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Enlarge / An assortment of robot portraits generated by Stable Diffusion as found on the Lexica search engine. (credit: Lexica ) Confronted with an overwhelming amount of artificial-intelligence-generated artwork flooding in, some online art communities have taken dramatic steps to ban or curb its presence on their sites, including Newgrounds , Inkblot Art , and Fur Affinity , according to Andy B



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If you're not watching Abbott Elementary , you might want to fix that ASAP. Not only is it one of the best and most wholesome new comedies on TV , every episode is worth it for Sheryl Lee Ralph's regally hilarious line readings alone. And clearly the Television Academy agrees: on Monday night, Ralph won an Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as the imdomitable veteran kind



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Hundreds of students have signed an open letter condemning Carnegie Mellon University for publicly throwing professor Uju Anya under the bus after tweeting that she wished the late Queen Elizabeth II “excruciating pain” in death for serving as the head of a “thieving raping genocidal empire.” Coincidentally, Carnegie… Read more...




Indian oil-to-metals giant Vedanta and global manufacturing giant Foxconn have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Gujarat to set up a $19.5 billion semiconductor unit in the coastal state that is home of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said Tuesday. “Electronics manufacturing in India has already generated around 25 lakh (2.5 million) jobs. Modi ji has now given



French biotech company WhiteLab Genomics has raised $10 million in funding for an AI platform designed to aid the discovery and development of genomic therapies. Founded out of Paris in 2019, recent Y Combinator (YC) graduate WhiteLab Genomics provide gene and cell therapy companies with predictive software simulations to expedite the design of gene and cell therapies. Gene therapy, for the unini



A new report from Adobe has revealed the extent of the impact of inefficient work practices on UK businesses. Based on a survey of 1,500 employees, the report states that despite the shift towards hybrid working and online collaboration , many large firms are failing to adapt their operations to meet new ways of operating. With a continued reliance on paper-based practices, Adobe says the slow ev



The recent photo leak of the Zotac RTX 4090 certainly grabbed people's attention, especially with the upcoming Nvidia GTC event on September 20th, where a lot of people, ourselves included, expect to see the announcement of the next generation of Nvidia graphics cards. Seeing in-the-wild photos of actual fabricated graphics cards lined up on a clean sheet and pallet of detailed, newly printed pac



The world of enterprise software is often a little staid. Not today, however. The Securities and Exchange Commission today said it has charged the cloud computing giant VMware for “misleading investors about its order backlog management practices, which enabled the Palo Alto, Ca.-based technology company to push revenue into future quarters by delaying product deliveries to customers, concealing



In an effort to better compete against rivals like Slack and Microsoft Teams, Zoom is taking its first steps in renovating its messaging app by revealing a name change and several new features. Instead of being called Zoom Chat, the messaging platform will now be known as Zoom Team Chat . A relatively small change, but one that’s supposed to reflect the company’s revamped design philosophy for th



We'd recommend going to great lengths to ensure that your iPhone 14 lasts as long as possible - slap on a case, abide by good battery health practices, and use a screen protector too. Why is this? Well, it's because official prices for part repairs for the iPhone 14 family have been unveiled, and there's a big price hike over the iPhone 13 equivalents. These are official Apple prices, as spotted



SAVE 41%: NordVPN has plenty of advanced security features and a strict privacy policy. A two-year subscription to NordVPN Complete is on sale for £123.93 and includes an extra three months for free — 65% off for a limited time. If your involvement in the cryptocurrency market has been in any way successful, you'll want to protect your assets with powerful cybersecurity. There are plenty of servi



Blue Origin’s recent NS-23 flight didn’t go according to plan. On Monday morning, the private space firm was forced to abort the uncrewed mission after one of its New Shepard rockets suffered an unspecified “booster failure.” The problem came up about a minute after the flight took off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site at 10:26AM ET. You can see the entire incident unfold in the video the



Another Emmys full of heinous snubs ( Station Eleven robbed!), happy tears, and completely unnecessary cringe sketches is over and done, and there's nothing anybody can do about it now. In between the usual award-show shenanigans of weird bits, tired plugs for shows everyone's already watching, and a completely chaotic approach to who gets played off after 20 seconds and who gets to deliver a twe



What can we say about Astell & Kern's admirable catalog of portable hi-res music players? Luxury meets innovation? True, across the board. That the South Korean class leader's oeuvre includes some of the best MP3 players in existence? Also correct. And now, there's a new kid in town, an update to the fantastic Astell & Kern A&ultima SP2000T – namely, the SP3000. Featuring what A&K tells us is a "



It's Tuesday, and what a day to solve a Wordle . Whether you're smashing it or struggling, 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 13's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and clues. Where did Wordle come from? Wordle was initially created by engineer Josh



Most cancers can’t be reliably screened for before symptoms begin—tools like mammograms and pap smears are exceptions, not the rule. To improve detection, dozens of companies have designed single tests to spot signs of multiple kinds of cancer in blood drawn from a patient’s arm. Now, a national trial is preparing to launch in the US to see how good these tests actually are. In a speech on Monday



Kubernetes is the leading orchestrator for distributing container instances across multiple physical nodes. The nodes are managed by the Kubernetes control plane, a collection of components which maintain the cluster’s state, respond to changing conditions, and handle scheduling decisions. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The rise in remote work, online shopping, and incompetent FCC leadership creates a perfect storm for scammers. Phishing attacks are more common than ever before, and they regularly lead to fraud, identity theft, and corporate data breaches. But what is phishing, and how can you avoid it? Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal to address allegations made by the company’s former head of security in a lengthy whistleblower complaint. In a new letter to Agrawal reported by CNN , the leaders of the committee pressed the CEO to address claims that Twitter’s security practices could harm national security , as well as other issues raised in



Enlarge / The Pixelbook Go starts at $649 for a Core m3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. (credit: Valentina Palladino) Google's hardware division continues to be unable to field a consistent, reliable hardware selection. A report from The Verge claims Google has "canceled the next version of its Pixelbook laptop and dissolved the team responsible for building it." This has been the cas



Enlarge / Galaxy brain, meet Ubisoft brain... (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Ubisoft ) If you've been following Ubisoft's relationship with the NFT space in the last year, you probably remember that its nonsensical release of Quartz NFTs in Ghost Recon Breakpoint was halted in April after just a few months. At the time, though, Ubisoft said that players should "stay tuned for more update



Enlarge / The PyTorch logo on a fancy gradient. (credit: PyTorch Foundation) Meta AI announced today that the governance of PyTorch, a popular open source deep learning framework, has moved to an independent organization called the PyTorch Foundation . It will operate as part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, and its governing board includes representatives from Nvidia, Meta, Google, Microsoft,




The latest Apple Watch models have arrived, and that means consumers have a difficult choice: save money with the SE 2 or spend a bit more for the Series 8.



Though nothing big came from Project Loon, it has spawned a company that is poised to take on - and perhaps even surpass - SpaceX's Starlink.



Amtrak has suspended service on some long-distance train routes beginning Tuesday as the rail industry braces for a potential strike among railroad freight workers that could begin later this week. The cancellations beginning Tuesday impact three routes that run between Chicago and the West Coast along Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, California Zephyr and Empire Builder routes. A large section of Amtra



I've found over the years that the CardMatch tool can be great for identifying targeted, non-public American Express initial bonus offers you may be eligible for. However I haven't seen specific great offers lately - until just now. Continue reading ...



Danish import Speak No Evil was one of the standouts at this year’s Sundance Film Festival —anyone who saw it then is likely still traumatized by it. Elegant filmmaking propels its story of two families who meet on vacation , hit it off, and decide to visit again... with decidedly less pleasant results. With Speak No … Read more...



Space is a reliably terrifying place , but things elevate to a new level of “Oh hell no” in Netflix anime series Exception . With Earth in the rearview mirror, a terraforming mission sets out for a distant planet, but the mission soon goes dangerously—nay, monstrously —awry. Check out the trailer here! Read more...



Sony's next State of Play preview event is going down on Tuesday, September 13th at 6pm ET, the company announced via Twitter Monday. "We’ll have some great updates from our amazing Japanese partners and developers all around the world," Sony noted in a subsequent tweet. "Expect about ~20 minutes covering 10 upcoming games." State of Play returns tomorrow, September 13. Watch live to see new reve



Tailwind Air will postpone the start of its seaplane service between New York City and Washington, D.C., the airline confirmed to TPG on Monday, canceling flights scheduled to begin Tuesday morning. Word of the postponement comes as Tailwind changed its D.C.-area base from College Park Airport (CGS) in Prince Georges County, Maryland, to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The postpone



New Jersey demanded back taxes from the ride-hailing company, claiming it misclassified drivers as independent contractors.



Some people might be surprised to learn that Brendan Fraser (yes, The Mummy ’s Brendan Fraser ) was set to make his feature-length DC Universe debut in Batgirl . The actor, who is currently garnering Oscar buzz for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale , was set to take on the role of Firefly, a pyromaniac… Read more...



Enlarge / A few apps that received significant updates in iOS 15. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple released the next major versions of several of its operating systems today, including watchOS 9, tvOS 16, and iOS 16 . The latter is probably the most significant of the three, with a total overhaul of the iPhone lock screen, new iMessage editing and message deletion capabilities, and passkeys that attem



Atari 50 Enlarge / The box art for Atari 50 includes teases of various console designs and game box art images. (credit: Atari Corp. / Digital Eclipse) Earlier this year, news emerged about yet another Atari classic-gaming compilation meant to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. As we've seen quite a few Atari-branded collections over the years, we wondered exactly what shape Atari 50 's se



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While speaking at the National Space Council meeting on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the U.S. will introduce a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly to call on other countries to refrain from conducting anti-satellite missile tests. Read more...



If you get an email from an unknown person, sharing a “Proof of Payment” document from WeTransfer, be careful as it’s most likely malware . Cybersecurity researchers from Cofense have found threat actors are now distributing the Lampion malware this way in greater volume. Lampion is a known trojan, capable of stealing sensitive data, such as banking information, passwords, and similar. It does so



Once famous — or perhaps infamous — for his comments as vice president likening New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to something seen in a “third world country,” President Joe Biden held the airport up as an example of progress Monday, while offering a sobering — if less rhetorically pointed — assessment of airports and air travel in America. “It’s turning into a world-class airport again,” Biden



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 . Happy new week, startup nerds! Tomorrow (Tuesday), we have not one, but two Twitter Live events happening, and we’re excited about both of ’em. At 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT, we are talking with Andrew Chan about why Gen Z VCs are trash, and at 12:00 p.m. PDT /



Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: An Artemis launch update Rocket Lab and Sierra Space’s new agreements for space transportation News from Axiom, OneWeb and more By the way … TechCrunch Disrupt finally returns — live and in person — to San Francisco on October 18-20. Use this link to receive 15% off passes (excluding online and expo). NASA provides an update on the Artemis I launch



The Vector W8 fell prey to financial issues and some serious test drive woes that never allowed it to compete with other supercars.



Today's Wordle solution is a good way to start the week, as it's not too tricky to figure out, and it's definitely a word you've heard before.



The 2023 Lincoln Corsair will be delivered in early in the new year, but eager drivers can begin placing orders now.




This particular Chevrolet Corvette sold for an astronomical sum -- making it one of the best auto investments of the past century.



The Apple Watch is not only water-resistant, but it also has a feature that can eject the water from the wearable's speaker when you're finished swimming.



Cross-platform texters miss out on many key features that iMessage users enjoy everyday, and many are calling for Apple to finally adopt RCS.



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How the Turntables Don't take SpaceX seriously? If so, former SpaceX-antagonist and current NASA chief Bill Nelson, who seems to have completely forgotten about his own previously-held beliefs regarding the spaceflight company, has some words for you. "When there was the beginning of the space cargo and crew [programs], the two serious bidders were SpaceX and Boeing, and everybody poo-pooed Space



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Eye Sore Private space companies are hellbent on filling our planet's orbit with countless satellites — a trend supercharged by SpaceX's efforts to establish its broadband internet-beaming Starlink constellation, which will eventually incorporate tens of thousands of separate 573-pound satellites. And they're only bound to get even bigger . These thousands of new sats being launched every year ar



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Mishap Investigation Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin experienced a big setback today. The company was forced to abort an uncrewed mission midflight earlier today, with its New Shepard capsule erupting in a huge explosion as it was jettisoned away from the booster below, which did not appear to survive the ordeal. The blunder has now drawn the attention from the Federal Aviation Administrati



On Sept. 8, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, sparking a national outpouring of grief as the United Kingdom lost its longest-reigning monarch. Hours later, the government announced a 10-day period of national mourning, culminating in what may be the largest funeral the world has ever seen. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . If you wa



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Last Monday, Sacramento reached a scalding high of 113 degrees Fahrenheit , smashing the previous daily record of 108. The same day, a Twitter data center located in the California state capital failed, according to a report from CNN that cites a leaked internal company email. Read more...



Researchers at the National University of Singapore and Yonsei University in the Republic of Korea have invented a device that can detect whether malware is accessing a laptop microphone without permission. The prototype device, codenamed TickTock, described in a paper entitled 'TickTock: Detecting Microphone Status in Laptops Leveraging Electromagnetic Leakage of Clock Signals', is so named beca



iOS 16 is currently rolling out across the world but was hit with a major problem early on that prevented some users from downloading apps from the Apple App Store. Users were unable to accept the Terms and Conditions agreements from the digital store, according to some Twitter users . Trying to press “Agree” on the page resulted in an error message appearing, telling people to try again later an



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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. Amazon is likely already your go-to for everything from cordless phone chargers to cat toys, but the Intel Store makes it an excellent source for your next laptop purchase, as well. The Intel Store is loaded with every Intel-powered



It’s an important Disney character you probably never thought too much about: the star, as in the “When You Wish Upon a Star” that Jiminy Cricket sings about, the star that Princess Tiana looks up to ask for her palace restaurant, and the star that Simba gazes at while missing his father . Now, the star is getting an… Read more...



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Instagram looks a lot more like TikTok as of late, but that radical metamorphosis and new focus on short-form video hasn’t translated into TikTok’s ludicrous viewership numbers. Read more...



The air quality in Seattle, Washington was bad enough make the city the most polluted in the world on Saturday, amid ongoing wildfires. Out of around 90 major cities , the Pacific Northwest metropolis reached the top of the worst list, according to IQAir’s Air Quality Index (AQI). The Index value for Seattle peaked at… Read more...



U.S. automotive giant Ford’s bringing more driver assistance features to U.S. roads, whether drivers are ready for them or not. Read more...



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The wonderful worlds of Disney and all of its franchises were well represented at the D23 Expo 2022 by cosplayers donning their fandom best. Check out these amazing looks that covered the various universes of Marvel , Pixar, Star Wars , and Disney , plus some fun mash-ups. Read more...



Twitter has begun rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab. Starting today, Twitter Blue members on iOS can check out the new interface element through the subscription’s early access Labs feature. The tab brings together live and recorded Spaces, and even offers a selection of popular podcasts you can listen to directly through the app. listen up: podcasts are coming to Twitter! now available in Tw



Prosecutors say Trevor Milton, former chief executive of Nikola, lured retail investors with lies about the electric truck company’s technology.



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As exercise demands shifted away from the gym amid pandemic-related shutdowns, Peloton hit heights experienced by precious few tech firms. That made the connected fitness company’s crash down to Earth all the more jarring. In February, co-founder John Foley stepped down as CEO amid a 2,800-person layoff. Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy stepped into the leadership role, before appointing a number of ne



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GM’s self-driving technology unit Cruise will launch commercial robotaxi services in Austin, Texas and Phoenix — two hot spots for autonomous vehicle development — “in the next 90 days and before the end of 2022,” Cruise CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt said Monday, The services will initially be small scale, but from the outset the robotaxi services will be driverless, a term that means a human safe



A consumer group, Flyers Rights, is seeking to have the courts compel the FAA to impose minimum seat size standards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard this argument today. The only effect it could have is to outlaw the Frontier Airlines-Spirit Airlines business model and reduce price competition against American, United, Delta and Southwest. Continue reading ...



Time is money, or so they say. But how much is your time actually worth? When you’re deciding what to do with your free time, it can be helpful to put a price tag on it to determine what tradeoffs you’re really making. Read more...



Apple started rolling out iOS 16 earlier today, which includes the ability to add special widgets to your lock screen. Google’s apps will be among the first to offer lock screen widgets on iOS 16, including Gmail, Chrome, and Maps. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Disney Parks, Experiences and Products chairman Josh D’Amaro took to the stage yesterday at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, in what can only be described as an hour-and-a-half whirlwind of announcements and updates (plus a few musical numbers and a celebratory burst of confetti) for Disney parks around the globe. The theme of the presentation was “A Boundless Future,” and after getting a pre



As the famed Canadian maple leaf turns from green to bright shades of orange, red and yellow in forests across the country, it’s a great time to fly north to experience fall travel in Canada . To help you on your way, Air Canada has announced a fall flight sale, with one-way flights between the United States and Canada selling for as little as $70. The sale includes flights from cities across the



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With Apple set to launch its new iOS 16 operating system imminently, some security experts have warned that the software's headline privacy feature might not be all that it's cracked up to be. The company announced that Lockdown Mode would be available as part of iOS 16, designed for the new iPhone 14 models and more, in a bid to offer users a stronger level of cybersecurity protection than ever



The Inflation Reduction Act has been widely described as the largest piece of climate legislation ever passed in the U.S. It contains “the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change,” wrote the Associated Press on the day President Joe Biden signed the bill. Biden himself called it “the… Read more...



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Apple’s iOS 16 is out today and that means new features. If you’re an iPhone user and want to customize the settings to better protect your digital privacy, there are a couple new options worth checking out. Read more...



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It is the year of our lord Emma Frost 2022—and readers, somehow it has taken Marvel Comics this long to team up its two most iconic clones. Read more...



It’s not a stretch to say that Tinder revolutionized what it means to date online . While the shift to online dating was already in full swing, it was relegated to web browsers, with websites like Plenty of Fish and eHarmony taking the reign as the one-stop-shop for people looking for love amongst the digital… Read more...



There’s more than one reason to avoid dropping your phone in the water. Not only is it catastrophic for devices that aren’t properly waterproofed, but your device will also lose most of its wireless connectivity when submerged, leaving you unable to text message friends who’ve gone overboard too, unless you download… Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel is gearing up to release the first products in its 13th-generation Core processor family, codenamed Raptor Lake. Among the topline facts that the company announced at its Intel Technology Tour is that at least one member of the Raptor Lake family will be capable of hitting 6 GHz out of the box ( via Tom's Hardware ). Core counts and architectural improvements are gen



At Tesla, the company’s stock price apparently isn’t the only thing that’s climbing lately. Powerwall sales are also poised to rise, now that the automaker’s big batteries are reportedly a prerequisite for Solar Roof installations. The requirement is new as of September, and it comes as Tesla ramps up Powerwall production at its Nevada factory, per Electrek . Tesla did not respond to a request fo



Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Monday, US President Joe Biden will announce more information on his plan to end cancer. The president will use the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy's legendary speech about putting a man on the Moon to name a director for a new agency to make this happen, adding yet one more acronym to the US biomedical research enterprise. The new agency is



Now that I’m about six months into my tenure as a reporter here at The Points Guy, it seems the word has spread among my friends and family, so to speak. I attended a wedding over Labor Day weekend and found myself fielding numerous questions from friends and loose acquaintances about points, travel and travel credit cards. While I primarily directed friends to TPG’s travel credit cards page when




Apple TV is one of the best streaming devices around, especially if you’re in the Apple ecosystem, but it can be expensive. Thankfully, the Apple TV HD is now on sale for its lowest price yet. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE 2022, and Apple Watch Ultra were all revealed last week. Thankfully, if you already have a (supported) Apple Watch, there’s a new software update rolling out with some of the new models’ features. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Git is an essential tool if you’re going to be coding. It lets you conveniently manage different versions of code within a repository (repo). Git is also the most common way to access GitHub, one of the largest code repositories in the world. Here are a few ways to install Git on Windows. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



A brand new Linux malware strain capable of different kinds of nasties has been detected, capable of abusing legitimate cloud services to stay hidden in plain sight. Cybersecurity researchers from AT&T Alien Labs recently discovered the malware and named it Shikitega. It comes with a super tiny dropper (376 bytes), using a polymorphic encoder that gradually drops the payload. That means that the



New images of the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme have been leaked, and now we have a better look at the third-party card and all of its amenities. According to the leaked photos, reported on by Wccftech , we could see that the card has a massive quad-slot cooling system and a PCB design with a single PCIe Gen 5.0 connector. The box that the Zotac RTX 4090 purportedly comes in features the Ice



Part of what makes video games so darn fun is the pure exploration. Us 90s gamers remember how huge Ocarina of Time’s Hyrule Field felt for the first time, or how realistic Grand Theft Auto III’s Liberty City seemed. While these games are still just as fun to explore today, modern tech makes it possible to take that… Read more...



I’ve loved grocery shopping with my mom ever since I was a wee-child in New Jersey. But before our journey, I’d always asked which store we were headed to. We frequented two types of grocery stores: the American one, and the Asian grocery store in East Hanover. A trip to the Kam Man Market was always something to get… Read more...



Samsung is arguably the most popular Android smartphone brand, but which model do most users prefer? The answer may surprise you considering its price tag.



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The latest update to your iPhone is here with iOS 16, an OS update that'll change the way you see your device from lock screen to security settings.



European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano survived a harrowing incident while on a space walk, and was fortunate to be able to tell of it.



Ferrari has made many iconic cars throughout its history, but these incredible automobiles somehow managed to fly under the radar.



There are quite a few ways you can speed up your macOS computer, and the majority of them can be done with no specialty knowledge or IT experience whatsoever.



The latest Apple Watch software has been released, and watchOS 9 brings a host of health, fitness, and other features.



If you type the phrase “the Merge” into Google today, you’ll be treated with a countdown: It’s coming in a little over two days, as of this writing. The countdown is ticking off the time until one of the biggest shifts the crypto world has ever seen. Read more...



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A Canadian startup called TransPod wants to revolutionize ground-based transportation by sending magnetically levitated trains through vacuum-sealed tubes at ludicrous speeds. It's a highly ambitious — and immensely expensive, nevermind comically vague — concept that's generated some serious buzz in recent weeks. And we can't shake the feeling that we've seen this kind of design before. Remember



When it comes to powering up just about every device under the sun, you can count on USB-C cables. Aside from iPhones, just about every single modern device, from Samsung Galaxy phones to Nintendo Switch are charged through USB-C ports, so eventually, you’ll need at least one. But what separates a good cable from one that will crap out in months? Should you drop extra cash on pricier cables or ar



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Ashes to Ashes The estate of David Bowie has a very believable and timely excuse for shucking its widely-derided non-fungible token (NFT) line, thank you very much. Over the weekend, the "Ziggy Stardust" legend's estate tweeted that it would be "postponing" its forthcoming NFT collection, "Bowie on the Blockchain," out of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died Friday at the age of 96.



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Uncoolest Dictator It's been about a year since El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, Crypto Bro and self-described " world's coolest dictator ," moved to incorporate Bitcoin as an official state currency. Spoiler alert: it hasn't exactly gone well. In fact, in the words of Canberra University economist John Hawkins, the grand crypto experiment has been nothing short of a "spectacular failure." "



New data from Carta indicates that valuations for very early-stage startups are holding up better than we might have expected in the current slowdown. But while it appears that the price at which investors are willing to put capital into various startup sectors is at times becoming more expensive, the pace at which deals are happening is slowing enough that the changing value of seed deals actual



Apple released iOS 16 earlier today , and one of the more notable features the update introduces is a redesigned lock screen experience . For the first time, Apple is letting you customize the typeface and accent color of on-screen elements like the date and time. Moreover, you can finally add widgets. As of today, there are a handful of ones from Apple to choose from, but in the coming days and




Google is killing its Pixelbook laptop, according to an internal memo reported by The Verge. The company has also “shut down” the team that was working on the next generation of the device, which was reportedly “far along in development.” The company apparently opted to shift resources away from the premium Chromebook in an effort to cut costs. Members of the Pixelbook team were reportedly moved



Am I the only one who prefers rear facing airplane seats to forward facing ones? Is that strange? Why rear facing airplane seats are awesome A vast majority of airplane seats face forward, though select airlines have rear facing seats in business class. Off the top of my head, All Nippon Airways , American , British Airways , Etihad , Qatar , and United , come to mind as the airlines with these t



Roku is rolling out a new OS (version 11.5) for its streamers and Roku TVs. The update brings with it a wide range of new features, including one we’ve been hoping to see for some time: a Bluetooth audio output. The new capability is coming to the company’s flagship Roku Ultra 4K streamer ($90), which previously only let you plug in a set of wired headphones to its remote control, or use the comp



With American Airlines sytemwide upgrades now available for one category upgrades on British Airways for flights between the U.S. and London and for intra-European flights, British Airways Gold members and higher are being given upgrade certificates valid for travel on American Airlines too. Continue reading ...



If you have an upcoming stay at a Marriott hotel or a resort that participates in the Marriott Bonvoy program , what’s the best credit card to use for this stay? Should you use a Marriott cobranded credit card , or is another credit card the best for your stay? Here’s a look at some popular credit cards you might use to pay for your next stay at a Marriott hotel and what these cards can offer you



Now that the Apple fanfare is nearing its end, we can start focusing our sights on what might be next from Google. The company is hosting a Pixel event next month in Brooklyn, N.Y., and there are rumblings that Google may also debut its next Chromecast device there. Read more...



If you couldn’t keep up with all the news Disney dropped at its D23 Expo this past weekend, we don’t blame you. There were so many trailers dropped, so much footage released, and so much news announced for shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , the Star Wars franchise , Disney proper, and more that it got… Read more...



If you held off on booking travel to Europe after seeing how many travelers flocked to airports over the summer, perhaps the calmer fall and winter travel seasons could make things feel a bit more approachable. Some of the fares are certainly more approachable. Take Dublin for example. Beginning in October for some cities, and just after the new year for others, you can find round-trip flights at



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Look Closer When looking closely at a Blue Origin capsule, a former NASA scientist noticed something interesting — that the craft in question was named after a bona fide socialist. The former agency scientist, Keith Cowing, pointed out that this morning's New Shepard mission launch — yes, the one where the booster failed in spectacular fashion — was using a capsule named after HG Wells . You know



One of the major changes with today’s launch of iOS 16 is the ability for users’ to now personalize their Lock Screen with widgets , in addition to adding widgets to the Home Screen, which had rolled out in iOS 14 . However, outside of built-in widgets for Apple’s first-party apps like Calendar, Clock, Fitness, Home, News, Reminders and others, this new feature relies on developer adoption. Fortu



It’s a beautiful thing, to reach the point in a relationship when your no-longer-new partner has finally discovered all of the horrible smells your body can produce, and chooses to stick with you nonetheless. The last thing you want, however, is for this smelly point to arrive ahead of schedule—killing the romance… Read more...



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If you’ve ever walked out of a Starbucks, infant-sized latte in hand, and thought, “Geez, this coffee’s really lacking some Silicon Valley-inspired innovation,” then good news. The brand that once tried to cash in on a dying CD industry is now leaning into the struggling Web3 marketing ecosystem in an attempt to… Read more...



With just a few months left in 2022, now is a great time to earn airline miles for holiday travel. But, you should by no means limit your points and miles accumulation solely to airfare. One major misconception for those new to points and miles is that the only way to earn miles is to fly an airline regularly or carry their travel rewards credit card . New to The Points Guy? Sign up for our daily



America Airlines is redesigning its bag tags, for use when you check luggage. The idea of these new tags is to help avoid lost luggage when you're connecting between flights. The new tags will be numbered based how much time you have for your connecting flight, and if all goes well will debut early next year. Continue reading ...



I’ve had the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® both recently and in the distant past, and it’s spending on this card that largely accounting for my first lifetime elite status with American Airlines way back in 2006. American’s miles are the currency I’ve spent the most over the years, and there’s no longer a great way to earn miles through another credit card besides an Am



Enlarge / Roku OS 11.5. (credit: Roku ) Roku today announced new hardware with the budget-conscious in mind, including the $130 Roku Wireless Bass subwoofer and an updated Roku Express streaming device. The company also detailed Roku OS 11.5, which includes features that should mean less time spent helplessly clicking around for something to watch. Roku’s $130 Wireless Bass The Roku Wireless Bass



Enlarge / Intel's GPU performance tiers. The gap between 3 and 5 is much larger than the gap between 5 and 7. (credit: Intel) Intel’s slow, steady drip of information about its upcoming Arc GPUs continued last week when the company released the final specs for its four A-series desktop graphics cards. As with the laptop GPUs the company announced earlier this year, the desktop Arc cards are split



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) SpaceX's Starlink division has appealed the Federal Communications Commission decision to block it from receiving $885.51 million in broadband funding. Starlink called the funding reversal "grossly unfair" and "flawed as a matter of both law and policy." The appeal submitted Friday asks the commission to undo the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau ruli



Enlarge / Back in 2015, Faraday Future looked like it could be a proper rival for Tesla. In 2022, we're still waiting for its first EV, the FF91, to be ready for prime time. (credit: Faraday / Aurich Lawson) PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF.—In a parking lot next to Peter Hay Hill sat two square-ish, blobby vehicles. They weren't attractive, and they seemed both inordinately squat and huge, but there were ple



Enlarge / While the iPhone 14 battery will seemingly be much the same as the iPhone 13 (pictured), the cost to replace it goes up 43 percent. (credit: iFixit ) While the iPhone 14 hardware lineup costs largely the same as the previous generation, the cost of replacing the battery has gone up considerably, surpassing the prices Apple was charging before its 2016/2017 "Batterygate" reckoning. iPhon




Enlarge / An unofficial render of the OnePlus 11 Pro. The camera is round now, and the alert slider returns. (credit: OnLeaks and Smartprix ) The OnePlus 10T was announced just a month ago, and we're already getting details about the next big OnePlus flagship. Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka OnLeaks) and SmartPrix have created a render of the OnePlus 11 Pro, which is apparently rapidly approaching relea



With the United Kingdom in a period of national mourning, Nintendo UK has taken an unexpected decision about its big upcoming game announcements



Queen Elizabeth II's final journey through the United Kingdom doesn't feature the iconic British brands you might expect it to.



Magna International, a Canadian mobility technology company that builds sensor-based systems for cars like driver monitoring systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), is entering the micromobility market. The company invested $77 million in Yulu, an Indian shared micromobility operator, and plans to jointly launch a battery swapping service company. Magna’s investment is part of Yulu



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Ladies and gentlemen, start your iPhones: iOS 16 is finally here. After three months of software testing, Apple has finally released its big new iPhone update to all compatible devices. With it comes a slew of new and exciting features. Some, you might know already, such as the ability to edit iMessages, but others,… Read more...



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The latest software for your Apple Watch is here, complete with fresh faces, sleep stages, and low-power mode.



Computing performance for Linux VMs running the latest kernel update could have seen a decrease of up to 70%, new figures have found. Recent research by VMWare performance engineering staffer Manikandan Jagatheesan found running virtual machines with the Linux distro on the ESXi hypervisor, using the latest kernel update version 5.19, could see computing power reduce by more than two-thirds when



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Disney’s doing more than expanding its increasingly voluminous empire into all aspects of media, it’s now thinking of getting into the gambling game. Strap some beers to your Mickey Mouse ears hat and start chugging, because nothing says “Disney” like a debilitating sports gambling addiction. Read more...



Best Western Rewards isn’t the most generous loyalty program out there, and for that matter Best Western doesn’t have that many aspirational properties. However, the program does pretty consistently offer promotions. Best Western’s summer promotion ended on September 4, and the hotel group’s fall promotion has launched as of today. Best Western Rewards fall 2022 promo With a new promotion , Best



From the moment Canon launched the full-frame mirrorless EOS R, everyone wondered if it would use the same mount for APS-C cameras and effectively kill the EF-M system. It did just that in May, launching not just one but two RF APS-C cameras. One was the flagship $1,500 EOS R7 that I tested last month, and the other is the $980 EOS R10, the subject of today’s review. For that considerably lower p



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Lunar Rising The space race may just have heated up amid China's reported discovery of a new lunar mineral that could possibly be used as an energy source. First announced in a press conference covered by Chinese state news site Xinhua , the finding appears to be, as Interesting Engineering notes , the first time China has claimed the discovery of a new mineral on the Moon. Adding to the sense of



houghtonlib : Items from our new exhibition “American Drag,” open now. “I Wish That I’d Been Born a Girl” & “I Wish That I’d Been Born a Boy” Composed by Harry Angelo. Arranged by J. W. Porter. Philadelphia: Marsh & Bubna, 1867 MS Thr 877 Houghton Library, Harvard University



emmaklee : limp vellum binding via National Library of Sweden



frenchcurious : Fisher Building Detroit. - source Art Deco.



Bird’s-eye view of Detroit and Detroit River; printed on image: “Edward G. Hamilton, Detroit, Mich.” Recorded in glass negative ledger: “D/Airviews, 1929.” Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



If you use Apple AirPods to listen to music, you can use your AirPods themselves to skip songs, eliminating the need to reach for your phone. You can go to the next music track as well as the previous music track by just tapping your earbuds. Here’s how to do that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The completed version of the Stable Diffusion model can generate images with artificial intelligence right on your computer. There’s now a modified version that is perfect for creating repeating patterns. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The upcoming Quest Pro VR headset from Meta (formerly Facebook) is set to arrive next month, but now the world is getting an early first look thanks to an engineering sample left in a hotel room. You can’t make this stuff up. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Eleven years ago, we published a brief report of a quirky hack: Turning on a kids’ bubble machine is said to keep mosquitoes at bay. And this weekend, I saw the same idea going viral on TikTok . But does it really work? Read more...




The desktop version of Microsoft Excel will soon support a handy task automation feature previously only available to users of the web application, it has been revealed. As per a new entry to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, an update for the spreadsheet software will soon allow deskt

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