Saturday, September 03, 2022

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Indiana Jones 5 was always fated to be a big deal, both for being the potential swan song to Harrison Ford’s adventurer, and for featuring the final film score by composer John Williams. (He’ll continue to compose independent orchestras and symphony pieces.) Williams turned 90 back in February, and has done the music… Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Tasos Katopodis / Stringer | Getty Images News ) Much is known about how the federal government leverages location data by serving warrants to major tech companies like Google or Facebook to investigate crime in America. However, much less is known about how location data influences state and local law enforcement investigations. It turns out that's because many local police agen



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When you returned home from summer vacation, your dog might have leapt out the door, jumped on you, and licked your face. And that's not all. The emotions gushing inside your dog could make its eyes wet, says a new study recently published in the science journal Current Biology . Researchers suggest the love hormone oxytocin drives this tear secretion. Mammals, like dogs, release oxytocin while b





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Back in 2020, as everyone was optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic would last a handful of months, Warner Bros. decided to host a streaming event called DC Fandome . For all intents and purposes, it was the DC equivalent to a Nintendo Direct, with first looks at then-upcoming films like The Suicide Squad and The … Read more...



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Parler, the infamous conservative social media app , has been added back to the Google Play store and is again available for download after being banned from the Android marketplace for well over a year. The app has reportedly made several improvements to its moderation policies allowing for the digital unbanning, including "allowing users to block and report other users and actively monitoring c



Since its invention in 1826 , modern photography has been constantly evolving. But technology aside, the fact that we have the ability to look at actual images (as opposed to illustrations or painted portraits) of people’s faces from almost 200 years ago is pretty remarkable. Read more...



paolo-streito-1264 : Rondal Partridge. Joshua and kitten, 1953.



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If you’re an avid Google Drive user, then you likely have plenty of files and folders stored. You might have many files with similar names and perform advanced searches for what you need. This is when adding descriptions can help. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Remember when you could check a piece of luggage — or two — for free? Unfortunately, those days are mostly over, so it’s important to consider luggage fees when booking your next flight. Baggage fees can vary greatly. And there’s nothing worse than being hit by surprise fees after the fact. So how much does it cost to check a bag? With pricing all over the place, we’ve put together the following



Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here . In recent weeks, several companies tweaked the free tiers of their products, from Slack and Otter.ai to Google Meet and Heroku. This ties back into a crucial question for freemium businesses: When s



The IHG ® Rewards Premier Credit Card ( review ) is phenomenal — it’s worth getting for the very good welcome bonus , and it’s worth keeping for the long-term perks . Not only did the IHG Premier Card recently undergo a refresh , but IHG’s overall loyalty program also underwent a refresh , and the changes are almost entirely good news. In this post, I wanted to look at nine reasons to apply for t



IFA always has its share of eye-catching gadgets, and this year's best launches include foldable displays and touchscreens where you don't expect them.



Scribble, detail, color, and sketch: pen tablets give you tactile control over the digital world in which you produce. The VEIKK Studio VK2200 Pro is one of the best-priced options out there for digital artists, and distinguishes itself from some of the competition in a few ways. As we'll explore in this VEIKK Studio VK2200 Pro Review, the device comes with an adjustable stand built right into th



petsincollections : Portrait of a Young Girl in the Woods A little girl standing on a walkway in the woods with a black cat in the background.



houghtonlib : This medieval illumination is a bit too good to be true–it’s the work of the notorious “Spanish Forger” who illicitly increased the price tag of genuine manuscripts (the authentic reverse side is shown below) with added illustrations. Spanish Forger. Knight slaying a lion : drawing, [ca. 1900]. MS Typ 947 Houghton Library. Harvard University



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When was the last time you washed your pillows? Not your pillowcases or protectors, but the actual pillows? Yeah, the ones with the yellow stains . Read more...



Hend Bustami, a former food runner at Chateau Nightclub, server assistant at Momofuku and lifeguard at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, was arrested at the Las Vegas airport after allegedly doing at dine and dash at the Chili's in terminal D. Continue reading ...



When it comes to touchscreens and in-car entertainment, Aston Martin has not only lagged behind ultra-luxury rivals and Lamborghini and Bentley, it has trailed lower priced tech-forward models as well. Now, the automaker is preparing to catch up with a modern infotainment system that will be rolled out across its portfolio, starting this spring with the arrival of its next-generation of sports ca



When I was an early-stage founder, I bristled at the idea of making a five- or even three-year financial projection of my business. I can promise you one thing: It will be dramatically wrong. But as part of your fundraising, you need to make them anyway, and there are a couple of great reasons for that. VCs understand as well as you do that you can’t predict the future. Hell, that isn’t just true



Heads up to cardholders or those considering adding The Platinum Card® by American Express to their wallet. An apparent glitch seems to be affecting enrollment for some members in a key perk offered as part of the card’s portfolio of benefits . Don’t worry, though, it’s an easy fix. I learned this firsthand. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter




If you’ve outgrown your Nintendo Switch’s memory card and no longer have any space left to download games or save media, it’s time for an upgrade. The good news is that it’s possible to transfer your data without having to download everything again. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 4 introduces some small changes and improvements, including enhanced cover screen functionality. But it sill doesn’t go all the way. If you want to really treat your Flip 4’s cover screen like a second display, you need CoverScreen OS. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



NASA again called off a launch of its mega moon rocket on Saturday, citing a stubborn fuel leak at the base of the rocket that couldn't be stemmed after several attempts to seal it off. Artemis I launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson canceled the launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with about 2.5 hours remaining on the countdown clock. The launch attempt on Saturday was NASA's second try to g



Following a failed attempt earlier this week, NASA has once again delayed the start of its Artemis 1 Moon mission. The agency was forced to scrub Saturday’s launch after staff at Kennedy Space Center failed to fix a persistent leak in a liquid hydrogen connection point on the agency's next-generation Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket. NASA detected the leak at 7:23AM ET and tried to tro



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Samsung users should be on alert about a July data breach of U.S. customer personal data, only just announced by the tech company. On Sept. 2, Samsung notified customers of a "cybersecurity" incident that happened in late July, discovered on Aug.4, resulting in a breach of personal information including "names, contact and demographic information, dates of birth, and product registration informat



We know that the Google Pixel Tablet is real and on the way – but we don't know too much else about it as yet. Now some of the slate's key specs may have been revealed through code added under the hood to Android by Google engineers. As spotted by developer Kuba Wojciechowski (via XDA Developers ), it looks likely that the Pixel tablet is going to come running the first-generation Tensor chipset



Every Apple user is familiar with the iCloud service, but many use it passively, never recognizing or taking advantage of the many features it offers.



If you like to scribble your words, shapes, or equations, you can use Microsoft Office’s ink features to convert those items. With Ink to Text, Ink to Shape, and Ink to Math, you can turn your doodles into useable elements. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



A spontaneous cruise vacation can be fun, and if you aren’t too picky there are some amazing last-minute cruise deals. You may even be able to snag a week in the Caribbean for less than $400 per person. The thing is, just like clothes that have hung on sale racks for a while, if you’re picky, you may not find an acceptable cruise bargain. If you wait too long you’ll be left with whatever selectio



allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : “A penny for your thoughts.“ From The Improvement Era , 1968. They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy



thekimonogallery : Artwork by Takehisa Yumeji. Title: Woman and Cat. Date: 1920.



gabi-toma : Finally….September…. Autumn is Noir’s favorite season ^ v ^ Prints available on Threadless . More Gato Noir illustrations on Instagram :)



allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From Chatterbox , 1872. They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy



longshankstumblarian : What will you be reading this weekend? Black Cat Art: Canvas Prints & Wall Art | iCanvas Source: icanvas.com



From our picture files: “Temperamental Silver Persian by George Cserna”



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In 2007 at Austin, TX’s then-annual film festival Butt-Numb-a-Thon, director Mike Dougherty ( Godzilla: King of the Monsters ) screened his horror film, Trick ‘r Treat . The film would later get delayed for the next two years, and even when it did come out in December 2009, it was only through limited screenings. But it… Read more...



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Seriously Though Oxford quantum physicist Nikita Gourianov tore into the quantum computing industry this week, comparing the "fanfare" around the tech to a financial bubble in a searing commentary piece for the Financial Times . In other words, he wrote, it's far more hype than substance . It's a scathing, but also perhaps insightful, analysis of a burgeoning field that, at the very least, still



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Down syndrome, the world's most common chromosomal diagnosis, affects about one in every 700 babies born in the US. It's caused by having three copies of chromosome 21, rather than two, resulting in a range of impairments, most notably serious cognitive problems. But according to new research published in the journal Science this week, there may be ways to improve or even reverse some of those sy



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Many kids — and their parents — have stumbled on a fascinating discovery: that yelling “poop” at their Alexa devices made a certain song play. New reporting by BuzzFeed about the defecation-themed songs reveals that the artists behind these gross and hilarious childrens’ songs found that as the streams have accumulated, so too have the royalties. In other words, hoping that children will yell “po



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According to a CNBC investigation , retail giant Amazon — which made solar power a key pillar of its plan to reach zero emissions by 2040 — secretly switched off all rooftop warehouse solar panels amid multiple fires and safety concerns. "Out of an abundance of caution, following a small number of isolated incidents with onsite solar systems owned and operated by third parties, Amazon proactively




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Jokerfied The villainous Joker, from the world of "Batman," has been brought to life on screen in numerous memorable performances: Jack Nicholson in "Batman" (1989), Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (2008) and even Juaquin Phoenix "Joker" (2019.) One casting we never got to see was famed "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Farley as the iconic bad guy, since he tragically passed away in 1997



Foldable devices, which are now in consumers' hands and even on display here at IFA 2022 in laptops from Lenovo and Asus , might be enjoying their breakout year. If so, we probably have Samsung to thank for it, which has done the lion's share of work to make folding phones and flexible screens mainstream. How we got this far and how Samsung's estimable foldables, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and S



There’s something thrilling about flying the world’s longest flight , even if it means sitting in a metal tube for 19 straight hours. Ever since Singapore Airlines launched a new nonstop flight from New York to Singapore during the pandemic , I’ve been eager to fly it. That’s because the route from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is now the world’s longest. Previously, that title went



Air Mauritius business class isn’t something we see reviewed often, so I was happy to hear from reader Doug Hess after his recent trip. I can count on one hand the number of contributors I’ve featured on this blog. I write every post myself, but over the course of 20 years have had three people share trip reports with experiences very different than my own that seemed really interesting. Doug is



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Crypto winter is still raging on in the aftermath of the Terra fiasco and numerous big crypto lending companies going bankrupt. It turns out cryptocurrency's blockchain brethren, NFTs, aren't doing so hot either. The highly volatile speculative investments that tokenize digital assets on the blockchain are feeling the crypto winter effects. Trading volume on the largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea,



Around 120,000 taxpayers who filed a Form 990-T will be hearing from the IRS in the coming weeks, telling them that the agency inadvertently exposed their information on its website. Exempted organizations, including charities and religious groups, with unrelated business income are required to file Form 990-T. As The Wall Street Journal notes, though, people with individual retirement accounts i



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Link: Apply now for the Citi Premier ® Card If you want to maximize your credit card rewards, I always recommend earning transferable points currencies with your credit cards whenever possible. This maximizes your flexibility and shields you from points devaluing. Earning points is one thing, but how should you redeem them? In this post I wanted to take a look at the best uses of Citi ThankYou po



Apple offers Dark and Light interface options on the iPhone and iPad, but the Light mode is turned on by default. Why should you switch to Dark?



Most back-to-school tech guides cover laptops and tablets, and of course those devices are important. But no laptop or tablet app will be capable of commanding your focus if you’re hungry or hangry – and that’s why, in our opinion, the best air fryers , alongside the best Instant Pots (some of which can air fry, too), are the must-have gadgets for going back to school, college or uni. There are s



Phew, now that was a week, huh? Five work days just always feel longer when the holiday weekend is just around the corner, right? So yeah, thank goodness that work week is behind us. Good job, pals. I'm proud of each and every one of you. We did it. Anyway, to celebrate the end of the week, we've once again collected the absolute best and funniest tweets from the past seven days. Because you dese



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Plus: Samsung has a new giant gaming monitor, Philips lights up new smart bulbs, and Twitter draws a Circle.



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Plus: An unsecured database exposed face recognition data in China, ‘Cuba’ ransomware knocks out Montenegro, and more.



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It pays to know how to use some of your Mac’s more powerful features, even if they seem intimidating and complex at first glance. This can help you identify and fix problems, automate repetitive tasks, and speed up long-winded workflows. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The latest technology can be expensive, but knowing that the thing you bought is yours forever might take a bit of the sting out of a four-figure purchase. The problem is, you haven’t bought the whole device, and in certain circumstances, you will end up holding a useless lump of plastic. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



For a few weeks each year, nature puts on a show in certain parts of the country. Sure, fall means that a long, dark winter is ahead of us, but before everything gets too bleak, some regions get to enjoy watching their leaves change color. Read more...



This story has been updated with new information NASA’s launch of an uncrewed spacecraft will have to wait a bit longer. Hours ahead of the planned second launch attempt for Artemis 1 Saturday, officials with the agency announced the mission had been postponed due to a problem transferring fuel to the rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This postponement of NASA’s second tr



A new adventure is about to begin for The Points Guy. And this time, we’re not talking about a safari or the world’s longest flight . The Points Guy himself, Brian Kelly, will soon become a dad, as you may have read in his latest newsletter. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome a fabulous new flyer to the TPG family. Last week, Brian asked readers to share their favorite tips for traveling with




Considering how much pain and havoc the rise of TikTok has caused for Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, finding out that TikTok.com makes up some of the most viewed links and domains on Facebook is just adding salt to the wound. Ouch. Read more...



Lines to get into Delta clubs are a phenomenon unmatched by other airlines. New York JFK seems to be the worst. In fact things are so bad there are reports of the airline bringing food out to passengers they're waiting so long. Continue reading ...



Enlarge / A screenshot of Apple's invitation sent to press. (credit: Apple) Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog CUPERTINO, Calif.—At 1 pm EST on Wednesday, September 7, Apple will host its first in-person, indoor launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the company's Cupertino campus since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. As has long been a tradition, we'll be liveblogging the event on-site, so



Enlarge / The now-extinct Haast’s eagle hunting moa in New Zealand, which lacked other large predators. Today scientists are looking at the ancient history of the islands’ birds to better understand how “natural” biological invasions happen. (credit: John Megahan/CC ) New Zealand has long been known as a place for the birds—quite literally. Before people arrived 700 years ago, the archipelago hos



Enlarge / The SLS rocket may launch on Saturday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —Five days after NASA's first attempt to fly the massive Space Launch System rocket ended with technical problems, the space agency is ready to try again. A launch team began fueling the rocket on Saturday morning shortly before the Sun began rising over the A



Enlarge (credit: Nathan Howard / Stringer | Getty Images News ) For years, researchers have suggested that algorithms feeding users content aren't the cause of online echo chambers, but are more likely due to users actively seeking out content that aligns with their beliefs. This week, New York University researchers for the Center for Social Media and Politics showed results from a YouTube exper



Enlarge / LG's OLED Flex LX3 TV won't pick a side. (credit: LG ) If you've been watching display tech lately, you may have noticed an interesting feature: bendable displays. Yes, monitors and TVs that you can bend to be either flat or curved are purportedly coming out soon. The feature is meant to appease those who can't settle on flat or curved, and most upcoming products feel similarly indecisi



Enlarge (credit: Google Play ) Google is slowly opening up the Play Store's billing policies. The "user choice billing" pilot program that was announced in March is now accepting sign-ups . Google describes the program in a support article , saying, "This pilot is designed to test offering an alternative billing option next to Google Play's billing system and to help us explore offering this choi



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk) T-Mobile won the lion's share of spectrum licenses in the latest Federal Communications Commission auction, helping it fill rural network gaps that evoked comparisons to Swiss cheese. T-Mobile's winning bids totaled $304.3 million, letting it obtain 7,156 licenses out of 7,872 that were sold, the FCC announced yesterday . T-Mobile's licenses are sp



Enlarge / Repairs to phones and tablets like those made by Samsung could be possible for up to five years after they leave the market, if an EU proposal is implemented. (credit: Getty Images) European Commission regulators have suggested that smartphones and tablets sold there offer 15 different kinds of spare parts for at least five years, as part of a broad effort to lessen their environmental



Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons ) On Friday, the family of astronomer Frank Drake announced that he passed away peacefully at 92 in his California home, near the site of his final academic position at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Drake made a number of contributions to radio astronomy, including serving as director of the Arecibo radio telescope facility. But Drake is probably bes



Enlarge / Artist's conception of Valve eliminating Dolphin Barn Interactive from Steam. (credit: Dolphin Barn Interactive / Steam ) Valve has removed Roman gladiator sim Domina from Steam after the developer used a recent patch notes post as an opportunity to rant against transgender people and the idea of changing your public gender identity. Dolphin Barn Interactive's v 1.3.25 patch notes for t



Enlarge / Get your premium currency ready. (credit: Blizzard) A couple of weeks ago, Blizzard published a long-awaited update about its upcoming action role-playing game Diablo IV . The post shared some new information about how seasons will work and explained how the company plans to shake up the metagame by continuously releasing new content. But after the contentious release of Diablo Immortal



Enlarge / Certain species of beetle have evolved unusual "back pockets" to safely house symbiotic bacteria during metamorphosis—the only known instance of this among insects. Certain species of beetle have evolved unusual "back pockets" to safely house symbiotic bacteria during metamorphosis—the only known instance of this among insects. It's part of a mutually beneficial arrangement, since the b



The fifth-generation Grand Cherokee. [credit: BradleyWarrenPhotography ] When Fiat Chrysler America merged with Peugeot , part of the reason was the former's challenges in getting an electric vehicle to market in the US. By the time the merger was finally consummated in early 2021, the plug-in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica minivan was the only electrified vehicle in the US portfolio of Stellantis. Sin



Enlarge / ABL Space Systems says its RS1 rocket is ready for a debut launch this month. (credit: ABL Space Systems) Welcome to Edition 5.09 of the Rocket Report! Another week, and we have another attempt at launching the Space Launch System rocket. I'm looking forward to what is hopefully a clean countdown and smooth liftoff of NASA's large rocket on Saturday afternoon from the Florida space coas



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) USB has come a long way since the 12Mbps days of the '90s. It has waved goodbye to USB-B and is inching away from USB-A in favor of the slim, reversible USB-C connector. Data transfer rates have increased so dramatically that we can run powerful setups with high-resolution monitors, speedy external storage, and numerous other devices from the USB Imp



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) The official software repository for the Python language, Python Package Index (PyPI) , has been targeted in a complex supply chain attack that appears to have successfully poisoned at least two legitimate projects with credential-stealing malware, researchers said on Thursday. PyPI officials said last week that project contributors were under a phishing attack tha



Lenovo Glasses T1. [credit: Scharon Harding ] After pushing augmented reality (AR) glasses to businesses for years, Lenovo will finally sell AR glasses for consumers, the company announced today—and I briefly got to demo the lightweight Lenovo Glasses T1. With their Micro OLED displays and required tether to Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS devices, they bring some notable features to a space that




Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | jetcityimage ) Frontier Communications has agreed to stop charging its sneaky $7-per-month "Internet Infrastructure Surcharge" as part of a settlement with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. Frontier also agreed to spend $42.5 million to expand fiber deployment in Connecticut, make a payment to the state, and improve customer service. Unfortunately for most



On day 3 of our time at IFA 2022 we took front row seats to the keynote by Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO of Arçelik. The room was pretty full and we were looking forward to hearing the vision for solving some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity, along with a new water-efficient innovation which were all ears for. Arçelik is the leading global household appliance manufacturer and parent company



During day three of the IFA 2022 , we had the opportunity to meet and great with yet more fabulous brands. Swan was one of them. Take a look at our best coffee maker guide for more great coffee options Swan is an iconic British brand dating back to the 1920s who have been designing stylish cookware and appliances with outstanding performance. The majority of their collection is available in an ec



Smartphone cameras have come a long way since the early days. You can take pretty good photos in low light now, but what about the ultimate low-light condition—space? Astrophotography is possible if you know a few tricks. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Global warming has intensified rainfall to record levels, leading to deadly flash flooding.



Angelic Anderson crouched down and ran her fingertips across a large white mound that rose several inches from the surface of the bone-dry lakebed. As a park ranger at the Great Salt Lake State Park in northern Utah, she’s accustomed to seeing the massive lake’s waterline recede, especially during dry months when… Read more...



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It happens to the best of us: you meant to send an email to one or two people and, whoops, now you’ve accidentally blitzed your entire company or your school. For the sender, the “reply all” incident (also known as an “email storm” or a “ Replyallcalypse ”) is a thing of dread and humiliation; for the recipients, it’s… Read more...



Want to learn more about accessing US airline lounges? See my series about how to access Alaska Lounges , American Admirals Clubs , Delta Sky Clubs , and United Clubs . Understanding United Airlines lounge access can be quite confusing, especially with the distinction between United Clubs and United Polaris Lounges. United operates over 45 United Clubs and six United Polaris Lounges, and in this



We've heard whispers that Apple might be adding satellite support to the iPhone 14 in order to keep users connected wherever they are – and now it would seem that Google has similar plans for its software and hardware in 2023. This comes from senior vice president of Android Hiroshi Lockheimer (via XDA Developers ), who says that his team is "designing for satellites" and will be "enabling all of



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Forced to use technology during Covid-19, I discovered surprising new ways to help couples. What I learned can make you a better partner.



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Make the most of the long weekend with discounted MacBooks, robot vacuums, and weighted blankets.



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We went to Europe's big tech showcase, where party fridges and supercharged water bottles ruled the floor.



Installing smart home gear can be challenging if you don’t own your home. An inexpensive no-drill doorbell mount makes it trivial to use a smart video doorbell without making altering anything and risking your deposit. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



India’s financial crime fighting agency searched the offices of fintech unicorns Paytm and Razorpay as well as Cashfree on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps, it said Saturday, the latest in a series of probes in recent months. The Enforcement Directorate said its searches at high profile Indian firms and businesses controlled by Chinese personnel were pr



The price of DDR5 RAM is set to drop very swiftly, if the component grapevine is to be believed. This is according to a report by DigiTimes , one which we’d take with some caution, as the industry sources specified could have the wrong end of the memory stick – but they claim that DDR5 price tags will fall rapidly as the rest of 2022 rolls onwards. The sources observe that whereas DDR5 was once t



So, what's everyone been watching this week? Hmmmm? Just to get a sense of what everyone's streaming, we've used data from streaming aggregator Reelgood , which gathers viewership numbers from hundreds of streaming services in the U.S. and UK. Each week, the most streamed TV shows and movies come down to a few elements — sheer buzz, a big finale, smart marketing, star power, critical acclaim , or



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Set thousands of years before The Hobbit , Prime Video's new high fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power depicts major events in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. These are slated to include significant historical incidents, such as the forging of the titular Rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. However, it also includes startling parallel



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NASA can beam a signal to Mars in five minutes. The Voyager 1 spacecraft is so far away, it takes almost 22 hours to receive a radio message. Now some 14.6 billion miles from Earth, the agency's legendary probe started sending weird, screwy messages back to NASA this year. The 45-year-old spacecraft appeared to operate normally out there in the cosmos, but beamed back some "garbled information" a



TL;DR: As of September 3, you can get the Degoo Premium Mega Backup Plan: Lifetime Subscription for just $149.99 instead of $4,320 — that's a 96% discount. How often does your phone tell you it’s almost out of space? What about your computer? Instead of having a grand purge of old files, photos, and apps, you may be able to keep what you want to save without bloating your devices. Degoo Premium M




TL;DR: Through September 5, you can get the Tykr Stock Screener: Pro Plan Lifetime Subscription for just $83.30 when you bundle three items totaling $49+. Investing your money in the stock market can be scary. There are no sure investments, and researching how to mitigate risk can be exhausting, especially if you're still learning. However, entering the stock market doesn't need to be daunting, a



TL;DR: Through September 3, you can get the SelectTV Streaming App: Lifetime Subscription for just $79.99 with code STREAM20 — that's an 83% discount. TV has changed a lot in the last 10 or 20 years, as streaming services grow more specialized with their own exclusive content. Instead of searching through different services, keep them all organized in one place that also gives you access to more



TL;DR: As of September 3, you can get the Ninja Dragon Storm X 4K Dual Camera Smart Drone for just $92.99 instead of $169.99 — that's a 45% discount. After a hot summer, are you looking for a way to enjoy the outdoors and take in the changing fall leaves? Get out and enjoy nature from above and below with a 4K HD quadcopter . The Ninja Dragon Storm X 4K Dual Camera Smart Drone could be a fun reas



TL;DR: As of September 3, you can get the OMNIA Q5 5-in-1 Wireless Charging Station for just $99 instead of $120 — that's a 17% discount. How many smart devices do you regularly use? Just between your phone, wireless earbuds, and smartwatch, that’s three outlets you have to use for charging, and never mind the clutter from cables or space lost to multiple wireless chargers . Save space with a hub



You've booked your airfare, your bag is packed, now, you've just got to decide what you're going to settle into during the flight. Long flights while travelling are the ultimate environment for binge-watching TV: meals and booze delivered right to your own personal little tray table, nowhere to be for hours but in your seat — and full concentration. So, instead of wasting time flicking around the



You made it all the way to the weekend, and you're rewarded with a Quordle like this? It's unfair. No one should have to work this hard on Saturday (with apologies to the many, many people who always have to work on Saturdays). Well, it's not hard to find the Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a str
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PRIME VIDEO FREE TRIAL: Prime Video is hosting every episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . You can watch for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . If you didn't already know that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has dropped on Prime Video, we're honestly impressed.


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