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Editor’s note : This post has been updated with the latest information. It turns out that Apple AirTags are an affordable — and effective — bag tracking system. This is especially relevant in a summer that is proving to be problematic for checked luggage , especially at certain airports. I recently put them to the test during an international flight when my bag ended up going missing temporarily.



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It's been theorized that a lack of charging stations has contributed to fewer electric vehicles on the road. Here's how GM plans to change that.



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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Time to do the Friday dance! We’ve mentioned our virtual TC Sessions: Robotics event a few times, but we’ve got some good news for events fans. Hang on to your blockchains and sharpen those crypto wallets — we’re doing a TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto in November as w



An anonymous letter allege that the General Motors-owned Cruise has rushed in the process of fielding its robotaxis.



We surveyed 620 people to find the Apple products customers would least likely purchase, and the answer might surprise you.



What's more shocking than the prices of these apps is the fact that some of them have a significant amount of positive reviews from customers.



After a lot of build up, Amazon has slowly been rolling out its drone delivery service. Here's where Amazon's drones will begin making their deliveries next.



Start off the weekend as you mean to go on: with another winning word in ever-popular game Wordle. If you're stuck on the July 16 puzzle, we've got you covered.



Black holes remain largely mysterious parts of our vast universe: Here are 10 things we believe we know, and a few notes about what's still missing.



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In a recent interview with Variety , The Boys ’ showrunner Eric Kripke was very clear: he makes television , not movies. Read more...



The MacBook Air M2 has finally arrived in the hands of those who preordered it, at least those who weren't hit with pre-order delays. And so far the reception has been pretty positive, with owners taking to social media and showing off their new laptops in some gorgeous photos. There are major differences between the old M1 Macbook Air compared to the new M2 MacBook Air, including the loss of the



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Mr. Musk formally responded to Twitter’s attempt to force him to buy the company, arguing that there was no reason to hurry the case.



Citing “disturbing” levels of power used by cryptocurrency miners, a group of Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to crack down on the controversial industry. The letter , signed by four senators and two representatives, calls on regulators to compel cryptominers to disclose their carbon emissions and energy use. Enviro



The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may well have produced some of the most awe-inspiring images in the history of deep space photography since its launch, however, even the most modest modern laptop might beat it in the storage stakes. The world's most advanced telescope only sports a 68GB Solid State Drive (SSD) , though this still beats out the modest 2GB utilized by the Hubble telescope (th



ESPN+ is Disney’s sport-focused streaming service, commonly used in the bundle alongside Disney+ and Hulu. However, if you pay for ESPN+ by itself outside of the Disney+ bundle, your monthly bill is about to go up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Philips Hue is the most well-known smart lighting brand. But when shoppers realize that Philips Hue costs two or three times the price of its competitors, they often walk away thinking that its products are overpriced. And that’s a shame—Philips Hue is prohibitively expensive, but its pricing makes sense. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



NASA is hoping to send scientists to the International Space Station on private missions, but the space agency says it'll need more money to make it happen. Yesterday, SpaceNews reported that Craig Kundrot, NASA’s biological and physical sciences division director, told a National Academies committee this week that the agency wants more funding in the fiscal year 2023 to send specialized research



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After somehow losing a human skeleton in transit, FedEx used perhaps the milquetoast possible way to apologize for the loss — a generic Twitter reply. This bizarre story begins three year ago, when per an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation a Georgia medical examiner attempted to send the remains of one Jeffrey Merriweather to a lab in St. Louis to try to determine how he went from full-bo



EA will release the 12th expansion pack for The Sims 4 on July 28th. Starting on the same day, all players (including those who don't buy the High School Years DLC) will be able to change their Sims' sexual orientation, as part of the developers' efforts to bolster LGBTQIA+ representation in the game. "Between this update and the recent pronouns update , we’re taking several strides forward into



Enlarge / Apple's App Store. (credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images ) Throughout the short history of smartphone apps, games have consistently driven more revenue than non-gaming app categories. But that has finally changed in the United States, according to new data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The shift began in May 2022. By June, 50.3 percent of US consumer spending



Enlarge (credit: MONEY SHARMA / Contributor | AFP ) Throughout the pandemic, the world’s richest men added about a trillion dollars to their net worth. The Washington Post reported that SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pocketed a fifth of that. But while some billionaires spent the pandemic getting richer, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates looked at the world crumbling around him and deci




Some of the stories from this group are shocking (though admittedly no less shocking than stories we've already heard). Cars that had been reported stolen but were still in Hertz's possession and being rented , handcuffed in front of their kids, and perhaps most shocking - a Hertz platinum member who was arrested four times . Continue reading ...



A Chinese software developer is facing backlash after a writer accused its word processing software WPS of locking her out of a novel draft, claiming that the document contains “sensitive content.” WPS has denied the claims, but more users have come forward with similar experiences, raising concerns over the extent of… Read more...



If you try to book a hotel room or reserve a flight these days, the prices are a clear indicator people are traveling. The recovery adage in the hotel industry for much of the pandemic has been that leisure travel would bounce back first followed by corporate travel and then groups and conventions. Leisure travel certainly rebounded the quickest, but there has been debate on if group travel — any



Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express overview The Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express offers several bonus cash-back categories and some new benefits, making this card a decent option in the crowded field of cash-back cards. Card Rating*: ⭐⭐⭐ *Card Rating is based on the opinion of TPG’s editors and is not influenced by the card issuer. Editor’s note : This is a recurring pos



Jane Foster stands at the gates of Valhalla, having earned a warrior’s rest after making a sacrifice so worthy that even she, a mortal, had gained the respect of Asgard’s fallen heroes. But she waits a moment, turning from the gates of eternal paradise. All she can say is “I wasn’t ready to die.” Read more...



Sims 4's latest expansion pack, "High School Years," is launching on July 28, but it's also getting a free update with a variety of features, chiefly a new set of sexual orientation options. Over its history, The Sims has been a haven for many LGBTQIA+ people , and earlier this year they became the face of its "Wedding Stories" expansion with a queer couple featured heavily in the marketing. Whil



In the mid-1990s, one of the most popular magazines around was George , a monthly founded by John F. Kennedy Jr. that focused on politics and pop-culture, and featured big, glossy images of celebrities on its covers. After Kennedy died in a plane crash in 1999, however, the magazine went downhill and ultimately ceased… Read more...



Web security experts Cloudflare have recently spotted a new botnet which it claims is probably the most powerful ever seen. Dubbed Mantis, the firm is claiming it evolved from a previously-known botnet - Meris. There are a few things that make Mantis exceptional, according to the researchers. First - it has fewer bots in its network, compared to its counterparts - around 5,000, but it is capable



There is a lot of mythology baked into drinking culture. You might believe, for instance, that once you pee during a night out, you’re doomed to make nonstop trips back to the bathroom because you “ broke the seal ,” but that’s not true. You might also believe that the “hair of the dog” will help you get over a… Read more...



Is it really written in the stars? This week, Bumble launched weekly customized astrology content in-app, with astrologer Aliza Kelly taking on the task of helping you find a star-crossed soulmate. Dubbed “ Astrology Tuesdays ,” Bumble users in the U.S. can go to the new astrology channel within the conversations screen in Bumble’s Date mode. There will be weekly updates giving users content such



Spotify’s hip-hop playlist “RapCaviar” will now be a new documentary series on Hulu. The eight-episode docuseries “RapCaviar Presents” aims to address “today’s most provocative issues” through stories of top hip-hop artists like Tyler the Creator, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Saweetie and Roddy Ricch, according to Spotify. The show will premiere on Hulu later this year, but an exac



When crypto transactions remain transparent on the blockchain, just how hard is it to conceal when digital currency is trading hands in a not-so-legal fashion? Read more...



It's OK if you don't remember Skate . The series debuted 15 years ago and Skate 3 , the last one we got, was released in 2010. Now, the skateboarding series is set to return. Fans in the lively Skate community who have been hanging on every tease and rumor for the past 12 years had their wishes answered on Thursday when Electronic Arts revealed the return of Skate, with the upcoming when-it's-rea



Your web browser is your window to the outside world, but it goes two ways—it’s also the window through which viruses, malware and other nasties can get access to your computer. With that in mind, it’s vital that you take some time to lock down your browser of choice as much as possible from a security perspective,… Read more...



The best electric bikes under $500 was a price point that simply didn’t exist just a few years ago. It used to be that even an affordable e-bike would set you back a few thousand dollars. But with improving battery and e-bike motor technology, those prices have come down, creeping below (or at least close to) the $500 mark. Though e-bikes at this price point may not offer the range and features o



Winter Blues The crypto winter has apparently reached the high seas. OpenSea, the world's most popular NFT marketplace, has announced widespread layoffs, joining several other industry leaders which have had to make major workforce cuts amid the cryptosphere's catastrophic slump . OpenSea CEO David Finzer announced the culling of 20 percent of company staff in a Thursday tweet , which included an



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Guests on board Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship were forced to return to dry land this week when the U.S. Coast Guard issued a no-sail order for the recently christened cruise ship. The Margaritaville at Sea Paradise is a 30-year-old ship (previously run by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) that recently underwent a multimillion-dollar Margaritaville-themed refurbishment. Fo



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Even the most open-minded person might be skeptical about buying a ticket to see a live-action movie about a talking shell with a one googly eye wearing tiny tennis shoes. It’s just not an image one easily gets their head around. And yet, about 45 seconds into that movie—appropriately titled Marcel the Shell With … Read more...



Active noise cancellation has become one of the most useful features in modern wireless headphones, and thanks to a team of researchers from the University of Washington , the technology that intelligently silences unwanted background noises during a conversation could soon take a giant leap forward. Read more...




There once was a time when Internet users occupied what was once “Ask me anything” and “Like for a truth.” These anonymous confession trends have basically become NGL, which is an app where users receive anonymous questions from friends, but a recent lawsuit alleges that might not be the case. Read more...



Baseball isn’t exactly a sport known for its technological innovation but new data suggest fans, or a sizable chunk of them at least, are ready to embrace automation. Read more...



One corner of the Caribbean is getting with the times: Earlier this week, the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda overturned many anti-LGBTQI+ laws in its Sexual Offences Act. The law decreeing that intercourse must be between “a male person and a female person” was replaced with the word “persons” after the country’s High Court ruled much of the legislation was unconstitutional. “The Eastern Ca



TikTok's global chief security officer (CSO) will step down from that position and shift into a strategic advisory role. Roland Cloutier's change in duties follows concerns about how the company is handling US user data. TikTok recently admitted that employees outside of the country were able to access that information, although "robust cybersecurity controls and authorization" from its US securi



Redecorating a room is a big commitment, but one of the more intriguing uses for augmented reality is letting users preview new furniture pieces in a space. Thanks to a new feature Apple introduced to developers last month, you won’t have to move a single item before dropping a new virtual couch or coffee table into… Read more...



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Can a smartphone still be cool? They were, once upon a time, in those days when they were more luxury than ubiquity. But what happens when everyone has one — and, more to the point, we all pretty much have the same one? Phones aren’t fashion. They’re not clothes or shoes or even cars. Chances are probably roughly equal that you’ve got the same one as the world’s richest billionaire or the person



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In less than a week, Comic-Con is back in San Diego , California. That’s right. After three full years away , San Diego Comic-Con returns on Wednesday night, and with it comes the usual battery of panels, booths, merchandise , and more, covering all manner of popular culture. Truly, you can go to Comic-Con as a fan of… Read more...



Jupiter So Bright NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope. One new infrared image of the gas giant is so detailed, the telescope even managed to get Jupiter's moon Europa in the frame. The shots are also notable for what they represent: that the new telescope could be capable of such detailed observations that they could answer



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Sleep It Off The workforce in Japan is apparently so overwhelmed that two companies are partnering up to create new upright "nap boxes." Illustrations of the new design show neutral, innocuous-looking tubes with midcentury-inspired wooden legs. The shelves inside act like full-body armrests, Bloomberg reported today — helpful for preventing users from falling over as they doze off between meeting



In a bid to bring people back, Facebook is letting a limited number of users have up to five different profiles as part of a new test. Initial reports come from Bloomberg where it says the test is only available to certain users in a select few countries, including the United States. One profile on the account will need to serve as the core with the user’s real name attached to it. The additional



The ink is dry on Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, the gaming company that created sci-fi hits Halo and Destiny. Both companies announced the news on Twitter Friday, confirming that the $3.6 billion deal had gone through without any surprises. The agreement to acquire Bungie has closed. So now we can officially say… welcome to the PlayStation family, @Bungie ! pic.twitter.com/x5jVmelaxl — PlayStatio



Steeped in history and central to several of the world’s major religions, Jerusalem has been on my “must visit” list for several years. Once I started making my plans, however, I quickly noticed that hotel prices in the city can be expensive. Options for using points exist, but they aren’t numerous and don’t include any Marriott or Hyatt properties — and, just like paid rates, points rates can be



BMW's subscription-based heated seats have caused quite a stir, but now the company has responded with new details about microtransactions in the US market.



Major companies have begun accepting cryptocurrency tokens as payment for their goods and services. Is it worth the hassle, or is this just a phase?



While inspired by its past, Hyundai is also marching straight into the future with zero-emissions sports cars. Here are some they recently unveiled.



The developer behind Destiny is now a part of the Sony universe. Sony Interactive Entertainment officially closed on a $3.6 billion deal today to buy the independent game studio and publisher Bungie, according to tweets from both Bungie and PlayStation Studios. Under the terms of the acquisition, Bungie will still maintain creative control over its operations and independently develop its games.



The FedEx Help Twitter account just wants to help. It’s in the name, after all. But the official customer service page of U.S. FedEx apparently isn’t equipped to manage every situation that arises. The shortcomings of the account became apparent when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweeted out an article late… Read more...



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Rhys Spence Contributor Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization and HR. More posts by this contributor European, North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021 The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education These



When you have a workbook with many sheets, it can feel tedious to scroll between them. In Google Sheets, you can hide your sheet tabs to see only those you need. Then, unhide them when the time comes to view them again. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The latest LEGO crossover may be the best one we’ve seen yet. The official LEGO Twitter account just confirmed a new The Office set based on the critically acclaimed NBC show everyone loves. If you’re a fan or know someone that is, this would be the perfect gift. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Google’s Chrome OS Flex has officially arrived to rejuvenate old PCs and Macs, by turning them into Chromebooks. Eventually, your Mac or PC will struggle to run after being bogged down with software or crippled from wear and tear following extensive use. It could take a few years or a decade, depending on various… Read more...



You now can travel all the way to the North Pole on a luxury cruise ship. France-based cruise operator Ponant this week proved it was possible by taking dozens of paying passengers to the ice-bound destination on its new luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot. Named after a famous French explorer, the super-hardy, 245-passenger vessel is the first upscale cruise ship to make it all the way to t



If it’s been years since you’ve broken out the first aid kit, let me congratulate you on your long string of good fortune. But in an attempt to help your good luck streak continue, let me also say this: You should go check your kit and make sure none of its items have expired. Several products in a standard first aid… Read more...



Air travel connects the world. People fly for a purpose. They’re visiting friends and family, attending to important business, and connecting. Sometimes they connect with each other, through the randomness of seat assignments. And sometimes it’s the little connections with employees along the way, because it’s one human helping out another and taking a moment engage as people. Seven moments share



Airline startup Connect Airlines is making a pretty tempting offer to prospective pilots, which is a reflection of the times. Connect Airlines looking to recruit 30 captains I’ve written before about Connect Airlines , which is an airline startup in the United States. The airline intends to use Dash 8 turboprop aircraft to fly between various points in the United States and Toronto Billy Bishop C



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We already had many questions about Sony’s mysterious Madame Web , and the latest casting announcement makes us even more curious as to what this movie is. Deadline reports that Severance star Adam Scott has joined the ensemble alongside star Dakota Johnson as Madame Web and the “we have no idea what character they’re… Read more...



The Sims 4 is set to release its most in-depth update for LGBTQ game play on July 28, with an entirely new way to represent the sexual identities of its players and their virtual characters. Designed in collaboration with LGBTQ organizations the It Gets Better Project and GLAAD , the game's sexual orientation update adds two new customization scales for players interested in exploring a more full



After revealing the Arc 3 A380 entry-level discrete graphics cards earlier this year, Intel has finally teased the performance of its highly anticipated Arc 7 A750 Special Edition GPU. A YouTube video (see below) posted today gives us a glimpse at the Arc 7 A750 Limited Edition, a desktop graphics card that will slot… Read more...



The FCC's 25Mbps broadband standard seemed fast in 2015, but that was seven years ago — and the agency's current leadership believes it's time to raise that baseline. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed raising the minimum definition of broadband to 100Mbps for downloads and 20Mbps for uploads. The previous 25/3 benchmark is both outdated and hides just how many low-income and rural inter



TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We have a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. Embedded below are the latest from The TechCrunch Podcast from Darrell , who talks to TC writers about their own stories of the week; Chain Reaction , our crypto-focused podcast hosted by Lucas and Anita ; Found , a long-form



In order to eat broccoli, one must chop broccoli , and chopping broccoli requires two things: A (sharp) blade and (stable) surface. In addition keeping your knives sharp, stabilizing your cutting board is a key part of a safer slicing, dicing, chopping experience. Cutting on a wobbly, sliding surface is dangerous, but… Read more...



Chef's Kiss NASA's beloved Perseverance Mars rover discovered something particularly strange as it traversed the Red Planet — a coiled mess of unidentified, string-like material that almost resembles a swirl of noodles. Alas, while we wouldn't be surprised to learn that extraterrestrial life also enjoys a delicious linguine, ramen, or any other pasta-centric meal, it's most likely that this oddit



Enlarge / Intel's 12th-generation Core CPUs use different types of CPU cores for different tasks. That hybrid architecture continues to cause problems for some software. (credit: Intel) Earlier this week, some people waiting to take the bar exam received a message from ExamSoft, the company that makes the Examplify software that many states use to administer the exam: PCs with Intel's latest 12th



How do I do this without a touchscreen? [credit: NYT / Hasbro ] On Thursday, The New York Times and Hasbro announced Wordle: The Party Game , a $20 physical version of the viral web game hit that will be available starting in October. But this new game is far from the first to allow players to essentially "play Wordle in real life," as the marketing copy promises. Aside from the obvious change in



Enlarge / Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Kevin Dietsch ) Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is aiming to increase the agency's broadband speed standard from 25Mbps to 100Mbps on the download side and from 3M



Scroll down on a Google Play app listing and you'll soon see this new privacy section. [credit: Google ] Google's developer deadline for the Play Store's new "Data Safety" section is next week (July 20), and we're starting to see what the future of Google Play privacy will look like. The actual Data Safety section started rolling out in April , but now that the developer deadline is approaching..




Enlarge / If you live in the West, it's difficult to maintain denial about fires and drought. (credit: Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images ) There are many dramatic contrasts between the Biden administration and its immediate predecessor, and climate policy is high on the list. After four years of promises to restore coal use and claims that windmills caused cancer, we have an administration that p



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The Kremlin has abruptly ended Dmitry Rogozin’s tenure as the head of Russia’s space agency, forcing us to wonder if the introduction of a new space chief might change Roscosmos and the way it handles other space agencies. Sadly, there’s good reason for pessimism. Read more...



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It's a formative, and sometimes traumatic, time in many people's lives. So why do so many video games want to revisit it?



Netflix recently made news for something aside from its plunging subscriber base or more positive developments like the success of Stranger Things season 4: the addition of Spatial Audio to select shows on its platform. Similar to the Spatial Audio tracks on streaming services like Apple Music, Netflix Spatial Audio aims to provide a realistic sense of immersion, one that can bring scenes to life



Using Microsoft Excel macros, you can run a prerecorded set of steps to automate many of your repetitive tasks. You’ll have to turn on the feature before you can use it. We’ll show you how to activate macros on a per-spreadsheet basis as well as for all spreadsheets in Excel. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



After years of working on its self-driving Robotaxi fleet of vehicles, GM’s Cruise recently received regulatory approval to drive on select streets in California and charge customers for taxi rides. However, things aren’t off to a good start, and now the platform is under review. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Nucleus Genomics , a genetic testing company focused on calculating a patient’s risk of certain diseases, is adding $14 million to their initial seed funding round. With this round the company has raised, in total, $17.5 million. This “seed plus” funding round was led by Alexis Ohanian’s 776. Ohanian is joining investors like Founders Fund, Adrian Aoun (CEO at Forward Health), Brent Saunders (for



Julie Gionfriddo Contributor Julie Gionfriddo is director of advisory services at accounting and advisory firm Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP . Prior to joining FML CPAs, Julie spent nearly 20 years at PE and VC firms rising to the level of principal. If an early-stage startup is ready to raise money but its valuation hasn’t been established yet, a convertible note can serve as a good fundrai



This week the Hellfire Gala—Emma Frost’s now-annual championing of Mutant diplomacy and an excuse for gorgeous, gorgeous fashion—returned to Krakoa, and although this time the splashy soiree wasn’t the multi-comic event it was in its debut, that doesn’t mean the X-Men and their many... uh, allies didn’t find a way to… Read more...



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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new Amex Offers. Premium credit cards with pricey annual fees can offer you plenty of benefits, but it’s up to you to make sure you’re squeezing that value out of these cards. With recent increases in annual fees , certain American Express cards can be even more expensive to hold on to. One of the best ways to defray annual fees is Amex Offers, which



American Express has lots of great products, and personally I love using cards that earn Amex Membership Rewards points . The portfolio of cards earning cash back is a bit more limited, especially when it comes to personal cards. 9 reasons to get the Amex Blue Cash Everyday In this post, I wanted to take a look at the Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express , and share nine reasons you may



Try as Google might, it seems there’s no stopping malware-infected apps from sneaking their way onto the Play Store. We’ve covered plenty of cases in the past, including the recent “ toll fraud ” malware targeting older Androids. Now, the scammers behind a new strain of malware have tricked users into downloading it… Read more...



Following a spate of recent attacks, the notorious , new research has claimed. A report from Sophos has said that the threat actors behind the ransomware now appear to have added the Brute Ratel tool to their arsenal, making the tool that much more dangerous. Brute Ratel is a penetration testing and attack simulation tool, similar but lesser-known that, for example, Cobalt Strike. Targeting outda



Disney is set to increase the price of ESPN+ plans once again. As of August 23rd, a monthly subscription will go up by $3 to $10 (a jump of 43 percent), while the annual option will be $100, up from $70, as first reported by Variety . That's a significant price increase at a time when the prices of many goods and services are rising sharply. It's a far bigger jump than the previous ESPN+ monthly



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. When I recommend new credit cards to friends, any mention of annual fees is often received with wariness. It’s a valid question to ask — why pay money to use a card when there are so many options without annual fees ? Well, the truth is that most rewards cards that have annual fees provide far more value than they ch



The findings, by a congressional investigation, highlight how the surge in activity has caused consumers’ electrical bills to rise and makes it harder to fight global warming.



It's official. The ever controversial head of the Russian space program, Dmitri Rogozin, is being replaced by deputy prime minister Yury Borisov, according to an official statement by the Kremlin. "Bye, Dmitri!" tweeted Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. It's unclear what Rogozin's next gig will be, but according to Russian news site Meduza ,



Twitter won't have to wait long to take Elon Musk to court , in a limited fashion. Reuters reports that Delaware Court of Chancery chancellor Kathaleen McCormick has scheduled the first hearing for Twitter's lawsuits on July 19th at 11AM Eastern. The 90-minute session will have a judge hear arguments relating to Twitter's request for a September trial. The social network sued Musk earlier this we




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Whenever a new Marvel Studios project is released, be it in theaters or on Disney+, you can go on Twitter, hashtag the title or a character, and you’ll see a fun little emoji . Most of the time, those are done by an artist who goes by 100% Soft —and for San Diego Comic-Con, he’s bringing those Marvel emojis to life. Read more...



Money doesn’t need to be protected from sudden vibrations or direct sunlight, so the term “dry powder” strikes me as a poor metaphor for the mounds of cash investors were dropping on startups just a few months ago. “What’s crazy to me is that some of these companies are still in the seed stage backed by very large firms who dabbled at this stage,” said Elizabeth Yin, a general partner and co-foun



You may have heard that there is a sriracha shortage due to a chili pepper shortage . Short of going out and buying every bottle that you can find (which many people have already done ), one option for satisfying your urge is to make your own. Although it’s a fairly easy process, it does take time, as sriracha’s funky… Read more...



We made it! Our final edition of How-To Geek Deals for Prime Day is here. To close out the week, we’re featuring a range of sales on some of our team’s favorite gadgets of 2022, all from brands like Samsung, Fitbit, Amazon, and a couple others. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Don’t need a specific worksheet in your spreadsheet anymore? If so, Microsoft Excel offers two easy ways to delete sheets from your workbook. We’ll show you how to use them, as well as what to do if you can’t delete your sheets. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Amazon is reducing the number of products sold under its in-house brands, including AmazonBasics, Amazon Essentials, and Solimo. It’s a major shift in the company’s strategy, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it’s due to poor sales. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



TikTok announced today that its head of global security, Roland Cloutier, is stepping down effective September 2. Cloutier will be replaced by Kim Albarella, who has been appointed the interim head of TikTok’s Global Security Organization. Cloutier will move into an advisory role at the company to focus on the business impact of TikTok’s security and trust programs. The organizational change come



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A lot of us have dated Joe Manchin. Read more...



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There are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and dumb Elon Musk tweets. The last of those are of particular concern to The Securities and Exchanges Commission. Read more...



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Reports of monkeypox are multiplying around the world and the United States. Worldwide, there have been over 10,000 cases reported of the viral illness, including more than 1,400 in the U.S. alone. And so far, mass vaccination efforts in early hot spots like New York City have been stymied by website crashes and low… Read more...



Apple is introducing a new perk for Apple Music subscribers, Apple Music Sessions , which gives listeners access to exclusive releases in spatial audio that have been recorded in Apple’s music studios around the world. The performances are also filmed, providing subscribers with companion live music videos. The sessions offer musicians the opportunity to recreate hits from their catalog and cover



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As our country continues grappling with its ongoing mental health pandemic, a new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number—988—is launching July 16 to support those struggling with suicidal ideation. Read more...



Apple often implements features to keep the average user’s personal data secure, but preventing sophisticated cyberattacks from state-sponsored hacking groups is much harder. To combat these high-level threats, Apple is rolling out a new “Lockdown Mode” for iOS/iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. But does it mean anything for… Read more...



Imagine you are working on your novel on your home computer. It’s nearly finished; you have already written approximately one million words. All of a sudden, the online word processing software tells you that you can no longer open the draft because it contains illegal information. Within an instant, all your words are lost. This is what happened in June to a Chinese novelist writing under the al



“We’re dealing with a crisis here, folks.” The warning from John Kerry, the US president’s top climate envoy, to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in May 2022 couldn’t have been clearer. And Asia Pacific—home to 60% of the global population and responsible for more than half of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—is pivotal in the battle to stop global warming . Especiall



Today’s venture capital market feels strange because it isn’t uniform. While some companies are still able to raise mega-rounds , reach unicorn status , and even attract lots of new capital in sectors that have seen their exits struggle on the public markets, other startups are not having similar luck. After several years in which capital flowed freely and the entire venture capital ecosystem and



heaveninawildflower : Gelatin silver print (1903-1905) of an Inuit woman, Ook-took. Photograph by Geraldine Moodie (Canada, 1854-1947). Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay, Canada. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.



Amazon has revealed the second city where it plans to start making drone deliveries later this year. The company says it will start contacting customers in College Station, Texas, to gauge their interest in receiving orders via Prime Air . Amazon says it was impressed by many elements of the city, including the research being conducted by Texas A&M University, such as work on drone technology . T



Netflix needs a buyer. Flying solo while content costs and competition skyrocket and subscription levels stagnate or fall is not sustainable. But is Microsoft the right rescuer? A new rumor suggests that Netflix and Microsoft, which recently climbed on the couch together to binge billions of dollars in ad revenue on Netflix's upcoming ad-tie-supported service, might become more than just friends.



NASA is first and foremost a pioneering cosmic photographer and aerospace researcher, but it’s also a Bethesda fan. At least, it would appear that way after a brief interaction between the American space agency and the official Starfield account on Twitter. Professional astronomers and casual lovers of impressive cosmic imagery were collectively awed recently, after NASA published several strikin




Enlarge / Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery, seated in the middle and surrounded by the court's vice chancellors and masters in chancery. (credit: Delaware Court of Chancery ) Elon Musk has reason to worry about the Delaware Court of Chancery judge handling Twitter's lawsuit against him. Kathaleen McCormick, the court's chancellor, or chief judge, "has a no-nonsense



Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker ( Dryocopus pileatus ). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick & Erica Ortlieb/University of British Columbia Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker ( Dryocopus pileatus ). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick & Erica Ortlieb/University



Enlarge / Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova (C-L) and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Britain's Karim Khan (C-R), visit a mass grave on the grounds of the Church of Saint Andrew in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022. (credit: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images) TikTok is resisting calls to preserve and hand over access to its content for war crime invest



Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft ) Microsoft is planning yet another big change to the way it updates Windows, according to a report from Windows Central . Rather than updating a single version of Windows for many years as it did with Windows 10, Microsoft plans to return to a schedule where it releases a new major version of Windows roughly once every three years, putting a



Enlarge / Anna Kikina will be the fifth Russian woman to go to space. (credit: Roscosmos) NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, have officially agreed to exchange seats on four upcoming missions to the International Space Station. The first missions—with a Russian on SpaceX's Crew Dragon and an American on Soyuz vehicles—will fly in September. "Flying integrated crews ensures there are app



Not everyone needs the best gaming VPN — but serious, competitive gamers find the anonymity and location freedoms offered by VPNs to be indispensable. DDoS attacks and other hacking attempts can’t target you when a VPN is hiding your IP address. Location-swapping abilities provided by VPNs also give gamers an edge, and even allow for early access to new titles. All of our picks for the best gamin



While the two have been estranged for many years, Elon Musk does have one core belief in common with his father Errol: they both believe it's humanity's duty to have as many children as possible. Musk's father, however, seems to really have taken that pursuit to heart — by literally raising two kids with his stepdaughter, British tabloid The Sun reports . "The only thing we are on Earth for is to



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Pure Poetry They say timing is everything. A Houston weatherman was caught by surprise this week when, while attempting to warn fellow Texans that the state's ongoing heat wave might cause widespread power outages, the studio's electricity suddenly shut off. Luckily, the power was only out for a few minutes, and the studio's backup generator kept the cameras rolling. Still, the ironic clip highli



TL;DR: Set for release on Nov. 9, 2022, God of War Ragnarök is available for preorder as of July 15. God of War Ragnarök Launch Edition (PS4) — $59.99 God of War Ragnarök Launch Edition (PS5) — $69.99 God of War Ragnarök Digital Deluxe Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $79.99 God of War Ragnarök Collector's Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $199.99 God of War Ragnarök Jötnar Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $259.99 (sold out



Buying a house is always a fraught, stressful experience. For that reason, some buyers opt for new construction when house-hunting. They rationalize that new construction means more control over the style, floor plan, and features of the home—but also that a newly-built home will need less maintenance and present… Read more...



His son, Chris Matheson, examines his father's legacy in the new book 'Conversations with the Father.'



The anonymous Q&A app NGL climbed to the top of the App Store by tricking its users with questions it claims are sent in by their friends and by charging for useless hints about who supposedly wrote those messages. But many of the questions users receive aren’t from real people; they’re generated automatically — an idea NGL’s top competitor, the maker of the Sendit apps, is now alleging NGL’s mak



Uber's public relations disasters were myriad five years ago. Drivers hated them. Story after story came out about their hubris, their regulatory problems, and their toxic workplace culture. They've turned around that narrative, but the narrative now is that they're just no longer a great product. They're on demand transportation that's often more expensive than a cab. They're deliver for cold fo



DisplayPort is a great option for connecting your monitor and display adapter. But although they are often reliable and stable, DisplayPort connections can sometimes fail in unexpected ways. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Researchers at Akamai have discovered a new and sophisticated phishing scam targeting over 400 million potential PayPal customers. Akamai staff found out about the scam after finding it embedded inside their own WordPress site , and countless other genuine WordPress sites are thought to have been hacked, too. Most at risk are poorly secured websites with easy-to-guess passwords and no additional



Cuba reported a series of internet disruptions in the early hours of July 15 amid a wave of anti-government protests. Demonstrations started around midnight in the town of Los Palacios, Pinar Del Río, then spreading to other locations including the capital Havana. NetBlocks and other internet watchdogs reported internet outages to begin around 1am local time, confirming a complete loss of communi



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From the visionary director of Your Name (2016) and Weathering With You (2019), the new trailer for Suzume offers a look into the surreal and emotionally devastating work of Makoto Shinkai . The trailer is a breathtaking piece of art, and in between the animation and complex voice acting, Suzume is already garnering… Read more...



Earning credit card welcome bonuses is one of the fastest ways to scoop up a massive amount of travel rewards. Likewise, you can effortlessly replenish your stash of points and miles via referral bonuses . If your friends or family members are not as entrenched in the world of free travel as you, you’re in luck: There are hundreds of thousands of points you can earn by referring them to various l



Amazon Prime Day brought a flurry of deals earlier this week, but just because the shopping event has come and gone doesn't mean all of those savings have disappeared. In fact, there are a number of good tech deals still lingering today, so you still have the chance to save some money if you missed out a few days ago. Amazon's own Fire TV Stick 4K is down to $30 at the moment, only $5 more than i



Global economic inflation is causing nearly everything to creep up in price, from groceries to cars. Intel is now raising prices on its processors and other chips, which could contribute to higher prices for PCs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




It sounds like Microsoft is preparing to reshuffle its entire Windows update release schedule again. While Windows 11 is new and exciting, Windows 12 may arrive in 2024. According to a new report from Windows Central, the company is moving away from yearly feature updates and back to big releases every three years. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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So, what's everyone been watching this week? Hmmmm? Each week, the most streamed TV shows and movies come down to a few things — sheer buzz, a big finale, smart marketing, star power, critical acclaim , or being a word-of-mouth phenomenon that leads uninterested people to finally watch it out of spite. Just to get a sense of what everyone's streaming, we've used data from streaming aggregator Ree



Save $50: The big sale may be over, but Amazon and Walmart still have the Beats Studio Buds at their Prime Day price of $99.95 as of July 15. This 33% savings marks a return to their lowest price ever. We've said it before and we'll say it again: when it comes to finding a good pair of wireless earbuds, you actually don't need to spend upwards of $150 for great sound, comfort, and battery life (l



I'm not a fan of making skewers. There's a quite simple reason: It's tedious to slide each and every piece of meat and veggie onto the skewer. I don't mind mise en place but I can't stand tedious tasks. If I'm cooking for two — which is my norm — there's almost zero chance I'll make skewers, or kebabs, or whatever you want to call them. I'd rather just cook the meat and veggies separately and sav



SAVE $150: As of July 15, the Razer Iskur gaming chair is $150 off its original price at Amazon, bringing the total down to $249.99. So you've built a gaming PC, and it's a monster. You got the best processor, the best graphics card, the best keyboard, and other accessories. One piece you probably forgot, though: the best gaming chair. We wouldn't say that the Razer Iskur is the best gaming chair



Whether you love it, hate it or barely understand it, you can’t escape the wild world of blockchain. It’s one of the buzziest technologies going due to both its potential and its volatility. Will it fulfill its promise to democratize financial transactions and access, or will its risky nature stymie its move to the mainstream? We’ll dig into these questions — and plenty more — at TechCrunch Sessi



The crypto markets might be red all over, but that isn’t stopping many venture capitalists from investing in the space. Valuations across the crypto industry are being pulled back and the sector has grown more investor friendly. Many VCs see this period as a great opportunity and are shifting their crypto investment strategies to maximize potential during the bear market. Powering that potential



A proposal put forward by European Union lawmakers in May, to establish a legal framework to make it easier to share electronic health records and other medical data — across borders and care institutions and with researchers and developers of innovative health products — should be revised to ensure citizens’ health data is stored locally, inside the European Economic Area (EEA), to avoid the ris



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The Webb telescope team has released new images of the planet Jupiter and some of its moons, a portent of what’s to come for the nascent, $10 billion space observatory. Read more...



The Mail app on the iPhone is a workhorse, but it rarely gets much love from Apple. With iOS 16 though, Apple is bringing many quality of life improvements to Mail, like email scheduling, recall, and reminders, to make the app more competitive with feature-rich email clients like Spark. Read more...



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest information. Citi is a TPG advertising partner. If you’re looking for a new credit card that provides a lot of value, the Citi Premier® Card — with a highest-ever sign-up bonus, strong category spending bonuses and valuable redemption options — should be on your short list. We’ve previously considered why the Citi Premier is particularly g



Apple is no stranger to exclusive tunes , but now it's using them to more directly challenge its rivals. The company has launched an Apple Music Sessions series that, much like Spotify Sessions, revolves around live performances from big-name artists at in-house venues. Not surprisingly, Apple is wielding its technical clout to reel you in — every song is available in spatial audio, and videos of



Most of us at Engadget haven’t been in school for some time, but we still appreciate a good backpack when we find one. We may have ditched textbooks a while back, but we still have a lot of gear to carry around. At minimum, most of us have to lug our laptops to and from meetings, while some of us have additional camera and video gear to schlep around town. So while our current backpacks don’t car



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The drought in the American West is becoming more desperate by the day, and many Californians are under water restrictions. But plenty of celebrities are continuing to use all the water they want, according to an investigation from CBS News Los Angeles . Read more...



Google has announced the launch of ChromeOS Flex , a lighter operating system that can kickstart your old PC or Mac by transforming it into a Chromebook -esque device. First announced back in February 2022, ChromeOS Flex is available now to download on many Windows and macOS devices, with Google saying it is especially handy for older machines, giving businesses and schools in particular more fle



Save $903: As of July 15, the LG 86-inch NanoCell 90 Series 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for an all-time-low price of $1,796.99, saving you 33% off the usual $2,699.99. Doing some digging in the aftermath of Prime Day is kind of genius. There are plenty of items still at record-low pricing, including (literally) huge steals like this 86-inch NanoCell TV from LG. This TV is a beast for more reasons



SAVE $39.96: Make cooking less of a hassle with the Ninja Foodi 9-in-1 multicooker . As of July 15, you can pick one up for $89.99 at Amazon — a 31% savings. Air fryers and pressure cookers are usually heavily discounted on Prime Day, but if you missed Amazon's yearly sales event, you're not totally out of luck. We're still spotting some leftover deals from the shopping holiday, including this Ni



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Some things last forever. Others, like President Joe Biden's no-handshake policy for his ongoing visit to the Middle East, last just a few minutes. According to the New York Times , President 46 and his team had decided that in light of the newest coronavirus subvariant, Biden was to avoid shaking hands during his latest international trek to Israel and beyond. "We're in a phase of the pandemic n



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Since Season 1, many fans have suspected that Noah Schnapp’s character on Stranger Things , Will Byers, was gay. As the young actor stepped aside in interviews to allow for audience interpretation, after Season 4 's much more obvious nods to Will’s sexuality, Schnapp finally feels comfortable discussing Will’s… Read more...



Amazon has announced it will create 4,000 new permanent jobs in the UK as part of a significant employment push. The announcement comes as the retail giant has been accelerating its UK hiring over the past few years, with this move set to bring its permanent UK workforce to 70,000. Amazon claims it has created 40,000 UK jobs since 2020, with the new hires set to include positions in newly built w




For much of her career, hacker Runa Sandvik has worked to protect journalists and newsrooms from powerful adversaries who want to keep wrongdoing and corruption out of the public eye. Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobi



We’re fired up and ready to connect with the global robotics and AI community at TC Sessions: Robotics on July 21. The agenda for this online event is packed with presentations, interviews and robot demos, and our speaker lineup features the brightest minds and makers in the business. If for some reason you haven’t yet reserved your pass to this free conference, simply register here . Back to tho



Electronics components, particularly computer CPUs and GPUs, need an efficient cooling system to prevent overheating. A vapor chamber is one such cooling system that has gained traction over the last decade. Here’s everything you need to know about it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



You’ve talked the talk, but are you ready to prove that you’re the best Wordle player? This October, Wordle: The Party Game launches for just $19. The official board game supports up to four players and lets you go head-to-head with friends or family over and over again. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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You would think the online retail monolith that is Amazon would be more over the moon with its recent $12 billion Prime Day sales numbers , but instead executives are reportedly casting their eyes at their feet, scuffing the ground and wondering if having their own product range is even worth it. Read more...



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The western and southwestern U.S. is wilting under the biggest drought in 1,200 years—a megadrought. As of writing this, most of the country is experiencing drier-than-normal conditions, but things remain particularly severe from Texas into Oregon. Read more...



I’m not sure if it’s just me, but everything happening in pop culture this week fills me with ambivalence. I appreciate that you’d want to raise an army of frogs, but am aware of the potential environmental impact. It’s funny to ask your child if they’ll fight alongside you, but fighting is bad. The big telescope is… Read more...



The history of video games is littered with odd tie-in merchandise, from Resident Evil perfume and Xbox body wash to a Call of Duty-themed Jeep and the Xbox Mini Fridge . Annapurna Interactive is adding to that storied legacy with a branded cat carrier for new adventure game Stray . The publisher teamed up with pet accessories brand Travel Cat for the limited-edition carrier, which it announced j



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The Meta Quest 2 's ( formerly Oculus Quest 2 ) latest update is here and it adds even more parental control settings so that you can keep your VR headset’s younger users safe online. June’s v41 update introduced several new parental features like blocking specific apps, introducing purchase controls and notifications, as well as the ability for a parent account to see their child’s Oculus friend



After the 2008 financial crisis, a new slate of regulations aimed at protecting consumers and businesses opened the floodgates for a surge of fintech companies to develop into household names over the last decade. Now, it might be healthcare’s turn. Part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Consumer Reform and Protection Act, passed in 2010, stated that financial institutions were required to give consu



Two weeks ago, we announced Audience Choice and asked you to cast your votes for the roundtable topics you most want to see this year at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. And holy smokes, you answered the call. There’s been a whole lot of voting going on. For the uninitiated, roundtable discussions are the most popular sessions at Disrupt. They’re 30-minute, expert-led discuss



Looking for more Spatial Audio content on Apple Music? Apple's got you covered. On Friday, the company launched Apple Music Sessions , featuring exclusive live performances from a variety of artists including Carrie Underwood and Tenille Townes, who are kicking off the series. Their performances have been recorded in Apple Music's own studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and that means fancy sound. I



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Facebook is testing a new feature where users can create and manage as many as five different, linked profiles on the site. One will need to stay under the user’s real name and identity (to the extent that Facebook requests verification). However, the other four could be listed under a fake name or nickname as long as… Read more...



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Intel’s Arc GPU rollout has been a confusing and staggered process , beset on all sides by delays and leaks. But the Arc A380 discrete desktop card is finally about to launch in the US market, starting at $129, and some new information has suggested that it might not be the most budget desktop GPU Intel has in the works. Alexey Nikolaychuk, the developer responsible for MSI Afterburner, posted an



Drone delivery deployment happens in fits and starts. There are, after all, a number of hurdles — both regulatory and residential — a company has to clear. That’s why all parties tend to be slow and deliberate. While such slowed innovation isn’t always a sign of struggle, firms have certainly dealt with those, as well — including Amazon, which initially stumbled out the gate. Almost exactly a mon



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On Friday, the Russian government announced the dismissal of Dmitry Rogozin from Roscosmos, appointing Yury Borisov, Russia’s deputy prime minister, to the agency’s top role. The decree is effective immediately, according to a brief communique by the Kremlin. Read more...



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Holy Ghost, a lesser-known ransomware operator, is most likely being managed by North Korean hackers, Microsoft has said. The company’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has been tracking the malware variant for more than a year now, and has found multiple evidence pointing to North Koreans being behind the operation. Although the group seems to be linked to the country’s government, it appears




Suffice to say, last week’s understated streaming arrivals provided a refreshing break from the onslaught of blockbuster television (think Stranger Things , Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Boys ) we’ve enjoyed of late – and while normal service hasn’t quite resumed this weekend, there are definitely a few more big-name titles in the mix as we move through July. The most noteworthy of this week’s entertain



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Rhett Reese talks about Disney’s approach to Deadpool 3 . Chucky sets its sights on a spooky season return. Jamie Lee Curtis teases something’s coming for Halloween Ends . Plus, what to expect from Riverdale ’s season finale, and a look at the return of The Handmaid’s Tale . To me, my spoilers! Read more...



The summer heat is overwhelming, and hot times call for cold foods . Grab some ice cream, you say? A popsicle? That’s quaint. Instead, reach for the unexpected. Although frozen liquids will always have an icy place in my freezer and a warm place in my cold heart, it’s time to embrace a new frozen dessert: the Pop-Tart. Read more...



Hotels try to get away with charging all kinds of fees. The most common are resort fees or destination fees, though we’ve even seen some hotels try to get away with charging energy fees , sustainability fees , and more. Here’s another fee type you can add to the list… Mauna Lani Point Resort charges $79 damage waiver fee Mauna Lani Point , a Destination by Hyatt Residence in Hawaii, charges a fee



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Wordle is the hit word-based puzzle game that suddenly spiked in popularity earlier this year, and then was purchased by the New York Times. Now, the news organization is taking Wordle to new frontiers: board games. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Nothing beats using an old-school style controller when retro gaming, whether you’re on the original hardware, a Raspberry Pi, or even using an emulator. Make sure you get the best retro gaming experience with one of our recommendations. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Earbud manufacturers typically try to compete with their larger competitors by delivering unique features or a lower price point. Sennheiser, on the other hand, has taken a more head-on approach against its main competition with the MOMENTUM True Wireless 3. The results are decidedly mixed. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Rumors have circulated about Tesla creating a smartphone. But it's likely all hearsay, as Elon Musk explains that a Tesla phone will never happen.



Ford's concept cars have wowed drivers with their performance, appearance, and cutting-edge technology. This hydrogen-powered model was no exception.



Starting a business isn’t easy, which is why it’s important to educate yourself before diving into the world of entrepreneurship. And it appears that more and more of us are making the plunge from the 9-5 to going into business for ourselves . According to Google’s Year in Search 2021 , last year, more people searched for "how to start a business" than "how to find a job." During the Covid-19 pan



Casio has launched a new G-Shock model with a bold color that would look instantly familiar to space fans. It takes its eye-catching hue from the iconic orange suits astronauts wear for the ascent and entry portions of their flight so that they could be easily spotted by rescue teams in case their spacecraft has to bail out into the ocean. On the watch's official product page , G-Shock wrote that



Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex , Natasha and Mary Ann enjoyed yet another edition of Equity Live this week, hopping on Twitter Spaces to chat about everything from Musk’s meme suit to a new take on Wordle that landed Spotify’s attention. When we stopped recording the episode, news broke



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By now, you may have seen the news that a breeding facility in Virginia was inspected and shut down after authorities discovered abysmal conditions for the dogs—which means 4,000 beagles are in need of adoption or fostering. According to the New York Times , the authorities have about two months to find homes for all… Read more...



While credit cards are ubiquitous in the U.S., they are far less so across Latin America, where people — especially lower-income members of the population — have historically relied on cash for payments. But the market in LatAm has shifted in recent years, and with increased digital adoption, more people are opening their minds to using credit cards for payments. The problem is, those with little



Across the southwestern U.S. and throughout California, record-low water levels in lakes and reservoirs are causing crisis conditions not only for water supplies and power generation, but also for travelers and boating enthusiasts. Vacationers planning boating trips to popular destinations like Lake Mead, Lake Powell and smaller lakes across the region are facing challenges and wondering if their



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with current routes and mileage costs. Sun-kissed atolls, coral reefs teeming with marine life, tropical weather and world-class hotels: The Maldives has all the trappings of a great beach destination. It’s a dream-like set of islands with no testing, quarantine, vaccination or visa requirement . However, the Maldives has long been considered a once-in-a-



In 2021, nearly 50 million Americans quit their jobs, setting a record for resignation rates. Experts call this mass exodus of the workforce "The Great Resignation." This phenomenon of employees leaving their positions shows no signs of slowing. This year in just March alone, over 4 million American workers said sayonara to traditional 9-5 roles for various reasons. It's not just U.S. offices tha



Sophisticated AI systems like OpenAI’s GPT-3 can write prose that’s impressively human-like, or at least good enough to fool the average person. They’ve been used to generate essays, poetry, stories, news reports and more to impressive effect . Perhaps it was only a matter of time, then, before entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to leverage such systems to write marketing copy. Scale makes AI a gre



Enlarge / Europe's Vega-C rocket takes off from a spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday. (credit: European Space Agency) Welcome to Edition 5.03 of the Rocket Report! It was a big week for small launch news, with a successful debut for Europe's Vega-C rocket, a responsive launch by Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle, and a big static fire test by ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket. Congratulation




Enlarge (credit: Candela ) Three feet above the waves, the Candela P-12 sprints across Lake Mälaren near Stockholm, Sweden. With only its hydrofoils cutting through the water, the boat leaves virtually no wake, noise, or emissions—a sea change from the hulking diesel-powered ferries that currently haul commuters through the archipelago that makes up the Swedish capital. So far, it's a water-bound



Enlarge / The 2022 MacBook Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) The new MacBook Air is a remix—a bundle of ideas already seen in other Apple laptops, whether we’re talking about the previous MacBook Air , the 13-inch MacBook Pro , or the 14-inch MacBook Pro . In that sense, it’s not too exciting since we’ve seen most of its individual features before. But it is interesting in another sense: It’s the first



Cybercriminals have spotted an abandoned WordPress plugin that is vulnerable to a high-severity flaw, and are now on the hunt for any websites using it. Security firm Wordfence found that since July 4, cybercriminals have scanned almost 1.6 million WordPress site in search of the vulnerable plugin. Luckily, only a small portion of websites are running the plugin, significantly reducing the potent



Spam texts are an unfortunate fact of life now. Looking at your phone to see a strange number or email address with an equally strange message attached is par for the course. However, not all strange texts seem like spam: Sometimes, you receive a message that looks totally legit, just clearly not meant for you. A… Read more...



Intel could push through some potentially considerable price hikes on processors and some other components, according to a new report. Obviously as with any such speculation, treat it as just that – informed gossip from the grapevine, which in this case comes from three industry executives with direct knowledge of Intel’s purported plans, who Nikkei Asia tapped for info. Word is that in the autum



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Plus: Tweeting your personal life, swimming like sharks, and a breakup for the ages.



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Not that folks have forgotten the mechanics, it’s that there’s no longer any order to the medium.



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After bringing NBC sitcoms like Seinfeld and Friends into the brick-built universe (or the BBU, as no one but myself refers to it), Lego has finally revealed its official take on The Office , which recreates the Dunder Mifflin offices—along with all of the show’s major characters and countless Easter eggs and… Read more...



The miniaturization of consumer tech marches on, as projectors become the latest devices you can use wherever you roam. XGIMI’s Halo+ is a rechargeable 1080P option that promises to replace ghost stories around the campfire with horror movies, but as simple as it is to quickly set up and use, you won’t want to camp… Read more...



If you’re a first-time MacBook owner or are considering buying one, you probably have a lot of questions about the notebooks and ecosystem. We’ve answered some of the most common queries newbies might have to help get you up to speed. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



We can expect significantly more nonstop service between the United States and Cape Town as of later this year, thanks to some negotiating on the part of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Delta & United have been fighting over Cape Town Earlier this year, both Delta and United announced that they wanted to add flights to Cape Town as of November 2022: Delta wanted to launch 3x weekly Airbus



This week on the show, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into Apple’s new MacBook Air M2 and its recent batch of OS betas. It turns out a redesign and a whole new chip makes the MacBook Air even more compelling than before (at least more than the 13-inch MacBook Pro). Also, we chat with Lisa Grossman, Astronomy Writer at Science News , about the astounding new photos and data from the James Webb Space T



How much does it cost to visit every Disney park across the globe? A cool $109,995, according to Disney. Adventures by Disney recently announced a new “bucket list adventure” that would whisk 75 Disney fans away on a 24-day, private jet adventure with visits to all 12 Disney theme parks and other iconic landmarks along the way. Even if the price tag doesn’t shock you as much as it did most of the



It’s going to take years, maybe even a decade, to completely eradicate the threat posed by the Log4j vulnerability, security experts have warned. The US Government Cyber Safety Review Board has analyzed what caused the Log4j flaw, and tried to come up with solutions, lessons, and other key takeaways for affected businesses. Part of Homeland Security, the 15-strong independent body was set up by U



Did you know Windows 11 has a Windows 10-style weather widget for its taskbar? If you’ve been using Windows 11 since its release, you might be surprised about that! Here’s how to see the weather on your taskbar. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Portrait of a woman with a striped shawl over a silk dress, curly hair, wearing, brooch at throat. Printed on photo back: “J.H. Phipps, photographer, Fenton, Mich., duplicates can be had.” Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



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Fresh out of a difficult breakup and confused about his unrelenting desire to have more than one partner, 30-year-old podcaster Jamie, who's asked to use his first name only, quickly headed to a therapist. "I want you to make me monogamous," Jamie told his therapist. For years, Jamie had struggled to stop thinking about sex — and sex with other people — whenever he was in a relationship — somethi



German leisure airline Condor will launch flights to Iceland for the first time. However, unlike virtually all other airlines, Condor won’t be flying to Keflavik (KEF), the country’s major international hub. Condor launching Akureyri & Egilsstaðir flights Condor has announced that it will serve two destinations in Iceland as of May 2023 — Akureyri in the north of the country, and Egilsstaðir in t



Merchants building businesses on giant marketplaces often have to think inside the marketplace’s box, but Medusa , a one-year-old e-commerce startup from Denmark, is going after e-commerce platforms, like Shopify and WooCommerce, with its open source alternative aimed at the JavaScript developer community. Co-founders Sebastian Rindom, Oliver Juhl and Nicklas Gellner started the company a year ag



A woman picked up a Subway sandwich in the Singapore airport before her flight to Perth, Australia. She only ate half of it – and for some reason brought the leftovers with her. Perhaps she wanted to find out first hand just how sick an unrefrigerated fast food sandwich will make you after a five hour flight. She failed to declare the remains of her foot long at customs when she arrived back in A




When you press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Win+L in Windows, your default browser opens and loads the LinkedIn social networking website. But why? We’ll get to the bottom of this mystery. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Air conditioning saves lives. But as the planet warms, more AC use stresses the grid and drives up emissions, accelerating climate change.



This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The book ban movement has a chilling new tactic: harassing teachers online Nancy Vera was awakened suddenly at midnight on July 12 by the sound of a single gunshot, the bullet ricocheting off her home. She looked at a security camera just in time to see a truc



Intel has told customers that it will raises prices on most of its processors and other chips by up to 10-20 percent later this year, Nikkei has reported. That could mean price increases on computers products ranging from laptops to servers, at the same time that demand is weakening and sales are dropping. Intel effectively confirmed the news, referring back to its Q1 earnings call. "Intel indica



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The New York Times is turning the popular online word game Wordle into a board game by teaming up with toymaker Hasbro. The media firm said Thursday that the board game, called Wordle: The Party Game, will be released this October in North America . You can preorder it on Amazon, Target and Hasbro Pulse for $19.99. While the online version of Wordle is a single-player game where you have to guess



Fewer new emojis will be available for text and online messages than in previous years.



Here’s a fantastic development for international aviation… Saudi Arabia stops restricting airspace Saudi Arabia doesn’t recognize Israel, and therefore historically Saudi Arabia hasn’t allowed Israeli airlines or flights to & from Israel to use its airspace. This has meant that lots of flights to & from Israel have taken roundabout routings. This will finally be changing — Saudi Arabia’s General



Remember when Steve Jobs pulled the original MacBook Air out of a Manila envelope? That was 2008. The Air series of laptops kickstarted the era of ultraportables, but Apple’s slimmest PCs were often underpowered compared to the Windows competition that appeared. Now, with Apple’s very own, very powerful silicon, the M2 chip, the 2022 MacBook Air has almost too much power, a new design, (a few) mo



The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays, especially with co-brand credit card partners Hilton and Marriott . American Express has just rolled out a new offer for Marriott stays, which could save cardmembers up to $60. Let’s go over the details. Spend $300+ at Marriott, get $60 back There’s a targeted Amex Offers deal for stays at Marriott family propert



A new Windows Media Player update for Windows 11 has brought back CD ripping, meaning that any audio CDs you have can be transferred to your PC and added to a playlist. If you've been a PC user in the last 25 years, you've most likely come across CD ripping within a media player , allowing you to save your music onto your computer. However, in recent year's it's fallen out of favor, due to fewer



Hugely popular online word game Wordle has been adapted into a party board game that’s set to release this October. Having purchased Wordle earlier this yea r, The New York Times has partnered with Hasbro to bring the free-to-play viral game to the tabletop. As CNN reports, Wordle: The Party Game looks much like the original, but allows you to play with a group of up to three friends using dry er



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Companies that promise groceries delivered in 15 minutes surged during the pandemic—but are now in retreat.



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Higher nighttime temperatures don’t just make it harder to drift off, they can disrupt your sleep cycles and leave you with low-quality rest.



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G. Elliott Morris, a writer and top election forecaster, wants you to trust the polls a little less.



Sometimes you read about new features for applications you use daily, like Gmail, but forget to try them out. Before you know it, those features are no longer new, and fresher features get your attention. Here are several desktop Gmail features you might have missed. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Singapore Airlines offers its KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promo, whereby you can get significant savings on award tickets in select regions. During the pandemic this promotion had largely been paused, but it has been brought back in recent months. This is getting especially useful, with Singapore having largely eased travel restrictions for vaccinated visitors. There are all kinds of opportunit



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When you combine Jimmy Kimmel being on vacation with a science-themed YouTuber guest-hosting his show, there's only really one viable outcome. In the clip above, Mark Rober teams up with "Science" Bob Pflugfelder and Guillermo to fill Kimmel's office with elephant toothpaste (basically expanding foam made using hydrogen peroxide), before calling the man on vacation to show him the results. Kimmel



grep is a Linux tool usually used for searching text files for specific content. However, it’s often useful to search directories for file names instead of file contents, and this can be done with grep and other Linux command line utilities Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In landmark news for the geopolitical world as much as the aviation world, Saudi Arabia will open its airspace to all airlines, including flights to and from Israel, in line with international rule. The move will “complement the efforts aimed at consolidating the kingdom’s position as a global hub connecting three continents and … enhance international air connectivity,” said the Saudi General Au




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What We Do in the Shadows is back on FX with its fourth season, and its immersively silly, strangely big-hearted vibe is exactly what the world needs right now. From the very first twang of Norma Tanega’s guitar in the theme song “You’re Dead,” your existential terror will be temporarily relieved by the over-the-top costumes and fang-bangin’ adventures of our beloved international vampires and an



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When people in the U.S. are experiencing an emotional or mental health crisis, they can now call or text an easy-to-remember number: 988 . The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline , which will be live nationwide on July 16, is being billed as an alternative to calling 911 for mental health emergencies like suicidal thinking or behavior, trauma, substance misuse, and psychosis. When someone contacts th



The Apple overlords have simultaneously answered some of our prayers and terrified the rest of us with this new iOS 16 feature: the ability to undo a sent iMessage . Undoing a text is great for when you shamefully send a "U up?" text at 2 a.m. and immediately regret it, or perhaps for a typo in a text to your boss. For the more mischievous-minded, it's also useful for denying you ever said someth



Where The Crawdads Sing, the lavish new movie from Sony Pictures, has been roundly trounced by critics. The movie is an adaptation of Delia Owens' bestselling novel and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, best known for her roles in Normal People and Hulu horror Fresh. Set across two timelines, the narrative first follows the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the mars



Nintendo isn't calling it quits with the N64 just yet. More retro titles are coming to Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack tier. Nintendo of America confirmed that the Nintendo Switch is indeed getting more N64 games as part of its premium Expansion Pack tier. Although, the tweet announcing the news kept mum on what those games will be. That of course didn't stop fans from flooding the replie



Intel has announced that its Innovation event for this year will take place on September 27 and 28, swiftly fuelling the fires of speculation that this is where we could see the launch of next-gen Raptor Lake desktop processors. Intel Innovation is a conference where developers and the ‘tech elite’ get together for a bunch of workshops, demos and so forth, mainly focused on AI, the cloud, computi



Google Maps has teamed up with K-pop superstars BTS to deliver a unique Street View Gallery that will take fans of the band on a tour around the globe in a way that mimics one of Google Earths’ best features . While taking in the sights at stops in London, New York, and Seoul, tourists will also be able to admire the favorite art of the boy band’s members , which has been superimposed onto buildi



If you were struggling to decide between the newly released M2-powered MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models then some information has come to light that could push fence-sitters over the edge, after the new MacBook Air is revealed to throttle its own performance by up to 25% under prolonged workloads. These results come from The Verge's review of the new MacBook Air , in which a 30-minute loop in t



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Celsius, the crypto trading platform that halted all withdrawals a month ago and filed for bankruptcy yesterday , has a $1.2 billion sized hole in its balance sheet, according to a bankruptcy filing and new report from the Financial Times . What does that mean for users? You’re probably not getting all your money back,… Read more...



Steven Spielberg was reportedly tapped to helm Marvel Studios' upcoming Fantastic Four movie. Yes, you read that right. According to multiple sources, including former Montclair Film Festival director Mike Sampson and Variety's Adam B. Vary , the legendary director turned down the opportunity to helm the highly anticipated Marvel movie . Those reports emerged after a wild rumor, which swept the i



Hyundai's Ioniq lineup of EVs launched just a couple years ago but the wild and varied styling quickly caught the public's imagination. Now for "N-Day," the company has unveiled two new concept vehicles under the Ioniq N performance brand ("N" for "Never Just Drive"), that take that design theme even farther. Hyundai The RN22e is an electric performance car with the RN signifying "rolling lab" an



"I'm proper built for this, but the building is shaking." Daniel Kaluuya begins Hot Ones as though he's doing nothing more strenuous than taking a gentle stroll for the park — but as the chicken wings get hotter towards the end, the cracks start to show. Over the course of the interview, Kaluuya answers questions about NOPE , Stormzy, and his ability to cry so perfectly on camera — but the last f



My heart sunk when I read the letter. I had tested positive for HPV and my smear test result was "inadequate". I could almost hear my pulse thudding in my chest. I had no idea what this result meant or whether I should be worried about it. I'd never heard the word "inadequate" used in relation to a cervical screening (also known as a Pap smear) before now. This word, coupled with the positive HPV



Nancy Vera was awakened suddenly at midnight on July 12 by the sound of a single gunshot, the bullet ricocheting off her home. She looked at a security camera just in time to see a truck speed away. Vera was shocked but not surprised. The president of the Corpus Christi, Texas, branch of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), she had recently handed out books with LGBTQ characters at a pride



Deutsche Telekom has sold a 51% stake in its GD Towers business for €17.5 billion, becoming the latest major European telco to divest some control of its passive mobile infrastructure assets to a third party. The successful bid came from a consortium comprising DigitalBridge and Brookfield, both of which have experience in the field and have promised to invest in the business to further monetise



Microsoft caused considerable consternation in the open source community over the past month , after unveiling a shake-up to the way developers will be able to monetize open source software. There are many examples of open source software sold in Microsoft’s app store as full-featured commercial applications, ranging from video editing software such as Shotcut , to FTP clients such as WinSCP . Bu



Users on mobile devices and desktop were met with blank feeds, logged out and told to "try again later".


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