Friday, July 22, 2022

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Occasionally you may need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Your host file might have been edited maliciously in an attack, or as a prank. Alternatively, you may just want to control access to certain websites or control network traffic. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Cadillac Celestiq luxury all-electric sedan shows all its features and leaves no room for mistaking this is anything less than a highest-end electric car.



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Apparently, openly bigoted, anti-science, Trump cheerleading, and overall anti-democratic rhetoric is no longer welcome on prime time… well, at least one particular station is. Verizon Fios announced late Thursday they are dropping One America News. Ever the gentleman, the last major TV carrier for the beacon of media… Read more...

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Disney+ made its debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 (SDCC) and gave Marvel fans a whole bunch of shows to look forward to. This marked Marvel Studios’ first appearance at the event in three years, and boy did they deliver. Marvel Studios officially revealed the first looks for all the new original animated series coming to Disney+ on Twitter . “Spider-Man: Freshman Year” is set to premiere in 2024



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The past few years we’ve had to make do with putting on a little show ourselves when it comes to geeky con cosplay, but at last: San Diego Comic-Con is back in person this year, and so are the wonderful costumes! Here’s some of our favourites from the first day of Comic-Con 2022. Read more...



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 . Fri-yay! Grab your calendar and mark November 17, 2022, on it, and then snag yourself an airline ticket to Miami, Florida. That’s right, TC Sessions continues, with a Crypto special event . It’s our first dedicated crypto event, so come along, get your NFTs, blockc



Everything in Linux is stored in directories, and when writing bash scripts, it’s often useful to search for directories by name. Luckily, you can use the find command to recursively search directory names and display matches. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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There’s nothing better than knowing that your valuable electronics are safe. And surge protectors give you that peace of mind for a very low price—but only if you replace them every few years. While the old surge protectors in your home may seem to function normally, they likely offer zero protection for your electronics. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you just bought Google’s affordable new Pixel 6a smartphone, the next thing you’ll want to do is get a case for it. The best Pixel 6a cases will keep it safe from drops, damage, and all of life’s daily hazards while also adding a bit of style or functionality. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Three-and-a-half years after its announcement, with only a paltry CG teaser that didn’t even have the title of the movie in it since, we finally have actual proof that The Walking Dead ’s much-anticipated return of former star Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes is something that is still happening. But now it’s no longer a… Read more...



The Marvel Studios Animation Panel at San Diego Comic-Con has just come to an end, with lots of exciting announcements about the comic book giant's animated arm offered up to fans. Among the offerings were a first look at X-Men '97, Marvel Zombies and Spider-Man: Freshman Year as well as previews of I Am Groot and the second season of What If…? The main event for Marvel is tomorrow with Marvel St



NASA has announced its most powerful supercomputer yet, dubbed "Aitken". However the new top dog is not a freshly built, multi-billion dollar computing beast, but actually a modular upgrade to a machine first launched in 2019. Named after famed American astronomer Robert Grant Aitken, the high-powered unit resides in the Modular Supercomputing Facility (MSF) in NASA Advanced Supercomputing facili



YouTube announced on Twitter today that it will be removing content that includes instructions for unsafe abortion methods or false claims about abortion safety. Claims will be evaluated against the company's existing misinformation policy , which prohibits content that is manipulated or misattributed, promotes "dangerous remedies, cures, or substances" or "contradict[s] expert consensus on certa



The summer before the global pandemic, Delta Air Lines revamped its long haul economy product. In a sign that they had forgotten they were an airline they introduced amenity kits, welcome drinks and hot towels, and course-based dining in economy class. To show just how different of an airline Delta is now, compare course-based dining in economy with this. Continue reading ...



Many, many years have passed since the first zombie appeared in the world of The Walking Dead . The highly-anticipated anthology Tales of the Walking Dead aims to revisit some of those years as you can see in this truly star-studded first trailer for the series. Read more...



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It’s a bit hard to believe, but there are only eight episodes of The Walking Dead left. Eight more hours of TV, and then the zombie show that began back in 2010 will receive a proverbial bullet in the head and finally be laid to peace. But that still gives the show eight hours of screentime to kill off god knows how… Read more...



The trailer for I Am Groot is very, well...Groot. The adorable tree creature we know and love from Guardians of the Galaxy makes new friends, dances, and blows things up in this teaser for a series of five new shorts premiering on Disney+ in August. What does Groot have to say about his new show? I'll give you one guess. I Am Groot premieres Aug. 10 on Disney+.



Unless you have a quarter of a million dollars to drop on a seat in a suggestively shaped rocket , exploring the International Space Station in virtual reality is probably the closest you'll ever get to going to space. Luckily for us normies, the experience has "stunned" actual astronauts and is absolutely free. SEE ALSO: Curious about what life is really like on the ISS? This is your chance to f



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I have to hand it to Marvel, I really didn’t think they could go any more over the top with their merchandising , but they seem to come up with more and more ridiculous ways to promote their movies, shows, comics, toys, video games, and theme parks every year. Now, Marvel and East Continental Gems have announced the… Read more...




If you found yourself doomscrolling in the shade this week between stories of raging European wildfires and government heat wave warnings , you may have noticed the United Kingdom registered its hottest day on record. That one of the most sweltering temperatures, 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.3 degrees Fahrenheit), was found at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) was apt given how much the aviation world



Nothing Phone (1) has a few software issues right out the gate, each of them an opportunity for the brand to prove itself worthy of early adopter trust.



The game "The Last of Us: Part 1" is back, once again, with new features and graphics that eclipse award-winning earlier iterations.



A Nest camera is a great way to feel secure in your home or business, but if it loses power, getting it back online can be complicated.



The rich and famous don't always opt for Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Instead, these well-known people chose more conventional rides.



The next Motorola phone with a foldable display will once again have the classic RAZR brand name. Will it be enough to take on Samsung?



Two U.S. Senators are looking to spearhead an initiative that'd put an end to predatory data caps set by internet service providers across the United States.



Astronaut ice cream is a novelty not earnestly intended to be consumed by its namesake in space.



Months after it was first teased, Honda has officially revealed the 2023 Civic Type R with a few notable details about its specifications and design.



The beloved tabletop RPG comes (back) to the silver screen with Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . Paramount Pictures delighted D&D fans at Comic-Con with a panel and official trailer for its upcoming feature film, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The film is a reboot of the film trilogy that launched with Dungeons & Dragons (2000). That film bombed at the box office, earning j



Enlarge (credit: US DOE ) From its humble start as a glacial trickle in the Swiss Alps, the Rhône River quickly transforms into one of the world's most industrialized waterways. As it winds through the south of France toward the Mediterranean Sea, its chilly water is drawn into boilers, sucked through pipes as coolant, deviated for agriculture. Among its biggest customers is a battalion of nuclea



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) What's worse than a widely used Internet-connected enterprise app with a hardcoded password? Try said enterprise app after the hardcoded password has been leaked to the world. Atlassian on Wednesday revealed three critical product vulnerabilities , including CVE-2022-26138 stemming from a hardcoded password in Questions for Confluence , an app that allows users to q



Enlarge (credit: UCG / Contributor | Universal Images Group ) While YouTube has started deleting videos promoting false information on abortion , the South Carolina Senate introduced a new bill that strives to block Internet users from talking about abortion truthfully online. Known as the " Equal Protection at Conception—No Exceptions—Act ," the bill would ban any website from hosting or publish



Enlarge / F1's young guns stare out from the cover of F1 22 (credit: EA Sports) Earlier in July saw the release of F1 22 , the latest installment of the official Formula 1 racing game franchise. Unlike in years past, a lot has changed in the year since F1 2021 : radical new technical rules mean the cars are very different from the ones we've seen for several decades, several tracks have been revi



Amazon is determined to generate buzz for its blockbuster series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , and that includes a large new trailer to kick off San Diego Comic-Con. The three-minute clip sheds considerably more light on the story and, to no one's surprise, sets the stage for Sauron's appearance. While the show will start by highlighting the relative peace of Middle-earth's Second A



The Comic-Con trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power starts out on a hopeful note. "We thought the war, at last, was ended," a voiceover tells us. "We thought our joys would be unending. We thought our light would never dim." Well, Middle-earth, I've got bad news for you: The war is not, in fact, ended. Your light's about to get a whole lot dimmer, and it's all thanks to a little s



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To me, my X-Men! It’s hard to believe it’s actually happening, but at last: visual evidence that the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series is returning for all new adventures in X-Men ‘97 . And if the first look at the series right out of Marvel’s animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con is any indicator, we’re in for a… Read more...



Instead of installing your VPN service on each device you use, using the best VPN router can protect everything that connects to your network. VPN services encrypt your data end-to-end and allow you to keep your IP address private. Things like smart home devices and gaming consoles often don’t support VPN services, but if they connect to your router and that router is running a VPN from your pref



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Another day, another terrifying piece of health news. In light of the horrific-but-somehow-not-entirely-surprising confirmed United States case of — checks notes — polio , we've decided to compile a helpful list of all the trending contagions that you probably want to watch out for. Happy weekend! Polio Big shoutout to the new/old kid on the block! According to CNBC , health officials in New York



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Watch Out Below! Heads up, literally. This weekend, China plans to launch a powerful Long March 5B rocket called the Wentian from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan — and taking into account the history of the country's Long March 5B spacecraft, it's pretty likely parts of the rocket will crash land back onto Earth. As Gizmodo reports , the 174-foot-tall rocket launching this Sunday from Ha




The panel for Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 has just come to a close, with the cast and creative key team offering up plenty of revelations about the new season ahead of its launch in early September. Cast members Morfydd Clark, Charles Edwards, Rob Aramayo, Ben Walker, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charlie Vickers, Nazanin Boniadi, Tyroe Muhafindin, Daniel Weyman, Cynt



Hundreds of British Airways staff voted today in favor of an increased pay offer from the airline, averting a strike action at London Heathrow airport. The strike, which had been expected later this month, had threatened to cripple operations for the struggling airline. The new deal means workers will receive an 8% pay raise, as well as a one-off bonus and the return of extra pay for irregular sh



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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s hot out there. It almost doesn’t matter where you live—even the goddamn arctic circle experienced temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit a couple of years ago , and heat waves have made life unbearable in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia this summer. And we know there are… Read more...



Disney+ strays farther from its family-friendly image with the addition of “Deadpool,” “Deadpool 2” and “Logan” arriving to the streaming service today, July 22. Alongside Disney’s announcement yesterday, the company invited users to revisit their parental control settings due to the sexual and violent nature of these films. While the films have previously been available on Disney+ outside the U.



Yesterday was a big day for the crypto industry . A former Coinbase product manager was arrested alongside his brother and a friend, and charged with running a cryptocurrency insider trading scheme by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). At the same time, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a separate document on the case, designating a number of the assets traded by the grou



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Rightfully worried about using your phone during a bathroom break? Stressed that you won’t survive three hours of Hamilton at the theater without a distraction? As the Scouts say, “always be prepared.” But instead of packing bandaids and a pocket knife, keep the Asterisk close at hand for when boredom rears its ugly… Read more...



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What if...there was a trailer for season two of Marvel Studios’ What If? Well, sadly, we will have to wait a little bit longer. The studio has not released first trailer for the animated series , but the Marvel Animation panel did show off the kinds of characters and cameos we can expect from the franchise.… Read more...



You move to a new city, in a new country. You’ve found an apartment that is just the right price, in just the right neighborhood, and after pulling out your bestest, most adultest, and politest set of manners, you endear yourself adequately to the building manager. The place is yours. Your first year there, you… Read more...



shewhoworshipscarlin : Pattern for cars and clothes by designer Sonia Delaunay, 1920s.



An upcoming Microsoft Edge update could give users a whole new way to interact with the browser using custom commands. As spotted by ghacks.net , Microsoft Edge Canary 105 will see a feature that enables the command bar to run commands from a launcher integrated into the browser. However unlike rivals such as Chrome and Firefox, the new command bar is not located in the browser address bar, but a



Warner Bros. Games' MultiVersus is a fun take on platform fighters like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Brawlhalla . It's soon going into open beta with a roster packed with characters from across a wide range of WB franchises. Developer Player First Games is about to add one more to the mix: Space Jam: A New Legacy star LeBron James. The NBA icon will join the lineup when the open beta starts on



Do you still need a COVID-19 vaccine to board a cruise ship? A negative COVID-19 test? A mask? Not too many months ago, the answer was “all of the above” for most cruise vessels. But today it’s not so straightforward. Some cruise lines have been loosening their COVID-19 rules. Others have been mostly holding fast to policies. The divergence has come as more countries around the world, including t



Google is changing its mind and reversing a recent decision to hide the app permissions list on product listings in its Play Store. The official Android Developers Twitter account tweeted the team heard the public outcry and is going to reinstate the permissions list. The tweet goes on to say “privacy and transparency are core values in the Android community” and so they want to uphold that. User



Polio has been nearly wiped out worldwide, but now there is a known case in the U.S. for the first time in nine years . The person is unvaccinated, but the strain they were infected with is a type of what’s called “vaccine-derived” polio. Let’s talk about what that means—because it does not mean you should avoid the… Read more...



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In a special reveal today at Comic-Con Marvel screened the first trailer for the animated show, I Am Groot . Vin Diesel is reprising his role as the voice of Groot, and it was said on the panel that Bradley Cooper will also be returning to voice Rocket Raccoon, Groot’s rascally best friend and terminal bad influence. Read more...



grep is a search utility for finding strings and patterns in files and console input. By default, it prints the line that contains the match, but it’s also useful to print out the preceding lines around a match for context. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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String Theory An object that looks like a bundle of string, or possibly a noodle , that showed up in images taken by NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover earlier this month has suddenly disappeared, CNN reports . The object can clearly be seen in July 12 images taken by the rover's Right Hazard Avoidance Camera (Hazcam). Just four days later , the object was gone. To be clear, the object is likely Eart



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It was only a matter of time before scientists found rat lungworm, a potentially deadly parasite, among the thousands of giant snails invading Pasco County, Florida . Authorities have found and killed around 2,000 of the Giant African Land Snails, or GALS, since they were found in June. Florida Department of Agriculture nematologist Jason Stanley warned local news station WFLA about the parasite



Luisa Rubio Arribas Contributor Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. More posts by this contributor The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know As venture capital flows continue to fluctuate, founders have to double down on the terms they agree




A year ago, Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta left his role as chief executive of the grocery delivery unicorn and took on an executive chairman position. Now, as the company he started nearly a decade ago prepares to IPO, Mehta says that he will be stepping down as executive chairman and transitioning off the board of directors once the company goes public. “Since I transitioned from CEO to Exe



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In bleak times, funny-looking animals are worth their weight in gold. So it’s with great pleasure that Gizmodo presents the finalists from this year’s Comedy Pet Photography Awards. Read more...



If you’ve ever redeemed loyalty earnings for a flight or hotel stay, you might know there are different combinations of points and miles you can use to pay. For flight redemptions, you’ll always have to pay some additional fees and taxes. These fees can be just a few dollars on, say, a domestic American Airlines flight or they can be outrageous four-figure amounts on long-haul premium-cabin redem



In 2020, Chase announced a partnership with DoorDash — the popular delivery platform — to provide eligible credit cardmembers complimentary DashPass memberships . This premium service unlocks unlimited $0 delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible orders placed through the platform. And much to everyone’s delight, the companies announced in early 2022 that they would be extending their pa



Link: Apply now for the Citi Premier ® Card When talking about mid-range credit cards that earn transferrable points, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is probably the first card that comes to mind for many. The card offers lots of great benefits , bonus points on dining and travel , and valuable travel and purchase protection. However, there are a couple of cards that can compete with the Sapph



If you love the ease of sharing files wirelessly on a Mac with AirDrop, you might be delighted to learn that you can do something similar in Windows 11 with Nearby Sharing, which comes built-in. Here’s how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Digital security is a constant cat-and-mouse game, with new vulnerabilities being discovered just as quickly (if not faster) as older problems are fixed. Lately, “Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver” attacks are becoming a complex problem for Windows PCs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Volkswagen is shaking up its leadership. The automaker has announced that group chairman Herbert Diess will leave at the end of August. Porsche chairman Oliver Blume will take over the role (while preserving his existing position) as of September 1st. The company didn't explain Diess' exit, but said the move was the result of a "mutual agreement." Diess has a somewhat mixed track record. He repla



As Q2 earnings send enterprise giant SAP ’s stock down, President of SAP North America DJ Paoni is leaving the enterprise company, TechCrunch has learned from sources. SAP confirmed the news, saying that Paoni is retiring from the company after 26 years. “We truly believe the momentum we’re seeing in North America can be attributed to strong leadership, so the search for his successor is underway



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As a person who works from home full time, I'm constantly on the lookout for tasty, easy breakfast ideas. My ideal meal is something I can make in the time between walking the dog and logging on to work. And I have to say, this breakfast idea from TikTok is a winner in that regard. The recipe in question, from user @ traveleatrepeatuk , didn't have a name beyond being labeled "breakfast in air fr



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It’s been one year since the harassment lawsuit that rocked the games industry. Employees say the company hasn't changed enough.



Investors in social media company Snap are reeling this afternoon as the stock has endured a bit of a meltdown following its release of Q2 earnings yesterday. The stock price is down nearly 40% for the day, at the time of writing, as investors rejigger their expectations for the future performance of the stock. After closing just below $16.50 yesterday, their stock is now hovering below $10. The



Over the last month, a chef in Miami has been taking over TikTok with her signature product: Pink Sauce. Carly Pii, who uses the handle @chef.pii , posted a series of videos promoting her homemade condiment, drizzling egregious pools of deep magenta dressing atop gyros, fried chicken, french fries and tacos. Notoriously close-lipped about what her sauce even tastes like, Pii spun the biggest inte



When you “turn 0ff” wifi, Bluetooth, or cellular data on your iPhone via the Control Center, they’re not actually disabled—your iPhone simply disconnects itself from current networks until until you turn those options back on. This is a conscious design choice by Apple, as it wants to ensure you can still easily… Read more...



I wrote on Thursday that American Airlines could find itself in chapter 11 bankruptcy. It wasn't a prediction that this would happen, or a claim that it's somehow inevitable. Instead it was an explanation that it is now thinkable because of their vulnerable financial position combined with high fuel prices, increasing labor costs, and looming recession. If these stars misalign for them, they're t



You can save big on flights to Tahiti with a brand new sale from Air Tahiti Nui . The flagship carrier for French Polynesia is offering discounted airfare and vacation packages now through Aug. 20 from Los Angeles and San Francisco . The sale also includes flights from Seattle, the airline’s newest West Coast destination , that begin Oct. 5. Additionally, the airline is offering significant disco



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Every day, Lake Mead seems to be less deserving of its title. The waterbody has officially reached yet another historic low. The reservoir is now less full than in April 1937 , when it was still being filled for the first time. It is hovering around 27% of its full capacity, according to NASA Earth Observatory .… Read more...



I’m not averse to the avatar. I’ve been a fan of virtually identifying myself as a PNG since the dawning of the “cartoon dolls” from the online avatar hangout app called The Palace . Those were the days of anonymously floating around the internet. Read more...



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We might have only just recently got a better glimpse at Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show, but today at San Diego Comic-Con the streamer gave us another glimpse back into Middle-Earth’s Second Age—and it’s looking quite fantastic. Read more...



Evan Kipperman Contributor Evan Kipperman is a partner in the emerging companies and venture capital practice at Wiggin and Dana . He helps growth-stage companies, VC firms, family offices and high-net-worth individuals achieve their business goals. Paul Hughes Contributor Paul Hughes is a partner in the emerging companies and venture capital practice at Wiggin and Dana . Formerly GC of a venture




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Right now the Citi Premier® Card has brought back its best-ever limited-time offer to earn 80,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. This $95 annual fee card is underappreciated for its cost, its earning power, and for its bonus. And Citi points are transferable to a variety of different airline programs including some that don



I wonder if that genius Isaac Newton knew that in the future people would be doing cool stuff with gravity. After all, when he discovered it back in the late 17th century, the only thing it did was make apples fall out of trees. Boring. Lame. Apples? No thanks. Gravity has come a long way since then, and we can now harness it to make a fantastic plate of tacos thanks to the folks at Masterbuilt.



PDF Free, Ashampoo’s free PDF viewer, has received a significant update with its version 3.0.5 launch. The upgraded software is packing an impressive number of improvements and new features designed to power-up PDF viewing and creation, with a specific focus on crafting a more intuitive and comfortable user experience. Best of all, the free PDF reader is now powered by the same technology as Asha



Social burnout is the term we use for when you have over-exerted yourself in social settings to the point that you feel like you just can’t do it anymore. It causes stress, exhaustion, and irritability. The COVID-19 pandemic, which led to “social distancing” and “quarantining” becoming common terms in our everyday… Read more...



If you’re looking for a one-click solution to delete junk files and potentially speed up macOS, you might be tempted to buy a cleaner app. So what exactly do these apps do, and are they worth your time and money? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



I grew up in San Diego , and every summer Sunday when I wasn’t at camp, my family would pack up our Volvo with beach gear – chairs, towels, umbrellas, coolers and boogie boards galore – and head to the beach in Del Mar. My brother and I would spend entire days building sandcastles and playing in the water and, as we got older, catching some sweet, sweet waves on those boogie boards. We’d pop over



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A federal lawsuit filed against the city of Chicago is calling into question law enforcement’s use of controversial gunshot detection technology for gathering key pieces of evidence. The suit, filed this week by the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University’s law school, alleged Chicago police misused… Read more...



If you have a spare $300,000 burning a hole in your pocket but don't mind waiting a couple of years for a luxury electric vehicle, Cadillac's Celestiq might be of interest. The automaker pulled back the curtain to properly reveal the EV for the first time. Given the expected price, it's not surprising that Cadillac sees it as an "ultra-luxury" flagship model. While it's keeping quiet on most of t



Just days after Russian authorities slapped Google with a multi-billion-Ruble fine for hosting YouTube videos critical of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, Moscow’s sympathizers in Ukraine are going after the company’s flagship search engine. On Friday morning, the Ukrainian cities Donetsk and Luhansk announced they’d be… Read more...



I won’t use this space to dissuade anyone from launching a startup, but founders should embrace the fact that investors are looking for reasons not to give you money these days. Perhaps you don’t have much revenue. Or maybe, too much of your cash flow depends on a single customer. Oh, and when are you on track to join the $100 million ARR club? Given current conditions, best practices for fundrai



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When bees are sick, their reflexes suffer. Presented with a drop of liquid, the infirm insects don’t extend their proboscises to inspect it as quickly as they do when they’re not ill. Similarly, sick rats take longer to navigate an underwater maze than healthy ones, songbirds don’t learn as many tunes, and crows are… Read more...



If you have plans to travel around Spain on four wheels this fall, you might want to reconsider renting that car. A cost-of-living crisis brought about by skyrocketing energy prices and inflation has led the Spanish government to promise 100% discounts on state-owned train services across commuter and medium-distance routes. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. So you want to visit Hawaii. Understandable — it’s a great place. However, unless you’re booking a spontaneous flight deal (and there certainly are plenty of those) you’ll want to plan ahead to ensure you’re traveling at the best time for your dream Hawaiian vacation . Whether you’re looking for dry, idyllic weather or the cheapest t



Google is set to reinstate a recently-removed feature to its Android app marketplace in response to concerns voiced by the community. As per a series of tweets published to the official Android developer account, an imminent Play Store update will see the return of the app permissions section, which catalogues the level of access demanded by each application. “ Privacy and transparency are core v



Flexible spending accounts are the shit. It’s pre-tax dollars you set aside through your employee benefits to cover medical expenses, primarily. You can polish off co-pays and meet your deductibles with it, and you can pay for medications and other health-related essentials—all without denting your checking account. … Read more...



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One accused New York City grifter—taking a page from the “ quality” actors who came before —has officially hit the big time, at least as far as federal police are concerned. A man who has gone by the “Wolf of Airbnb” is now sitting squarely in the sights of federal law enforcement after the FBI unsealed an indictment… Read more...



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Even if you don’t watch the Star Wars Disney+ shows, you’re undoubtedly familiar with The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda: one of the most effective merchandising tools of the past decade. But with the reveal of what is arguably the greatest Baby Yoda collectible to date at Comic-Con, I’m hoping we can finally move on and… Read more...



Enlarge / A negative stain electron micrograph of a monkeypox virus virion in human vesicular fluid. (credit: Getty | BSIP ) The World Health Organization is currently reconsidering whether to declare the booming multinational monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the agency's highest level of alert. The deliberations come as the global tally of monkeypox



Enlarge / Screenshot from One America News Network's press kit. (credit: One America News Network) One America News Network is about to lose its last major TV distributor. After being removed from DirecTV in early April, the right-wing network was still aired on Verizon Fios. But with a channel-carriage contract expiring at the end of July, Verizon confirmed that the sides won't reach a deal. "Ou




Enlarge / Amazon Echo Show 15. (credit: Scharon Harding) Amazon will begin selling ads to developers to promote their Alexa skills and apps on the platform, according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is "inviting developers to advertise their apps" on Alexa in the form of pop-up ads on the screens of the company's Echo Show smart displays. The goal is to hol



Scroll down on a Google Play app listing and you'll soon see this new privacy section. [credit: Google ] Last week, Google started more widely rolling out the new "Data Safety" screen in the Play Store, and it made waves in the tech world when we found out that the new section was a replacement for the normal app permissions display, not a new screen in addition to it. After the negative public r



Enlarge / Some of the reported 450 employees that walked off the job at Activision Blizzard Thursday. (credit: CWA / Twitter ) Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees walked off the job on Thursday in an effort to get company support for employees living in "locations which are passing anti-abortion, anti lgbtq+, or any other discriminatory legislation," a note from the group said. Participants



Like other autonomous vehicle demos we've tested before, Mercedes' DRIVE PILOT starts out disconcerting and then rapidly becomes something you take for granted.



Choice Privileges has launched a promotion on purchased points , which has the potential to be worthwhile. Let’s take a look at everything you need to know about this offer, and talk about under what circumstances it makes sense to buy points. Promotion on purchased Choice Privileges points Through Sunday, August 28, 2022, Choice Privileges is offering a sale on purchased points . Choice is offer



Watching movies and shows on your phone is all well and good—and would seem fantastically futuristic to anyone from the 1990s—but sometimes you need to see everything much, much bigger. If you need to get videos, photos or audio up on your TV screen from your phone, these are the best ways to go about it. Read more...



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A Coinbase manager, who has since been let go from the cryptocurrency exchange for insider trading, has been arrested while attempting to flee the country, Bloomberg reports . Following a joint probe, the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are accusing former manager Ishan Wahi of leaking information to give his brother and friend early access to crypto



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Please Stop CERN recently fired up its Large Hadron Collider for the first time in three years, discovering fascinating new particles in the process. At the same time, many conspiracy theorists have glommed onto the project, dubiously alleging that CERN's device is somehow altering or damaging the very fabric of reality. The many conspiracies around the particle collider have been, uh, interestin



The Secret Service may face serious legal repercussions over deleted text messages relating to the January 6th, 2021 Capitol attack . NBC News sources said the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has opened a criminal investigation into the deletion of texts from the days surrounding the riot. The Secret Service has been ordered to stop its own internal probes, according to a copy



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The International Space Station has been a cornerstone in NASA’s portfolio of spacecrafts since its launch in 1998, but all good things must come to an end, and some of NASA’s safety advisers are getting nervous about what’s next according to a report from SpaceNews . Read more...



Google Chrome can keep your bookmarks in a few different places. There’s a bookmarks bar, the “Other Bookmarks” folder, and a sidebar. The bookmarks are also stored in a folder on your Windows PC or Mac. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



After a nearly month-long outage, Wink is emailing customers to say that it’s servers are almost back online. You can expect your Wink Hub to regain functionality “in the coming days.” Still, Wink hasn’t explained the reason for this outage, and its continued lack of transparency has turned faithful customers into hardcore haters. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



NASA recently confirmed its Artemis I mega-rocket could embark on its mission to space on August 29, September 2, or September 5, depending on the conditions. Now, NASA released an official rocket launch teaser video giving us a glimpse of what to expect. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess, the embattled executive who has survived a number of confrontations and power struggles with the board and unions over the past two years, is leaving the company. The VW AG board said Friday it has appointed Porsche boss Oliver Blume to head up the massive company that includes brands Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche and Volkswagen Passengers Cars. VW CFO Ar



Videos promoting unsafe abortion methods and false claims are being taken down.



Meta has committed to keeping its Oversight Board running by providing ongoing financial support. The company has pledged to fund the board's operations with a contribution of an additional $150 million. Meta previously earmarked $130 million for the board's trust when it was set up in 2019. The Oversight Board says the money, which is irrevocable under the terms of the trust, can only be used to



You just knew someone was going to ask about the goats. Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con, a large chunk of the cast and creative team behind the hit Apple TV+ show Severance took the stage to discuss the show’s breakout first season. Things were going rather normally to start but then the fan Q&A began and the first… Read more...



SAVE 66% : Gear up to go back to school with a new computer that won't break the bank. The Acer Chromebook 317 is on sale for only $135.99 at Walmart as of July 22 — that's $263 in savings and the cheapest 17-inch Chromebook you'll find. Looking for a new laptop to head into the fall semester? A versatile Chromebook is a great pick for students. The Acer Chromebook 317 is a particularly good choi




The Wii U wasn’t Nintendo’s finest attempt at-bat. Its baffling design and confusing marketing campaigns left Nintendo stalwarts – and the more casual Wii audience – feeling alienated. Originally released in 2012 – long after the Xbox 360 and PS3 , and just a year out from the Xbox One and PS4 – the Wii U failed to captivate a sizable consumer base. A shame, considering it was Nintendo’s first co



Earlier I wrote about how to decide whether to pay cash or redeem miles for flights , and in this post I wanted to take a look at how to decide whether to pay cash or redeem points for hotel stays. I often see people on the fence about whether they should pay cash or redeem points for hotel stays, especially as hotel loyalty programs move closer to being revenue based. While the math is sometimes



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Whatever you think of the so-called “ Great Resignation ”—a trend some believe actually started well before the pandemic , and others think doesn’t actually exist —many working people are currently planning to make a career change . What’s more, according to a recent Bloomberg article , this is a smart move, as some experts… Read more...



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As Dusk Falls is an ambitious narrative adventure game that fails to execute its grandest ideas, hemorrhaging tension along the way. It attempts to tell a mature, action-packed tale about family and loss, but repeated missteps in logic and emotion strip the story of its power. From the mechanics to the branching narrative itself, As Dusk Falls sets clear goals and then fails to meet them, resulti



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When a spacecraft screams through Mars' atmosphere at some 12,000 mph, releases a giant supersonic parachute, and ultimately abandons said parachute along with rocket-powered landing gear and a heat shield, it's inevitable that debris will scatter over the Martian landscape. In June, NASA's Perseverance rover spotted paper-like trash caught between some rocks. And in July, the rover stumbled acro



Southwest Airlines remains a favorite for many flyers thanks to its generous ticket exchange policy , complimentary checked luggage and quirky boarding process . But for the most loyal Southwest travelers, the Companion Pass allows you to designate a friend to travel with you for free. Yes, it’s buy one, get one free on all Southwest flights — whether you’re paying cash or using Rapid Rewards poi



Even if you’ve never heard the term “executive function,” you may be painfully aware of how important it is for everyday life. Executive functioning is often described as the management system of the brain : This is the portion responsible for planning, prioritizing and executing tasks. Read more...



Counting the number of lines, words, and bytes in a file is useful, but the real flexibility of the Linux wc command comes from working with other commands. Let’s take a look. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Amazon has announced it is set to buy US firm One Medical in its latest foray into the healthcare industry. The San Francisco-based firm operates 182 medical offices in 25 markets across the US, offering digital health services, including access to its own physicians, in exchange for a subscription fee. The all-cash acquisition has a value of around $3.9 billion according to a statement by Amazon



Mojang has finally weighed in on NFTs in Minecraft, and the official word is: they're out. Minecraft is the best-selling PC game ever with a vast playerbase that's ripe to be funneled into an NFT-fuelled metaverse. But Mojang has released a statement pointing out that the 'NFT mentality' detracts from the essence of what gaming is about. And as a result, it won't be supporting them or any blockch



Contrary to what you might think, ASMR microphones aren’t a special type of mic designed to record sounds that can trigger an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and possibly provide therapeutic benefits such as a lowered heart rate. Recording ASMR professionally is all about capturing the type of sound you want without unwanted background or microphone noise affecting the finished product. Choo



Last week a man on board a United Airlines flight sat in his coach seat and pulled out a full-sized iMac to work. A standard United coach seat has just 30 inches of pitch – the distance from seat back to seat back – making this impossible most of the time. Continue reading ...



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In Slaying the Dragon, author Ben Riggs goes deep into the backstory of TSR to reveal a company in disarray.



It’s time to once again steal the declar— another important American artifact! Disney+ brought the cast of National Treasure: Edge of History to San Diego Comic-Con for a first look at the series set to hit the streamer. Read more...



Fake reviews in online marketplaces are much more nefarious than you might think. In addition to being annoying, a new working paper has found evidence that fake reviews on online stores like Amazon might get you to buy lower quality products as well as spend more money. Read more...



America’s favorite advertisement masquerading as a television show, “Shark Tank,” made Mark Cuban a household name (that is, if you weren’t already a Dallas Mavericks fan). But last week, the billionaire revealed on the Full Send podcast that overall, he hasn’t made a profit from his suite of investments. “Are you up all time on ‘Shark Tank’ investments?” the podcast host asked. “Like, up financi



Mr. Carney, who was press secretary to President Barack Obama, joined Amazon in 2015.



Do you need more GPIO for your Pi Pico project? A creative keyboard maker named HealthyCabinet found a way to unlock up to four new GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi Pico or Pi Pico W. It requires a bit of soldering work, but nonetheless, it’s a surprisingly simple modification. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



This week brought back some of our favorite tech deals we've seen all year. A four pack of Apple's AirTags is back on sale for $89, while the Apple TV 4K has dropped to $130. While neither of those are all-time lows, they're very close and great deals on a couple of the most popular Apple gadgets right now. Amazon also just discounted its Echo smart speaker to $60, which its a record low and a re




Ever since app permissions were introduced in Android, the Google Play Store has listed all requested permissions on the listings for every app. Google started to hide the permissions section, but now the company is backtracking. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



After a year of teasers and releasing a few images back in June, GM unveiled its new Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan today, and it’s rather stunning. The $300,000 hand-crafted electric vehicle will go into limited production sometime in 2023. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Las Vegas may be a city of excess—but no longer when it comes to swimming pools. Officials voted this week to cap the size of home swimming pools in Clark County, Nevada, where Vegas is located, in an attempt to conserve water in the face of the region’s punishing drought. Read more...



With airport meltdowns , record numbers of canceled flights and baggage problems multiplying , travelers are facing unprecedented levels of disruptions this summer. Because of this, travel insurance is increasingly becoming an essential part of trip planning for people keen on protecting their vacation investments. These are not the only reasons why you should consider travel insurance, though. T



Two of the largest airlines in North America are expanding their relationship. United Airlines , one of the largest carriers in the U.S., announced Friday that it’s deepening its ties with Air Canada , the flag carrier of Canada. Under an existing antitrust immunity, the two airlines have been close partners for years in the transborder market. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s f



When the last episode of Game of Thrones aired, the audience response was as brutal and exacting as trial by combat with the Mountain—the hot takes not only killed the show’s online reputation, they crushed its head and gouged out its eyes. Ever since, the internet at large has held a grudge like Cirsei, the general… Read more...



In trying to prevent TikTok from making it yesterday’s news, Instagram is foisting TikTok-esque features on its users . If you don’t believe me, just wait until you open the app and see the new avalanche of Reels coming your way. Read more...



Squarespace has launched a new website design service aimed at improving its drag and drop website builder for desktop and mobile. Available now on Squarespace 7.1 in English, the Fluid Engine tool offers an array of new functionalities and customization options including a design system that gives site builders a smart grid to design websites with guidance. Squarespace has also levelled up its p



T-Mobile and Apple have launched a new tariff in the US for small businesses that combines devices, wireless connectivity, and enterprise-grade applications and support, hoping to capitalise on demand for flexible and mobile working. Business Unlimited Ultimate+ for iPhone includes an iPhone 13 handset with 200GB of 5G data and Apple Business Essentials, a package of device management software, s



Ride-hail startup Alto thinks the current gig worker-based market is inherently broken. Drivers’ salaries are squeezed by the costs of owning and maintaining a vehicle; riders aren’t guaranteed a high-quality service; cities have had to deal with angry taxi drivers; and the app-based companies themselves that have undercharged users to expand into new markets are still not seeing the profits from



The fintech funding boom of the past several years saw huge amounts of capital flowing into so-called neobanks, digital financial companies offering banking services to markets general and niche. The overarching idea behind the push made sense — many traditional banks are IRL-first and digital second, and their brick-and-mortar way of doing things engendered costs that were passed on to consumers



YouTube is cracking down on abortion misinformation on its platform, and has started removing certain videos, according to a series of tweets from the company’s official account posted on Thursday. “Starting today and ramping up over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides instructions for unsafe… Read more...



Anyone skeptical that there’s a new Dungeons and Dragons movie coming out is completely warranted. To date, Hollywood hasn’t done the iconic franchise the justice it deserves. Not by a long shot. But at San Diego Comic-Con, one of the new film’s co-directors revealed a connection to the franchise that’s not just… Read more...



Enlarge / We have pretty clear evidence that declining ozone levels were something more than liberal scare tactics. (credit: NASA ) Conservative political commentator Matt Walsh took to Twitter last Wednesday to say that the widely held belief that humans are causing climate change is, in fact, a crock. The podcaster and Daily Wire columnist apparently knows this because previous environmental is



The 2016 board game Terraforming Mars is an amazing title. As evidence, I present the following image: Note: This image, of a chintzy player mat stamped with clip-art-quality design work, is not from the game we are looking at today. (credit: Nate Anderson) If a game this ugly can capture the hearts, minds, and continued attention of the devotees of the overcrowded board game market to become a m



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Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station has been pushed back by nearly a month due to a Falcon 9 booster getting damaged during transport. Read more...



Samsung Electronics has lifted the lid on the second iteration of its SmartSSD, an enterprise-focused drive capable of much more than just data storage. The new SSD is classified as a computational storage device (CSD), which means it handles data processing on-board, thereby minimizing bottlenecks created by the need to pass data between storage and the CPU , GPU and RAM . Powered by a Xilinx So



Kylie Air Look, we won't not say that Los Angeles traffic is the stuff of the devil. Still, no matter how terrible it gets, it's pretty difficult to justify opting for a 17-minute trip on a private jet over sucking it up for a 45-minute drive. Kylie Jenner, " self-made " billionaire of Kylie Cosmetics and general Kardashian clan fame, has come under fire for doing exactly that. Last week, Jenner



SAVE $145 : Whiz through town at speeds up to 15.5 mph on your own electric scooter. The Segway Ninebot F25 is on sale for only $424.99 at Amazon as of July 22 — that's 25% in savings and even less than it was for Prime Day. Sharing is caring — unless it comes to electric scooters. Apps like Bird and Lime let you rent battery-powered scooters to scoot your way through town, but if you use them ev




Are you a superhero looking for a super attorney, or a Marvel fan hoping to learn more about She-Hulk ? Either way, you should dial 1-877-SHE-HULK for a special surprise. The number, plastered on the new San Diego Comic-Con She-Hulk posters, gets you a message from Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), an exceptional lawyer who also happens to possess the ability to Hulk out. In the message, Jennif



Editor’s note: This is a new column by senior editor Benét J. Wilson that will cover what’s happening at the world’s airports. My child and I recently traveled to New Orleans for a quick work trip. They are a huge foodie and quite the budding chef, so I of course wanted them to experience all the food the Big Easy has to offer. Because the trip was so quick, we didn’t get the chance to do more th



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Friday rounds out the first week of the U.S. Travel Association’s annual multiweek Daily Getaways promotion , which features daily deals from major travel brands offering discounts of up to 50% off hotel points, theme park tickets, vacation packages, hotel stays and more. This sale is much anticipated by t



VPN providers love to tout the location they’re based in as if that’s a big deal. They’ll often cite the amazing privacy laws of the country they’re headquartered in, claiming that this acts as a second layer of protection on top of their other measures, like not keeping logs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



You can now pre-order Google’s excellent Pixel 6a and the Pixel Buds Pro—Google’s first wireless earbuds with ANC. Both devices ship July 28th, and notably, Google has some awesome trade-in offers for the Pixel 6a smartphone. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Here’s a look at just some of the ways early-stage founders can learn to build, grow and fund their startups at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Word to the budget-wise: don’t miss out on early-bird savings. Buy your early bird pass before prices go up on July 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT and save up to $1,300. Let’s kick off the Disrupt opportun-a-palooza with a time-sensitive remind



Miniature meatballs are undeniably charming. Whether they’re beef, turkey, Impossible meat, or covered in grape jelly —I love them all. They come in big, glorious batches, and eating several at a time is highly encouraged. In fact, the servings are pleasantly deceptive. Eating eight ounces of Swedish meatballs is much… Read more...



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Add Snap to the list of tech stocks utterly slammed in 2022. Read more...



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Most smart lock makers need to throw some big ‘ol scare quotes around the ‘smart’ branding, because a lock that remains permanently locked when you forget to charge its battery doesn’t actually seem very smart. But soon, that may no longer be a limitation, thanks to a new chip that lets your lock harvest all the power… Read more...



SAVE $60: Find out what makes your dog unique with the Embark Breed and Health test , on sale as of July 22. Bring one home for just $139 — a 30% discount. Does your dog constantly want to chase things? Or maybe they would die to play fetch? Some behaviors are actually linked to dog breeds and what they were originally bred to do. With a dog DNA test , you can get some insight. As of July 22, Emb



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If there’s one thing you do this Disability Pride Month, please make it listening to disabled people. You may have spotted awareness-raising posts from disabled content creators on social media, many of which serve as a call to arms to creators’ mostly non-disabled audiences, asking them to publicly support and show appreciation for the disabled community in July and also beyond. Even with the ef



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Good news for fans of Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan ’s surreal, hilarious, occasionally gruesome sci-fi comedy Solar Opposites : its animated aliens will be back for even more hijinks. At yesterday’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, it was announced that the series—which just dropped its third season , and was already… Read more...



Oracle Cloud users will now be able to provision, access, and monitor their databases without having to leave their Microsoft Azure dashboard thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Using the new tool, dubbed Oracle Database Service, users can migrate or build new applications on Azure and then connect to managed Oracle Database services such as Autonomous Database that run on Orac



Some people view miles as being “free,” and think that if they can redeem miles for a ticket, they should always do so. I don’t want to say that’s necessarily a bad approach (at the end of the day everyone should use miles in a way that works for them), though personally I view miles as a currency, just as I would cash. I put a value to all of my miles, and then when I consider redeeming them I p



TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we’ve compiled our audio output from the week. Embedded below is the latest from Chain Reaction , our stellar crypto-focused podcast hosted by Lucas and Anita . Y



The last few years have been one wild ride for most everyone, with just about every aspect of our lives transformed in ways great and small. This kind of chaos is hard enough when you’re flush with cash, but when money gets tight, inflation soars , and an emergency suddenly presents an enormous bill for you to pay,… Read more...



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When you think of study aids, TikTok is likely not what comes to mind. And, there’s probably a good reason for that. Scrolling your For You page may be entertaining, but it’s rarely productive. But, a growing group of study influencers might be changing that. From #booktok, #studytok and #edutok, there are dozens of accounts that can help with study tips, math tutoring and even college admissions



Once seemingly unstoppable, Big Tech is now in reset mode. We’re not talking about Snap’s earnings sending its stock plunging, or Twitter’s lackluster earnings report from earlier this morning. No, we’re talking about Big Tech. The world’s largest tech companies are pulling back in a way that could, perhaps, clear some brush for startups still making their way through the wild (the private market



The company declined to forecast its future financial performance, citing “uncertainties related to the operating environment.”




Your weekly meetings and catch-ups could soon be plastered all over the internet thanks to a new Google Meet update. The video conferencing platform has announced that users will now be able to live stream their video activity directly to YouTube, whether meetings, presentations or any other content. The news could raise the possibility of Handforth Parish Council rivals for budding Jackie Weaver



AMD has fired shots at Nvidia on the topic of the quality of their respective graphics card drivers, in what seems to be a response to a similar volley of flak delivered by Team Green earlier in the year (we’ll come back to that). As ExtremeTech noticed, this comes from a recent AMD blog post (from last month, which rather flew under the radar) on ‘Stability, Performance, and Great Experiences wi



It’s been some time since the last bumper crop of new streaming service arrivals, and this weekend’s roundup remains relatively lukewarm thanks to a string of franchise-free additions to the likes of Netflix , Prime Video and HBO Max . Netflix blockbuster The Gray Man – fronted by the imposing Hollywood trio of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas – headlines proceedings as the production s



Zoom has announced it is adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Zoom Phone, its VoIP service for collaboration, as it looks to boost security protections even further. According to a blog post by Zoom Head of Security Engineering, Max Krohn, video conferencing users will be able to upgrade to E2EE “during calls between users on the same Zoom account that occur via the Zoom client” using cryptogra



Google Meet is the Zoom-like video conferencing service from Google. The predecessor to Meet used to allow streaming calls to YouTube, and now Google is bringing the functionality back. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



One of the most annoying parts about working from a laptop computer is the limitations that occur due to its size. External accessories help, but what do you do with all of the peripherals you need to hook up? You can turn to a docking station such as the IOGEAR Dock Pro USB-C 6 in 1 Dock Stand! Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The top line message from the American Airlines second quarter was record revenue and a return to profitability. But their financial statements actually show that flying planes from one place to another, and selling tickets, doesn't generate profit for American Airlines. Instead, the AAdvantage loyalty program is responsible for all of American's profits. Continue reading ...



Automakers are frequently keen to show off self-driving concept cars without steering wheels , but Baidu is close to putting a vehicle like this on real-world roads. The tech giant has unveiled a new robotaxi, the Apollo RT6, with a removable steering wheel. The option lets ride hailing services offer more space for passengers — this can include extra seats, work desks or even game consoles. The



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Good Yarn It's hard to imagine a single author churning out a full-length novel every nine weeks, but that's exactly what writer Jennifer Lepp told the Verge she does constantly. To keep up with demand and make a decent living, indie novelists are cranking out books more quickly than ever before. Lepp, whose pen name is Leanne Leeds, told the pub that she's even started using an artificial intell



It’s a classic tale that plays out in rom-coms and, often enough, in real life: Two people are friends, their feelings deepen, there’s some will-they-or-won’t-they tension, and they end up together. If you’ve ever crushed on a friend, here’s some guidance on turning things romantic—but understand that every… Read more...



The wig industry aimed at women of color has an estimated market in the neighborhood of $13 billion. Black women face unique issues when it comes to building these wigs, and the process traditionally has involved sitting with a stylist for eight hours or more. A group of four Black women, two with MBAs from Wharton, and the other two with PhDs from MIT, founded Parfait because they believed they



cac-bgsu : We have an Ohio Photographs collection mystery today. The only description we have for this photo is “Two women in Waterville, Ohio circa 1900.” It looks like they may be dressed up for a costume party? What do you think is going on here?



A Bluetooth speaker is a fantastic audio upgrade for your smartphone or laptop, but you don’t need to spend a lot to pick up an awesome one. These budget Bluetooth speakers pump out great sound and don’t break the bank. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Dan Trachtenberg talks bringing the Predator to life for Prey . The first look at John Wick Chapter 4 is of, well, John Wick. Tim Roth talks returning as Abomination. Plus, good new for Resident Alien , and a new look at the latest season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe . Spoilers go! Read more...



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 got together with Grace once again this week for our weekly roundup show, and as often happens, news broke as we were gearing up to record. So we had to touch on the huge Amazon-One Medical deal to get started. Naturally we all had t



Shredder's Revenge is great if you want a modern take on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat-'em-ups, but what if you'd rather stick with the classics? You won't have to wait long to revisit those, either. Digital Eclipse, Konami and Nickelodeon have announced that TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection debuts August 30th on PCs ( via Steam ), PS4 , PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The bundle inc



Suspicious notification emails have recently been arriving in the inboxes of Microsoft Outlook users, but it turns out it’s all Microsoft’s fault. During this week, numerous Outlook users have taken to Microsoft’s support forums, as well as different publications, to report that they keep getting notified of “unusual sign-in activity” on their email accounts. This is a security email, usually tri



Most travelers depend on their cellphones for directions, photos, recommendations, wake-up alarms and ride hailing, not to mention calls and texts. But if your vacation plans involve a cruise, you will need to consider rethink your phone use. Simply put, you can’t use a cellphone on a cruise the way you can on land without incurring outrageous roaming charges. What’s the smartest way to use your



Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month. In a new update , the technology giant said that it will start blocking Office macros by default starting from July 27. This comes shortly after Microsoft halted the rollout of the macros-blocking feature citing u



In case you missed it, robots took over TechCrunch on Thursday, July 21. We played host to the robotic industry’s leading startups, researchers and academics at TC Sessions: Robotics. The event was a blockbuster success, and we hope you enjoyed the show. All the features, panels, interviews and podcasts are embedded below. TechCrunch Editor Brian Heater organized and hosted the event. Subscribe t




As we all await the horrible heat wave that will burn our flesh and destroy our crops, young people are trying to appease the Sun God by putting Pink Sauce all over their food, playing a game where you’re a cat, and intentionally inflicting period cramps on themselves. Read more...



Lenovo was one of the first companies to really nail 2-in-1 design, and ever since it’s been refining the formula for its top-notch convertibles. And while there are a couple small variables I'm not fully on board with for this year's edition, there's no doubt the new 14-inch Yoga 9i is continuing Lenovo's excellent track record. You get superb battery life, clever (and surprisingly) powerful spe



Twitter has published its Q2 2022 results , with the social networking giant’s numbers falling short of analysts’ estimates across user growth and revenues. Perhaps more interestingly, however, Twitter also revealed that it spent $33 million in Q2 on Elon Musk’s pending acquisition. Twitter vs. Musk Today’s results represent Twitter’s second earnings since accepting Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquis



I think people spend too much time focused on the past, at least when using selective memory. It’s like when people talk about “the good old days of flying,” when service was good, people dressed up to fly, etc. What they selectively forget is that flying is a fraction of the price it used to be, and that in many ways getting on a plane isn’t that different than getting on a bus. The way I see it



Meta clearly sees TikTok as a dangerous competitor, with Instagram rolling out more updates to remix photos as a video, and any new videos posted will become a Reel, which is its TikTok-inspired video feature on iOS and Android . In a blog post , Instagram explains how it's expanding its remix feature to include reaction videos, so the app will record you reacting to a video at once, or templates



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There’s a date. That date is Sept. 19. That’s when those sitting like royalty at the top of the Ethereum blockchain say they’ll finally move their proof-of-work-based blockchain system over to proof-of-stake. They’ve made promises before and have routinely pushed back deadlines, but now they have a date, and so far,… Read more...



Animals can teach us many things—how to chill out and not worry about anything, how to taste delicious when grilled correctly —but maybe the most important lessons we can learn from our fellow creatures are about parenting. Animals don’t stress about about philosophies of parenting. They don’t don’t worry about… Read more...



The social network also reported losses in its latest financial figures.



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Earlier this week, Lego revealed a perfect plastic brick recreation of the iconic Atari 2600 , the first successful home video game console, as a follow-up to its buildable Lego NES from a few years back . The NES helped turn video games from an oversaturated novelty into a billion dollar blockbuster business, but these… Read more...



Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 now has its Account Lockout Policy activated by default in a bid to cut down on Remote Desktop Services attacks. A recent security update included with Windows 11 Insider Preview 22528.1000 and newer came with the feature, which automatically locks down Windows accounts after 10 consecutive failed login attempts, the company explained. The lockout period is



This week, OpenAI granted users of its image-generating AI system, DALL-E 2, the right to use their generations for commercial projects, like illustrations for children’s books and art for newsletters. The move makes sense, given OpenAI’s own commercial aims — the policy change coincided with the launch of the company’s paid plans for DALL-E 2. But it raises questions about the legal implications



Cadillac unveiled Friday a buzzier version of its future flagship EV, the six-figure Celestiq sedan slated to set the direction for the brand’s electrified portfolio. The show car model of the eagerly-awaited Celestiq represents the 120-year-old luxury brand’s most advanced vehicle yet, the company said. The one-off car previews what Celestiq could be when it goes on sale in 2025. The show car’s



The BBC has already started preparing for Facebook's 20th anniversary in 2024: The broadcaster has announced that its factual entertainment team has commissioned a three-part documentary about Mark Zuckerberg and the social network he founded. Facebook's story is pretty well-known at this point, and it's common knowledge that Zuckerberg originally designed it to connect students at Harvard. And t



USB cables come in different lengths. Some are as short as a few inches, whereas others can be a few meters long. But is there a maximum length for a USB cable? Here’s everything you need to know. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Plus: Inside Google’s privacy council, a posthumous trip to the moon, and a world in flames.



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The streamer lost nearly a million users last quarter, but Reed Hastings believes things could be worse.



The US and UK have signed a Data Access Agreement that will allow law enforcement agencies in each country to request user internet data from the other, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and UK Home Office said in a joint press release. The agreement was created in 2019 as the CLOUD Act to allow the nations to fight serious crimes including terrorism, child abuse and cybercrime. "The Data Access Ag



When it comes to video-based data, advances in computer vision have given a huge boost to the world of research, making the process of analyzing and drawing insights from moving images something that is scalable beyond the limits of a small team of humans. A startup called Theator has been applying this concept to the world of healthcare: It’s using AI to “read” video captured during operations,




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Apple’s headlining iOS 16 feature stares you in the face every time you pick up your iPhone: For the first time ever, you can customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen, and boy, is it a welcome change. You can even set multiple Lock Screens for different purposes or times of day, each with different wallpapers and widgets… Read more...



If you missed the chance to pick up an Echo smart speaker during Prime Day last week, you have another opportunity to do so today. Amazon's full-sized Echo is back down to a record-low price of $60, which is 40 percent off its normal rate. The Echo Show 5 is also on sale for $40 right now, which is only $5 more than it was on Prime Day. The Echo Dot , on the other hand, is currently 20 percent of



Is the Pixel 6a the best Android phone under $500? Tune in for Cherlynn’s review! This week, Devindra and Cherlynn also discuss why losing almost a million subscribers was actually a good thing fo Netflix. And they dive into Qualcomm’s latest hardware for smartwatches, as well as the latest updates from Twitter’s ongoing fight with Elon Musk. Engadget · Pixel 6a review and the state of Netflix Li



If you’re like me, it takes until December to requalify for airline status . However, this year is different. With roughly half the year still ahead, I’ve requalified for my United Airlines Premier 1K status . And I am not alone — record high airfares coupled with reduced status requirements have resulted in airline elites both requalifying and subsequently upgrading their statuses. So now, havin



The social media company swung to a loss in the second quarter and cited “uncertainty” over its pending takeover by the billionaire Tesla chief executive as a factor.



Twitter has today announced its results for the second-quarter of 2022, saying that it has seen a sharp rise in the number of regular users. In the last three months, Monetizable Daily Active Users (mDAU) climbed from 39.6 million to 41.5 million, while global reach leapt from 189.4 million in April to 196.3 million today. Unfortunately, those increasing user figures did not see a boost in the co



Every so often there’s a story about a flight being seriously delayed or canceled because someone was trying to make a joke about something safety related. This story is along those lines, except this time it wasn’t a passenger making a joke. Airport agent jokes there’s a terrorist on plane This incident took place on July 14, 2022, on Air France flight AF646 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to



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The Dark Knight has some pretty neat gear—but his gadget-enabled stunts require some juice.



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Breville’s new countertop air fryer oven can be controlled by a mobile app. Unlike with many other connected appliances, that’s a good thing.



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In-house gaming technology specialists play with and support the youngest patients. Plus, research shows that playtime gives literal health points.



If you’ve been searching for cheap flights to Florida, whether for the beaches or Disney World , this deal is for you. Round-trip flights are available to West Palm Beach, Orlando , Tampa and Jacksonville starting at just $78 for select routes, with all flights under $200, departing from across the U.S. There is wide availability from the three New York City-area airports for travel through the f



Robot vacuums are pretty cool, but getting the maximum value out of them requires a little planning. Use these tips to ensure your little vacuum buddy can do their best. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Not all speakers are made equal, which is also true of listeners. Some people are content with something cheap for their audio — as long as they can hear it, it's a success. But audiophiles fall into a very different category. The speaker needs to sound amazing and nuanced. Thankfully, we understand the demands and expectations at either end of the speaker spectrum. Which is helpful for you guys,



People still like to filter their searches through Reddit because it’s an old-school holdover from the hairier days of the Internet in the sense that it’s still driven almost exclusively by real people—people who are genuinely interested in a subject and want to discuss it. With a refreshing lack of influencers, paid… Read more...



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From our stacks: Illustration for “The Cloud” from Rainbow Gold . Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls By Sara Teasdale With Illustrations By Dugald Walker. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927.



Developers are finally able to get Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pre-installed on the Dell XPS 13 Plus flagship laptop. Additionally, Dell XPS 13 Plus owners are also now able to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and receive the same optimizations for their hardware that will come pre-installed on the Developer Edition. This ability to have Linux pre-installed is much more than a continuation of the 10-year partnershi



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. Chinese gamers are using a Steam wallpaper app to get porn past the censors If you have been on Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming platform, you might have noticed an anomaly on the chart of the top 20 most popular apps: Wallpaper Engine. The software lets y




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Although Motorola has been teasing the release of the next Razr foldable for some time, the company has now officially set a launch date for the arrival of its next foldable of August 2. The 'dual flagship' event that Motorola shared news of via Chinese social media platform Weibo is also set to play host to the launch of the Moto X30 Pro , which will reportedly be the world's first phone with a



Google has addressed recent US government calls to crack down on threats related to the Log4j vulnerability, saying it backs the warnings and unveiled how exactly it plans to fight back. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a report on the Log4j vulnerability , saying it could linger on unpatched endpoints for as long as a decade, and urged the entire industry to unit



In this post I wanted to take a closer look at Marriott Suite Night Awards, which are a Bonvoy elite benefit that members have conflicting feelings about. What are Marriott Suite Night Awards? Suite Night Awards (known as “SNAs”) are a way for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , Titanium, and Ambassador members , to confirm a suite upgrade up to five days before arrival. Each SNA is valid for one night of



Google’s Pixel 6a is finally here . It’s a sub-$500 phone that, this year, includes Google’s own Tensor chip which should bring even more power to the cheapest Pixel option. It also matches the Pixel 6 family with a two-tone color scheme and camera bar. Engadget According to Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low, the $449 Pixel 6a feels less like the budget option and more like a smaller version (if a 6.1-



Heads up, puzzlers. The latest Nintendo Switch Online update has brought an obscure, albeit excellent, Kirby game to the service. If you're a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, you can now stream Kirby's Avalanche via the service's digital SNES library. Based on Sega's classic blob matching puzzler, Puyo Puyo, it probably isn't the first SNES Kirby game you think of. But it's certainly one of the



Enlarge / An Electron rocket launches the NROL-162 mission on July 13. (credit: Rocket Lab) Welcome to Edition 5.04 of the Rocket Report! Be sure and read to the end, as most of the news this week concerns heavy-lift rockets, or at least proposed heavy-lift rockets. Also, there will be no newsletter next week as I'll be taking some vacation time with the family. But after that I'll be back in the



Macs are well-known for being easy to use, but they also have a lot of great features hiding just below the surface that many people never notice. Whether you’re a Mac newbie or a Mac veteran, here are ten great features that you should be using. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Ever scrolled through Instagram or Twitter and given a few unliked posts some love, just to brighten their owner's day? Or do you often find yourself wanting to stray from Spotify 's well-beaten paths to hear something that nobody – not even one person – has ever played? If you always root for the underdog (and who doesn't?) and you believe popularity is usually the hallmark of mediocrity, Forgot



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As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.



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Men don’t have many options when it comes to pregnancy prevention—but the time may finally be right for a men’s version of the pill.



If you're looking at the best 32-inch TVs today, you'll quickly notice something – they're basically all HD or Full HD, with 4K 32-inch TVs pretty much non-existent from the big brands. There's a reason for this, and we've gone in-depth on why 32-inch 4K TVs aren't really thing before, but it largely boils down to the costs: 4K screens that small (like the ones used in 4K monitors ) are expensive



Ubisoft has just cancelled of Splinter Cell VR title that was expected to launch exclusively on Meta VR headsets. The news a blow to Oculus Quest 2 owners who have lost out on a potentially awesome VR game. It could have leveraged a beloved franchise along with the budget and expertise a AAA studio like Ubisoft can bring. But it’s also a huge disappointment to Splinter Cell fans. The news comes f



With the PS5 remake for The Last of Us set to arrive soon, developer Naughty Dog recently showed the benefits you can expect with the new hardware. Now in a 10-minute video , the company has detailed new features including a speed-run mode and smarter AI, while walking through improved graphics, physics, character models, animations and more. As we saw last month, the new graphics are indeed much



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One of the best ways to maximize your credit card rewards is to pick a card that offers bonus points in the categories that you spend the most in, whether that’s supermarkets , gas stations , or non-bonused categories . In this post I wanted to look at the best credit cards for dining & restaurant purchases . While everyone has to eat, admittedly not everyone dines out a lot. Nonetheless, odds ar



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Facebook-parent Meta, which counts India as its largest market by users, is gearing up to make its third startup investment in the South Asian market. The American social media group, which invested in social commerce Meesho in 2019 and online learning platform Unacademy in 2020 , is in talks to back the early-stage startup Better Opinions, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.



The DJI Avata has been tipped to be the Chinese company's next drone, but its take-off may have been pushed back, according to the latest rumors. We had been expecting to see DJI's take on the indoor 'cinewhoop' drone arrive this sometime this month. But according to the pretty reliable @DealsDrone on Twitter, the original source of that possible July launch date, the DJI Avata 's release has app



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Ever had someone send you a WhatsApp message, only to follow up a few minutes later with something along the lines of: Hey, I know you're online, why aren't you responding? You should be able to put an end to that fairly soon. A new WhatsApp beta for Android, version 2.22.16.11, adds the ability to hide your online status , WABetaInfo reported Friday. Online status shows up on top of the window w




The Russo brothers would "love" to make a Marvel TV show – and the pair joked that they would pick the most unlikely superheroes to star in it. Speaking exclusively to TechRadar at the UK junket for their new movie – The Gray Man , which lands on Netflix worldwide today (Friday, July 22) – Joe and Anthony Russo said they hadn't ruled out the possibility of working with Marvel Studios again. And,



The Oppo Find X6 could be one of the best phones of 2023 – or at least the Oppo Find X6 Pro might be. After all, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is currently taking up a spot on our list of the best phones, so there’s every chance its successor will do the same. This upcoming line doesn’t have the same level of hype around it as the likes of the OnePlus 11 , let alone the Samsung Galaxy S23 or iPhone 14 , b



Ericsson has completed its €6.2 billion acquisition of cloud-based communication specialist Vonage in a move that will allow it to expand beyond telecoms and into enterprise services. The deal was first agreed back in November but had been subject to an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Now that the probe has concluded without any impediment, Ericsson has



Microsoft is retiring Windows Information Protection (WIP), a data leak prevention tool that came with the operating system. Instead, it will focus on its big brother, Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP). The news was confirmed in a blog post by Windows Core Data Protection Team program manager, Rafal Sosnowski, who noted that, "Certain capabilities within the solution known as Windows Information



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Did you see that statement from former president Donald Trump going viral on Thursday about President Joe Biden’s covid-19 diagnosis? It included racist phrases like “the China virus,” multiple references to Hercules, and was shared by countless Republican thought leaders—the best and brightest MAGA minds on the… Read more...



A 65-year-old man named Michael Williams spent almost a year in jail over the shooting of a man inside his car before prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss his case due to insufficient evidence. Now, the MacArthur Justice Center has sued the city of Chicago for using ShotSpotter , which it calls an "unreliable" gunshot detection technology, as critical evidence in charging him with first-degree mu



AMD is apparently working on equipping its Radeon GPUs with noise cancelation chops, in a system that’ll theoretically rival Nvidia’s RTX Voice tech (now renamed by Team Green as ‘Noise Removal’ – more on that later). Team Red is set to call its take AMD Noise Suppression, and we caught a glimpse of the feature thanks to a video on the company’s official YouTube channel – though that clip was qui



Running a small business has never been easy, but SMBs are now under more pressure than ever before. The lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns continue to be felt, which - combined with a rising cost of living and general uncertainty - come together to create a challenging environment. In order to survive and thrive in this climate, businesses need to make sure their operatio



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Bear Grylls has crossed the North Atlantic , climbed one of the most remote peaks in the world , and completed all sorts of wild tasks during his many television shows. In a new segment for Hot Ones , though, Grylls takes on a new challenge: The spiciest of foods. The British a


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