Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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Since iOS 16 was released for iPhone 8 and above, users have continued to complain about a faster battery drain since updating to the latest version of iOS - including myself on my iPhone 13 Pro . The latest update brings widgets to the lock screen, so you can place a weather or a countdown widget there, and pressing it will launch the app in question, while choosing different fonts and colors to



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There is always someone on call, watching the ATLAS telescopes. The ATLAS survey, or Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, is a system of specialized instruments that sleuth the skies for any space rocks that might be whizzing near Earth. They're on the hunt for unknown, potentially threatening asteroids that pose a threat to our planet. And one of the ATLAS telescopes was in prime posit



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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is urging consumers to check their pantries, refrigerators, and freezers to see whether they contain any of the roughly 87,00 pounds of various ready-to-eat meat products that may be contaminated with harmful bacteria. Read more...




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For creative types dependent on a drawing tablet for illustrating, photo editing, or 3D modelling, the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 is going to be a hard upgrade to pass up. With dramatically thinner bezels, it now looks like a regular old computer monitor—albeit one you can use with a redesigned stylus that offers… Read more...



It is Wednesday, my dudes, and guess what — there's also a new Wordle ! Surprise! (Not a surprise.) But if you've hit a wall on today's puzzle, never fear — 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 28's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and clues. SEE ALSO



French startup Stockly is raising a $12 million Series A round (€12 million) from Eurazeo, Daphni and several business angels. The company pools together the inventory of several e-commerce websites. When a retailer is out-of-stock on a popular item, they can still accept the order and process the order through a different retailer’s inventory. This startup is a network play. As Stockly grows, it



Fast Company readers who subscribe to updates from the business publication via Apple News have received a couple of obscene push notifications with racial slurs on Tuesday night. The messages caught a lot of users off guard — they truly could induce a spit take if you weren't expecting them — and people took to Twitter to post screenshots . In a statement, Fast Company has told Engadget that its



Intel wants to take over the GPU game with the Arc series, and it very clearly wants to take aim at NVIDIA as its primary target.



Nothing is back, but not with another phone. Instead, the company will expand its audio portfolio with a new product it cryptically refers to as Ear (Stick).



The business and technology magazine Fast Company said Tuesday night that its Apple News account had been hijacked and that the hacker had used it bombard subscribers with racist notifications. Read more...



Hugh Jackman is rebinding his skeleton with adamantium and returning as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 . After all, if you're the best there is at what you do , why stop doing it? Deadpool actor and superfan Ryan Reynolds has tweeted out a video not only announcing a Sept. 6, 2024 release date for the third film in the offbeat Marvel superhero series, but also revealing that Jackman has joined the proje



The DORA metrics are four key measurements that help team leaders to understand the effectiveness of their DevOps working practices. The DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) group developed the metrics after six years of research into successful DevOps adoption. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The merc with the mouth has returned – and this time he’s bringing back a legend of the X-Men franchise, with Hugh Jackman officially confirmed to reprise the role of Wolverine for the next Deadpool film. In true Deadpool fashion, a video put out by Reynolds’ official Twitter account has the actor throwing shade at the character’s portrayal way back in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. With refere



LG never got a chance to release its LG Rollable smartphone, but competitor Samsung may have better luck with a seemingly magical screen made for PCs.



As the marketing for Halloween Ends —and Halloween itself , for that matter—builds into a crescendo of spookiness, the director responsible for some of the holiday’s most memorable frights is turning his attention elsewhere: specifically to Godzilla , shining star of Shout Factory TV’s upcoming movie marathon, featuring… Read more...



Elon Musk’s private messages could once again land him in hot water in his legal fight with Twitter. Lawyers for the two sides once again faced off in Delaware’s Court of Chancery ahead of an October trial that will determine the fate of the deal. Among the issues raised in the more than three-hour long hearing was Musk’s use of encrypted messaging app Signal. Twitter’s lawyers claim that Musk ha



Microsoft is now publicly previewing a single sign-on experience for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), enabling passwordless authentication for users. Users will now be able to use Windows Hello and security devices such as FIDO2 keys to sign in, as well as third-party identity management services that integrate with Azure AVD. In addition, users will be able to use passwordless authenticati



The first 5G pickup truck with hotspot support has arrived in the form of the 2023 Ford F-series Super Duty, and it's quite the mobile power plant.



Roku has been around for quite some time, so it's no surprise the company has three different types of remotes, making the pairing process a bit trickier.



Bentley helped usher in the age of super-SUVs, now the Bentayga Extended Wheelbase is giving luxury some extra legroom. This is life in the lavish back seat.



Stage Manager, the ultimate Apple multi-task tool, is making an appearance on some iPads, which may save older users from upgrading.



Enlarge / Health measures are taken at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital after an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. (credit: Getty | Anadolu Agency ) Health officials in Uganda are scrambling to catch up to a burgeoning Ebola outbreak caused by a lesser-seen Ebolavirus species called Sudan virus (SUDV), for which there is no vaccine or treatment. Information so far suggests that the outbreak response



Are airfares lower when JetBlue and American Airlines compete against each other? Or does an alliance between the airlines compete more with Delta, United and Southwest, bringing more pricing pressure to the major airlines? That’s the question at the heart of the Justice Department’s antitrust suit against JetBlue and American over their “Northeast Alliance” partnership. The antitrust trial began




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Busted Up New photos appear to show exactly how big of a chunk NASA's asteroid battering ram took out of a space rock yesterday. Although the asteroid didn't pose a threat to Earth, the collision was part of the space agency's Double Asteroid Reduction Test (DART), a trial of tech that could potentially push a killer asteroid off course long before it endangered Earth. Earlier today, the Light It



As with the first-generation model, the AirPods Pro 2 packs active noise cancellation with some customization options, and it's easy to use.



Unapologetically styled and bringing a seriously potent hybrid powertrain to the party, the all-new 2023 BMW XM is not your usual SUV.



The 2023 BMW Z4 is making its worldwide debut in November 2022 with a redesigned facade, new paint colors, updated wheel designs, and new option packages.



There’s a reason why a breakup often feels like a death. Whether you’ve initiated the breakup or on the receiving end of one, there is a definite mourning period that comes at the end of a relationship. Read more...



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Ultraman has been a defining figure of Japanese pop culture for over half a century —but now more than ever, it feels like the giant hero is on the cusp of truly global adoration. New Ultraman shows stream for free around the world, he’s had global success in anime , manga, and movies . And now it’s nearly time for his… Read more...



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Understanding the wacky laws that get passed in Texas—my home state—to “rein in” Big Tech can get confusing. Is it free speech to tell a private company what its users are and are not allowed to post? Or is that censorship? One of the Texas’ most recent laws targets social media companies and bans them from… Read more...



At least two manufacturers have reduced their 2TB SSD to less than $100 over the past days on Amazon, an extraordinary floor price reached outside of Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Teamgroup, with its SATA-based AX2 , and Leven are the first to have breached the $50 per TB barrier, and it is likely that many more will follow in the incoming weeks/months. According to analyst firm



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 . At TechCrunch, we love being a conduit for everything that happens in the startup ecosystem. This year, there’s been a lot of layoffs, and we got to thinking, how can we help those who are struggling get back into the saddle? Our events team had a great idea: If yo



BMW raised the curtain Tuesday on a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV meant to lure buyers from the ultra-luxury segment’s Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX. The BMW XM full-size SUV is the first electrified model from the brand’s race track-ready M badge. Starting just below $160,000, the 644-horsepower crossover also rates as the most powerful and most expensive vehicle in BMW’s portfolio



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For a captain of industry, Elon Musk sure has interesting ideas about intellectual property. This week, the world's richest man tweeted a black and white comic that depicted Nintendo's Mario and Peach characters sitting on the roof of a building discussing life. "Of course," the text reads, "there's no way to prove we're living in a simulation." It's a moderately funny joke — two videogame musing



The PT Cruiser was fun to start, but lack of innovation and inspiration slowly killed this Chrysler car.



Most electric vehicles are charged at home, but researchers warn EV owners will have to change their routines if green transportation is to stay eco-friendly.



Android has a bunch of features you're probably unaware of, and the same is true for Google Assistant. One such wildly useful feature is called Shortcuts.



The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against two former MoviePass executives. In a federal complaint seen by Bloomberg , the agency accused Theodore Farnsworth and Mitch Lowe on Monday of misleading investors about the viability of the company’s $9.95 per month business model. Farnsworth was the chief executive officer of Helios and Matheson Analytics , the parent company



Enlarge / These jagged, colorful blocks are exactly what the concept of image compression looks like. (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) Last week, Swiss software engineer Matthias Bühlmann discovered that the popular image synthesis model Stable Diffusion could compress existing bitmapped images with fewer visual artifacts than JPEG or WebP at high compression ratios, though there are signifi



When I first read about the new South Korean action film Project Wolf Hunting, the description called it “ Con Air on a boat.” So… Con Boat . And that is 100% accurate for about a third of the film. Eventually though, the film gets taken over, quite literally, by something much more sinister, and the results are very… Read more...



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Hurricane Ian is barreling toward Florida’s west coast. The Category 3 storm is about 265 miles south of Sarasota, as of writing. It’s projected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane and to move north and northeast, making landfall on Florida’s west coast just south of Tampa on Wednesday evening, according to … Read more...



Ahead of the official relaunch of subscription-based movie ticketing service MoviePass, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against three of its former executives, claiming they lied to investors and the public. The SEC filing targeted former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth, the former CEO of parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY), claiming they



Overwatch 2 is set to go live and free-to-play on October 4th, and in preparation for the big day, Blizzard has outlined a suite of moderation tools aimed at curbing abusive and disruptive player behavior. The new system will require a phone number to be linked to every account, and will introduce audio transcriptions of reported voice chat interactions, among other changes. Blizzard is calling t




Hi, and welcome back to China Report! If you are on Twitter and follow news about China, you likely have heard a pretty wild rumor recently: that President Xi Jinping was under house arrest and that there was about to be a major power grab in the country. First of all, let me be very clear: this report is false and should not be taken seriously. No credible sources on China have bought it. It’s w



If you’re a parent whose kids play sports, you probably noticed that it costs a pretty penny. While you may be able to get away with a $20 jersey in kiddie soccer, once they get older and start playing on teams or rehearsing for large performances, you’ll be faced with much higher participation and equipment fees.… Read more...



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If you’ve ever found yourself reeling in your chair, heart rate thumping, and skin burning red after angrily sending link and after link of CDC data to that anti-vaxxer in your life who just doesn’t get it, turns out you’re probably doing it wrong. Read more...



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Seeing corrupted photos in your Google Photos library? This has become a “trending” issue on the Google support pages in recent days. Fortunately, Google knows about it and plans to dole out a fix. Read more...



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Podcast companies live and die by their download numbers: the more of them they have, the more listeners, clout, and ad revenue comes rushing in. But apparently, not all companies come by those numbers honestly. A new report shows some of the web’s biggest podcast distributors have been essentially “buying” downloads… Read more...



As Hurricane Ian hurtles toward Florida this week, residents are preparing for the storm by stocking up on necessities like food, water and fuel. Travelers headed to Florida for a visit to Disney World , though, may have a different list of decisions to think through, like whether they should cancel their upcoming vacation or what will happen if they get stuck at Disney. Related: Disruptions to c



After years of hype , Nissan is finally close to releasing its first electric crossover . Autoblog notes the brand has confirmed the Ariya EV will reach US dealerships in late fall starting at $43,190 for the front-wheel drive Engage trim with a 63kWh battery. Only FWD configurations will ship at first, with some all-wheel drive editions waiting until early 2023. Customers who reserved the Ventur



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Out of nowhere this evening, Ryan Reynolds teased that a new Deadpool film , coming in 2024, will bring Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine into the Marvel Cinematic Universe—alongside his own beloved take on the merc with a mouth, of course. Read more...



Almost a hundred apps across the Android and iOS ecosystems have been discovered engaging in advertising fraud, researchers have claimed. The apps, 80 of which were built for Android, and nine for iOS, have more than 13 million downloads between them, and include games, screensavers, camera apps, and more - some with more than a million downloads. Research from cybersecurity firm HUMAN Security f



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Nordic Nonsense Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, which supply Europe with most of its natural gas, have sprung leaks after apparent explosions , leading to concern that the equipment might have been intentionally sabotaged as an escalation in Russia's Ukrainian conflict. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the pipeline pair act as the main links for Russian natural gas between Europe and Germa



You Got This is a series that spotlights the gear you need to improve one area of your life. If you buy something from this post, we may earn an affiliate commission. Anyone who thinks Halloween is just for kids is gravely mistaken. Along with begging for candy, snacking on treats, and watching scary movies through your fingers, no Halloween is complete without a costumed furry friend. Take a loo



The ‘Santay Observatory’ is a multifunctional community space. The building was constructed by locals on the banks of Babahoyo, Ecuador and has since found its new home on Santay Island. The structure is a continuation of research carried out by Juan Carlos Bamba and Natura Futura on floating habitability and serves as a space for local artists, visitors and the island community.



Intel unveiled its new range of 13th gen Core CPUs today. Combined with the announcement of NVIDIA’s RTX 4000 graphics cards and AMD’s Ryzen 7000 range of CPUs, we’re getting a lot of new parts to build PCs with. MSI has announced a lot of hardware, including both prebuilt PCs and individual parts. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Enlarge / Apple is willing to actually replace the battery on its newest, smallest iPad, with potentially more to follow, according to a MacRumors report. (credit: Andrew Cunningham ) Replacing a battery can be fraught with peril, at least for the iPad. Repair shops and experienced DIY-ers know this, and Apple seems to acknowledge it, usually giving customers seeking battery swaps a new iPad inst



The 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan can come equipped with many luxurious amenities that are worthy of raising a toast to, including custom champagne glasses.



iRobot is back with another robotic vacuum, though this model also packs the hardware and features necessary to replace your old mop and bucket.



Though catalytic converter theft will remain an issue until EVs fully replace ICE vehicles, California has taken two big steps toward reducing the problem.



With Asia opening back up, it's a great time to grab some awards. SkyTeam member and all around great airline, Taipei-based China Airlines, has outstanding business class award availability from North America to Taiwan and beyond. Continue reading ...



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Instagram seems to be caught up in an ever-accelerating vortex of app updates, tweaks , new features , and changes . The feed is different now from what it was before—and if you find yourself wistful for an Insta without Reels, incessant sponsored content, and suggested posts, know that you’re not alone. Read more...



The COVID-19 pandemic gave us a rare opportunity to reevaluate the way we travel , and many people have vowed to prioritize slower, more sustainable trips. So, it should come as no surprise that some travelers are looking to train travel as a way to achieve these goals, especially as planes emit six times as much carbon dioxide per passenger mile as trains, according to Time magazine . However, i




For many, there are only two types of cornbread: right and wrong. Or Southern and Northern. [ Editor’s note: What is Northern cornbread? I don’t know her.] For me, both styles are simply blank canvases that I can add flavors to. If you’re brave enough to break tradition with me, try this spicy, tomato ketchup cornbread. Read more...



Although today’s rocket engines are advanced and powerful, they tend to rely on traditional — and naturally volatile — fuels. Firehawk Aerospace has a safer and more stable new solid fuel, new engines, and millions in new funding to take it through the next round of tests to its first deployments. Firehawk appeared on the scene two years ago with a fresh take on hybrid engines; the breakthrough m



China’s electric vehicle upstart Nio has joined Tesla in sourcing raw materials directly from mines rather than its own battery suppliers as soaring prices of lithium, a critical component of EV batteries, hurt manufacturers’ supply chain stability and bottom lines. Lithium carbonate prices in China hit a record 501,500 yuan/tonne in September , tripling the number from a year ago. The surge is s



Tumblr announced a “ community labels ” feature this week that will make it easier for bloggers to filter out sensitive content that they may not want to see. Now users can tag posts with labels pertaining to drug and alcohol addiction, violence and sexual content. Tumblr stopped allowing pornography in 2018 after the Tumblr app was temporarily removed from the iOS App Store because child pornogr



Now that the U.S. has finally committed to electrifying cars and trucks, there’s been a lot of handwringing over where they’ll charge. The Biden administration just approved all 50 states’ plans for where to install DC fast chargers, and while those plans will help fill massive infrastructure gaps, those chargers won’t be nearly enough to handle all the miles that EVs will rack up. Fortunately, t



Stage Manager was announced earlier this year as a new iPad and Mac feature, but it’s a bigger deal for iPads. It will bring overlapping application windows to the iPad for the first time, but now Apple is rethinking the feature. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



SAVE $14.97 : Through Oct. 31, new and returning subscribers can get three free months of Apple TV+ , rather than paying the usual $4.99/month. If you're sick of hearing everyone gush over Ted Lasso and being out of the loop, it's about time you binge-watch the award-winning series yourself. You won't even have to pay a cent. Through Oct. 31, new and returning subscribers can get three months of



Cruise lines on Tuesday began canceling and delaying close-in departures of ships out of Central Florida ports as a strengthening Hurricane Ian bore down on the region. Norwegian Cruise Line was the first major line to announce the cancellation of an entire voyage, saying late in the day that it had called off Thursday’s departure of the 3,963-passenger Norwegian Getaway out of Port Canaveral. Th



Having been at college for over a month now, my desire to travel has made me miss this past summer’s fast-paced trips. So while now may not be the right time to for me to jump continents and take off exploring , it doesn’t mean I can’t start planning for next summer . As luck would have it, this month American Express announced 12 limited-time transfer bonuses with some of its most powerful trans



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Coffee: still tasty, and still apparently good for us. A study out this week suggests that light to moderate consumption of decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee can be linked to a lower risk of dying early and developing cardiovascular disease. As is often the case, though, these findings alone can’t confirm a… Read more...



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Keeping support on the down low for the rebels proves to be a difficult undertaking for allies in high places. In this newly released clip from an upcoming Andor episode, we meet Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) as the mysterious Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgard) goes to her to ask for more funding. It makes sense,… Read more...



NASA’s DART probe , in one of the most dramatic space missions ever, crashed into the Dimorphos asteroid yesterday to test the ability of a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid. Now, the European Space Agency is taking the next big step by preparing its HERA probe for a trip to the post-impact asteroid. Read more...



The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, and the intention of the law is to make the federal government’s functioning a bit more transparent to the general public. The theory is that since We the People pay for everything, we technically own all the information… Read more...



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We knew the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max would be getting more functionality toward the end of the year. The latest iOS Beta and developer documentation give us a glimpse at what’s to come, including being able to run up to two Live Activities at once. Read more...



Samsung is set to launch a new cashback credit card, which offers a 10% discount on its products year-round. However, unfortunately for the majority of our readers, the card is only set to be available in India. Launched in partnership with India's Axis Bank and Visa, the Samsung Axis Bank Credit Card will see the South Korean giant go up against the likes of Amazon, which also offer cashback car



Image Credits: TechCrunch The crypto world has never shied away from making big promises, but as the industry matures and its audience widens, now’s a good time to take a step back and look at how the space is delivering on its vision. Welcome to Chain Reaction , where we unpack and explain the latest in crypto news, drama and trends, breaking things down block by block for the crypto curious. Fo



Some of the most prominent women in venture capital descended upon Paris this week for the first-ever Women in VC Summit, European edition. The event, organized by investors Sophie Winwood , Ruth Foxe Blader and Clarisse Lam , brought together top minds to discuss creating a more inclusive and equitable venture landscape. The conference was open only to those identifying as women, and panels incl



Intel's long-promised desktop GPUs are finally close to reaching gamers worldwide. As part of its flurry of announcements , Intel has confirmed the Arc A770 GPU will be available in a range of models on October 12th starting at $329. As the price suggests, this is aimed squarely at the GeForce RTX 3060, Radeon RX 6650 XT and other mid-tier video cards — Intel claims both "1440p gaming performance



In between a few expected annoucements , Intel found time to share a surprise at its Innovation 2022 conference. After Samsung Display CEO JS Choi joined him on stage, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger showed off a concept “slidable” PC that featured an extendable OLED screen. By pulling on the edge of the prototype, Gelsinger made its 13-inch display turn into a 17-inch one. Put another way, the prototype



Stage Manager, one of the most fundamental changes to the iPad platform since Apple's tablet launched more than a decade ago, is now set to come to more iPad Pros than just those running Apple's latest custom M1 silicon. Apple announced the expanded access for Stage Manager in a brief statement, which TechRadar obtained from an Apple representative, on Tuesday. The company also noted that externa




Skullcandy is coming back to the world of gaming with three new headsets: the SLYR, SLYR Pro, and the PLYR headphones; all of which are aimed at varying levels of gamers. It’s been about 10 years since Skullcandy launched its last gaming headset, the PLYR 2 , a device the company doesn’t officially sell anymore. Since then, gaming headsets have evolved dramatically, which means Skullcandy has its



It took me a while to warm to pepper, at least as a child. My younger sister, who called pepper “hot salt,” loved it so much, she would sprinkle it on her cantaloupe, a fruit that was commonly served for dessert at my grandmother’s house. I eventually learned to love the pungent, fermented berries—especially white… Read more...



In the world of electronic music production, few pieces of gear are as versatile as the humble MIDI keyboard. Like the piano and synthesizer after which they’re modeled, the best MIDI keyboards are relatively lightweight and portable with easy-to-play keybeds of anywhere between 25 and 88 keys. They also generally don’t produce their own sounds and are instead used as controllers by producers and



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Logging On Amid serious concerns about the climate effects of carbon dioxide, scientists have discovered something intriguing — that trees appear to be growing faster and larger as levels of the compound rise. In a press release , environmental researchers at Ohio State University claimed that the rate and size at which forests are growing may already be counteracting the worst effects of climate



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Ripple Effect You can't see or feel it, but the Milky Way where our solar system lives is rippling, scientists say, like a pond that's been disrupted by a stone. Except in this case, as Live Science explains , that pond is our home galaxy, and the rock — our neighboring Sagittarius dwarf galaxy — is the size of 400 million Suns. Eep! Fascinating, if it doesn't trigger an existential crisis . But



Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images News ) China's ability to influence American politics by manipulating social media platforms has been a topic of much scrutiny ahead of the midterm elections, and this week has marked some progress toward mitigating risks on some of the most popular US platforms. US President Joe Biden is currently working on a deal with China-based TikTok —of



Enlarge / True external display support is coming to M1-powered iPads in iPadOS 16. (credit: Apple) When Apple delayed iPadOS 16 in August, one of the primary culprits was the new "Stage Manager" multitasking feature. Stage Manager was meant to extend a new multi-window multitasking model to the iPad, but developers and people who cover Apple for a living have been complaining about stability and



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Writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour makes movies that can’t be easily categorized. Her 2014 debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night , established this by being a contemporary feminist Persian-language vampire Western filmed in a California ghost town. Her latest, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon , is a little less eccentric,… Read more...



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As midterm season ramps up in the U.S., so does the online activity surrounding these elections. And according to Meta, it just shut down campaigns to influence them. In a post published on Tuesday, Meta announced it had removed two unconnected networks tied to China and Russia for "coordinated inauthentic behavior." This behavior includes efforts to manipulate the platforms' users, and attempts



Earlier this year, Universal Audio launched a new subscription service called " Spark " that gave Mac users affordable access to several plugins. Now, the company has announced that Spark is finally available for Windows 10 and 11 PCs. Similar to the service for Mac, it doesn't require any Universal Audio hardware or even the company's Apollo or Volt audio interfaces to work. The plug-ins include



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If you have ever wanted to see Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris or London, now’s the time to go. Icelandic airline Play is offering fares to popular European destinations for as low as $99 in honor of World Tourism Day on Sept. 27. Through this deal, you can fly from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) or New York Stewart Internati



As expected, Intel has officially unveiled the 13th-gen Core desktop series of CPUs, with the Core i9-13900K leading the charge: Here's what we know.



Pickup trucks are known for their durability, and these models have proved to be the toughest, most reliable options on the market.



Cybercriminals are trying to distribute new information-stealing malware by presenting it as gaming cheats and hacks. According to cybersecurity researchers from Cluster25, the malware, dubbed “Erbium”, is a malware-as-a-service, meaning whoever pays the monthly fee, gets to use all of its features. Right now, the tool is being distributed as a game crack, but that could change at any time, shoul



Every generation, graphics card (GPU) prices seem to be going up. NVIDIA’s new RTX 4090, for one, is a whopping $1,600. Intel’s debut in the gaming GPU space is coming with a promise to turn that tide around, starting with the Arc A770, promising high-performance promises at a fraction of the cost. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | B4LLS) The Federal Communications Commission today released a plan to require mobile carriers to block a wide range of illegal text messages. "In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we propose to require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text messages, building on our ongoing work to stop illegal and unwanted robocalls," the FCC order said. "Specifi



Enlarge / The MSI MEG X670E Godlike raises interesting questions, like, "could God make a motherboard so expensive that even He could not afford it?" (credit: MSI) Building a PC around a new processor is expensive at the best of times, and that's triple-true of AMD's new Ryzen 7000 chips. AMD has started with its $300-and-up high-end chips , leaving mid-range options until next year. The CPUs onl



Enlarge / The Arc A770 GPU, coming from Intel on October 12, starting at $329. (credit: Intel) One week after Nvidia moved forward with some of its highest graphics card prices , Intel emerged with splashy news: a price for its 2023 graphics cards that lands a bit closer to Earth. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took the keynote stage on Tuesday at the latest Intel Innovation event to confirm a starting




Pedro Pascal stars as a hardened survivor in HBO's new series, The Last of Us . A traumatized survivor of a zombie apocalypse must face hordes of the "Infected" to protect a teenage girl who might hold the key to a cure in The Last of Us , a new HBO series based on the blockbuster action/adventure game of the same name. HBO just dropped the first official teaser, giving gaming fans their first lo



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Catch 'Em All If you've always wanted to create nightmare Pokémon species that look like almost any thing or person you can imagine, your time has come. A new AI model , developed by netizen Justin Pinkney, attempts to turn any word or phrase into a unique Pokémon. The results might not make for a battle-ready partner, but people have been cranking out all sorts of bizarre new creatures. The best



Apple’s latest iPadOS 16 developer beta brings Stage Manager to older iPad Pro models, as an M1 chip is no longer required. Stage Manager , which offers easier multitasking and switching between apps, was previously only compatible with the M1-powered iPad Air and the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models released last year. Now, the feature will also be coming to third and fourth-generation iPad



If you love a great comeback story, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more dramatic one than Parker Conrad, the former CEO of Zenefits. A legendary Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur, Conrad took Zenefits on a meteoric rise to a $4.5 billion valuation just three years after launching the company in 2013. But there is rarely gain without pain. After the company ran afoul of compliance issues, Conra



YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok by adding loads of new features that are popular on the other app. Today, the Google-owned platform is rolling out a narration voiceover feature on iOS, a tool that is already often used on TikTok. Creators use narration to add commentary on top of already recorded videos. Such content might include cooking tutorials with instructional voiceovers, l



The Ethereum system upgrade known as the Merge was executed about two weeks ago. And while things have been running smoothly, not everyone is impressed by the upgrade. Cardano founder and CEO Charles Hoskinson is among them, telling TechCrunch he didn’t expect Ethereum’s design of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) to be “as rough as it is.” Prior to the Merge, some crypto community members raised concerns abo



Netflix announced today it’s introducing a new feature to its games service that will allow its members to create game handles when they’re playing its exclusive titles. TechCrunch had previously reported the feature was in development and had been quietly tested on select titles, including Into The Breach, Bowling Ballers, Mahjong Solitaire and Heads Up. Now, the option is rolling out more broad



The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed new rules to fight back against so-called “robotext” campaigns — the barrages of scam texts sent by malicious actors and large criminal organizations. In a press release, the agency said it would solicit ideas to apply caller ID technologies to text messaging and explore mandating that cell providers block illegal texts before they r



New Jersey passed a law requiring daily housekeeping during the pandemic. It goes so far as to require that sheets are changed daily. Hotels have become a dirty mess to save costs - checking guests into rooms that haven't been cleaned and letting trash pile up in the hallways . Yet the justification for New Jersey's law was always absurd. Continue reading ...



Several readers have shared with me how excited they are to jump on the new Bask Bank* Loyalty Points bonus offer ( offer terms ). It's something that readers have hoped for ever since American Airlines announced the new way to earn status last fall. Their offer to do so is now live. Continue reading ...



The story of MoviePass’ downfall is a rerun that everybody seems keen to revisit, even though it’s a story we’ve heard time and time again. Though seeing how new incarnations of the once-dead service are already picking up steam, perhaps it’s a story best repeated until its lessons sink in. Read more...



The smell of caramelizing onions is one of the most heavenly aromas one can sniff, and it’s one of those foods where the taste lives up to the promise of the fragrance. Caramelized onions are condensed, intensely flavorful, sweet, savory, and a little pungent all at once. That flavor-bomb nature is what makes them so… Read more...



Editor’s note: This post, originally published in May 2019, has been updated for Hurricane Ian. Almost 80 years ago, an Air Force pilot became the first pilot to intentionally fly an aircraft into a hurricane , and it was to win a bet. While that 1943 “mission” didn’t have an objective — besides winning a beer — Air Force pilots have since regularly performed flights into hurricanes as a critical



A circular reference in Excel happens when a cell containing a formula is dependent on its own result in some way, creating a loop that can’t be resolved. If you want to stop this error, you’ll need to find and remove these references to allow Excel to complete the calculation. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



If you’ve never had Amazon Music Unlimited, now’s the time to try it out. Amazon is giving Prime members a four-month free trial to the music streaming service, an entire month longer than the non-Prime member trial. If you sign up today, you could be rocking out for free until the end of January 2023. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



We’ve got some good news if you’ve been waiting for high-quality heads-up glasses since the first Iron Man movie. The Nreal Air AR glasses just went on sale in the United States. The augmented reality headset was previously only available in Asian markets and for Android devices. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Honestly, I’m not exactly sure what the heck Smoking Causes Coughing is actually about. Something about the environment? Public health? The despair of humanity? It’s not totally clear, but it totally doesn’t matter. The latest film from Quentin Dupieux , a darling of the festival circuit thanks to weird and wonderful… Read more...



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The Nord Stream pipelines —which carry natural gas between Russia and Germany—are leaking, and Germany believes the damage could be an act of sabotage as tensions between Europe and Russia continue. Read more...



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Four books in the Girls Who Code book series, slim middle-grade novels infused with lessons about life and programming, were banned in a Pennsylvania school district, according to reports earlier this week from Business Insider , Newsweek , The Guardian , and others. The articles circulated widely online, all citing a … Read more...



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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Saturday released plans for barriers that would protect New York City and New Jersey from storm surges and coastal flooding. Read more...




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Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated hit Avatar: The Last Airbender has found most of its cast , filling out the show’s many supporting roles with both newcomers and established actors. And yes, the Cabbage Merchant is among them! Read more...



When it comes to deepfakes , what we’ve seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg. In the near future, we won’t be certain if the person we’re speaking to on a video call is real, or an impostor, and crooks won’t have trouble creating an entire chronology of fake videos to support their claims, or trick people into believing the legitimacy of an offer or campaign. These harrowing predictions com



Researchers have uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign that leverages a dangerous PowerPoint vulnerability to deliver the Graphite malware to target endpoints . What makes this campaign particularly dangerous is the fact that the victims don’t actually need to click a link, or download the malware itself - a mouse hover is enough to trigger the attack. Cybersecurity researchers Cluster25 recen



Web hosting giant GoDaddy and Google have combined resources to offer a new Google Ads solution through GoDaddy’s marketing dashboard. With the aim of giving customers the ability to manage all their marketing activities from one location, the move will allow GoDaddy customers to pay per click, which means they won’t be charged unless a consumer clicks on the ad. GoDaddy says the new integration



When it comes to hotel stays, deciding which credit card to pay with can be a complex decision. It isn’t always clear which card may offer the best rewards or value for your stay. Should you pay with a travel credit card that earns points on all hotel spending? Are you going to get more value from a credit card with lower earnings on travel but has a promotion that gives you a discount on your st



Marriott Bonvoy elite status offers some impressive benefits to frequent travelers. But the perks get particularly compelling once you accrue 50 elite nights in a calendar year to reach Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite status . One of those perks is the ability to choose an annual Choice Benefit. If you reach 75 elite nights in a calendar year, you’ll be able to select a second annual Choice Benefi



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Digital World Acquisition Corp., a company you’ve probably never heard of, has fallen on hard times. The so-called “blank-check” entity has been trying to acquire Truth Social, and launch Trump’s “free speech” platform onto the stock market. Read more...



AMD hasn’t had more than a day since it launched what it’s claiming are the world’s new fastest gaming processors , and Intel’s already firing back with specs, a release date, and big claims for its 13th generation of Core series desktop CPUs, which it also claims are the world’s fastest gaming processors. Speaking at… Read more...



A critical element of the transition to electric vehicles is ensuring that the charging infrastructure is up to scratch. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earmarked $5 billion in funding over five years to help states install chargers along highways, and that process just took an important step forward. The Department of Transportation has approved EV charging plans for all 50 states, as well as



Most computer mice look and work roughly the same, but there’s always room for something new and interesting. ASUS just revealed the SmartO Mouse MD200, which has the distinction of being able to hang off a bag or other hook. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Naowh explains how he got to level 80 in Wrath of the Lich King Classic in just a few hours. When it comes to World of Warcraft 's long-demanded "Classic" servers , players understandably want an experience that's identical to the MMO experience they remember from years ago. At least one player has taken that concept to an extreme this week, using years-old exploits to reach the level 80 cap on B



The Roombo Combo j7+. Sick spoiler, bro! Wait, that's a mop?! [credit: Roomba ] iRobot— soon to be owned by Amazon—is announcing a flagship Roomba with a new feature: It can vacuum and mop simultaneously. Meet the Roomba Combo j7+, a $1,100 combo cleaning robot that ships on October 4. iRobot is not doing a ground-up redesign of the j7+ series to add mop functionality. In fact, the update almost



Enlarge / A new hard-case battery inside the Apple Watch Ultra is easier to remove for DIY fixers. Getting to that battery is still a tricky, tight-space operation, iFixit writes. (credit: iFixit ) Like the iPhone 14, the Apple Watch Ultra has a quietly revolutionary aspect that went under the radar—at least until the people at iFixit tore down the device . Apple's new category of wearables is "a



Enlarge / Alienware's latest QD-OLED monitor, the AW3423DWF. (credit: Alienware) Alienware announced today a new QD-OLED monitor SKU that looks awfully similar to the Alienware AW3423DW released for $1,300 this spring. The AW3423DWF has many of the same specs but skips Nvidia G-Sync certification and hardware in favor of AMD's and VESA's open standards for fighting screen tears, while costing $20



Enlarge / An overview of the improvements coming to Intel's 13th-gen desktop chips. (credit: Intel) If there's one thing Intel has gotten good at in the last few years, it's refining a CPU architecture. Between 2015 and 2020, manufacturing troubles pushed Intel to release not one, not two, but five processor generations based on iterations of the sixth-gen Skylake core, while still managing to in



Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan's shape has been designed to create as little drag as possible. Mercedes-Benz provided flights from DC to Denver and back, plus two nights in a hotel, so we could drive the EQE sedan and the EQS SUV, which you'll be able to read about on September 29. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. DENVER—No one has more experience with launching new cars than Me



Raking leaves is a pain in the ass. It’s time-consuming, wet, cold, and can even trigger your allergies . You have to do it, but so tedious is this task that people have come up with a variety of hacks and devices to help you get it done more efficiently. You can scoop leaves up with plastic or use a tarp or blanket to… Read more...



After recently signing deals to purchase electric vehicles from GM and Polestar , Hertz is turning its attention to the infrastructure needed to support those cars. On Tuesday, the company announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with energy giant BP (formerly British Petroleum) to build a national charging network across the United States. At this stage, there aren’t a lot of detai



Samsung may not have left its battery troubles completely in the past. YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss (aka Arun Rupesh Maini) and others have noticed that batteries in Samsung phones are swelling up at a disproportionately high rate. While this most often affects older devices where ballooning batteries are more likely, some of them are only a couple of years old — the 2020-era Galaxy Z Fold 2 , for ins




Probably the biggest change Apple announced with iPadOS 16 earlier this year is Stage Manager, a totally new multitasking system that adds overlapping, resizable windows to the iPad. That feature also works on an external display, the first time that iPads could do anything besides mirror their screen on a monitor. Unfortunately, the feature was limited to iPads with the M1 chip — that includes t



The Google Play Store is notorious for making it difficult to find apps optimized for non-phone devices —you've often had to guess and hope for the best. Now, however, it just involves a couple of taps. Google says it recently added Play Store home pages to its Android app with recommendations for Android Automotive, Android TV and Wear OS apps. Visit "other devices" and you can find a health tra



If you want to see the power of competition in action, just look at the race between Intel and AMD to deliver the fastest PC CPU. While Intel was plagued with production delays and design issues over the past decade, AMD doubled-down on its Zen architecture to create an impressive family of Ryzen chips suited to performance-hungry enthusiasts. Today, AMD's chips power some of our favorite gaming



With the latest GPUs and CPUs from NVIDIA and Intel making their way to consumers, Alienware is updating its Aurora desktop to take advantage of those components. The new Aurora R15 is one of the first pre-built systems to come with a GeForce RTX 4090 option, but even if you don’t go for NVIDIA’s new flagship, the R15 looks to address one of the main flaws of its predecessor. Building on the Lege



New Intel PCs will soon have a feature that Macs have offered for years: the ability to text, take calls and send files to their iPhones. That's all thanks to Intel's Unison app, which aims to keep Windows user in their workflow without being distracted by their phones. And yes, it also works with Android devices. After acquiring the Israeli company Screenovate last year , Intel revamped its phon



Alienware's existing QD-OLED monitor is a spectacular display , but its size and $1,300 price can make it difficult to justify even if you're a well-heeled enthusiast. Dell is tackling both of those problems with a revamped Alienware 34 Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, the AW3423DWF. The new version is thinner, making it easier to mount on a wall, but also carries a lower $1,100 sticker. It's not e



Netflix has shared the trailer for its fictional Spotify series , and it appears to be just what you'd expect — for better and for worse. The preview clip portrays Spotify founder Daniel Ek (played by Vikings ' Edvin Endre) as a revolutionary who not only wants to create a legal alternative to piracy, but hopes to reshape the entire music industry. Not surprisingly, the show pits Ek and crew agai



Using your iPhone’s text message forwarding option, you can forward single or multiple SMS and MMS messages you’ve received to a single recipient or a group of recipients, all at once. We’ll show you how to do that on your iPhone. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Think Google Chrome looks better in its original light mode? If so, it’s easy to turn off dark mode in Chrome on both desktop and mobile. Keep reading to learn how! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



AMD announced its Ryzen 7000 range of CPUs recently, and it didn’t take long for Intel to clap back. After much speculation, and several teasers, the company has finally announced its new range of 13th gen desktop CPUs, based on the Raptor Lake architecture. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Dell’s gaming division, Alienware, already sells many desktops optimized for PC gaming. Today, the company unveiled the Alienware Aurora R15 desktop, featuring the latest hardware from Intel and NVIDIA. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



This fall, Alienware will launch a suite of new hardware for gamers who just can’t get enough. The company just announced its new tenkeyless mechanical keyboard, curved QD-OLED gaming monitor, and upgraded Aurora R15 desktop PC. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Logging in as the Linux root user is bad practice. Logging in as root over an SSH connection is even worse. We tell you why, and show you how to prevent it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The phone market is extremely competitive, with the majority of users flocking to established brands, such as Apple, Samsung, and even Google. Still, disrupters like OnePlus have carved out a sizable userbase. Whether you’re an ardent OnePlus fan or you’re looking to dip your toes into the ecosystem, grabbing a OnePlus 9 5G or OnePlus 9 Pro 5G at $100 off is a good place to start. Read This Artic



Like many tech topics, styluses can be needlessly confusing. Here’s what you need to know about the different kinds of styluses used for tablets, touch-screen laptops, smartphones, and more. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Meta has been making active attempts to bring its three social media platforms — Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp — closer together for years. The latest step in that direction is a new, unified login screen that lets you seamlessly switch between different platforms. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



After a long wait, TerraMaster finally offers budget versions of its next-gen NAS devices. The new F2-223 and F4-223 utilize a decent Intel Celeron N4505 CPU, and notably, they support TerraMaster’s TRAID format. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The "ElonJet" account owner, who has been at odds with Elon Musk before, had his Facebook account taken down this week. Here's why it happened.



Alienware has taken the wraps off its latest gaming products, including a PC desktop with the latest Nvidia hardware, a curved monitor, and an RGB keyboard.



Elon Musk is upset with Tesla's latest recall, but not for the reason you might expect. Here's what the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had to say about the issue.




Electric power with a retro-inspired design and LED light accents all around -- and is that a tire on the back, or just a "wallbox?"



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Tick Tick Boom NASA's asteroid-smashing mission was so successful that its impact could be seen from Earth — albeit with a sizable telescope. As stargazer Tim Lister of the Las Cumbres Observatory pointed out on Twitter , sped-up footage of the collision, captured by a telescope in South Africa, showed the exact moment that NASA's Double Asteroid Reduction Test (DART) craft pummeled the asteroid,



If you’re an Android phone user, there’s a good chance that you’ve felt a bit excluded from the smartwatch revolution, but there are plenty of good smartwatches for Android available. Apple doesn’t have a monopoly on wearable tech, and that’s for good reason. Whether you’re looking for a smartwatch that’s compatible with Samsung or for something that simple that will track your fitness and look g



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Once again, in response to international conflict , Elon Musk has pledged to activate Starlink — SpaceX's satellite internet system — in the embattled region . This time, he's promised that Starlink will be available to the people of Iran, who for days now have been protesting the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. In an effort to quell the ongoing unrest, the Iranian government has restricted civ



WhatsApp is the world’s most popular chat app, making it the perfect playground for spreading misinformation and lies. You might spend your time begging your relatives not to believe everything they read in WhatsApp threads, often to no avail. However, there’s finally some WhatsApp news that is worth spreading as far… Read more...



Making a presentation deck can be difficult, but being engaging, informative, and fun while you’re speaking can be even harder. You might turn to PowerPoint or Google Slides, but you should also consider Canva , which has been promoting new command features lately. Of course, never switch to a new software if you’re in… Read more...



Alex Mashinsky, the founder of Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy in July, said his role had “become an increasing distraction.”



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A new Joker film had its first—and probably last—showing earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. The People’s Joker , described as “a queer coming-of-age story complete with a copyright-defying array of villains and heroes,” was screened once and only once. Future screenings of the film have been… Read more...



Forecasters upgraded Hurricane Ian to a Category 3 storm Tuesday morning, with sustained winds expected up to 125 miles per hour, Florida Division of Emergency Management officials announced . Although the storm’s exact path can change, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the latest modeling projects a landfall south of Tampa Bay, moving east across the peninsula. “It is now a major hurricane,” DeSant



Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) is on, and what better way to celebrate than dining out at one of the many incredible Hispanic restaurants in the United States? Immigrants from across Latin America have helped create the multifaceted culture that we are so proud of in the U.S., and food is a major aspect — and one of the easiest ways to learn about a country and culture. Although Mexic



Florida air travelers are facing major disruptions ahead of Hurricane Ian. Several of the state’s busiest airports – including Orlando International Airport (MCO) – are suspending operations as Ian approaches as a “major” Category 3 storm. The biggest so far is Orlando International – the world’s seventh-busiest airport in 2021 – which announced it will “cease operations” at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. If you’ve been hesitant to sign up for a small-business credit card because you’re unsure how to apply, you’re leaving points on the table. You don’t have to own a traditional brick-and-mortar business to get a business card. You may qualify if you’re a freelancer, Uber or Lyft driver or have any profitable side hustle . American Exp



If you’re flying between New York and Paris on Air France in the not-too-distant future, you could be in for a big upgrade. The French flag carrier is soon set to roll out an updated cabin configuration on 12 of its Boeing 777-300ERs, the largest plane in its fleet. These 12 aircraft will feature a much-enhanced product across all three of its classes: Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy



In 1936, a mailman from New York , Victor Hugo Green, and his wife, Alma, tackled challenges around traveling while Black by creating the first edition of the “Green Book.” The guide helped African American travelers and other people of color safely navigate the roadways by listing which hotels, restaurants, gas stations and other businesses were open to Black travelers in a time when racial segr



Are you scheduled for a cruise from central Florida in the coming days? Brace yourself for delays and disruptions. Sailings from the cruise ports in Tampa, Port Canaveral and Jacksonville scheduled to depart over the next few days are currently in flux due to the rapid approach of a strengthening Hurricane Ian. As of early Tuesday, Port Tampa Bay — the port for the Tampa area — already had shut d



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Amazon is back with another two-day savings event, promising to kick off our holiday shopping early this year. The Prime Early Access Sale will begin at 12 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, Oct. 11 and end at 11:59 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct.12. It is open to all Amazon Prime members. Currently, a regular membership costs $139 per y



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Meta this week said it stepped in to disrupt two online “influence operations,” allegedly originating out of Russia and China. The former marks the “largest and most complex Russian-origin operation,” the company’s moved to disrupt since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, while the latter represents the first… Read more...



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They’re raw and a bit grainy, but LICIACube’s first batch of images have arrived, showing the immediate effects of the DART spacecraft crashing into Dimorphos. Read more...



New Disney+ series Andor is grabbing all the Star Wars attention lately , but for High Republic fans, there’s a new tale out next week well worthy of notice. io9 is thrilled to have an exclusive excerpt from Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Deceit , the latest in the series. It’s by Justina Ireland (2021's Out of … Read more...



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A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series , according to a report by nonprofit Pen America . In an extensive index of banned books compiled by the organisation, four titles from GWC (a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in tech) were amongst those that have "restricted or diminished for either limited or indefinite periods of




Netflix released the official trailer for “The Playlist” today, an upcoming limited series that loosely tells the story of how Spotify was created. The six-episode show will premiere on October 13. “The Playlist” will center around Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek , played by “Vikings” star Edvin Endre, and how the company became one of the top music streaming services. The show will also featur



During a recent Twitter Space, M13 Partner Anna Barber and I looked back at the dot-com crash in search of lessons operators can use to avoid missteps founders have made in past downturns. In our chat, Barber spoke about how founders can better align with investors and employees while managing uncertainty, the dangers of growing too quickly and the economic, social and emotional impacts created w



Cloudflare , the security, performance and reliability company that went public three years ago, said this morning that it will help connect startups that use its serverless computing platform to dozens of venture firms that have collectively offered to invest up to $1.25 billion in the companies out of their existing funds. It’s a smart, splashy incentive to entice more startups to use the now f



Whether you’re crossing state lines or international borders, having the best carry-on luggage can help you enjoy your trip fully. After all, no one wants to pay to check any more baggage than they have to. The trick is to find a carry-on that is big enough to carry your belongings, without being so big it won’t fit in the overhead compartment or exceed TSA requirements for carry-on bag size. Kee



Hurricane Ian is tracking toward the Florida coast, and all eyes are on Tampa as the storm threatens to make a historic landfall near the state's second-biggest metropolitan area this week. The storm has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, and the National Hurricane Center’s predicted path is entirely focused on central Florida. If the predictions are accurate, the storm will race toward



Save $80: As of Sept. 27, the Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless noise-canceling headphones are $249 at Amazon. That matches the previous best price we've seen on these over-ear headphones following this 24% discount. Noise is a problem on any commute. That's why a pair of noise-canceling headphones are your best friend on any airplane or subway, particularly if they're available for a great deal from



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Whether you’re typing from coffee shops or a hybrid work setup, you need a screen you can grab and go.



After months of leaks and speculation, Intel has officially announced its 13th generation Intel Core desktop processors, and given us (and its rival AMD) a glimpse of what to expect. Formerly known as ‘ Raptor Lake ’, Intel’s 13th generation of processors will once again make use of Intel’s hybrid design, with a mix of Performance-cores and Efficient-cores, which cleverly kick in, depending on wh



Keeping track of your ever-changing Microsoft Teams calendar could soon be easier than ever thanks to a new update. The video conferencing service has revealed it is working on a new feature that will allow users to "pop out" the meeting they are on, so that they may carry out other tasks while the call continues. The company says that the move, which could be a huge boost in productivity for Mic



GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive has withdrawn from a publishing agreement with People Can Fly, two years into the development of the studio’s next project. The Outriders developer announced the end of the partnership in a statement that said the studio had “received from Take-Two Interactive a letter of intent to terminate the development and publishing agreement by means of mutual understandi



Studio in Finland is the latest and clearest example of the streaming giant moving into gaming.


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