Saturday, July 09, 2022

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Finding the right tools for keeping your home clean is no simple task, especially with more technologies stepping in to try doing the job. ECOVACS simplifies the process with its powerful Deebot X1 Omni robot vacuum, which is not only packed with features and paired with a base station that takes even more of the cleaning work out of your hands but also comes at its biggest-ever discount for Amaz



1KMashable / 18h
NASA has hyped the James Webb Space Telescope with another impressive test photo just before the big premiere to showcase the observatory's first full-color images. The U.S. space agency revealed a new image Thursday that came from one of the enormous infrared telescope's instruments, the Fine Guidance Sensor. NASA nonchalantly shared the picture over social media to demonstrate the strength and



4KFuturism / 10h
Ridin' Solo A pregnant woman driving in Texas received a traffic ticket this week because officers claimed she was improperly using the HOV lane, which is designated for cars with more than one passenger. The woman is pregnant, and fighting her ticket because she says her unborn child counts as a passenger. "An officer peeked in and asked, ‘Is there anybody else in the car?’" the woman told The D




FREE GAMES: During Prime Day, Prime members can claim more than 30 free games with Prime Gaming. Prime Day has always been a good opportunity to save on popular items like speakers, headphones, smartphones, and of course, Amazon's own range of devices. It hasn't typically been the best time to shop for gaming deals, but that might be about to change as Amazon is really pushing Prime Gaming. A sub



TL;DR: Until July 13, Prime members can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free. Amazon always offers a wide range of really tempting deals in the build up to Prime Day that are exclusive to Prime members. It's almost like they really want you to sign up to Prime. Some would say this whole event is just a means to get more Prime subscribers. Some would say that, but we would never. Anyway,



SAVE 96%: A three-month Amazon Kids+ subscription is on sale for £3.99 this Prime Day, saving you 81% on list price. Amazon's popular Prime Day event is set to take place on July 13 this year, and will last for 48 hours. Except, it will actually last much longer than that, because some tantalising early Prime Day deals have already dropped. Amazon has released plenty of deals on its own subscript



TL;DR: The Premium Python Programming Certification Bundle is on sale for £25.05, saving you 98% on list price. If you’re learning to code, Python is a great place to start. Not only is Python the most popular programming language in the world, but it also has a huge variety of applications. It’s even used to trade stocks. If you’re ready to get started, then the first step for you could be start



New day, new Wordle , y'all. While it's always the most fun to nail it down yourself, sometimes you just get stuck — and that's where we come in. The answer to the July 10 Wordle can be found at the end of this article or you can make your way down in a more leisurely fashion for a few tips, gentle hints, and strategies to help you every day. Who made Wordle ? Where did Wordle come from? Wordle's



“If you build it, he will come.” Decades after James Earl Jones repeatedly uttered one of American film’s more iconic sentences, that prediction by his Field of Dreams character, Terrence Mann, took on real-life meaning a year ago when fans gathered in Iowa to watch professional baseball players in a game that counted in the standings. It’s all set to happen again this year, and tickets are avail



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While social media, in general, is influential, Twitter has power beyond its direct influence on its users. Using nearly two billion tweets produced in French between 2018 and 2019, a new study found that Twitter affects publishers’ production and editorial decisions in ways that may be good for business but not for readers. Researchers at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, "a progressi



100+Engadget / 8h
Ahead of its annual Prime Day sale next week, Amazon has discounted the Apple Watch Series 7 . As long as you don’t mind buying the wearable in green, you can get the 41mm model with GPS connectivity for $284. The $115 price drop represents a nearly 30 percent discount from the usual price of Apple’s latest smartwatch. And if green is not your color, some of the other models are available for $32



dailyhistoryposts : The Black Cat (Qing Dynasty–1700s). Min Zhen. Hanging scroll; ink on paper



Online banking is the most convenient way to manage your money, but it's not without some risks. Here's how to keep your personal information safe.



Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we looked at Solana’s smartphone and the post-Apple tech industry. This week, we’re looking at a web3 without Big Tech. To get this in your inbox every Thursday, you can subscribe on TechCrunch’s newsletter page. no trillionaires allowed Unlike other moonshot tech categories, it’s become increasingly clear that there isn’t a huge whitespace open for Big



American and its pilots union have been in negotiations over a new contract. The latest company offer is for a raise of roughly 17% by the end of 2024. The union's new President says they knew their members are going to get paid - the real negotiations are over work rules and quality of life issues. Their negotiating strategy seems to be to trash the airline in the media, with a mix of charges th



clawmarks : Leopard lying at right in shade beneath tree, facing landscape beyond to left - George Stubbs - 1788 - via The British Museum



Destination Canada and Parks Canada have teamed up to help U.S. citizens visit the country’s National Parks for free. Canada is giving away 4,000 year-long passes that include access to more than 80 destinations. Related: TPG’s guide to Canada’s provinces and territories Canada has 171 national historic sites, 47 national parks, five national marine conservation areas and a national urban park. G



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. If you’ve managed to avoid flying a low-cost airline then you might be an outlier. Not only are airlines such as Frontier and Spirit often the cheapest option, but sometimes a low-cost airline can be the best way to get where you want to go. Related: Why I (sometimes) choose to fly a budget airline over a full-service carrier If you



100+Futurism / 9h
Way to Go People in Tempe, Arizona apparently really hate Waymo's autonomous, self-driving vehicles — so much so that a pedestrian attacked a vehicle with at least one passenger inside earlier this week. A pedestrian ran out in front of the vehicle in the early morning hours on Tuesday while it was in self-driving mode, the Verge reported on Thursday . Waymo spokesperson Nick Smith told the pub t



Summer is a time to relax, but if you’re set on hosting shindigs for your friends and family, it can become a tad stressful. If you need some summer entertaining help, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best summer entertaining products, from sound systems and ice holders to drink additions and flatware. Whether you’re looking for something small and simple, like an ice tray, to something grand



1KFuturism / 9h
Quantum computing just got one step closer. Well, actually just about 20 miles closer, but the point stands. A group of researchers in Germany published a new study earlier this week in the journal Nature . The team described how they broke the distance record for entangling two atoms that were 20.5 miles apart, meaning that one of the biggest requirements for quantum computing and safe data tran



thekimonogallery : “Star Field” by Japanese artist @munira_illust




I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I’m thrilled to be back in the United States after being in Europe since late May, and have no plans to go anywhere for as long as possible. It’s too wild out there for me. On the points & travel front, this week Virgin Atlantic announced it would launch Tampa flights, Star Alliance added Deutsche Bahn as a member, President Biden appointed a new FAA adm



100+TechCrunch / 10h
Hello, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review , where we quickly recap the most read stories on TechCrunch from the last 7 days. The goal: If you had a busy week, you should be able to skim WiR and still have a pretty good sense of what happened in tech. Want it in your inbox? Sign up here. Many, many thanks to Henry Pickavet for putting WiR together while I took a couple weeks off. I wish I cou



blondebrainpower : Lion topped perfume burner, gilded copper and enamel Qing ruled China, Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1736-1796)



Most legal experts say Twitter has the upper hand. But Musk revels in brinkmanship.



32Engadget / 10h
Blizzard is ending development on Heroes of the Storm . In a brief blog post published on Friday , the studio said it plans to support the MOBA “in a manner similar” to games like Starcraft II . Moving forward, Blizzard said fans can expect the company to continue to release patches that address bugs and balance issues “as needed.” However, it has “no plans” to add new content to the in-game shop



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34Mashable / 11h
Four astronauts on the International Space Station can create over 2.5 tons of trash per year, but how to get rid of that garbage has been an ongoing struggle. At the low-Earth orbiting laboratory, astronauts tested a new technology last week that could become a go-to solution for space waste disposal in the future. For the first time, the seven-member crew successfully used a Nanoracks Bishop ai



The OSIRIS-REx nearly had a catastrophic event after miscalculations about the surface of the asteroid Bennu.



One of the biggest downside to a FireStick is that it may suddenly stop working, however, there are a few easy fixes you can try.



JetBlue completed its move to the much newer Terminal B at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). this weekend. All of the airline’s flights now depart out of that terminal, including flights headed to and from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) . This was the last step of the relocation process for JetBlue from LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A), which began in earnest last fall when



The Samsung SmartThings app will soon offer “enhanced music experiences” for Philips Hue lighting products, according to a statement provided to The Verge. It’s unclear how this integration will work, but it could simplify the existing Philips Hue music-syncing process, which requires a computer and a $250 Sync Box. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



To help you share your schedules with other people, your iPhone allows you to share your entire iCloud calendars with anyone in read-only mode and with specific people in editing mode. We’ll show you how to make your calendars available to others. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



clawmarks : The English Illustrated Magazine - 1889-1890 - via Internet Archive



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Amazon’s The Boys wrapped its third season a few days ago, and now the raunchy superhero satire is taking a break until season four hits sometime presumably next year. A lot happened throughout the eight-episode season, and the show is shaping up to have a sharply different future from the source material by Garth… Read more...



So board as early as possible, get a seat with no one next to you, and the next time your flight isn't full just be... creepy? And on Southwest that pays off in greater comfort. Continue reading ...



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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports . App Annie says global spending across iOS and Go



Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. As Q2 venture capital data starts to come out , it’s clear that there’s a difference between how the startup market is acting and how it actually feels. Sure, capital has slowed, but at least within the United States, the numbers aren’t as damning as expected. Th



200+Gizmodo / 12h
Spider-Man is, at this point, just a constant force of nature who will outlive us all and possibly the heat death of the universe . While he’s plenty popular across films , comics , and video games , it’s animation—and more specifically, TV animation —where some of his most enduring work lies. Of the many shows to bear his… Read more...




If you’ve recently stepped into the Linux world, you may have heard the term GNOME thrown around a lot. But what exactly is it? In this article, we’ll take a look at this popular desktop environment and what it offers. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



As we all know, most bicycles have two wheels that are a complete circle. That’s just how wheels typically work. However, an engineer named Sergii Gordieiev recently released a video showing a bike with one regular wheel and two half wheels, and it’s absolutely amazing to watch in action. This bike shouldn’t work, but it does. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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100+Engadget / 12h
Samsung’s next Galaxy S series phone could mark the end of an era. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , the company is likely to single-source the processor for its next S series flagship from Qualcomm. That would be a significant departure for Samsung. Over the years, the company has used both Snapdragon and Exynos SoCs in its flagship phones. The model you got would depend on where you lived. In



Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here . With down rounds looming, startup founders have a lot less dealmaking leverage than they did in 2021. If new to the fundraising game, the changing market will require an accelerated class on less-fa



56Mashable / 12h
NASA's megarocket is back in its giant garage after completing a mission-critical dress rehearsal at the launchpad for its first voyage to the moon. Among the tests completed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida this June, engineers demonstrated the rocket, aka the Space Launch System, can gimbal like nobody's business. NASA's Artemis I mission team recently released a video of the engines doing a



1KFuturism / 12h
Open Says Me A smart pet door that claims to recognize your pets — and only your pets — just closed its Kickstarter campaign and is headed to production. Most pet doors are basically just small holes cut into the bottom of a regular door with a plastic flap covering. The proble


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