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Choice Privileges Selling Points With A 30% Bonus
300+One Mile at a Time / 1h
Choice Privileges has launched a promotion on purchased points , which has the potential to be worthwhile. Let’s take a look at everything you need to know about this offer, and talk about under what circumstances it makes sense to buy points. Promotion on purchased Choice Privileges points Through Friday, November 11, 2022, Choice Privileges is offering a sale on purchased points . Choice is off
Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion
TechCrunch / 1h
Zen Educate , an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and hefty fees. On top of that, workin
Polestar 3 is a luxury electric SUV with tons of tech on board
Mashable / 10min
Polestar's third-ever electric vehicle, the Polestar 3, has finally been officially revealed. Polestar is Volvo's sub-brand focused on electric performance cars, but with the Polestar 3, a mid-sized SUV, the focus is less on performance and more on stuffing as many tech advances as possible into one car. That's not to say the Polestar 3 is slow: In standard dual-motor configuration, it produces a
Buy LifeMiles With 145% Bonus & 5% Award Discount
500+One Mile at a Time / now
Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value , especially for first & business class travel. The Avianca LifeMiles program has just launched its latest promotion on purchased miles, and there’s an exclusive value proposition for OMAAT readers who register . Not only that, but there’s a further unique angle to this promotion, which is that you can get a redemption discount if yo
Wow: Instant (Free) IHG Diamond Elite Status
One Mile at a Time / 10min
While IHG One Rewards has a Gold and Platinum fast track promotion , this offer is much better… with a catch. Register for free IHG Diamond status IHG One Rewards currently has a “Straight to Diamond” status promotion: You receive Diamond status immediately when you register, valid through December 31, 2022 You can maintain Diamond status through December 31, 2023, by completing 10 eligible paid
The Deepest Part of the Ocean Is an Alien World
Popular Mechanics / 12min
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United MileagePlus Selling Miles With A 95% Bonus
200+One Mile at a Time / 28min
Strategically buying miles & points can represent a great deal, especially for luxury travel. United Airlines MileagePlus has just launched its latest sale on purchased miles , though different members may be targeted for different offers. Promotion on purchased United MileagePlus miles Through 11:59PM CT on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, United MileagePlus is offering a sale on purchased miles . D
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for October 13
Mashable / 1h
Quordle solutions don't always just click into place. Sometimes they clunk , into place. Sometimes, like today, they slowly creep into place. That's not a bad thing, but it does add a certain difficulty. If it's a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is.
Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
TechCrunch / 1h
Focused on Southeast Asia, Ayoconnect ’s APIs make it faster for businesses to launch new financial services, instead of needing to build their own tech infrastructure. It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from
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Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store
23TechCrunch / 2h
Though it’s been available for the iPhone for months, Truth Social is now listed in Google’s app marketplace for the first time . Axios first reported Wednesday that Truth Social, former President Trump’s social network, cleared the necessary hurdles to get approval from Google. The app became available on Android shortly after and is now live in the Play Store, extending its reach to Google’s mo
'The nerd emoji is not who we are'
100+BBC News - Technology / 2h
Lowri, 13, is campaigning for an option to add a pair of glasses on emojis.
Today's Wordle Answer #481 – October 13, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 3h
If you've been a long-term Wordle fan, you'll know by now that sometimes the most common words are the most difficult to guess, and today is no exception.
Valve releases redesigned Steam mobile app with QR code login
Engadget / 3h
You can finally say goodbye to your dated and clunky Steam mobile app. Valve has rolled out the redesigned version of its Steam mobile app for Android and iOS, which it's been testing since at least August this year. When it was looking for beta testers for the application, the game developer said it rebuilt the app "on a new framework and modernized the design." It has also bundled the app with
An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios
TechCrunch / 3h
There’s a new D&D video game on the way from the Montreal studio formerly known as Tuque Games. Wizards of the Coast, which publishes Dungeons & Dragons , has relaunched the Canadian game developer as Invoke Studios — a revamped company with a focus on crafting big games out of the considerable source material that comes with the territory. Invoke and Wizards aren’t revealing much about the new g
Fujifilm X-T5 set to launch soon – and it could be the year's most exciting camera
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Fujifilm has had a big year, but it's apparently not done yet. According to some strong rumors, it's planning to launch the Fujifilm X-T5 next month – and the mid-range all-rounder has the potential to be the most exciting camera of the year. The source of this speculation is, as always, the reliable Fuji Rumors , with the site claiming that Fujifilm "will announce the Fujifilm X-T5 in November"
Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris
20TechCrunch / 4h
There’s a new VC fund in town — at least if you live in Paris. Meet Resonance, a new $150 million fund (€150 million) backed 100% by Otium Capital . You may already be familiar with Otium Capital. It is Pierre-Edouard Stérin’s family office. Back in 2003, Stérin co-founded Smartbox Group , the company behind many popular experience gift boxes. He still owns Smartbox Group today and has a lot of m
Get lifetime access to the Jillian Michaels Fitness App for under £140
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the Jillian Michaels Fitness App is on sale for £135.79, saving you 66% on list price. Meeting your fitness goals can be tough. From the kitchen to the gym, there’s a constant series of decisions you can make that hopefully lead toward wellness, but it’s a lot more complicated (and frustrating) in practice. As tough as getting in shape can be, it might be a littl
Roku just entered the smart home game - with a lot of help from Wyze
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Roku is expanding into a new frontier as the company revealed its upcoming line of smart home devices made in collaboration with Wyze. On the surface, it looks like the company merely repackaged Wyze products and slapped the Roku label on them. The hardware is indeed the same, but all the devices will be supported by Roku’s own proprietary software. In total, there will be multiple devices matchi
Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users
24TechCrunch / 4h
Pillow aspires to be an all-in-one platform that helps even newbie users save, spend and invest in crypto currency. The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Jump Capital. The app currently has more than 75,000 users in over 60 countries. It supports 10 digital assets, incl
Why Ford Used The Same Engine For Over 30 Years
SlashGear / 6h
One automotive pillar isn't a car itself, but an engine: the Ford 300 cubic-inch inline six-cylinder. The model is well-regarded and for good reasons.
23% Of People Didn't Realize The PS5 Has This Hidden Feature – Exclusive Survey
SlashGear / 6h
The PlayStation 5 not only packs some notable gaming hardware, but also a ton of features - so many, in fact, that many players don't realize they exist.
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for October 13
Mashable / 6h
It's Friday! Just kidding. Sorry. But it's the day before Friday, which is nearly as good. Here, have a brand new Wordle to keep you busy while you wait for the weekend — and we've got some clues and the solution for you, as we do every day . If you just want today's word, you can jump straight to the end of this article for October 13's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yourself,
Black Adam Social Reactions Are Divided On How Much the Hierarchy of Power in the DC Universe Might Change
Gizmodo / 7h
Finally, the Rock has made his long-awaited debut in the DC Universe as Black Adam . Promising that the hierarchy of power will change, Dwayne Johnson suits up ( costumes now available ) to deliver a bolt of lightning to revive the state of the DC slate . If it worked seems to depend on who you ask. Read more...
Ask the professor: Wharton’s Mori Taheripour on how to negotiate the right way
23TechCrunch / 7h
Mori Taheripour teaches negotiations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught undergraduates, MBA students and executive MBA students how to have better business conversations. Taheripour has also coached corporate clients, including on behalf of Goldman Sachs and Major League Baseball, about how to feel more confident and comfortable in negotiating, a skill t
How to Increase a KVM Virtual Machine’s Disk Size
How-To Geek / 8h
KVM is a virtualization technology that’s integrated into the Linux kernel. You can create virtual machines and interact with KVM using tools such as virsh, virt-manager, and GNOME Boxes. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Royalty-backed Lightrock packs $834 million into its first climate fund
TechCrunch / 8h
Lightrock , the London-based backer of neobank Niyo and “wood modification” company Kebony , has secured about $834 million (€860 million) for a new fund focused on climate tech. The private equity and venture firm plans to pump the money into startups in areas such as clean energy, decarbonization and sustainable agriculture . Lightrock will write checks as small as $10 million, and up to around
Katana, an ERP for SMB manufacturers, raises $34M
28TechCrunch / 8h
Katana , an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for small- and medium-sized manufacturers, has raised €35 million ($34 million) in a Series B round of funding. ERP is a form of business management software that can serve any number of functions inside a company, from marketing and risk management, to supply chain management and beyond. Integrations are pivotal to any ERP software, as it t
FOLX powers LGBTQ+ telehealth support groups with $30M round
TechCrunch / 8h
FOLX Health , a telehealth company catering to the LGBTQIA+ community, closed a fresh $30 million round of funding, which it will use to expand its new support groups feature. The company provides affirming and inclusive care through services such as hormone replacement therapy, PrEP prescriptions, general and sexual health services. FOLX also recently began offering support groups, led by either
Elizabeth Warren presses Texas on crypto miners’ energy use
Engadget / 8h
Elizabeth Warren and six other Democratic senators are pressing Texas’ energy regulator on whether the crypto mining industry is putting additional strain on the state’s grid, and its impact on climate change. In a letter to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the senators note that “cryptomining companies are flooding into states like Texas,” and raise questions about the industry
Scientists taught brain cells to play legendary 'Pong' game
52Mashable / 9h
Brain cells now know the irresistible lure of the classic arcade game "Pong." A peer-reviewed study in Neuron from Australian biotech company Cortical Labs show how neurons are not only capable of playing a version of the table tennis game, but that they can adapt and get better the longer they play. The study's authors set up a game-like simulation by putting human stem cells and mouse embryonic
GoHenry, the fintech for under-18s, raises $55M after passing 2M users
20TechCrunch / 9h
Neobanks have made a name for themselves by successfully winning the business of newly minted adults, opening their first checking, savings and investment accounts and uninterested in doing business with clunky, expensive legacy banks. Now a new wave of startups and services has been getting a jump on that model with an even earlier target: under-18s, including kids as young as 6, and in the late
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
35MIT Technology Review / 9h
Progress is being made on a truly impossible-seeming area of plant-based meat products: steak. And not just any steak—filet mignon. At MIT Technology Review’s ClimateTech event this afternoon, Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown shared that while he couldn’t give an exact date for when the company’s steak product will be ready for consumers to purchase, there is a prototype—and he tried it out him
Microsoft's Seeing AI app can scan the boxes of Advil, Theraflu and more to read out details
Engadget / 9h
Microsoft has been gradually updating its Seeing AI app since its launch in 2017, expanding language support and general functionality over the years. Today, the company is announcing a new feature that would let Seeing AI read out detailed information when users scan the barcodes of products by healthcare company Haleon. The feature is rolling out today for US and UK users on the free app, which
Zack Snyder's Justice League Will Hit One Theater, Thanks to Kevin Smith
Gizmodo / 9h
The latest cinephile venture from Kevin Smith is set to debut with a series of director talkbacks at the filmmaker’s Smodcastle theater in New Jersey, which upon opening in the new year will feature an extremely rare big-screen showing of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League . Read more...
Google lets Donald Trump's Truth Social into Play Store
Engadget / 10h
The Donald Trump-backed Truth Social is live in Google’s Play Store following a months-long delay due to concerns over its content moderation policies. The two sides had been going back and forth about the app’s approval since late August, according to Axios. Truth Social launched in Apple’s App Store back in February , but up until now Android users either had to use the web version of the servi
Daily Crunch: Closed early-access product Relay raises $5M seed round to ‘tackle collaborative workflows’
TechCrunch / 10h
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 . If you’re joining us at Disrupt next week, here’s an incentive for turning up early — we’re recording our podcasts live onstage, and you can be in the audience ! Fun fun fun! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Automation nation : Jacob Bank knows what time i
All the best noise-canceling headphones deals of Prime Day 2: AirPods Pro, Bose QuietComfort, Beats Studio3, and more
Mashable / 10h
As of Oct. 12, here are the best noise-canceling headphones deals live at Amazon during the Prime Early Access Sale: BEST HEADPHONES DEAL : Beats Studio3 — $169.95 $349.95 (save 51%) 🔥 BEST EARBUDS DEAL : 2022 Apple AirPods Pro — $223.24 $249 (save 10%) 🔥 Amazon has truly delivered during its inaugural Prime Early Access Sale , which has actually inspired people to kick off their holiday shoppi
Hulu’s Hellraiser Reboot Has So-So Sights to Show You
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Scammer Fools Woman Into Thinking They're an Astronaut Who Needs a Ticket Home
300+Futurism / 10h
Phony Cosmonaut Earlier this year, a phony astronaut scammed a woman into sending him a ton of money in a phishing con that left an elderly woman heartbroken and, presumably, broke. As Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbum reported last week, the scammer, who claimed he was a Russian cosmonaut, ended up taking 4.4 million yen — the equivalent of about $30,000 — from a 65-year-old Japanese woman afte
Save on home security equipment during the final hours of Prime Day 2
Mashable / 10h
At the end of the day, it's pretty essential to feel safe in your own home . While it's definitely worth investing in the tools to do just that, it's always nice to save money where you can. The home security deals during Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale can help you do just that. SEE ALSO: Amazon's stellar deals are holding strong for the second day of its Prime Early Access Sale Though we're do
The New 2023 BMW M2 Already Feels Like A Modern Classic
SlashGear / 10h
The 2023 BMW M2 heralds the arrival of the second-gen variant of the German automaker's smallest M car, one that'll hit dealerships next year.
Carmack: “There’s a bunch that I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / "This here, this isn't really what I meant," Carmack said of last year's promise to attend this year's Meta Connect conference in the metaverse. (credit: Meta) Last year, former Oculus CTO (and current company advisor) John Carmack threw down the gauntlet for Meta's near-term metaverse plans. By the 2022 Meta Connect conference, Carmack said last October, he hoped he'd be in his headset
New Apple services and apps are rolling out on Windows 11 and Xbox
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Apple Music on the Xbox. (credit: Microsoft ) Today, Microsoft and Apple announced a number of deeper integrations of Apple services on both Windows PCs and Xbox game consoles, including Music and TV apps for both platforms and the ability to browse your iCloud Photo Library within the Windows 11 Photos app. The Apple Music app for Xbox is already available. Existing users can download
This Is the Best Way to Clean Your Radiator
Lifehacker / 11h
If you haven’t already turned on your heat for the first time this year, you’ll probably have to do it soon. Before you do, you should give your radiators a good cleaning—and the easiest way to do it involves little more than a hair dryer. Read more...
All the best fitness deals from Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale: Peloton discounts, dumbbells, ellipticals, and more
Mashable / 11h
UPDATE: Oct. 12, 2022, 5:15 p.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest fitness deals from Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. Chances are that ever since pandemic lockdowns went into effect way back when, you pivoted to home workouts instead of hoofing it over to your local gym. And if you're like us, you never went back, opting to start slowly building out a home gym setup instead (if you
Hilton snaps back to pre-pandemic elite status requirements for 2023
The Points Guy / 11h
Party (and stay) like it’s basically pre-pandemic times when it comes to Hilton’s road map to earning elite status next year. This week, the hotel giant rolled out refreshed guidelines for earning Hilton Honors status, and it feels like a return to normal. Reduced elite requirements ? We hardly knew ye. It’s time to get back out there and get your head in a bed at any of Hilton’s wide array of br
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million after misinformation campaign targeting Sandy Hook families
Engadget / 11h
After nearly a decade of peddling baseless conspiracy theories and outright lies about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a Connecticut jury has awarded nearly a billion dollars in damages to families of the victims and an FBI agent whose lives were further upended by Jones’ claims the shooting was a hoax. Jones, who was deplatformed from most major social media and podcast p
Alex Jones Hit With Nearly $1 Billion in Damages for Lies About Sandy Hook Victims
500+Gizmodo / 11h
Listening to the jury verdict of InfoWars’ Alex Jones defamation trial in Connecticut was like hearing a bell toll. Over and over, each line read was like a stake being stabbed into a bloodsucking vampire’s heart: “$120 million,” “$55 million,” “$54 million, $28,800,000…” each of the 15 individual members on the… Read more...
You Can Buy Two Never Before Published Nintendo Games on eBay Right Now
Gizmodo / 11h
If you’re into retro Nintendo games, now’s your chance to check out two that no one’s ever played before. Read more...
Use this Qantas Club sale to get American Admirals Club access for just $203
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Through Oct. 17, Qantas is offering a 50% discount when you purchase a one-year subscription to the Qantas Club. A Qantas Club subscription could appeal to U.S.-based travelers because a Qantas Club membership includes access to the American Airlines Admirals Club — even for those traveling on domestic American Airlines-marketed and -operated flights with an AAdvantage number attached. Executive
More and more companies are now worried about open source security
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Businesses are slowly moving away from open source software , due to growing fears of security risks that come from open source elements, new research has shown. Virtualization giant VMware recently released a report that states that the number of companies willing to deploy open source software in production environments fell from 95% last year, to 90% this year. The two biggest concerns that ar
Lawsuit accuses Meta executives of taking bribes from OnlyFans
Engadget / 11h
A lawsuit accusing Meta of conspiring with OnlyFans is now known to include some serious allegations against top executives. Thanks to an accidentally unredacted court document, Gizmodo has learned that adult entertainers accused Meta global affairs President Nick Clegg , VP Nicola Mendelsohn and European safety director Cristian Perrella of taking bribes to give OnlyFans an unfair advantage over
“My Sister Had Her Baby On American Airlines” Place Of Birth On His Birth Certificate? “In The Air”
View from the Wing / 11h
A woman flying six weeks before the due date of her pregnancy gave birth on an American Airlines flight to the Dominican Republic. American Airlines allows travel up until the fourth week prior to a due date without a doctor’s letter. The woman’s water broke inflight and then mere minutes later her baby was born. She named her son “Skylen” because he was born in the sky. His birth certificate wil
Microsoft Made a Desk Speaker That’s Also a USB Type-C Hub
How-To Geek / 11h
Desktop clutter can quickly get out of control once you start adding peripherals, such as a dock, a camera, or a speaker. But if you’re all about that clean look, the new Microsoft Audio Dock Speaker might be just for you. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
The Microsoft Office App Is Getting a New Name and Logo
How-To Geek / 11h
The term “Microsoft Office” generally refers to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other apps in the Office suite, but there’s also a unified “Office” app used for organization and managing other apps. Microsoft just announced that the Office app and website will have a new name and logo. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
How to Run a Successful Podcast, According ‘The Viall Files’ Host Nick Viall
Lifehacker / 11h
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Heading to France? It’s running out of gas
60The Points Guy / 11h
Americans heading to France this week are being urged to think twice before renting a car … because the country is running out of gas. For the past two weeks, French trade union General Confederation of Labour has been locked in a bitter standoff with fuel giants TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil in a dispute over pay for its members. Dozens of workers at several oil refineries owned by the multi
Lufthansa Says Apple AirTags Are Once Again Allowed in Checked Bags
500+NYT > Technology / 11h
The airline reversed itself Wednesday, saying it had consulted with German aviation authorities, who agreed that Bluetooth trackers were safe for passengers to use.
"Anti-Woke" Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos
500+Futurism / 11h
Conservative Banking An "anti-woke" bank, which tried to woo customers who think Wall Street is too liberal, has imploded and almost went bankrupt shortly after launching, The Wall Street Journal reports . Despite backing from big-name investor billionaires including Ken Griffin and Peter Thiel, the startup — called GloriFi — descended into chaos within a matter of months, according to the WSJ 's
How hydrogen and electricity can clean up heavy industry
21MIT Technology Review / 11h
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Hello hello and welcome back to The Spark! This edition of the newsletter is coming to you with impeccable fall vibes from Boston. I’m in town for our first annual ClimateTech event, and one of the sessions that I’m especially excited to be moderating this
Even Employees Are Avoiding The Metaverse
SlashGear / 11h
The metaverse's potential as a replacement for the traditional office environment is even facing skepticism from the company's own employees, it seems.
The 15 Best Land Rovers Of All Time
SlashGear / 11h
Land Rover has evolved into one of the most luxurious and sought-after SUV makers in the world, and these are its most exceptional models.
Here Are The Overwatch 2 Freebies Blizzard Is Handing Out After Its Difficult Launch
SlashGear / 11h
It's fair to say that since its public launch on October 4, 2022, Blizzard's "Overwatch 2" has had a bit of a rocky start. Will free items make up for it?
NASA Targets New Date for Inaugural Launch of Jumbo Moon Rocket
26Gizmodo / 11h
After two launch scrubs, an impromptu tanking test, and an awful hurricane, NASA is once again preparing for the inaugural launch of its Space Launch System. Read more...
Apple is reportedly withholding new benefits from unionized retail workers
Engadget / 11h
Apple is reportedly declining to offer new benefits to employees at its only unionized retail store . According to Bloomberg , the unionized workers at the store in Towson, Maryland, will need to negotiate for benefits with Apple as they hash out a collective bargaining agreement. The perks in question haven't been announced publicly as yet, but they're said to include additional health plan bene
'Spirited' trailer stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in a new twist on 'A Christmas Carol'
Mashable / 12h
Co-writer/director Sean Anders' Spirited presents a timeless holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol — but this time with an unforgettable twist. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell , and Octavia Spencer, the trailer promises lots of laughs, exhilarating musical numbers, and much-needed comfort. The musical comedy follows the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) as he picks his "Scrooge" for the yea
Warren, Dems Want to Know Much Power Texas Crypto Miners are Using
23Gizmodo / 12h
In a letter sent to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, AKA ERCOT, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her fellow congressional Democrats ask how the Texas electrical grid is subsidizing crypto mining groups when they subsidize their companies during peak demand. Read more...
America’s Birds Are in Big Trouble
Gizmodo / 12h
America’s birds are having a rough go of things, a new report from the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) this week has found. The findings show that many bird species in the U.S. are in decline, with nearly a hundred species losing more than half of their population since the 1970s. Without more… Read more...
Founders shouldn’t bet on a Q4 venture capital resurgence
25TechCrunch / 12h
For the first time in years, it felt like venture capitalists slowed their cadence this summer. In days of yore, such “summer slowdowns” were par for the course, as investors took long holidays in August, leading to a general paucity of VC activity. Then the market went nuts for a few years, and such breaks became rarer as investors, by our read, wanted to stay close to their workstations to avoi
The best smart thermostat Prime Day 2 deals from Google Nest, ecobee, and more
Mashable / 12h
Prime Day can be a great time to pick up plenty of big-ticket gets and gifts. But the PEAS has also brought us some solid home tech deals , like on smart thermostats. Beyond looking nice and their app-enabled capabilities, smart thermostats can provide a great way of saving energy, which helps out your wallet and the Earth. SEE ALSO: Amazon's stellar deals are holding strong for the second day of
TikTok's Allegedly Pocketing Up to 70% of Donations Raised by Desperate, Begging Syrian Refugees
27Gizmodo / 12h
TikTok users who felt compelled to donate digital gifts to struggling Syrian refugee streamers may have unintentionally helped line the social media company’s pocketbooks. Read more...
What We Know About Bivalent Boosters for Kids
Lifehacker / 12h
COVID vaccine boosters were updated this fall : Pfizer for ages 12 and up, Moderna for ages 18 and up. Now, younger kids can join in. The FDA announced today that both companies’ boosters have been authorized for ages 5 and up. The CDC also issued an updated recommendation stating that children in this age group should… Read more...
Get a Look at the Wild Kingdom Hearts Animated Series That Never Was
34Gizmodo / 12h
Despite Kingdom Hearts ’ seemingly endless capacity to continue existing, its relationship with Disney beyond the literal games themselves has always been a little distant—at least on the Disney side of things. You’re not going to see Sora in the theme parks perhaps any time soon, but once upon a time that wasn’t… Read more...
Antarctic Researchers Report a 'Dramatic Decline' in Adélie Penguin
21Gizmodo / 12h
As the fervor of Fat Bear Week rages on, a different corner of the animal kingdom is in trouble: The Antarctic penguin community. Australian researchers studying Adélie penguins point to a plunging population. Read more...
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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
blondebrainpower : The Aquarium with F lares, 1910 by Ilna Ewers - Wunderwald
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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
spectral-insomnia : Lajos Gulácsy - “Daughters of the Night” c. 1900.
Oneworld Headquarters Moving To Fort Worth, Texas
96One Mile at a Time / 12h
The oneworld alliance has announced plans to move its headquarters. I’m not reading too much into this, but maybe I’m just naive. oneworld alliance moving to Texas As of December 2022, the oneworld alliance will move its global headquarters to the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Specifically, the company will be moving to American Airlines’ 300-acre Robert L. Crandall Campus ( known as Skyview ), adjac
Microsoft Edge Now Has Real-Time Browser Tab Sharing
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft has been cramming its Edge web browser with new features at a rapid rate, to the point where the browser often feels too bloated and complex. However, one feature on the way sounds incredibly useful: Edge Workspaces. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
A whole load of PCs still don't qualify for Windows 11
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A significant proportion (43 percent) of all business devices are still unable to upgrade to Windows 11 because of hardware requirements imposed by Microsoft, according to new research published by IT management company Lansweeper. TechRadar Pro previously reported in March 2022 that many millions of business PCs were ineligible to upgrade to Windows 11, in part due to their processors lacking Tr
Billionaire Buys SpaceX Moon Trip For Him and His Wife
400+Futurism / 12h
Tito Time The world's first-ever private space tourist is back, and this time he's hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — aboard a SpaceX Starship, no less. In a joint interview with Ars Technica , billionaire Dennis Tito — a onetime Jet Propulsion Lab scientist -turned-investment banker who in 2001 bought the first private ride to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocke
Pilots Go Head to Head in "World's First Electric Flying Car Race"
70Futurism / 12h
Flying Car Racing Flying car startup Airspeeder has completed what it's referring to as the "world's first electric flying car race" in the South Australian desert. While the two competing pilots were steering the two full-scale flying cars remotely, it still made for an epic launch of a brand new kind of motorsport, as seen in a promotional video of the event. "This is just the start, this first
Microsoft fights to save Activision merger, says Sony protest is “self-serving”
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / An Xbox Series S console. (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Microsoft slammed Sony and UK regulators amid a challenge to its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying the UK has relied too much on Sony's "self-serving" arguments. The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) last month referred the $68.7 billion deal to a Phase 2 investigation, which could result in the mer
TikTok wants to be Amazon, plans US fullfillment centers and poaches staff
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Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto ) When Jeff Bezos started Amazon, his motto was “get big fast,” and apparently, ByteDance is applying the same ethos to set its meteorically popular social media platform, TikTok, hot on Amazon's heels. In the past few weeks, TikTok has posted a series of job listings that, as Axios reported , mark TikTok’s first major move into US e-commerce—unp
Kids 5-11 can now get the bivalent, BA.5-targeting COVID booster
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Enlarge / Avery, 6, and Aidan, 11, got their second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Friday, June 25, 2021, as part of the KidCOVE study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Moderna vaccine in young children. (credit: Getty | MediaNews Group ) The US on Wednesday expanded access to the "updated" bivalent COVID-19 boosters targeting the omicron
10 Dangerous Things You Can Successfully Run Away From
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The world is so full of dangers we can’t outrun—tornados, bears, bullets—that you might be asking, “Why did I buy these expensive running shoes anyway?” But don’t lose hope: Running away isn’t the answer in most dangerous situations, but there are a few things we can successfully fle
