Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series almost broke a major Stranger Things 4 record
400+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 17h
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story came very close to stealing one of Stranger Things season 4's crowns, according to new Netflix data. Per the streaming giant's latest round-up of its Top 10 TV show list , the deeply disturbing drama series amassed nearly 300 million hours viewed in its second week on Netflix . That makes it the second most-watched English language original series, across a seven
Apple iPhone 14 Plus Review: The Bigger Display Decision
500+SlashGear / 11h
Apple positions the iPhone 14 Plus as a step between the baseline iPhone 14 and the more extravagant Pro -- but the differences in features might surprise you.
Crocs Is Giving Out Free Shoes for 'Croctober'
200+Lifehacker / 8h
Time goes fast when you’re wearing Crocs. It’s already been 20 years since the footwear brand first blessed our feet, and to celebrate their 20-year anniversary, Crocs is giving out some free pairs for the month of “Croctober.” Read more...
Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: Buy it for the battery life
Mashable / now
Apple 's iPhone lineup is different this year. Almost all of the big upgrades were reserved for the company's Pro line of iPhones , while the regular iPhone 14 is a minor refresh of last year's iPhone 13 , both inside and out. The iPhone 14 Plus, which arrives on Oct. 7 — a few weeks after the other new iPhones — is a little different. Just like the iPhone 14, the 14 Plus variant only has a mildl
A lifetime subscription to the SelectTV streaming app is on sale for under £80
Mashable / now
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the SelectTV streaming app is on sale for £70.27, saving you 79% on list price. TV has changed a lot in the last 10 or 20 years, as streaming services grow more specialised with their own exclusive content. Instead of searching through different services, keep them all organised in one place that also gives you access to more shows and movies. A lifetime subscrip
The best live Amazon device deals in the UK Prime Early Access Sale 2022
Mashable / now
TL;DR: These are all the top picks for the best Prime Early Access Sale Amazon device deals. You can find low prices on Kindle, Echo, Fire, and more popular Amazon devices. You know how it works by now. Every major Amazon shopping event comes with impressive deals on Amazon-branded devices. And that's a guarantee. Amazon's first-ever Prime Early Access Sale (Oct. 11 and 12) is essentially a secon
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for October 6
Mashable / now
New day, new Wordle ! A fresh set of squares is ready and waiting to be filled with your guesses both terrible and genius. But if you're not on your game and are starting to fear for your precious streak, don't stress — we're here to help every day . If you just want the answer, you can jump straight to the end of this article for October 6's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yours
Uber's ex-security chief was found guilty of covering up a major data breach in 2016
Engadget / 19min
Joseph Sullivan , who used to serve as Uber's security chief, was convicted of federal charges for hiding a 2016 data breach from authorities. According to The New York Times , a jury in a San Francisco federal court has found Sullivan guilty of obstructing the FTC's ongoing investigation into Uber at the time for another breach that occurred in 2014. He was also found guilty of actively hiding a
Elon Musk Offered to Buy Twitter at a Lower Price in Recent Talks
32NYT > Technology / 2h
Before Mr. Musk renewed his $44 billion proposal, he and the company haggled in discussions that ultimately did not advance.
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Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
shushmuckle : From a 1937 catalog by the (still open) Abbott Magic Company in Colon, Michigan. Art by Sid Lorraine.
danskjavlarna:From Loyola University’s 1933 yearbook. My modest...
Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
danskjavlarna : From Loyola University’s 1933 yearbook. My modest collection of vintage ex libris / bookplates . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy
talonabraxas: Space Time Wizard Gray Morrow - Faust Aleph Null,...
Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
talonabraxas : Space Time Wizard Gray Morrow - Faust Aleph Null, 1967
nobrashfestivity:Unknown, Illustrations of demons from a Persian...
Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
nobrashfestivity : Unknown , Illustrations of demons from a Persian book on magic and astrology, 1921 Princeton University Library
Fiserv, LG back Korea Credit Data as the SME-focused fintech startup raises another $24.7M
21TechCrunch / 2h
In South Korea, there are about 7.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — defined as firms with less than 250 employees. Their workforces combined make up 83.1% of all corporation employees in the country, totaling about 17.1 million people, according to OECD data. To help meet SMEs’ financial needs in the country, Seoul-based fintech startup Korea Credit Data (KCD) said Thursday th
What Is SRE? How Does It Relate to DevOps?
How-To Geek / 3h
SRE stands for Site Reliability Engineering. It builds upon the principles of DevOps to bring an engineering-led approach to IT operations. SRE uses software to automate system operation, identify problems, and implement resolutions. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Apple iPhone: Can India be China’s ‘plus one’ to the world?
52BBC News - Technology / 3h
Can India become the new manufacturing hub as global firms try to reduce their dependence on China?
Favorite Vampires in Media | Jacob Anderson & Sam Reid
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Halo Car’s teleoperated car-sharing service to roll out this year with no one behind the wheel
TechCrunch / 3h
Halo Car, a Las Vegas-based startup that combines teleoperations and car sharing, said it will remove the human safety operator from behind the wheel later this year — the last hurdle before its commercial launch. The milestone would mean Halo Car will use humans to remotely control vehicles through public streets and deliver them to its car-sharing service customers. These fully remote deliverie
Andor Just Gave Us Another Great Easter Egg
Gizmodo / 4h
Storywise, Andor may be avoiding the reference-heavy tropes of other Star Wars Disney+ shows but there’s still plenty going on for eagle-eyed fans to analyze. Last week, it was the Rakatan invaders ; this week, in “The Axe Forgets,” we learned that one of the characters owns something very near and dear to fans of… Read more...
Uber's Former Security Chief Convicted of Covering Up 2016 Data Breach
Gizmodo / 4h
A federal jury has convicted Uber’s former security chief of charges related to a 2016 cover-up involving the ride-share giant, according to journalists present in the courtroom. Read more...
1000TB SSDs could become mainstream by 2030 as Samsung plans 1000-layer NAND
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Samsung Electronics has revealed its roadmap for its SSD ecosystem at the 2022 Samsung Tech Day and it looks tasty. It has plans to “stack over 1,000 layers” in its most advanced NAND chip by 2030 although it has stopped short of revealing whether it would be actual products available on shelves (if these are still around by the end of the decade), products shipped to customers (like Teamgroup )
Open Channel: What's Going to Be the Hottest Halloween Costume of 2022?
Gizmodo / 5h
Halloween party season is upon us! And let’s not forget our own io9 Costume Show too. Are you ready to craft your best fandom-inspired look or get it in a store? Spirit Halloween, Target, ShopDisney, Hot Topic, Party City, and beyond have rolled out all their selections—but we want to know what you think will be this… Read more...
Don't Thaw Your Frozen Steak Before Cooking It
Lifehacker / 5h
“So she buys and instant cake, and she burns a frozen steak” is a lyric that has been rattling around in my head for about 30 years. The song, which I’m sure you’ve heard , touches on two topics that I talk about a lot: convenience food and the horrors of the nuclear family. (The former can help partially alleviate the… Read more...
Team io9 Turned Ourselves Into Action Figures, and the Results Are... Hmm
Gizmodo / 5h
The arrival of Hasbro’s “Selfie Series” figures at last weekend’s Pulse Con finally offers people (in the U.S., at least) the chance to get their own little lifelike action figure, lifelike so long as you dream of being one of several fine Hasbro-affiliated licenses already. But how does the tech hold up? Well, the… Read more...
Ad Regulator Rules That Match.com's 'I'm a Keeper' TikTok Was Sexist
Gizmodo / 5h
In June, Match.com posted a TikTok to its UK account featuring a woman’s voice saying, “Things that make him realize I’m a keeper.” The video showed a woman giving a man a protein shake while he sat on the couch and arranging fresh towels and socks for him. A viewer reported the post to the country’s advertising… Read more...
Daily Crunch: Google will use private subsea cable to launch its first full-scale cloud region in Africa
55TechCrunch / 5h
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 Wednesday! Haje is enjoying a well-deserved day off, but I’m here to dive into some news with you. Let’s join hands and jump in at the same time, shall we? — Christine The TechCrunch Top 3 Cloudy day : Google’s first cloud region in Africa launched in South A
SpaceX notches eighth human spaceflight mission with Crew-5
21TechCrunch / 5h
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of astronauts to the International Space Station Wednesday, part of an ongoing astronaut transportation contract with NASA. Like the company’s seven other human spaceflight missions, it was completely routine — and that’s what made it so remarkable. The Crew-5 mission (so named because it’s SpaceX’s fifth crewed mission with NASA’s Commercial Crew Progra
Popular censorship circumvention tools face fresh blockade by China
TechCrunch / 6h
Tools helping China’s netizens to bypass the Great Firewall appear to be facing a fresh round of crackdowns in the run-up to the country’s quinquennial party congress that will see a top leadership reshuffle . Greater censorship is not at all uncommon during countries’ politically sensitive periods, but the stress facing censorship circumvention tools in China appears to be on a whole new level.
Someone Seems to Be Spamming Alex Jones' Websites With Videos of Him Drinking
Gizmodo / 6h
Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, seems to have an enemy. The Daily Dot reports that two of Jones’ video-hosting sites appear to be getting spammed with a supercut of clips of the right-wing host day drinking while at work. Where the video came from, why anyone would put together such a thing, and… Read more...
Political Advertisers Say They Are Stuck Using Facebook Even Though It Kinda Sucks
21Gizmodo / 6h
It turns out Facebook isn’t just the place where your angry uncle goes to vent his irate political opinions and numb out to soft porn; it’s also one of the last viable avenues for pushing political ads on the internet in 2022. Read more...
SAS round-trip premium economy flights to Europe starting at $653
30The Points Guy / 6h
Fly to Europe in comfort with this deal: SAS is offering discounted premium economy flights to cities all over the continent. With this deal, you can book flights to many Scandinavian cities such as Copenhagen and Oslo, or you can visit other popular tourist destinations including Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam or Brussels. The possibilities are endless. ALEXANDER SPATARI/GETTY IMAGES The deal is good
Former Uber Security Chief Joe Sullivan Found Guilty of Hiding Hack From Authorities
200+NYT > Technology / 6h
A jury found Joe Sullivan, who led security at the ride-hailing company, guilty on two different counts. The case could change how security professionals handle data breaches.
Add These Food Holidays to Your Calendar to Get Free Food All Year
Lifehacker / 6h
Let’s simmer on this idea for a moment: Free food year-round. Depending on where you live, there is a good chance you can score some free meals all throughout the year—you just need to know when to look for these deals so you can plan accordingly. A simple Google search with the following holiday names plus your area… Read more...
Mexico May Relaunch Mexicana, Airline To Be Run By The Military
View from the Wing / 6h
Mexicana was one of the oldest airlines in the world operating under the same brand when it ceased operations on August 28, 2010. The partially government-owned carrier went into bankruptcy, and several criminal cases emerged involving tax fraud and money laundering by key executives. The departure of the Star Alliance-turned-oneworld member left Mexico with airlines like Aeroméxico, Volaris and
Satellite Billboards Are a Dystopian Future We Don’t Need
Gizmodo / 6h
A feasibility study suggests millions of dollars can be made by using fleets of bright cubesats to form advertisements high above Earth. It’s a clearly terrible idea, as it would tarnish our already-threatened views of the night sky. Read more...
Crypto scammers are fighting amongst themselves over stolen funds
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hacker compromising cryptocurrency scam sites and diverting already stolen funds to his own wallets, and have already raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars this way. According to Trend Micro, a threat actor called “Water Labbu” found and breached 45 scam websites and replaced their wallet addresses with his own. That way, any funds that the scammers
Scientists Intrigued by Worms That Break Down Plastic Really Fast
300+Futurism / 6h
Spit Take Researchers have discovered that the saliva of wax worms, the caterpillar larvae of the wax moths that feeds on beeswax in beehives, can quickly break down polyethylene, a material predominantly used in plastic bags that currently leads to immense waste worldwide. If the humble worms could be scaled into a viable commercial process, The Guardian reports — still a huge "if" at this point
SpaceX Ground Control References "Mean Girls" During Astronaut Launch
72Futurism / 6h
Making Fetch Happen SpaceX and NASA launched yet another crew of astronauts to the International Space Station today — and crews back on the ground chose to take advantage of the momentous occasion to inject some much-needed levity in the form of a "Mean Girls" reference. "And while October 3 may belong to the Mean Girls, October 5 will forever belong to Crew 5," SpaceX ground control told crew m
The Difference Between a Collector and a Hoarder
Lifehacker / 6h
Collectors and hoarders both buy more things than one could argue they “need,” and may be reluctant to give up the stuff they have. And they both may fill their homes with their chosen objects. So where’s the line? Why do we see one as a hobby and the other as a mental disorder? Read more...
Inside a battery recycling facility
23MIT Technology Review / 6h
Hello and welcome to the first-ever edition of The Spark! Thanks so much for joining me for this weekly climate newsletter, where we’ll explore tech that could help combat the climate crisis. I’m so glad you’re here! This week, we’re kicking things off with a special travel edition of the newsletter. So buckle up, because we’re headed to the mountains just outside Reno, Nevada to take a look insi
Gnarly Video Shows Orcas Killing Great White Shark
41Gizmodo / 7h
Drone footage captured on May 16 proves what biologists in South Africa have long suspected: a group of killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) is systematically hunting and killing great white sharks off the coast of the country. Read more...
Two Trips To The Southern Hemisphere
500+One Mile at a Time / 7h
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Add Soy Sauce to Your Baked Goods
Lifehacker / 7h
It’s no secret that adding a dash of salt can actually accent sweet flavors. I like a good salt-flaked caramel as much as the next person, but fleur de sel had a good run, so can we make way for a more complex dessert seasoning? Add depth of flavor to your fall baking with a dose of soy sauce. Read more...
Startups and VCs are increasingly embracing the federal government. Here’s why
23TechCrunch / 7h
On paper, the federal government looks like an ideal customer for an enterprise startup: Its seemingly endless budget doesn’t fluctuate with market conditions and it’s always in the market for new tech. But it’s a slog to break into, and for a long time, startups and VCs didn’t seem to want to associate with it. That’s rapidly changing. Over the last few years, and especially the most recent one,
Space billboards could cost $65M and still turn a profit
33TechCrunch / 7h
Space-based advertising has been on the minds of every marketer on the planet since the Apollo era, yet no one has made it happen. A new study suggests that a billboard-like constellation of about 50 satellites, costing $65 million all in, could shine ads to every corner of the Earth for months — and potentially make money while doing so. Of course, just because they could doesn’t mean they shoul
Twitter v. Musk judge says the trial is still on
TechCrunch / 7h
In a new letter filed with Delaware’s Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick says it’s still game on — for now at least. In the letter, sent a day after news broke that Elon Musk would seek to seal the deal with Twitter under the original terms, Judge McCormick is weighing in with an important observation: The trial will still move forward unless either party does something to formally chan
Found-Footage Horror Deadstream Skewers Internet Culture With Deadly Accuracy
Gizmodo / 7h
Freshly sprung from internet jail after a tasteless stunt turned tragic , notorious livestreamer Shawn (Joseph Winter) seizes upon a comeback scheme: he’ll broadcast a night spent alone in a supposedly haunted house . Thus begins Deadstream , a movie that knows you’re already very familiar with found-footage horror ,… Read more...
A Huge New Study Should Calm Fears About Using Antidepressants During Pregnancy
Gizmodo / 7h
A new study this week may provide comfort to expectant mothers living with depression. The research found no clear link between taking antidepressants during pregnancy and future brain-related conditions in children, such as autism or ADHD. Read more...
Two Trips To The Southern Hemisphere
One Mile at a Time / 7h
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How to Cope With Mental Health Struggles When Treatment Isn't Accessible
Lifehacker / 7h
Access to mental health care in the U.S. is riddled with barriers, including shortages of mental health care providers. These concerns are not new , and are staggering when you consider that 53 million adults in the U.S., or 21% of the population, had a mental health illness in 2020 and 14 million adults, or 5.6%, had… Read more...
Travel like 007 with these James Bond inspired trips
100+The Points Guy / 7h
“Bond, James Bond.” Those three words, first uttered from the silver screen 60 years ago, began an era of intrigue and fascination with the 007 franchise, as well as the allure of global adventure travel. I remember the first time I saw a James Bond movie, which I watched at home with my mom, a huge fan of the franchise, on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Roger Moore played Bond in “The Spy Who Loved Me
Watch a Model Get a Dress "Sprayed" Onto Her in the Middle of a Fashion Show
400+Futurism / 7h
Spray Dat Last Friday, supermodel Bella Hadid closed out French clothing brand Coperni's Paris Fashion Week (PFW) show in what was, admittedly, the most spectacular of ways — standing nearly naked on the runway, Hadid held still while two men armed with aerosol bottles effectively spray-painted a dress onto her figure using a sprayable fabric called Fabrican. The Coperni label — which is named af
CEO of Apple Appears to Casually Diss Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse
80Futurism / 7h
Another Blow Pretty much the nicest thing you can say about how things are going in the creation of Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse, is, well, "they’re going." The formerly-Facebook-now-Meta CEO has been hellbent on pushing his ersatz world, so far to little avail and plenty of ridicule . Basically, Zuckerberg and his vanity project have been taking hits left and right online, getting relentlessly ro
Google Settings Still Confusing After $85 Million Lawsuit Over How Confusing They Were
Gizmodo / 8h
Two years ago, the Arizona Attorney General sued Google for allegedly tricking people into giving up their location data, even after they tried to turn off the company’s location data settings. Google agreed to pay $85 million to settle the lawsuit this week and fix an incorrect description of what its Location… Read more...
An Experimental Space Tug Is Losing Altitude After Its Thrusters Failed
36Gizmodo / 8h
Private aerospace company Spaceflight is struggling to raise the orbit of an orbital transfer vehicle that reached space one month ago. Time is now of the essence, as the space tug’s orbit is gradually decaying over time. Read more...
The porcelain challenge didn’t need to be real to get views
25MIT Technology Review / 8h
Despite what you may have heard, the teens are not stealing their family’s fine dinnerware, tossing it in a blender, and snorting the resulting dust for the “porcelain challenge.” That’s just what Sebastian Durfee, a 23-year-old actor and TikTok creator, hoped you might believe when he spread the word on social media of the latest dangerous teen challenge. Never mind that it was all fake from the
Google answers Meta’s video-generating AI with its own, dubbed Imagen Video
52TechCrunch / 8h
Not to be outdone by Meta’s Make-A-Video, Google today detailed its work on Imagen Video, an AI system that can generate video clips given a text prompt (e.g. “a teddy bear washing dishes”). While the results aren’t perfect — the looping clips the system generates tend to have artifacts and noise — Google claims that Imagen Video is a step toward a system with a “high degree of controllability” a
When does airline elite status expire?
71The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Unless you have lifetime elite status , the process of qualifying for and maintaining airline elite status is often a yearly endeavor. As we approach the end of 2022, it’s worth checking that your status qualification requirements are squared away. But, since it’s possible to earn status at any point throu
The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime
100+Wired / 8h
From Serial to Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series, it's time to think about what pop culture's fascination with murder cases does to viewers—and victims.
Google will pay Arizona $85 million over illegally tracking Android users
Engadget / 8h
Google will pay Arizona $85 million to settle a 2020 lawsuit , which claimed that the search giant was illegally tracking Android users, Bloomberg reports . At the time, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich argued that Google continued to track users for targeted advertising, even after they turned off location data settings. If this sounds familiar, it's because Google is also being sued by at
Thread Counts Are Made of Lies
Lifehacker / 8h
If you’ve ever shopped for bedsheets, you probably know that the phrase “thread count” refers to the number of threads per square inch, which is true. But you may assume that the higher the thread count, the smoother and “higher quality” the sheets, which absolutely is not—at least, not for most products on the… Read more...
Get Inside the Head of a Tragic Critical Role Villain in This Novel Excerpt
Gizmodo / 8h
The world of tabletop actual play series Critical Role is forever expanding, from the shows themselves , to comics, animated series , and of course, novels. While our last looks at the world of Critical Role books took us into the past of two of Vox Machina’s heroes , our latest is a look at a villain from the world of… Read more...
Check Out These Spellbinding Images From the Dark Energy Camera
30Gizmodo / 8h
Space is unrelenting in its expanse and grandeur; in the observable universe alone we’ve imaged billions of objects, but so many remain unexamined. Over the last 10 years, the Dark Energy Camera alone has imaged about 2.5 billion objects, such as galaxies, stars, dwarf planets, and supernovae, the explosive deaths of… Read more...
Right Wing Dating App Prompts Users to Share Details About January 6th
200+Gizmodo / 8h
The first reviews of the recently launched, self-branded “conservative dating app,” The Right Stuff are in. And things aren’t looking so good for the Peter Thiel-funded company. Of the 197 reviews currently posted in the iOS store, nearly 60 give the app a one-star rating. Read more...
Introduction: Two Trips To The Southern Hemisphere
One Mile at a Time / 8h
Welcome to my next trip report series , which will include business class reviews on Copa Airlines, LATAM, Fiji Airways, and Air New Zealand, as well as several airport lounge and hotel reviews. Why I took this trip This was a “pure” review trip , which is to say that I took this trip exclusively to review as many airlines, airport lounges, and hotels, as efficiently as possible. I know many OMAA
7 investors discuss how agtech can solve agriculture’s biggest problems
TechCrunch / 8h
Climate change and geopolitical instability are wreaking havoc on agriculture. To gauge how VCs are responding to these issues, we spoke with seven investors. For starters, rising greenhouse gas emissions are driving punishing droughts and storms, which are harming crops, exacerbating food insecurity and threatening countless livelihoods. At the same time, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rattling
Act fast: Get a $15 Lyft credit with your Walmart+ subscription
100+The Points Guy / 8h
Walmart+ memberships have been useful for many of us. They offer various benefits, including free shipping on orders more than $35, free grocery delivery and a 10 cents per gallon discount at Exxon, Mobil, Walmart and Murphy gas stations. For a limited time, Walmart+ members can claim a $15 Lyft credit for future rides. The offer is valid for new and existing customers. The deal was first reporte
Increased offers available on Barclays cobranded business cards
24The Points Guy / 8h
Right now, Barclays has elevated welcome offers on all four of its business cobranded credit cards. One of these is the best offer we’ve ever seen, and two of the offers are worth over $1,000 each. Here’s a look at the current offers on Barclays’ small business credit cards and the benefits offered by the cards. In This Post AAdvantage® Aviator® World Elite Business Mastercard® RYAN PATTERSON/THE
The White House is launching an AI "bill of rights"
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The White House have released a blueprint for an “AI bill of rights” that looks to increase the privacy and safety of American citizens who encounter automated systems. The announcement of the blueprint, developed by the government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), looks to promote five key areas around AI safety: “Safe and Effective Systems”, “Algorithmic Discrimination Protectio
How to Fix “Your System Has Run Out of Application Memory” on a Mac
How-To Geek / 8h
Does your Mac regularly grind to a halt? Do you see the same pop-up complaining about a lack of memory, asking you to kill some apps? Here’s how to fix it and reduce the likelihood of it happening again. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Grubhub and Gopuff team up for grocery and alcohol delivery
TechCrunch / 8h
Grubhub and Gopuff are partnering to provide fast delivery of grocery items, alcohol and essential items. The new partnership will see the Chicago-based food delivery platform tap into Gopuff’s warehouses to deliver a wider selection of convenience items to its customers, while also opening up a new channel for Gopuff to reach more customers. The companies are piloting the partnership this week i
Engage with AT&T, Polygon & more at TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch / 8h
A world-class tech conference like TechCrunch Disrupt — coming to you live and in person in San Francisco on October 18-20 — doesn’t just happen. It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation, and we want to direct your attention to an essential group of deck hands — our partners. Building a startup is no easy task — not exactly a newsflash, we know. One of the things our partners do best is provide their
Russian Scientists Propose Plan to Launch Huge Advertisements Into Orbit Over Cities
200+Futurism / 8h
Russian researchers are suggesting we could send hordes of satellites into space to display commercials in the night sky over cities by reflecting sunlight in vast formations. It's a deeply obnoxious vision of the future that's bound to irritate astronomers — who are already struggling with highly reflective satellite constellations ruining their observations — as well as anyone who appreciates a
Dungeons & Dragons Wants to See Your Lego Table
54Gizmodo / 9h
The Lego Ideas studio, a platform where fans can display their work and possibly see it become an official Lego set , is a favorite for Lego builders . Numerous sets have been produced already—including the Home Alone house and Starry Night. Now, Lego Ideas wants to see your dungeons . Read more...
Fare Alert: Premium Economy To Europe From $520 Roundtrip
50View from the Wing / 9h
Airfares have been astronomical, but have been coming down a bit. Under $600 would be a very good coach fare of late, but right now it's possible to travel to Europe roundtrip for under $600 in premium economy on Star Alliance member Scandinavian Airlines. Continue reading ...
The States With the Best and Worst Roads
38Lifehacker / 9h
You might be enraged by your local potholes, but the roads are probably worse elsewhere. Sitting in traffic is frustrating— and a waste of gas money —so take some comfort in this report the worst roads in the country. Hopefully your state isn’t on it. But if it is, well...you can feel validated in your rage. Read more...
Overwatch 2 launch marred by ongoing DDoS attacks
TechCrunch / 9h
One of the biggest games of the year is off to a rocky start, to say the least. Overwatch 2 — the follow-up to 2016’s colorful multiplayer shooter — is cut from the same cloth, extending the life of Blizzard’s mega hit without reinventing the wheel outright. But ever since Overwatch 2 went live on Tuesday, it’s been beset by problems, including a DDoS attack that cratered launch-day play. “Unfort
Working like bees, 3D-printing drones could change the future of construction
Mashable / 9h
A team of researchers at Imperial College London and Empa have been developing collaborative aerial drones. Inspired by the work of bees, the scientists are training the robots to construct 3D printed buildings from a single blueprint. To ensure maximum accuracy, the cooperative drones would complete their own tasks and then supervise the work of their peers. The drones are fully autonomous once
'Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical' review: How Netflix's West End adaptation compares to the beloved 1996 movie
Mashable / 9h
Tim Minchin's smash hit Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical has grown up — or rather, grown into a movie musical of the same name, featuring revolting children, a certain forbidden chocolate cake, and fiction's most formidable headmaster. Describing the new movie musical is almost as wordy as Minchin's spectacularly smart lyrics. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is a Netflix film adapted from his Ol
This top cruise line is now throwing in free tours worth thousands of dollars if you book
23The Points Guy / 9h
How eager are cruise lines to get your business? Eager enough that one major brand is now throwing in multiday land tours worth thousands of dollars for free if you commit to a sailing. Upscale line Oceania Cruises this week announced that customers who book select 2023 sailings will get a free pre- or post-cruise land tour worth up to $4,600 per person as an add-on. The free pre- and post-cruise
NEW: Earn AAdvantage Loyalty Points With Bask Bank
76One Mile at a Time / 9h
I’ve written previously about Bask Bank*, and their Mileage Savings account which earns American Airlines AAdvantage® miles instead of interest . This is a great option for passively accruing rewards that you can redeem for all sorts of flights, from domestic web saver trips to international premium cabin flights. Having a Bask Mileage Savings Account allowed me to earn tens of thousands of miles
U.S. Acknowledges Child Labor in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
40Gizmodo / 9h
The federal government has, for the first time, included crucial raw materials needed for the clean energy transition under a list of goods that have child or forced labor in their supply chains. Read more...
The Internet Archive is building a library of amateur radio broadcasts
Engadget / 9h
The Internet Archive is aiming to build up a new library of old content. It's expanding beyond Flash games and animations , movies, books and (of course) snapshots of websites with the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC). This particular archive, which will be led by tech historian Kay Savetz, will include amateur radio broadcasts and digital material from the early days o
Climate Activist Conducts Interview While Being Carried Away by Police
500+Futurism / 9h
Take Me Away There's multitasking, and then there's what happened on London's Waterloo Bridge, where a climate activist gave an interview while quite literally being toted away by three burly police officers during a protest. "I'm doing this for my son," the woman, identified only as "Lora" by the organization she was protesting with, told cameraperson Zoe Broughton in a brief, now-viral clip tha
SpaceX Launches Russian Cosmonaut to ISS Despite Nuclear War Threats
91Futurism / 9h
Lift Off There's no doubt that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has rocked the entire international space community — but that hasn't stopped NASA and SpaceX from launching Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft today, in a striking example of how the rank and file at the Russian and American space programs have continued working together ev
Google Accidentally Launched the Redesigned Home App, Here's the APK
How-To Geek / 9h
On October 4th, Google announced a stunning redesign for its Home app. This redesign is supposed to enter public preview in a few weeks. But Google accidentally sent an incomplete and slightly-broken version of this redesign to select users. And you can test it yourself by installing the APK. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
How to Find and Merge Duplicate Contacts on iPhone
How-To Geek / 9h
Are your iPhone contacts a mess? iOS can help clean things up—no third-party apps required. Better yet, you can make it happen in just a few taps without losing any information. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
The 5-Foot-long Keyboard from Google Japan is Almost a Sword
43How-To Geek / 9h
If computer keyboards had an issue the past few years is that you could never use them to kill spiders on the ceiling or have a duel at the office. That’s no longer an obstacle thanks to Google Japan, which showed off its five-foot-long Gboard keyboard. Ergonomics be damned. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Is it time for Elon Musk to find a Tim Cook for Tesla?
300+TechCrunch / 9h
Elon Musk has his fingers in a lot of pies. He’s CEO of automaker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX. He also founded tunnel construction firm the Boring Company and co-founded Neuralink, a brain implant startup. Now it looks like Musk will spearhead the effort to take Twitter private and potentially roll it into an “everything app” he calls X. If that sounds like a lot, well, it is. Many observers
Your Bathroom Decor Looks Outdated
Lifehacker / 9h
We talk a lot about kitchen renovations and big garden projects that keep our homes looking modern, and while bathrooms do get their share of touch-ups, their ability to look dated isn’t entirely dependent on fixtures and tile. Decor, too, can make even the most updated loo look more outdated than it is. Here’s what… Read more...
Get Ready for She-Hulk's Ultimate Guest-Star, Frog-Man! (Also, Daredevil)
300+Gizmodo / 9h
The episode She-Hulk: Attorney at Law fans have been waiting for is finally here. The Marvel Cinematic Universe character everyone knew was coming , just not specifically when, is finally going to debut on Thursday’s episode. We’re talking, of course, about Frog-Man, who originally had a quick cameo in earlier… Read more...
Peacock grows its paid subscriber base to 15 million after pulling back shows from Hulu
TechCrunch / 10h
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell revealed in a CNBC interview that Peacock added more than 2 million paid subscribers in the third quarter, bringing the total to over 15 million. The recent growth shows the streaming service is recovering from its slowdown at the end of the second quarter when Peacock stalled at 13 million paid subs . Shell claimed the boost in subs stemmed from a strong content lineu
Windows 11 Has a New Tool for HDR Monitors
How-To Geek / 10h
Microsoft has been working on a calibration tool for HDR screens on Windows 11, so HDR content looks as intended on PCs. Now the company has finally delivered, as the long-awaited calibration tool has finally been released. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Made by Google: What to Expect From the Pixel 7 Event
How-To Geek / 10h
We have high expectations for Google’s fall hardware event this year. While the stars of the show are the new Pixel 7 and the first-ever Pixel Watch, you can expect to see even more when the event kicks off on October 6th at 10 AM ET. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
How to Use Gmail’s Advanced Search Features & Create Filters
How-To Geek / 10h
Gmail is a Google platform, so of course, it has powerful search features. But some of Gmail’s search features are hidden and don’t appear in the “Search Options” pane. Learn Gmail’s search tricks to master your massive inbox. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
The best credit cards to reach elite status before the end of the year
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Chasing elite status with a hotel or airline can be addicting. Once you get a taste of the benefits (such as upgrades, lounge access, bonus points and enhanced customer service), it’s hard to give them up. Depending on how frequently you travel, you could easily get hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars in value f
The Fitbit Luxe fitness tracker is now $87 — its best price ever
Mashable / 10h
Save $42.95: Go for a trendy look at your next workout with the Fitbit Luxe fitness tracker on sale for $87 at Amazon. As of Oct. 5, that's the best price ever after a 33% price cut. The best fitness trackers serve as great motivators to get up and move, especially for anyone who spends a lot of time at a desk. But since you wear them outside of the gym or your home, it wouldn't hurt if they were
You Should Double-Fry Your Chicken
32Lifehacker / 10h
The best karaage chicken I ever ate was at a Japanese restaurant down in the Bowery area of New York City called Bessou . The restaurant took great pride in highlighting the wonders of Japanese comfort food, and that cozy feeling of wellbeing came in one single dish–their karaage chicken, which had a brain-rattling… Read more...
10 Great Outdoor Deals on Tents, Jackets, and Snow Gear (2022)
20Wired / 10h
Forget hiding indoors during the cold season. Enjoy the crisp autumn air with backyard grills, cozy camping gear, and more.
Adobe: Workplace uncertainty is driving both anxiety and innovation
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Uncertainty and change are driving workplace innovation, but also creating new headaches for businesses, a report from Adobe Document Cloud has claimed. A survey of businesses across the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India revealed 70% of managers and employees agree that “change has become the new constant in the workplace”. But despite fueling employee anxiety, 68%
Trump's Truth Social posts are proof Facebook shouldn't lift his ban, says new report
77Mashable / 10h
Donald Trump's social media megaphone may have gotten smaller but, according to a new report, his extremist rhetoric has arguably gotten louder than ever. Facing bans from both Twitter and Facebook , the former president has resorted to posting solely on Truth Social , his own personal conservative social media platform. And in January 2023, Meta will decide whether or not the former president sh
'Bones and All's latest trailer kicks things off with a fun bite and new cannibal friends
Mashable / 10h
The newest trailer for Bones and All starts with a slumber party. Your typical girlies hanging out. Painting each other’s nails. Biting off each other’s fingers. Wait, rewind! If you haven’t already heard of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All , I fear you’re missing out on an illustrious world of teenage cannibalism. Based on Camille DeAngelis’ novel of the same name, Bones and All follows Lee and M
Your boss isn't really emailing you - it's a scam
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A new and particularly sneaky business email compromise (BEC) campaign has been spotted that sees victims forwarded an email chain, seemingly coming from their boss, instructing them to send on funds. Cybersecurity researchers from Abnormal Security explained how the victim usually works in their organization’s finance department, or is otherwise capable of making wire transfers. In the email, th
Can Car-to-Car Communication Technology Save Lives?
40NYT > Technology / 10h
A system called C-V2X — cellular vehicle-to-everything technology — will allow vehicles to communicate with each other, with a goal to save lives in the process.
Andor Gives Everyone a Reason for Rebellion
82Gizmodo / 10h
Everything is moving into place as Andor edges closer to the heist on Aldhani . This week’s episode, “The Axe Forgets,” directed by Susanna White, delivers another tension-filled slow burn of a Star Wars story. The Dan Gilroy-written preamble to the heist really digs into the inner workings of strangers being brought… Read more...
The best Apple Watch deals ahead of the Prime Early Access Sale 2022
Mashable / 10h
As of Oct. 5 , here are our top Apple Watch picks ahead of the PEAS: BEST OVERALL: The Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm, GPS) offers the lowest price on one of Apple's biggest watch faces — $329 $429 at Walmart (save $100) BEST BUDGET FIND: The Apple Watch SE (40mm, GPS) brings an S8 chip in an affordable package — $239.99 $249 at Amazon (save $9.01) Pretty much everyone knows that Apple products and i
Snag a Samsung Galaxy Book Go laptop for under $150
Mashable / 10h
SAVE $100 : As of Oct. 5, you can grab the Samsung Galaxy Book Go 14-inch FHD Laptop (4 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD) for just $149 at Walmart — that's 40% in savings. If you're in the market for a new laptop , but don't want to spend a ton of money, a Samsung Galaxy Book Go is an affordable and long-lasting option. Plus, it's 40% off as of Oct. 5. Originally $249, which is already pretty affordable, the Sa
Teenage Engineering and Love Hulten designed a drum machine 'with heart disease'
Engadget / 10h
Teenage Engineering's latest drum machine probably isn't one that you're going to use to add percussion to your next piece. The company teamed up with designer Love Hulten to create CHD-4 in the aim of raising awareness about congenital heart disease. The drum machine has four modules that produce rhythms based on the echocardiogram (ECG) scans of four children with heart defects. The scan result
What Is Heel-Toe Drop, and Does It Matter for Running?
Lifehacker / 10h
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That Zucks: Meta Pulls Internship Offers Amid Financial Wreckage
100+Gizmodo / 10h
Meta has withdrawn a slew of internship offers as it struggles to cut costs and salvage what’s left of its stock price. To throw salt on the wound, some of the rescinded offers had been made to candidates who were already working with the company. The current interns were supposed to continue their time with the… Read more...
Waiting for Raspberry Pi: Eben Upton talks supply constraints and demand shock
TechCrunch / 10h
Hardware hobbyists wanting to get their hands on some juicy single-board Raspberry Pi kit to power low-cost electronics projects have been having a frustrating time for more than a year now, as pandemic-triggered global supply chain disruption continues squeezing reseller inventory. Go try and buy Pi and you can’t miss how official reseller websites everywhere — such as Pimoroni and SB Components
Crypto adoption skyrockets in Middle East and North Africa due to favorable economic climate
31TechCrunch / 10h
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was the fastest growing crypto market in 2022, according to a new report by Chainalysis. Users in the region transacted $566 billion in cryptocurrency between July 2021 and June 2022, up 48% from a year earlier, the report found. In comparison, crypto transactions rose 40% in Latin America , 36% in North America, and 35% in Central and Southern Asia . Other
Walmart counters Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale with its own fall deals event
300+TechCrunch / 10h
Walmart is holding a “ Rollbacks and More ” sale event from October 10 to 13 to counter Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale . Last week, Amazon announced that it’s holding a Prime Day-like sales event on October 11 and 12, marking the first time that the online retail giant will host two sales events exclusively for Prime members in the same year. Walmart is now looking to counter Amazon’s sale with
Save Big on Pixel 6a, CCleaner Pro, Amazon Products, and More
How-To Geek / 10h
Welcome to the first Wednesday of October! Fall’s in the air, pumpkin spice lattes are abound, and we’ve got the latest details on the best deals of the week. This time around, we found a great no-strings-attached offer on the Pixel 6a, an awesome discount on the already-affordable Amazon Fire 7 tablet, and your time is almost up to download CCleaner Pro for $1. Let’s get to it! Read This Article
How to Use XLOOKUP in Google Sheets
How-To Geek / 10h
The XLOOKUP function in Google Sheets gives you an easy way to find the data you’re looking for quickly. XLOOKUP doesn’t have the same limitations as VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, enabling you to perform lookups in any direction. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
What Is Plex Pass, and Do You Need It?
How-To Geek / 10h
If you’re tired of getting jerked around by streaming services, Plex may be your saving grace. The free Plex service lets you build a streaming platform based on your personal collection of movies, shows, and music. But if you want to take things to the next level, a Plex Pass subscription is a must. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Aeroplan launches HotelSavers as a new redemption option: What you should know
The Points Guy / 11h
I’ve only twice considered using airline rewards for hotels: when I redeemed 100,000 Southwest points for an all-inclusive vacation and when I thought my Malaysia Enrich points would expire before I could travel to Malaysia again. You’ll typically get the best value from your airline rewards when you redeem for flights. However, many travelers look for other ways to redeem their airline rewards.
Got an Intel laptop? Be warned: new Linux bug can literally break your screen
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Intel-powered laptops are at risk if a Linux update is applied, as the notebook display could be physically damaged. This is one of those horror scenarios that PC owners dread, of course, and the update in question is the recently released version 5.19.12 of the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, a bug in the graphics driver – for integrated Intel GPUs , this is – triggers a power sequencing issue whic
Hyatt Business Card Offering Double Elite Nights (Last Day)
100+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the World of Hyatt Business Card Signing up for the World of Hyatt Business Card is extremely compelling at the moment for many Hyatt loyalists. I wanted to post a reminder of this amazing offer, as it’s only valid for applications through Thursday, October 6, 2022. This is the final day to take advantage of this offer. Hyatt Business Card bonus includes double elite nights Th
The Galaxy Fold 4 is on sale for $1,499.99, up to $420 off
20Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4. (credit: Samsung) If you want a taste of the foldable future, Samsung's Galaxy Fold 4 is available on Amazon for one of the lowest prices we've seen. Oddly, you can get both the $1,799.99 256GB version or the $1,919.99 512GB model for $1,499.99. That works out to $300 off the base model and $420 off the 512GB version, which is obviously the one you want. The G
Amazon’s Glow goes the way of the Fire Phone and dodo
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Amazon has discontinued its Glow children's gadget. (credit: Amazon) Amazon's Glow is no more. The tech giant has discontinued the children's device, which included an 8-inch display and a projector that could display games on a mat, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. You can't buy the Glow on Amazon's website anymore. According to Bloomberg, the device was on sale for $150 (down from $300) on
After cutting radar, Tesla now dropping ultrasonic sensors from its EVs
500+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / When Tesla first started marketing its driver assists, it relied on radar, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors all working together. (credit: Tesla) On Wednesday, Tesla announced that it is dropping yet another set of sensors from its electric vehicles. The latest casualty? Ultrasonic sensors, usually found embedded in the bumpers, that allow for assisted parking features. At first, it will
Today’s best deals: Google Pixel, Surface Pro 8, Amazon Kindle, and more
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's time for another mid-week Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a new low on Google's Pixel 6a smartphone. Priced $100 less than its original selling price, the $349 Pixel 6a delivers flagship performance in an already value-stuffed package. Using the same SoC as the Pixel 6 Pro, the Pixel 6a roared through benchmark
Xiaomi's cheap QLED 4K TVs offer Dolby Atmos and Vision, but with a catch
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Xiaomi has begun rolling out its Q2 TV series in Europe, offering consumers an affordable way to access premium home entertainment features like Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision . The new Google TV-powered QLED display is available in 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, and with a fairly impressive list of features behind its pixels, Xiaomi’s latest TV could prove a tempting cheap alternative to more
EA's answer to Monster Hunter has wooden helicopters, and I love it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The first Wild Hearts gameplay trailer for EA's new monster-slaying action game promises some delightful twists on the traditional Monster Hunter formula. Come for the giant creatures, like a two-story tall moss-covered pig, but stay for the ziplines, siege weapons, and battle-umbrellas. The game seems to promise punchy, responsive combat alongside an emphasis on exploration and multiplayer. The
Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Minecraft is getting a new mob – but it's up to you and the community to decide which option makes the cut. Mojang's revealed two potential critters so far, and there's a clear winner (in my opinion) that could be a game-changer for farming. The community will decide in the annual Minecraft Mob Vote which of three contenders should be added to the game. Mojang's only revealed two of the three opt
How to Fix the Wireless Charging on Your Pixel
23Lifehacker / 11h
At this point, wireless charging is a staple feature we expect from smartphones. Whether you have an iPhone or Android, you know you can plop your dying device on a Qi charger and see slow and steady results. However, it seems Google accidentally killed wireless charging on its Pixels with a recent Android update. If… Read more...
Lyft’s John Zimmer to talk AVs, growth and profit at Disrupt
23TechCrunch / 11h
When the economy tightens and the cost of driving new initiatives cramps growth and profitability, sometimes you just need to overhaul your strategy. Case in point, when ride-hail giant Lyft sold its self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet, it cut $100 million of annualized non-GAAP operating expenses on a net basis. Free from the cost of developing its own AV technology, Lyft turned instead t
The Violent Night Trailer Is Die Hard With Santa Claus, Starring David Harbour
400+Gizmodo / 11h
Look, if you’re going to rob a family on Christmas Eve , just do it after Santa Claus stops at the house. This is Criminal Logic 101. Because, if you don’t, Santa could arrive when you’re there, and then you’re in deep, deep, Reindeer crap. Read more...
Founded by Google’s former head of ads, Neeva brings its ad-free search engine to Europe
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Neeva , an ad-free search engine launched last year by a former engineer and executive best known for spearheading Google’s advertising tech business , is about to land in Europe. The Mountain View, California-based company officially launched a subscription-only search engine in its domestic U.S. market in June last year , later going on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restric
Microsoft Office 365 will soon make it a lot easier to flag security threats
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Microsoft is making it a lot easier to report possible security threats with an upgrade to its Office 365 platform. The company has revealed an updated "submissions" experience for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that should provide users with a more intuitive way to flag potential issues. The move will see user-reported messages on Microsoft Defender sorted into individual tabs depending on th
The new Witcher game has multiplayer, and its worlds build themselves
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Multiplayer gameplay and procedurally generated environments will feature in the next Witcher game, currently codenamed Project Sirius. Although not The Witcher 4 , Sirius is a spin-off entry in the Witcher series currently under development at CD Projekt Red subsidiary The Molasses Flood. Revealed in an investors’ presentation yesterday, the game is currently in pre-production and pitched as “an
Ex-Google ad boss builds tracker-free search engine
92BBC News - Technology / 11h
Sridhar Ramaswamy says the technology sector has become "exploitative" of people's data.
The Internet Archive Wants Your Help Building Its Collection of Amateur Radio Material
43Gizmodo / 11h
As much as some companies like Google are willing to let their cloud-based game services like Stadia perish on the vine , groups working to preserve digital information are only growing more sophisticated. On Monday, the nonprofit Internet Archive said they’re working with a grant to create a monster library of amateur… Read more...
Labor Board Complaint Alleges Apple 'Interrogated' and Discriminated Against Unionizing Employees
Gizmodo / 11h
Apple may have crossed a crucial line in the sand in its dance to squash budding unions. Read more...
Corsair’s New Mechanical Keyboard is Super Thin
How-To Geek / 11h
When you think about mechanical keyboards, the image that pops up in most people’s minds is that of a thick keyboard with high-profile keys. This new mechanical keyboard by Corsair, though, goes exactly against that view. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Apple faces US labor complaint over union busting
Engadget / 11h
Apple's alleged union busting has prompted federal action. As The New York Times reports , the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Apple following accusations it broke multiple laws trying to thwart union organizers at the World Trade Center store in New York City. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union claims Apple surveilled and questioned staff, limited acc
Pure’s new e-scooters are friendlier to novice riders
Engadget / 11h
Pure, the British e-scooter company founded by Adam Norris (father of F1 wunderkind Lando, pictured) is launching three new scooters. The Pure Advance, Advance+ and Advance Flex offer new features that, it’s hoped, will make it easier for novices to start using them. The major innovation is the new, lower central chassis, with a fold-down footplate on either side to let riders stand with their fe
These Are the Safest and Most Walkable Cities for Halloween
Lifehacker / 11h
Every year, unfounded urban legends and mythical hype get caregivers all worked up about trick-or-treating. While you’re not going to find razors or fentanyl in your kids’ candy haul , there are some reasonable concerns you may have leading up to the traditional neighborhood jaunt. Let’s look at the most walkable U.S.… Read more...
Bizarre Interview With Marriott’s CEO
View from the Wing / 11h
Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano gave an interview and the whole thing struck me as.. strange? He incorrectly claims Marriott had the first hotel loyalty program. He talks about resort fees as incredible for customers. And he talks about how much control is necessary over hotel stays, even as they defer more and more to individual owners. Continue reading ...
The 'Violent Night' trailer is in fact real, and does in fact deserve an Oscar
300+Mashable / 11h
What if Santa had a gun? Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night gives you just that, and features a beer-drinking, ass-kicking Santa Claus (David Harbour) who takes you being on the naughty list a little too seriously. So when a team of mercenaries, led by John Leguizamo, break into an ostentatiously wealthy family compound to snag a mere $300 million dollars as a Christmas gift, Santa Claus clearly has n
EcoCart drives $14.5M of new funding into its sustainable shopping experience
21TechCrunch / 11h
With all the plastic and paper covering the things we buy, more and more consumers are seeking out companies that operate more sustainably. EcoCart has built an infrastructure for e-commerce companies and works with them to make that shopping experience more transparent and sustainable. Here’s how it works: The three-year-old software company performs product life cycle audits for its customers t
How expensive is Elon’s Twitter buy?
TechCrunch / 11h
News that well-known technology denizen Elon Musk intends to move forward with his proposed and accepted bid to purchase social media company Twitter was surprise news this week; Musk had fought in court against having to close the deal, arguing various issues with the company to avoid paying $54.20 per share for the former startup darling. However, with the deal moving forward once again at a fi
How to Make Your TV Last Longer on Backup Power
How-To Geek / 12h
With blackouts possible at any time, many people use battery backup to keep their TVs on while the lights are out. TVs can be power-hungry, but you can drastically cut their consumption and, ideally, keep watching until power is restored. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Everything a Galaxy Watch Can Only Do With a Samsung Phone
How-To Geek / 12h
Samsung Galaxy Watches can be paired with any Android device, but not all Android devices are treated equally. Some features are reserved for Samsung’s own Galaxy smartphones. Just how much are you missing if you use a different phone? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Save $30 on Our Favorite Noise Canceling Earbuds From Sony
How-To Geek / 12h
The world’s a pretty loud place — highway noise, construction work, bustling city streets. Not only is it nice to be able to tune out that noise once in a while, it’s even nicer when you can do it while listening to your favorite music. Calm the chaos with our favorite noise canceling earbuds of the year, the Sony WF-1000XM4, now down to $248 ($30 off). Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Classic 'Star Trek' Films Vanish From Streaming Platforms
How-To Geek / 12h
For the past several months, Paramout+ has been advertising itself as the home of Star Trek. “Every series. Every episode,” the advertisements claim. While this is true, all Trek fans know that Captain Kirk was also in seven Star Trek films. But these films have disappeared from Paramount+. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Buy Southwest Rapid Rewards Points For 50% Off
500+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is offering a promotion on purchased points , which is the best promotion I ever recall seeing from the program. While there has long been value in strategically buying points , the concept of a revenue based frequent flyer program selling points has always been strange to me, especially for an airline like Southwest. So let’s take a look at the details, but I’ll
How California’s Salton Sea Went From Vacation Destination to Toxic Nightmare
22Gizmodo / 12h
This story was originally published by Grist . You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here . This article is part of the Grist series Parched , an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems. Read more...
What Inspirations Did Adria Draw For Her Andor Character?
20Gizmodo / 12h
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Mark Zuckerberg's Wife Looks Absolutely Horrified by His New Hobby
500+Futurism / 12h
Date Night If you were unaware, billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rented out the UFC's Las Vegas arena , called the Apex, on Saturday. No one seems to know exactly why. He doesn't seem to have fought anyone, but he has been training . Honestly, though, if he was fighting, the whole thing might have made more sense. Part of literally any professional sport is the fanfare, and watching peopl
Huge Graveyard of Stars Surrounds Our Galaxy, Scientists Say
100+Futurism / 12h
Stellar Necropolis Even stars die eventually. And even stars need a final resting place. Researchers at the University of Sydney endeavored to uncover such a place, searching for the celestial remains of ancient suns that have either collapsed into black holes or neutron stars. What they found — and successfully charted for the first time — was a stellar graveyard far exceeding the height of our
Microsoft warns Exchange users over password spray attacks
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Password spray attacks against Microsoft Exchange users are on the rise, the company has warned, urging organizations to set up Authentication Policies as a mitigation measure. In a Tech Community blog post discussing the issue, "the Exchange Team" said many of its customers that leverage basic authentication are being targeted. “The evidence I see every day clearly indicates that password spray
How A British Teen’s Death Changed Social Media
30Wired / 12h
An inquest found content on Pinterest and Instagram contributed to the 2017 death of Molly Russell. The sites say they’ve changed—with opposing strategies.
Spotify's latest acquisition is a company that detects harmful content in podcasts
Engadget / 12h
Spotify has bought a company it says will help it detect and address harmful content on the platform. Kinzen uses machine learning and human expertise to analyze possibly harmful content and hate speech across multiple languages, Spotify said in a statement . It added that Kinzen will "help us more effectively deliver a safe, enjoyable experience on our platform around the world" and that the com
Musk offers to move forward with Twitter deal
Popular Mechanics / 12h
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How 'Safe' (and Private) Is BeReal?
23Lifehacker / 12h
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Amazon adds free movie trailers, lifestyle content, sports highlights and more to Fire TV
30TechCrunch / 12h
Amazon announced yesterday that Fire TV users in the U.S. can now watch thousands of hours of free, ad-supported content across sports news, cooking and travel, as well as movie and TV trailers from IMDb. No downloads, fees or subscriptions are required to watch the videos. The new free content can be found in three new dedicated rows on the “Home” tabs for users to browse at no extra cost. The r
Amazon Kills Glow, Its Ugly Video Calling Gadget For Kids
21Gizmodo / 12h
Amazon is officially discontinuing its Facetime-esque, Facebook-Portal-esque Glow gadget, which was aimed at kids and allowed them to read books, play games, and have video calls with distant relatives. Read more...
You'll Never Get Seasick In This $25 Million Transforming Submarine Yacht
100+Gizmodo / 12h
What’s the most elaborate display of wealth you can imagine? A massive yacht that’s more like a luxury floating hotel? That would have been our answer too, until we laid eyes on the latest concept from submarine builder U-Boat Worx. The company wants to give the obscenely wealthy the best of both worlds with a luxury… Read more...
Asiana is leaving Star Alliance. These are the carriers I’d like to see join as its replacement
1KThe Points Guy / 12h
Sometime in the next couple of years, Asiana Airlines will merge with Korean Air . That’s a significant consolidation that will result in South Korea’s second-largest and largest airlines joining forces to become one sole carrier — Korean Air. Of course, the longtime “frenemy” Asiana Airlines is a member of Star Alliance, while Korean Air is a member of SkyTeam. Since Korean Air will be the sole
Grab a Google Pixel 6a for $349, Its Lowest Price Yet
How-To Geek / 12h
The Google Pixel 6a is one of the best budget Android phones around, and even though it has only been available for a few months, Google is already slashing prices. It dropped to a new low of $370 at Amazon in August, and now the phone is even cheaper. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
It's Time to Replace Your Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL Smartphone
How-To Geek / 12h
Right on time, Google just released its October update for Pixel phones, delivering new features and bug fixes for devices like the Pixel 5 and Pixel 6 Pro. However, this is also the last security update for Google’s aging Pixel 4 smartphone, and it will not receive further software updates either. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Overwatch 2 launch marred by multiple DDoS attacks
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Artist's conception of Blizzard fighting off DDoS attackers. When a highly anticipated online game launches, unforeseen server capacity issues and long entry queues are nothing out of the ordinary. In the case of this week's Overwatch 2 early access launch, though, the usual crowding problems are apparently being exacerbated by coordinated distributed denial of service attacks. On Tuesd
Why Musk gave up: He’s almost certain to lose Twitter case, law professor says
100+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB) Why did Elon Musk agree to buy Twitter again instead of continuing to argue his claims that Twitter violated the merger agreement by lying about bots? There are a few answers, but "the biggest one of all is that he's almost certain to lose [in Delaware Court of Chancery]. And of course, if he loses, he has to do exactly what he's
Who is ready for a fleet of cubesats flying over cities, displaying ads?
200+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Artist’s impression of a space ad seen from the Skoltech campus. (credit: Shamil Biktimirov/Skoltech) On Wednesday the public relations department of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow issued a news release with a provocative title: "Ad-block this: Space advertisers ready to display commercials in the sky." How about no. The basis for the news release is a study in the jou
Stadia launch title 'Gylt' is heading to other platforms next year
Engadget / 12h
Now that Google is shutting down Stadia , at least one of its exclusives is headed elsewhere. Eurogamer reports that Tequila Works is bringing Stadia's first exclusive, Gylt , to other platforms sometime in 2023. The Rime creator didn't say just which systems would get their turn, but it won't be surprising if consoles are included. The third-person horror game has you playing Sally, a tween who
American Airlines is about to open a hotel — but you won’t be able to book a room there
1KThe Points Guy / 12h
A much-anticipated 600-room hotel will open its doors in Fort Worth, Texas, early next year — and it serves a very special purpose. The hotel is owned by American Airlines and is located on the carrier’s massive headquarters campus, which is named for the airline’s legendary former CEO, Robert Crandall. But before going into details (in typical TPG fashion) about whether you can earn or redeem AA
Election Software CEO Arrested Over Suspected Poll Worker Data Theft
55Gizmodo / 12h
The founder and CEO of Konnech, a company at the center of many 2020 election denier conspiracy theories , was arrested on Tuesday under suspicion of data theft. Specifically, Eugene Yu is accused of storing Los Angeles County poll worker information on servers in China, in violation of Konnech’s contract with the… Read more...
Hulu's New Hellraiser Has So-So Sights to Show You
74Gizmodo / 12h
Hulu’s Hellraiser is the 11th film in a series that dates back to the 1987 original directed by Clive Barker , who adapted that script from his novella. Since then, the franchise has suffered a noticeable drop in quality ; this new entry from director David Bruckner ( The Night House ) aims to restore it to gory glory,… Read more...
Hacker Who Stole 100 Million People's Personal Info From Capital One Gets 5 Years Probation
62Gizmodo / 12h
Paige Thompson, an ex-Amazon software engineer who stole the credit card applications, social security numbers, and bank account numbers of more than 100 million people from Capital One , costing the company at least $270 million, was sentenced to time served and just five years probation late Tuesday in a Washington… Read more...
Facebook Reportedly Laying Off Thousands of Employees
300+Futurism / 12h
Shhhh The full picture of Facebook-turned-Meta's rumored layoffs is coming further into focus — and, well, things aren't looking too good for the metamates . Insider reports that the company is planning a mass round of "quiet layoffs," which could impact up to 15 percent of the entire company. For the folks at home, that number would equal roughly 12,000 employees. And the reason why they're bein
DeepMind’s game-playing AI has beaten a 50-year-old record in computer science
500+MIT Technology Review / 12h
DeepMind has used its board-game playing AI AlphaZero to discover a faster way to solve a fundamental math problem in computer science, beating a record that has stood for more than 50 years. The problem, matrix multiplication, is a crucial type of calculation at the heart of many different applications, from displaying images on a screen to simulating complex physics. It is also fundamental to m
How to Connect a Laptop to a TV
How-To Geek / 12h
A simple connection stands between you and enjoying your favorite movie on the big screen or using a spare TV as a secondary monitor for work. Here are some tips for connecting your laptop to a TV using a cable or a wireless connection. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Mobileye IPO warns of potential potholes in the road to autonomous driving
TechCrunch / 12h
Mobileye, Intel’s automated driving division, filed Friday for what is expected to be the year’s largest IPO, but its success is far from guaranteed. The Israeli company, acquired by Intel five years ago for $15.3 billion, touts a broad vision: An autonomous future “where congestion is seen only in history books.” But its S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission underscores its
Amazon kills its interactive, video-calling device, Amazon Glow, launched last year
24TechCrunch / 12h
Just over a year after its debut, Amazon is discontinuing its interactive, video-calling device for kids and families, the Amazon Glow . First introduced at Amazon’s annual hardware event last year, the device promised a unique way for kids to use technology when on video calls with other family
