Friday, July 08, 2022

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Elon Musk is formally trying to end his bid to buy Twitter. After hinting heavily that he no longer wanted the company in tweets attacking Twitter over its bot calculations and an ominous story this week reflecting his thinking in The Washington Post, Musk’s legal team is taking steps to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. “Mr. Musk is terminating the Merger Agreement because Twitter i



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Superfans of The Office should know the name Kim M. Ferry. One of the great celebrity hair stylists in the entertainment industry, Ferry worked as a member of The Office's hair and makeup crew for eight of the show's nine seasons. She's the woman who perfected Pam's signature curls, the person who had the honor of massaging peanut butter all over Steve Carell’s head in Season 4's "Night Out" epis



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Trying to plan a vacation to Europe but worried about ever-increasing travel prices? We have good news for you: For the first time in 20 years, the dollar is approaching parity with the euro. At press time, the exchange rate was $1.02 = 1 euro. That means once you arrive in Paris , Amsterdam , Rome or any other city in the European U




To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT (except today because of the breaking Musk news!), subscribe here . Jet-lagged and post-COVID-fatigued, Haje is back, joining Christine to bring you fine morsels of tech news in this very newsletter. Also, hearsay (and the calendar) suggests that it might be Friday. If that almost u



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Giving Up Tesla CEO Elon Musk is officially trying to back out of his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion , the BBC reports . That means he will either have to pay a $1 billion fine, as stipulated in the agreement — or take Twitter to court. In fact, Twitter is ready to do just that. "The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and pla



The Biden White House took a step toward shoring up some of the privacy issues that have been raised following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade . In a new executive order addressing abortion access and other issues, the White House suggested that it’s trying to increase privacy protections for people seeking reproductive healthcare, though it’s not clear what policies may change a



The summer of superheroes and pop culture conventions is upon us! Fans can now glimpse the Mighty Thor from Thor: Love and Thunder at Avengers Campus, take a booze cruise on the Disney Wish with Marvel and Star Wars- themed drinks , visit the fictional Nope amusement park at Universal Studios, and preview what’s on the… Read more...



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Tesla shares received an upwards bump in after-hours trading Friday as investors reacted positively to Elon Musk’s move to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter . Tesla shares rose 14.51% to close at $752.29 on Friday. The share price continued to edge higher after regular trading hours by as much as 3.39%, before settling to about a 2.68% increase as of 7:48 pm ET. Musk’s legal team issu



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Elon Musk's critics were, once again, proven right . The billionaire father of 10 children (that we know of ) has pulled out…of the Twitter deal , that is! So, what happens now? Well, Twitter is being quite upfront about it: The company plans to take Elon Musk's ass to court. In — what else — a tweet, Salesforce co-CEO and Twitter board member Bret Taylor released a statement saying the social me



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Elon Musk wants to back out of the Twitter deal and the internet has a lot of thoughts. Since Elon Musk made an offer to acquire Twitter , it's been an emotional roller coaster ride propelled by reports of fake accounts , speculation over his plans to "protect free speech," and who he would unban from the platform . While all of that was happening, Musk told his Tesla employees to come back to th



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Big Surprise NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's original mission was to fly to the asteroid Bennu, where it was mean to briefly land on the body's presumably rocky surface, collect a small sample, and head back home. But while most of the mission miraculously went as planned — there was one major surprise along the way. When OSIRIS-REx tried to touch down on Bennu back in 2020, it astonishingly sank



Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the latest in nerdy toy news. This week, Lego ’s Speed Champions line takes a dip into the licensed world, and not to be outdone, Mattel ’s Mega Construx line heads to Snake Mountain for a mighty He-Man set. Plus, you’re going to need some swanky accessories to build… Read more...



Somehow, we've made it past the halfway mark of 2022, so it's high time to reflect on the outstanding movies that have made this year a bit more bearable. Whether in theaters or streaming, the film industry has been delighting us with deliciously wild tales of growing up, grieving, and general jackassery, not to mention the thing that keeps us going — love. Taking stock of this year's releases to



Elon Musk has officially and rather unsurprisingly decided to back out of the deal to purchase the social media platform Twitter.



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If you're a Marvel mega fan, you know that Disney+ is the place to get your fix. The streaming service is superhero central, featuring nearly every movie in the MCU and a growing selection of exciting original series. While you should definitely spend some time venturing through all the Marvel content that the streaming service has to offer, here are some titles that can't be missed. SEE ALSO: Al



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Twitter is not on the same page as Elon Musk when it comes to his newly official attempt to back out of his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the company. The company issued a brief formal statement regarding Musk’s merger termination attempt , which relies on the prodigious breeder ‘s assertion that Twitter misled him about the extent of its bot problem when he entered into the deal. Twitter’s



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We have our answer: Elon Musk will not buy Twitter . On Friday afternoon, the (current) richest person in the world notified the SEC that he had terminated his painfully drawn-out effort to buy his favorite social media site , reportedly claiming "material breach of multiple provisions of the Agreement" as the cause. He had already previously declared the deal " on hold ." Another way of saying t



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As the Game of Thrones television universe expands with the upcoming prequel show House of the Dragon, George R.R. Martin, creator and author of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, has provided a sort-of update on his long-awaited Winds of Winter. Read more...



Moving Analytics (Movn), a virtual at-home intervention program for high-risk cardiac patients, claims to be “the most clinically validated” cardiac rehabilitation program on the market. Though other online-based programs exist, others either address other international markets, like Heart2Heart, or work only with very specific current insurance partners, like Henry Ford Health. Moving Analytics



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The Humanity Cryptocurrency loans company Teller Finance is literally applying the logic of layaway to non-fungible tokens — because, apparently, the crypto community can sink even lower . As Decrypt reports , Teller Finance is launching its aptly-named "Ape Now, Pay Later" program — yes, we're cringing just as hard as you at that tagline — to allow users to give each other loans to buy NFTs on t



Today's Wordle word holds a special "place," if you will, in history — dating back to Old English in the 1200s.



Enlarge / MUMBAI, INDIA JUNE 7: A health worker collects swab samples of a citizen for Covid-19 test after cases are on the rise in the city, at TMC's C.R. Wadia Hospital testing centre, in Thane, on June 7, 2022 in Mumbai, India. (credit: Getty | Hindustan Times ) As the omicron coronavirus subvariant BA.5 blazes through the US—accounting for an estimated 54 percent of cases in the country—exper



The deal between Elon Musk and social media giant Twitter is off - if Musk gets his way. In a letter to Twitter's legal department late Friday, Musk sought to terminate the merger agreement between him and his financial backers and Twitter stating, "because Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions of that Agreement, appears to have made false and misleading representations upon which




A trusted tech leaker has predicted that Samsung will employ Qualcomm to supply the processor for the Galaxy S23.



Nothing gets me more excited about a movie than a good trailer. The right music, the right visuals, the right dialogue, all tied together with the right editing? Chef's kiss. 2021 gave us a bumper crop of excellent trailers , and 2022 is already off to a roaring start. This year's best trailers are a versatile bunch: They've teased terrifying horror, sweet stop-motion, and blockbuster action. The



reported Elon Musk is officially trying to pull the plug on the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. In an SEC filing , Musk’s lawyers said the Tesla CEO wishes to terminate the agreement because of “false and misleading representations” made by Twitter. In a statement , Twitter’s Board of Directors said it still “intends to close the transaction” and would take legal action against Musk. “We are com



Twitter says it is committed to the deal and will take legal action to enforce the agreement.



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On Friday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally made it crystal clear that he has no interest in adding “owner of Twitter” to his list of titles. The move was months in the making. Twitter is planning to sue in response. Read more...



Opera GX already has a number of built-in security features, but you can take them further with a few simple tricks.



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Residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco each have awesome pop culture art shows to visit this weekend—but if you don’t live in those cities, io9 is bringing the shows to you, right here, right now. Read more...



The memory frequency record has just been smashed using an Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Apex motherboard, an Intel Core i9-12900K processor, and an unspecified brand and type of DDR5 RAM. The person behind the achievement is a little-known Hong Kong-based overclocker called "Lupin_No_Musume", who managed to acheive speeds of 10,552 MT/s (5,275.9 MHz) according to results posted on HWbot You can check ou



Traveling via any means is bonkers right now , so you may not be thinking about booking a trip anytime soon. Or maybe you are revenge traveling and booking all of the trips—either way, if you have e-credits or vouchers from trips that were canceled during the pandemic, you should probably use them soon or find out how… Read more...



In a regulatory filing on Friday, Mr. Musk said Twitter was in “material breach” of the acquisition agreement.



There are a few clever tips and tricks you can use to get around paying hefty annual fees for Microsoft Office 365.



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Sneak Peek NASA just teased us with a list of the cosmic wonders captured by the James Webb telescope for its upcoming first images. And the images are bound to be a doozy, with the space agency claiming that the images will "reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the universe." Considering that scientists working on the project were literally moved to tears from what they saw, we're inclined



You don’t realize how cyclical life is until you return to a gadget trend after a decade. When I shut my Verizon-provided Samsung flip-phone, I figured that was the last time I would be flirting with that form factor, as candy bar-style smartphones were now taking over the general gadget zeitgeist. Read more...



If you live overseas or travel frequently, make sure you aren’t giving more money than you have to to ol’ Uncle Sam back in the United States. The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) allows a U.S. taxpayer to exclude up to $112,000 in income (the 2022 figure—it’s annually adjusted for inflation) from taxation.… Read more...



About a month ago I came up with 6 reasons to fly American Airlines rather than Qatar Airways on the New York JFK – Doha route, now that American serves the routes. Fly America Act – government travel and you have to stick with a U.S. carrier Price – American is cheaper for a given trip Your corporate deal requires it – what are you going to do? To use systemwide upgrades – better to fly American



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Dig way back into the recesses of your brain and you may recall something called a “Steve Bannon.” The Breitbart News guy. “Alt-right” racist extraordinaire. Former Trump Chief Strategist and advisor. Cursed countenance , with watery eyes that convey a haggard contempt. Read more...



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True crime is a genre that not only delves into dark tales of murder but also outrageous journeys through stranger-than-fiction stories with characters as quirky as they are criminal. Netflix has become a big name in true crime documentaries, producing a slew of new titles each season. But don't be overwhelmed by their selection. Trust us to point you toward the very best of the batch. By now, ev



Electric kettles are nothing new, but they are rare in the United States because of the electrical system put in place in the late 1800s.




News coverage of wildfires tends to focus on the acute events: A blaze erupts, people are evacuated, homes burn down, sometimes lives are lost. And rightfully so—it’s important to know what’s happening as it’s happening. As a result though, there are lots of articles and images out that describe and show flames… Read more...



Amazon really wants to you to buy things next week. This year’s Prime Day, which is not so much a holiday or a sale as a collective mass hysteria, will take place July 12 and 13, and the mega-retailer is not only providing the illusion it is cutting prices on thousands of products ( that you probably don’t need ), it’s… Read more...



vintageeveryday : Native Americans from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.



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That's Bad Crypto broker Voyager Digital is the latest Web3 titan to fall in the wake of an industry-wide crypto crash — and the ship isn't going down without its crew and passengers. The company has filed for bankruptcy — and most customers likely won't be getting their money back, either, Bloomberg reports . Take Telvin Hodo, for instance, a 29-year-old teacher who used Voyager to invest roughl



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Crash Course The federal government is reportedly investigating self-driving taxi company Cruise after its second reported collision, which took place just after the company was granted a permit to begin charging for driverless rides. As Reuters reports , the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating General Motors' Cruise driverless vehicle division following a June



Twitter has revealed it currently removes one million bots every day in order to keep its platform safe.. Bots, in this context, are malicious, or spam accounts, fake identities that leave meaningless comments on people’s tweets, or are used to promote an account, or a website. In some cases, bots are used to distribute ransomware , or other forms of malware, as well. Eliminate bots, or die tryin



The Biden administration has a message for airlines: seat families together for free on flights. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday sent a notice to airlines urging them to adopt policies that minimize the chances that families get separated on planes. Starting in November, DOT will monitor airline seating policies and might respond with new regulations. While DOT acknowledges that i



Here are the best Walmart deals to rival Prime Day discounts as of July 8: BEST ROBOT VACUUM DEAL: Wyze Robot Vacuum , a room-mapping robot at a budget-friendly price — $165 $329 (save $164) BEST TV DEAL: Sony 55" Class KD55X80J 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Google TV — $598 $1,104.95 (save $506.95) BEST TECH DEAL: Apple Watch Series 3 38mm , a new price drop for the simplest Apple Watch— $149 $199 (save



For those who desperately yearn to own a certificate of authenticity for a URL pointing to an ugly ape illustration or another popular non-fungible token , there’s a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service they can use to finance their purchases. The offering from Teller works with some of the more notable NFT collections, such as Bored Ape Yacht Club , Mutant Ape Yacht Club and Adidas Originals: Into



I have long been on the record about my loyalty to silk sheets, but what I less frequently disclose is what a pain in the ass they are to wash and de-wrinkle. They’re finicky, fragile, and they’re so shiny that every wrinkle is magnified, which almost defeats the purpose of having something so obnoxiously luxurious in… Read more...



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Marvel Studios has found the man who’ll bring Captain America back to the big screen and it’s director Julius Onah. Onah, who made The Cloverfield Paradox , has been tapped to direct the next Captain America film which will star Anthony Mackie as the hero . Malcolm Spellman, who helped Mackie’s character become Captain… Read more...



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A team of researchers say they’ve found some building blocks of RNA in a molecular cloud close to the center of the Milky Way. The discovery has implications for theories about how life began on Earth—and perhaps elsewhere. Read more...



Many of the things we buy on a regular basis are expensive, but these 10 gadgets will set you back a small fortune for the privilege of ownership.



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest promotion. Air Canada is offering bonuses of up to 100% on Aeroplan points purchased through July 20. Purchasing enough Aeroplan points to trigger the full bonus brings the price down to roughly 1.36 cents per point, which is below TPG’s valuation of Aeroplan points and might make this a worthwhile play for some. The sale



Enlarge / Let's see, you landed on my "Google Ads" space, and with three houses... that will be $1,400. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Hasbro) The US Justice Department is gearing up for a possible antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business, and a new report from The Wall Street Journal outlines a "concession" Google is proposing in response to the investigation. Google might split up some of its ad b



An executive order signed by President Biden places the White House’s weight firmly behind states where access to abortion is guaranteed, urging the FTC and other executive entities to examine and reinforce data protection policies. Without a digital trail to follow, attempts to criminalize private medical activity across borders may prove far more difficult. The legal battles ahead over reproduc



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As convenient as apps are, they all share the same kryptonite: glitches. Some glitches appear to cause problems like the occasional DoorDash outage, resulting in a lot of hungry people. On the evening of July 7, however, a temporary glitch on the DoorDash app resulted in hundreds of people ordering free food. The glitch was caused by a payment processing issue that allowed users to check out with



If you haven’t been already, you’re about to start hearing a lot about the so-called “blackout challenge,” which is causing an uproar online. TikTok is being sued by the families of two young girls who died, allegedly due to the viral challenge. The families call the app’s algorithms “dangerous” and blame the social… Read more...



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“If you were presented with a life threatening situation, would you make an effort to save yourself?” That’s a question a therapist might ask you after you disclose suicidal ideation. It also happens to be the thesis statement of Max Mayfield’s journey through grief in the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things . … Read more...



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Standing at 30 feet tall, with a trunk scarred by fire and a severe fungal infection, is the Chisos Mountains oak, or Quercus tardifolia , a species thought to be extinct. The tree is likely one fire or drought away from death. Researchers are now keen to protect this lonely survivor. Read more...




Emergency call hotlines, hospitals and government agencies are affected by the nationwide issue.



Enlarge / Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 2-in-1. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 Worst Best As reviewed Screen 14-inch 1920×1200 IPS touchscreen @ 60 Hz 14-inch 3840×2400 IPS OLED touchscreen @ 60 HZ 14-inch 1920×1200 IPS touchscreen @ 60 Hz OS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro CPU Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1260P RA



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Halloween is not soon, but we always have time to think about Home Depot skeleton . He's tall. He's handsome(?). He's regularly restocked . And most importantly, he was a good friend during dark times — one of the only sources of happiness we had during the fall of 2020. It's especially important to keep him in your thoughts at this time, because he's not the only skeleton in the subdivision anym



The U.S. House Oversight Committee is probing a collection of period tracking apps and data brokers in light of emerging concerns about how private health data might be weaponized in the dawning post-Roe v. Wade era. The committee issued letters today to data brokers SafeGraph, Babel Street, Digital Envoy, Placer.ai and Gravy Analytics and app makers Flo Health, Glow, GP International, Clue devel



Verizon's 3G CDMA network will shut down on December 31, 2022, but the carrier revealed it's handing out free phones to the users who stayed on the old connection standard. These new phones work on the current 4G LTE network and aren't anything fancy, just basic flip phones. There are three phones available: the Orbic Journey V (retail value $99.99), the TCL FLIP Pro (retail value $79.99), and th



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Whether you want to make structural changes or modify the content in your Microsoft Excel workbooks, you’ll have to unprotect those items first. We’ll show you how to do just that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Rivian is a new electric vehicle company with an adventurous side. Following the successful launch of its first vehicle, the well-received R1T truck, the automaker has finally released its beautiful Rivian R1S all-electric SUV. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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



AngelList Venture is launching Stack Equity Management , a way for startups to organize and manage their cap tables natively within the platform. Stack Equity is a suite of products that companies use to set up, update and purchase founder, employee and investor equity. It is available, starting today, to U.S.-based C Corporations. It may sound like a niche product launch, but here’s the real new



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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has the ability to control the conversation about him with a single tweet, even when the news is a sticking point about his treatment of employees. That’s why this week he’s managed to turn a story about him having children with a subordinate at one of his companies into one about his strange… Read more...



Today, the MCU re-introduces us to Jane Foster, now flying high with thunder in her veins as the one and only Mighty Thor. Jane’s tenure of the Goddess of Thunder is a highlight of Asgardian comic book actio n in recent years, so to celebrate, here’s a few of the moments big and small that made us fall in love with her … Read more...



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A pro-democracy demonstrator pulls a Soviet soldier from his tank in front of Moscow's White House on Aug. 19, 1991, as a coup attempted to install a hardline right-wing dictatorship. Credit: DIMA TANIN / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES No headline I've ever written, no headline I've ever read, has brought me greater joy than the one my father held up at Victoria train station one August afternoon in 1991:



Sony used to sell movies and TV shows through the PlayStation store, but that ended in August 2021. Existing purchases were still available, though some of them are now starting to disappear — another sign digital collections don’t last forever. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Due to an expiring license agreement, the PlayStation Store will remove over 300 shows and movies from customers’ libraries in Germany and Australia. Customers who paid for titles like Django, King of the Hill, and John Wick through the PlayStation Store will completely lose access to such titles on August 31st. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, signed a bill into law this week that, with few exceptions, makes it a misdemeanor to stand within eight feet of a police officer and film them without their consent. The law, authored by a former police officer , has brought renewed attention to the legal fight over the … Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has stunned core parts of the security community with a decision to quietly reverse course and allow untrusted macros to be opened by default in Word and other Office applications. In February, the software maker announced a major change it said it enacted to combat the growing scourge of ransomware and other malware attacks. Going forward, macros download



A new Linux malware has been discovered that is capable of avoiding detection by antivirus programs, steals sensitive data from compromised endpoints and infects all processes running on a device. Cybersecurity researchers from Intezer Labs say the malware , dubbed OrBit, modifies the LD_PRELOAD environment variable, allowing it to hijack shared libraries and, consequently, intercept function cal



The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the most iconic American-made cars of all time. Through all of its adaptations, these 10 stand out.



Amazon’s “Prime Day” event is back for another year: another complex, multi-tentacled web of alleged discounts. But at its heart, it’s the same thing as any old sale or coupon —a way of getting you to spend more money while pointing out that technically, if you do the math a certain way, you can tell yourself you’re… Read more...




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Raise your hand if you had this on your 2022 bingo card: Natural gas is now climate-friendly. Read more...



NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has confirmed the league will launch its own streaming service ahead of the 2022 season. “The consumers want it, so we’re very excited about what NFL+ is going to be,” Goodell told CNBC . “It’s really in an early stage. I think over the years it will continue to grow. It will be an important strategy for us going forward.” Goodell declined to reveal details about pr



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One of our favorite coffee subscriptions is on sale for new subscribers through July 14.



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In response to Russian cosmonauts promoting the ongoing attack on Ukraine, NASA issued a rare statement calling out its Russian counterpart for forcing politics on board the International Space Station. Read more...



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NFL fans — especially cord-cutters — will be happy to know that The National Football League has confirmed it is launching its own direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service (NFL+) and that its new Sunday Ticket partner will be a streaming service. The news was confirmed today by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with CNBC ’s Julia Boorstin at the Allen & Co. Sun Valley conference. A



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Inferno Last month, a historic heat wave ravaged Europe. Now, the continent's staring down the barrel of an ongoing drought amidst an onslaught of forest fires — and things aren't looking up. As reported by the The Associated Press , while addressing legislators on Thursday, EU commissioner Maroš Šefčovič warned that "the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever." And a drought — esp



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Brad Pitt is one of the most recognizable faces in acting. But, as the Academy Award winning actor revealed in an interview with GQ last month, recognizing faces is something that Pitt himself seriously struggles with. While never officially diagnosed, Pitt believes he suffers from a neurological disorder known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness, a topic that started trending across the media la



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Canada’s Rogers Communications is working to resolve its ongoing network outage, which has resulted in major internet cable and cellphone network disruptions across Canadian provinces. Read more...



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New York is adding new restrictions to the state’s gun applicant screening laws. Among them is a rule that any person applying for a concealed carry handgun permit will need to submit a list of all of social media accounts for review. The legislation goes into effect starting September 1, and is part of a large… Read more...



There were times I’d be sitting in my college classes frantically scribbling away in my notebook, hand cramping, making sure I had every note from the lecture recorded for when I’d have to study for the inevitable exam. Every now and again I’d look around the lecture hall and notice one or two people just sitting back, taking in the info on the PowerPoint slides and listening intently to the prof



huariqueje : Margarita reading - Konstantinos Kerestetzis , 2017. Greek , b. 1969 - Oil on canvas, 35 x 32 cm.



The founder of one of the best VPN offerings on the market may be facing up to five years of jail time after being named as the prime accused in a fraud case in Greece. Authorities are holding TorGuard CEO Ben Van Pelt personally liable after an anonymous user tried to make online purchases for about €2,000 with a stolen credit card. As Greek news site Dikastiko reported, purchases that occurred



You’ve likely noticed the big sign-up bonuses from hotel credit cards recently, offering things like “three free nights” or “five free nights.” For example, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card offers a sign-up bonus of five free nights (each night valued at up to 50,000 points) after spending $5,000 on purchases in your first three months from your account opening. These bonuses can be extr



Southwest Airlines credit cards have been made >better in the past several months and currently have a great limited time initial offer . I was approved for one of these cards in the fall when there was a somewhat larger offer that required spending $12,000. Now they're offering a lot more up front for modest spend. I got a Southwest card myself in the fall, and used it to earn a Companion Pass w



From the Weather Underground movement of the 1960s to the Capitol attacks of January 6, 2021, the stories of radicals and radicalist movements are often violent, mysterious, and packed with fascinating characters. As the United States enters a new era of even more divisive politics, looking to the past can help us… Read more...



The global venture capital slowdown is upon us . It’s just not as bad — yet — as many anticipated, putting the world’s startup market into an odd position , forced to navigate waters that are somewhere between calm and stormy. An uncertain global macroeconomic future and rising interest rates are not helping to explicate the situation. On a regional basis, however, a clearer picture emerges. In L



The Mail app that comes with your iPhone or iPad is great for integrating your email accounts into one app—that is, until it stops talking to your mail server. Here are some potential fixes for when Mail gives you a “Cannot Verify Server Identity” message. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Graphics cards are finally affordable again, but we may need to wait a bit longer for the next generation of GPUs. Multiple sources claim that NVIDIA has delayed the launch of its RTX 40-series GPUs, citing supply chain issues and current market conditions. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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President Joe Biden signed an executive order in an effort to protect access to reproductive health care services. This comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade , ending the constitutional right to an abortion, effectively giving individual states more power to regulate abortion access. Read more...



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The day that frequent Amazon shoppers have been eagerly anticipating is almost here. This year’s Amazon Prime Day begins at 3 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 12 and runs through Wednesday, July 13. For those not familiar, the event is essentially Black Friday for those with an Amazon Prime membership, with thousands of excl




Microsoft is quietly rolling back its decision to block Office macros by default, following an earlier announcement that it would indeed implement this on a security basis. The tech giant began blocking macros by default in Word , Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio in February 2022, claiming the move would make its apps “more secure” in an effort to “keep more users safe including home users an



While aging is inevitable, spending money on your birthday is not. Thanks to a combination of the digital revolution and late-stage capitalism, every chain restaurant is vying for your business by offering perks via their app’s loyalty programs, with a frequent incentive being a free reward on your birthday. With the… Read more...



In late May, Chase and Southwest Airlines launched huge welcome bonuses on their personal co-branded credit cards , which include lots of bonus points. I wanted to post a reminder of this, as these offers are set to expire in a few days. Let’s go over those details. Earn 75K Rapid Rewards points with Southwest cards For applications through 4PM EST on Monday, July 11, 2022, there’s a limited time



It's only a few days until NASA and its partners on the James Webb Space Telescope project reveal the first full-color images and spectroscopic data captured by the observatory. The agency has shed a little more light on what to expect by revealing the JWST's initial list of cosmic targets. One of them is the Carina Nebula, which is around 7,600 light years away. NASA says it's one of the biggest



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On July 12, it’ll be 199 days since the Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana. Momentously, it’ll be the first day that the public actually sees full-color images taken by the advanced telescope. Read more...



Congratulations, you just bought your first home ! After years of apartment living, exotic stuff like extra bedrooms, garage space, and a backyard seems pretty exciting, right? Even a modest starter home can make you feel like an aristocrat—for a while, until you think about all the stuff you need to buy to make it… Read more...



I love my Apple Watch without shame. It keeps me off my phone when I don’t really need to be on it, while still keeping me up to date. That's because of the Watch-unique apps I have installed, which range from utility and habit-tracking apps to just plain fun distractors. There are plenty of options out there when it comes to Apple Watch apps, but here are five of my (and the internet’s) favorite



Enlarge / Starlink Maritime puts dual terminals on large boats. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX yesterday announced a Starlink Maritime service that will bring satellite Internet service to large boats for $5,000 per month and an up-front hardware purchase of $10,000. "From merchant vessels to oil rigs to premium yachts, Starlink Maritime allows you to connect from the most remote waters across the wor



Enlarge (credit: Stephen Maturen / Stringer | Getty Images North America ) The same week that a federal judge sentenced ex-cop Derek Chauvin to more prison time for killing George Floyd, Arizona passed a law making it harder to record police by limiting how close bystanders can be while recording specified law enforcement activity. Chauvin was convicted in part because a recording showing his att



The first two years of the pandemic boosted e-commerce, but Simon Wu, a partner at Cathay Innovation, has identified three factors that are now creating strong headwinds for online retailers: Increasing economic uncertainty. iOS social media privacy updates. “A potential drop in discretionary spending.” Even if one could set aside a looming recession, the fact that consumers have decided to share



Roger Hurwitz Contributor Roger Hurwitz is a founding partner at Volition Capital . He focuses primarily on investments in software and technology-enabled business services. More posts by this contributor How should SaaS companies deliver and price professional services? Should SaaS founders be raising capital now? It feels like almost any company is a tech company in one way or another these day



Bowers & Wilkins might be a name many associate with high-end home audio gear , but the company has been steadily chugging along with headphones too . Its latest model, the Px7 S2 ( $399 ), is a completely overhauled version of the PX that debuted in 2019 . Bowers & Wilkins tweaked the design while enhancing the active noise cancellation (ANC) and re-tuning the audio for new 40mm drivers. At ever



Hulu’s Solar Opposites is known for its hilariously twisted point of view on American pop culture—thanks to its protagonists, aliens who’re sent to Earth after their home planet, Shlorp, is destroyed. While they’re technically an Away Team on a sci-fi mission, the dynamics among them have settled into something… Read more...



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Social media sites and video platforms are grappling with whether or not to pull videos depicting the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more...



An out-of-office (OOO) reply for your emails is a convenient way to let others know when you’re away. We’ll show you how to set up an out-of-office reply in Microsoft Outlook on Windows and Mac. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



It was 92 degrees out as I left my home in shorts and a T-shirt with my skis over my shoulder. Oh, the looks from my neighbors. New Yorkers were struggling with extreme heat, and here I was lugging skis, poles and boots around. Less than 30 minutes later, I arrived at the slope — yes, a single slope. Throughout my years of travel, I’ve seen and done some pretty amazing things. I’ve hiked the Gran



Public bodies are told to be on guard after hacker tries to sell data of one billion Chinese citizens.



Apple may soon be bringing next-level feature improvements to AirPods that'll allert their wearer of oncoming danger or atmospheric threats.



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Rising Tensions NASA has officially decried Russia for spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda on board the ISS earlier this week. On Monday, the Russian space agency took to Telegram to post images of ISS cosmonauts holding the flags of the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic — two separatist regions in Eastern Ukraine that only Russia and Syria recognize as independent territo




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Shots Fired There's nothing more Elon Musk than denouncing hydrogen power and ridiculing a billionaire foe in the same breath. Yesterday, the self-described sock aficionado and longtime hydrogen energy hater casually dismissed Microsoft founder Bill Gates' claim that hydrogen power is the " Swiss Army Knife of decarbonization " — by responding to another user's Gates-disparaging tweet with just a



Enlarge (credit: Hubble Heritage Team ) On Friday, NASA continued to build the hype for next week's image release from the Webb Space Telescope by announcing the five objects in the first cache of images. A few of the targets are exactly what you'd expect, given what scientists have said they want to use the telescope to image, while a couple have likely been chosen because they'll produce some f



Early images of the AMD Threadripper Pro 5000 WX have been posted online, with one glaring omission. While the packaging is clean, sophisticated and par for the course when it comes to a next-generation workstation CPU, those who follow AMD closely will immediately notice a key missing element: the Ryzen branding is no longer on the box. Granted, these images are not official, but rather found by



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If flossing is, in short, the bane of your existence, a group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania might have an ingenious solution for you. The team has developed the ultimate no-hands dental care in the form of a swarm of shapeshifting microrobots , ready to treat and remove tooth decay-inducing bacteria and plaque from your filthy, unflossed teeth. In simple terms, the petite and m



Being part of the last group to board your flight is bad enough. It’s only made worse by a flight attendant asking you to check your bag at the gate due to a lack of overhead bin space by the time you reach your seat. Airlines routinely ask passengers to check bags at the gate. It’s a likely scenario on crowded flights or on planes with smaller bins, such as regional jets . “When overhead bins be



Travellers on the high seas will soon be able to access high speed, low latency internet by subscribing to a maritime satellite broadband service from Elon Musk’s Starlink venture. Starlink Maritime hopes to tempt owners and operators of pleasure yachts, cruise ships, and other vessels with ruggedised hardware that can withstand extreme cold, heat, hail, sleet, heavy rain, and gale force winds an



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As Twitter continues to wait to sell itself to Elon Musk, who seems like he’s been trying to find a way out of the $44 billion deal for months now, it has joined the slew of tech companies laying off employees amid a tumbling stock market and signs of a recession. Read more...



Abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right in the United States. When the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case on June 24, 2022, it not only allowed for U.S. states to outright ban abortion care within their borders but also opened the door for the criminalization of abortions. Your privacy is now at risk as well. "One of many alarming aspects…is that it jettisons



There are films and TV series that make cooking (and eating) feel like joyous, unifying activities that bring families and cultures together. There are others that remind us that the business of preparing food is stressful, harried, and sweaty. FX’s buzzy new series The Bear , starring Jeremy Allen White as the head… Read more...



UK campaigners are warning that the Online Safety Bill will be "on the verge of being unworkable" if presented to MPs in its current form. 16 groups have sent a letter to the UK Culture Secretary Nadine Norris, calling for the Government to introduce further amendments. They claim that the bill focuses too heavily on regulating what people can say online, rather than taking into account the role



SAVE $38 : The Google Nest Thermostat is on sale for only $91.99 at Walmart as of July 8. That's 29% in savings and just a few bucks away from its lowest price ever. Like saving money? Here's a tip : You can save as much as 10% a year on heating and cooling by just turning your thermostat back seven to 10 degrees Fahrenheit for eight hours a day. Micromanaging a thermostat is hardly the most exci



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It's a big year for San Diego Comic-Con, a big year for Marvel, and a big year for Mondo. On the 'Con front, 2022 marks the fan convention's first full-blown return since COVID shut the world down in March 2020 (there was a heavily curtailed show in 2021). For Marvel, it's a year of re-introductions , new heroes , and, as Ms. Marvel on Disney+ and the Doctor Strange sequel both demonstrated, styl



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Adam-Troy Castro's short story remains one of the author's best, even years later.



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You’re hiking through glorious nature when you see it—a dirty, squished plastic water bottle along the trail. Instead of picking it up and impotently cursing the litterer, you can now take another small helpful step—you can report the trash to a new data project that aims to inspire policy change. Environmental… Read more...



Investors are used to using their acumen and financial heft to find companies that might disrupt markets. But it turns out their views and investments might disrupt public opinion, too. A massive survey of Facebook users from around the world shows a vast group of people who are neither convinced that climate change is the result of human activities nor caused by natural changes. (The former, of



FTP (File Transfer Protocol) servers are often used to host websites. You'll likely need to transfer files from your computer to the server when you create a website. This is where FTP comes in handy. Web developers often use FTP accounts to upload and download files from their web hosting accounts. This can be helpful if you need to transfer large files or if you want to edit website files direc



An update coming to Microsoft Teams will help prevent unwanted chats from external users in an effort to boost security in its video conferencing suite. The entry’s title reads: “External access chat invitation flow for managed organizations” which suggests that, for now at least, this change is likely only coming to business users. As ever, the company keeps information regarding future products



Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) Google is testing a method to boost the battery life of Chromebooks by changing how they work with the Chrome web browser. It's shaping up to be a potentially attractive update for users who leave a lot of tabs open on their Chromebooks. Google Chrome currently cuts the CPU time and throttles the CPU load for any tab you haven't touched or looked at for five minu



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Enlarge / A license plate reader in California. (credit: Gado | Getty Images ) Since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, America’s extensive surveillance state could soon be turned against those seeking abortions or providing abortion care . Currently, nine states have almost entirely banned abortion, and more are expected to follow suit. Many Republican lawmakers i



The 2022 Volkswagen Amarok pickup truck has arrived at last, complete with a design that looks less like its predecessor than it does a new Ford Ranger.




life-imitates-art-far-more : Johan Krouthén (1858-1932) “Three reading women in a summer landscape” (1908) Oil on canvas



Full spoilers follow for The Boys season 3. You've been warned. The Boys season 3 's final episode has landed on Prime Video – and it was as pulsating, surprising, and emotional as we expected it to be. As the credits rolled on the hit Prime Video show 's latest season, though, we imagine you have plenty of questions about events that played out during the season 3 finale. Not only that, but we s



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The Microsoft Store was supposed to give Windows 11 users a safe and easy means to find apps. But it’s only accomplished the opposite—the Microsoft Store is chock-full of scams, mainly paid versions of open-source apps like VLC or Firefox. Finally, Microsoft says it’ll take this problem seriously. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



When you’re not watching TV, it becomes a boring black rectangle in your living room. A screensaver can make it more interesting. Roku devices have some great screensaver options to choose from. We’ll show you how to change it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



As we wait on the cusp of what’s bound to be an eventful Prime Day sales extravaganza, our friends at Roborock have unleashed an early torrent of discounts for your buying pleasure. Valid through July 16, you can save up to 44% on some of the hottest robot vacuums on the planet, but each sale happens during specific days, so be watchful as you seek out your savings. Read This Article on How-To Ge



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Thor: Love and Thunder is the rare Marvel movie where its end credit scenes aren’t its biggest teases . We’d argue the film’s natural ending is probably a bit more revealing when it comes to the future of Thor , but there are still two scenes in the credits and each has a strong significance. Let’s break them down. Read more...



Attorney Jordan Acker took to social media to complain about his Detroit - London Heathrow flight on Delta. But it wasn't one of the usual complaints - delays, long telephone hold times, lost or damaged bags - the seven and a half hour Airbus A330 flight, he said, lacked water . According to crew on the aircraft, water had been an ongoing issue with the aircraft, though Delta did not confirm this



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As of September 1st, New York residents who want to carry concealed handguns will need to submit their social media accounts as part of their permit application. They'll need to provide details of active and inactive accounts from the previous three years, along with at least four references. The accounts will be used to review the applicant's “character and conduct,” according to the Associated



With Amazon Prime Day only a few days away, the early deals are in full swing. Prime members can pick up things like Echo Dots, Kindles, Fire TV devices and more for less right now, while anyone can pick up the latest Apple TV 4K for one of the best prices we've seen. Roku has also discounted most of its gadgets ahead of Prime Day, allowing you to grab any of the company's streaming devices for l



The iOS 16 update for iPhones is rapidly approaching, as we’re now on the third public beta. It turns out the latest beta includes a hidden surprise: a wallpaper used for promoting the original iPhone in 2007. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



One of the best Pixel features many users love are the At a Glance widgets. Seeing small bits of useful information on the home or lock screen is extremely helpful. Now, it looks like Google is readying another, which is rideshare details in At a Glance. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The Sony Xperia 1 IV is the most recent major smartphone to grab our attention, and fans of Sony's products or smartphones in general may be wondering whether it's worth picking up or not. Well, the answer is either yes or no depending on what kind of phone user you are - for certain people, this would be a clear inclusion for our list of the best camera phones , but others might hate its photogr



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California Governor Gavin Newsom says California is moving forward with a plan to produce its own insulin after he signed a $100 million budget to produce the drug at a cheaper price point. Read more...



Link: Apply for the IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card This spring, Chase & IHG refreshed their credit card portfolio , and as part of that they introduced the IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card . It’s exciting to see an IHG business credit card launched, especially given that IHG’s loyalty program overall has been improved . In this post I wanted to recap everything you need to kno



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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Update: As suspected, Elon Musk has bailed on his bid to buy Twitter, claiming the company committed multiple breaches of the merger agreement. Musk's attorneys detailed their complaints in a regulatory filing with the SEC . "As further described below, Mr. Musk is terminating the Merger Agreement because Twitter is in material breach of multiple prov



Many kids with one of the various diagnoses that fall under the umbrella of neurodivergency exhibit behaviors that, to the untrained or unsympathetic eye, look like bad behavior. When my son is anxious, for example, he doesn’t hide behind my skirts—that’s a “flight” response, and my child’s stress response looks more… Read more...



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Improvised Firearm Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot with a "homemade shotgun," Bloomberg reports . It's a highly unusual event — especially considering just how rare gun violence is in Japan. The country has some of the most strict gun laws in the world, requiring potential gun owners to go through extensive background checks and paperwork, including information



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The after shakes of the recent crypto earthquake have brought down the roofs of several crypto lenders and exchanges , and some of those who once happily played in the crypto sandbox with the big players are now racing to sue before all the money is shaken out of their pockets. Read more...




These are turbulent times for both crypto investors and projects alike. Over the past several months, Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen substantial declines in their token prices. But investors have given even bigger haircuts to the breakout success stories of the 2021 bull run. Solana, a newer blockchain with early Silicon Valley backers, has watched its token price drop from $260 in November 2021



Between rising inflation, fear of a recession, the return of Covid, the war in Ukraine, and the relentless supply chain disruptions, the global markets are in a state of fear, and are assuming defensive positions. This has also reflected on the Bitcoin blockchain, whose activity has “reduced modestly” over recent weeks, according to a new report by Glassnode. The on-chain market intelligence firm



There are many ways to save money when you swipe a credit card with a given merchant. Many TPG readers are likely familiar with some of the most popular options — like Amex Offers and Chase Offers . Even Citi Merchant Offers recently added more cards as it expanded to more customers. However, you may not know as much about the similar platform from Capital One. Capital One Offers launched in beta



Quarterback Tom Brady's long career of wins has allowed the football player to become rich, famous, and able to afford just about any vehicle he could want.



Save 75%: The Amazon Echo Dot (third-gen) is on sale for just $10 at Woot for July 8 only. The refurbished smart speaker is $30 cheaper than its brand-new counterpart on Amazon. Got $10 to spare? Then you can snag one of Amazon's smart speakers. Thanks to a Woot daily deal, you can grab the third-generation Amazon Echo Dot for less than the salad you were thinking about ordering for lunch and onl



Eddie Munson screaming, Yung Gravy rapping, and Kim Kardashian judging soundtracked TikTok FYPs this week. Let's get into it. This is music! The final two episodes of Stranger Things Season 4 dropped July 1 and amidst the outlandish theories , thirst for the cast, and love for "Master of Puppets" by Metallica, Eddie's outburst in the second to last episode has emerged as the viral moment of Volum



BMW's cheapest coupe punches above its weight, taking keen drivers back to basics and reminding us how the Ultimate Driving Machine first earned its reputation.



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Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test.



From Black Panther ’s Ramonda to Thor ’s Frigga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has no shortage of badass mothers. With Ms. Marvel , the MCU has taken this dedication to all things maternal to another level. For starters, there’s Muneeba, the mother of protagonist Kamala Khan. But let’s not forget that Sana, Kamala’s nani (maternal grandmother), is herself Muneeba’s mother. Kamala and Muneeba’s mo



SAVE $20: As of July 8, you can score a Roku Ultra streaming device for $20 off ahead of Prime Day — snag one for just $79.99. We struggle to find any reason to have cable anymore, unless you're married to watching reruns of Family Feud all day on Game Show Network or something. No shade to Family Feud , it's a wonderful game — we just need them to get with the times and make a streaming app. You



One of the coolest accessories Tesla offers for its vehicles is going away on select models. We’re talking about the cute little car-shaped key fob the internet loves. According to reports, it’s no longer a standard accessory for all vehicles. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



When you take advantage of Word’s built-in bibliography, you may still need to edit it, whether for a requirement or personal preference. If you want to save that bibliography format and reuse it in future documents, create a template. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Despite all their useful functionality, which includes potentially saving your life one day , smartwatches aren’t exactly cheap. But shelling out several hundred dollars for a wearable seems like an absolute bargain when compared to the prices you’ll find on some of the most unusual and original mechanical watches… Read more...



There’s lots of content out there to help you decide what to cook with your fancy sous vide precision, immersion, circulation, sans conflagration tool, or so I’ve heard. I’ve read about all the cool things one can sous vide with tantalizing results— juicy steaks , cheesecakes , buttery lobster tails , and the silkiest of… Read more...



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Kazuki Takahashi died this week . The creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, anime, and trading card game, he was an artis t who meant a great deal to me. A strange and surprising grief struck when I heard the news, both for the man himself, only 60 years old, and for his game. With his death, I feel the final loss of an… Read more...



Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would block VBA macros in downloaded Office documents, due to how popular they are for distributing malware. However, those plans are now on hold. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In its latest security advisory, QNAP warns that hackers are targeting NAS devices with a new Checkmate ransomware. Everyone who exposes their NAS device through SMB services (remote access) need to take extra security steps and create a backup system for their NAS. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



While my cats might hate Roborock’s S7 MaxV Plus vacuum, I love it. It is a bit expensive, but this robot vacuum is convenient, cleans really well (even fur!), and looks pretty good when it’s docked. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



This is the VW Phaeton D2, a vehicle that was stopped cold in its tracks by the shockwave that was the automotive industry's shift to "electric mobility."




Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.



SAVE $23: Prime members can score a third-gen Fire TV Stick with an Alexa Voice Remote on Amazon for only $16.99 (normally $39.99) through July 9. This matches its all-time low Black Friday price for a 58% savings. Upgrading your TV with a streaming hub and a virtual assistant hasn't been this cheap in a minute. Now through July 9, Amazon has the third-generation Fire TV Stick on sale for just $1



Whether or not to pay a ransomware demand has long been an ongoing conundrum for organizations worldwide, and the UK government has decisively told solicitors to advise their clients not to pay up. A joint letter from the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) and the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) to the Law Society said ransomware "payment incentivizes further harmful behavior by maliciou



Apple’s M2 MacBook Air is now up for pre-order, and we’d previously predicted a rush to buy the new laptop – and that has seemingly proved to be the case. Indeed, with pre-orders having only been open for a couple of hours, we’re seeing some of the redesigned MacBook Air models already having their ship dates pushed back to 2-3 weeks, or even further in some cases. Apple announced the M2 MacBook



Editor’s note: TPG’s Ashley Kosciolek was hosted by Cunard Line to experience a transatlantic crossing aboard Queen Mary 2. The opinions expressed below are entirely hers and weren’t subject to review by the line. I tried to be a vegetarian once, and it was a disaster. I was in eighth grade, and I decided I liked animals too much to eat them. I came home from school one afternoon and declared my



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The Platinum Card® from American Express is one of the best premium travel rewards cards available. Thanks to its generous benefits and its ability to earn valuable, transferable American Express Membership Rewards points , it can be well worth the annual fee of $695 (see rates and fees ) for many travelers. The Amex



It’s not an official holiday, but Amazon’s Prime Day (“Days,” really) has been a capitalist tradition since 2015. This year, the mega-retailer will be offering discounts on thousands of products of all kinds to Amazon Prime members beginning on Tuesday, July 12, and continuing through Wednesday, July 13. Read more...



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This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the winners of a global competition to create new encryption standards. Somewhat mind-bogglingly, these algorithms have been designed to defend against a cyber threat that doesn’t even exist yet: quantum computers. Read more...



Amazon Web Sevices's ( AWS ) latest addition to its Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service will now let users rent and run an M1 Mac Mini in the cloud. First rolled out in 2006, EC2 allows users to run virtual machines in AWS’s cloud, and this new instance, dubbed Mac2, looks to help developers create apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Safari. Mac2 will cost around $0.65 a



Internet, mobile and cable customers of Canadian provider Rogers and its sub-brand Fido have been experiencing major service issues since early Friday due to an outage. As the CBC reports, the ripple effect is impacting payment network Interac and Rogers wholesale service resellers, such as TekSavvy. "We know how important it is for our customers to stay connected," Rogers wrote on its Twitter su



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Tesla plans to begin opening its Supercharger network to other electric vehicles by the end of the year, according to a White House memo that shared the automaker’s plans. The U.S. government said in April that it needs to increase its own network of about 1,100 charging stations a hundred-fold to meet coming demand. Tesla’s plans call for expanding capacity at its Gigafactory in Buffalo, New Yor



It’s been a mega few weeks for streaming services. In the past month alone, we’ve been treated to new seasons of Stranger Things , The Umbrella Academy , The Boys and Peaky Blinders (if you’re in the US, at least), shows that returned in tandem with the arrival of several new headline-grabbing series, like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus . You may or may not be pleased to hear, then,



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I'm not a dessert person, in general. I don't like overly sweet things and I'd rather spend my precious gut-real-estate on savory dishes. I'll eat all the French fries and skip the chocolate cake, thanks very much. But if I am going to indulge in dessert, I prefer something that isn't cloyingly sweet. A lemon tart or yogurt parfait is more my speed. So that's how I stumbled into making air-fried



Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It doesn’t feel like a short week, does it? Alex , Natasha and Mary Ann got on the mic to bring an especially packed episode full of big news, fire transitions and even a pun or three. Deals of the week: Maolac raises $3.2 million to bring breast milk nutrition



sartorialadventure : 1. Fantasy costume “The River”, Art by Charles Emile Carlegle, French, Feb 1913 2. Francisco Javier Gose (artist), “A Wolf in a Cage”, a costume for “Maya” by Worth, Feb 1913, French 3. A garden robe for autumn, Art by Maggie, Sept 1913, French 4. Gazette du Bon Ton, Francisco Javier Gose (artist), July 1914, French 5. George Barbier (artist), May1914, French 6. Gazette du Bo



Capital One launched its entertainment portal in March, and there have been some exceptional deals for cardmembers on Major League Baseball on the back of the card issuer's 9-figure sponsorship deal. Also in March Capital One launched their new dining portal with curated restaurant recommendations and set-aside tables in 11 U.S. cities. Both of these have in common special opportunities for being



The music catalog of the Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest record company, will be available to users of Africa-focused streaming service Mdundo following the signing of a licensing deal. Mdundo said the deal will strengthen its offering to its 17 million active monthly users, and accelerate its growth across Africa. The music streaming service, which Mdundo says has achieved expon



Hackers and scammers have managed to steal more than $2 billion from Web3 projects in the first half of 2022, already more than the sum lost for the whole of 2021. A report from CertiK found that while virus attacks, hacks, scams, phishing, identity theft , and other social engineering attacks, are all quite popular among threat actors, there’s a new rising threat that’s grown into quite the mons



Lightyear , a Dutch startup founded in 2016, announced production of its first prototype car by the end of the year. At $263,000 USD for one of the 946 planned units at launch, you’ll have to pony up some cash and hope you get lucky just to get one.



On May 16, Butler Hospitality , an on-demand platform for room service and amenities, sent an email to vendors that might have been considered reassuring under other circumstances. “We are writing to inform you [that] room service and catering services will continue as is. All collateral is still functional,” the email read. “We appreciate your loyalty to sticking with us through these times.” Th




John Carpenter teases something a little different for Halloween Ends . Get a glimpse of Lucifer from Netflix’s Sandman . Meet the wild villains of the new Resident Evil show. Plus, what’s coming on Tom Swift and Riverdale . To me, my spoilers! Read more...



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The main thing that separates kids from older people isn’t the technological divide or that kids haven’t fully internalized the inevitability of their own death. It’s that young people have so much more time on their hands than we do. The freedom from having to support themselves and clean everything leaves plenty of… Read more...



We all need more sleep. Although adults typically should get more than seven hours a night, more than one-third of Americans average less than that despite chronic sleep deprivation having well-known impacts on our overall health—like increasing the risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. But although there’s no… Read more...



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 secret police: A private security group regularly sent Minnesota police misinformation about protestors When US marshals shot and killed a 32-year-old Black man named Winston Boogie Smith Jr. in a parking garage in Minneapolis on June 3, 2021, the city was



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After a few nights in Dusseldorf , we flew Condor’s A321 business class to Athens. I was looking forward to this, as I’ve been curious to check out Condor’s short haul business class experience. I had previously reviewed Condor’s 767 business class , on the fascinating route between Frankfurt and Whitehorse. Condor is really reinventing itself at the moment — the airline is taking delivery of A33



Biscuits can stir up a great deal of tension when you suggest tinkering with a traditional recipe. Well, things are about to get awkward. I made biscuits with a cherry fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt cup, and I liked it. Frankly, I prefer it to other biscuits. I completely understand that some family rec


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