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Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team
1KWired / 12h
As part of a wave of layoffs, the new CEO disbanded a group working to make Twitter’s algorithms more transparent and fair.
What to Do If Your New CEO Is an Incompetent Moron
300+Lifehacker / 14h
Finding a workplace environment in which you can thrive is no easy feat. And even when you do land in a place that seems like a perfect fit, dynamics can always change—particularly if your company comes under new management. The new bosses could turn out to be incompetent, unethical, or a disastrous combination of the… Read more...
Westworld Has Been Canceled by HBO
500+Gizmodo / 8h
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy ’s Westworld has not made the cut to stick around in the new hierarchy of power over at Warner Bros. The acclaimed HBO sci-fi series has been canceled after its fourth season, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Read more...
Today's Wordle Answer #504 – November 5, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 43min
Wordle is a daily puzzle game brought to you by the New York Times. If you're having trouble solving today's Wordle, we have hints and the solution to help.
Twitter layoffs are the deepest of a thousand cuts. Here's where else big tech is bleeding.
Mashable / 3h
Given the fog of war, it is hard to know exactly how large the carnage is inside Twitter as I write this. The company's internal FAQ, we can confirm, says that "roughly" half of employees are being ousted by CEO, co-owner, and sole director Elon Musk. That would be a bloodbath with few precedents in tech history: "Roughly" (!) 3,750 people in a single company in a single day. Musk took to Twitter
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for November 5
Mashable / 3h
It's finally Saturday, and that can only mean one thing: It's time to celebrate with a fresh Wordle . If you get stuck, we're here to help with handy hints, as we are every day . If you just want today's word, you can jump straight to the end of this article for November 5's Wordle solution, for puzzle #504. If you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and clues.
PlayStation Plus Is Getting A Bunch Of Ratchet & Clank Games This Month
SlashGear / 4h
Just in time for the series' 20th anniversary, the first five "Ratchet and Clank" titles are coming to Playstation Plus.
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Music, Arts & Literature / 4h
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IceCube neutrino analysis pegs possible galactic source for cosmic rays
Ars Technica - All content / 4h
Enlarge / Artist’s representation of a cosmic neutrino source shining above the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. Beneath the ice are photodetectors that pick up the neutrino signals. (credit: IceCube/NSF) Ever since French physicist Pierre Auger proposed in 1939 that cosmic rays must carry incredible amounts of energy, scientists have puzzled over what could be producing these powerful clus
A Carbon Capture Company Wants to Sell Credits on Tech That Hasn’t Been Commercially Tested Yet
Gizmodo / 5h
UK-based “clean” energy company Drax Group is looking to sell offset credits tied to U.S.-based power plants that the company hasn’t even built yet, Bloomberg reports . While the company is being vague about specifics, Drax says its first biomass plant with carbon capture technology is expected to be up and running… Read more...
This Week's Toy News Is Full of Witches, Rebels, and Heroes
Gizmodo / 5h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately. This week, Gundam ’s latest protagonist gets her own figure, Hasbro lifts the lid on a whole host of Star Wars toys, and Groot gets hairy. Leafy? Check it out! Read more...
Starlink adds a 1TB monthly soft cap for residential users
300+TechCrunch / 5h
SpaceX’s Starlink internet has included unlimited bandwidth since launch, and while the service will technically continue to provide that to customers, users who exceed 1TB of data use in a single month will now be throttled once they reach that threshold. Starlink sent out an email to users across the U.S. and Canada on Friday outlining the new so-called “Fair Use” policy, which describes how re
Twitter’s Head of Safety says election integrity is ‘top priority’ in spite of layoffs
Engadget / 5h
Twitter’s top safety executive says election integrity is a “top priority” for the company even as the company has shed half of its staff in the last 24 hours. Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and one of the company leaders to survive mass layoffs, took to Twitter to downplay moderation concerns raised by activists and advertisers in recent days. “Yesterday’s reduction in force affected approx
Elon Musk's Wild First Week At Twitter: Everything You Might Have Missed
SlashGear / 5h
It has been an active week at Twitter, the first week after Elon Musk's takeover. We recap everything that has happened over the week with all the details.
Nations get tough on cryptocurrency to tackle ransomware attacks
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
36 nations led by the US have agreed to improve ransomware prevention measures, specifically concerning the use of cryptocurrencies to fund such activities. Held at the White House, the International Counter Ransomware Initiative summit was far more explicit on cryptocurrency than it was during its inaugural outing in 2021, as concerns continue to mount over the ease of which cybercriminals are a
'Enola Holmes 2' includes a real historical event. Here's what happened.
Mashable / 5h
Sherlock's smart, adventurous, tough little sister is back in Enola Holmes 2 with a new case to crack. But the fictional mystery of Netflix 's detective adventure is anchored in historical events, with a real moment of women's and labour rights history at its core. While Sherlock ( Henry Cavill ) is investigating a high-flying financial corruption case, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) picks up a case
Mayan Representation in Black Panther
Gizmodo / 6h
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Herzog and Žižek become uncanny AI bots trapped in endless conversation
22Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / AI-generated portraits of Slavoj Žižek and Werner Herzog from The Infinite Conversation. (credit: Giacomo Miceli / Ars Technica) This week, an Italian artist and programmer named Giacomo Miceli debuted The Infinite Conversation website, an AI-powered nonstop chat between artificial versions of German director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek , complete with realistic
12 of Keith David's Most Memorable Genre Performances (So Far)
Gizmodo / 6h
Want to bring instant gravitas to your movie , TV show , documentary series, video game, or English-language dub of a foreign animated film? Hire Keith David , whose long career is a testament not just to his charismatic screen presence, but also his uniquely velvety voice . Read more...
Daily Crunch: Twitter layoffs violated federal worker protections, class action lawsuit alleges
40TechCrunch / 6h
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 . Friday, and all eyes are on the vast number of Twitter employees who were given the boot, unceremoniously, with many of ’em finding out they’d lost their job because they were unable to log in to their email accounts as they showed up for work in the morning. Yikes
Musk orders Twitter to slash cloud and other tech infrastructure costs
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Twitter employees have been tasked with finding $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings by new CEO and owner Elon Musk An internal Slack message originally reported by Reuters saw workers at the social network told to save between $1.5 million and $3 million per day from cost-cutting in areas such as servers and cloud hosting services, as part of a basket of measures called the "Deep Cut
Virgin Hyperloop appears to have dropped its Virgin branding
Engadget / 6h
Something’s going on at Virgin Hyperloop, the startup attempting to bring Elon Musk’s vision of high-speed trains to life. At some point in the last few weeks, the company has quietly changed its name back to Hyperloop One , the brand it used between 2016 and 2017. Its website has been scrubbed clean, too, using an old stock image of the XP-1 test pod and the claim that “It’s a new day at Hyperlo
SEC Charges 4 People in $295 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Gizmodo / 6h
Blockchain skeptics and critics often deride cryptocurrency as a whole as one big pyramid scheme . And though that point might have some room for debate , the Securities and Exchange Commission is officially adding at least one more crypto venture to the ever-growing list of “definitely a scam” operations. Read more...
On Twitter, Who Needs a Check Mark When You Can Have a Rat?
2KNYT > Technology / 7h
Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. An artist offers a wry alternative.
HBO cancels Westworld before what was to be its final season
100+Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / Now we'll never know how Dolores Abernathy's story ends. (credit: YouTube/HBO) HBO surprised its subscribers and the TV industry on Friday by announcing that it has canceled the big-budget science-fiction series Westworld just a few months after its fourth season concluded, Variety reports. The series, which has received 54 Emmy nominations during its run, was intended to end with its f
Bivalent booster is 4x better against BA.5 in older adults, Pfizer says
34Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Future Publishing ) The new bivalent COVID-19 booster spurred neutralizing antibody levels that were fourfold higher against the omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5 in older adults than those seen after the original booster, Pfizer reported Friday . The new data may help calm concerns about whether the updated booster is an improvement over the previous booster. But the fall bo
Meta's Oversight Board to Elon Musk: Stop Pissing Off Twitter's Advertisers
Gizmodo / 7h
Members of Meta’s Oversight Board weighed in on Elon Musk’s calamitous first week as Twitter CEO Friday, offering their competitor some tactical advice, and even leaving open the possibilities of one day extending its Supreme Court-like judicial services to his platform. Read more...
Ledger, Tezos and Chainalysis talk web3 security at TC Sessions: Crypto
TechCrunch / 7h
The crypto ecosystem may be experiencing fewer hacks and alleged fraud incidents , but they’re still occurring as bad actors take hundreds of millions of dollars from users in the space. According to Immunefi’s Crypto Losses Q3 2022 report , crypto losses have declined for the past three quarters in a row, but it’s not clear whether that trend will continue for the rest of the year. And as more p
2022 Kia EV6 Review: Electric For The Mainstream
SlashGear / 7h
Has the Tesla Model 3 finally met its match? EVs are breaking into the mainstream, and few nail the essentials quite like Kia's EV6.
Volkswagen Is The Latest Company To Pause Advertising On Twitter
SlashGear / 7h
Volkswagen and automotive sub-brands has joined the growing list of companies pausing advertising on Twitter in the fallout of the Elon Musk takeover.
Everything We Know About the Future of Doctor Who
25Gizmodo / 7h
Doctor Who ended the eras of both Chris Chibnall as series showrunner and Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in 2022 with “ The Power of the Doctor ,” bringing to a close a three-season, three-special run. Read more...
It’s no surprise HBO canceled ‘Westworld’ after four seasons
300+TechCrunch / 7h
In a series of cancellations , HBO has managed to disappoint many viewers as of late. Now, “Westworld” fans will be among them. The network announced today that it is canceling the sci-fi drama after four seasons. The show just aired its season four finale in August. HBO, in a prepared statement, said, “Over the past four seasons, Lisa and Jonah have taken viewers on a mind-bending odyssey, raisi
Is a Walking Pad Really Better Than a Treadmill?
Lifehacker / 7h
The idea of walking while you work isn’t a new one; we first featured a “treadputer” on this site in 2006 . But the idea has returned, and it’s enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to cheaper, smaller treadmill models that are being called “walking pads.” So how is a walking pad different from a treadmill, and are… Read more...
This sneaky hijack malware replaces your crypto addresses with lookalikes
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
A brand new clipper malware has been found taking the theft of cryptocurrency to a whole new level, researchers have claimed. Clippers are a well-known security threat, as they are malware variants that monitor the clipboard of a Windows-powered endpoint , and when they see that a user copied a cryptocurrency wallet address to the clipboard, they’ll replace it with an address belonging to the att
Watch the last total lunar eclipse until 2025 on November 8th
Engadget / 7h
You're about to get your last chance at witnessing a total lunar eclipse for quite some time. NASA has pointed out that the last such eclipse until March 2025 begins in the early morning hours of November 8th in North America. Parts of Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America can also get a glimpse. The partial eclipse will start at 4:09AM Eastern, with totality lasting from 4:16AM through
The Most Disturbing Hallmark Ornaments of the Last Decade
Gizmodo / 7h
Back in 2012, I made a list of the Most Disturbing Hallmark Ornaments I could find. I updated the list in 2015 , but since then, it’s lain dormant while Hallmark has not. The company has been churning out more Christmas ornaments every year, and while most of them are perfectly fine , goofy, or lousy, there are a few… Read more...
Does Hilton’s Hotel del Coronado Have The Country’s Worst Resort Fee?
View from the Wing / 8h
I've only seen one hotel ever claim that your room rate doesn't cover use of the bathroom mirror or TV in the room , and that this was covered by a resort fee instead. But when I flagged the stupidity, the hotel addressed it. Maybe the second-most egregious resort fee I've come across belongs to Hilton's Hotel Del Coronado Continue reading ...
GoodAccess’ zero trust access network gives your business the security benefits without the complexities
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Being able to work anywhere is convenient and familiar for many employees and the businesses they work for, but there are a few things to think through – such as how your business will maintain a high level of security with workers in many different locations. A large number of remotely-connecting employees increases the number of potential entry points for adversaries and leaves sensitive data v
NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast Over Psyche Mission Failures
25Futurism / 8h
On Sight The California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is on notice from NASA after a review found serious staffing issues that led to the Psyche Mission failing to launch. As multiple NASA-watchers have noted, the agency seems mighty upset with the JPL after an independent review board found that several issues at the lab led to the repeated slip of the launch of the Psyche
Twitter: Elon Musk blames 'activist groups' for earnings drop
1KBBC News - Technology / 8h
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, makes the accusation as the tech firm makes sweeping job cuts.
Intel says that both Intel and AMD CPUs can update Arc GPU firmware [Updated]
24Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / An Intel Arc GPU. (credit: Intel) Update, 7:35 pm ET: Intel told Ars Technica that it is possible for both Intel and AMD-based platforms to update Arc GPU firmware, and that Intel's Management Engine wasn't actually required for firmware updates. "Intel Arc products do not require the host CSME to update Arc firmware," an Intel spokesperson told Ars. "Firmware updates will work on both
Nanoleaf Won't Commit to Upgrading Its Products for Matter
How-To Geek / 8h
Here’s a weird thing; back in April, Nanoleaf announced that existing Shapes, Lines, and other Wi-Fi lighting products would not “immediately” receive a Matter update. We hoped to get some clarification at the Matter launch event in Amsterdam, but when we brought up the topic, Nanoleaf remained tight-lipped—what gives? Read This Article on Review Geek ›
What to Do If You Don’t Like Your Child's Teacher
Lifehacker / 8h
It’s that time of year again: parent-teacher conference season. For 15 minutes, parents sit face-to-face with the person responsible for their kid’s education. For most, it’s a time for parents and caregivers to hear the truth about what really happens during school hours and to work together to help their children… Read more...
Intel's pay-as-you-go CPU platform finally has a name, but is still shrouded in secrecy
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Intel has released fresh details about its new pay-as-you-go CPU platform, which is now officially set to be dubbed 'Intel On Demand'. The software-defined platform will enable system administrators to pay an additional fee to activate special-purpose accelerators integrated into its 4th Generation Xeon Scalable ' Sapphire Rapids ' processors. The oft-delayed new line of processors is predicted t
Biden's Graphite Headscratcher
23Gizmodo / 8h
The Biden administration’s plans to boost manufacturing of electric vehicles may face a big bump in the road—and that bump is made of graphite. Both E&E News and Marketplace reported this week on how the coming electric vehicle revolution will supercharge the demand for the mineral. Read more...
YouTube will soon roll out a ‘Go Live Together’ co-streaming feature to select creators
TechCrunch / 8h
YouTube is gearing up to roll out a new feature that will allow select creators to invite a guest to go live with them, the company announced on its Creator Insider channel and in a blog post . At launch, creators will only be able to co-stream via a phone, as the feature won’t be available on the desktop version of YouTube. The new feature will initially only be available to a select group of cr
How to watch 'Don't Worry Darling'
Mashable / 8h
What: Don’t Worry Darling Where to watch: HBO Max Premiere date: November 7, 2022 The " D" in Darling stands for drama , and Miss Flo is finally back. That’s right, Olivia Wilde’s fiasco of a film — but incredible addition to our pop culture zeitgeist — is having a renaissance this week and heading to streaming. If you, for some reason, happen to be one of the two people who still haven’t seen th
Twitter's mass layoffs have come. The social platform will never be the same.
Mashable / 8h
The old Twitter is dead, buried by mass layoffs. Just a week into billionaire Elon Musk 's tenure as Chief Twit, and he's now laid off a large portion of the staff, leaving the social platform reeling with an uncertain future. It's unclear just yet exactly how many people have been impacted by these layoffs, but early reports stated at least a few thousand of Twitter's 7,500 employees would be le
Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer Review: You Can't Put A Price On Whimsy
SlashGear / 8h
Canon has a new miniature photo printer for your smartphone. Is this new IVY 2 different from past models, or indiscernible from the rest?
9 Celebrities Quitting Twitter For Good After Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
22SlashGear / 8h
After Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, a number of celebrities have left the platform. Some left in protest, others felt that Twitter was headed nowhere good.
How to Candy Nuts Without Burning Yourself Even Once
Lifehacker / 9h
You don’t have to risk life and limb messing with molten caramel to make delicious, candied nuts. There is a much quicker way to conduct this sweet business, and it doesn’t involve candy thermometers, silicon mats, or burn cream. These candied nuts are so simple, tasty, and pretty, that making them would be a great… Read more...
Federal Watchdog Demands Deeper Environmental Reviews of Proposed Satellite Constellations
Gizmodo / 9h
In a new report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reevaluate how large constellations of satellites are regulated and approved for launch. Read more...
Interview With the Vampire Works So Well Because of Daniel Molloy
100+Gizmodo / 9h
If anyone has been paying attention to me over the past few weeks (there are, what? Three of you? Welcome! Join me ) you might have noticed that I’ve been working through an all-consuming obsession with AMC’s new series, Interview With the Vampire . You might think to yourself, “wasn’t that a kind of cheesy,… Read more...
Elon Musk just axed key Twitter teams like human rights, accessibility, AI ethics and curation
300+TechCrunch / 9h
Elon Musk is wasting no time making extremely deep cuts at Twitter, calving off many teams doing essential work at the company in the process. News of layoffs swept the platform on Friday, showing that Twitter’s billionaire owner is painting in broad strokes when it comes to trimming down the team by half. The same day that Musk complained about supposed activists impacting Twitter’s ad revenue,
Benitago Group exec confirms it didn’t close, but did lay off some employees
TechCrunch / 9h
Benitago Group ’s website no longer working this week set off an alarm bell for some folks, those who regularly follow the comings-and-goings of active fulfillment-by-Amazon aggregators. They believed it might spell the end for the e-commerce aggregator, which raised $380 million in equity and debt financing last year. Co-founder Benedict Dohmen confirmed to TechCrunch via a LinkedIn message that
Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff
2KNYT > Technology / 9h
The layoffs hit across many divisions, including the engineering and machine learning units, the teams that manage content moderation, and the sales and advertising departments.
Fired Twitter Employee Unloads on Elon Musk's "Clowntown"
97Futurism / 9h
Crapshoot While lots and lots of laid off Twitter employees are undoubtedly upset at having lost their livelihoods, at least one is relieved to be leaving the worsening cesspool as it continues its downfall under Elon Musk's ownership. " Honestly happy to be laid off but the veil of [Elon Musk] is pierced," tweeted Kushal Dave, the founder of the Scroll app that Twitter acquired in 2021 . "As mes
Musk floats several gimmicks to make Twitter profitable
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Contributor | AFP ) Elon Musk’s strategy to make Twitter profitable as quickly as possible seems to be to turn Twitter into everything the platform is not, seemingly ignoring much of what made the platform profitable in the first place. Instead of creating the town square where important public discourse is freely debated (which Musk claimed was his Twitter vis
Cherry’s new mechanical switch hails from ’80s terminal keyboards
37Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Cherry ) Cherry, the original mechanical switch maker, is continuing to tap the mechanical keyboard community for new product ideas. Its new mechanical switch, the Cherry MX Black Clear-Top , is a nod to enthusiasts who would love to turn in their modern-day clacker for an old-school terminal keyboard with extra-smooth typing. ’80s roots Before Cherry's Thursday announcement of p
Great Deal: British Airways Double Avios Promo
One Mile at a Time / 9h
British Airways has just launched a double Avios promotion for upcoming flights, which has the potential to be a good deal. We’ve seen a promotion like this a few times before, though it has been some time. Earn double Avios on upcoming flights British Airways is offering Executive Club members double Avios on up to four flights. There are some details to be aware of, as you’d expect: Register an
2023 Aston Martin DBX 707 Review: Ferocity Comes Standard
SlashGear / 9h
For those worried Aston Martin's SUV wasn't quite potent enough, the DBX 707 more than fixes things. At $236k, outrageous performance comes as standard.
It's A Grim Friday At Twitter As Musk Shutters Entire Departments
SlashGear / 9h
The layoffs have begun at Twitter as new-CEO Elon Musk has dismantled entire departments in the interest of cost savings. We have all the details.
10 Reasons Why The Mercedes G Wagon Is Such An Expensive Vehicle
SlashGear / 9h
The Mercedes G-Wagon is one of the most luxurious and reliable SUVs you can buy, but what makes it so expensive? We have all the details here.
The Best Budget 4K TVs That Won't Break The Bank
SlashGear / 9h
If you've waited this long to buy a 4K TV because they've always been prohibitively expensive, now might be a good time to peek at what's available.
26% Of Car Fans Said They Want To Own This Car From Elon Musk's Collection – Exclusive Survey
SlashGear / 9h
Elon Musk has an impressive collection of cars ranging from a Ford Model T to a million-dollar McLaren. Our poll shows which one the most people want.
Joe Rogan Walks Back Fake Story About School Using a Litter Box for 'Furry' Student
47Gizmodo / 9h
Joe Rogan talks a lot of shit, and his newest narrative involved schools providing litter boxes to students that identify as furries. Except that’s not true—obviously—and Rogan clarified his fib on a recent episode of his podcast. Read more...
The First Things To Do In VR, Part 1
Gizmodo / 9h
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Advertisers continue to flee Twitter as civil rights groups call for a boycott
Engadget / 9h
As Elon Musk looks for new ways to make money from Twitter’s he’s facing a much more urgent problem: advertisers are fleeing the platform. Musk said Friday that “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue” due to advertisers’ concerns about content moderation and other issues raised by activists. A number of major companies have paused ads in recent days, including GM , Audi, Pfizer, General Mills
Wi-Fi security flaws could let drones, attackers target you through walls
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A drone that leverages a widespread security flaw to detect Wi-Fi networks from inside buildings has been developed by the University of Waterloo (UOW) in Canada, raising fears about similar devices being used to conduct criminal activity. In a press release, the university reported on developments first published in a paper by Dr. Ali Abedi, adjunct professor of computer science at UOW, and Deep
There's a Better Way to Peel an Orange, According to TikTok
Lifehacker / 9h
Oranges are a pain in the ass. First off, they’re wildly inconsistent. Sometimes, they’re heaven. Other times, they’re flavorless mush. Of course, to even find out, you need to peel them—a term that really undersells the struggle. A traditional orange holds onto its peels for dear life. Soccer kids are onto something… Read more...
Photos Show the Mississippi River Drying Up
57Gizmodo / 9h
The Mississippi River is still in drought, with no end in sight. The historically low water levels in the busy waterway are disrupting transportation, recreation, and even water quality along the river. Read more...
Musk says advertisers are fleeing Twitter, so he's going to charge users to DM celebs
500+Mashable / 9h
Things are not going well at Elon Musk's Twitter dot com . In the wake of Musk's takeover of the social media platform last Friday, apprehensive brands are pausing their Twitter advertising , unsure of the direction the billionaire plans to take the platform. And Twitter is feeling the hit, according to Musk himself . Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) "Twitter has had a massive dro
iPhone users will soon be able to pay with a single tap using PayPal and Venmo
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Your iPhone could be a step closer to replacing your wallet after Apple revealed its Tap to Pay contactless mobile payment technology is partnering with some of the biggest payments firms around. The service will soon be offered as an option on the iOS apps for PayPal and Venmo, meaning merchants who already use these services will have more ways to accept payment without the need for cash. Launc
Amex Platinum cardholders can now register for Hertz President’s Circle status
100+The Points Guy / 9h
American Express Premium cardholders looking for free top-tier elite rental car status look no further, thanks to the newly expanded Amex- Hertz Gold Plus Rewards partnership. Effective immediately, The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders and authorized users automatically qualify for Hertz President’s Circle status, the highest s
Earn up to 16,000 miles with limited-time shopping portal bonuses from 5 airlines
500+The Points Guy / 9h
E ditor’s note: This is TPG’s permanent page with all currently available airline shopping portal promotions, so you can bookmark it and check back regularly for updates. Several airlines are offering shopping portal bonuses right now. Whether you’re doing everyday shopping or getting ahead on holiday shopping, these bonuses can help you earn more rewards. You’ll need to make a few extra clicks b
Confirmable suite upgrades, points and more: Your guide to IHG One Rewards’ Milestone Rewards
The Points Guy / 9h
Earlier this year, IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards program . One compelling aspect of this program is the ability to earn Milestone Rewards for every 10 nights you stay, starting at just 20 nights in a calendar year. You can earn bonus points, food and beverage rewards, confirmable suite upgrades and even an annual lounge membership as Milestone Rewards. Here’s what you need to know about IH
Southwest Premier Credit Card review: Good value at a low cost
62The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card overview The Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card is the middle of the pack when it comes to Southwest personal credit cards. While airline credit cards generally don’t come with too many perks, the absence of foreign transaction fees and 6,000-anniversary bonus points should help of
Let the ‘Celebration’ begin: Cruise giant Carnival’s biggest ship ever debuts this weekend
200+The Points Guy / 9h
It’s celebration time for Carnival Cruise Line fans. Literally. The maiden voyage of the line’s much-awaited Carnival Celebration will take place Sunday as the vessel departs Southampton, England, on a two-week transatlantic cruise to Miami. Recently completed at a shipyard in Finland, the 15-deck-high ship is a sister vessel to Carnival’s giant, 1-year-old Mardi Gras . Mardi Gras made waves in 2
6 lesser-known Chase Sapphire Reserve perks
56The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. The Chase Sapphire Reserve is widely considered one of the best travel credit cards available to U.S. consumers. Plus, it’s currently offering its best sign-up bonus in the last five years : Earn 80,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. But earning points doesn’t stop at the we
10 festive destinations for the holiday season
100+The Points Guy / 9h
Like it or not, the holiday season is approaching. Soon, the TV screen will be swamped with festive ads, the radio will be jingling with holiday tunes and presents will be wrapped. Time waits for no one, so if you want to travel during the peak season, it’s wise to sort out your plans now. Or, you can even plan ahead for your 2023 holiday adventure. Whether you want to make the season extra speci
Video alert! TPG UK reviews all cabins on Virgin Atlantic’s brand-new Airbus A330-900neo
100+The Points Guy / 9h
Last week we managed to fly on Virgin Atlantic’ s brand-new A330-900neo for its first commercial flight. In usual TPG UK fashion, we compared all three classes on board this journey from London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) . We’ve been looking forward to climbing on board the A330-900neo since June 2019, when Virgin Atlantic first revealed it had placed an
1st look at 1 of the most exciting hotel openings in years: Atlantis The Royal Dubai
100+The Points Guy / 9h
In Dubai, you should always expect more than more because there, less is certainly not more. In fact, the emirate is home to the world’s tallest building and a series of intricate manmade islands with glitzy resorts from some of the world’s top brands. And soon, the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago of islands shaped like a palm tree, will be home to one of the most exciting hotels to open
Nintendo's New Pokémon Themed Switch is Inspiring Me to Buy an OLED Upgrade I Don't Need
21Gizmodo / 9h
The holidays are a challenging time for so many of us, which is why the last three years having so many Pokémon releases has morphed into a welcome comfort for me, rather than seeming like a blatant cash grab. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be here on Nov. 18, and Nintendo has launched a matching console in… Read more...
How to Remove Water Stains From Your Walls Without Repainting
36Lifehacker / 9h
Unsightly water stains will drag down the vibes in even the most beautiful bathroom . From shower humidity to internal leaks and ventilation problems, they have a lot of causes, but after you’ve identified what made the mark on your wall in the first place, you still need to remove it without making the aesthetic… Read more...
15 She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Facts Revealed in the Making of Documentary
100+Gizmodo / 10h
You don’t have to break the fourth wall to know what happens after Marvel Studios releases a show or a movie. Soon after, it’s followed by a new episode of the making-of documentary series Assembled . And when that happens, io9 is going to watch it and pick out a dozen or so pieces of information that either we didn’t… Read more...
Fugitive Crypto Founder Do Kwon May Be Hiding in Europe, Despite Claims He's Totally Not on the Run
29Gizmodo / 10h
Do Kwon, the Terraform Labs founder who says he’s “ making zero effort ” to hide from South Korean authorities investigating him for violating the country’s capital markets laws may be “vacationing” in Europe. Read more...
Taking Psilocybin Just Once Eases Treatment-Resistant Depression in Study
60Futurism / 10h
Building on the growing body of work surrounding "magic mushrooms" that produce the psychoactive compound psilocybin, a new study suggests that just one dose of a synthetically-made version can help ease the worst symptoms of depression. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine , the findings from this randomized and double-blind clinical trial — which the study authors call "the largest
After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That
1KFuturism / 10h
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has started making major cuts to the company's operations, in an apparently desperate effort to bring costs down. Aside from gutting the company's executive suite and dissolving its board , the billionaire CEO has started culling a significant number of employees as well, locking them out of their accounts unannounced. As Wired reports , the company's "Ethical AI" team has b
Opulus makes retinol somehow simple via adorable little pods
Mashable / 10h
If you thought all skincare came in the form of pre-made creams or serums, you thought wrong. And if you thought the only way you could adjust your skincare's temperature was to cool it down in a chic-but-space-stealing mini fridge, you thought even more wrong. The Opulus skincare system takes both of these assumptions and turns them on their heads. Rather than buying a moisturizer or night cream
Twitter’s Advertisers Pull Back as Layoffs Sweep Through Company
500+NYT > Technology / 10h
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, acknowledged that ad spending on the platform had slumped. He blamed the drop on pressure from activists.
How to land investors who fund game-changing companies
TechCrunch / 10h
A lot of problems worth solving aren’t ones that you can solve in a year or two or even 10. For founders and investors alike, such long timelines can seem daunting. But for Gene Berdichevsky, co-founder and CEO of battery tech startup Sila, hard tech problems are also some of the most tantalizing. “It’s always a good time to be a hard tech startup,” Berdichevsky said at TechCrunch Disrupt. “One o
Stability AI backs effort to bring machine learning to biomed
22TechCrunch / 10h
Stability AI , the venture-backed startup behind the text-to-image AI system Stable Diffusion, is funding a wide-ranging effort to apply AI to the frontiers of biotech. Called OpenBioML , the endeavor’s first projects will focus on machine learning-based approaches to DNA sequencing, protein folding and computational biochemistry. The company’s founders describe OpenBioML as an “open research lab
How to Sign Out of Google on All Your Devices
How-To Geek / 10h
Did you sign into your Google account on a public computer? Or are you logged into Google on a device you’ve lost? If so, you can sign out of Google on all your devices to prevent security mishaps. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Is a Cheap OLED TV Worth Buying?
How-To Geek / 10h
Can you buy the latest and greatest TV technology from the bargain bin? As OLED TVs grow more popular, customers are hunting for the best possible deals that they can find. Unfortunately, a cheap OLED TV may not give you the best viewing experience, and it certainly isn’t a cost-effective option. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
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Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
Swedish engineer creates playable accordion from 2 Commodore 64 computers
200+Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Linus Åkesson playing his homemade "Commodordion" in a YouTube video. (credit: Linus Åkesson ) In late October, a Swedish software engineer named Linus Åkesson unveiled a playable accordion—called " The Commodordion "—he crafted out of two vintage Commodore 64 computers connected with a bellows made of floppy disks taped together. A demo of the hack debuted in an 11-minute YouTube video
Xbox Cloud Gaming gets a resolution boost on Steam Deck and ChromeOS
Engadget / 10h
Folks who access Xbox Cloud Gaming through a browser on ChromeOS and Linux systems (including Steam Deck ) will likely now have an improved experience. The game-streaming service should be available at a higher resolution on those platforms. It should run more smoothly as well. As spotted by Windows Central , an Xbox employee who goes by CohenJordan wrote on Reddit that the update marks the end o
Boeing Gives Up On New Midsize Airplane (For Now)
30One Mile at a Time / 10h
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Boeing doesn’t have plans to introduce any new kinds of jets in the next decade. Basics of the rumored Boeing New Midsize Airplane (NMA) Airbus and Boeing are always trying to compete with one another on aircraft types. Not only do we see incremental improvements to existing aircraft models (737 MAX, A321neo, etc.), but every so often we see complete
Passenger Carjacks Multiple People After Hearing His Flight Is Cancelled
View from the Wing / 10h
Travel is frustrating. We’ve all been there. Long lines to get through security, not enough staff at airport concessions. You can’t even get into the club because too many other customers have access. You’re delayed, the crew time out, and you finally learn you aren’t getting where you’re going. It’s enough to make you… Oh, wait. No, it doesn’t cause you to do anything like this. Continue reading
How To Start Replacing Your Phone's Passwords With Passkeys
Gizmodo / 10h
We know the problems with passwords: They’re easy for you to forget, and easy for hackers to guess or brute force or download from a public data leak . That’s why tech companies are rushing to replace them with something more secure, which in most cases means the biometric data that you use to unlock your phone. Read more...
How to Use After-Tax Contributions to Funnel More Into Your 401(k)
Lifehacker / 10h
As the end of the year approaches, you may have already maxed out your 401(k) plan contributions for 2022. However, some plans have an option to keep making after-tax contributions past the deferral limits. Described as an “under-the-radar” option to get more funds to grow tax-free, this type of deposit may not be… Read more...
Air-fired bagel chips are so easy and so good
Mashable / 10h
Sometimes air fryer recipes promise to make something store-bought simple to make in your home. Things like mozzarella sticks or tortilla chips that you would probably be better served just buying from the store. But a viral TikTok bagel chips recipe from @ thisisplanetfood is worth making. It's delicious — like better than the store-bought variety — and preposterously easy to make. There's a rea
Buying your own identity on Elon’s Twitter and other news
TechCrunch / 10h
This week Amanda Silberling and I went live on LinkedIn and Twitter Spaces to talk about Elon Musk’s questionable plans for blue checks on Twitter. Then, I talk with Natasha Mascarenhas about a new startup, Rewind, that wants to help humans have perfect memory. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. Articles from the episode: Elon Musk’s plan to charge for Twitter verification
What to Know About COP27, the World Climate Conference in Egypt
Gizmodo / 10h
It’s that time of year again in climate world, when everyone starts packing their bags and sending emails and writing news articles about a process that is completely and totally incomprehensible to most normal people: the Conference of Parties, or COP. It’s frustrating, boring, and dominated by corporate interests,… Read more...
Matter will revolutionize your smart home – here's everything you need to know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Matter 1.0 is here. After months of hearing about how this software standard will provide a massive benefit to our smart home, users can finally start to see it in action as it rolls out to new gadgets and old favorites. Over 500 companies across the world have been working together under the Connectivity Standards Alliance to bring Matter to life. With the launch of Matter 1.0 and the start of t
Combined HBO Max/Discovery+ service gets an earlier launch date, price hike is to be expected
TechCrunch / 10h
After Warner Bros. Discovery reported its third-quarter earnings results yesterday, the company told investors and analysts in a call that the forthcoming combined HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service will now launch in the U.S. earlier than previously announced . CEO David Zaslav said the yet-to-be-named service is now getting a spring 2023 launch instead of in the summer. Following its debut in
The Right Way to Break a Car Window in an Emergency
28Lifehacker / 10h
If you’re anything like me, your overriding goal in life is to not have a hilarious obituary. This is why I’ve decided to never ride a rollercoaster , board a hot air balloon, or go skydiving—I don’t want my last thoughts to be along the lines of why I thought jumping out of a plane was a good idea. But just avoiding… Read more...
The Good and Bad of Writing Star Wars, According to Andrew Stanton
24Gizmodo / 10h
Andrew Stanton knows a thing or two about storytelling. A two-time Oscar winner best known for directing Finding Nemo and Wall-E, Stanton has been with Pixar since the very beginning, lending his expertise to not just his films, but most of the films the studio has released. In between, he’s begun to spread his wings … Read more...
How to Use Microsoft Excel Templates for Event Planning
How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft Excel is often synonymous with company financials, household budgets, and other numeric data. But Excel can be a terrific tool for planning events like weddings, showers, parties, and more, too. Keep reading for templates you can use to plan your next event. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
VCs decipher the recent fintech layoffs — and why they’re happening now
TechCrunch / 11h
Many big companies in the fintech world cut jobs in the past month. And yet Stripe’s announcement it would lay off 14% of its workforce still made a splash, proving that unicorns and decacorns are not immune to the challenging economic and fundraising conditions. The Stripe news closely follows Chime confirming this week that 12% of its employees would be laid off and Brex revealing last month th
Hear NASA’s science and tech ambitions from Carolyn Mercer at TC Sessions: Space
TechCrunch / 11h
TechCrunch Sessions: Space returns on December 6, and among our distinguished guests is Dr. Carolyn Mercer , chief technologist for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, who will share the agency’s tech and science ambitions and priorities in the Artemis era. Mercer is a NASA veteran and started as a research engineer at Glenn before ascending through the ranks to her current role. As the “focal po
Astrophysicists Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth
47Gizmodo / 11h
Scientists have discovered a relatively small black hole lurking next to a star in the constellation Ophiuchus, about 1,600 light-years away. It’s now the closest-known back hole to Earth. Read more...
Netflix's Ad-Supported Tier Doesn't Work on Apple TV Yet
52Gizmodo / 11h
The dawn of streaming with advertising has arrived. This week, Netflix’s ad-supported tier went live on several platforms. Current subscribers can essentially “downgrade” their account to the $7/month tier for Netflix Basics With Ads. It’s a little pricier than competing streaming services, but Netflix hopes you’ll… Read more...
New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge "Candy Crush" Ad Over Skyline
400+Futurism / 11h
Drone Zone Five hundred drones took to the sky over the Hudson River in New York City Thursday evening, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them ads for the mobile game Candy Crush, a stunt that has sparked a fierce debate among New Yorkers. According to Candy Crush chief marketing officer Fernanda Romano, the obnoxious light-up ad was meant to celebrate the
Substack is swooping in as Twitter chaos continues
35Mashable / 11h
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is throwing the media landscape for a spin. The future of Twitter remains in question , and some users are looking to migrate. Enter a slew of platforms hoping to win such users over. Some, like the decentralized media network Mastodon , are seeing unprecedented levels of interest . Then there's Substack : the subscription newsletter platform that is no stranger to co
Google's spreadsheets could soon be taking over even more of your working life
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Keeping track of how your big workplace projects are progressing could soon be a lot more straightforward thanks to a new Google Sheets update. The spreadsheet software is introducing a new timeline view that it says will provide a clearer and more intuitive perspective on how your work is progressing, and provide project management tools within the platform for the first time. The new view, desc
Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth (Which is Still Far)
40How-To Geek / 11h
In many science fiction movies, black holes are often the go-to way to plug plot holes and provide a quick deus ex machina when all seems lost for the space heroes. In the real world, we just watch them from a distance. But we keep finding closer ones. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
American Airlines Pilot Negotiations Turn Nasty In Public
View from the Wing / 11h
American Airlines pilots negotiated a contract, but the union voted against sending it to its membership for a vote. Now they're back in the media negotiating in public, saying that the airline's failure to pay them enough, and improve their schedules enough, is why flights get cancelled. Even though that isn't true. Continue reading ...
Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts
TechCrunch / 11h
Education options during and after incarceration have never been particularly extensive, despite the best intentions of educators. Emerge Career is working on changing that, and its early success in putting formerly incarcerated folks to work is attracting investment from both VCs and government programs. It was only August when Emerge first appeared as it came out of Y Combinator’s latest batch,
TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM tough love, ‘building in public,’ 6 key SaaS metrics
TechCrunch / 11h
Are you ready to launch a bajillion-dollar startup? Before you start: Are you planning to build a centaur, a unicorn or perhaps a decacorn? Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. At TechCrunch Disrupt, I spoke to three investors about how they use TAM to guide their
Everything You Know Is Wrong (But So Right) Inside Weird Al's New Graphic Novel
60Gizmodo / 11h
Weird Al’s up to a lot lately, especially with the arrival of the Daniel Radcliffe-starring biographical sendup Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on Roku today. But the musician is also dipping into the world of comics with a superstar team up trawling through the lyrics of his musical history , and we’ve got a sneak peek. Read more...
This Schwinn indoor bike is now $400 off — a total steal
Mashable / 11h
Save $400: As of Nov. 4, the 4th generation Schwinn indoor cycling exercise bike is up for $799.99 on Amazon. That's roughly 38% off and beats Walmart's current sale price of $999.99. If you've currently been eyeing the Peloton bike but seek a more budget-friendly alternative from a reputable company, the Schwinn IC4 indoor cycling exercise bike might be the one for you. Though major conglomerate
Get Ready to See Popup Tips on Your Windows 11 Taskbar
How-To Geek / 11h
Windows 11 introduced an all-new taskbar and Start Menu, which was one of the update’s most controversial changes. Now there’s another change coming to the taskbar: old-fashioned floating tooltips. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Redeem Alaska Miles For LATAM Flights Online
One Mile at a Time / 11h
Alaska Mileage Plan has just added online award bookings for LATAM. This is significant, because it means that all of Alaska’s redemption partners can now be booked online. LATAM awards bookable on Alaska’s website In late September, Alaska Mileage Plan announced that some major changes are coming to partner awards later this year. We don’t yet know the details, but it’s probably not good news. T
11 Dungeons & Dragons Podcasts That Roll a Natural 20
22Lifehacker / 11h
Even if you aren’t a gamer, you’re undoubtedly aware of Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy tabletop role-playing game that popularized the genre (at least among a certain subset of geeks) way back in the early 1970s. Spurred by any number of things—traditionally “nerdy” culture going mainstream and the throwback… Read more...
Why Robinhood and Coinbase gained ground after reporting earnings
TechCrunch / 11h
You’d be forgiven for expecting public fintech companies that facilitate consumer trading to be under pressure this week. And yet, after reporting earnings, the share prices of two pandemic-era highfliers gained ground. Coinbase and Robinhood up? In this economy? Yes. Of the out-of-fashion tech sectors, consumer trading has to be among the most out of favor. And yet. TechCrunch wanted to better u
NASA’s Megarocket Rolls Back to Launch Pad, With Blastoff Just 10 Days Away
44Gizmodo / 11h
The towering Space Launch System is back at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a nine-hour trek from the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. The agency is targeting November 14 for the rocket’s first launch, an event that will kick off the Artemis 1 mission and NASA’s return to the Moon. Read more...
How to Remove Followers on Instagram
How-To Geek / 11h
Don’t want certain people following you or seeing your posts on Instagram? If so, it’s easy to delete followers on IG using the desktop or mobile app. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Grab a Keurig K-Express for $30 off ahead of Black Friday
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $30.09: As of Nov. 4, pricing for the Keurig K-Express Essentials Coffee Maker is just $49.90 at Walmart — a 37% discount. When you wake up in the morning, the last thing you want to do is to futz with a complex routine of measuring coffee beans, grinding them, and waiting for water to boil. Sometimes, you want the fastest way to make a great cup of coffee. This weekend, a popular single-ser
Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos
400+Futurism / 12h
Advertisers ranging from General Mills to Audi are running for the hills now that noted rocket and electric car guy Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly none too pleased about the sudden drop in revenue. But Musk has already found a new scapegoat: activists. "Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing
Spotify Doesn’t Need to Sound Like Crap
27Lifehacker / 12h
Spotify vs. Apple Music is a debate we won’t soon hear the end of. However, as of late, Apple Music users are claiming their service sounds better than Spotify’s , that Apple’s songs are punchier and more crisp than the rival streaming service, especially when using high quality headphones or speakers. While Apple… Read more...
Elon Musk Thinks You'll Pay To DM Twitter VIPs
SlashGear / 12h
A new feature Twitter may be working on includes paying to send a direct message to a celebrity or other important person. We have all the details.
The Growing List Of Brands Pausing Ads On Twitter Following Musk's Takeover
SlashGear / 12h
A number of major brands have paused advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk's takeover. We will keep track of those brands and update them as necessary.
Gmail Is Getting A New Feature That Tracks Holiday Packages
SlashGear / 12h
Google announced a new feature that will allow you to track packages within the Gmail app. The feature will be available in the coming weeks.
Roku's Streaming Stick 4K hits a new low of $25, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
Engadget / 12h
Black Friday doesn't officially arrive for a few more weeks, but we're already starting to see retailers run early holiday sales on several gadgets we recommend. Roku's Streaming Stick 4K , for instance, has fallen to a new low of $25, while Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are back down to the price we saw during Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale last month. There are offers on Amazon and Google devi
Microsoft launches passwordless authentication for Azure AD on iOS and Android
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Microsoft is looking to better protect hybrid workers connecting to its Azure Active Directory (AD) service via iOS or Android endpoints from phishing and password -stealing attacks. The company has introduced a new authentication method for the enterprise identity service that it says is a paswordless, certificate-based authentication (CBA) one, enabled through the YubiKey hardware security key
Egg whites could be key to removing microplastics from seawater
Engadget / 12h
Microplastics are a bane that harms wildlife, but you may be staring at the solution to this problem in your breakfast. Princeton researchers have used egg whites to create a lightweight, porous aerogel that can remove microplastics and salt from seawater. When you freeze-dry and superheat the whites (up to 1,652F) in an oxygen-free space, their pure protein system produces a mix of carbon fiber
Netflix’s ad-supported plan doesn’t work on Apple TV, “older” Chromecasts, PS3
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Most smart TVs should work with Netflix's new ad-supported plan. Somehow, it's far more powerful, newer devices that may have issues. And the PS3. (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Ames ) Netflix's newest offering, a $7-per-month "Basic with Ads" plan, comes with inherent compromises : five minutes of ads per hour, one device at a time, no downloads, 720p resolution, and some unavaila
Musk to gut Twitter infrastructure, cut costs by $1B annually
200+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto ) With Twitter losing $3 million per day, Elon Musk has ordered whatever Twitter staff he has left to start making up the difference by cutting Twitter infrastructure costs by $1.5 to $3 million per day. Musk is hoping to save $1 billion in annual costs in what Reuters reported has been dubbed Twitter’s “Deep Cuts Plan,” part of Musk’s ongoing sc
Buy A $250 Delta Gift Card, Get A $25 Lyft Credit
300+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Here’s an easy promotion that could be worth taking advantage of. If you purchase a $250+ Delta gift card , you can receive a $25 Lyft ride credit: The Delta gift card can be redeemed 72 hours after purchase, and has no expiration date The offer is available until November 16, 2022, or as long as supplies last (there are 2,000 Lyft gift cards available) The bonus Lyft ride credit will be emailed
U.S. Needs a Space Bureau to Regulate the 'New Space Age,' FCC Says
22Gizmodo / 12h
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a plan to launch a bureau dedicated to the space industry, a move prompted by the ever-increasing number of satellites sent to space. Read more...
These Avatar Funko Pops 'See You'
Gizmodo / 12h
Head back to the world of James Cameron ’s Pandora, but make it cute and tiny with Funko Pops. In celebration of the upcoming release of Avatar: The Way of Water , we’ve got a first look at the Avatar line hitting shelves for the holidays. You can find the pre-order for the character bundle at Walmart . Read more...
Scientists Use Satellites to Measure Tallest Volcanic Plume Ever Recorded
23Gizmodo / 12h
Volcanic eruptions can create serious impacts on human activity and climatic behavior, as ash, gases, and water are lofted high into the sky. While most eruptions are relatively shallow in the atmosphere, the plume generated by the incredibly powerful January 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano… Read more...
kafkasapartment: Jean Shrimpton Buttoned Up, ‘Lady Van...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
kafkasapartment : Jean Shrimpton Buttoned Up, ‘Lady Van Heusen’, 1964. William Helburn. Pigment Print.
sapphireshorelines : women in green, reading Alfred Lambart , Juliet, Daughter of Richard H. Fox of Surrey / Géza Vörös...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
sapphireshorelines : women in green, reading Alfred Lambart , Juliet, Daughter of Richard H. Fox of Surrey / Géza Vörös , Reading Woman / Elanor Colburn , The Green Dress / Richard Edward Miller , Miss V in Green Dress / Adolf Richard Hölzel , House Devotion / William W. Churchill , Leisure / Czene Bela , Reading / Emma Fordyce MacRae , Melina in Green
Cherry Revives the "Nixie" Style with New MX Keyboard Switch
How-To Geek / 12h
Cherry is back with a mechanical switch that will surely excite some retro keyboard fans. The new Cherry MX Black Clear-Top is an all-new take on the legendary “Nixie” produced by Nixdorf keyboards in the 1980s. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it.
Engadget / 12h
It’s only been a matter of days since Elon Musk took over Twitter, but he’s already shaking up the platform in major ways. Few of his ideas have attracted as much attention, or controversy, as his plan to start charging for verification as part of a bigger ove
