Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up
3KWired / 12h
The airline tried to argue that it shouldn't be liable for anything its chatbot says.
Webb telescope makes unexpected find in outskirts of our solar system
200+Mashable / 19h
In our solar system's proverbial "no man's land," a deep space realm beyond the planets , scientists detected unexpected activity. This remote area, inhabited by ice-clad worlds like Pluto (a dwarf planet), is called the Kuiper Belt, a donut-shaped region surrounding much of our solar system . It's a relatively little known place, but millions of frozen, "dead" objects are thought to orbit there.
How to Change the Size of Text, Icons, and More in Android
100+How-To Geek / 16h
Customization is one of the things that makes Android so great, but it's for more than just aesthetics. If you have trouble seeing things, you can adjust the size of icons, text, and more. We'll show you how.
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for February 18
Mashable / 2h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for Feb. 18's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle co
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for February 18
Mashable / 3h
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the e
SpaceX wants to take over a Florida launch pad from rival ULA
Ars Technica - All content / 4h
Enlarge / SpaceX's fully-stacked Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster on a launch pad in South Texas. (credit: SpaceX ) One of the largest launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will become vacant later this year after the final flight of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket. SpaceX is looking to make the sprawling facility a new home for the Starship launch vehicle. The e
Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, February 18 (game #755)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
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 two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keep
Instant Approval For 5 New Rewards Cards, I’ll Earn 460,000 Points In Bonuses
View from the Wing / 5h
I applied - and was instantly approved - for five new rewards credit cards this weekend. I'll share with you the offers I decided to take advantage of, and my thinking with each. Continue reading ...
Forget the rest - these are the 23 Amazon Presidents' Day sales you should buy today
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
The Amazon Presidents' Day sales have been ongoing for around a week but things are really starting to heat up now as we head through to the big day itself. Alongside awesome deals on old favorites like air fryers, iPads, and own-brand devices, Amazon has also posted some superb never-before-seen record discounts. See today's Amazon Presidents' Day sale in full I've picked out the 23 best Amazon
The 13 best Presidents' Day TV deals from Best Buy's sale - save up to $1,000
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
The 2024 Presidents' Day sales event is officially underway, and if you're looking to pick up a new TV, Best Buy is a top destination thanks to record-low prices on a range of displays. I've gone through Best Buy's Presidents' Day sale and hand-picked the very best 13 deals on best-selling 4K and OLED displays. • Shop more Presidents' Day TV deals at Best Buy Today's Presidents' Day TV deals incl
Biden Administration to slow down EV shift to appease automakers
Mashable / 7h
The Biden Administration is reportedly giving legislative breathing room to auto manufacturers required to rapidly increase electric vehicle production within the next few years. First reported by sources speaking to The New York Times , this shift in drastic climate change action is meant to appease automakers who say they need more time to meet the aims of the White House, as well as unions, wh
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Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
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Dutch startup Monumental is using robots to lay bricks
TechCrunch / 7h
Few categories are as ripe for automation-fueled disruption as construction. The industry is valued at around $2 trillion a year, in the U.S. alone. Much of that work is strenuous, repetitive and sometimes dangerous — precisely the sorts of problems industrial robotics are built to solve. The other thing construction brings is a wide range […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
Why It Makes Sense To Pay For First Class On Domestic Flights
View from the Wing / 7h
American has become very aggressive in making upgrade offers, especially on flights that don’t appear to be selling in domestic first class. But it’s not just buy ups where American has gone down market. Looking for a one-way trip from Washington DC to Austin that I need in the coming weeks, the first 9 options all had first class just $100 more than coach. Continue reading ...
Weekly Review: February 17, 2024
One Mile at a Time / 8h
I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I’m on a long weekend adventure in Africa, which is super fun, and I’ll have more details soon. I apologize for the slower week than usual when it comes to posting, but between a long routing to get here and actually trying to disconnect a bit once I arrived, I haven’t had as much content as usual. Everything will be back to normal in the next couple of
historicalbookimages: 🦫 Shaggycoat;. Philadelphia, G.W. Jacobs...
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
historicalbookimages : 🦫 Shaggycoat;. Philadelphia, G.W. Jacobs & co.[1906].
Luc Besson Will Take a Stab at Directing Dracula
41Gizmodo / 8h
There’ve been a lot of versions of Dracula running around in pop culture. Within the past decade, he’s been on a boat , ran a hotel , and been incredibly depressed after his wife was murdered, and we eat it up ( almost ) every time. Folks love themselves some Drac, and you can count Luc Besson among them, because he’s be… Read more...
Donald Trump Launches Website Selling $400 Sneakers but Claims It's 'Not Political'
87Gizmodo / 8h
Donald Trump made an appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce a new website that sells Trump-branded sneakers for as much as $400. But if you take a close look at the fine print, this isn’t part of Trump’s effort to become president again. It’s purely a way for Trump to make money as a… Read more...
OpenAI releases Sora, a credit score–based dating app launches and an anti-Tesla ad comes under fire
TechCrunch / 8h
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering noteworthy happenings in the tech industry. This week, OpenAI stunned the blogosphere with the release of Sora, a new AI model that can generate videos in impressively high fidelity. We’ve seen video generators before. But what makes Sora unique is its understanding of time […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved
SkyTeam alliance guide: Member airlines, lounges and elite status
100+The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The SkyTeam alliance connects 437 million passengers annually to more than 1,000 destinations in 166 countries. The alliance began in 2000 with Delta Air Lines, Air France, Aeromexico and Korean Air. You’ll find two SkyTeam alliance status tiers: Elite and Elite Plus. In this guide, we’ll discuss the SkyTeam airline
Egyptian
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
the-cricket-chirps : Two cats surmounting a box for an animal mummy , Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.E.
Trump's Dad Resurrected Via AI to Tell Son He's a Disgrace
100+Futurism / 9h
Daddy Issues Deepfakes were little more than a looming threat last election cycle, but this time around they seem almost certain to have a corrosive effect on the discourse. That doesn't always mean that AI-generated fakes are mistaken for the real thing. The very existence of AI-generated imagery and audio, experts have pointed out, means that politicians who were actually caught saying somethin
Russian Nuclear Spacecraft Would Reportedly Attack With Massive Energy Wave
Futurism / 9h
Space Wars In a fascinating new update to the murky Congressional scandal involving a purported in-development Russian attack spacecraft, CNN has spoken to three anonymous sources familiar with intelligence about the weapon. As a refresher, Washington lit up this week when a member of the House Intelligence Community made cryptic references to a "national security threat" that had something to do
bunny-realness: helena maguire
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
bunny-realness : helena maguire
Air Canada loses court case after its chatbot hallucinated fake policies to a customer
Mashable / 9h
Air Canada's argument that its AI-powered customer chatbot was solely liable for its own actions didn't hold up in civil court (thank goodness), and now the airline must refund a customer who was given the incorrect information about being comped for his airfare. The 2022 incident involved one Air Canada customer, Jake Moffatt, and the airline's chatbot, which Moffatt used to get information on h
fujiwara57: byōbu-e 屏風絵 - “Tiger” de Ôhashi Suiseki 大橋 翠石 (1865...
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
fujiwara57 : byōbu-e 屏風絵 - “Tiger” de Ôhashi Suiseki 大橋 翠石 (1865 - 1945).
Intuitive Machines’ moon lander sent home its first images and they’re breathtaking
27Engadget / 10h
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander is well on its way to the moon after launching without a hitch on Thursday, but it managed to snap a few incredible images of Earth while it was still close to home. The company shared the first batch of images from the IM-1 mission on X today after confirming in an earlier post that the spacecraft is “in excellent health.” Along with a view of Earth and some part
Amazon Rainforest Set for Collapse, Scientists Warn
31Futurism / 10h
Tipping Point Large parts of the Amazon’s iconic rainforest are nearing an irreversible "tipping point" and collapse in less than 30 years due to deforestation and climate change, scientists warn in a new paper published in the journal Nature . It's a grim vision of "compounding disturbances": that nearly half the Amazon could by 2050 transform into either scrubby savannah fields, forest with low
John Wick Heads to Vegas For an Interactive Attraction
20Gizmodo / 10h
If you’ve ever wanted to become fully immersed in the world of John Wick , Lionsgate has got you covered. Later this year, the action franchise is getting an “immersive and interactive” tourist attraction in Las Vegas. Read more...
Airline Takes Revenge After Bad Review, Posts Passenger’s Passport Online
View from the Wing / 10h
YouTuber Josh Cahill, who has nearly 700,000 subscribers, reviews flights and courts drama, it seems. Just a couple of months ago he was banned by Qatar Airways over a negative review. Now he’s taken on East Timor’s Aero Dili. Continue reading ...
Visiting Pewabic Pottery
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
walkingdetroit : After admiring the colorful tiles throughout the city, I had to finally treat myself to a visit to the Pewabic studio. Pewabic Pottery is located at 10125 E Jefferson Ave, a short trip on the 9 Jefferson bus. I will be back soon for a tour and to meet the team!
Nvidia going for rivals' jugulars as it plans to compete in $30 billion custom chip market — but is it a sign that the AI behemoth has reached its peak?
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Nvidia currently controls about 80% of the high-end AI chip market, a position that has boosted its stock market value to $1.82 trillion. Tech giants such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, have been racing to secure its chips to compete in the rapidly emerging generative AI sector. In a bid to reduce energy consumption and potentially shrink the cost and time to design, some of Nvidia’s ma
The Most Underrated, Underdiscussed Rewards Card For Earning Transferable Points
View from the Wing / 10h
Most of the attention over American Express cards focuses on Platinum, because of benefits like lounge access and all of the statement credits to work through to cover the card's cost. But I only endorse putting airfare spending on that card. Otherwise you earn just a single point per dollar spent, and you almost never want to earn only one point per dollar. Continue reading ...
Mysterious new Chromebook with a built-in Assistant button surfaces – but I hope it’s really a Google Gemini key in disguise
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The best Chromebooks are all physically different from Windows laptops in one important way: they all have Google’s iconic ‘Everything’ button. It’s essentially a search button that can be used to access everything on your laptop and beyond; from your own files and apps to online query results. However, a new unique button could soon be coming to Chromebooks everywhere: a dedicated key for Google
Cats in Flower Crowns. 🐾🌺
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
cat-cosplay :
Airline's Chatbot Lies About Bereavement Policy After Passenger’s Grandmother Dies
Futurism / 11h
Tech Crunch Picture yourself in this scenario: your grandmother dies in another part of the country, so you get on an airline website where a friendly chatbot convinces you to buy an airplane ticket now at full price to get to the funeral and apply for a refund later for the discounted bereavement fare. But when you attempt to do what the bot suggested and apply for the refund after the funeral,
Can You Remove Microsoft Edge From Windows (and Should You)?
How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft Edge comes preinstalled on Windows, and you cannot uninstall it like other applications. But do you really need to remove it? We'll clarify why removing Edge isn't possible and advisable on Windows. We'll also explain how to hide it from your view and stop it from running in the background.
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Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
The brand-new HP OMEN Transcend 14 gaming laptop is already $300 off
Mashable / 11h
SAVE $300: The HP OMEN Transcend 14 gaming laptop (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale for $1,199.99, down from $1,499.99. That's a discount of 20%, and the first discount we've seen on this product. Opens in a new window Credit: HP HP OMEN Transcend 14t-fb000 gaming laptop (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,199
Y Combinator wants 100 times more MRI scans
TechCrunch / 12h
Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel angles. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Keyboard Typing Wrong Characters on Windows 11? Try These Tips to Fix It
How-To Geek / 12h
Is your keyboard typing different characters than the ones printed on its keys? This can happen when you switch the keyboard layout, but it can also result from app-specific problems, misconfigured language settings, outdated keyboard drivers, or other factors. Here are some solutions you can try.
‘Fly With Me’ documentary profiles early flight attendants and the rights they fought for
96The Points Guy / 12h
In the 1950s and ’60s, “stewardesses were glamorous. They were beautiful. They were poised,” says former Delta Air Lines flight attendant Casey Grant at the beginning of a new documentary film about the history of flight attendants. But over time, thousands of stewardesses, as these workers were called then, were also angry and exasperated by the working conditions they had to endure in the sky a
Scientists Discover Sandwich-Shaped Star
Futurism / 12h
Astronomy Gastronomy Astronomers peering into the reaches of the cosmos have discovered a curious and strangely delectable looking object about 800 light years away: a star with the appearance of a sandwich, offering a fascinating glimpse at early star system formation. Its discoverers have nicknamed it "Dracula's Chivito" after a sandwich that is Uruguay's national dish. As for the vampiric part
NASA is looking for volunteers to live in its Mars simulation for a year
100+Engadget / 12h
If extreme challenges are your cup of tea, NASA has the perfect opportunity for you. The space agency put out a call on Friday for volunteers to participate in its second yearlong simulated Mars mission, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2). For the duration of the mission, which will start in spring 2025, the four selected crew members will be housed in a 1,700-square-fo
Sony's Spider-Man Shows Spin Up Some Interesting Developments
Gizmodo / 12h
Sony’s non-Spider-Man efforts to build its own Marvel universe have been all over the place , but one of the more intriguing additions were individual TV shows for Spider-Man Noir and relative newcomer Silk . While they’re both still a ways off, the two shows may be on opposite ends of the development spectrum: Noir’s… Read more...
70sscifiart: Uncredited 1981 cover art for Breed to Come, by...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
70sscifiart : Uncredited 1981 cover art for Breed to Come, by Andre Norton
7 Reasons To Get The Marriott Business Credit Card
100+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card While Marriott has an extensive co-brand credit card portfolio , the $125 annual fee ( Rates & Fees ) Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card ( review ) is the only small business card in the collection. There’s huge value to having this card, especially if you’re going for elite status with Marriott Bonvoy. In this
10 Fascinating Facts About Google Doodles
How-To Geek / 12h
It's not unusual to visit Google's homepage and find that the logo has changed to celebrate something, like a holiday, event, or person. Known as Google Doodles, these colorful artworks had humble beginnings, but to date
