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Andrew Tate , the controversial social media influencer, has now been banned by YouTube . The platform is the latest to invoke a ban on Tate, following similar moves from the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The multi-millionaire entrepreneur and former kickboxing champion grew his fan base largely as a result of misogynistic and sensationalist content; Tate's videos have led to his foll



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Indian crypto exchange WazirX’s co-founder Nischal Shetty is in advanced stages of talks to raise a maiden funding round for his new venture, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Shetty is raising $20 million to $30 million in a seed financing round for his blockchain startup Shardeum, sources said, requesting anonymity as the deliberations are ongoing and private. The funding round



Cancun tourism officials have announced that U.S. citizens — as well as those from Canada and many other countries — no longer have to complete the Forma Migratoria Multiple immigration form to enter Mexico. The form was blamed for delays at immigration, although airport staffing issues have perhaps been more of a pain point. Regardless of the root causes of airport delays, tourists to Cancun sho




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The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is manufactured and shipped with a significant amount of recycled materials, and it doesn't look half bad.



Engadget / 38min
We wouldn't call Chromebooks disposable, but it's no secret that many of them prioritize price over sustainability. Acer, however, contends that they should be just as kind to the planet as some of their higher-end counterparts. The company has introduced the first Chrome OS-powered laptop in its eco-friendly Vero line, the Chromebook Vero 514. As with its Windows counterparts, the 14-inch portab



Strap in, kids, this is going to set up quite the Kong-frontation between King Kong and King Kong. Deadline revealed that the iconic ape is heading to Disney+ for a new live action series from James Wan’s Atomic Monster and writer Stefany Folsom (Paper Girls) . Yes, that is in addition to Warner Bros.’ upcoming … Read more...



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Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s claims about the company’s lax security are all bad. But one clearly captures the extent of systemic issues.



The agency said it made the decision after Meta promised Mr. Zuckerberg would not try to personally purchase the start-up his company wants to acquire.



Having the ability to listen to your music with heavy bass, easy controls, and without hearing the pesky noise from your commute is no longer a luxury; with the latest technology, it’s a given. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your earbuds from a wired pair, or you need a spare set to keep in your backpack, you can make your purchase even more worthwhile by opting for one of the pairs on sale du



Take Three The infamous MoviePass is making a return. Yes, the company best known for ripping off its own customers and imploding spectacularly just two years after its breakout in popularity is coming back. First reported by Insider , the move was soon confirmed on MoviePass on Twitter — and not to much fanfare. Back in its 2017 heyday, MoviePass offered customers up to one movie ticket a day fo



You never know what you’re going to get from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour —creator of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night , a black-and-white feminist Western vampire movie, as well as apocalyptic cannibal tale The Bad Batch . Her next movie just dropped a new trailer and once again it has us asking “WTF?” in a good… Read more...



American Airlines AAdvantage elites – even mere Gold members – can register for Hyatt Explorist status for 90 days. Then there’s a path to keep status through February 2024. Continue reading ...



It looks like Instagram is exploring a new feature that has seemingly been copied from one of the most popular new social media platforms in years.



Wordle is back with another double-vowel solution, one that will be pretty easy to figure out if you have the right hints and pick a good starter word.



His hedge fund investors didn’t want to listen to him when, in 1999, Julian Robertson questioned the sanity of the prices being paid for shares in nascent internet companies. So months after being berated for 15 minutes at an annual shareholders meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York in October 1999, he began the process of closing up his shop. “There is no point in subjecting our investors to ri



Meta accounts have arrived . As of today, Facebook parent company Meta has begun rolling out the new login system for Quest owners. “The update will roll out globally on a gradual basis, so if you don’t have the option to create a Meta account and Meta Horizon profile right away, you’ll get the update soon,” the company said. If your headset is currently tied to an Oculus account, you’ll need to



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Sure, Guy A crime-prognosticating AI now exists, and it's been implemented in a number of American cities. But don't worry, it definitely won't be misused by city police forces — at least according to its lead creator, University of Chicago professor Ishanu Chattopadhyay. Chattopadhyay recently sat down with BBC Science Focus to discuss the AI system, which, as a study published in the journal Hu



Windows finally offers a built-in way to mount ISO disc image files on Windows 8 and 10. If you’re using Windows 7, you’ll need a third-party tool. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Dealing with Amazon boxes is hard enough. But the phone, computer, or video doorbell you ordered comes with its own unique packaging that can turn into a permanent hump on your back. Should you let these old boxes eat up space in your closet, or do they belong in the trash? Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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 . Goood [time of day] dear [name]. You know what we’re psyched about? The agenda for TC Disrupt just dropped , and it’s going to be an absolute corker of an event. Aaaah. Check out what’s happening on our four (Count ’em! Four!) stages, and check out the incredible l



Turning one-time customers into repeat buyers takes on heightened importance during a downturn. Acquiring one new user can be a heavy lift, but finding ways to reduce friction during shopping and checkout is a proven method for boosting the lifetime value of existing customers. An important note: One study found that password difficulties cause nearly 60% of consumers to abandon their shopping ca



The acquisition debacle between Twitter and Elon Musk has just been hit with a big plot twist as allegations from a whistleblower go public.



This gallery of Dead Island 2 gameplay footage is pretty gruesome; clicking through gets more violent from here on out. [credit: Deep Silver / Dambuster ] Eight years after its public announcement, Dead Island 2 finally looks like a video game—and its bloody, polished gameplay reveal capped off a lengthy Gamescom opening night presentation of video game trailers and announcements. The open-world




Enlarge (credit: Jeff Greenberg / Contributor | Universal Images Group ) As the pandemic unfolded in spring 2020, an Educause survey found that an increasing number of students—who had very little choice but to take tests remotely—were increasingly putting up with potential privacy invasions from schools. Two years later, for example, it’s considered a common practice that some schools record stu



Who doesn’t want whiter teeth? On the other hand, who wants to volunteer for extra dentist visits, with all the time and expense they involve? Fortunately, Pinterest and TikTok are here to swoop in and provide alternatives—pretty much none of which are good ideas. Read more...



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Audiences have been waiting so long to see a sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar that time has looped back around on itself and the original film is coming out again . Read more...



You have your work in front of you, a cup of coffee on your desk, some gentle tunes without words playing on the stereo and you’re ready to do some work. Your phone buzzes, and 90 minutes later you look up filled with self-loathing and regret. Your coffee is cold, the cursor on your Word document is blinking at you mockingly and you wonder what the hell happened. Unpluq is a little NFT tile that



In a whistleblower complaint, Twitter’s former security chief has raised serious questions not just about the company’s security practices , but the potential for foreign governments and entities to influence the company. According to Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Twitter’s dealings with other countries could be putting the United States’ national security at risk. As reported by CNN , the complaint deta



Google is partnering with National Public Radio to bring the broadcaster’s podcasts to YouTube . On Thursday, the two announced that more than 20 NPR shows, including Up First and Throughline , are now available on the platform. NPR is no stranger to YouTube. Its Tiny Desks concert series has been a hit on the platform for a few years now, with a recent Ludovico Einaudi performance amassing nearl



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Cry More Dogs literally cry tears of joy when they see their owners after they've been away, scientists have found in the first study of its kind that is also totally going to make us cry, too. Published in the Current Biology journal , this study by Japanese researchers found not only that dogs shed happy tears, but also that the love hormone oxytocin — the same one that causes humans to feel em



Showboat It's been a banner month for billionaire crypto whisperer Sam Bankman-Fried, and now he's hinting at some provocative next moves. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , the CEO and founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX he intends to spend a full $1 billion bailing out the ailing crypto industry. Whether the bet will pay off for the 30-year-old, who's worth $11.9 billion now



All Together Now Citizen scientist Judy Schmidt of Modesto, California, collaborated with NASA to create a new infrared image of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system — and it's stunning. Schmidt and the NASA team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to create the image, and experts said in a NASA statement yesterday that even they were impressed by the image. "We hadn’t really



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Although abortion is still legal in Michigan, Facebook decided to heavily restrict a post on Planned Parenthood of Michigan's (PPMI) Facebook page this week. The group shared an article about ordering the abortion pill online, but it was made visible only to page managers, not its audience — totally curtailing the dissemination of perfectly accurate and reasonable information from a trusted autho



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There’s a new twist in As Elon’s World Turns , which is what I imagine the tech billionaire’s soap opera would be called. After months of Musk claiming bots were the reason he wanted to terminate his deal to buy the social media company, a Twitter whistleblower may have handed the billionaire fresh ammunition in his… Read more...



It’s best to wash your bedsheets every week or two —but what about the other stuff on your bed? Let’s talk about what I like to call “solid plushy” stuff: Pillows, cushions, stuffed animals, and even comforters rarely draw much attention when you’re cleaning—maybe because they’re annoying to wash. But how often should… Read more...



Microsoft has begun to roll out the new performance-focused version of its Outlook email client to personal account holders, the company has confirmed. Previously available to commercial customers only, the new “One Outlook” desktop app (codenamed Project Monarch) offers a clean, minimalist aesthetic in line with the Windows 11 design philosophy, and also houses related apps like Calendar and Con



WhatsApp Communities , the messaging app’s anticipated expansion aimed at supporting larger discussion groups, has now rolled out to additional users as it nears a public launch. The company declined to share specific details as to how many users or which countries were seeing the new feature as testing expands, but confirmed that more users have now been given early access. First announced in Ap



A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...



Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information. I’m a big fan of Mobile Passport and have been a loyal user for many years. It’s my entry expediting program of choice when I arrive back in the U.S. from overseas and want to avoid long lines at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. By late September, eligible U.S. citizens and Canadian citizen visitors will be able to use Mobile Pas



Bentley will join the EV market with an impressive, if still mysterious, vehicle in the coming years. Here's what we've learned so far.



After many years of work, NASA plans to launch its first Artemis test in the near future. Even if you can't attend in person, there are ways to watch.



Gas prices are slowly descending from a harsh peak earlier this year, and it seems that change may influence how many people want to purchase an EV.




YouTube on smart TVs is about to get some useful new features, at least according to insiders who claim that Google gave them details about the plan.



Starting today, Yelp will apply a label to business pages for crisis pregnancy centers (also known as anti-abortion centers) to clarify that these facilities usually have limited medical services. The label also notes that crisis pregnancy centers "may not have licensed medical professionals onsite." The consumer notice could help people avoid confusion with clinics that offer abortion services.



Reemerging into the spotlight after a buyout and a bankruptcy , movie subscription service MoviePass is coming back in a new form—but if you’re hoping for the return of all-you-can-watch movies for $10 a month, it’s not going to happen. The beta for the revamped service launches on Thursday morning, and will provide a… Read more...



Dish Network has been rapidly building up its 5G mobile network, becoming a new fourth carrier to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Now the company is teasing a future cell phone plan called “Boost Infinite.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Mini-LED backlight technology has been increasing in popularity over the past few years, and is now a feature commonly found in the best 4K TVs . Budget brand TCL was the first to offer sets with mini-LED, and it was soon followed by Samsung, LG, and now Hisense. The key picture quality benefits to mini-LED are brightness and contrast: sets featuring the technology are capable of much higher ligh



Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have recognized the state of California’s authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the U.S. Clean Air Act. The move will make the Japanese automaker eligible for government fleet purchases by California. “Toyota continues to share the vision of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon neutrality goals with the California Air Resourc



Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, companies have been bolstering efforts and navigating the legal landscape to provide care to birthing people. Yelp is now following suit. The company announced , in an exclusive first shared with Axios , that it will add a consumer notice to crisis pregnancy centers (CPC) to differentiate them from abortion clinics. The notice will notify users and read that



TikTok is testing a new ‘Nearby’ feed that is designed to display local content to users. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch that the new feed is being tested with select users in Southeast Asia and that the test is currently limited in scope. Users who are part of the limited test will see the new feed tab displayed alongside the “Following” and “For You” feeds on the app’s homepage.



We all knew this day was coming. With the film world hungry for failed tech fodder on the heels of titles like The Drop Out and WeCrashed, some producer was bound to hit upon BlackBerry on the way to the inevitable 20-part Juicero miniseries. The beloved and beleaguered smartphone firm formerly known as Research in Motion has become fodder for a new film, simply titled “BlackBerry,” which recentl



The whistle-blower also said Twitter had lied to Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media service.



Expiration dates are meaningless , but there is still a feeling of unease that can come with munching down on a snack whose packaging claims it expired weeks or months ago. That’s why it’s helpful to know which foods are especially fine to consume post-expiration date—and which ones you actually should not . Read more...



Dead Island 2 is coming. The long-awaited zombie-slaying role-playing game is set to hit PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Google Stadia and PC via the Epic Games Store on February 3rd, 2023. Deep Silver showed off the blood-soaked sequel with a cinematic trailer and a gameplay video during Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase. You're the star of the show now. Watch the first gamep



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Rap VOD Major record label Capitol Records has added another artist to its lineup of heavyweights — but this one is a little less, shall we say, tangible, than the others. Known as FN Meka, the artist is an AI-powered rapper, and has already garnered over ten million followers on TikTok , where it posts videos of its 3D avatar imposed in the real world doing everything from grilling in a Rolls Ro



You’ve heard of Five Seconds of Summer , but what about Six Seconds of Spider-Man? That’s what Sony decided to release this week as a tease of what to expect when Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Edition comes back to theaters next week . Six seconds. Get pumped! Read more...



Yelp, the go-to site for publicly-generated reviews and business suggestions, announced it's expanding site features to help users get informed, medically-sound abortion care. The new consumer notice alert notifies visitors when they have accessed a Yelp business page for a Crisis Pregnancy Center (also known as a CPC). Such centers are branded as so-called "women's health centers," and present t



Last month, Meta told us we'd soon need to make a Meta account to use its Quest virtual reality headsets and, folks, the day is here. This morning, in an email you may have scrolled right past (like I did), Meta reminded us that new Quest users will need to create a Meta account, starting today. Existing users can stick with their current setup until Jan. 1, 2023, after which they'll be required



Walmart is introducing another perk designed to sweeten the deal for its Walmart+ membership program — the retailer’s answer to Amazon Prime, which today offers a combination of free shipping, fuel discounts, contact-free checkout, exclusive deals, free streaming , and more. On Wednesday, the Walmart+ subscription will gain a new cash back in the form of digital rewards that can be used on future



MoviePass is rising from the grave, launching a beta for its upcoming movie theater subscription service on Labor Day 2022, which takes place on September 5. Exact details on how the new service will work are still sparse at the time of this writing. According to the official website , this upcoming rendition of MoviePass will have three different pricing tiers: $10, $20, and $30. Each tier will



Why wait for the blue check mark when you can get a shield with ‘verified phone number’ right above your following count. And since you can have ten different accounts under one phone number, that is ten verified (phone number) accounts for you. So yes it is true, Twitter is now verifying your phone number, but in an… Read more...




Citi cardholders: check your inbox and mailbox for offers to earn bonus points, cash back or extra miles on your upcoming purchases. Depending on what card(s) you have, there are multiple offers floating around right now. You could earn on general spending or on select travel categories, netting bonus points or even cash back. Let’s take a look at the offers we are seeing and which cards are bein



Sony's DualSense Edge controller for the PlayStation 5. [credit: Sony ] As long rumored, Sony announced details about its plans to enter the high-end controller game with the DualSense Edge, an advanced cousin to the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller with added customization options and features. If you've seen or used Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 or controllers from SCUF or others in that



Enlarge / OpenCore Legacy Patcher lead Mykola Grymalyuk has macOS Ventura running on Macs as old as the 2008 Mac Pro tower. (credit: Mykola Grymalyuk ) Skirting the official macOS system requirements to run new versions of the software on old, unsupported Macs has a rich history. Tools like XPostFacto and LeopardAssist could help old PowerPC Macs run newer versions of Mac OS X, a tradition kept a



Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg ) The pressure on Twitter to talk publicly about how it monitors and removes spam accounts continues to mount. Reports from CNN and The Washington Post reveal an 84-page whistleblower complaint alleging that Twitter isn’t motivated to track the true number of spam accounts and hid security vulnerabilities from federal regulators. The complaint



Dead Island 2 is officially back from the dead and is due to hit shelves as soon as next year. The long-awaited sequel was revealed with a gruesome world premiere trailer during Gamescom 2022 's Opening Night Live showcase, following an Amazon listing leak earlier this week. Due to release on February 3, 2023, for PS5 , Xbox Series X |S, PS4 , Xbox One and PC, Dead Island 2 looks to be a familiar



Two new civilizations are heading to Age of Empires 4 in a free update on October 25. Announced at Gamescom 2022 , the Age of Empires 4 anniversary update will add the Malians and the Ottomans as playable factions. The Malians are suited to swiftly outmaneuvering opponents, flanking enemies and leveraging the element of surprise. The Ottomans, meanwhile, are a more aggressive bunch whose powerful



Gotham Knights has had its release date brought forward. Yes, you read that right. In a sea of game delays, it turns out we'll be getting our hands on Warner Bros' new Batman (but not really Batman) game sooner than expected. Announced with a new brand new trailer at Gamescom 2022 's Opening Night Live showcase, Gotham Knights is now set to release on October 21. The DC action RPG was set for a r



Each year, Apple usually releases a major update for iPhone (iOS) and iPad (iPadOS) at the same time with many of the same new features. However, iPad owners will have to wait a bit longer this time around. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Paying attention to the news cycle has never been particularly good for your mental health, but there’s something particularly upsetting about stories of natural disasters. Hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires—these catastrophic events will make anyone feel powerless and vulnerable. You can take steps to prepare your… Read more...



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Fans of The Expanse will have to wait about another year to play Deck Nine's interpretation of the popular sci-fi series. The studio, best known for its work on Life is Strange: True Colors , and Telltale Games shared a new behind-the-scenes gameplay trailer during Gamescom 2022 and revealed that the title would come out sometime in the summer of 2023. While not revelatory, the clip does show off



Tier Mobility, the German micromobility giant that recently acquired Spin from Ford , is laying off 16% of staff, or 180 people, according to a LinkedIn post by CEO Lawrence Leuschner and an open letter from the executive that has been viewed by TechCrunch. “Ultimately, we have to respond to the current economic and funding climate, reducing the number of projects and business lines we are focuss



TechCrunch+ dug into the late-stage funding market yesterday using recent data from Carta to explore how the largest startup rounds are changing. Catching up those who missed the piece: We are seeing late-stage startup rounds shrink rapidly, even if valuations for the startups closest to going public are proving stickier than we perhaps expected. Today we’re flipping the script and looking at the



Gotham Knights , the DC-soaked open-world title from Warner Bros Games, is due to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on October 21st. Yes, you read that correctly — the game was previously due to come out on October 25th, but it's now set to land four days earlier. Warner Bros didn't provide a reason for the rush, aside from saying it will allow "players to jump into the action four days e



Sometimes, a game trailer just catches your eye. Phantom Hellcat is the first title in an original hack-and-slash universe from Ironbird Creations , a new studio under Ghostrunner and Chernobylite publisher All in! Games. Phantom Hellcat is a perspective-shifting action game that blends fantasy and pop culture, starring a young woman named Jolene on a mission to save the world from an encroaching



Iranian state-sponsored hackers have built a new tool capable of downloading Gmail , Yahoo, and Outlook inboxes, and are using it against unknown high-profile targets. This is according to a new report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which managed to obtain a version of the tool and perform an analysis to see just how dangerous it is. As per the report, the tool in question is called H



After 38 years as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Dr. Anthony Fauci announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his role in December. Appointed to the position in 1984 by then-president Ronald Reagan, Fauci has personally overseen the federal government’s response to some of the 20th century’s deadliest infectious diseases — from tuberculosis and



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Google’s YouTube TV service could soon become more conducive to watching sports. According to Protocol , the company is developing a feature called Mosaic Mode that would allow subscribers to stream up to four live feeds simultaneously. Google reportedly discussed the feature during an event the company held last month for manufacturing partners. Mosaic Mode is one of a few new updates Google is



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High on Life , the sci-fi shooter from Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, is scheduled to come out on Xbox and PC on December 13th. High on Life looks like a ridiculous mix of Galaxy Quest , Oddworld and Bugsnax , sending players on an interstellar journey to save their friends from globular, brightly colored aliens. Roiland's studio, Squanch Games, revealed High on Life this June, targeting



German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is getting some bad press over a flight he took yesterday, and I think it’s warranted. Germany still requires masks on planes While masks were required on most airlines around the globe for the better part of two years, at this point we’ve seen many countries make mask wearing optional. In Europe, one of the only remaining countries to continue requiring masks on pla



Save $36.49: Jazz up your kitchen countertop with the SodaStream Art sparkling water maker for only $93.50 at Amazon. It's on sale as of Aug. 23. It's important to stay hydrated year-round. And it's not a bad time to buy your own sparkling water maker if you're tired of boring old water or need to kick your LaCroix habit. One great option is the SodaStream Art, which is on sale for $93.50 at Amaz




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Upcoming space-based RTS Homeworld 3 has received a new trailer, handing us a fresh look at the game. Shown during Gamescom 2022 , the new trailer focuses on Homeworld 3’s real-time space combat, giving us a flavor of the game in action. It follows the flow of a battle, showing how a “simple perimeter scan” escalates into a full conflict. All the usual Homeworld hallmarks are there: a variety of



Google may be working on a handful of new features for its live TV streaming service, YouTube TV. According to Protocol , the feature is called “Mosaic Mode” and would let viewers watch up to four livestreams at the same time. Google did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. The company declined to comment to Protocol. If YouTube TV were to give its subscribers the ability



If you're planning to sell your Android phone or want to switch to a cheaper carrier, you'll first need to check whether the device is unlocked.



BMW is a high-end car for those who prefer a daily driver rather than a supercar. Still, the company has produced some impressive vehicles.



SteelSeries Arena speakers bring desktop audio to a variety of different sorts of desktop gamers, from relative novices to high-end professionals.



Precious few details have emerged on the functionality and release schedule for the PS5-exclusive Sony PlayStation VR2 virtual reality system.



Debris-lon Musk Australian farmers keep finding SpaceX debris that crashed down on their land — but at least the latest rancher to find a piece has a good sense of humor. As Australia's ABC News broadcaster reports , cattle farmer Jordan Hobbs said he thought the rectangular slab of metal he found when feeding his cows on August 13 was "rubbish" that he planned to "throw in the bin." After doing



Do squats. That’s a standard piece of advice for getting strong, and if you’re interested in working with barbells, the story generally begins with “do barbell squats.” But how do you actually set up for squats? Today we’ll go through the steps in a way you’ll understand even if you’re a complete beginner, and cover… Read more...



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Damning accusations from Twitter’s former chief of security could have widespread consequences for Musk’s takeover.



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After a 20-year drought, Dune fans suddenly have more than one game to look forward to playing. After announcing Dune: Spice Wars in 2021 , Norwegian publisher Funcom revealed at this year's Gamescom that it's creating a new MMO set in Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi universe. The trailer the company shared during the event didn't showcase gameplay. Instead, we see a character, possibly the game's



Gearbox Software announced several months ago that a new Tales from the Borderlands game was coming this year, and its title is exactly that: New Tales from the Borderlands . CEO Randy Pitchford made an appearance at Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase to reveal more details about the game. Pitchford said he was a big fan of the original game , a narrative-driven point-and-click title set in t



The way plants sweat could be a valuable tool in helping us predict how wildfires behave. That’s the conclusion of a recent study published in Global Ecology and Biogeography from researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Read more...



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The Halloween saga ends this October, and it ends both at home and in theaters. Following the release plan of last year’s Halloween Kills , this year’s conclusion to the saga, Halloween Ends , will be released in theaters and on Peacock October 14. Read more...



Hulu's upcoming series Reboot is a sitcom about Hulu rebooting an old sitcom. Talk about meta. In Reboot , TV executives at Hulu decide to reboot the sitcom Step Right Up with its original cast and creator. Chaos ensues: Some cast members have been arrested. Others have tried (and failed) to become movie actors. Step Right Up 's creator is insensitive and out-of-touch with the world of modern com



The biggest game of the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase is Hogwarts Legacy and its latest trailer. While we saw a big deep dive into the Harry Potter RPG back in February, Warner Bros has been pretty quiet in the months since, except to say that Hogwarts Legacy has been pushed back into 2023 . However, the latest trailer goes some way to easing that pain by showing off the Hogwarts Legacy's



A release date for Sonic Frontiers has been revealed. Announced during a Gamescom 2022 in a fresh trailer, the open-world Sonic game will release on November 8. The clip also showed off a few of the game’s different biomes, including a Green Hill Zone-style area, a metal metropolis and a desert. Although brief, the trailer hinted at the game’s story, too, showing Sonic battling giant robots in an



Using Windows 10’s Disk Cleanup utility, you can get rid of unwanted files and free up your storage space. The tool finds unnecessary files on its own, so you don’t have to manually locate any items. We’ll show you how to use this useful tool on your PC. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Earlier this year, Apple revealed its long-awaited self-repair program for iPhones, which turned out to be incredibly complicated and a huge mess. Now the company is expanding that program to include fixing MacBook laptops. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Enlarge / Brian Kernighan speaking at a tribute to his Bell Labs coworker and The C Programming Language co-author Dennis Ritchie in 2012. Ritchie's visage in dominoes is behind Kernighan. (credit: Ben Lowe/Flickr ) A Princeton professor, finding a little time for himself in the summer academic lull, emailed an old friend a couple months ago. Brian Kernighan said hello, asked how their US visit w




Enlarge / NASA's SLS rocket will power the Artemis I mission to the Moon. (credit: NASA ) NASA's imminent launch of the Artemis I mission to the Moon—the US space agency's first in a series of missions to return humans to deep space—will garner widespread attention in the United States and abroad. No humans have launched beyond low Earth orbit for nearly five decades, and although this mission wi



Enlarge (credit: Tuxedo Computers) Ultralight laptops are great for slipping into a bag and traveling with, and they look pretty stylish. However, a trim build often comes with trade-offs. Battery capacity is a common one, as companies struggle to fit larger batteries into machines that are under an inch thick. German PC-maker Tuxedo Computers' latest ultralight InfinityBook Pro 14 seeks to addre



Ex-security chief appears to echo claims by Elon Musk over the number of fake accounts on its site.



Under the Waves appears to be a heavy, emotional and poetic game about grief and isolation, which means it'll fit right in with the other titles under Quantic Dream's umbrella. Under the Waves is in development at independent French development house Parallel Studio, and it's being published by Quantic Dream, the company known for Heavy Rain , Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human . It's du



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The historic kickoff to humanity’s return to the Moon is all set for launch. NASA’s Artemis 1 mission just completed its flight readiness review on Monday, with the space agency giving it the final “go” for an August 29 launch. Read more...



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A recent report from a Binance executive reads more like a tech lingo bingo card than a warning about online stranger danger. Apparently going the usual route to hack crypto projects was a little too “lo-fi” for some crafty scammers, as the crypto exchange announced that hackers had a hologram deepfake to defraud… Read more...



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Travel rewards credit cards entice new cardholders with flashy welcome offers and waived annual fees during the first year. They can also help you beat the rising costs of travel, due to inflation. However, many of the premium rewards cards on the market also offer ongoing travel benefits. These perks include not only things such as



In the wake of major crypto firms Celsius and Voyager freezing assets and filing for bankruptcy, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler took to The Wall Street Journal’s op-ed pages to reiterate that securities laws still apply to new technologies like digital assets. But some in the crypto industry have expressed frustration about the piece, calling for stronger guidelines no



A good pan sauce can be impressive—luxurious even—but it all hinges on the consistency. A too-thin sauce feels watery on the tongue and runs all over the plate, but it’s no reason to panic. You can fix yours with two cheap and ubiquitous kitchen staples. Read more...



Fresh gameplay of upcoming sci-fi survival horror game The Callisto Protocol has dropped. Revealed during Gamescom 2022 , the new snippet gives us another glimpse of The Callisto Protocol’s gory third-person shooting, as well as our first look at a new enemy type. Introduced by director and Dead Space alum Glen Schofield, the gameplay shows off a tentacled monster capable of transforming into a d



It's finally happening: Sony is releasing a pro PS5 controller. Announced during Gamescom 2022 's Opening Night Live showcase, with more information in a PlayStation Blog post afterward, the DualSense Edge Wireless controller is "the first-ever high-performance, ultra-customizable" gamepad developed by Sony. These customization options include the ability to remap or deactivate specific button in



The Arena series is SteelSeries’ new line of gaming speakers, desktop PC-focused speakers offering premium features with the most expensive models. According to The Verge , there are three models in total: Arena 3, Arena 7, and Arena 9 , the latter of which is easily one of the best computer speakers on the market right now. The Arena 3 is the no-frills option with four-inch drivers for PCs, Macs



This month the German government extended its mask mandate for travel through April 2023. But this week German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to Canada and went maskless. Continue reading ...



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Gamescom 2022 opened with the reveal of Everywhere , a new game from Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies. "We want the community to build this. We want it to be their world. We want them to tell their stories in our game," Benzies said before sharing a trailer that seemed to show off two very different games. At first, we see an experience that looks similar to Fortnite . There are multiple



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Power shortages and the threat of rolling blackouts in Ireland likely means no new Microsoft and Amazon data centers. The Times reported that a moratorium on new connections by Ireland’s state-owned electric utility EirGrid means a planned €2 billion data center expansion by the tech giants will be put on hold. The country’s existing data centers have already strained the nation’s power supply, w



SAVE $290 : The futuristic PETKIT Pura X self-cleaning litter box is on sale for $509 at Amazon as of August 23. That's 36% off its regular price of $799. Love your feline friend but hate cleaning up after them? Welcome to 2022, where a litter box can do the dirty work for you. One of our top picks , the PETKIT Pura X self-cleaning litter box , is on sale for $509 at Amazon. That's nearly $300 (o



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In a pair of eye-opening new space photos, the largest planet in our solar system glows like never before, with its hazy surface, and its northern and southern auroras, rendered seemingly incandescent by the sun’s glaring rays. The James Webb Space Telescope is equipped with a system called the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), which doesn’t take photos like your smartphone does. By taking in light



Save $150: As of Aug. 23, the iRobot Roomba i2 is on sale for $199.99 at Amazon. That's 43% off its MSRP of $349.99. Two Roombas are on sale for under $200 at Amazon, but one is the obvious choice. We've seen iRobot's current entry-level model, the 694 , on sale for $199 quite often over the past year. $75 off is a good deal, but it pales in comparison to another, rarer deal: the Roomba i2 hittin



Although it may be too late to book a reasonably priced flight for Labor Day , don’t despair: You can still book a last-minute trip that won’t break the bank for the rest of September, all of October and part of November thanks to JetBlue’s Big Fall Sale. Tuesday marks day one of this weeklong sale, with one-way JetBlue flights starting as low as $39, across the JetBlue network . This deal includ



Meta, formerly Facebook, has officially rolled out what it’s calling Meta accounts and Meta Horizon Profiles. The global launch will be gradual, but both “accounts” are to be used in place of the personal social media account logins — Facebook and Instagram — once used to log in to the company’s virtual reality (VR) system. Users, new and old, of Meta’s VR devices, will be required to sign up for




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Sony is leveling up its PlayStation 5 gamepads with the DualSense Edge . The Edge is all about customization — it features five unique profiles, upgraded guts and a few extra input methods. There are two function buttons below the analog sticks on the new controller, and in initial images all of the rubberized grips look extra grippy all around. Feel free to think of the DualSense Edge as Sony's



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Apple has confirmed reports that it will shake up the typical rollouts for its major operating system updates this year. For the first time in years, the company will not release the public build of the new iPadOS at the same time as the next iOS. It's expected that iOS 16 will arrive soon after Apple's usual September iPhone event. However, the company says it will release the next iPadOS someti



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Back to Basics Everything old is new again — at least in the cargo industry. This week, Insider reported that a handful of companies are ditching expensive cargo vessels that rely on fossil fuels and are switching back to good ol' sailing ships. It's not for the fun of it, either. Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has spiked natural gas and oil prices, and commodities analysis firm S&P Global



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SeaPods Babe, wake up... ocean-borne, Q-tip-like smart homes just dropped, and they admittedly look pretty cool. As USA Today reports , a Panama-based company called Ocean Builders has unveiled the SeaPod, a rounded, two-person, three-and-a-half-story luxury home that sprouts out of the ocean by way of long steel stalks. The stark white rendered interiors are decidedly modern, and each pod offers



Do you think dogs and cats can tell when their owners splurge on themselves? Our pets may or may not be perceptive enough to understand the clarion call of impulse buys, but they may gain some perspective after enjoying a new toy or two. And while a cheaply made squeak toy from Petco may put a smile on their face, there are some cool and glitzy gifts you can give your furry best friend that may i



Having your Google Meet calls interrupted by overzealous smart assistants should soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new update. The company has revealed a new Google Workspace update that tweaks how its smart assistant reacts when users are in a video conference , including how it responds to possible alerts and triggers - specifically, saying "Hey Google" to activate the service. The change



Using Microsoft Forms to create a quiz gives you a convenient way to share that quiz with others via the web. If you want to make grading the quiz easy, create a self-grading, or auto-grading, quiz. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In early 2021, Alaska Airlines joined the oneworld alliance , which was a major development for the Seattle-based airline. To coincide with that, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines also rolled out reciprocal upgrades for elite members, as part of a strategic partnership between the two airlines. In this post I wanted to take a look at the current state of reciprocal upgrades between the airlin



In another hammer blow to the United Kingdom’s most iconic airline, British Airways plans to cut its winter short-haul operations from London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) by 8% as staff shortages continue to mount. BA’s latest bout of flight-axing affects 10,000 European short-haul services along with hundreds of long-haul services. This will equate to 4,000 seats per day at current levels, or betwee



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We knew that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure , a re-imagined water ride based on The Princess and the Frog , was coming to Disney Parks —and while it won’t be open for a few more years, it’s already inspired some stunning new art, more of which was unveiled today as part of the company’s celebration of World Princess Week. Read more...



There's no question that Capital One Venture is the most improved rewards card of the last few years. It's gone from a celebrity endorsed card I didn't used to think about daily, to becoming one that I absolutely love. The card's changes have even made me like Jennifer Garner more. Continue reading ...



Twitch is lifting its exclusivity agreement that prevented its partners from streaming on other services, the company said in an email to partners on Tuesday. Starting today, partners can now stream on YouTube, Facebook Live and more, just not while streaming on Twitch at the same time. “When we first developed the Partner Program, we felt it was important for streamers to focus solely on Twitch



Summer tomatoes are bountiful and at peak deliciousness right now. Maybe you’ve made about as many Caprese salads as you can take, and your neighbors don’t want anymore “gifts” (they’ve got their own surplus to devour). If you’re looking for a new way to chow down on these summer gems, use them as cups and stuff them. Read more...



It's Gamescom time once again, and the big Opening Night Live showcase kicks off today at 2PM ET. It'll all be streamed on YouTube , Twitch and Twitter , and it's scheduled to last two whole hours. Video game king Geoff Keighley will host the show, just as he does with The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest, and he's already teased a handful of titles that'll make an appearance. Today's show is set



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The much-anticipated new live-action adaption of Red Sonja , the chain-mail bikini-clad warrior of the sword-and-sorcery comics of the same name, has finally began shooting. Matilda Lutz, known for her roles in Revenge and Medici , is playing the titular character. Although Hannah John-Kamen ( Ant-Man and the Wasp ) was… Read more...



We’re counting down the minutes until Gamescom 2022 Opening Night Live, the event that kicks off Europe’s biggest gaming convention. We will be covering Gamescom 2022 Opening Night Live… er, live, and sharing our thoughts on all the big announcements as they happen here, on our liveblog. This will be your one-stop shop for news, trailers, and reactions to events as they happen. If you want to fol



Lightfall, Destiny 2's next expansion, will arrive on February 28th, Bungie announced today. First announced alongside 2020's Beyond Light expansion, the DLC will kick off the final arc of Destiny 2's Light and Darkness saga. Lightfall will pit you and your fellow Guardians against The Witness, a mysterious character Bungie introduced during the campaign of Destiny 2's current expansion, The Witc



New research suggests that ride services in India might cut pollution. We haven’t seen this in the U.S.



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U.S. legacy carriers Delta Air Lines , United Airlines and American Airlines occasionally get a bad rap, but their size, route networks and robust frequent flyer programs make them hard to ignore. These three aviation behemoths are the product of several large stateside mergers and are arguably the most globally recognizable of all U.S. airlines. We wanted to put each of them to the test in busin




It’s an emotional time of year. Many young adults are headed off to college for the first time, eliciting the mix of tremendous excitement and apprehension that comes with crossing any of life’s major thresholds. Some parents are despondent at the thought of seeing their kids off, while just as many can’t wait to… Read more...



Chip's Challenge Four anonymous sources told Reuters this week that SpaceX and Neuralink founder Elon Musk approached experimental brain interface startup Synchron about potentially investing. Though it's not clear if Musk wants to collaborate on brain chips or if he's hoping to get more thoroughly involved with the company, the conversations are notable because Musk has his own, much better fund



Food For Thought Wind turbine blades aren’t easily recyclable, meaning that more and more of them are piling up in landfills , where the useless fiberglass husks are likely to remain forever. That’s not a problem that can be overlooked for a popular form of renewable energy, but chew on this: researchers at Michigan State University say they’ve synthesized a new resin to use in the blades that ca



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If you have great lighting, a good photographer can take decent photos even with the crappiest camera imaginable . In low light, though, all bets are off. Sure, some cameras can shoot haunting video lit only by the light of the moon , but for stills — and especially stills shot on a smartphone — digital noise continues to be a scourge. We may be getting close to what is possible to achieve with h



The Nissan Leaf is one of the more affordable EVs when compared to brands like Tesla. Although, the Leaf doesn't hold its value for long, and here's why.



The typed word dominates our lives today, but it’s still a relatively fresh invention in the timeline of humanity—and despite how drastically printing altered our societies, there’s still a lot we don’t know about its early history. Recently, a team of scientists put some of the earliest known printed documents… Read more...



Enlarge / The lettering "Hey Google" on the Google pavillon at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in 2018. These words activate Google Assistant, Google's virtual personal assistant. (credit: Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance) Voice assistant hot words are nice when you need them and annoying when they go off accidentally. For Google, maybe a valuable signal for disabling a hot word is



Thousands of security cameras are still vulnerable to an old exploit, and unless organizations move to apply the fix, they risk Russian hackers taking over their endpoints and stealing their data. According to cybersecurity researchers at CYFIRMA, the cameras in question are made by Hikvision, one of the most popular video security system providers out there. Its products were vulnerable to CVE-2



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HBO Max has swung the ax on another six animated projects, according to Variety . One of them is Batman: Caped Crusader , a series produced by J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm. The show, which was announced last year , is a spiritual successor to Timm's classic '90s series. Unlike some of the other shows and movies HBO Max has canned in recent weeks,



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I hate to admit it, but I might have a new favorite phone. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 is the latest version of the company’s smaller foldable and with this generation, the company has addressed most of our problems with the previous model. It’s delivered longer battery life, increased durability and a slightly more useful external display. With the same $1,000 starting price as before, the Z Flip



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest credit card information. A previous version of this article mentioned the Starbucks Visa card, though that card has been discontinued. The information for Discover products has been collected independently by The Points Guy. When you think about how to earn points and miles, the first things that come to mind are probably hitting sign-up b



The premiere of the “Game of Thrones“ prequel “ House of the Dragon ” on Sunday made history for HBO and HBO Max and drew the largest audience for any new HBO original series, with 9.986 million viewers across linear and streaming in the U.S. Warner Bros. Discovery announced the news on Monday, citing that the premiere also marked the largest series launch on HBO Max across the United States, Lat



Apple this morning is rolling out iPadOS 16.1 beta to enrolled developer devices. It’s a break from the standard release cadence, which has tied together the tablet operating system with its smartphone counterpart, iOS, since its first release in 2019. In a comment to TechCrunch, the company notes, “This is an especially big year for iPadOS. As its own platform with features specifically designed



Jonathan Naymark Contributor Jonathan Naymark is the general manager of Codecademy for Business at Codecademy , an online learning platform that offers courses across web development, data science, cybersecurity and more. Launching a B2B product within a B2C company presents distinct challenges as you attempt to strike a balance between successfully establishing a new product and maintaining your



Netflix is expanding its roster of games with the addition of “Netflix Heads Up!,” an exclusive version of the popular mobile game, the company announced today. Heads Up! is a twist on charades where players have to guess the words on another player’s forehead before the one-minute timer runs out. The game is rolling out globally to all iOS and Android Netflix subscribers and is available in 15 l



All computers act up from time to time. When things go awry, my first recommendation is always to simply shut down and reboot: Often, this simple power cycle fixes the issue. However, you might run into the odd problem that doesn’t go away. Maybe your MacBook gets hot and stays hot, or the fans are spinning out of… Read more...



Android—like most operating systems—can be used in many different languages. The default language can be changed and you can switch between languages very easily. We’ll show you how it works for Samsung Galaxy phones and other Android devices. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



It’s no secret that while Google TV has a lot to offer, it could certainly be better. The Chromecast with Google TV and standalone devices have suffered from performance issues, laggy software, and low storage problems, but Google is ready to fix it. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Every few years, Razer flexes its expertise with a crazy new gaming mouse. And the Basilisk V3 Pro might be the company’s latest achievement. Just don’t let your appetite overtake your budget, cause this thing ain’t cheap. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



SAVE $209.99: The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is set for release on Aug. 26, but in the meantime, you can pre-order the 512GB model for just $1,799.99 (normally $1,919.99) on Amazon or Samsung.com . Both retailers will also give you a free Standing Cover with an S Pen Fold Edition worth $89.99. Samsung is usually pretty good about throwing in some preorder bonuses with its devices, but anyone who




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It turns out that unrelated doppelgangers may have quite a bit in common beyond just twin faces. New research suggests that lookalikes with incredibly similar faces tend to share many genetic variants—variants that don’t just seem to shape their appearance but general aspects of their life. At the same time, other… Read more...



Lest there be any doubt some startups are riding high even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty, process mining software vendor Celonis today announced that it secured a whopping $1 billion in additional capital at a $13 billion post-money valuation, a mix of equity ($400 million) and debt (a five-year $600 million credit line). Technically an extension of Celonis’ Series D, the infusion brings the



J. J. Abrams is one of the biggest names in Hollywood, having helmed numerous hit shows and movies including Cloverfield, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Lost. However, he's seen not one, but two planned projects canceled in recent days. The Star Wars director has projects in the works at most of the streaming services and major Hollywood studios, but two of the most high-profile have now lost t



Popular photo editing app Pixelmator Photo is shifting towards a subscription model, hiking the price of a perpetual license in the process. The iOS photo editor will now embrace monthly and annual subscriptions for $4.99 and $23.99, respectively. Meanwhile, a lifetime license will now cost $54.99, a massive jump for what was once a $7.99 app. Existing users can continue using the app with unlimi



It’s hard to get a straight answer as to whether or not we’re currently in a recession. From crashing stock markets to spiking consumer prices , it’s safe to say the economy is struggling. At the very least, don’t look at your 401(k) right now. Read more...



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Just as the news of one major Batman project falls , another one rises. In fact, a few have risen . Writer-director Matt Reeves and his company 6th and Idaho just signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. to continue to develop and expand his Batman universe , which began with last year’s hit, The Batman. He’s working… Read more...



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The scheduled retirement of the International Space Station in 2030 has put NASA under a lot of pressure to secure a replacement. The space agency has tapped several private companies to develop a solution, with a collaborative project from Blue Origin and Sierra Space recently passing a critical milestone. Read more...



If you know me, you know that my love for air conditioning knows no limits. When booking travel, it’s something I make sure my hotel room has, regardless of the time of year or destination. Turning on the A/C is usually the first thing I do when I step into a hotel room. However, because A/C isn’t available in many private homes and public buildings in Europe , including hotels and other lodgings



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When Boots Riley's "Sorry To Bother You" dropped in 2018, we knew it was only a matter of time before some of the film's dystopian predictions started to come true. But we've gotta admit, AI technology that converts realtime speech into a cookie cutter, white-coded accent is pushing it. As SFGATE reports , a startup called Sanas is offering "accent translation" that makes call center employees —



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Bad Bug Okay, we'll admit it: the spotted lanternfly, though invasive and devastating to grape vines and fruit trees, is beautiful. But does that mean it deserves mercy? These crimson planthoppers, native to Asia, were first discovered on US soil back in 2014 . They've since spread to a dozen states, and the threat they pose to agriculture has been significant in affected regions. In response, a



Salesforce has unveiled a trimmed down version of its popular CRM service, in an effort to help businesses increase efficiency and cut costs amid economic uncertainty. The defining feature of the new Salesforce Easy platform is the ability to sample and purchase different Salesforce components on a flexible basis, which the company says will allow customers to tune their deployment in line with t



Dead Island 2 is alive and kicking. Eight years after its initial announcement, the much-anticipated and long-delayed zombie is crawling out of its grave finally. Many series fans had suspected Dead Island 2 would forever be stuck in development hell as ownership of the sequel flipped back and forth between developers. But, after a fresh reveal at Gamescom 2022, we know the open-world zombie game



PSVR 2, the next iteration of PlayStation’s VR headset, will release in the first few months of next year. Sony announced that PlayStation VR 2 will release in “early 2023” in a post on Twitter . Although no specific date was mentioned, that release window likely spans the first three months of next year. There’s still no word on PSVR 2’s launch price. The original PlayStation VR ’s starter bundl



As your company prospers and grows, keeping track of all your key files and platforms becomes ever more crucial. In the past, this might have called for a dimly-lit archive room crammed full of filing cabinets - but in today's hybrid working business world, companies turn instead to the cloud. With many workers now splitting their time between the office and home, the importance of having a power



Prime Video's new original series, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . With HBO's House of the Dragon debuting to a record nearly 10 million viewers , one might have forgotten that another new big-budget fantasy series is waiting in the wings. Prime Video reminded us of that by dropping a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . Based on notes and lore penned by J.R.R. Tolk



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Grace Cary ) Hot summer days can mean high electricity bills. People want to stay comfortable without wasting energy and money. Maybe your household has fought over the best strategy for cooling your space. Which is more efficient: running the air conditioning all summer long without break, or turning it off during the day when you’re not there to enjoy it? We are



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After nearly 10 million people watched the premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon , Amazon wants to remind you it too has a high-fantasy series that’s coming out soon. On Tuesday, the company shared a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. More than anything, the clip is a showcase for the $465 million Amazon spent to produce the show’s first season. Dialogue from characters li



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Twitter’s former head of security, one who has a storied history of ringing the warning bell about internet security, has now come out full blast on Tuesday against his former employer alleging incredibly lax security at all levels of the company that continues to put users’ personal data at incredible risk. Read more...



Statusmatch — a platform that facilitates status matches between airline and hotel elite status programs — is back with another new status match offer . This time, airline elites in the U.S. and Chile can match airline status to LATAM Pass, one of Latin America’s largest airline loyalty programs. Let’s take a closer look at this new status match opportunity. Want more TPG news, deals and tips? Si




Travelers heading to or from the nation’s capital will have a new low-cost option to cross the pond. New Icelandic budget carrier Play Airlines announced it’ll commence operations at the Dulles International Airport (IAD) on April 26, 2023. The Reykjavík-based carrier will deploy a mix of the Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft on the new daily route. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for



The first director of the White House’s National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, Lynne Parker, has just stepped down. The NAIIO launched in January 2021 to coordinate the different federal agencies that work on artificial-intelligence initiatives, with the goal of advancing US development of AI. Its goals are to ensure that the US is a leader in AI research and development, particularl



The sudo command gives a user superuser or root powers. No doubt you gave them the “with great power comes great responsibility” speech. Here’s how to check if they listened or not. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



LATAM ran a status match for residents of Colombia only back in the spring. Now they're after U.S. residents with this new offer. Continue reading ...



The wifi password is a power both desired and feared: Everyone wants to know it, but forget it, and you’re toast. Why Microsoft and Apple make it difficult to find wifi passwords on Windows and Mac isn’t clear (this is valuable information, after all). But, rest assured, those passwords are available to you if you’re… Read more...



As developed-world populations increasingly get older, healthcare is being rapidly digitized and “platformized” in order to meet the huge scale of change heading our way. I recently covered how Cera in the U.K. just raised $320 million to shift monitoring of patients into the home rather than over-flowing hospitals. Now another startup aims to create an almost “gig-economy style” platform for peo



Groups of people seeking to invest together have been turning to the crypto-native DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) structure for a collective decision-making framework. While an investment DAO typically can only have up to 100 members in order to stay compliant with SEC rules, Orange DAO has found a way to bring over over 1,000 Y Combinator alumni together to back web3 startups throug



There are several categories of business that venture investors often avoid. Gaming was one, historically, because game-based revenues can be hit-driven and episodic. Media was another. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. The argument against funding media companies isn’t hard to grok — simply compa



For the $5 trillion electronics industry, electronics manufacturers, Munuch-based Luminovo builds a SaaS solution that brings together the full material and production costing process. The company is aiming to upend an industry that’s been mired in the previous millennium for a long time. Replacing manual parts of the process with automated tools, it enables the folks creating products to focus o



Podcasts are having a resurgence at the moment, with companies like Spotify and Apple investing millions of dollars in exclusive shows. YouTube is now entering the mix, starting with a new page dedicated to podcasts. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Like the Mustang Mach-E free charging promotion a few years ago, Ford just announced that F-150 Lightning EV owners could get free charging through Electrify America stations, but there’s a big catch. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Some Android Auto users are frustrated after updating the software to version 7.8.6. An August 15th thread on the Google Auto Help page contains over 100 reports from users that their phones no longer connect to the service. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



In roundups of the best mattresses, you expect to see all sorts of reviews concerning things like comfort, durability, support, and pain relief. All of this is obviously important for getting a good night's sleep, but there is another activity commonly performed on mattresses that requires careful consideration. You know exactly what we're talking about, right? Sleep is important, but so is your



Here we go again. MoviePass , the once-beautiful subscription service that offered nearly unlimited access to theatrical movies for $10/mo during its heyday a few years ago, is officially coming back, as first reported by Insider . Starting Thursday, people will be able to sign up for the new MoviePass beta on the MoviePass website . Signing up puts you on a waitlist, so there’s no guarantee you’



You likely know that a Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a thing of immense importance when picking out a web hosting provider, but if you’re not completely sure what a web hosting SLA is, stick around and you’ll find out soon. While good-old word of mouth still plays its part in marketing, nowadays, it can only take your business so far. Sooner or later you’ll figure out that not having an online



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Binance's chief communications officer says hackers used a deepfake of his image in Zoom calls to scam cryptocurrency executives. Patrick Hillmann claims the hackers successfully duped crypto project representatives into thinking he would help their tokens get listed on Binance's exchange. In a blog post spotted by Bitcoin News , Hillmann wrote that the scammers built the deepfake based on his in



Link: Apply now for the World of Hyatt Business Card Signing up for the World of Hyatt Business Card just got a lot more compelling for many Hyatt loyalists… Hyatt Business Card bonus includes double elite nights The World of Hyatt Business Card offers a standard welcome bonus of 60,000 World of Hyatt points after spending $5,000 within the first three months. This is a great bonus — personally I



The streaming gods give, and the streaming god take away. This month, Hulu is adding a whole bunch of new content, including the latest seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale and Atlanta and acclaimed recent films like Petite Maman and The Eyes of Tammy Faye . It’s also losing a lot more, as an expiring agreement with NBC… Read more...



Elite status and World of Hyatt points have both become easier to earn, thanks to two updates to the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card. There are many reasons why we love the World of Hyatt program . But the major caveat is that these points can be a bit harder to earn than its hotel counterparts, such as Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy , due to having fewer cobranded credit cards available i



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Served! The latest chapter in Elon Musk's endless Twitter-buying legal drama sees him subpoenaing Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, a longtime buddy who even supported his litigious bid to buy the social network earlier in the year. While discovery subpoenas are par for the course in the aggressive world of business law, the one filed in Delaware today is particularly egregious given that Dorsey threw




Among the many damning allegations in the newly released Twitter whistleblower complaint , is the disquieting revelation that Twitter was unable to seal its production environment to guard against any potential insider threats amid the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Twitter’s former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko has accused Twitter of serious cybersecurity negligence in an expansiv



LATAM Pass has just launched a pretty generous status match promotion, available to residents of the United States and Chile. If you’re eligible and fly LATAM with any frequency then this is a great opportunity, though otherwise the benefits of this are pretty limited. Basics of LATAM’s status match promo The website statusmatch.com is partnering with LATAM Pass to offer a status match promotion



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Senate and Congressional committee leaders from both sides of the aisle are looking into claims from Twitter's former security chief that the platform has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in terms of protections against attackers. Famed hacker Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, who took over Twitter's security division in 2020 and left the post in January, accused the company in a whistleblower complaint of



The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro offers a set of specific upgrades from its predecessor and targets dedicated gamers seeking the best performance.



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The Atari gaming console was made from 1978 till 1981 but was never released. With only a few in existence, how much would this rare console be worth today?



The card’s initial bonus offer is 60,000 Bonus Points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. But as a further inducement to apply for the card now (this offer ends October 6, 2022) new cardmembers receive 2 Tier-Qualifying Night Credits for each night you stay from 8/23/22 through 12/31/22. That’s double elite qualifying nights for the last four-plus mont



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After receiving news that Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled their film late in production, Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah found they had already lost complete access to the movie they’d worked on for so long. According to a new interview, Fallah attempted to record even a bit of the footage on… Read more...



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Yelp now shows a warning alongside every crisis pregnancy center (i.e. anti-abortion center) listing on its platform. The alert reads, “Consumer Notice: This is a Crisis Pregnancy Center. Crisis Pregnancy Centers typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite.” It’s a… Read more...



After selling an innumerable number of headphones, SteelSeries is ready to enter the gaming speaker market. It just launched three tiers of speakers—the basic Arena 3, the subwoofer-equipped Arena 7, and the surround sound Arena 9. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Everyone should own a portable hard drive, but external SSDs are a bit costly. It’s often cheaper to just buy an NVMe drive and shove it in an enclosure. And Satechi has an impressive new NVMe enclosure that power users will appreciate. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you’re trying to download a program, file, or source code from GitHub, finding the right download link can be confusing. We’ll give you some tips so you can locate the right download link on any GitHub project page. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, updated with new information and offers. If you show loyalty to a specific cruise line, you can earn some wonderful rewards. While entry-level tiers of cruise line loyalty programs usually don’t offer much in terms of valuable perks, midlevel tiers can bring everything from spa discounts to free meals at extra-charge restaurants on the ship. The perks only



Kate Johnson Contributor Kate Johnson is VP of PR at BLASTmedia . We can’t avoid hearing about the economic downturn. With SaaS multiples dropping from record highs, unicorn status — and funding in general — will be harder to come by in the next two years. We are operating in a bear market, which means reduced valuations are the reality of fundraising — the private market follows the public marke



It’s still early days for quantum computing, but we’re currently seeing rapid improvements in the underlying hardware and software foundations for this new computing paradigm. Just like during the early days of classical computing, different hardware players are betting on very different approaches to how to build these machines. There’s IonQ with its trapped ion approach, D-Wave using quantum an



Disrupt is turning 12 years old. If it were a human, it would be addicted to technology (which it is) and starting to get an attitude (again, yes). But after a couple of years coming to you virtually, the world’s most impactful tech startup conference is coming back to real life. The Moscone Center will be buzzing with new faces and familiar friends from October 18 through October 20, and there i



Rookout , the Tel Aviv-based startup that describes itself as a “developer-first observability platform,” today announced that it has raised a $16 million Series B funding round led by Fort Ross Ventures. Existing investors TLV Partners, Emerge and Cisco Investments, as well as new investors LIAN Group, Mighty Capital and Binder & Partners, also participated in this round, which brings the compan



Twitter’s former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko alleges that the social network’s Spaces feature lacks proper moderation. Zatko made the claim in an explosive whistleblower complaint first obtained by CNN and The Washington Post . In the complaint, Zatko says a Twitter executive incorrectly told staff and board members in December 2021 that the feature was being appropriately moderated. Ho



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Elon Musk has been handed a fat golden goose to feed his legal battle over ending his acquisition of Twitter. The tech mogul has been trying to cancel his Twitter-approved $44 billion bid because he believes Twitter has not been transparent about the number of bots on the platform. Twitter’s taken him to court to get him to honor his deal saying it’s honored all requests. Now, however, Musk can c



In an unexpected turn of events, a ransomware operator has found itself on the receiving end of a distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attack, all because they tried to leak stolen data. According to a BleepingComputer report, the LockBit group breached the servers of Entrust, an identity , payment, and data protection service provider, late last month. The group deployed ransomware to Entrust’



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Though primarily still known for its school buses here in the US , BYD has become China’s largest automaker with a one trillion yuan market capitalization (~$149 billion) — that’s bigger than Ford and GM’s market caps ($66.01B and $56.63B, respectively) put together. And while Americans were gearing up for Fourth of July festivities, BYD was quietly supplanting Tesla as the world’s most prolific




Following years of delays, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to test the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft is happening soon. Here’s how to watch it, and why it matters. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



One of the great things about having elite status with an airline is being eligible for complimentary, space available first class upgrades. Admittedly these won’t always clear, but if you’re realistic and strategic, it’s possible to get lots of value out of this perk. In this post I wanted to take a look at American Airlines’ system for complimentary upgrades, especially in light of the program



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Zuck Yourself Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Horizon Worlds avatar, as shown off by the social media founder himself in a recent screenshot , is nothing sort of horrifying. But if you took a look at that dead-eyed, Wii Mii-esque avatar and thought, "huh, I wonder what that face would look like on my face," then boy do we have a treat for you: a haunting AR mask filter of his vacant visage now exi



When it comes to hotel status, there are two types of travelers: those who have it, and those who don’t. And if you fall into the latter category, you might be wondering how you can get in on the benefits that come with being a loyalty member. You don’t necessarily need to stay loyal to just one hotel chain to reap… Read more...



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PlayStation confirmed on Instagram last night that the PlayStation VR2 will launch in early 2023. That marks a six year gap since the original PS VR’s release in 2016. That VR set was only compatible with PS4 and PS5 consoles and used an adapter, while the VR2 will only work with PlayStation 5 consoles and operates… Read more...



If you're a music maker, chances are you've signed up for a music distribution service like DistoKid , maybe you have a subscription to a sample depot like Splice , and even pay monthly for an instrument like Output's Arcade . LANDR is now bring all of those disparate tools together under one plan that also includes unlimited access to its well-regarded AI-powered mastering service. LANDR Studio



ExpressJet Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and ceased all flight operations. Among other things they blame high fuel costs and the inability to sell hotel travel packages. However if your business model isn’t resilient to sub-$100 fuel you were doomed to fail. Last year ExpressJet, 49% owned by United, shut down its Embraer ERJ-145 operation, kept one plane and their operating certif



The coronavirus pandemic hit international luxury travel hard. Months of low demand lead many airlines to retire their flagship A380s and 747s , causing them to discontinue or massively reduce their first-class offerings in the process. This comes after airlines had already been reducing international first class for years, opting to expand business-class products. But not all is lost. There are



Looking for an end-of-the-year trip to Europe? Right now, you can book Delta One seats from New York’s John F. Kennedy International (JFK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) for just 50,000 Virgin Points one-way this November. Better yet, there are multiple seats available on some dates. This makes the deal perfect for planning a family trip to one of Europe’s most beautiful winter cities. This deal was fir



Aha! is no more. The parent of the Reno-based ultra-low-cost carrier, ExpressJet Airlines, announced Tuesday it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was ceasing all flight operations, effective immediately. Atlanta-based ExpressJet cited three reasons for the bankruptcy filing: growth challenges stemming from aircraft availability and airport infrastructure, revenue impacts from COVID-19 and



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A few weeks ago, Delta revealed three exciting new international routes. In addition to adding flights from Atlanta to Cape Town and Los Angeles to Tahiti , the airline also announced plans to add flights to Tel Aviv from a third gateway in the United States. It seems that this route has proven popular with customers before even launching, so Delta is now moving forward the launch date for this s



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Although most consumer-oriented drones are able to land themselves, their automated landing systems require a flat landing site, minimal winds, and low speeds to safely touch down. That’s not always available, so researchers have developed a new landing system that allows drones to land in rougher conditions, even on… Read more...



Air Canada has had a long, hot, miserable summer of flight cancellations, delays, and lost luggage – that puts the dreadful performance of U.S. airlines to shame. And even when their flights do take off, it’s no bed of roses, as one woman found out after being offered nothing to eat on a 10 hour flight except a bottle of water and a napkin. Continue reading ...



What makes a great pair of true wireless earbuds? After spending years reviewing the best earbuds you can buy, we think the top priorities are that they feel great, have noise-cancellation on-board for zero distractions, there’s solid battery life so you’re not wasting time charging them up, and they sound truly stunning. But few earbuds tick all of the boxes, excelling in some areas and falling



When a company has been making headphones as long as Sennheiser has, you begin to expect certain things from it. In this case, that list includes class-leading sound quality and a comfy fit. What I don’t usually expect is jaw-dropping battery life and conveniences that typically only Sony manages to offer. With the Momentum 4 ($350) , Sennheiser has completely redesigned its flagship headphones ,



Monterey Car Week — still the most exclusive automotive event on the calendar — concluded Sunday with the 71 st running of its pinnacle display, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. But as antique Duesenbergs and Jaguars, backlit by the Pacific Ocean, rolled onto the famed course’s 18 th fairway to vie for “Best of Show,” the Concept Lawn hosted on the terrace above felt like a land of make beli



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Creator Neil Gaiman sounds a little peevish that Netflix hasn’t renewed The Sandman TV series for another season yet. The bloodbath at HBO Max continues, including Bruce Timm and J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Batman animated series. Plus, showrunner Erik Kripke teases the first episode of the fourth season of The Boys. Watch… Read more...



The sun had just gone down in the Negev Desert as I began to write this story about a stunning couple of days at Six Senses Shaharut in southern Israel . A strong breeze on my room’s terrace cut through the heat of the day, providing a relaxing backdrop to my second and final evening at the hotel. I was already getting nostalgic about the stay. My day had started with a huge breakfast spread at t



I understand autumn anxiety and depression on a molecular level. I grew up in an East Coast tourist town, where the end of summer meant the boardwalk arcades closed and almost everyone drove away. We talked endless shit about the “shoobies”—our word for clueless summer visitors from Philly and North Jersey who could… Read more...




The new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power shows us more of the island kingdom of Númenor than any teaser before it. Often thought of as author J.R.R. Tolkien's version of Atlantis, Númenor is the home of characters like Isildur (Maxim Baldry) and the king Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle). In the trailer for the Prime Video series, we get glimpses of the beautiful human civilization



TL;DR: Through August 24, you can get a Mindfulness.com Plus Plan: Lifetime Subscription for just $69.99 instead of $399.99 — that's a 82% discount. Returning to school can be stressful, especially if you’re also working on the side or interning somewhere. It may be hard to look out for yourself when you have so much work to get done, but there are tools and resources out there that could make it



Policymakers have been cracking down on platforms that collect consumer data, implementing rules that require companies to be transparent about the details they gather and use for commercial purposes. For example, last year, Virginia passed the Colorado Data Protection Act, which requires businesses to obtain consent before processing sensitive information, disclose when the information will be s



Instacart’s accelerating growth in 2022 could clear the final brush between it and a public offering, providing the technology and startup market with something akin to a countdown to the U.S. IPO window being kicked open by a major unicorn. The foodstuff delivery service has expanded its offerings over time to include a grocer-focused software platform and advertising services . Its expanded pro



Adani Group said Tuesday it will buy a majority stake in NDTV, a high-profile Indian news house, in an apparent hostile takeover as the billionaire Gautam Adani expands his media ambitions. AMG Media Networks, Adani’s unit, will indirectly purchase a 29.18% stake in New Delhi Television and launch an open offer to buy another 26% stake, the Indian conglomerate said. The open offer is expected to



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The Pixel 6a is barely a month old , but that isn't stopping retailers from offering hefty discounts. Amazon is selling Google's budget Android phone at a new low price of $399 in Chalk , Charcoal and Sage colors. That's a $50 discount, and could make it an easy pick if you're looking for an affordable handset that still packs strong performance. The Pixel Buds lineup is still on sale , too, in c



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If you have an aging machine that could use a storage upgrade, or you need a new portable drive before the new semester begins, you can pick up many Crucial gadgets for less at Amazon right now. A slew of Crucial's internal and portable SSDs are up to 29 percent off, and that includes one of our favorites. The Crucial MX500 internal drive in 1TB is 24 percent off and down to $76, which is the bes



The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has received one final trailer before its September 2 launch – and it's a teaser that shines a light on the fantasy series' captivating cinematic scope. The forthcoming Prime Video show is less than two weeks away from finally being released. In a bid to drum up further excitement ahead of its arrival, Amazon Studios has given us another intriguing glimps



As we near the end of summer, you might be thinking about how to save money this fall on holiday travel. At TPG, we often report on Amex Offers that give you bonus points or cash after spending a certain amount in a spending category or at a specific retailer. Recently, I’ve been checking my Amex Offers to find ways to get statement credits and bonus points toward my holiday travel, gifts and all



This summer did not go how I wanted it to go. A broken fridge (and oppressive summer heat) makes it hard to keep fresh produce in the house, and traveling (and even more oppressive summer heat) makes it hard to keep the garden in good shape. All of this resulted in me eating far less sweet corn than I usually do,… Read more...



OVHcloud’s web hosting service, among other solutions, is set for a significant price hike as inflation continues to surge. In a blog post , the company’s founder Octave Klaba and CEO Michael Paulin explained that global inflation has had a significant impact on all business sectors, including digital. As a result, OVHcloud will increase the price of its web hosting, bare metal hosting , server h



It's important to stay secure when browsing online, and while you can take measures to be aware of where you're browsing and what you're doing, using a VPN is the best way to guarantee your cybersecurity. Do you need a VPN? A good quality VPN will block any nefarious traffic coming your way, while also keeping your browsing history private from your ISP and anyone else trying to snoop on your act



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Pier Kids and My House documentary maker Elegance Bratton's debut narrative feature film, The Inspection , has a powerful new trailer from A24. The film, which will close this year's New York Film Festival in October, is based on his own experience as a young, gay, Black man who spent a decade in a state of homelessness before joining the Marine Corps, amid the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't T



Editor’s note: TPG’s Ashley Kosciolek was hosted by Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours for an Arctic expedition sailing on Scenic Eclipse. The opinions expressed below are entirely hers and weren’t subject to review by the line. Scenic Eclipse, the James Bond of ships, is elegant yet formidable. The ship is the first expedition-focused vessel from Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, a cruise line known for



If you’re still using the family desktop, it might be time to invest in a new laptop — and what better time than now, with some seriously unbeatable back-to-school deals on all the top brands. No matter what you use it for, having a quality laptop can be the difference between a late paper and an A+. With so many laptops on sale right now, the right one for you is likely available at a discounted



A once large regional airline has just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and intends to liquidate. ExpressJet files for bankruptcy Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines has today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and intends to enter into a court-supervised liquidation in the coming weeks. For context, ExpressJet launched operations in the mid-1980s. Back in the day the airline was owned by



The world has gotten a lot more serious about privacy and data protection, but in many cases business models that rely on personalization of one kind or another have struggled to keep up. Today, a startup out of Paris called Ravel Technologies is emerging from stealth with an approach it believes could be the missing link between those two. It’s built a tool based on homomorphic encryption to kee



Meet 28 : A U.S.-based femtech startup founded by a wife and husband team that’s scored $3.2 million in seed funding in a round led by Thiel Capital with a fitness & wellness pitch that aims to connect women to the hormonal phases of their menstrual cycle for physical and emotional gain. The startup is drawing on recent popular science that suggests there may be benefits for people who menstruate



TechCrunch is thrilled to be (virtually) headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota . The event takes place on September 7 at 2:00pm CDT/12:00pm PDT. It’s free to attend, and it’s free to submit your Minneapolis-area startup to the pitch-off competition. I hope you can make it. Just like every TechCrunch Live event, the program features entrepreneurs and investors who will share their stories with the goal



Throughout its first three generations, Samsung’s flagship foldable phone has made massive leaps and improvements. Simply putting together the original Fold with its flexible OLED screen was a triumph of engineering, even though it had some obvious flaws. Then on the Z Fold 2 , Samsung got rid of the selfie notch, increased the size of the Cover Screen and redesigned the hinge to better withstand




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From earth-friendly barbecue to clever weeknight dinners, this season’s crop is especially bountiful.



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Although the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon debuted just this past Sunday night, Amazon Studios has decided not to let HBO’s mega-fantasy series dominate the headlines for long. A new trailer has arrived for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , and it seems like Middle-Earth might be going to make… Read more...



The whistle-blower also said Twitter had lied to Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media service.



Meta, big tech’s biggest copycat, is at it again. According to well-known leaker and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi , Meta-owned Instagram is testing out its own version of BeReal, one of the buzziest new social media apps of the moment. Read more...



More companies are adding payments and other financial features to their offerings; however, this often requires technical expertise that some don’t have. Enter Deposits , a Dallas-based finance startup offering a cloud-based, plug-and-play feature to simplify the implementation of digital banking tools for companies like credit unions, community banks, insurers, retailers and brands. Co-founder



In the startup world, adding lines of business is always a risk. A company can spread itself too thin and end up not doing a great job at much of anything. Or it can stumble upon an offering that not only is a hit, but a hit that’s growing faster than its original, core product. The latter appears to be true in Ramp’s case. The corporate spend startup launched its bill pay feature in October of 2



Some fast-food drive-thru experiences were immortalized by Joe Pesci in “Lethal Weapon 2” (expletives and all) when he basically said you never get a correct order. Fast-forward to today, and the technology is still a bit lacking, and any number of situations, from people talking in the background to a noisy engine, can inhibit the order-taker from hearing and relaying your order accurately. Here



Alex Hofmann once served as Musical.ly’s president, overseeing the North and South American markets for the TikTok precursor, then leaving shortly after the app exited to Chinese tech giant ByteDance in 2017. For his next act, the startup exec returned to the consumer social space with the launch of 9count — the maker of the popular friend-finder Wink , mobile dating app Summer (previously Spark)



Mural, a crypto firm focused on decentralized autonomous organizations ( DAOs ) infrastructure, has raised $5.6 million in seed funding, the company’s co-founders Sinclair Toffa and Kevin Alvarez-Fung exclusively told TechCrunch. This was the company’s first outside capital raise through investors like Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Ventures, Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, Firstminute Capital,



With the economic turbulence, recruiting is slowing down. Layoffs.fyi , a crowdsourced tech startup layoffs tracker, shows that 60 companies executed layoffs within the past month or so, with over 16,000 employees laid off. It’s not limited to tech. According to a recent Gartner survey , one in three HR executives across all industries said their organizations had slowed hiring in response to the



Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is home to hundreds of titles, with newcomers added monthly. If you need help finding something new to play on your Xbox Series X, here are the best games on Xbox Game Pass in 2022. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The gaming audio market has focused on headphones for years, leaving you to rely on familiar brands like Logitech and Klipsch if you prefer speakers. SteelSeries thinks it can shake things up, though. It's introducing its first desktop speaker line, Arena, and promising a few standout features aimed at gamers. The flagship Arena 9 (pictured at middle) is billed as the first gaming speaker setup t



There are some childhood dinners that stand out in your memory, permanently crystallized as “the tastiest food that can turn a hot-mess-day into an OK day.” I guess that’s what comfort food is, huh? For me, it’s Kai Yad Sai over jasmine rice. This Thai dish has all the features of an exceptionally satisfying meal, and… Read more...



The rise of ransomware -as-a-service (RaaS) has lowered the barrier to entry substantially for new cybercriminal groups, Microsoft has warned. In the second edition of its Cyber Signals report , Microsoft unpicks the dynamics of the RaaS market, which as well as easing the entry for new players serves to hide those responsible for initial access brokering, infrastructure and ransoming. “Because R



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An ex- Twitter executive is spilling the beans on the company's cybersecurity and privacy practices. Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, spoke to CNN and The Washington Post , claiming that not only did his former company have a number of cybersecurity issues, it also deliberately misled its board of directors about them. Among other security issues, Zatko claims the followi



Twitter’s former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko has accused his former employer of cybersecurity negligence in an explosive whistleblower complaint first obtained by CNN and The Washington Post . Zatko, a well-known hacker, was recruited by Twitter to head up the company’s security division in late-2020, months after a very public breach saw hackers hijack the Twitter accounts of some of t



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. Inside the race to make human sex cells in the lab The way we make babies could be about to change. Maybe. An embryo forms when sperm meets egg. But wh


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