The 31 best limited series to binge in 2023
400+Mashable / 20h
Is there anything that embodies “prestige viewing” more than the limited series? With a clear endpoint, writers don’t need to bloat their plots to plant seeds for future conflicts. Their characters can strive for clear, definable goals. Production budgets don’t need to keep yearly renewal in mind. A limited series makes for fantastic television because it has the luxury of hyperfocus — if we’re o
India Releases First Ever Rover on Moon’s South Pole
1KFuturism / 15h
Moonar India is making space history in big ways. As the BBC reports , the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Pragyan rover marks multiple milestones for India as it joins the elite league of countries to land a spacecraft on the Moon — and becomes the first to explore an otherwise untouched part of the lunar surface in the process. In a striking display of off-world traffic drama, Russia dra
Royal Caribbean Crown & Anchor Society cruise loyalty program: The ultimate guide
1KThe Points Guy / 13h
There are some great rewards waiting for cruisers who show loyalty to Royal Caribbean . The line’s frequent cruiser program, the Crown & Anchor Society, offers members such enticing perks as special discounts on balcony cabins and suites after only a few sailings. And that’s just a hint of what’s to come for loyal cruisers. At the very top tier of Royal Caribbean’s Crown & Anchor Society loyalty
This is what the 256TB SSD from Samsung looks like - and no, you won’t be able to put it in your workstation yet
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
A new look at Samsung’s gargantuan 256TB first teased earlier this month found that it uses the new E3.L EDSFF form factor and adopts an ‘accordion’ structure to vastly expand the available space for NAND chips. The drive, spotted at Flash Memory Summit 2023 by Serve the Home , is certainly the SSD with the highest capacity we’ve seen. But it’ll likely be a while before you can take full advantag
ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from the Meta Quest 3 to Fitbit
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
The month of September (otherwise known as 'Techtember') is fast approaching, and we're starting to see increasingly confident rumors about the treats we could soon see from Apple, Meta, Microsoft, GoPro and more. It can be hard to keep up, but fear not – whether you've been on vacation or too busy hosting a Barbie party , we've rounded up all of the week's biggest tech stories here. In our weekl
Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office for under £40
60Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: A lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021 or Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is on sale for 77% off. Microsoft Office has long been ingrained in our day-to-day work lives. Need to write up a huge document? MS Word has got your back. Need to analyse a large set of numbers? MS Excel is there. Need to pitch an important presentation? Few programs bu
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, August 26
Lifehacker / 8h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for August 26, read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. WordleBot says today’s puzzle is on the easier side, with the average player solving in 3.5 guesses. I got it in 3. Beware, there are spoilers below for August 26, Wordle #798! Scroll… Read more...
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for August 26
Mashable / 8h
It's Saturday, and while mugshot history dominated this week, there's another Wordle puzzle to solve. We're here for you, as we are every day, with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution. If you just want to be told today's answer, you can jump to the end of this article for August 26's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues,
Renegade certificate removed from Windows. Then it returns. Microsoft stays silent.
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For three days, system administrators have been troubleshooting errors that have prevented Windows users from running applications such as QuickBooks and Avatax. We now know the cause: an unannounced move or glitch by Microsoft that removed a once-widely used digital certificate in Windows. The removed credential is known as a root certificate, meaning it anchors th
Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Cherry's new MX2A mechanical switches (from left to right): Red, Blue, Brown, Black, Speed Silver, Silent Red. (credit: Scharon Harding) For 20 years, Cherry's patent on mechanical switches made it the only player around. That patent's expiration around 2014, though, released the floodgates and allowed countless copycats and switches with varying levels of modification to the cross-stem
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for August 26, 2023
Mashable / 9h
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
Quordle today - hints and answers for Saturday, August 26 (game #579)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
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
How Iñaki Godoy Transformed Into Luffy for Netflix's One Piece
Gizmodo / 10h
Monkey D. Luffy’s casting is the key to what will make Netflix’s One Piece work, and we’re excited to see more of the boundless energy and optimism that Iñaki Godoy exudes as Luffy in the trailer alone . Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda ’s long-running, much-loved anime series about a misfit found family… Read more...
Galaxy Watch 6 Astro Edition takes to the stars with new astrolabe-inspired design
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Samsung has unveiled a limited Astro Edition of the 47mm Galaxy Watch 6 Classic sporting a redesign inspired by an astrolabe. Astrolabes, if you don’t know, are instruments people from ancient times used to figure out the position of stars at night. It was used back then for traveling and to figure out the time of day. Obviously, the Galaxy Watch 6 can already do things (it comes with Google Maps
Knott's Scary Farm 50 to Feature Throwback Haunts and Interactive Play
Gizmodo / 10h
Before cinematic horrors ascended in the haunt world, original terrors inspired by classic lore sprung up at Knott’s Scary Farm. The haunted house event in Buena Park, CA was the first theme park on the West Coast to bring harvest and horror fun to the state, later inspiring its neighbor parks to follow suit . Read more...
Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
libraryofva : Virginia Dairy Company Welcomes ______ as a Member of the Jeff’s Collie Club, Every Friday 6 O'clock, Channel 12
Trump’s mug shot was on the Wii News channel, thanks to RiiConnect24 devs
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / The medium is the message, even within the third-party homebrew restoration of that medium. (credit: Aurich Lawson) There were few news outlets where former US president Donald J. Trump's mug shot, from his indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, would not be seen after its Thursday afternoon release. This included the Nintendo Wii News Channel. If you still have a Wii console hooked up i
Global COVID monitoring is crashing as BA.2.86 variant raises alarm
39Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, looks on during a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 14, 2022. (credit: Getty | FABRICE COFFRINI ) With global attention and anxiety locked onto the latest coronavirus omicron subvariant BA.2.86, health officials and experts are still mostly in the dark about how the highly mutated vi
Trump evidently didn't sell Mar-a-Lago
Mashable / 11h
Did Donald Trump quietly sell off his Mar-a-Lago estate for hundreds of millions of dollars just a few short weeks before being booked in Georgia for trying to steal the 2020 presidential election? While many media outlets ran with the story, the claim is entirely based on a false record posted to Zillow. It appears to not be true. On Friday, the UK outlet Daily Express reported that a real estat
Record-Low Ice Levels in Antarctica Killed Thousands of Penguin Chicks, Study Says
Gizmodo / 11h
Thousands of penguin chicks in four emperor penguin colonies likely died after Antarctic ice broke up earlier than usual last year, creating a “catastrophic breeding failure.” Read more...
The hotel brand that brings in the most revenue might surprise you
25The Points Guy / 11h
When you think of what type of hotel brings in the most cash, you’re likely thinking of something extremely posh — and brutal on your wallet — like St. Regis or Aman. In fact, the revenue darling of the hotel orbit is actually a brand that’s pretty common at many exit ramps off U.S. interstate highways. Hampton by Hilton is the brand that makes the most revenue by room out of any hotel company tr
Check your email for new targeted IHG offers
26The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you are an IHG One Rewards member, check your email to see if you’ve received a new and exclusive offer. The offers appear highly targeted, as most TPG staffers I checked with (myself included) did not receive one. There also seem to be multiple versions of the offer, according to LoyaltyLobby’s reporti
This Refurbished iPad Pro Is $160 Right Now
Lifehacker / 11h
If you want a tablet for basics tasks like browsing, streaming, and getting some work done, refurbished might be the way to go, and this refurbished 2016 iPad Pro has a long battery life, an A9X processor, and is on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $599). It has a grade “B” refurbished rating , meaning it might have… Read more...
10X coders beware: Meta’s new AI model boosts coding and debugging for free
21Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards ) Meta is adding another Llama to its herd—and this one knows how to code. On Thursday, Meta unveiled "Code Llama," a new large language model (LLM) based on Llama 2 that is designed to assist programmers by generating and debugging code. It aims to make software development more efficient and accessible, and it's free for commercial and research use.
SpaceX completes successful hot fire test of its massive Starship rocket
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / SpaceX conducted a second static fire test of Booster 9 on Friday. (credit: SpaceX webcast) SpaceX conducted a second hot fire test of its Super Heavy booster on Friday afternoon, likely taking a key step toward the next launch of its massive new rocket. A few minutes after the test firing, SpaceX founder Elon Musk characterized it as "successful" on the social media network formerly kn
The mugshot that launched a thousand memes
38TechCrunch / 11h
Memes can happen in the blink of an eye, like a Jeopardy! contestant who accidentally makes a sexual innuendo under the pressure of stage lights, or a kid who randomly gets interviewed on a playground and professes his undying love for America’s most plentiful crop, corn . But as soon as we knew former President Donald Trump would be processed at Fulton County Jail for his fourth indictment , we
Ahsoka's Sweeping End Titles Are the Most Fascinating Thing About Its Titular Character
Gizmodo / 11h
Ever since Ahsoka Tano stepped out of the mists of Corvus and into live-action Star Wars history on The Mandalorian , I’ve had complicated feelings about the direction of one of my favorite Star Wars characters in contemporary canon. Those feelings haven’t changed much in the opening episodes of her new titular series … Read more...
Make Better Cloudy Lemonade With Air Fried Lemons
46Lifehacker / 12h
Whole-lemon lemonade , also known as “cloudy lemonade,” is a more complex version of the classic summer beverage. Blending the fruit—peel and all—directly into the drink imparts a bitter, floral quality, thanks to all those aromatic oils in the zest and pith. It’s lemonade for people who love Campari—real sicko stuff. Read more...
Hertz Is Selling EV Rentals All Wrong
View from the Wing / 12h
Hertz got huge publicity announcing an order two years ago for 100,000 Teslas. Since then they've taken on other electric vehicles as well. The problem, though, is that people aren't reserving them. I regularly search car rentals and find that Hertz electric vehicles are often my cheapest option among the big rental companies. Hertz also has a special deal on EVs currently going on. Continue read
World Elite vs. World Mastercard: What are the differences in benefits and value?
26The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. We’re all aware of the useful benefits that come with our credit cards, from annual travel credits to free checked bags. But what about the less obvious ones? If you own a credit card through Mastercard, it will be one of the following types: a Mastercard, World Mastercard or World Elite Mastercard. You ca
The Marvels' Iman Vellani Reveals How Being a Mutant Will Change Kamala Khan
47Gizmodo / 12h
Actor-writer Iman Vellani’s enthusiasm jumps off the screen during her latest interview on Marvel.com . She’s the co-writer of the newest Ms. Marvel run of comics alongside Sabir Pirzada, and her first venture into comic writing is on an international scale. She is, as you might remember, the actor who was tapped to… Read more...
You Can Book an 8-Night Trip to Thailand for $1,099 Right Now
100+Lifehacker / 12h
Beautiful beaches, delicious—yet cheap!—food, dense jungles, and breathtaking Buddhist temples are just a few of the things that made my Thailand trip such a great time. If you’ve been priced out of visiting Thailand in the past, this could be the moment for you to experience what the country has to offer. Groupon is… Read more...
NLRB Says Companies That Union-Bust Must Recognize Busted Union
31Gizmodo / 12h
The union push of the 2020s is gaining more momentum, this time from the National Labor Relations Board. New guidelines from the NLRB say that if a company opts to bust a union, that company will be forced by the Board to recognize the union. Read more...
New genetic analysis of Ötzi the Iceman yields some surprising findings
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, Ötzi’s genome had an unusually high proportion of genes in common with those of early farmers from Anatolia. He was also likely bald (or nearly so) when he died. (credit: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Eurac/Marco Samadelli-Gregor Staschitz) In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging
Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Dropbox) Sometimes the honor system just doesn't work. Up until yesterday, Dropbox offered an unlimited $24-per-user-per-month plan for businesses called Dropbox Advanced that came with an "as much as you need" storage cap. This was intended to free business users from needing to worry about quotas. But as with unlimited cell phone data plans, the bad behavior of a small group of
AMD's RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT Might Be Trouble For NVIDIA
52How-To Geek / 12h
AMD is out for both the CPU and the GPU crown. The company's Ryzen range of CPUs has been tremendously successful and has managed to challenge Intel's dominance in the segment — sometimes even surpassing it
