Tuesday, April 05, 2022

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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



4KGizmodo / 12h
Star Trek: Picard is going out with a hell of a bang. Paramount has confirmed that the third and now officially final season of the series will culminate with guest appearances from The Next Generation legends: Jean-Luc is getting the Enterprise -D band back together, at last! Read more...



JetBlue Spirit Frontier•
JetBlue has made a bid to acquire ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, a surprise move that could imperil Spirit’s own plans to merge with Frontier Airlines. The news of JetBlue’s apparent interest in Spirit was first reported Tuesday afternoon by The New York Times , which cited “three people with knowledge of the matter.” The deal would be valued at about $3.6 billion and would trump Frontie




IP iDrive Photos Backup•
Less than one year after it was launched , iDrive Photos , from the makers of TechRadar’s editor choice for best cloud storage , iDrive , has added a new feature that makes it an even more attractive offer for those looking to move away from Google Photos . You can check out our iDrive Photos review here . For just under $1 for the first year and $10 for subsequent years, you get unlimited cloud



As the browser wars rage on, Microsoft Edge is one step closer to challenging Google Chrome as it has finally surpassed another major rival. According to data from the web analytics service StatCounter, Microsoft’s browser is now used on 9.65 percent of all desktops worldwide which still pales in comparison to Chrome’s 67.26 percent market share. Back in February of this year, Edge was closing in



JetBlue Spirit Frontier•
In February 2022 it was announced that Frontier Airlines would acquire Spirit Airlines , forming (by far) the largest ultra low cost carrier in the United States. Now, seemingly out of nowhere, JetBlue has swooped in, and has submitted an offer to acquire Spirit Airlines. JetBlue’s takeover bid for Spirit Airlines JetBlue has submitted an all-cash $3.6 billion offer to acquire Spirit Airlines, at



Google Data BigQuery•
TechCrunch / 56min
At its Cloud Data Summit, Google today announced the preview launch of BigLake, a new data lake storage engine that makes it easier for enterprises to analyze the data in their data warehouses and data lakes. The idea here, at its core, is to take Google’s experience with running and managing its BigQuery data warehouse and extend it to data lakes on Google Cloud Storage, combining the best of da



Google Data BigQuery•
TechCrunch / 56min
There’s a new alliance in town: the Data Cloud Alliance . Founded by Google Cloud, Accenture, Confluent, Databricks, Dataiku, Deloitte, Elastic, Fivetran, MongoDB, Neo4j, Redis and Starburst, the group’s mission is to “make data more portable and accessible across disparate business systems, platforms, and environments—with a goal of ensuring that access to data is never a barrier to digital tran



Intel Operations Russia•
22TechCrunch / 1h
A month after stopping shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus, Intel has now suspended all business operations in Russia. In a statement , the company said, “Intel continues to join the global community in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine and calling for a swift return to peace,” adding that it will support its 1,200 employees in Russia and “[implement] business continuity measures t



Like it or not, Twitter is finally getting an edit button. The company confirms that it began working on an edit button in 2021, and that it will test the feature with paid Twitter Blue users in the coming months. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Since its launch in late 2021, the Google Pixel 6 family has been a double-edged buy - while the phones are great, months of Pixel problems have plagued users, with software bugs and problems making the devices difficult to use for some. Sure, the phones sit high in some of our rankings, sitting near the top of our list of the best camera phones and best Android phones , especially the Google Pix



TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Speakly is on sale for £53.35, saving you 82% on list price. If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at speaking a new language, now’s a great time to embark on the journey. If not now, when? A lifetime Speakly app subscription is on sale for only £53.35. Its regular retail cost is £300, so you’ll end up saving 82% if you act fast. Speakly’s unique language-learni



Microsoft TAS AS Space•
As part of its efforts to expand its focus toward space, Microsoft has developed a platform for on-orbit compute so that spaceships running AI workloads can be connected to the hyperscale Azure cloud. In the first of a series of space-focused partnerships, the software giant is working with Thales Alenia Space to demonstrate and validate on-orbit compute technologies with a demonstration onboard



40SlashGear / 3h
Samsung was criticized over the older cameras found on its very expensive Galaxy Z Fold 3, but that may finally change with the next-generation foldable.



Microsoft has some big changes for Windows 11, not the least of which is the return of grouping in the Start Menu, not to mention File Explorer tabs.



Meta Facebook Reels•
Facebook is taking another step to encourage users to create original content for its TikTok clone. The company introduced a new “sharing to Reels” feature to allow users of third-party apps to post directly to Facebook Reels. The update allows outside developers to add a “Reels button” to their app so users can post clips directly to Reels while taking advantage of Reels’ editing tools, Facebook



Block Cash App Data•
Block disclosed today that a security breach involving a former employee impacts 8.2 million Cash App users. In an SEC filing , the company reported that an ex-employee on December 10th downloaded a number of reports with information on customer information. The exfiltrated data included full names, brokerage account numbers, brokerage portfolio value, brokerage portfolio holdings and reports of



Apple Subscription•
Apple is testing out a new subscription payment system for iOS devices that would let developers automatically charge a higher subscription-renewal price rather than ask for explicit acceptance, so long as the user is notified ahead of the renewal price increase and given the chance to cancel their subscription. While this is a fairly common practice with subscription services, this isn't the way



German Russian Hydra•
Gizmodo / 5h
Hydra, a longtime dark web cesspool of money laundering and drug sales, has been shut down by police. Read more...



The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has made another appearance, this time in a leak that includes one surprising detail: it looks like a rebranded Realme handset.



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
It comes after new board member Elon Musk asked his followers if they wanted the feature.



Gizmodo / 5h
As I write this on Tuesday April 5, 2022, Morbius is currently sitting at 16% on critical aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. That means with just over 200 reviews counted, 84% of critics who saw the film disliked it more than they liked it. ( This critic included .) Which, to put it mildly, isn’t good. And it’s… Read more...



20TechCrunch / 6h
Joey Noble Contributor Joey Noble is community manager at Demand Curve . More posts by this contributor Demand Curve: How Ahrefs’ homepage educates prospects to purchase Demand Curve: How Customer.io’s homepage converts readers into customers “Skio helps brands on Shopify sell subscriptions without ripping their hair out,” explained Skio’s founder, Kennan Davison, when we sat down with him to und




It looks like Apple may soon switch its App Store subscription model, allowing developers to automatically charge customers higher rates on an opt-out basis.



Gizmodo / 6h
“I’ve always been attracted to characters that mean well, but fail miserably,” writer-director Matt Vesely explained to Short of the Week of his sci-fi comedy My Best Friend Is Stuck on the Ceiling . The short film was released a few years ago, but that context and that title (and the fact that the movie itself is … Read more...



JetBlue Spirit Frontier•
Spirit Airlines has been expected to merge with Frontier Airlines, in a deal announced two months ago. But today JetBlue stepped in with an offer 40% higher than Frontier's to acquire Spirit. Here, JetBlue explains its rationale and its plans to employees in an internal communication that was shared with View From The Wing . Continue reading ...



NASA plans to send a spacecraft off to investigate an asteroid, but first, it has to make sure the vessel can handle the burdens of launch and space.



Plex has announced a couple of new features that take users beyond their own content servers, connecting them with the wider streaming ecosystem and apps.



Editor’s note: This post was updated with additional clarity on mask requirements. The White House today, April 5, 2022, said there are no immediate plans to lift the COVID-19 testing requirement for inbound international travelers. In a press briefing, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients says, “No, there are no plans to change the international travel requirements at this po



IPCC UN Climate 2030•
Enlarge (credit: Tony Armstrong-Sly / Flickr ) The urgency of action on climate change is a complicated thing. On the one hand, the harm of inaction is real and growing every year. On the other hand, there's no such thing as "too late." Plug in some numbers, and you can define a corresponding deadline to hit a target, but we're not dealing with an all-or-nothing proposition. There is a continuum



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
45Gizmodo / 7h
Twitter is developing an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they’ve been posted. Read more...



Now that Hawai’i has officially lifted its travel restrictions for people arriving from the United States, many travelers are understandably thinking about a trip to paradise. Alaska Air wants to help push you from “think” to “book” with a new sale on flights to the islands this spring from the west coast that is too good to pass up. Now that Hawai'i's travel restrictions have eased, it's the per



Apple has officially announced its WWDC 2022 event, revealing the date and all of the things developers can expect. The conference will once again be online.



Biden Federal Long Covid•
Enlarge / A long COVID patient in German takes a pulmonary function test at Hufeland Clinic's Center for Pneumology. (credit: Getty | picture alliance ) President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a memorandum directing the secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate and speed efforts to understand and treat long COVID, which is estimated to affect up to 23 million Americans . In a White House



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
100+Mashable / 7h
Twitter is finally giving in. The social media giant announced Tuesday that, yes, it's actually for real working on an edit button that it plans to start testing in the "coming months." And no, it hastened to add, this move has nothing to do with Elon Musk. "yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year," wrote the company . "no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll" Tweet may have bee



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 Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Today was one of those days reporters love — frenzied writing, source-gathering — all the trappings of a good newsletter! Join us as our fingers dance joyous Lindy Hop routines across our keyboards. While we ha



JetBlue Spirit Frontier•
JetBlue’s surprise announcement on Tuesday that it is bidding to acquire Spirit Airlines could raise questions about the future of JetBlue’s most strategic alliance. The Northeast Alliance that JetBlue formed with American Airlines in 2020 has been a boon for both airlines — and also invited a still-pending lawsuit from the Department of Justice. In its press release announcing the $3.6 billion b



Rivian 2022 2553 1227•
39TechCrunch / 7h
Rivian produced 2,553 vehicles in the first quarter, putting it on course to meet its production goal of 25,000 EVs this year, the company said Tuesday. Rivian also reported that it delivered 1,227 vehicles in the first quarter. The production figures include a mix of the Rivian R1T pickup truck, R1S SUV and the commercial vans it is making for Amazon, a Rivian shareholder. “These figures are in



1500 One Pentagon Ufo•
500+Futurism / 8h
Four years after filing a Freedom of Information Act request with the US Defense Intelligence Agency, British tabloid The Sun was handed a stunning piece of information : over 1,500 pages of bizarre, previously classified documentation about reports of contact with UFOs. The material is surprisingly full of outrageous claims, from alleged injuries to “human observers by anomalous advanced aerospa



100+Gizmodo / 8h
Today we got the shocking news that Picard ’s third and final season would form a major reunion of much of the primary cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation , with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner all making appearances. With Whoopi Goldberg and John de Lancie … Read more...



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
23TechCrunch / 8h
Apparently it wasn’t just an April Fools’ joke . As any true blue Twitter user knows, the divide over the social network adding an edit button is the deepest ideological ravine of our time — and Twitter is poised to switch sides. The company confirmed that it is indeed working on an edit button Tuesday. Twitter started tinkering around with a tweet editing option last year and will test it out in



IPCC UN Climate 2030•
Though climate change concerns haven't been alleviated, scientists say there's still time for governments around the world to mobilize and cap global warming.



Musk Twitter Edit Button•
More than a decade and a half into its existence, Twitter has confirmed what was once unthinkable: an edit button is on the way. The company confirmed as much Tuesday, saying that it's been "been working on an edit feature since last year." The company was light on details, but it did share a mock-up of the feature, which it said it would test first with Twitter Blue subscribers "in the coming mo




Base10 , a venture firm founded only four years ago, just closed its third fund with $460 million in capital commitments. Because co-founder Ade Ajao — originally from Spain — is half Nigerian, the new fund makes Base10 — which now has $1.3 billion in assets under management — the world’s largest Black-led venture capital fund, it says. While that’s notable, far more interesting to us is how Ajao



Enlarge / Laundering of stolen cryptocurrency was a key service offered by Hydra. (credit: Getty Images ) Hydra, the world’s biggest cybercrime forum, is no more. Authorities in Germany have seized servers and other infrastructure used by the sprawling, billion-dollar enterprise along with a stash of about $25 million in bitcoin. Hydra had been operating since at least 2015 and had seen a meteori



Plex Watchlist Netflix•
200+Gizmodo / 8h
When I want to watch something, I have no idea where to start. Do I plop down at the TV and use the remote to look for something? Or do I whip out my phone and paw through my folder of apps and figure it out from there? But what if there was a third way? Read more...



Government EV Needs•
The U.S. government owns about 1,100 charging stations. It may need more than 100,000 charging stations to support widespread EV use in the next decade, according to testimony from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday. The testimony, which was first reported by Reuters , mainly delved into the U.S. Postal Service’s efforts to transition its fleet to EVs and federal fleet transiti



JetBlue Spirit Frontier•
Two months ago Frontier announced a deal to acquire Spirit Airlines creating a powerhouse ultra low cost airline. Continue reading ...



200+Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Jeffrey Coolidge ) One America News has officially been removed from DirecTV, as the TV provider resisted pressure from Republicans to keep the right-wing network in its channel lineup. A DirecTV spokesperson confirmed to Ars today that the channel removal went ahead as scheduled. OAN's future is in doubt as the network's owner has said losing the DirecTV deal migh



A new iPhone 14 Pro Max leak indicates Apple will make a big change to the model's display, at least when compared with the current iPhone 13 version.



For today only, you can get $50 off the Xbox Series S through camera retailer Adorama. With the discount, Microsoft’s entry-level ninth-generation console costs $250. That matches one of the best prices we’ve seen for the system to date. To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need to input the code“XBOXS2250” at checkout. Today’s promotion is only available until midnight. Buy Xbox Series S at Ad



Emulators 7 Mac 8 M1 Web•
Back in the ‘90s, you needed to have powerful hardware to use an operating system as advanced as, oh, Mac OS 8. Nowadays, you can run the whole thing in a Chrome tab. It’s easy to forget just how far computers have come in a relatively short time. In case you want a quick reminder, you can try running these two old… Read more...



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OPPO's sub-brand Realme has released the Realme Pad Mini, but only in one specific market. If you get your hands on one, here's how it will perform.



New research using old Kepler Space Telescope data uncovered a brand new planet that might otherwise have gone completely unnoticed.



Amazon App Words Union•
1KFuturism / 9h
Primeopticon On the heels of the first of its warehouses voting to unionize late last week, more embarrassing news has emerged for online retail megacorporation Amazon. In a new scoop from the Intercept ‘s unstoppable Ken Klippenstein , it turns out that the company is working on an internal messaging app — and employees working on it have discussed banning a hilarious number of labor-related wor



Unlike viewing the edit history of a Google Docs document, Google’s Track Changes feature (also called “Suggesting” mode) lets you see changes before that text becomes a permanent part of the document. Here’s how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



100+Gizmodo / 9h
Warhammer 40,000 is home to lots of strange and peculiar factions, beyond the realm of its poster-child Imperial zealots in the Space Marines . There’s haughty Space Elves of both the standard and goth varieties, there’s hive mind Xenomorph knockoffs, there’s Space Orks (not to be confused with regular old Orcs ), and… Read more...



Germany Dark Web Hydra•
Authorities aren't done busting dark web crime operations this week. German federal police (the Bundeskriminalamt) working with US law enforcement have seized Hydra Market, billed as the world's largest and longest-serving dark web marketplace. It reportedly accounted for about 80 percent of all dark web-linked cryptocurrency transactions and had taken about $5.2 billion in crypto since 2015. It



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. There are many things that can go wrong when you travel these days. From rental car shortages to limited amenities at hotels, hitting the road is not for the faint of heart. And unfortunately, flight-related issues abound as carriers try to keep up with booming demand while dealing with staffing shortages and weather headaches. Howev



NSO Pegasus Weeks Apple•
Gizmodo / 9h
NSO Group, the creepy spyware firm known for selling its services to authoritarian governments throughout the world, is in trouble again. A new report shows that the company’s most notorious malware, Pegasus, was used to hack the iPhone of a Jordanian journalist in December. The hack occurred several weeks after… Read more...



To start with, I used to hate front squats, too, so I don’t want to hear any “but they hurt my wrists” business, OK? Front squats are an amazing exercise for your legs and—secretly—for your back. They have great carryover to other things you might want to do in the gym or in life. And they really, truly do not have to… Read more...




Meta Facebook Reels•
Facebook is adding the ability to post Reels from third-party apps, its parent company Meta announced on Tuesday. The company is introducing a “ Sharing to Reels ” integration, which will allow developers to make it easy for people to share video from their apps directly to Facebook. “Once integrated, third-party apps will have a Reels button so people can share short videos, then customize with



Outlook remains one of the most popular email applications, but figuring out how to use all of its features can be tricky. Here's how to manage your calendar.



Epic Games has built a mobile app that can turn photos into 3D scans. Capturing Reality, a company Epic bought last year, created photogrammetric software called RealityCapture. It can quickly convert laser scans or images into 3D scans of assets. With the RealityScan app, Epic is hoping to give users access to the same tech right on their phone. The idea is that creatives will be able to scan re



24Mashable / 9h
It only took four words to convince us to watch the Prime Video comedic thriller: "Stephen Merchant" and "Christopher Walken." The Outlaws first premiered in 2021 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, but the series deserved to reach a whole new audience of crime and comedy (crimedy?!) lovers when it dropped on Prime Video on April 1, 2022. Mashable Senior Editor Nicole Gallucci takes us through



The cast of Judd Apatow's The Bubble go head to head playing "Know Your Role."



Fast, a one-click speedy checkout platform, is shutting down today . In conjunction with that decision, Fast is giving a “vast majority” of its engineers the chance to join Affirm, a public fintech company in the buy now, pay later space, according to Affirm. Per an email seen by TechCrunch and first obtained by Business Insider, Fast CEO Domm Holland said that his company’s shut down was a resul



100+Gizmodo / 9h
After a few years of covid-19 pushing conventions online, 2022's con season is off to a strange start , as fans head out with their finest geeky masks and their best in costuming. This past weekend’s WonderCon was no exception, bringing everyone from comic book heroes to the stars of Trek and Wars out in force at the… Read more...



Dubbed the Enigma, it's been described as "one of the rarest, billion year old wonders known to humankind."



33Mashable / 9h
No, you're not reading it wrong: Meta says it's worried about the future of privacy. The company, formerly known as Facebook , made that uncharacteristic pronouncement Monday in response to a lengthy independent report the company itself commissioned to examine its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) plans for Messenger and Instagram direct messages (reportedly rolling out as default end-to-end encrypti



Tomb Raider CD Unreal 5•
Crystal Dynamics has announced that a new Tomb Raider game is coming, at some point. Here's everything we know so far about the game.



Substack Patreon Podcasts•
Uploading paywalled audio on Substack isn’t new, but the newsletter platform is re-upping its attempt to woo podcasters into using its service. Substack posted two blog posts today urging creators to make podcasts on Substack. Like a newsletter, they can charge subscribers for access, so long as they are willing to part with a 10% cut. This works for podcasters whose entire show is paywalled, as



I’m not sure when I had my first un-casseroled green bean, but I don’t remember being particularly impressed. I actually don’t think I was impressed by a green bean, casseroled or otherwise, until I had them blistered and seasoned with Szechuan spices from a Chinese restaurant. Those are still my favorite green beans,… Read more...



raffaella342utopie : William Wood (c. 1768 - 1809) "An Interesting Story (Miss Ray)“ (1806, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain)



Facebook makes it super easy to remove individual photos or videos from your Stories. You can delete these items from your archived Stories as well. We’ll show you how to go about doing just that on your desktop or mobile device. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Spring is here , and with it come beautiful new blossoms, warmer weather, longer days and a handful of new hotels we can’t wait to visit . This spring and early summer is an exceptionally special time for hotels because we’re finally seeing hard opening dates for projects that have had to push through a pandemic, international supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and all the other problems b



Niantic AR Studio NZXR•
Just a month after its last acquisition of the WebAR development platform 8th Wall , Niantic announced its purchase of New Zealand-based augmented reality studio NZXR today. These strategic acquisitions are part of Niantic’s overarching plan to build what it calls a “ real-world metaverse ,” which is dependent on AR rather than VR. NZXR formed during the pandemic , when its Wellington-based team



Loses Ape NFT Worth 000•
500+Futurism / 10h
Sc4mm3d It can be shockingly easy for scammers to steal highly valued NFTs. In the latest high profile instance, a Bored Ape owner who goes by the username s27 lost two NFTs worth over half a million dollars after falling victim to an astonishingly simple scam, as spotted by NFT expert “Quit.” All the scammer had to do was paste a small image of a checkmark over copies of otherwise legitimate NFT



Futurism / 10h
We at Futurism Commerce will be the first to admit that we all have that old camera or laptop that’s been lying around the house for ages. Every week we say we’ll get around to finding someone to sell it to, or that one of our friends will definitely want it, or that we can just place it on the curb to be mysteriously snatched up. And, of course, every week, the device continues to gather dust in



500+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. With the 2022 summer season just around the corner, we expect the airport surge of travelers this year to resemble the usual summer crowd, with long security lines of people anxious to travel thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in many destinations. Under these circumstances, it makes more sense than ever t



Discovery WarnerMedia•
23TechCrunch / 10h
On Monday, April 11, the highly anticipated $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery was set to officially close. But a new report from Variety suggests the deal may actually close as early as this Friday, according to its sources. We already have somewhat of an idea of what will happen with the companies’ two streaming services, Discovery+ and HBO Max. Back in March, Discovery CFO Gunnar




Opera Android VPN Device•
Engadget / 10h
Opera has long offered a free VPN to its browser's Android users, but now it's hoping you're willing to pay up. The software maker has launched a beta VPN Pro service for Android that, for a fee, secures connections across the entire device. That sounds much like any other paid VPN service, but Opera is promising a few advantages. You can subscribe using an existing Opera browser and account, so



Darwin Returned Two•
53Ars Technica / 10h
Two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin, one of which contains his iconic 1837 "Tree of Life" sketch, have been safely returned to Cambridge University Library, more than two decades after first being reported missing. Twenty years ago, two small notebooks written by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin mysteriously disappeared from the archives of Cambridge University Library. One of the not



GM Chevrolet Bolt EV EUV•
General Motors has finally resumed production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV after months of delay, The Detroit News reports . The automaker had halted production of the vehicles at its Orion assembly plant in Michigan after issuing a recall last August of more than 141,000 Bolts due to battery fire risk. GM has confirmed 18 Bolt fires globally, which the automaker and its battery supplier, LG



Twitter Russian Accounts•
27TechCrunch / 10h
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Twitter will place new limits on government accounts that belong to countries at war when those governments also restrict the free flow of information within their own borders. In a blog update , Twitter explained that the new policy is designed to reconcile the “severe information imbalance” that happens when an authoritarian government blocks access



Rainbow Six Mobile•
SlashGear / 10h
Ubisoft is bringing "Rainbow Six Siege" to mobile devices. Though the mobile game will be made for touchscreens, it'll share many elements with "Siege."



German Russian Hydra•
500+Wired / 10h
More than just a market for illegal drugs, the dark-web site allowed criminals to launder or cash out hundreds of millions in stolen cryptocurrencies.



Are Macs good gaming machines? Sorta. Macs, and MacBooks especially, aren’t optimized for gaming to say the least, and many games simply do not support macOS. That said, Mac gaming has come a long way in the past few years, and it’s easier than ever to find and play games on an Apple computers (you know, relatively). … Read more...



Engadget / 10h
As an audio company, JLab is known for producing affordable but interesting products. Take one of its more recent releases, the Go Air Tones . It worked with nail care brand ORLY to create a set of earbuds available in seven Pantone colors designed to match various skin tones. Its new JBuds Air Pro offer a different value proposition. Priced at $60, they feature 6mm drivers with AAC codec support



IBM Z16 AI Quantum•
After teasing its z15 successor earlier this year, IBM has unveiled its new z16 mainframe which features an integrated on-chip AI accelerator. With the inclusion of an on-chip AI accelerator, the new IBM z16 enables clients to analyze real-time transactions at scale for mission-critical workloads including credit card, healthcare and financial transactions. AI inferencing is made possible using t



SlashGear / 10h
Toyota steps it up with the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla, but getting your hands on one might not be easy, depending on where you're located.



Star Trek Picard NG•
28Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Paramount) The dizzying alternate Picard timeline on Paramount+ will not be an infinite one. After cast members suggested that the latest Patrick Stewart-led Star Trek series would soon conclude, Paramount made the news official on Tuesday : Picard will end after its third season. As part of its conclusion, the series will ramp up appearances of familiar faces from Star Trek: The



100+Gizmodo / 10h
A third movie in Robert Downey Jr. ’s Sherlock Holmes series never quite came to fruition, but in its place, fans might get not one but two shows for HBO Max. Read more...



53Lifehacker / 10h
April’s full Moon rises on Saturday, April 16, and reaches peak illumination at 2:57 p.m. ET. Lifehack: Enjoy the Pink Moon’s peak illumination while listening to Nick Drake’s seminal, bittersweet 1972 album Pink Moon— there are way worse things you could be doing at 3 a.m. in the springtime. Read more...



Is a balcony something you can’t live without when staying in a cabin on a cruise ship? Viking could be your line. Viking is one of the only cruise brands in the world that offers a balcony with every cabin on every ocean ship it operates — even the least expensive, smallest cabins. That’s something that even the most upscale of Viking’s ocean cruise rivals — including Oceania Cruises , Azamara ,



45Gizmodo / 10h
The snowpack in California is dangerously low after one of the driest winters in 128 years. Read more...



Headers and footers are useful tools for including information like the date, company name, or creator. This allows you to add extra details without distracting from your slideshow’s content. Here’s how to add a header or footer in Google Slides. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



If you blew a bunch of money on games last week, I’m sorry to say that you made the wrong choice. Amazon is running a buy two get one free deal on video games, toys, books, and board games. It’s a quick and easy way to save money, especially if you need to shop for an upcoming birthday. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



We already knew the Lexus RZ450e, its first electric vehicle for the United States, was coming in 2022 and now it’s almost here. Lexus released two teaser images this week and confirmed the car would get officially unveiled on April 20th. However, some people are already complaining about it. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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VerSe Innovation CI•
28TechCrunch / 10h
At a time when a number of startups are finding it difficult to raise capital, VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of news aggregator app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh , said on Wednesday it has raised $805 million. The startup, which plans to expand its family of consumer apps and is looking for opportunities for its creator base and users with web3, is valued at nearly $5 billion in the new




Instacart Shoppers Tips•
38TechCrunch / 10h
In the height of the pandemic, grocery delivery behemoth Instacart dealt with “tip-baiting” or a gross tactic in which customers baited shoppers with a big tip, and then reduced said tip to zero after they received groceries. Instacart then alleged that less than 0.5% of orders have tips removed post-delivery, but then introduced a series of new policies, including required feedback if a tip is r



Amazon Project Kuiper•
51Gizmodo / 11h
Amazon just booked 83 launches onboard rockets from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance to transport a majority of its Project Kuiper satellite constellation to low-Earth orbit within the next five years. Read more...



Twitter Russian Accounts•
53Mashable / 11h
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its 40th day, social media platforms are still working to update their policies to reflect the ongoing situation. On Tuesday, Twitter announced that the platform would no longer "amplify or recommend government accounts belonging to states that limit access to free information and are engaged in armed interstate conflict." The company says this will apply to all



Experts say the hackers’ intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.



Apple Wwdc 2022 June•
Enlarge / The image Apple shared alongside the WWDC 2022 announcement. (credit: Apple ) Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will return this summer, as if there were any doubt. The company announced the dates Tuesday—June 6 through 10—and confirmed that it will again be an online-only affair. Before the pandemic, Apple hosted WWDC in person at San Jose's McEnery Convention Cente



US NHTSA LG Electric•
66Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / Lithium-ion cells made by LG Energy Solutions have been linked to multiple fires and malfunctions since 2020. (credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Image) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating safety defects in lithium-ion cells made by LG Energy Solutions after a string of recalls since February 2020. The most high-profile of these has b



Lens ASL American Alphabet•
Engadget / 11h
Snap isn't done teaching Snapchat users how to communicate using sign language . The social media service has introduced an ASL Alphabet Lens that, as the name implies, significantly expands the American Sign Language learning experience. You'll still learn how to fingerspell your name using individual letters, but you now also get to practice the ASL alphabet and play two games to test your know



Your living space may be smaller than you want it to be...but it doesn’t have to look that way. There are several relatively easy to grasp design principles—centering around the concepts of scale, light, and movement—you can employ to trick the eye into perceiving a greater sense of space. Read more...



Epic Unreal Engine 5•
SlashGear / 11h
Epic Games is at it again, dropping the latest version of its renowned game engine, Unreal Engine 5. Dedicated users and builders now have access.



The culture secretary says suppliers must do more to promote discounted rates to low-income homes.



A husband and wife had just landed at the Salt Lake City airport, returning from vacation, and headed to the airport parking lot. That’s when the man got in their SUV and “ran over his wife and killed her” on Monday afternoon. Continue reading ...



Lab Electron Rocket•
Engadget / 11h
Rocket Lab is developing Electron as a reusable orbital launch vehicle and it has revealed details about the next step of the program. After the rocket’s 26th launch, which is scheduled for later this month, the company will attempt to snatch the first stage out of mid-air with a helicopter. The mission has a 14-day launch window starting on April 19th. Electron is scheduled to lift off from a la



One Checkout Fast January•
41TechCrunch / 11h
Fast, a startup that provided online checkout products, announced this afternoon that it will shut down. The company’s future has been in doubt for days now, after reporting indicated that its 2021 revenue growth was modest, its cash burn high and its fundraising options limited. The Information first reported the company’s conclusion . In a statement, the company said that in the wake of “making



If you want to launch a startup in the middle of a downturn, don’t be spooked. Not only is it easier to hire during a correction, founders are under less pressure to deploy blitzscaling tactics that can mask underlying problems in product and marketing. And as the global venture market slows down slightly , many investors are dialing back their usual growth expectations for seed-stage startups, w



37Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / The Pixel 6 Pro. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Dirty Pipe is one of the most severe vulnerabilities to hit the Linux kernel in several years. The bug lets an unprivileged user overwrite data that is supposed to be read-only, an action that can lead to privilege escalation. The bug was nailed down on February 19, and for Linux flavors like Unbuntu, a patch was written and rolled out to end users



Free speech, open-source algorithms — and an edit button: The world’s richest person will soon help steer the social media platform where he has a huge following.



Marc Schröder Contributor Marc is the managing partner of MGV , where he focuse on working with world-class entrepreneurs in tech. More posts by this contributor ‘The tortoise and the hare’ story is playing out right now in VC After the last few weeks of geopolitical volatility spilling over to the financial and crypto markets, it seems like all anyone can talk about is what startups and VCs can,



Hulu Apple SharePlay•
Hulu’s streaming app is the latest to add support for Apple’s SharePlay — Apple’s newer system that allows users to co-watch content, like streaming movies or shows, over FaceTime calls. The update was quietly noted in Hulu’s iOS app update description this week alongside news of a new Live TV feature that will allow users to flip between TV channels during playback. SharePlay sessions allow up t



Avast New Features One•
The antivirus maker Avast has upgraded its all-in-one protection service Avast One with new features aimed at protecting users from online scams, fraud and other personal privacy threats. According to a recent study carried out by the company, the three most common ways consumers and businesses are targeted by scammers include email (62%), text messages (52%) and through social media (29%). For t



Twitter Russian Accounts•
Engadget / 11h
Twitter is once again tightening its rules to address how its platform is handling the war in Ukraine. The company said Tuesday that it will no longer allow official government or government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war “in the context of the war in Ukraine.” The policy will apply to photos published "on or after April 5th," according to an update in Twitter's rules. Go




The United Airlines MileagePlus premium credit card currently has an offer to earn 120,000 bonus miles after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. This is the largest initial bonus offer I have ever seen from an airline consumer co-brand credit card. Continue reading ...



SlashGear / 11h
QR codes are commonly used to link users to things like restaurant menus, bus schedules, and other everyday tasks and items you may need.



Lego The Skywalker Saga•
94Gizmodo / 11h
It’s currently a very exciting time to be a Star Wars fan. The year started with The Book of Boba Fett . Next month, we’ll get to see Obi-Wan Kenobi . There’s also Star Wars Celebration, possibly the new Andor show before long, and, of course, there’s probably The Mandalorian season three too. However, today is right up… Read more...



20Lifehacker / 11h
My religious upbringing was, in a word, confusing, so the Easters of my youth were very basket-focused. My mom still send me Easter packages, but I have not been inside a church in I don’t know how many years. I do appreciate Easter food, however, and Passover food, for that matter. I just like food, especially when… Read more...



It seems like Google is finally finding its groove. After months of clunky update rollouts, the April update is now available for the Pixel 3a, the Pixel 6, and everything in between. It resolves a handful of annoying problems, and unlike previous updates, it doesn’t seem to introduce any major new bugs. Unfortunately, some Pixel problems still persist. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Units of measurement can be tricky, especially when it comes to things we can’t see or feel. You’ve probably heard the volume of sounds described in decibels before, but what does that really mean? Let’s take a look. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



If you don’t have pets, you probably don’t associate animals with your home office. Those with cats and dogs, however, know how quickly their hair can accumulate on every surface—including your desk. Turns out, a gadget went viral on TikTok precisely because it solves this very problem. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Apple Wwdc 2022 June•
32Mashable / 11h
For the third year in a row, Apple’s annual software event will be online-only. But let’s not think about the fact that big in-person conferences are still unsafe in 2022. What’s more important is that Apple confirmed on Tuesday (April 5) that the yearly Worldwide Developer Conference ( WWDC ) will be held in a virtual format between June 6 and June 10. Apple didn’t specify streaming info in the



23Mashable / 12h
"What's for dinner?" may seem like a simple, straightforward question, but fans of Apple TV+'s mysterious workplace thriller, Severance , know it's actually quite complex. Since the "Innies" working on the severed floor of Lumon Industries had the severance procedure — which separates their work memories from their home memories — they don't technically go home after work and eat dinner. Their "O



91Futurism / 12h
Conventionally, the blue checkmark verification badge signals on social media that the identity of the person running the account was corroborated by a third party. But things get a lot murkier when it comes to virtual influencers, personalities that range from cartoon characters to photorealistic CGI renders of what could almost be mistaken for a real human being. It’s a fascinating conundrum, s



Lab Electron Rocket•
100+Futurism / 12h
Helicopter Recovery Space startup Rocket Lab is getting ready for a truly awe-inspiring stunt: catching its Electron rocket mid-air using a massive helicopter — an exciting new step, if they can pull it off, on the long road to make rockets fully reusable. The company is hoping to launch 34 different commercial payloads in a single launch from a facility in New Zealand. The rocket’s first stage w



Tomb Raider CD Unreal 5•
Engadget / 12h
Crystal Dynamics has “just started development” on a new Tomb Raider game, the studio announced today on Twitter. It didn’t share what the game will be called nor when fans can expect to play it, but it did note that it will run on Epic’s new Unreal Engine 5 . After working on the mediocre Marvel’s Avengers , the project will see Crystal Dynamics return to the franchise it spent more than a decad



NASA EV Canoo Astronauts•
63Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / Canoo's lifestyle vehicle will be too small to fit NASA's needs, but perhaps the Artemis Crew Transport Vehicle will look like a stretched-out version of this van. (credit: Canoo) When astronauts finally return to the Moon with NASA's Artemis project, their journey to the launchpad will be fully electric. The space agency has been looking for a replacement for its early 1980s-era Astrov



Batman Unburied Spotify•
Spotify’s first project from its multiyear deal with Warner Bros. and DC Comics for scripted podcasts, “Batman Unburied,” will arrive on the heels of the latest Batman movie release. “The Batman” hit theaters on March 4, 2022, and in case you didn’t get to see it yet, there will be another way to watch it — yes, I’m talking about streaming. Deadline confirmed last month that HBO Max, as well as H



Lightning Bitcoin LL•
28TechCrunch / 12h
Lightning Labs is building infrastructure that would enable users to send money across the world almost instantaneously and at a low cost through the Bitcoin network. The company just raised funding to support a protocol it has built called Taro, which would allow stablecoins to be transferred on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Decrypt first reported . Taro is the latest of multiple products Lightni



33Gizmodo / 12h
New preliminary data offers insight into why we may find dogs to be so darn lovable. A study found that dogs generally have faster facial muscles than wolves—muscles that allow them to quickly react with more expression, similar to humans. These same muscles may also help explain why dogs tend to bark, while wolves… Read more...



Food allergies suck, whether you have them yourself or you have to watch out for a child or loved one to make sure they don’t eat the wrong thing. They can fall anywhere on the spectrum from merely annoying to life threatening, and while some are lifelong, others can be temporary. Some mild allergies can be managed,… Read more...



SlashGear / 12h
After becoming the social media platform's largest shareholder, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO appears to be making moves already.



22TechCrunch / 12h
Dropbox Shop , a platform that allows creators to sell digital content directly to their customers, is now available in open beta, Dropbox announced on Tuesday. The company is also introducing new updates to the platform and adding tipping capabilities. You can now also customize your storefront and URLs and embed HTML codes. Dropbox Shop launched in private beta last year and allows users to cre



100+SlashGear / 12h
Amazon plans to launch a series of Project Kuiper low-orbit satellites over the next five years to provide internet service around the world.




200+Gizmodo / 12h
If crawling out of bed, showering, and getting dressed every morning already provides you with a significant daily challenge, you’ll want to stay well clear of a new Japanese variant of the iconic Rubik’s Cube that makes lining up the colored squares significantly harder as the squares constantly change color . Read more...



3% Cashback PayPal•
PayPal is revamping its co-branded PayPal Cashback Mastercard credit card , issued by Synchrony, which will now give users 3% cash back when they check out using PayPal and 2% cash back on all other Mastercard purchases. The company says the higher rate can be used whenever a customer pays with PayPal, including if they pay online, on mobile devices or even in-store using a PayPal QR Code. The co



Star Trek Picard NG•
Engadget / 12h
The entire* principal cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation will appear on the third and final season of Picard . Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner, who have already featured in the series, will be joined by LeVar Burton , Gates McFadden and Michael Dorn. In a statement, executive producer Terry Matalas said that “it’s most fitting that the story of Jean-Luc Picard ends honoring th



Xbox Game Pass April•
SlashGear / 12h
Check out the latest additions and departures to Microsoft's gaming platform.



Inflation and gas prices are causing pain, but for millions, a rising stock market and increased homeowners’ equity are providing an unusual degree of security.



46Gizmodo / 12h
India has blocked close to two dozen YouTube channels for “for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order,” the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Tuesday. The 22 banned channels had racked up a combined 2.6 billion views between them. Read more...



Losing your important files when your devices break or get stolen can be devastating which is why Dropbox has released a new version of its cloud backup service. Building on its existing backup functionality, the cloud storage provider has upgraded Dropbox Backup with new features including a new restoration flow, settings to help you easily manage your backups on your computer and more. Compared



23TechCrunch / 12h
News that Elon Musk — best known for his work at SpaceX and Tesla and for needling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — purchased nearly $3 billion worth of Twitter stock that took the tech world by storm at the start of the week. Shares of Twitter shot higher in the wake of the news, padding both Musk’s accounts and those of the company’s other investors and employees. The tech mogul qu



23How-To Geek / 12h
Some people treat the Mac and PC platforms as an either-or proposition, as if drawing battle lines in a holy war. But why not enjoy both? Let’s put aside the platform battles and embrace what’s good about being platform agnostic. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Half the fun of working out is buying new clothes to wear while you’re doing it. Of course, a lot of sportswear can be quite pricey. That’s why we went on a bargain hunt and found 30 activewear separates under $30 for both men and women. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



33How-To Geek / 12h
After going viral on TikTok last January, the Samsung Bespoke Jet is finally available for purchase. It’s Samsung’s most powerful stick vacuum to date, with advanced features like a self-emptying tank, an extendable design, and an optional spinning mop add-on. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you just bought AirTags or are considering purchasing some, you might be wondering how to charge them. Fortunately, it’s a pretty quick and painless process. We have everything you need to know about changing these batteries, along with a few replacement options. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



23How-To Geek / 12h
As promised back in February, GM has finally restarted production on the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV after a huge recall with several delays and production halts. This is good news for the company after dealing with problems for the better part of the last year. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



It’s been nine months since Microsoft launched Windows 365, a Cloud PC service that lets you stream a powerful, personalized Windows desktop on any device’s browser. Now, Windows 365 is finally integrating with “real” Windows 11 computers, and it’s amazing. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Spring has sprung, and a popular doughnut purveyor wants to help you celebrate the warmer weather and the upcoming Easter holiday. Read This Article on LifeSavvy


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