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Elon Musk polls Twitter on whether he should resign as CEO


3KMashable / 1d
Elon Musk is once again attempting to abdicate responsibility to the masses, running a Twitter poll to ask users whether he should step down as the company's CEO. Apparently leaving important business decisions up to an online survey is the sign of a genius businessman. "Should I step down as head of Twitter?" Musk asked in his tweet on Sunday night. "I will abide by the results of this poll." As

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?


1KMIT Technology Review / 17h
In the fall of 2020, gig workers in Venezuela posted a series of images to online forums where they gathered to talk shop. The photos were mundane, if sometimes intimate, household scenes captured from low angles—including some you really wouldn’t want shared on the Internet. In one particularly revealing shot, a young woman in a lavender T-shirt sits on the toilet, her shorts pulled down to mid-

Twitter Users Say Elon Musk Should Quit as Boss


31KNYT > Technology / 16h
Mr. Musk had surveyed Twitter about whether he should remain in charge, and had said he would abide by the result.


Poorly designed websites costing ecommerce platforms billions in lost sales


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13min
New research on online shopping habits by enterprise CMS Storyblok has claimed poorly-designed websites could cost British ecommerce platforms to lose over £1 billion in revenue. The research found that each online shopper abandons, on average, five purchases a year, with a total value of £50 due to poor website user experience - and 12% of shoppers abandon purchases worth more than £100. In a su


Twitter Blue for Business now allows companies to identify their employees


25TechCrunch / 1h
Twitter launched “Blue for Business” last week alongside relaunching Twitter Blue. At that time, the social network had assigned a gold checkmark to businesses. Now it’s offering some more details. With Blue for Business, Twitter is also providing an additional badge — refer to our checkmark and badges guide — that helps organizations identify brands and people associated with it. Twitter’s produ

'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 20


Mashable / 1h
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

Amazon quietly launches Prime Gaming in India


21TechCrunch / 2h
Amazon has quietly rolled out Prime Gaming, its subscription service that offers access to a number of titles, to its members in India weeks after it started testing the service in the South Asian market. The gaming service , complimentary to Amazon Prime and Video subscribers, offers users access to a range of mobile, PC and Mac games as well as in-game loot at no additional cost. Each month, th

Save 32% with the best Christmas deal on the PS5 DualSense charging station


Mashable / 2h
SAVE 32%: The PS5 DualSense charging station is on sale for £16.99 in Amazon's last-minute Christmas sale, saving you 32% on list price. There is still time to find perfect Christmas gifts, especially if you're a Prime member and you're shopping on Amazon. That free and fast delivery could save the day. We haven't come across many standout PlayStation console or video game deals in Amazon's last-

Today's Wordle Answer #549 – December 20, 2022 Solution And Hints


SlashGear / 2h
Wordle's December 20, 2022 puzzle is a tricky one. Need a hint? Just want the answer? Take a look and find out some fun facts about today's solution, as well.

This professional puppy and dog training bundle is on sale for 97% off


Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: The 2023 Complete Professional Puppy and Dog Training Bundle is on sale for £32.42, saving you 97% on list price. If you’re giving someone a dog for Christmas, make sure they know how to train them, too. That pooch may look perfect with a little bow on its head, but you can help their owner take care of them by getting the 2023 Complete Professional Puppy and Dog Training Bundle . This pac

NASA's InSight lander may have sent its last Mars photo, shares emotional farewell


100+Mashable / 3h
NASA's InSight lander has taken what may be its last photograph of Mars, approaching its inevitable death with peaceful acceptance. "My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send," InSight's official Twitter account posted on Monday, writing from the lander's point of view. "Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to m

Watch every festive Premier League fixture for free with Prime Video


Mashable / 3h
WATCH FOR FREE: Prime Video is hosting 10 live Premier League fixtures on Dec. 26 to 28. You can watch every festive game for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Prime Video is once again hosting a bunch of Premier League fixtures over the festive period. If you're interested in watching these games without making a commitment to another streaming service, you should make use of a 30-day fr

British Airways: Flights leaving US grounded over technical issue


69BBC News - Technology / 3h
British Airways apologises to passengers left waiting in airports and on runways across the US.

Please enjoy 30 minutes of 'The Office' trivia for Dunder Mifflin experts


Mashable / 4h
Do you know your Michael Scott from your Michael Scarn? The Office YouTube channel dropped a casual 30-minute trivia session for hardcore fans of the series, with questions from Threat Level Midnight to Stanley's personal motto. There are several rounds, from general knowledge to quotes to "what happens next?" segments, all with clips from the show. Honestly, if you haven't had your office Christ

His Dark Materials Stops Monkeying Around


Gizmodo / 4h
If you haven’t read or watched His Dark Materials , it’s hard to explain how weird it is. This is its greatest strength, I believe, but also its biggest weakness, because while each part is intensely creative, when more closely examined in isolation, these parts can be utterly bizarre. Case in point: I just watched… Read more...

SpaceX's Starlink announces it now has 1 million users


100+Mashable / 4h
SpaceX has announced that its internet service provider Starlink now has over 1 million active subscribers. It seems CEO Elon Musk 's ongoing Twitter trash fire didn't stop enough people from signing up to his ISP to hold it back from this milestone. "Starlink now has more than 1,000,000 active subscribers — thank you to all customers and members of the Starlink team who contributed to this miles

South Korean financial super app Toss closes $405M Series G as valuation rises 7%


26TechCrunch / 5h
Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss , has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 trillion won in June 2021, when it raised $410 million in pre-Series G funding at a $7.4 billion (8.5 trillion won) valuation . (South Korea’s currency has depreciated against the dollar this year.) The compa

2024 Hyundai Kona Revealed With Big Electric Bias


SlashGear / 5h
Hyundai has given the public a peek at its future with the 2024 Hyundai Kona, a model the automaker says sports an "EV-derived, futuristic design."

How to Get Started With GitLab’s CLI to Manage DevOps From Your Terminal


How-To Geek / 6h
GitLab is one of the leading source control and CI/CD solutions for modern software delivery teams. It provides a comprehensive set of features for planning, building, and delivering your software projects. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Swatters used Ring cameras to livestream attacks, taunt police, prosecutors say


43Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge Federal prosecutors have charged two men with allegedly taking part in a spree of swatting attacks against more than a dozen owners of compromised Ring home security cameras and using that access to livestream the police response on social media. Kya Christian Nelson, 21, of Racine, Wisconsin, and James Thomas Andrew McCarty, 20, of Charlotte, North Carolina, gained access to 12 Ring came

28% Of People Think This Is The Coolest Current Harley-Davidson Model – SlashGear Survey


SlashGear / 7h
Harley-Davidson has been around for decades, and it remains one of the most iconic motorcycle brands on the market. Which current model is the coolest?

Ex-Google Contractor Settles Lawsuit Over Fellowship of Friends Sect


200+NYT > Technology / 7h
The suit claimed that the Fellowship of Friends, an obscure group based in the Sierra Nevada foothills, gained influence inside Google.

RRR Director S.S. Rajamouli Reveals a Sequel Is in the Works


Gizmodo / 7h
The Tollywood cinematic spectacle RRR has become a global phenomenon and an awards-season hopeful —and now it’s getting a sequel . Read more...


James Mangold Will Not Stop Telling Trolls They're Wrong About Indiana Jones 5


27Gizmodo / 7h
Turns out the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny might only be the second-best thing to happen with the movie this month. The top spot might be reserved for the film’s director James Mangold , who’s been patiently, but directly, explaining to people on Twitter he knows more about his movie than they do. Read more...

The cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on board


100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
Rejecting deliveries to the doorstep, some drone makers are betting on bigger pilot-free aircraft.

Make your noisy recording sound like pro audio with Adobe’s free AI tool


35Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Adobe's Enhance Speech service can remove background noise from certain voice recordings. (credit: Adobe) Recently, Adobe released a free AI-powered audio processing tool that can enhance some poor-quality voice recordings by removing background noise and making the voice sound stronger. When it works, the result sounds like a recording made in a professional sound booth with a high-qua

Power plant pollution higher in neighborhoods subject to racist redlining


Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Silvia Otte ) In the US, it's well-documented that poor neighborhoods are likely to suffer from higher pollution levels. Sources of pollution, like power plants and freeways, are more likely to be located in poor neighborhoods. The ensuing pollution adds to the economic burdens faced by these neighborhoods, with increased medical costs, productivity lost due to illness, and prema

Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 20


Mashable / 8h
There are only five more sleeps until Christmas, which means there are just five more daily Wordle puzzles before the big day. And as always, we're here with some tips and hints to help you solve them. If you want to bypass the struggle, you can jump to the bottom of this article to get December 20's Wordle solution straight up. But if you prefer to work it out yourself, keep reading for a few cl

The 1964 Ford Aurora Was An Incredible Space Age Station Wagon Concept


SlashGear / 8h
The spacey exterior was par for the era, but the interior of the Ford Aurora looked more like a living room than a station wagon.

The Most Bizarre Gaming Handhelds Of All Time


SlashGear / 8h
Gaming handhelds have been popular since the 1980s, but several of them have been wild, weird, or a little of both. We have a list of our favorites.

House of the Dragon's Olivia Cook on Her Most Difficult Scene So Far


Gizmodo / 8h
House of the Dragon elevated itself very quickly from being “ that new Game of Thrones spin-off ” to must-watch appointment TV, thanks in no small part to the extreme drama experienced by its well-acted characters. Olivia Cooke ’s Alicent Hightower—daughter, queen, mother—had more than her share of trials, but the actor… Read more...

Three counterintuitive 2023 predictions about Musk, SFB and even Kraft


TechCrunch / 8h
Bradley Tusk — who spent his early career in Democratic politics and later became a consultant and lobbyist for private companies battling regulators — spends much of his time these days as a venture capitalist. But while Tusk is a generalist, he insists he isn’t interested in just any startup; his expertise, he says, is at the intersection of tech and regulation, and his firm adds the most value

Porsche's new on-board charger for Taycan EVs halves Level 2 charging times


200+Engadget / 8h
Earlier this year, Porsche released a substantial software update for its sporty Taycan EV that delivered range and charging speed improvements. If you feel those enhancements weren't enough, the automaker is releasing a hardware upgrade for existing Taycan models that halves charging times. On Performance Battery-equipped Taycans, Porsche says its new 19.2 kW onboard charging module cuts Level 2

Police foil attempts to smuggle 30kg of meth using 3D printers


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Two men have been charged in Taiwan over an alleged plan to smuggle 30kg of meth into Western Australia inside 3D printers . The perpetrators used what appeared to be the Flashforge Creator 3 FDM 3D printer to move the drugs, managing to cram in over $45 million worth of the substance by Australian street value. The Flashforge Creator isn't exactly petite, weighing in at a sizeable 52 kg, 627 x 4

Meta's Not Giving Up on the Metaverse Just Yet


25Gizmodo / 9h
Much has changed since Mark Zuckerberg last year boldly proclaimed the company once known as Facebook would charge the world headfirst into the so-called metaverse. A historic tech downturn grabbed hold of Meta and left it with 11,000 fewer employees and a stock price down a whopping 65%. Meta reportedly burned over… Read more...

Daily Crunch: After Musk puts it to a vote, 57% of Twitter poll respondents tell him to resign


100+TechCrunch / 9h
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 . December is getting long in the tooth, there’s Christmas music on every radio station, and the poinsettias are in full bloom. It looks like the year is getting close to the end, and we, for two, are perfectly happy to see the back of it. Bring on the last 300 or so

Orbiter Discovers "Mysterious Shapes" Inside Mars Craters


200+Futurism / 9h
Mysterious Planet NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured images of "mysterious shapes" inside massive craters, as MRO team member Paul Geissler wrote in a blog post last week. The discovery, as evidenced in stunning images captured by MRO's HiRise camera, has scientists intrigued. The dazzling patterns etched into the Martian surface, Geissler and his team believe, may represent the perm

Kids vs. Aliens' Trailer Sounds Its Battle Cry: 'F*ck Space!'


Gizmodo / 9h
Director Jason Eisener is clearly a fan of to-the-point titles; previously, he made Hobo With a Shotgun , about a hobo ( Rutger Hauer ) toting a you-know-what, and his latest has a similarly literal title: Kids vs. Aliens . A Fantastic Fest selection earlier this year, the film will soon be in theaters—with a new trailer… Read more...

Layoffs are coming for self-driving truck company TuSimple


TechCrunch / 9h
Autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple plans to cut a chunk of its workforce, potentially as early as this week, according to The Wall Street Journal , which cited “people familiar with the matter.” While the Journal reported layoffs could affect at least half of TuSimple’s workforce, TechCrunch’s own source familiar with the matter said that number is not correct, but wouldn’t say more.

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Music, Arts & Literature / 9h


gregorygalloway: Al Kaline (19 December 1934 - 6 April 2020)


Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
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5 Headphones You Can Buy Right Now for Under $100


Lifehacker / 9h
Your Christmas shopping deadline is approaching ever more quickly, but you can still give the gift of a nice set of (affordable) headphones in time for the big day. These are the best deals out there right now for headphones under $100, most of which can still be delivered in time for Christmas . There’s an option for… Read more...

Spotify considers rebranding Anchor to Spotify Creator Studio


TechCrunch / 9h
According to a survey sent to creators in the Spotify for Podcasters program, the streaming giant might be doing away with the Anchor brand. Anchor, which Spotify acquired for $340 million in a deal that included the studio Gimlet, is a free podcast hosting service. In 2020, Anchor said that its service was used to create 1 million new podcasts, accounting for 80% of new shows uploaded to Spotify


Bird Scooters Shakes Down Past Users Over Outstanding Balances as Small as $0.55


55Gizmodo / 9h
Scooter rental company, Bird, has officially boarded the struggle bus. The micro mobility provider sent out emails to current and past customers requesting that they settle their lingering debts earlier this month. And the company left no stone unturned in its quest to recoup revenue. Read more...

The Best and Worst Nerdy News of 2022


Gizmodo / 9h
I’ve got good news for you... and bad news. Literally. We’ve combed through the io9 archives to discover all the news stories in 2022 that either delighted us or really bummed us out—and compiled them so you can remember the good times and what you should still be angry about in 2023. Read more...

Vatican Defrocks Priest for 'Blasphemous' Posts on Social Media


50Gizmodo / 9h
The Vatican removed anti-abortion activist, Frank Pavone, from the priesthood after he made incendiary posts on social media. The decision to defrock the Florida-based priest was made on November 9 with no chance for an appeal, U.S. Archbishop Christophe Pierre said in a letter obtained by several news outlets. Read more...

Activision Blizzard president leaves company to lead the Bored Ape Yacht Club


Mashable / 10h
Would you trade Call of Duty and World of Warcraft for a barrel full of monkey pictures? Daniel Alegre, the now-former president and chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard, just did. Alegre shared on Friday that he was leaving Activison Blizzard after 3 years with the company at the end of Q1 next year in order to "pursue a new opportunity." Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab

How to access your BeReal 2022 recap video


25Mashable / 10h
We've conquered Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped , and now it's time for the inaugural season of the BeReal recap video. With BeReal Memories, the app compiles all your 2022 posts into a dizzying recap video that represents a good cross-section of how you spent your year. Unsurprisingly, these recap videos have quickly become fodder for other platforms. Last year, before you knew about BeRe

11 things you should know about the British Airways Travel Together Ticket


The Points Guy / 10h
The British Airways Travel Together Ticket is one of the best ways to maximize your Avios. It can be used to book two passengers on the same British Airways flight for the Avios required for one person (though you will have to pay the fees, taxes and surcharges for both passengers), or you can use it to get a 50% discount on the Avios cost of a ticket if traveling solo. This is valid for anywhere

Rivian's Big Snow Mode Update Gets Its EVs Winter-Ready


SlashGear / 10h
One of the advantages of a new EV is over-the-air updates, which Rivian is using to bring a new Snow Mode to its models just in time for winter.

How EVs Will Change The Performance Car World For The Better


SlashGear / 10h
The future of performance cars is undoubtedly electric, but there's no one-size-fits all when it comes to going fast.

This Underrated iOS Feature Makes Copying And Pasting Items So Much Easier


SlashGear / 10h
Copying and pasting content on any computer is as easy as pie, but for smartphones, it can be cumbersome. However, iOS users have a new, streamlined method.

The Lucra LC470 Is The Most Incredible American Sports Car Everyone Forgot About


SlashGear / 10h
The Lucra LC470 may be obscure, but it is an absolute beast. It appeared in a Fast & Furious movie, but seemingly no one has heard of these incredible cars.

The Coolest Facts You Should Know About The Pontiac GTO


SlashGear / 10h
The Pontiac GTO was a major player in the muscle car space. We've gathered some of our favorite facts about the car for you. Here comes the Judge.

Here's How To Change The Font Style On Your Samsung Galaxy


SlashGear / 10h
There are tons of ways to customize your Galaxy smartphone using One UI, and if you're not particularly attached to the default font, here's how to change it.

2023 Cadillac Escalade-V Review: Excess Comes As Standard


SlashGear / 10h
Cadillac's biggest SUV gets even more excessive, with the Escalade-V packing a supercharged V8 and no shortage of road presence.

The #MyTechBestfriend fallout continues


20TechCrunch / 10h
The bad blood between tech boot camp MyTechBestfriend and many of its former students is anything but finished, according to nearly a dozen people who spoke to TechCrunch. In November, TechCrunch detailed the fallout between Mary Awodele, the founder of the Texas-based MTBF, and her students. Students accused Awodele of bullying and harassment while alleging that the MTBF program, which cost up t

It Turns Out Elon Musk’s Stalking Incident Had Nothing to Do With ElonJet


500+Futurism / 10h
Late last week, maybe-still-Twitter-CEO Elon Musk banned the Twitter account @ElonJet , which as its name suggests, was dedicated to tracking the comings and goings of Musk's private jet. Musk's rationale for the ban was that the account had led to a dangerous stalking incident involving Musk's young son with Claire "Grimes" Boucher. "Last night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy sta

Linux...on a tablet? It might just work


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Linux device manufacturer Pine64, the company behind the PineTab, a tablet running a custom Linux distribution as alternatives to Apple or Android devices, has announced a new “complete” revision for 2023. Aimed at hardware prosumers, the next-generation PineTab will be powered by the RK3566 system-on-a-chip (SoC), which the company claims will benefit a tablet due to low power consumption and he

Five Cheesy Party Snacks You Can Make With Two Ingredients (or Fewer)


Lifehacker / 10h
Cheese is crowdpleaser—a perfect product that can be sliced, melted, or otherwise manipulated into something that is a little more involved, like a dip or a cheeseball . Because it’s so good in its own right, it doesn’t need a ton of futzing. You can turn a log of goat cheese or pile of shredded cheddar into an elegant… Read more...

Twitter 'Affiliate' badges arrive to combat brand impersonation


75Engadget / 10h
In mid-November, Elon Musk said Twitter was working on a feature that would allow brands and organizations to identify accounts associated with them. A month later, the company has begun rolling that feature out. As first spotted by social media consultant (and former Next Web journalist ) Matt Navarra , Twitter has added a new "Affiliate" badge that can appear alongside an account's verified che

You can currently buy points and miles with up to a 150% bonus — but should you?


500+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest promotions. Loyalty programs are a huge moneymaker for airlines and hotel companies — in large part because they have so many revenue streams. One of these revenue streams is selling airline miles and hotel points at a discount or with a bonus. Selling points or miles gives the seller an immediate cash injection, as travel

James Gunn Is Not Letting Troll Outrage Drive Decisions at DC Studios


100+Gizmodo / 10h
As the dust settles from last week’s DC Studios shakeups, between Henry Cavill being done as Superman and Wonder Woman 3 not moving ahead , new co-chair and co-CEO James Gunn once again took to Twitter and Instagram to address the internet’s rumor mill of speculation. Read more...


Over 67,000 DraftKings Betting Accounts Hit by Hackers


34Gizmodo / 10h
New details about a hack from last month show that tens of thousands of users happily gambling away on DraftKings may have had their personal information stolen thanks to account info purchased off the sports gambling site. Read more...

Should you be worried about turbulence? Here’s what the experts say


2KThe Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This post was updated with new information. Three dozen people were injured after a Hawaiian Airlines A330 hit severe turbulence en route from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) on Sunday. Twenty passengers were sent to the hospital upon landing, according to CNN. Eleven were in “serious condition.” (1/2) HA35 f

Apple is reportedly working on some super-powered new Pro monitors


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Apple is reportedly developing “multiple new external monitors ”, which may include an update to the Pro Display XDR. The Pro Display XDR is a 32-inch flat-panel computer monitor, launched in 2019, alongside the latest iteration of the Mac Pro . The high-end monitor, which boasted a 6K resolution, certainly doesn't come cheap, at a starting cost of $4,999, with the "Pro Stand" to hold it up comin

Tesla accused of illegally firing employees critical of Musk


500+TechCrunch / 11h
Tesla is being accused of firing two California-based employees for being part of a group that was discussing and drafting letters that were critical of CEO Elon Musk’s strict return-to-office policy and Musk’s tweets, according to complaints filed by their attorneys and a Bloomberg report . One draft letter asked Tesla executives to reconsider making all workers return to the office , a policy t

Google Introduces End-to-End Encryption for Gmail


100+Gizmodo / 11h
Google Workspace is rolling out a new security update on Gmail , adding end-to-end encryption that aims to provide an added layer of security when sending emails and attachments on the web. Customers will continue to have control over encryption keys and identity services that provide access to those keys. Read more...

South Korea's First Moon Mission Enters Lunar Orbit


36Gizmodo / 11h
After a four month journey through space, the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) has finally reached lunar orbit. The probe will spend the next year scanning the surface from above in search of water ice and suitable landing spots for future missions. Read more...

Dead Artemis Spacecraft Careens Out of Lunar Orbit


200+Futurism / 11h
Lunatic One of NASA's lunar mission has shot out of the Moon's orbit. Publicized by Harvard astronomer Jonathan McDowell , the tumultuous tumble of Artemis 1's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEAScout) was precipitated last month by reports that NASA had been having trouble establishing communications with the miniaturized cube-shaped satellite, known as a "cubesat." "NEAScout accompanied Artemis to t

Someone's Selling Google's Pixel Tablet on Facebook Marketplace


Gizmodo / 11h
Google’s Pixel tablet isn’t supposed to come out until 2023, but we’re already seeing a supposed early unit up for grabs. This leak comes to us from Twitter , though it’s just a collection of screenshots from a Facebook Marketplace post that claims to be selling the announced-but-unreleased Google Pixel Tablet . Read more...

West Texas Shaken by Second 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake in a Month


46Gizmodo / 11h
An earthquake that shook West Texas on Friday may be one of the strongest ever recorded in the state, the Associated Press reported . The magnitude 5.4 quake struck at around 5:35 p.m. local time about 14 miles (22 kilometers) north of Midland. It comes just a month after another 5.4 quake in the region, and officials… Read more...

Your Windows PC Has Hidden Themes


20Lifehacker / 11h
Windows themes offer a unique mix of wallpapers, sounds, and colors to switch between. Many of them come by default, and there are more themes to download from the Windows Store. But you don’t need to look elsewhere to find more themes for your PC. Some of the best Windows themes are just hidden. Read more...

Rings of Power Season 2 Will Move at a Faster Pace


500+Gizmodo / 11h
The world created by J.R.R. Tolkien has carved out a new universe on Prime Video with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . Season one recently closed out after a ton of world building, and the main players’ arcs are now gearing up for big moments in season two. Read more...

Incoming Arctic Blast Set to Disrupt Holiday Travel Nationwide


20Gizmodo / 11h
An extreme chill is set to sweep across most of the continental U.S. in the coming days, as a blast of Arctic air dips as far south as Texas. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting unusually cold temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast between Wednesday and Saturday, just days after… Read more...

Your Spin Bike Needs Pedal Adapters


Lifehacker / 11h
Cycling shoes are a must if you own a spin bike, and they’re extremely common on road bikes, too. The shoes are stiff enough to properly transmit force to the pedals, and the cleats lock you securely into the pedals so that you don’t slide around. With the right shoes, you can efficiently turn the pedals in circles… Read more...

A fan reverse-engineered 1995's 'Star Wars: Dark Forces' to make it easier to play on modern systems


22Engadget / 11h
By modern standards, 1995's Dark Forces doesn't look like much, but it's rightfully considered one of the more important Star Wars games ever released. Not only did it introduce important technical innovations to the first-person shooter genre, but it also went on to have an outsized effect on later Star Wars canon and spawned the Jedi Knight series . However, like a lot of games from the mid-'90

How to Get In-Flight WiFi on Delta, JetBlue, United, and More


25Gizmodo / 12h
Leg room, luggage space, in-flight meals, the actual cost of the ticket—these are all important considerations when booking a flight. But for some of us, perhaps the most crucial consideration of all concerns the on-board wifi options. Are you actually going to be able to get anything done mid-journey, or will you be… Read more...

Gift Guide: A look at some of the best gaming headphones of 2022


25TechCrunch / 12h
Good sound is as important to enjoying a game as any other part of the experience, and these days you have your choice of dozens of headsets for every platform. Here are a few of the latest and greatest headsets for your gaming pleasure whether you’re a PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch or even mobile gamer. Many of my 2020 review’s models are still around, but new year, new roundup — we have some re

Work PC sales have plummeted once again


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Overall PC sales in Western Europe fell by 22% during Q3 2022, according to the latest figures from analyst firm Canalys, as commercial demand, which is typically resilient in the region, fell by 20%. Laptops took the biggest hit, down by a quarter with just 10.4 million units shifted, with Canalys citing 'deteriorating business confidence' as the driver. And although desktop sales only dropped b

Donald Trump has an aide who follows him on the golf course to show him positive articles


72Mashable / 12h
Former President Donald Trump is as addicted to Being Online as the rest of us. But he also happens to be a 76-year-old with an army of sycophants and hangers-on aides and supporters who can do the dirty work of logging on for him. To wit: Trump's aide, Natalie Harp, reportedly follows him around on the golf course to show him positive articles and posts online. She even sometimes has a printer o

Yes, Indiana Jones 5 Will Address the Mutt Williams Thing


200+Gizmodo / 12h
Mutt Williams, Shia LaBeouf’s character from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , is not in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . This much has been known for some time . What hasn’t been known is if the film will just ignore him or make him part of the story—and now, we have a little more… Read more...

Laser Armed Vehicles Will Be Joining The Army


SlashGear / 12h
The U.S. Army has been investing in laser weapon technology for years, and now, the fruits of their labor is being introduced to soldiers for the first time.


Here's How Fast The Lucid Air Really Is


SlashGear / 12h
Lucid Motors is a new company, but they're developing the fastest EVs on the market. Shake hands with your inner racecar driver and find out just how fast.

How To Change The Band On Your Apple Watch


SlashGear / 12h
The Apple Watch is a unique form factor for watches and it also has a new way of attaching straps. We'll tell you which ones will work and how to change them.

Unreleased Google Pixel Tablet Appears On Facebook Marketplace Listing


SlashGear / 12h
After rumors and an initial reveal of the hardware, the Google Pixel Tablet (or a prototype of it with accessories) has appeared on Facebook Marketplace.

5 Best Uses For An Old Kindle E-Reader


SlashGear / 12h
Got an old Kindle e-reader laying around gathering dust? We have some suggestions for ways to repurpose your old Kindle into something useful.

Ten Million Voters Said Elon Musk Should Step Down As Twitter Boss


SlashGear / 12h
Elon Musk's tenure as Twitter owner and CEO has hardly been smooth-sailing. Now, with users rebelling, a controversial poll could seal Musk's fate.

Bugatti Has Stopped Building One Of Its Fastest And Rarest Hypercars


SlashGear / 12h
The final Bugatti Centodieci has crossed the assembly line and been delivered — marking the end of production for one of the rarest hypercars ever made.

12 Unexpected Ways to Use Bubble Wrap Around the House


Lifehacker / 12h
Bubble wrap is the best. It can obviously help you move to a new place without breaking stuff, and of course it’s fun to play with. But it can also do so much more than you might think. Put it in the category of things like vodka , hair conditioner , dryer sheets , and nail polish remover , which all have one stated… Read more...

Wave season cruise deals 2023: Bag a bargain for your next sailing


The Points Guy / 12h
As 2022 winds down, many travelers have turned their thoughts to 2023’s vacation opportunities. In other words, cruise wave season — the period between December and March when cruise lines offer some of their best deals and booking incentives — is upon us. This wave season, cruise lines are offering a slew of fabulous booking bonuses. These include everything from fare discounts and cabin upgrade

Hundreds of Android apps found leaking API keys, putting users at risk


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Hundreds of Android applications being distributed through the Google Play Store have been found leaking Application Programming Interface (API) keys, putting users at risk of identity theft and other threats. The risks were found by cybersecurity researchers at CloudSEK, who used the company’s BeVigil security search engine to analyze 600 applications on the Play Store. Overall, the team found h

Fintech Vint hopes to turn wine and spirits into a mainstream asset class


49TechCrunch / 12h
Do you invest in wine and spirits? Fintech startup Vint thinks everyone should, and is hoping to facilitate this. But don’t expect bottles to be shipped to you: Investments via Vint are fractional. Depending on how deep your pockets are, this is probably for the best: A recent offering that sold out on Vint was for a Macallan 78-Year-Old Collection whisky bottle worth $130,000. There is no doubt

Max Q: A week of firsts


TechCrunch / 12h
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Last week was a week of milestones and landmarks. This week I was going to add Rocket Lab’s first Virginia launch to the list, but (sigh) they scrubbed the Sunday attempt because of high winds… we’ll see if they can nail it today. In this issue: A first for NASA’s Artemis program… …and Japanese firm ispace News from Quantum Space, and more NASA’s Orion capsule ret

Investors’ flight to safety and regulation creates tailwinds for passion assets


42TechCrunch / 12h
“Passion investments” can sound like an oxymoron: What do feelings have to do with optimal returns? Yet, from art and cars to StockX , collectibles are a fixture in rich people’s portfolios. Not wanting to put all eggs in one basket is not a new impulse. But while it is easily forgotten in good times, a recession is a great recipe to put diversification back on the agenda. In recent months, this

Popular Dark Chocolate Brands Contain Dangerous Heavy Metals, Report Finds


100+Futurism / 12h
You may want to hold off on binge eating all the dark chocolates you're gifted this holiday season, because a new report by Consumer Reports found that many prominent brands contain worryingly high levels of dangerous heavy metals. The independent nonprofit conducted tests on 28 dark chocolate bars, including popular brands like Hershey's, Godiva, and Trader Joe's, all of which were found to cont

Just When You Thought Mosasaurs Couldn’t Get Any Scarier


46Gizmodo / 12h
You wouldn’t want to swim in Late Cretaceous seas. If you’ve seen the first Jurassic World movie, you’ll recognize a mosasaur as the creature that leapt from the water to eat a great white shark. That film may have exaggerated the real size of mosasaurs, but the effect is genuine: some species could reach terrifying… Read more...

'The Return of the Crawling Evil,' a Lovecraftian Sci-Fi Story Written and Illustrated by Robots


87Gizmodo / 12h
You’ve probably heard about ChatGPT , OpenAI’s new AI chatbot that seems to be able to spin up essays, poems, Twitter replies , and short stories at the drop of a hat. We at Gizmodo had heard a lot about how good the program was at writing fiction , so we decided: why not have the robot write us some science fiction? It… Read more...

Don't Remove a Stolen iPhone From Your Apple ID (Do This Instead)


53Lifehacker / 12h
Your iPhone has some excellent anti-theft features that make it difficult for thieves to use the device. Even if someone wipes your phone, they’ll still need your Apple ID and password to get into it and turn off “Find My”—which they’ll need to do if they ever want to sell it. However, the information on your phone… Read more...

Apple's 11-inch iPad Pro M2 drops to a new all-time low of $699


83Engadget / 12h
The new 11-inch iPad Pro has hit its lowest price ever at Amazon, which means you can grab the base version of Apple's premium tablet for just $699. That's $100 off the list price and $40 less than it was before Black Friday . It won't arrive in time for Christmas, but if you've had your eye on the Pro, this will likely be the lowest price you'll see this year. The steepest discount goes to the 1

This mechanical keyboard has a dazzling, distracting display under its keys


Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Finalmouse/YouTube ) If you think RGB LEDs dancing upon your keyboard's keys is distracting, you might want to look away from Finalmouse's upcoming mechanical keyboard. The Finalmouse Centerpiece announced Saturday is a mechanical keyboard that has its own display showing animated visuals through the keyboard's transparent keycaps and switches for a look that seems as dazzling as

Critical Windows code-execution vulnerability went undetected until now


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200+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Researchers recently discovered a Windows code-execution vulnerability that has the potential to rival EternalBlue, the name of a different Windows security flaw used to detonate WannaCry, the ransomware that shut down computer networks across the world in 2017. Like EternalBlue, CVE-2022-37958, as the latest vulnerability is tracked, allows attackers to execute ma

Someone tries to sell a Pixel Tablet prototype, posts pictures


Ars Technica - All content / 12h
The Pixel Tablet! Apparently it will also come in black, or at least this prototype does. The Google Pixel Tablet is arriving at some point in 2023. While nobody knows quite when the release date is, someone was apparently already selling a prototype on Facebook Marketplace. (Why does this keep happening to Pixel prototypes?) The listing, spotted by Twitter user ShrimpApplePro , represents the fi


Lobbyists have held up nation’s first right-to-repair bill in New York


32Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Tech companies, including Apple, have lobbied hard to prevent a New York bill that would require them to make repair information and parts available to individuals and non-affiliated repair techs. (credit: Getty Images) Update 10:30pm 12/19/2022: Because of a misinterpretation of NY legislature rules, an earlier version of this post suggested the NY Governor had 30 days to pass the Digi

Musk’s alleged stalker identified; no evidence of ElonJet tracking, report says


300+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Theo Wargo / Staff | Getty Images North America ) Last Wednesday, Elon Musk seemed absolutely convinced that an alleged “crazy stalker” used a Twitter account tracking his private jet to accurately pinpoint the Twitter CEO’s live location at a gas station outside the Los Angeles International Airport. Posting a video of the alleged stalker, claiming his son was in the car, and bl

Atari’s New Gaming Console Is Dead


How-To Geek / 12h
The original Atari has been gone for decades, but the current owner of the name and brand released a new home console recently, called the Atari VCS 800. After a relatively short life, it’s now on its way out. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Shop for Vinyl Records In-Store and Online


How-To Geek / 12h
In my experience, shopping for vinyl is often more fun than playing a record. There’s nothing better than digging through a milk crate and finding something cool—especially if you’ve never heard it before. But where should you shop for vinyl records? And should you skip retailers like Walmart? Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple Patents the "Any Key"


How-To Geek / 12h
Imagine typing on an all-new Macbook with aluminum keys that could dynamically change and transform into another key in seconds. Like the “A” and surrounding keys turning into a 9-key. Well, that’s a possibility, according to new patents filed by Apple. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Doing Kindness At The Airport: Do You Ever Extend Your Priority Benefits To Strangers?


View from the Wing / 12h
You have elite benefits, or credit card benefits, and those are often designed to make travel easier not just for yourself but travel companions as well. Nowhere is it written that you had to know someone traveling alongside you before you got to the airport. Have you ever befriended a fellow traveler and let them piggyback off of your benefits? Would you? Continue reading ...

United axes 1 of its newest and most unusual Hawaii routes


40The Points Guy / 12h
United’s pandemic-era experiment of connecting Orange County, California, with Hawaii is coming to an end. The Chicago-based carrier will cease flying between the John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu on Feb. 25, 2023, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson. The route first launched on May 6,

TPG’s 10 commandments of credit card rewards


300+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Whether you’re a credit card rewards novice or a full-on expert, there are key tenets to follow. As the saying goes, “Everyone makes mistakes,” and the points and miles game is no exception. Whether you’re brand-new to the hobby or a seasoned pro, the potential for errors is always there. In this guide, I want to sha

Matter makes landfall on Amazon Echo as support continues to grow


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Making good on its promise, Amazon is currently rolling out support for the Matter smart home standard to 17 Echo devices with more on the way. Just to name a few of the supported devices, you have the fourth-generation Echo , Echo Dot (5th gen) with clock , Echo Studio , Echo Show 10 display, and the Show 15 . This update will turn everything listed into a central hub allowing you to control oth

Patton Oswalt and Rachael Leigh Cook Are Heading Into a World of Superhero Noir in NO/ONE


100+Gizmodo / 13h
Radiant Black has become a smash hit for Image Comics, now playing host to a whole rainbow of Radiant heroes and villains . But its next big thing isn’t bright lights and big superheroics—it’s a multimedia thriller about murder in a world of heroes , and io9 has your first details. Read more...

Leading VPN targets Russian censorship in provocative billboard campaign


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
A leading VPN service has just launched a rather provocative billboard campaign to raise awareness of the need to be protected when browsing the web. Hide.me decided to target Russia amid a growing number of suspicious deaths linked to those questioning the war in Ukraine and the Kremlin's political views. The bold billboards, referring to speaking about Russian politics online without becoming t

Citi Premier Card: 7 Reasons To Apply


400+One Mile at a Time / 13h
Link: Apply now for the Citi Premier ® Card The Citi Premier ® Card ( review ) is one of the most rewarding mid-range credit cards. While many people might be familiar with the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ), the Citi Premier is an often overlooked competitor (or complement, depending on how you look at it). The card is even offering a limited time welcome bonus , so in this post I wan

Use This Site to Get Your Instagram Back After Getting Locked Out


Lifehacker / 13h
Getting hacked sucks . The invasion of privacy is bad enough, but when hackers decide to lock you out of your account entirely, that’s just cruel. Losing access to your years of Instagram photos, stories, and DMs can be heartbreaking, and, until now, it was usually permanent. Luckily, that might not be the case anymore. Read more...

The world’s oldest DNA ever reveals a surprisingly lively Arctic


Mashable / 13h
In a breakthrough study, scientists successfully sequenced 2 million-year-old DNA uncovered in Northern Greenland. Using cutting-edge technology, the study found that the Arctic's polar desert was once a thriving ecosystem that hosted an array of species from trees and herbs to mastodons and sea creatures. The extraction of the DNA, which was found frozen in Ice Age sediment, challenges scientist

How To Use The Citi Premier 80,000 Point Offer


View from the Wing / 13h
Citibank is offering its biggest-ever initial bonus to earn 80,000 bonus points after $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Earning on this $95 annual fee card is 3 points per dollar spent at restaurants; supermarkets; gas stations; air travel; and hotels. That’s a broad set of categories for triple points-earning. The one time I know of that they made this same initia

Professors Say ChatGPT Is Writing Terrible Papers That Would Get Failing Grades


28Futurism / 13h
F for Effort OpenAI's text-generating ChatGPT has made major waves since being made available to the public last month. The AI has spat out everything from usable source code to vaguely believable short stories — and its prowess has even shocked some academics , who were taken by its essay-writing skills and fretted that they were already on par with human undergrads. But not every lecturer out t

The new Mac Pro could still be an M2-powered beast


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
Apple is looking increasingly likely to miss its projected 2022 deadline for completing the transition to using its own silicon processors across the entirety of the Mac product line, with the enterprise-aimed Mac Pro being the last to follow. As highlighted by Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman, the path to Mac Pros powered by Apple’s custom M-series chip, which would allow iOS apps to run natively in mac

Sam Bankman-Fried Said to Agree to Be Extradited to the US


300+NYT > Technology / 13h
The disgraced FTX founder, who has been in a Bahamas prison for the past week, agreed to be sent to the United States, after a confusing day in court.

Benioff’s reported Slack statement muddles message about Salesforce’s view of WFH


43TechCrunch / 13h
CNBC reported on Friday that Marc Benioff sent a message on the company Slack channel that newer employees weren’t as productive. He questioned if this was due to working from home since COVID, and a lack of training and sharing of tribal knowledge that was previously part of the in-office culture. Here’s partially what he said, according to the report: “New employees (hired during the pandemic i

Epic Forced to Pay Record-Breaking $520 Million Fine for Violating Children's Privacy and Engaging in Dark Pattern Deception


100+Gizmodo / 13h
Fortnite-maker Epic Games has agreed to pay a massive $520 million fine in settlements with the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly illegally gathering data from children and deploying dark patterns techniques to manipulate users into making unwanted in-game purchases. The fines mark a major regulatory win for the… Read more...


Winter is coming: 6 real-life strategies you can use when your flight is canceled or delayed


100+The Points Guy / 13h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated. It’s beginning to look a lot like winter across the United States. Snow and ice are currently blanketing much of the Midwest and AccuWeather predicts that “a significant storm” will evolve later this week, “threatening to bring a wide swath of snow, rain and fierce winds from the Plains to the Atlantic Seaboard” just in time for Christmas. As a result, i

3 Black founders explain how they’re preparing for a tough 2023


TechCrunch / 13h
Life as a startup founder is never dull. That’s doubly true for Black founders, who routinely struggle to raise funds, be noticed and get their fair share of attention. For the new year, TechCrunch+ conducted a mini-survey to find out what Black founders are expecting in 2023. All three founders brought up the same concerns — the economy, the environment and equality. Abimbola Adebayo, the founde

3 Black founders predict little will change in VC in 2023


TechCrunch / 13h
Though inflation appears to be dropping, economic conditions remain uncertain, and the overall fundraising climate is reverting to pre-pandemic levels. For Black founders, who have rarely received more than 1% of total venture capital invested in startups, 2022 wasn’t kind, and 2023 doesn’t look promising given how things are going. To find out how Black founders are planning to manage their time

Bored Apes creator Yuga Labs appoints Activision’s Daniel Alegre as CEO


100+TechCrunch / 13h
Activision Blizzard COO Daniel Alegre is leaving the gaming giant to take over as CEO of Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Yuga’s first and current CEO Nicole Muniz will stay on as a strategic advisor. “Nicole, Greg, and I have been on the hunt for someone with Daniel’s skill set for some time,” said Yuga co-founder Wylie Aronow in a press release . The crypto company wanted

'Fortnite' developer Epic Games will have to pay the FTC's biggest fine ever


100+Mashable / 13h
The Federal Trade Commission has its sights set on the video game industry. Less than a month after the FTC sued to stop Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the regulatory agency is back to put the hammer down on Fortnite . Specifically, the game’s developer Epic Games has been ordered to pay a combined $520 million in penalties for violations of data privacy laws and for

Loki Narrates the (Very) Brief First Look at Season 2 of the Marvel Series


200+Gizmodo / 13h
In 2023, Marvel is going full multiverse. There’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania , Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , and The Marvels to start, but don’t forget the show that started it all. That’s Loki and it too will be back in 2023. Read more...

ChatGPT Has Infiltrated Twitter Replies


42Gizmodo / 13h
As Twitter continues to circle the drain fueled by chaos from CEO Elon Musk, one user noticed something peculiar about tweet replies. After digging a little deeper, user Pieter Levels—who goes by @levelsio on the platform—found that some users are apparently now using the popular text-generating AI ChatGPT to reply to… Read more...

Here’s Your Year-End Financial Checklist


Lifehacker / 13h
The end of the year is always a time for reflection, and your personal finances are no exception. Even in a year marked by record-high inflation , there’s a good chance your finances aren’t as bad as you might think . But as 2022 winds down, it’s the perfect time to conduct a year-