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MIAT Mongolian Acquiring Two Boeing 787s Shortly
1KOne Mile at a Time / 1h
As an avgeek, I love when small airlines take delivery of big planes. If you ask me, Iraqi Airways taking delivery of its first Boeing 787 is a little more exciting than American Airlines taking delivery of its 60th Boeing 787. Along those lines, I wanted to provide an update on what I consider to be the most interesting outstanding aircraft order at the moment. For quite some time, we’ve known t
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg still want to cage fight and livestream it
31Mashable / 1h
X/Twitter owner Elon Musk says he's still down to have an actual, physical, non-metaphorical cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg . Zuck is also still keen, but says he's "not holding [his] breath." Musk posted on Sunday that his proposed fight with Zuckerberg will be livestreamed on X, and that "all proceeds will go to charity for veterans." The CEO didn't specify which charity the fight wil
The Samsung Galaxy S23's overclocked chipset is now in a non-Samsung phone
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
One big win for Samsung this year is that it has had exclusive access to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy – which is essentially just a slightly faster version of the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset available to other flagship handsets. Still, this meant the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and the other best Samsung phones could credibly be called the most powerful Android phones. But
Even Zoom wants its workers to come back to the office now
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7min
If the first half of 2023 was characterized by mass layoffs, then the second half certainly looks to have a particular focus on returning to the office, with video conferencing giant bizarrely Zoom now asking workers to leave their homes once more. The company confirmed that workers living within a 50-mile radius of a Zoom office should now return there for at least two days per week (via Busines
Worldcoin just officially launched. Here’s why it’s already being investigated.
MIT Technology Review / 10min
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up her e . It’s possible you’ve heard the name Worldcoin recently. It’s been getting a ton of attention—some good, some … not so good. It’s a project that claims to use cryptocurrency to distribute money across the wor
The Morning After: Motorola’s new Razr is not a good phone
Engadget / 17min
It’s wild to me that a phone costing north of a grand is somehow midrange, but that’s the mad, mad world of foldables. The Morning After’s own Mat Smith reviewed Motorola’s new 2023 Razr , a lower-end device below the flagship Razr+, and found it wanting in so many ways. Performance isn’t great, the cameras are poor and the cover display is so small it’s unusable. In the UK, this handset is retai
Two British Airways A380s U-Turn Over Africa Due To Niger Airspace Closure
One Mile at a Time / 23min
The political situation in Niger caused two British Airways Airbus A380s to operate very long “flights to nowhere,” as flagged by PYOK . One A380 flew from Johannesburg to Johannesburg in around 10.5 hours, while another A380 flew from London to London in around 8.5 hours. Let’s go over the details of each of these incidents. British Airways A380 returns to Johannesburg after 10.5 hours On Sunday
One Model lands $41M to bring data science-powered insights to HR
TechCrunch / 26min
One Model , a platform that uses AI to help employers make decisions about recruiting, hiring, promotions, layoffs and general workplace planning, today announced that it’s raised $41 million in a funding round led by Riverwood Capital. Christopher Butler, CEO of One Model, said that the capital will be used to “boost several of the company’s growth initiatives,” particularly in the areas of tech
Array Labs is scanning the Earth from space to equip autonomous vehicles with 3D maps
TechCrunch / 26min
It’s an oft-told story: the boom of space startups today can be traced to dramatically lowered cost in launch and satellite manufacturing over the past ten years. But Array Labs , a two-year-old startup based in Silicon Valley, is also taking advantage other technological developments in its quest to build a 3D map of the Earth. Those include computation gains, like in advanced graphics processor
Best Teacher Discounts (2023): Deals on School Supplies and Tech
Wired / 27min
Ace the school year with special, teachers-only perks—like cheap software, phone plans, and classroom supplies.
A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy
Wired / 27min
The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls and staff turmoil.
Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones
21Wired / 27min
Cybercriminals are touting large language models that could help them with phishing or creating malware. But the AI chatbots could just be their own kind of scam.
Hisense U8K Review: A Great Screen For Well-Lit Rooms
Wired / 27min
This bright Mini-LED TV gives much more expensive screens a run for their money.
The Steam Deck's popularity has meant Linux is the second biggest OS for Steam
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 29min
Linux is now the second biggest operating system for Steam owing to the popularity of Valve's Steam Deck handheld PC, overtaking Mac OS. The Steam Deck 's continued dominance in the PC gaming industry shows no signs of slowing down. As one of the best handheld game consoles , its popularity has meant that Linux is now the second most popular OS for Steam. A recent Steam Hardware & Software Survey
The ThinkPad is the Porsche 911 of Laptops, But Why?
How-To Geek / 30min
When one thinks about iconic design, there are certain products that instantly come to mind. The curvaceous lines of the Coca-Cola bottle. The smooth, enticing finish of the iPhone. The unforgettable, ageless profile of the Porsche 911 - the ThinkPad?!
Secret trick installs Windows 11 without the bloatware – but Microsoft is looking to fix it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 37min
One of Windows 11’s most frustrating habits is filling your PC with apps and games you don’t want or use – but a new trick has been discovered that lets you install Windows 11 without all that junk. As Windows Latest found , the trick is pretty easy to pull off – all you need to do is set your region to English (World) during the setup process. Choosing this (or European English) in the ‘Time and
Google's Pixel 7a falls to a new all-time low at Amazon
Engadget / 42min
Now's the time to snag a new Google phone without paying full price. The tech company's Pixel 7a smartphone is 11 percent off right now — down to $444 from $499 in all available colors. This deal is the best we've seen for the Google Pixel 7a 128GB since it first launched in May. Google's Pixel 7a is one of our favorite mid-range smartphones and scored a 90 in our review due to how much it works
Alarm raised over Mozilla VPN security flaw
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 46min
A cybersecurity researcher at SUSE has warned that the Mozilla VPN client for Linux holds a severe vulnerability that could allow threat actors to conduct a wide range of integrity violations. Matthias Gerstner published an article on the Openwall security mailing list, in which he details a broken authentication check in Mozilla VPN client v2.14.1, released on May 30. Threat actors that discover
Even Mario and Twisted Metal can't help Peacock compete with Netflix
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 46min
In the era of streaming, it's becoming increasingly futile for some of the world's best streaming services to usurp Netflix. The streaming giant is apparently unrivalled when it comes to the amount of content available on its platform and the size of its subscriber base. Only Prime Video 's reported 200 million and Disney Plus ' 157.8 million-strong user bases come close to matching Netflix 's un
Destiny 2 is getting a facelift thanks to "an all-new mechanic"
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 53min
In a new state of the game update, Destiny 2 game director , Joe Blackburn, has summarized everything the team over at Bungie hopes to accomplish with the free-to-play shooter. As the dev team for Destiny 2 begin to gear up for The Final Shape and the seasons leading up to it, Blackburn is taking fans through everything the team is making and playing right now in the newest State of the Game upda
Salesforce wants to help your business its own AI models
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 53min
Having demonstrated much of its own AI capabilities (and successfully implementing them into its range of CRM software ) , Salesforce is now giving businesses the tools to build and deploy their own AI tools . The new service, called Einstein Studio, adopts a new ‘Bring Your Own Model’ (BYOM) principle whereby companies can use their own data to power their own applications. Customers can pull in
Cathay Pacific Announces New “Aria Suite” Business Class Debuting Next Year
View from the Wing / 1h
Cathay Pacific will debut a new “Aria Suite” business class on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft during the second quarter of 2024. I didn’t expect to see an all-new business class on Cathay Pacific until they took delivery of Boeing 777-9 aircraft, but that plane type has been delayed and the new seat will be on retrofits. Continue reading ...
Watch SpaceX launch 22 more Starlink satellites
Mashable / 1h
SpaceX has successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. On Sunday, at 10:41 p.m. ET, one of the Elon Musk-owned company's Falcon 9 rockets launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying with it 22 satellites into low-Earth orbit. It's the latest addition to SpaceX's satellite internet service, which the company claims has
iPhone 15 release date all but confirmed ahead of Apple’s September event
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Bloomberg’s resident Apple analyst, Mark Gurman, has weighed in on recent iPhone 15 release date rumors by predicting that Apple will indeed debut its next crop of iPhones in the second week of September. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman claims that the iPhone 15 line will be unveiled on either Tuesday, September 12 or Wednesday, September 13 this year. If accurate, pre-orders for Apple’
MrBeast's new video breaks YouTube record
Mashable / 1h
YouTuber MrBeast claims to have broken a new YouTube record. The popular star, who is one of only a small handful of accounts to have over 100 million subscribers (174 million at the time of writing), took to X/Twitter to announce his latest video has received the highest number of views in 24 hours for a non-music video. Mashable has reached out to YouTube to confirm, and we will update this sto
New Cathay Pacific “Aria Suite” Business Class, Coming To 777s In 2024
61One Mile at a Time / 1h
Hey, this is exciting! Cathay Pacific is teasing a new business class product, which will debut in a matter of months… Cathay Pacific plans new Boeing 777 business class Hong Kong-based oneworld member Cathay Pacific has announced that it will introduce a new business class seat on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs as of the second quarter of 2024. The airline is branding the new product as the “Ari
Smartphone sales are plummeting again - even Apple is feeling the squeeze
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Smartphone shipments have once again fallen, significantly declining in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year. New figures from Omdia claim all of the major players in the smartphone industry are feeling the squeeze, hinting that the market is in something of a freefall. The analyst firm found a total of 265.9 million units shipped in Q2 2023, down by almost a tenth (9.
Hip Hop’s Surprising, Never-Ending Evolutions
Wired / 1h
A sound. A culture. A people. Even now, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, what can’t hip hop do or be?
India pushes ahead with data privacy bill despite pushback from critics
TechCrunch / 1h
India’s lower house of parliament greenlit the revised data privacy legislation presented the previous week , even as the bill has received criticism, with many believing that it grants significant discretionary authority to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was reintroduced in the lower house last week (nearly a year after abrupt wi
Connected car data is the next big privacy fight, Fisker lays out its future EV portfolio and Waymo ramps up in Austin
TechCrunch / 1h
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. We might be in the dog days of summer, when news typically slows to a
Mophie Wireless Charging Vent Mount With MagSafe Review: Clean Look, Solid Performance
How-To Geek / 1h
The Mophie Wireless Charging Vent Mount With MagSafe is an excellent iPhone accessory for any car. Not only does it provide full access to your iPhone's screen, buttons, and ports, but the charger can push up to 15 watts to your iOS device. I also guarantee your phone won't fall off this thing.
Sony's disc-based PlayStation 5 falls back to $449
Engadget / 1h
If you've still been hemming and hawing about whether Sony's PlayStation 5 is worth dropping half a grand for, you're in luck. One of the best gaming consoles on the market is having a nice sale to start your week off right. Right now, Sony's PS5 disc model is down to $449 from $500 — a solid 10 percent discount. Sure, it's not a massive chunk of change, but $50 can buy you a game or two or even
Next Warhammer 40K Darktide patch to bring new high-difficulty missions, quickplay bonuses, and more
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
The next incoming Warhammer 40K Darktide update will bring a bunch of welcome changes to the co-op shooter. Detailed in a dev blog on the game's Steam page , the next patch, due in mid-August will bring changes to "three topics" described as "the Mission Board, Crafting, and Currencies/Resources". The changes are quite substantial and will make for welcome reading for current fans still playing t
Google has some recommendations for keeping your business safe
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
A new report has highlighted some of the biggest cybersecurity mistakes coming from businesses, but also offered some advice on how to deal with these threats. Research from Mandiant for Google Cloud outlined how, during the first three months of 2023, having a weak password or even not having one accounted for more than half (54.8%) of all cloud compromise factors, followed by misconfiguration i
Killer Instinct to receive surprise tenth anniversary Xbox Series X update soon
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Killer Instinct is coming back in a big way, thanks to a tenth-anniversary update due to release later this year. The announcement was made on-stage during EVO 2023, the year's largest fighting game tournament, which took place over the past weekend. Notable figures such as IP head James Goddard, Killer Instinct lead combat designer Adam 'Keits' Heart, and fighting game YouTuber Maximilian Dood a
Mortal Kombat 1 welcomes returning Reptile, Ashrah, and Havik to the main roster
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Franchise veteran Reptile and 3D-era characters Havik and Ashrah have been confirmed for Mortal Kombat 1 in an explosive new trailer. Mortal Kombat 1 is slated for a September 19 release and is one of the biggest upcoming games of the year. With just over a month to go, the hype train isn't slowing down as the new Banished trailer , revealed at EVO 2023, showcases some faces that haven't been see
Save 77% on a year's subscription to Norton 360 and LifeLock
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR : As of Aug. 7, a one-year subscription to Norton 360 Standard and LifeLock Identity Advisor is on sale for just $24.99. That's a 77% discount from the usual cost of $109.99. Casual browsing can take you a lot of places online, and ideally, your personal information only goes as far as you want it to. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you want an extra layer of protection to hel
This refurbished 4th-gen iPad mini is under $200
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: As of Aug. 7, you can score a refurbished iPad mini with 128GB of storage on sale for only $199.99 (reg. $450.00). That's 55% in savings. Whether you're in school, at work, or just trying to get through the day, there’s a lot of reasons you might need to hop on a computer and get something done. If you're on the go, that either means lugging around your laptop or draining your phone batter
Ruff day? Netflix for dogs. Save 82% and get DOGTV for life
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: As of Aug. 7, you can sign up for a lifetime subscription to DOGTV for just $149.99 — that's 82% in savings. You know that rush of discovering your next binge-worthy show? Though you might enjoy your nights watching Suits, Succession, or Yellowstone, your dog probably doesn’t understand the hype. That’s why DOGTV was created — it’s a streaming service for dogs that is made to keep them ent
Set up camp with this pop-up car tent and air mattress for $400
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: As of August 7, you can get the Carsule and Mottress together for just $399.99 instead of $508 — that's a savings of 21%. Whether you're a football fanatic or Taylor Swift's biggest fan , you might be gearing up for tailgating season. From cold beer to piggies in a blanket, you may think you have everything you need, but what about somewhere comfortable to hang out with friends and family?
A Zoom Call, Fake Names and an A.I. Presentation Gone Awry
28NYT > Technology / 2h
A.I. start-ups are competing fiercely with one another as a race to get ahead in the technology intensifies.
Today Only: Earn 4x Bonus Miles On Apple Purchases
500+One Mile at a Time / 2h
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link, you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. Whenever I make an online purchase, I always check to see which shopping portal has the best bonus. There’s one promotion on online purchases right now that I thin
Diablo 4's newest bug won't be fixed 'for a few days,' leaving some players stuck
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Diablo 4 fans have encountered a new bug preventing some players from progressing or collecting rewards in the newest season. The issue plaguing Diablo 4 sees players trapped at Slayer level as, for whatever reason, the game won't accept that the Boon in the Tide quest has been completed. Therefore, players are left desperately trying to open the Tortured Gift Helltide chest with little to no suc
Mother and daughter first to go to space together
4KBBC News - Technology / 4h
Anastatia Mayers and Keisha Schahaff won a place on Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight in a prize draw.
Google Search now has a grammar checker
Mashable / 4h
Google can now help you check your grammar, right there in the search bar. The new AI-powered grammar check, which is only available in English so far, can help users see if "a phrase or sentence is written in a grammatically correct way or how to correct it, if not." It's a pretty easy feature to use. Enter a sentence or phrase into Google Search, followed with the word: "grammar check" or "chec
Threads app is rolling out a way to see your liked posts
36TechCrunch / 5h
Meta’s text-based app Threads is rolling out the ability to see your liked posts through an app update. The company started testing of the new feature on Android beta last week, but over the weekend, Meta started making it available to all users. Users can find their liked posts in Settings > Your Likes, which is accessible through the profile page. In comparison, you can access your like on Twit
Even Zoom is making staff return to the office now
41Mashable / 6h
Zoom is demanding its employees return to the office. It seems not even the popular video-conferencing platform is willing to stick to remote working. Business Insider reports that Zoom employees who work near one of the company's offices are now required to trek in for at least two days per week, ending the exclusively remote lifestyle some workers have become accustomed to. "We believe that a s
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for August 7
Mashable / 7h
New day, new week, new Wordle ! We're always here for you with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution. If you just want to be told the answer, you can jump to the end of this article for August 7's Wordle solution revealed. But if you want to solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engi
Save 50% on a lifetime subscription to interactive piano lessons
Mashable / 7h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium is on sale for £117.02, saving you 50% on list price. Instead of just dancing and rocking out to your favourite artist’s latest album, why not learn how to play those songs on piano? While traditional piano lessons can be expensive or time-consuming, Skoove is an affordable app that you can use to take lessons completely on your own schedule. For t
Ant Financial to transfer 10.3% Paytm stake to Vijay Shekhar Sharma
50TechCrunch / 8h
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive of Paytm, has entered into a deal with Ant Financial to secure a 10.30% stake in the Indian financial services firm in a move that appears to be orchestrated to cut the Noida-headquartered giant’s exposure to the Chinese company. Resilient Asset Management, a firm fully owned by Sharma, is acquiring the stake from Ant Financial, Paytm said. The de
‘Barbie’ tops $1 billion, a new box office milestone for female directors
100+Mashable / 8h
Greta Gerwig's Barbie has broken a historic record by surpassing $1 billion in global box office ticket sales – also rendering Gerwig as the first woman to reach this milestone as a solo director. This record, described as "Barbillion" by Warner Bros., was previously held by Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman , which took $821.8 million globally in 2017. Now Barbie , starring Margot Robbie,
Quordle today - hints and answers for Monday, August 7 (game #560)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's good fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for August 7
Mashable / 12h
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
Zuckerberg 'not holding breath' over Musk cage fight
2KBBC News - Technology / 12h
The tech billionaires have also been going head to head over their rival platforms, X and Threads.
