Monday, September 26, 2022

Monday Morning Technology News and More...

Technology News and More...




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Physicists have solved a key problem of robotic locomotion by revising the usual rules of interaction between simple component parts.



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James Cameron’s Avatar came back to theaters this weekend, and it’s prompted no shortage of discussion about its impact (or lack thereof) on the greater cultural landscape. Whether or not you think that the first of five planned films left a mark on popular culture will have to wait for another day, because the… Read more...



Apple products are extremely prevalent in TV shows and movies, but the company doesn’t pay for product placement. Apple is more than happy to provide MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones to studios, but there’s one unique stipulation. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




India is repurposing its COVID-19 contact-tracing app and vaccination website to address other health concerns in the South Asian country. A senior official said Sunday that the Indian government is planning to use Aarogya Setu as the country’s standalone health app. The app will offer residents the ability to book medical checkup appointments and verify the registrations with QR codes to avoid w



Hot rollers are, apparently, back — although they never left that weird corner of CVS with the emergency underwear, did they? While stylists and regular folks have been using hot rollers for decades to boost volume and create glamorous curls and waves, they’re back in the conversation thanks to beauty YouTube and TikTok . Aside from social media trends, there are several reasons why hot rollers s



Wordle's next solution is a word you've no doubt heard, though may not say often. Pick the right starter word and you may figure it out in two or three tries.



Apple has started assembling the iPhone 14 models in India, it said Monday, locally producing the current lineup for the first time in the same calendar year in the world’s second largest smartphone market as analysts predict a greater shift in the American giant’s future manufacturing. The company’s global partner Foxconn is manufacturing the device in the Sriperumbudur facility near Chennai. Th



Netflix has released the blooper reel for Umbrella Academy 's third season , giving us a look behind the scenes at just how difficult those Sparrow Academy suits were to work with. Umbrella Academy 's outtakes are filled with flubbed and forgotten lines, misplaced props, goofy dancing , and Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) flipping some sparrows. It also includes more than one mishap involvin



Welcome to House of the Dragon MVP, our series highlighting each episode's Most Valuable Player in the game before the Game of Thrones . What was that Littlefinger said? " Chaos is a ladder "? Well, House of the Dragon fans, it's time to start climbing. Larys Strong has entered the game, and if we thought Lord Baelish was chaotic, he's got nothing on the OG Master of Mayhem. Larys isn't a new cha



New week, new day, new Wordle ! But if you're grumpy and/or craving lasagna, that might be a sign Monday's not your day — luckily, we're here to help every day . If you just want the answer, you can jump straight to the end of this article for September 26's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and clues. SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Here's the



Proxies and VPNs are similar in some ways, leaving many consumers confused about their differences. Fortunately, they're not very difficult to understand.



It’s only been one week since we watched Princess Rhaenyra, heir to the Iron Throne, wed Laenor Velaryon to strengthen both houses and her future rule. But for Rhaenyra, King Viserys, Queen Alicent, and everyone else in House of the Dragon , it’s been a long 10 years since then—and it’s almost impressive how much worse… Read more...



Interpol has issued a red notice for Do Kwon, requesting law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and arrest the Terraform Labs founder whose blockchain startup collapsed earlier this year and wiped out investors’ $40 billion. Kwon faces charges in South Korea for the wipeout of investors’ money, the prosecutors said. The notice against Kwon — which a spokesperson for the South Korean prosecu



The $799 Apple Watch Ultra 's biggest selling point is its toughness, with Apple calling it "the most rugged and capable Apple Watch ever." Even so, it seems not even the sturdiest watch can withstand the might of a vigorously applied hammer. YouTuber TechRax recently got his hands on a brand new Apple Watch Ultra, unboxed it, and then proceeded to treat it like it owed him a lot of money. The Ul



Apple is expected to introduce updated Macs and iPad Pro models sporting the M2 chip next month, but it may skip the October event entirely.



If you own a newer iPhone and a Nintendo Switch, you now have the option of pairing the Joy-Cons with Apple's smartphone to play your favorite mobile games.



Spotify likes to talk a big game about how it prohibits extremist content on its platform, but that doesn’t mean it actually does something about it, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League. The watchdog group criticized the streaming platform for allowing dozens of white supremacist artists on its… Read more...







Japanese start-up firms are developing next-generation solar panels and microchips.



Disperse , a U.K.-based construction tech company that offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform to help project managers track work and capture data from building sites, has raised $16 million in funding. Founded out of London in 2015, Disperse effectively creates a digital version of an entire construction site, including visual snapshots that track the progress of work to help al



The unexpected arrival of a PS5 voice chat feature spooked gamers early on, raising concerns about "spying." Here's how you can take control of your data.



Next year’s iPhone could introduce a change to Apple’s naming convention. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman , the company could call its largest and most expensive device in 2023 the iPhone 15 Ultra instead of the iPhone 15 Pro Max as you would expect given its recent track record. The shift would reportedly coincide with the most significant redesign of the iPhone since Apple released



Software engineer Saarah Sareshwala was flying Southwest Airlines from Orlando to Phoenix on Saturday. She expected an uneventful trip after an enjoyable 'women in computing' conference. She walked away with a head injury, and she's left shaking her head trying to understand why. Ms. Sareshwala's husband took to social media to detail what happened when the passenger seated in front of her slamme




The smell of lemongrass, the sound of cascading water and the feel of a fluffy bathrobe evoke instant warm fuzzies. For travelers stepping off a long-haul flight or just craving some rest and relaxation, a spa session is the antidote to whatever ails you. With health and well-being at the forefront of everyone’s mind for the past few years, wellness travel has seen a massive uptick. This year, ex



After years of limited tourism, Japan is expected to open to all travelers on Oct 11, 2022. No quarantine or tour guide required. So, if you’ve been itching to get back to the country, now’s a good time to start planning your flights. ANA business class is one of the best ways to travel between the U.S. and Asia. And although you can fly round-trip in business class to Asia for 75,000 ANA miles o



The iPhone 14 may feel disappointing, but it looks like next year's iPhone lineup may make up for that by offering a few major design changes.



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While a cyborg cockroach is probably the last thing you want to imagine, this technology is being developed with good intentions. Researchers at the RIKEN institute in Japan have designed a remote-controlled, rechargeable cyborg cockroach — that can be used for search-and-rescue missions in hazardous areas and to monitor the environment. These are live cockroaches that are laden with technology t



Marriott has a suite of co-branded credit cards issued by American Express and Chase. While the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card is Marriott’s $95 annual fee card, there’s also the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card , which has no annual fee. I wanted to take a closer look at the card in this post. Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Basics For September 2022 Many people go out of their way to only ge



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In Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Contact , a single woman discovers a radio signal she believes is evidence of extraterrestrial life . Then for the next two plus hours, she combats every single imaginable force to prove herself and the existence of the signal itself. Now, take that scenario and put it into… Read more...



NieR: Automata’s anime spinoff will arrive early next year. The adaptation, now titled NieR: Automata Version 1.1a, will debut in January 2023 . NieR creator Yoko Taro shared the release window during Aniplex Online Fest over the weekend (via Gizmodo ), revealing at the same time that the story of the anime would differ from its source material. The two will at least share the same premise. NieR:



Wordle is kicking off the week with a relatively simple word, though you'll need to choose the right starter guesses to figure it out in time.



Everything needs a conclusion, a final period, a closure. That applies to movies, books, games, careers and life itself. As it turns out, it also pertains to travel. In August of 1972, I started a travel journey that didn’t conclude until a few weeks ago. It was a journey that spanned 50 years. Fifty years. That’s hard to believe, but it’s true. A little backstory at this point seems appropriate.



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. There are many ways to earn points and miles, from the obvious ones (like flying or spending on a credit card) to some that aren’t as well known (like online shopping portals ). One of my favorite ways to “double dip” and earn a higher bonus on purchases I was planning to make is by signing up for airline dining rewa



Need to pass a message along? On Android, forwarding a text message you’ve received from someone to another phone number is as easy as choosing the message and selecting an option. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



At the I/O 2022 conference back in May, Google announced the Pixel Tablet alongside its upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones. And now, a leak reveals some of the details we can expect to see in the new device. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Given the political climate and Peter Thiel’s political views, it initially seemed ironic that Thiel Capital chose now as the ideal time to back 28, a self-described “femtech” company that offers fitness and wellness recommendations based on the phases of one’s menstrual cycle. Then, you start to do the math. Thiel is known for having quite right-leaning interests and has poured money into PACs s



A Delta Air Lines passenger shares what happened when they rang their flight attendant call bell to ask for a drink while flying from Atlanta to Boston recently. Seated in extra legroom coach, which offers free cocktails, they asked for a Jack Daniels and Coke during the drink cart pass through the cabin. Half an hour later they wanted another drink so they pushed the button about their seat. It



Happy Sunday, fellow startup nerds. Today we’re talking about risk in the gambling sense of the word. You see, there’s a way for unicorns to avoid painful dilution when they next raise capital, and it appears that a good number of the world’s billion-dollar startups are taking the wager. But new data indicates that the bet some of the most well-financed startups in the world are taking could be m



After months of drama , spitting , and speculation, fans and nosey people alike ran to the cinema to see what all that worrying was about. It turns out Don't Worry Darling , Olivia Wilde's much-anticipated psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, is a real "go-to-the-theater" kind of movie. While the movie received a 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes , it topped the box office



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As the weeks until Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grow shorter, the biggest question is what kind of film we’re getting in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s passing. On a meta level, we know that it’ll be about the film’s characters reacting and coming to terms with the loss of their king, similar to how the real life… Read more...



When it comes to selling secondhand items online, there’s no shortage of options. From Facebook Marketplace and Nextdoor , to classics like Craigslist and eBay , if there’s something you’re looking to buy (or sell), there are many ways to find it. Read more...




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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



Link: Apply now for the Capital One Spark Miles for Business Card The Capital One Spark Miles for Business ( review ) is one of my favorite business credit cards . If you’re looking to earn travel rewards and want a card that offers a great bonus, reasonable annual fee, and solid return on everyday spending, this is the card for you. In this post, I wanted to share eight reasons you should consid



Amazon Fire Tablets are very affordable, but they come with a few trade-offs. You might have noticed there is an abundance of content recommendations from Amazon on the home screen. We’ll show you how to remove the “Discover” row. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



A new leak suggests that Google could launch its own 3D audio and HDR formats. Codenamed “Project Caviar,” Google’s new home theater formats may lack any licensing fees, effectively giving manufacturers a free alternative to Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Read This Article on Review Geek

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