Saturday, November 12, 2022

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Kevin Conroy, the Definitive Voice of Batman, Has Died


21KGizmodo / 17h
Kevin Conroy—the actor who became Batman for generations of fans when he voiced the Dark Knight in the iconic Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League cartoons, as well as a plethora of video games, including the Batman Arkham franchise—has died. He was 66. Read more...

The fake verified posts got way worse for Twitter


2KMashable / 16h
There's that famous meme from Arrested Development where Jason Bateman's character opens up a paper bag labeled "DEAD DOVE: Do Not Eat ." He opens the bag, presumably finds a dead bird, and, full of regret, says to no one in particular, "I don't know what I expected." That's all to say: I picture Elon Musk , wandering the halls of Twitter HQ, whispering to no one in particular, "I don't know what

When is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever coming to Disney Plus?


500+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 21h
When will Black Panther: Wakanda Forever be released on Disney Plus? Right now, the short answer is: we don't know, but we suspect it'll be January 2023 . Following its theatrical release, you might be wondering when the 30th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie will join its siblings on one of the world's best streaming services . Below, we take a look at when Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is


'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for November 12


Mashable / 1h
Welcome to the weekend. This weekend, do yourself a favor and do puzzles like Quordle in all your free time instead of going on social media. Sure, that might seem "anti-social," but trust me when I say: Puzzles are a better use of your time. If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll


Google just made it possible to pay for Spotify Premium outside the Play Store


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Google is expanding its User Choice Billing (UCB) pilot program with Spotify among the first participants. It's now officially allowing the music platform's customers to set up service payments outside Google's Play Store. Back in March , Google teamed up with Spotify to launch the program by giving people the ability to use different payment options. UCB was first available to users in Japan, Au

Today's Wordle Answer #511 – November 12, 2022 Solution And Hints


SlashGear / 3h
We have today's Wordle solution served up on a silver platter. If you couldn't figure out the answer, allow us to retrieve some hints and the solution for you.

Get an extra 4 months for free with this streaming-friendly VPN


Mashable / 4h
SAVE 84%: CyberGhost VPN can reliably unblock extra content from leading streaming sites, and it's cheaper than ExpressVPN. A two-year subscription to CyberGhost VPN is on sale for £49.92 and includes an extra four months for free — save 84% for a limited time. ExpressVPN gets all the love when it comes to VPNs and streaming, but you might be missing out by not considering other services. CyberGh

New iPad 2023: what we want to see


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
The iPad 10.9 (2022) is one of the best tablets you can buy, whether you’re looking specifically at iPads or open to any option on the market. This might be a basic model from Apple, yet its specs and features feel anything but rudimentary. It’s not perfect, however, leaving plenty of room for the new iPad 2023 to improve upon it. That’s expected to be the successor to the iPad 10.9 (2022), and b

Save 91% on a 2-pack of Microsoft Office lifetime licenses


Mashable / 4h
TL;DR : A lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows or Mac is on sale for £52.41, saving you 91% on list price. In case Clippy's minions haven't told you yet, Microsoft Office is getting a new name. Microsoft recently announced that starting in November 2022, the company's flagship productivity suite would be called Microsoft 365 to illustrate the growing number of apps w

Get an extra 2 months for free with the best VPN for large families


Mashable / 4h
SAVE 81%: Private Internet Access is packed with premium features for securing your connection. A two-year subscription to Private Internet Access is on sale for £43.94, and includes an extra two months for free — 81% off for a limited time. There are a lot of VPNs out there and it can be extremely difficult to pinpoint the right service for you, because most of the leading services offer very si

How to watch the Autumn Nations Series for free this weekend


Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Watch the Autumn Nations Series exclusively on Prime Video . You can catch all the action for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. The Autumn Nations Series is up and running, and there is plenty more to come until the final fixtures on Nov. 26. If you're looking for a way to watch all the action, we can help. Every game in the Autumn Nations Series is being shown live on Prime Video.

enchantedbook: Arthur Grottger, Forest, 1864


Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
enchantedbook : Arthur Grottger, Forest, 1864

paolo-streito-1264:The Public library of Cincinnati’s first...


Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
paolo-streito-1264 : The Public library of Cincinnati’s first bookmobile, circa 1927.

Beware of 'Snow Globing' When Dating During the Holidays


Lifehacker / 7h
The holidays bring up all sorts of different feelings for singles, which explains why some engage in cuffing season (aka when you “cuff” yourself to someone—metaphorically of course—to get through the winter months together). But now, according to Cosmo , there’s a different dating trend that couples need to look out… Read more...

Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for November 12


Mashable / 7h
There's a brand new Wordle , and some brand new rules to go with it: The New York Times has made some big changes to the word list this past week, which will no longer be based on the original game's list. You can read all about them in detail here , but the gist is that the list will no longer includes regular plurals (the kind ending in ES or S), so the answer will never be FOXES but it might b

Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy”


42TechCrunch / 7h
If you want to better understand exactly how big a deal it is that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX just imploded, you could do worse than talk with David Pakman, an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. After logging 14 years with the investment firm Venrock, Pakman — who led Venrock’s investment in the digital collectibles company Dapper Labs and even mined bitcoin at his own home years back —

AI reunites Holocaust survivor with childhood photos


100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
Google engineer develops technology to help identify Holocaust victims in archive photos.

Twitter chaos after wave of blue tick impersonations


95BBC News - Technology / 8h
Blue tick accounts impersonating major brands, politicians and celebrities have appeared on the platform.

After Attacking Medical Center, Hackers Leak Patients' Abortion Details to the Dark Web


Gizmodo / 8h
After attacking a major healthcare provider in Australia earlier this year, cybercriminals dumped a large selection of data to the internet this week, including customers’ personal health information. The leak reportedly includes sensitive documents related to some patients’ medical procedures, including pregnancies… Read more...

Apple Sued for Allegedly Deceiving Users With Privacy Settings After Gizmodo Story


27Gizmodo / 8h
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly harvesting iPhone user data even when the company’s own privacy settings promise not to. The suit, filed Thursday in California federal court, comes days after Gizmodo exclusively reported on research into how multiple iPhone apps send Apple analytics data,… Read more...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: An io9 Roundtable


Gizmodo / 9h
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally arrived , and to say that Marvel’s latest—the sequel to 2018’s smash hit Black Panther , which won three Oscars—at was highly, highly anticipated is putting it rather mildly. io9’s Germain Lussier and Cheryl Eddy and Gizmodo’s David Ewalt sat down to discuss the MCU’s return to… Read more...

20 Best Early Black Friday Deals: Robot Vacuums, iPads, Instant Pots


21Wired / 9h
The big sale isn’t here quite yet, but you can already get killer deals on laptops, streaming sticks, tablets, and even Instant Pots.

Southeast US has hit the roof of CDC’s respiratory illness level scale


85Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: CDC ) The US continues to see a dramatic and early surge in respiratory illnesses, which is hitting young children particularly hard and setting records for the decade. The Southeast region is the most affected by the surge, which is driven by cases of flu, RSV (respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus), and other seasonal respiratory viruses. Seven southern states—Alabama, Geo


LockBit ransomware suspect nabbed in Canada, faces charges in the US


Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: manley099 ) Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in a global campaign to spread ransomware known as LockBit. Mikhail Vasiliev, 33, of Bradford, Ontario, Canada, was taken into custody in late October by authorities in Ontario, officials at Interpol said. He is now in custody in Canada awaiting extradition to th

Control, one of ray tracing’s first killer apps, is getting a sequel


Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Control 2 Enlarge / Concept art for Control 2 . (credit: Remedy Entertainment) Control 2 , the sequel to the 2019 third-person shooter that showcased many high-end gaming PCs, has been announced by developer Remedy Entertainment in a blog post . It's just entering pre-production, and it has no release date, but the announcement sets up some high expectations. The game's "initial" development budg

The Black Panther Rises in This Week's Toy News


Gizmodo / 10h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the most fun geeky merch around. This week, the Transformers get into the holiday spirit, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ’s new hero gets a new Hot Toys figure, and all hail the gooiest Star Wars toys around . Check it out! Read more...

Twitter Verification is a Hot Mess


Gizmodo / 10h
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Daily Crunch: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried quits as crypto exchange files for bankruptcy


200+TechCrunch / 10h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Hoooo boy. As Alex would say: This week has been a long year. You just know it has been a pretty wild ride when Meta can lay off 13% of its staff , and it isn’t even really in the top 10 of crazy things that happened. Gmail no longer lets you use the old interface

DeviantArt upsets artists with its new AI art generator, DreamUp


45Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / DreamUp AI image generator artwork proved by DeviantArt. (credit: DeviantArt ) On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announced DreamUp , an AI-powered text-to-image generator service powered by Stable Diffusion . Simultaneously, DeviantArt launched an initiative that ostensibly lets artists opt out of AI image training but also made everyone's art opt in by default, which anger

NASA says its SLS rocket is good to go for a launch attempt next Wednesday


Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / NASA's Space Launch System rocket at LC-39B on September 1, 2022. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) NASA said on Friday that its Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft appear to have survived their encounter with Hurricane Nicole this week without incurring any significant damage. "Right now there’s nothing preventing us from getting to the 16th," said Jim Free, the engineer who leads

Engage with Aerospace Corp, Mynaric and Otter at TC Sessions: Space


TechCrunch / 10h
We’re getting ready to launch our third TC Sessions: Space conference on December 6 in Los Angeles, and we still feel the thrill associated with space technology and the intrepid early-stage startup founders and researchers who dare to explore the possibilities beyond the boundaries of our home planet — and beyond what we thought possible. If you’ve got rocket fuel running in your veins, don’t mi

Amazon eyes devices group as it undertakes broad cost cutting


34TechCrunch / 10h
The Echo business has always looked like Amazon playing the long game from the outside. Above all, the company’s home consumer hardware is a convenient vessel for getting Alexa into millions of homes. But when a corporation is doing some serious belt tightening amid broader economic headwinds , no divisions are safe from cost cutting — certainly not one that is reportedly operating at a $5 billio

10 Years Ago Today, Final Fantasy XIV Destroyed Its World to Build a New One


100+Gizmodo / 10h
Ten years ago, in a cataclysmic rain of flaring energy, Final Fantasy XIV died. That’s both true in the sense that the land of Eorzea was raked with the almighty megaflare of one of Final Fantasy ’s most powerful beings, the dragon Bahamut, and that developer Square Enix shut down the servers of its troubled MMORPG for… Read more...

This 500HP Lamborghini Miura Is Actually A Pontiac Fiero In Disguise


SlashGear / 10h
A replica builder recently reconstructed a Lamborghini Miura on the bones of a Fiero, and it is stunning.

The Pontiac Trans Sport Concept Was A Futuristic Minivan Ahead Of Its Time


SlashGear / 10h
The Pontiac Trans Sport minivan had a peculiar design and a history. It was pretty awesome looking, but it's a far cry from what was actually sold.

Food Delivery Robots Are Running Amok On College Campuses


SlashGear / 10h
Autonomous robots have invaded college campuses and are about to become a lot more prevalent in the food delivery industry.

The Chevrolet Volt's Terrible Resale Value Explained


SlashGear / 10h
The Chevy Volt was the carmaker's first entry into the EV space. The car lasted only nine years and today, the used car market is not being kind to the Volt.

Book flights to New York City for as low as $98


The Points Guy / 11h
The muse of many songs, TV shows, books and movies, New York City truly has it all plus some glimmering lights and an unforgettable energy. Nothing compares to New York during the winter. The tree at Rockefeller Center is lit up, the winter markets are open and all the department stores create holiday-themed spectacles in their display windows. JOHN LAMPARSKI/GETTY IMAGES You can experience the B

Dream Team Alert: Bitcoin Magazine (Maybe) Teams Up With Fossil Fuel Giant, Shell


Gizmodo / 11h
Everybody’s two favorite extremely good and ethical industries , cryptocurrency and fossil fuels, are teaming up. Bitcoin Magazine , owned by Bitcoin Inc., announced a new partnership with Shell on Thursday. The oil and gas company reportedly signed a two-year deal, agreeing to sponsor the crypto publication’s 2023 and… Read more...

Surprise? Elon Musk's $8 Twitter Blue hasn't made very much money so far.


300+Mashable / 11h
Twitter has descended into absolute chaos in recent days as its new owner, Elon Musk, chases his new revenue stream: Twitter Blue, the platform's refurbished paid user subscription. When asked by a Twitter user to confirm how subscription numbers were going, Musk simply replied , "Needs some tweaks, but overall proceeding well." Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) But that doesn't se

Senator Markey demands answers from Elon Musk over Twitter impersonators


Engadget / 11h
Twitter's rash of impersonators is attracting scrutiny from politicians. Senator Ed Markey has sent a letter to company chief Elon Musk demanding answers regarding imposters on the platform. Markey wants to know how Twitter not only let a reporter for The Washington Post create a verified account impersonating the senator (now trivial with an $8 Blue subscription), but told users in a pop-up that

TechCrunch+ roundup: H-1B worker advice, managing remote teams, pitch deck teardown


TechCrunch / 11h
According to layoffs.fyi , more than 23,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this month. For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced the first major job cuts in its history this week, eliminating 11,000 jobs. Like Twitter, Stripe, Brex, Lyft, Netflix and other tech firms based in the Bay Area, many of the employees impacted are immigr

NASA's moon rocket survives storm and is still set for historic launch


62Mashable / 11h
NASA 's megarocket for the moon will lift off on Nov. 16 as planned, despite some minor damage from Hurricane Nicole at its Florida launchpad. The U.S. space agency rolled the Space Launch System to its pad on Nov. 4 in anticipation of another launch attempt next week. The 322-foot behemoth is intended to punch the new Orion crew capsule into space for an inaugural test flight. As Tropical Storm


TikTok Silently Prepares to Launch In-App Shopping


Gizmodo / 11h
I hope you’re in the mood for more people trying to sell you stuff while browsing social media, because that’s exactly what you’re getting this Christmas. Semafor first reported that select businesses in the U.S. are being asked to participate in the TikTok’s new shopping experience just as the world tilts ever more… Read more...

The best credit cards for active duty military: Get waived annual fees


88The Points Guy / 11h
There are plenty of discounts and benefits available to members of the military while on active duty. Some are highly advertised, while others are hidden in plain sight. On top of all the travel perks and discounts offered to those in the military, the ability to hold some of the best credit cards on the market without paying annual fees has been my favorite perk. After several years in the milit

Microsoft Excel has unveiled an absolutely mind-blowing new feature


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets could soon be more dynamic than ever due to a potentially huge breakthrough by the company. A new Excel update will allow the spreadsheet software to insert images directly into a cell, making them part of a worksheet for the first time, as opposed to just floating on top of the sheet. Microsoft says this new function should make your Excel sheets more personaliz

Your iPhone Has a Hidden Music Quiz


Lifehacker / 11h
Who remembers the games that shipped with classic iPods? You could have a pixel war in Parachute , smash blocks in Brick , play cards in Solitaire , and test your knowledge of your own iPod’s library with Music Quiz . Of course, Apple has since discontinued the iPod, but they seem to have trouble letting go of the past. … Read more...

Twitter Users Create Havoc by Impersonating Brands


1KNYT > Technology / 11h
The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts.

The future exists now: Bringing William Gibson’s The Peripheral to television


42Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Chloƫ Grace Moretz stars as Flynne Fisher, a young woman who may or may not have witnessed a real murder. (credit: Prime Video) Sci-fi legend William Gibson's 2014 densely layered novel The Peripheral ingeniously combines elements of noir murder mystery, time travel, and the author's trademark cyberpunk futurism. It's those features that make the novel so challenging to adapt for televi

When Asking To Switch Seats, You Need To Offer Something Better To The Other Passenger


21View from the Wing / 11h
Finally someone understands and has accepted a lesson I have been preaching for years. Stop complaining that passengers won't trade seats with you when you're offering a middle seat in the back, and asking for an extra legroom aisle seat. If you are looking to trade, you need to come up with the best trade bait possible. Don't expect someone to downgrade their flight experience for your convenien

Foxconn To Quadruple India Workforce To Tackle iPhone Production Crisis


SlashGear / 11h
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is greatly expanding the workforce in charge of producing Apple's latest smartphone in the wake of a production shortage.

Tesla Just Made Its Charging Plug An Open Standard: Why That's A Huge Deal


SlashGear / 11h
Tesla is opening its charging technology to other car makers, called the North American Charging Standard. It remains to be seen if others will adopt it.

Spotify And Google Roll Out User Choice Billing On Android Smartphones


SlashGear / 11h
Spotify, among other apps and Google itself, are now offering User Choice Billing to give consumers more freedom with subscriptions and in-app purchases.

The 10 Coolest Features Of The 2023 Honda Civic


SlashGear / 11h
The Honda Civic is fuel-efficient and affordable -- but the 11th generation of the iconic model also comes with a nice bag of tricks.

Satellite Sets New Relay Record for Sending Martian Messages to Earth


26Gizmodo / 11h
For 19 years, the Mars Express spacecraft has orbited the Red Planet, providing breathtaking views and valuable insights of Mars. The hard-working orbiter has not only relayed its own data back to Earth, but also provided a communication line between other Martian missions and ground control. Read more...

Photos and Videos Show Hurricane Nicole's Destruction in Florida


20Gizmodo / 11h
Nicole made landfall on Florida’s east coast in the wee hours of Thursday morning as a category 1 hurricane, before weakening and sweeping across the whole peninsula as a tropical storm. Read more...

This popular open-source web server has some serious security flaws


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
OpenLiteSpeed Web Server, a globally popular open-source web server , was carrying a couple of high-severity vulnerabilities, experts have warned. Threat actors that managed to exploit these flaws would have been given full privilege remote code execution capabilities, noted researchers from Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ cybersecurity research arm. The team found OpenLiteSpeed Web Server carried t

Answers for H-1B workers who’ve been laid off (or think they might be)


22TechCrunch / 11h
According to layoffs.fyi , more than 23,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this month. For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced the first major job cuts in its history this week, eliminating 11,000 jobs. Like Twitter, Stripe, Brex, Lyft, Netflix and other tech firms based in the Bay Area, many of the employees impacted are immigr

You'll Never Escape Your Cubicle Now That The Walls Can Follow You


46Gizmodo / 12h
Capitalism has resulted in the creation of some truly soul-sucking ideas, including the cubicle: an office without the privacy, comfort, or permanence of a real room. But if the open office trend (which has its own problems) has given you a glimmer of hope that one day you might be able to escape corporate America’s on… Read more...

Tesla Wants Other Cars to Use Its Charger Port


How-To Geek / 12h
Tesla has always used its own charging technology and port, while other car manufacturers used a few different standards. While most governments and manufacturers are now backing the Combined Charging System (CCS) for fast charging, Tesla is presenting an alternative. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Lightroom's Latest Update Lets You Get More from the Google Pixel 7 Camera


How-To Geek / 12h
Adobe’s latest October update finally added RAW photo support for Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones. This way, owners can do more with their phones by throwing high-quality RAW photos into Lightroom. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Transform Your Aging Hi-Fi Setup Into a Multiroom Streamer


How-To Geek / 12h
If you’ve got an older audio setup in your home that’s not compatible with newer wireless equipment, Audio Pro has a great new product you may want to check out. The Link2 hooks up to your aging analog equipment and steams to Wi-Fi devices throughout your house. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Always wanted an ancestry test? 23andMe DNA kits are on sale for up to 50% off.


Mashable / 12h
Save up to $100: Amazon has great deals on three 23andMe DNA kits . Starting at $79, these kits usually cost anywhere from $99 to $229 but this limited time deal will let you take up to 50% off the full price. A 23andMe DNA testing kit makes a great holiday gift for family historians or even yourself. DNA testing kits have exploded in popularity over the years as people strive to learn more about


This tiny robot dog just got an upgrade


Mashable / 12h
Created by MangDang , the Mini Pupper was launched back in 2021. Now, the robot is getting a few upgrades with the release of the Mini Pupper 2 . The open source robot features an upgraded servo system, allowing it to more intelligently react to its environment. Using LIDAR and camera modules, the robot can perform object and pet detection to initiate live interactions with a pet. The Mini Pupper

Throw Away Your Turkey’s Worthless Pop-up Thermometer


Lifehacker / 12h
Knowing when the turkey is “done” is the most anxiety-inducing part of cooking a turkey. You don’t want to food poison anyone, but you don’t want to serve dry, stringy meat (and shame) to you friends and family. A thermometer is imperative, but the little plastic “turkey timer” that comes stuck in your bird should be… Read more...

Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country


500+Futurism / 12h
The Sun Sets Eager customers of Tesla's solar roof program have been left holding the bag as the EV automaker says it's nixing operations in numerous markets, Electrek reports . The cancellations underscore the degree to which the program has never really taken off. By Elecktrek 's estimates , Tesla only installed its solar roofs on around 300 houses during the second quarter of 2022 — an underwh

Sony and Toyota Are Joining Forces to Flex Japan's Semiconductor Muscles


68Gizmodo / 12h
Some of Japan’s leading tech companies are joining forces as part of a $500 million push by their host government to cement Japan’s status as leader in the advanced semiconductor space. Read more...

Amid record dry powder, VCs are determined to fund anything but you


20TechCrunch / 12h
If you had to sum up the 2022 venture capital market in one word, that word could be contradictions . Venture funds have record dry powder — deployable capital on hand — and yet funding continues to steadily decline . There is seemingly more talk of backing women and people of color in the industry than ever, and yet the numbers are headed in the opposite direction . VCs said publicly that they w

Round-trip flights to Costa Rica starting at $329


The Points Guy / 12h
With palm trees, sand and clear blue waters, Costa Rica is a perfect tropical retreat at any time of the year, so book your flights to a slice of paradise for less than $400. These bargain fares are for flights to the Costa Rican cities of San Jose and Liberia. They apply to trips taking place from November through December, along with some additional availability from January through September 2

100,000 bonus miles and lounge access: A review of the United Club Infinite Card


The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. United Club Infinite Card overview The United Club Infinite Card is the ideal card for United lounge access — bar none. For any loyal United flyer who spends a significant amount of money with the airline each year, this card would make a great addition to your wallet. And with a best-ever welcome offer of 100,000 bo

Celebrate 20 Years of Spider-Man Movies With This Trip Down VFX Lane


Gizmodo / 12h
The last two decades have given us four Spider-Men on the big screen , from Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker all the way to the vanguard lead in animation as Miles Morales swings across the Spider-Verse. In all that time, Sony’s Imageworks VFX house has been part of the team that’s breathed life into the Spidey universe ,… Read more...

YouTube Debuts Live Q&A Feature To Make Life Easier For Creators


SlashGear / 12h
YouTube rolled out a new Q&A feature that should make it easier for creators to answer questions from people in the live stream. We have all the details.

2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R's Fuel Economy Ratings Leave Something To Be Desired


SlashGear / 12h
For those looking to thrash sand dunes with 700 horsepower, the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R is your truck of choice. Just don't expect adequate fuel economy.

Musk Changes Twitter's Rules For Parody Accounts


SlashGear / 12h
Elon Musk announced a new rule for parody accounts for the ever-evolving platform that Twitter has become. The battle against the bots continues.

Kevin Conroy's Tour Of The Petersen Auto Museum Yielded This Epic Photo


SlashGear / 12h
The late Kevin Conroy was the iconic voice behind Batman for so many years, and even he marveled at the sight of the Caped Crusader's epic chariot.

Ford Recalls 47,000 SUVs for Faulty Backup Cameras


39Lifehacker / 12h
The dangers of distracted driving are hardly news. Even a second of looking away from the road can be potentially devastating when driving at high speeds. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that on average, 30,000 crashes are caused by distracted drivers each year ; 400 of those… Read more...

Crypto’s white knight was a black hat all along and other TC news


TechCrunch / 12h
This week, I talk with Dom-Madori Davis about the coalition of VCs that are standing for reproductive rights. And Jacquelyn Melinek comes on to break down the FTX/Binance saga that’s unfolded over the past week (and that continues to develop). And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. Articles from the episode: More than 100 VC firms join VCs for Repro coalition to support reprodu

Amazon's latest robot picker for warehouses uses AI to identify objects


Engadget / 12h
Amazon has unveiled its latest warehouse robot. It says "Sparrow is the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory." The robotic arm uses AI and computer vision to recognize and handle millions of items, according to Amazon . The company says that, by employing robots in its warehouses, it can conduct operations more efficiently

Act now: Book business class tickets at premium economy prices with this Avianca LifeMiles sale


1KThe Points Guy / 12h
Through Nov. 15, you can purchase Avianca LifeMiles — one of our favorite airline currencies — at just 1.29 cents apiece. Avianca is a member of Star Alliance , so you can use LifeMiles to book Star Alliance itineraries even if you never step foot on an Avianca plane. Better yet, LifeMiles oftentimes requires fewer miles to book Star Alliance award seats than United MileagePlus and other popular

X1 Card Is Here: Earn 3X On Everything [Up To 10X On All Spend If You Refer Friends]


View from the Wing / 12h
Two years ago I wrote about the X1 Card. It was coming, and would potentially be a game-changer – a no annual fee card that earned up to 4x on all spend. It rolled out slowly, for a long time only available by referral. But it’s finally available and it is potentially very lucrative. Continue reading ...

These speedy smart shoes double your walking speed


Mashable / 12h
Moonwalkers strap to your shoes to let you walk casually at 2.5x your normal walking speed. With an AI drivetrain system, they adapt to your gait and can stop and start with you without any buttons to press or adjustments. They can move you up to 7 miles per hour, and stop within 3 feet without knocking you over.

'Sonic Frontiers' has an accessibility issue (with a simple workaround)


Mashable / 12h
Betrayed by my own eyes once again. As you may or may not know, I have a degree of color deficiency in my eyes, something you probably know as "colorblindness." I actually learned this from video games , and gaming is where it’s been the most problematic in my life. Certain shades of red, green, brown, and orange can blend together for me and become difficult to distinguish from one another. SEE

Where to stream ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ and hear Kevin Conroy’s iconic take


Mashable / 12h
Kevin Conroy died this week at age 66. He will be remembered as the iconic voice of Batman from the 1990s through the 2020s. The voice actor's prowess and range were at their peak in Batman: The Animated Series . Here's where you can watch this beloved show: For those wanting to binge

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