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Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today the discovery of three exotic particles that may help reveal how quarks bind together. Read more...



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Lawmakers in the US and Europe are considering ways to regulate crypto and crack down on money-laundering and other illicit activities.



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Google Chrome is under attack on Windows and Android. The latest security hole in WebRTC has an exploit that’s circulating in the wild, so you don’t want to browse without installing the patch. Here’s what you need to know. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




Amazon tried but then ultimately stepped away from building its own cost-intensive Grubhub and DoorDash competitor in the U.S. back in 2019 . Now three years on, it’s taking a different approach to tackling the space to build in one more sweetener to encourage more sign-ups to its Prime subscription service. Today, the e-commerce giant and Just Eat Takeaway — which owns Grubhub in the U.S. — anno
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Creating and grading tests is one of the most time-consuming tasks teachers need to deal with. In Vietnam, a startup called Azota wants to help with an online software platform that not only helps educators develop and proctor tests, but also automatically grades them using information from Vietnamese teaching materials. The company announced today it has raised $2.4 million in pre-Series A fundi



I felt it happen; it was an almost sickening sensation. My beloved Apple Watch Series 7, squeezed like a slice of salami between a block of wood and my wrist that was supporting a nearly 75-pound package, meeting with a bit of grit that was dragging across it. My arms, suddenly taking on Herculean strength, quickly lifted the heavy package up to relieve the pressure, but it was too late. The sand



Twitter has petitioned a court challenging "several" orders to take down content on its platform.



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Stranger Things 4 has become the most popular English-language series on Netflix with the premiere of its last two episodes. The streaming giant has revealed that the show has racked up 1.15 billion hours of viewing time within the first 28 days of each part's release. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, the first seven episodes had a viewing time of 930.32 million hours within 28 days of the show's



Nothing's inaugural Ear (1) earbuds were, let's face it, a case of style over substance sonically. Glossy images of Nothing’s futuristic near-transparent units, with very friendly lady bugs perched atop the case, suggested quality and detailed workmanship – and there's no denying that due care an attention was taken in making them look good. The feature set – including Nothing's commendable new a



TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Getflix Smart DNS and VPN is on sale for £40.47, saving you 90% on list price. Travelling abroad this summer? Make sure you still have access to your favourite shows in your chosen destination with a subscription to Getflix . A VPN combo service at its core, Getflix is tailor-made for those who want to binge-watch content without slowdowns or restrictions. So, if



Last month, at the same time that the London-based venture firm Felix Capital was announcing that it has closed its fourth and newest fund with $600 million in capital commitments, we had a separate chat with Felix’s founder, Frederic Court, about how competition in Europe has changed, given that so many U.S. venture firms have opened offices on the continent, including Sequoia Capital, Lightspee



South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions has raised a $22.8 million (30 billion KRW) extension to its Series A financing from a strategic investor KT , one of the largest telecom companies in South Korea. Last month, TechCrunch reported on Rebellions closing on $50 million in funding that valued the company at an estimated $283 million. At that time, Rebellions CEO and co-founder Sunghyun Park t



In 2021, F1 introduced a budget cap limiting team spending. Although driver salaries were not included in the cap, discussions reveal it may be on the table.



Some Wordle solutions are nearly impossible to figure out, but the July 6 answer isn't one of them. We have hints that'll help you figure it out.



Over the weekend, Tesla showed off its latest gadget: a solar trailer, featuring extendable panels, a satellite internet terminal and even a lick of matte-black paint. Tesla may have designed the trailer to add some range to electric vehicles—or, to advertise Starlink’s new $25-per-month “portability” feature, which SpaceX announced in May . Whatever it’s for, you probably won’t see this trailer



Motorola has confirmed features that'll arrive with its X30 Pro smartphone, including some surprising details about the model's triple-camera system.



Samsung's Galaxy Z foldable smartphones come with huge price tags, but they may soon be joined by more affordable options, potentially overhauling the market.



Government EV and hybrid tax subsidies are great, but they don't last forever. What happens now that Toyota has reached the big EV subsidy threshold?



During the most recent Y Combinator startup batch , Peakflo stood out to TechCrunch. The company’s simple pitch — Bill.com for Southeast Asia — fit neatly into the broader narrative of the world increasingly digitizing its workflows and the generally hot market we’d seen for fintech companies . At the time, we noted that “there are huge revenues to be found in helping companies spend and receive



It is Wednesday, my dudes, and a new Wordle is upon us as midnight ticks past around the globe. And while it's usually more satisfying to work it out all on your lonesome, sometimes you just get stuck — that's where we come in. The answer to the July 6 Wordle , puzzle #382, can be found at the end of this article, with the spoiler clearly signposted. If you're not ready to find out the solution y



Enlarge / Conceptual computer artwork of electronic circuitry with blue and red light passing through it, representing how data may be controlled and stored in a quantum computer. (credit: Getty Images) In the not-too-distant future—as little as a decade, perhaps, nobody knows exactly how long—the cryptography protecting your bank transactions, chat messages, and medical records from prying eyes



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Flashback to May 4, 2020. That was the day the official Star Wars website announced that recent Oscar winner Taika Waititi was going to make a Star Wars movie, one he’d direct and co-write along with Oscar nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns. A few months after that, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy reconfirmed Waititi’s… Read more...



HBO Max will cease new original programming in parts of Europe and the company will also shut down Cinemax’s TV Everywhere platform, Cinemax Go, as its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery moves through a restructuring. As reported by Variety on Monday, HBO Max originals like Hungarian drama “The Informant,” Swedish comedy “Lust” and “Kamikaze” from Denmark will be removed from the service in Eu




Tesla EVs have gained a new ability related to potholes, bringing the cars one step closer to being able to automatically dodge these road hazards.



Jordan Kretchmer founded Rapid Robotics with the mission of simplifying robotics for manufacturing by providing out-of-the-box automation solutions. Founded in 2019, the company quickly gained the attention of top VCs, including Bee Partners, which led Rapid Robotics’ seed round and participated in each of the following rounds. Hear Rapid Robotics’ pitch and hear from Kira Noodleman, partner at B



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Star Trek has had an up-and-down history with video games , sometimes managing to succeed in gaming genres it arguably shouldn’t , while never managing to quite succeed in the ones it should. There’s been plenty of great ones, but now a very cool little animation imagines one of its finest entries getting a ‘90s tie-in… Read more...



HTC is back with a new tablet model, but it's not quite as exciting as you may have hoped based on its recent pro-tier Android smartphone launch.



Enlarge / A woman watches white flags on the National Mall on September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Over 660,000 white flags were installed here to honor Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19 epidemic. (credit: Getty | Chen Mengtong ) COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in Americans between March 2020 and October 2021, accounting for one in every eight deaths. In that time fra



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Alcoholic Scientists say they've found alcohol molecules in space — though, unfortunately, it's not the type that gets you drunk. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany have discovered a cloud of propanol alcohol molecules — according to the researchers, the largest alcohol molecule ever found in space — near the center of the Milky Way, a finding they believe could h



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Star-Studded After video footage released this morning of SpaceX's Starship prototype rolling onto its launch site , a Twitter user shared a stunning render of the Starship in NASA livery. The artist, Erc X, whose work has been featured on here before, regularly uploads renders of Starship on their Twitter and YouTube pages, and on more than one occasion has been given a shout out by Elon Musk hi



A relatively new safety feature has saved another Formula 1 racer's life, underscoring the important role it has played over the past few years.



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The highly anticipated Disney Parks log flume thrill ride re-imagining—inspired by The Princess and the Frog — has officially been named Tiana’s Bayou Adventure . It’s a rebrand of the attraction currently open as Splash Mountain , and it comes in the wake of Disney taking accountability for its problematic handling of… Read more...



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Doctors in the UK say a man’s intense supplement regimen landed him in the hospital with vitamin D poisoning. In a new case report, they detail how their patient became sick soon after he started to take large doses of vitamins and minerals. Though vitamin D overdose is uncommon, the study authors say, cases seem to… Read more...



Enlarge / YouTube thinks the dark and creepy "Local58TV" series is for kids. (credit: Local58TV ) Google's wonderful content moderation bots are at it again. After previously doing things like including suicide instructions in a children's video, and the whole Elsagate problem, YouTube is now flagging a horror video as "for kids." Worst of all, this is against the creator's wishes. The video was



Claims that an AI gained sentience caught the public by surprise, fueling debates about what it means to be human and how self-aware machines may affect that.



Loft , a Brazilian proptech unicorn, has laid off about 380 employees , or 12% of its workforce, the company announced today. The layoff marks the company’s second round of cuts this year so far. In April, Bloomberg Linea reported that Loft had cut 159 jobs . That would mean that Loft has let go of nearly 540 workers this year so far. It currently has about 3,200 employees. In an emailed statemen



Fiji Airways has announced that it will be launching flights to Canada, marking the carrier’s third route to continental North America. Fiji Airways launches Nadi to Vancouver route As of November 25, 2022, Fiji Airways will launch 2x weekly flights between Nadi (NAN) and Vancouver (YVR). The route will operate on Mondays and Fridays with the following schedule: FJ880 Nadi to Vancouver departing



AMG promises performance magic, upgrading the EQE EV sedan with supercar-rivaling power to go with a lavish, tech-filled cabin. Can it deliver soul with speed?



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 . Guess who’s back? Back again? Well, me after a long weekend, but also Elon Musk is tweeting again, and he has lots of thoughts about socks . My partner in crime, Haje , remains in an undesirable newsletter time zone but will be back later this week. I want to call



Save $130: As of July 5, the Yeedi Vac Max robot vacuum and mop is on sale for $239.99 — its lowest Amazon price ever. You'll get these savings from a big discount plus a $15 coupon. Roombas will pull many robot vacuum shoppers this Prime Day. But in terms of the best bang for your buck, it's only right to mention Yeedi Vac Max. With an extra $15 coupon tacked onto a $115 discount, this hybrid mo



You’ve been dating a pretty great person for a few months, but there’s just one problem—when you aren’t snuggling and getting along, you’re pushing each other’s buttons, resulting in some big flare-ups. This person has many wonderful qualities and you can see a future with them, so you don’t want to break up—but the… Read more...



The burgeoning low-code and no-code movement is showing little sign of waning, with numerous startups continuing to raise sizable sums to help the less-technical workforce develop and deploy software with ease. Arguably one of the most notable examples of this trend is Airtable , a 10-year-old business that recently attained a whopping $11 billion valuation for a no-code platform used by firms su




Lawyers representing two former Tesla employees who were terminated in mid-June have filed an emergency motion asking a judge to prohibit the EV automaker from forcing workers to sign releases in exchange for less severance than federal law provides. The plaintiffs, who allege that the company did not provide the 60 days of advance notice required by federal law during a recent round of layoffs,



Quark Express Just as news started to circulate that CERN was firing up the Large Hadron Collider for the first time in three years, scientists there announced that they had observed three new "exotic" particles. Their findings, presented today at a CERN seminar ? A new type of "pentaquark" and the first-ever pair of "tetraquarks," with one of the pair being a new type of tetraquark entirely. "Th



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After what felt like a lifetime , the fourth season of Stranger Things is now in the books. Split into two parts , which included multiple feature-length episodes , the season saw the kids from Hawkins and beyond pushed to their limits against a terrifying new villain who, actually, isn’t that new at all. Read more...



Enlarge / Tesla factory in Fremont, California as seen on April 20, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) Tesla is facing a new racial discrimination lawsuit filed by 15 factory employees who allege that Tesla's "standard operating procedures include blatant, open, and unmitigated race discrimination." Racial harassment and discrimination is "rampant" at Tesla and the company has "done



Toyota has reached the 200,000-unit cap on electric and plug-in-hybrid vehicles that are eligible for a federal tax credit of $7,500. While the Japanese automaker does have exactly one electric vehicle in its lineup that is eligible for credit, Toyota has mainly used up its tax credit on plug-in hybrids. Most of the credits were used on Toyota’s Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrids. Lexus,



Spirit Airlines has won the right to operate more flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The Miramar, Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier on Tuesday beat out JetBlue in a long-running competition run by the U.S. Department of Transportation for 16 peak-hour runway timings at EWR. A runway timing is similar to a slot , though Newark is considered to be “schedule-facilitated” rathe



One of the simplest joys in life is going out to dinner with friends. That is, of course, until the bill comes. All conversation now must turn to how much money each person owes for the loaded potato wedges and fried pickles the table shared. You’re in the mood for merriment, not complicated math. Of the many great… Read more...



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In a final vote, the European Parliament elected to adopt both the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Tuesday. The two related pieces of legislation aim to address some of the major emerging issues of internet and social media companies. The DSA is focused on boosting the efficacy and… Read more...



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Meta is taking legal action against two prolific data scrapers. On Tuesday, the company filed separate federal lawsuits against a company called Octopus and an individual named Ekrem Ateş. According to Meta, the former is the US subsidiary of a Chinese multinational tech firm that offers data scraping-for-hire services to individuals and companies. Octopus also sells software people can use to ca



Ocarina of Time Enlarge / This... isn't supposed to happen in Ocarina of Time . Here's the story of how some fans made it happen anyway—all on a stock N64 with an unmodified Ocarina cartridge. (credit: Summer Games Done Quick) Shortly after our guide to Summer Games Done Quick 2022 went live, the event hosted an astounding demonstration of a classic video game—one that has since crowded that Ars



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. If you have a Chase credit card , it’s a good idea to periodically check your Chase Offers . You can enroll in Chase Offers with your favorite merchants and then get statement credits when you make qualifying purchases with these merchants. If you have a Marriott hotel stay coming up, it’s a particularly good time to check your Chase



An Apple patent details a type of technology that may make future iPhones far more useful, at least for those times you're at the pool or caught in the rain.



The current cryptocurrency crash has had far reaching effects on the tech market and has even made a substantially positive impact on the environment. According to data reported by Digiconomist , the crash has reduced carbon emissions by a signficant amount – 150,000 metric tonnes of CO2 per day are avoided due to the reduction of cryptomining. As stated by Digiconomist, "The total reductions ove



Chances are, if you’ve gone through middle school, you know what it’s like to be insulted right to your face. But insults aren’t solely the work of a schoolyard bully—adults dole them out, too. You might deserve the next insult you get, or you might not. Either way, you have a few options on how to respond. You could … Read more...



A teenager on board an easyJet flight from London Gatwick to Menorca, Spain posted “a fake bomb threat to social media.” The Spanish government set a fighter jet to intercept the aircraft making its 808 mile flight on Sunday. While this could have ended badly – they wouldn’t have sent the jet outside of a precaution in case they’d decided they needed to shoot it down – the military aircraft ultim



TikTok is testing a new setting that lets users restrict their livestreams to viewers who are 18 years of age and above. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the new setting is currently in limited testing with select users. Screenshots of the new setting shared by product intelligence firm Watchful.ai show that users who have access to the new option can navigate to their settings and toggle



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Jessica Jones joined its ex-Netflix Defenders cohorts on Disney+ back in March , but months on the streamer has made a peculiar tweak to the series... one that’s actually even more peculiar than people first thought. Read more...



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While it’s true that the Android lock screen could use a little perking up since Apple revealed what it’s doing for iOS, this isn’t what we were thinking. According to TechCrunch , mobile ad company, Glance, is planning to launch its lock screen platform on Android devices in the U.S. within the next two months. Read more...



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Battery Pack Two new high capacity battery prototypes are pushing the frontiers of energy storage — and in a beachy twist, one is based on sand and the other on water. Finnish researchers installed the first working "sand battery" prototype, according to the BBC News , while Euronews reports that a team in Switzerland is already putting a new " water battery " into full operation. Both confront t




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Space Dibs Tell us how you really feel, Bill! In an interview with German newspaper Bild , NASA boss Bill Nelson had some choice words to say about China's upcoming space exploration ventures — alleging, among other things, that the rival nation intends to pretty much steal the Moon for itself. "We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon and saying: 'It's ours now and you stay ou



The Formbox uses a vacuum plastic mold that hardens instantly and makes a detailed recreation of nearly any object.



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India’s government on July 1 implemented a 1% tax deducted at the source (TDS) on every cryptocurrency trade over 10,000 Indian rupees, or about $127. The law has only been in place a few days, but there’s already been a chilling effect on Indian digital asset marketplaces. The levy is an addition to the 30% tax on all crypto-based incomes that began on April 1, which is double India’s 15% capita



A simple artificial intelligence system called keyword2lyrics has the ability to turn any random set of words into a set of pop music lyrics in an instant.



If 4K movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime aren't working for you, there are a few possible reasons and some ways to address those issues.



Nobody wants a bad song ruining their perfectly good Spotify playlist. Here's how to prevent such an atrocity from ever happening again.



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The bar is on the floor for Joe Rogan—an expectation that he’s finally met. The controversial podcast host says that he has had multiple opportunities to interview Donald Trump on his show, but rejected them. Read more...



Android devices are more susceptible to malware than Apple devices, and this means that you should always be on the lookout for malware.



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Butter is an ideal dipping sauce for these sweltering summer months, when the artichokes are ready to be steamed and the crab is ready to be boiled. If you’ve eaten much of either of those, you’ve probably noticed they come with a little tub of drawn butter for dipping. But how does one go about drawing butter,… Read more...



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Enlarge / Tesla's new factories in Berlin and Texas are proving more costly to set up than its plant in Shanghai (pictured). (credit: Tesla) After several quarters of impressive growth, Tesla is starting to feel the pinch. The US automaker announced on Saturday that, between April and June, it has produced only 258,580 electric vehicles and delivered only 254,695 cars. By comparison, it was able



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In the wake of an overturned Roe v. Wade , hundreds of thousands of women in the U.S. could face legal restrictions that prevent them from traveling to receive abortion care as a result of being on probation or parole. Advocates say the decision to allow interstate travel may ultimately fall on low-level state… Read more...



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Achtung! Tesla i s in the crosshairs of a major recall once again, after German regulators discovered a massive bug in its crash response system. As Reuters reported , German authorities claim that more than 59,000 Tesla Models Y and 3 globally have a software glitch that fails to call emergency services when the electric vehicles crash, a bespoke system that comes built into the cars. It's not a



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A popular rocket fuel called RP-1 gets its name from its key ingredient: refined petroleum. Research published last week in the journal Joule suggests a potentially cleaner and more powerful ingredient: a molecule produced by the Streptomyces bacteria. The proposed fuel won’t be ready any time soon, but the new… Read more...



The slow trickle of new At a Glance features are always keeping Pixel owners on the edge of their seat. But an upcoming “Cross Device Timer” could take the smart widget a whole new level—soon, At a Glance will show you a countdown for timers made on Nest Hubs and other Google Assistant devices. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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After more than a year of rising tensions over the country’s sweeping 2021 IT law, Twitter is suing India’s government. The New York Times reports the company filed a complaint on Tuesday with the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore to challenge a recent order to censor content within the country. According to Twitter, it had until Monday to block about a dozen accounts and posts or face possible c



The days of the Xbox 360 have long been over, and now Microsoft plans to bring an end to those aging titles, at least as part of its subscription plans.



Last year, hospitals had to start posting lists of the prices they charge for each procedure . The data wasn’t easy to access, and a serious flaw is that these were just the sticker prices—not the prices that insurers, or anybody else, actually end up paying. Now, as of July 1, the insurers have to post lists of… Read more...



If you find yourself traveling to a destination without your favorite hotel brand — or if hotel loyalty isn’t part of your travel style — you’ll be excited to know that the Hotels.com® Rewards Visa® Credit Card just launched an elevated welcome offer that provides solid value for new cardholders, especially considering the card has no annual fee (see rates and fees ). Let’s look at the welcome of



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NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a tiny satellite that left Earth's orbit on July 4th . CAPSTONE is a cubesat weighing just 55 pounds, and it's headed for the Moon as part of NASA's plan to get humans back on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. The small satellite stopped communicating with engineers on July 4th shortly after deploying from an Electron rocket bus and e




If you’re having trouble getting your hands on a Steam Deck , Chinese tech company GPD has a rather oddball solution It’s called the GPD Win Max 2 and it’s a miniature laptop that doubles as a handheld gaming console. Looking like an oversized Nintendo DS, the Win Max 2 has physical gaming controls above its keyboard complete with two analog sticks, a directional pad, and four face buttons. There



Rhode Island leaped ahead in the race to 100% renewable power last week as Governor Dan McKee signed a bill that would mandate the state reach the target by 2033, the most aggressive state target so far. Only Oregon comes close, and it’s shooting for 2040. In some respects, Rhode Island has it easy. With a population of a little over 1 million people, it’s smaller than many metro areas, so switch



Use cash to buy orbs. Despite backlash from some players , Diablo Immortal 's free-to-play, microtransaction-laden game design seems to be working out just fine for Blizzard's bottom line. Using data from mobile analysis firm Appmagic , MobileGamer.biz estimates that the iOS and Android versions of the game brought in $49 million in earnings from just over 10 million mobile downloads in the versi



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. If you truly want to maximize your miles, periodic transfer bonuses can offer lucrative opportunities for fantastic points redemptions . You can sometimes get up to 50% more value from your points by transferring them to a specific airline or hotel partner during one of these bonuses. To help make it easier for you to track these off



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When Netflix announced that it was working on an original animated Ultraman movie last year, it did so with a bold, evocative teaser image that left us wondering if it was just awesome concept work—or an actual indicator of just how close the film would come to looking like that. Turns out the answer is, delightfully,… Read more...



FIFA hopes that adding AI can help to eliminate some of the controversial calls that have shaped World Cup matches in years past.



At the end of a tour that drew some social media mockery, the billionaire brothers’ rock band received a friendly reception at a venue close to their parents’ beach house.



When you need a ride, are you sure you know what is the best, cheapest option? Should you open up one of your rideshare apps, or are you better off going old school and hopping in a cab? It’s hard to know off of the top of your head which one is going to be cheaper. After all, the rideshare apps’ pricing formulas are… Read more...



The Chase-issued IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card has its best-ever bonus. There are new benefits for this product a couple of years ago, and anecdotally IHG cards have been relatively easier to get approved for. The offer – up front for getting the card, and recurring benefits for keeping the card – are really valuable. This is not a card to use for your ongoing spending in my view. But it’



Outschool, a marketplace for kid-friendly, virtual after-school programs, has laid off 31 people or 18% of its workforce, CEO Amir Nathoo confirmed to TechCrunch over text message. The layoff, conducted last month, comes after a period of rapid fundraising for Outschool. The firm raised its Series B, C and D in a 12-month period, most recently growing its valuation to $3 billion after hitting a $



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Apex Legends players on Xbox Series X/S haven't been too impressed with the game over the last two weeks. Since Respawn Entertainment rolled out a large update on June 22nd, players on those consoles have been complaining about an input lag issue that seemingly made the battle royale very slow to register button presses. Thankfully, the developer may have finally resolved the matter. "We just pus



On Windows 10 and Windows 11, JAR files don’t open by default as there are no built-in apps to handle this file format. But, you can install the free Java utility and access this file format on your PC. We’ll show you the process to do that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Reports indicate China has again leveraged technology for dystopian purposes, this time allegedly using artificial intelligence to gauge party loyalty.



Enlarge (credit: the_burtons | Moment ) Imagine an online world where what users want matters, and interoperability reigns. Friends could choose whichever messaging app they like and seamlessly chat cross-app. Any pre-installed app could be deleted on any device. Businesses could finally access their Facebook data, and smaller tech companies could be better positioned to compete with giants. Big



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Space Propaganda Russia is using the International Space Station to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda, Ars Technica reports — an unfortunate turn of events after months of largely peaceful operations on board the orbital outpost despite the crisis unfolding back on the ground. In an image shared on Russian space corporation Roscosmos' official Telegram channel, three cosmonauts can be seen holding t



Brushing your teeth, swiping on some deodorant, and showering are all essential daily hygiene habits, but our favorite products’ packaging is often made of plastic and can be difficult to reuse or repurpose. We know you’re probably up to your ears in infographics, ads, and friends telling you that switching to sustainable products is important — but they’re right. Swapping out your current toothb



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Communication Issue NASA has encountered " communication issues " and is attempting to "re-establish contact" with its Moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite, which successfully broke free of Earth's orbit on Monday after launching atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. Though more info is needed, it's a serious problem that could jeopardize the entire mission. "Following successful deployment and start of sp



Microsoft is testing an update for PowerPoint that will allow people to incorporate a new level of customization into their presentations . The headline feature, dubbed Cameo, sits within PowerPoint’s Recording Studio and will allow you to use a webcam feed to make the video recording of your presentation “even more personal and create an immersive storytelling experience”, according to Microsoft



The Hennessey Venom F5 offers more in show than any of its rivals, including an epic ode to NASA that showcases the brand's forward-thinking.




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If you’ve ever wondered how the Walt Disney Corporation is mining your data for targeted advertisements across platforms, today’s your lucky day. Baymax of Big Hero 6 and Edna Mode from The Incredibles are here to explain it all. Read more...



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The CAPSTONE pathfinder mission to the Moon is experiencing a problem, as the probe stopped communicating with ground controllers shortly after yesterday’s successful deployment. The space agency is working to reestablish contact with the satellite and possibly delay its upcoming trajectory correction maneuver. Read more...



The Mazda3 may be the automaker's smallest car, but that doesn't mean it's missing out on the driving dynamics for which the automaker is known.



Budapest isn’t one of those cities that turns up very often in fare sales, so we wanted to highlight this rare occurrence. There’s a slew of round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Hungary’s capital city available at a steep discount. We also found some quality sale fares out of Newark

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