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50 Years Ago Today Eastern Flight 401 Crashed in the Everglades. Did Cockpit Crew Haunt The Airline?
500+View from the Wing / 18h
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 departed New York for Miami on December 29, 1972. The Lockheed L-1011 crashed into the Florida Everglades. Both pilots and the flight engineer died, along with 2 out of 10 flight attendants and 96 of the 163 passengers on board. There were 75 survivors. According to lore, one flight was cancelled after the ghost of Captain Bob Loft appeared and disappeared in front a
Intel in 2022: year in review
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 40min
How did Intel fare in 2022? In many respects, this was a bit of a rollercoaster ride of a year for Team Blue, with some highs, and some marked lows. Let’s dive straight in and take a close look at where Intel made good progress this year, and where things came off the tracks to a lesser – or greater – extent. Raptors on the loose Early in 2022, Intel made progress in gaining desktop market share
Andrew Tate detained in Romania on rape and human trafficking charges
Mashable / 15min
Ex-kickboxer and online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania in connection to an alleged human trafficking case, Reuters reported Friday. Tate will be detained for 24 hours, alongside his brother Tristan and two other suspects from Romania. The arrests come after a Romanian anti-organised-crime unit raided Tate's properties, where they found six women who are alleged to have been sexual
Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition
87TechCrunch / 2h
In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. Swaroop made a case that as more Indians come online, opportunities will emerge in food delivery, automotive aftermarket, warehousing, roa
Today's Wordle Answer #559 – December 30, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 3h
Having trouble sinking your teeth into today's Wordle solution? We have a few hints and the correct work to help you keep your streak alive.
JLab's smallest earbuds yet still cover the basics for $39
Engadget / 4h
JLab has consistently produced some of the best cheap earbuds over the last few years. The company offers solid performance and decent sound quality for well under $50 in some models. For 2023, JLab is taking things a step further in multiple ways with its smallest true wireless earbuds yet and also its first premium noise-canceling set. What's more, the company is jumping into the over-the-count
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 30
Mashable / 6h
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 to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam
This Last-Minute Change To Tax Incentives Could Save You $7,500 On An EV Lease
SlashGear / 6h
Amid the race between automakers to corner the EV market, it's easy to forget that people still need to buy the dang things. That's where tax credits come in.
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 30
Mashable / 7h
Just one more night, and then the big night’s here: New Year’s Eve! Before you count down, how about a quick game of Wordle ? We’ll even supply the tips and hints. If you want to bypass the struggle, you can jump to the bottom of this article to get December 30's Wordle solution straight up. But if you prefer to work it out yourself, keep reading for a few clues, tips, and strategies to help you
This New VR Technology Could Change The Future Of Cancer Treatment
SlashGear / 8h
Virtual reality isn't just a way for anyone to experience flying a jet or doing yoga on a mountaintop. Experts say it could be used to help doctors, too.
Southwest Airlines Claims That Travel Nightmare Will End on Friday
Gizmodo / 9h
The travel nightmare wreaking havoc on the lives of thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers and staff may finally come to an end on Friday, at least according to the company. Read more...
The Incredible Car Collection Pelé Was Gifted
SlashGear / 9h
Fame and success come with many perks, and Pelé received a lot of fairly expensive gifts over the years, including a fair few cars for his collection.
What you need to know about using Google Flights for award flight searches
The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With its interactive maps, historical price charts and numerous filters to help you find the perfect flight, there’s much to love about Google Flights . While there are plenty of online travel agencies and flight comparison websites, there are none like Google Flights. While you can’t use Google Flights to
TikTok will be banned on most US federal government devices
Engadget / 9h
TikTok will be outlawed on almost all devices issued by the federal government after lawmakers passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill. Officials crammed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, which the Senate unanimously approved last week , into the mammoth 4,155-page omnibus bill. The spending package was fast tracked in order to avoid a partial government shutdown. It will fund the government
Daily Crunch: 2 weeks after extended system failure, Alibaba CEO takes over company’s cloud division
100+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 . We’re almost there, folks. It’s the last Thursday of 2022, and today we have some news for you out of Alibaba and Spotify, as well as some crypto news out of India. And as always, we give you some goodness from TC+, our premium membership program. Read on, dear rea
Elon Musk’s Cuts at Twitter? A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper
2KNYT > Technology / 10h
Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending.
Bees like to roll little wooden balls as a form of play, study finds
200+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / This bee seems to be having a grand old time rolling this colored wooden ball. (credit: Samadi Galpayage) There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science story that fell through the cracks in 2020, each day from December 25 through January
New Zealand Celebrates Avatar: The Way of Water With These Stunning Stamps
Gizmodo / 11h
Over the past several years, you’ve heard everything about Avatar: The Way of Water . Its technological advancements , why it took so long to make , things that are wrong with it, how much money it’s making, etc. One thing that gets a little lost in all of that is how rooted the films are in New Zealand. Read more...
What to expect at CES 2023
TechCrunch / 11h
Taking a deep breath as I write these words: Next week, TechCrunch will return to our first in-person CES in three years. Phew. It felt good to finally get that off my chest. The last time our team flew to Las Vegas for the event was January 2020 . An auspicious date. It wouldn’t be long before the entire world went pear-shaped. It was a big show, with 117,000 in attendance, per the CTA’s (Consum
New York Passes Right To Repair Bill, However Last Minute Changes Make It Useless For Most Consumers
SlashGear / 11h
New York has become the first state in the U.S. to sign a right to repair bill into law. Unfortunately, it's not what indie repair shops and consumers want.
A Southwest Flight Actually Took Off, Had To Turn Around Due To Unruly Passengers [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 11h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Eating 12 grapes and running around the block with a suitcase? Must be a New Year’s tradition.
22Mashable / 11h
So you're telling me I have to eat 12 grapes under the table, while wearing red underwear and somehow running around with a packed suitcase on New Year’s Eve? Well, not exactly . When you’re looking for luck — whether it’s related to love, money, or travel — in the coming year, traditions can depend on your cultural background. Some well-known food traditions include tamales on New Year's Day and
Steam Deck Too Slow? Try the DIY “Cyberdeck”
How-To Geek / 11h
There are many clones of the Steam Deck, the handheld console that’s taking the gaming scene by storm. But what’s fun about that? The true nature of PC gaming is to build your own machine. And someone just took that philosophy to heart and made a DIY gaming handheld that can run Windows games. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Is Disney World’s Grand Floridian the ‘grandest’ option for you? Here are 8 things to know
39The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. When you think of the most opulent and iconic of Walt Disney World resorts , there’s a good chance that images of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa dance through your head. This resort exudes a Disneyized version of turn-of-the-century Victorian charm that leans into the use of light colors, high ceili
HandBrake video transcoder adds official AV1 codec support in latest release
41Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Alliance for Open Media) Hardware and software support for the royalty-free AV1 video codec has been steadily building over the last couple years. Hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding is becoming standard in more GPUs, phone SoCs , and other hardware, while streaming video services like YouTube and Netflix have begun serving AV1-encoded video to devices that support it. Ope
Star Trek: Voyager Is Still the Rock's Finest Hour as an Actor
1KGizmodo / 12h
As 2022 ends, it’s hard to say that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has had a more influential year in his acting career , even if that influence was his long-in-the-making Black Adam movie almost singlehandedly tearing apart the DC cinema slate for years. But was it his year as an actor? Absolutely not, because that is,… Read more...
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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
centuriespast : Monument to Princess Elizabeth Carlo Marochetti (1805–1867) Carisbrooke Castle Museum
Another Country Is Making USB-C Mandatory on Phones
How-To Geek / 12h
The European Union recently passed a rule that will require phones, tablets, and other devices to have a USB Type-C port, to cut back on proprietary chargers piling up in landfills. It’s such a good idea that other countries are now joining the party. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
You Can Turn Your Android Phone Into A Universal Remote. Here's How
SlashGear / 12h
If you have an old Android phone laying around, you can convert it into a universal remote that can control your TV and even your smart home.
New Apple iPhone 15 Rumors Suggest A17 Chip Will Bring Better Battery Life
22SlashGear / 12h
Rumors of the next iPhone lineup may show Apple is making a concerted effort towards better efficiency, rather than additional power, for next-gen phones.
