streaming service's latest iOS and tvOS update introduces SharePlay as a feature for its iPhone, iPad and



Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max•
We've already seen loads of iPhone 14 renders leaked that show us how the standard and Pro models could look, and now we've finally got a glimpse at what the biggest member of the family, the Pro Max, could look like. This comes from a leaker called ShrimpApplePro, who is quite a new name in the tech leaking game, though they have enough of a track record to be worth covering. On Twitter , they p



Once upon a time, in the now-so-innocent year of 2014, five weirdos became enraptured by the same perverse and — we all thought — completely original idea: Using brain-reading gadgets to turn the act of meditation into some kind of sporting contest. This wasn’t as much of a stretch as you might think. In September 2014, a Canadian startup called Interaxon released the Muse, a lightweight headband



Let's state it plain: I am an NBA Casual. That's not something most folks, at least online, would readily admit. Because even though my fandom is casual, on most days I'm deeply engrossed in NBA Twitter. And being called a "Casual" on NBA Twitter is an insult — it's typically a shorthand method of saying a person's opinion is awful and the sort of thing a non-devoted fan would think. Still, it's



Early tests have been promising, but issues involving bias, privacy and mistrust of “black box” algorithms are possible pitfalls.



Remote $300M Series•
80TechCrunch / 7h
Remote workforces have come into their own in the last several years, with companies ever more willing to tap into talent wherever it happens to be, and a vast array of low-friction tools being built to make those distributed teams work just as effectively as if they were all in the same physical space. Today, Remote , which has built a platform to hire distributed employees, and then make sure t



Google April Pixel•
If you’ve been experiencing any bugs or annoyances on your Pixel phone then there’s a good chance they’re about to be fixed, as Google’s April update is rolling out now, and it includes fixes for numerous issues. According to the changelog , if you have a Pixel 6 or a Pixel 6 Pro then you’ll get improved wireless charging performance with “certain accessories”, along with a fix for an issue causi



Elon Musk 9.2% Twitter•
Tesla CEO and tech business mogul Elon Musk now owns 9.2 percent of Twitter shares, according to a recent schedule 13G filing released by the SEC . Bloomberg states this purchase was worth around $2.89 billion and Twitter’s value in the stock market went up 27 percent on Monday, April 4. Naturally, this begs the question why did Musk make this seemingly random purchase, and what does it do for th



ZOTAC GeForce 4 3090 OC•
The ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, and the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GPUs come in both Standard and OC flavors, and features some of the fastest graphics chips produced by Nvidia. Both the cards packs 10,752 CUDA Cores, 78 RT-TFLOPs, 40 Shader-TFLOPs, 320 Tensor-TFLOPs, and 24GB GDDR6X memory that can provide a staggering 1 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The biggest difference between ROG Stri



April Android Pixel 6•
Google's Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are great phones on paper, but they've been beset by bugs and problems that have annoyed a fair number of users. Google's April update has now arrived (on time, for once) with fixes for several key issues around charging, the camera and security, 9to5Google has reported. On the camera side, Google said the update fixes "issues causing front-facing camera preview in cert



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26TechCrunch / 8h
The number of POS terminals in Nigeria grew from 150,000 in 2017 to 543,000 in April 2021, according to Statista . During that period, the volume of POS payments in the country also increased tremendously , hitting more than 500 billion as of May 2021 . In Nigeria, POS terminals are used to process card payments at retail locations as well as for agency banking purposes, a branchless banking syst



Late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel had a little fun on April Fools' Day this year, each flying across the country to swap shows for the day. Now both The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! have released behind-the-scenes footage showing the planning, preparation, and rehearsal that went into this prank. It also revealed that the considerate Jimmy Kimmel Live! crew kindly provided Fal



UK Nadine Asks Telecoms•
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has written to the UK’s broadband providers urging them to do more to promote social broadband tariffs, weeks after Ofcom published proposals to the same effect. In the letter, Dorries expressed her gratitude for the work already done by the telecoms industry in deploying superfast broadband and for keeping the country during the pandemic at a time when connectivi



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42TechCrunch / 9h
Barcelona-based Amenitiz , which sells software-as-a-service for streamlining the administration of independent hotels and B&Bs which it shorthands as ‘Shopify for hotels’, has closed a $30 million Series A a few months after it announced a $7.5M seed . The latest round is led by VC firm Eight Roads, with Chalfen Ventures and existing investors Point-Nine, Backed and Otium Capital also participat
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There’s coming hard out of the gates with a new company, and then there’s Sweep . The company was founded in 2020, then raised a $22 million Series A round a few months ago, following by a $73 million Series B round announced today. The company swept in with a platform for carbon emissions management. It found a sweet spot in the world of large corporates, which were foaming at the mouth to annou



If you're looking to get additional value for money with your next smartphone purchase, you may want to consider a handset from Oppo's upcoming Find X5 series, thanks to some exceptionally lucrative pre-order bonuses. Available for pre-order in Australia now, Oppo's latest flagship phone series is led by the Oppo Find X5 Pro , which boasts a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset (the same one found



21TechCrunch / 11h
If you live in the U.K. or the U.S., you may already be quite familiar with equity crowdfunding. And yet, few French startups turn to their community of users to raise some new funding. Thanks to recent regulatory changes, British investment platform Crowdcube plans to shake things up as it is officially launching on the French market. And you may have noticed a recent crowdfunding campaign in th




Musk Twitter Edit Button•
Engadget / 11h
Elon Musk, who recently became Twitter's largest shareholder , has posted a poll on the website asking users whether they want an edit button. His options are a misspelled "yse" and "on," which might make you think that the whole thing is joke until you see that the poll has been retweeted by Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. "The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully," Agra



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TL;DR: A lifetime license to PDF Converter Pro is on sale for £22.87, saving you 70% on list price. Why is converting a document to a PDF so difficult, even in 2022? Probably because you don't have the right software. With PDF Converter Pro you can go back and forth between converting existing PDFs into Word, Excel, JPG, and many more file formats with the click of a button. It makes sharing docu



IBM Z16 AI Quantum•
55TechCrunch / 12h
When you think of mainframes, you probably have a mental picture from an old movie, with punch cards and a computer that takes up an entire large room. But the mainframe still lives, and is a viable product at IBM . Today, it’s much sleeker and more powerful, and helps run data-intensive workloads for the world’s biggest industries, with use cases that might not be quite ready for the cloud. Toda


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