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It Looks a Lot Like Taylor Swift Had Two Private Jets for Her Super Bowl Flight
49Gizmodo / 6h
Flying from Tokyo, Japan back to the U.S. to get to the Super Bowl and watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce play was very important to pop superstar Taylor Swift—so important that she apparently had a second private jet on standby. Read more...

4K Blu-ray isn't dying despite Disney and Best Buy's efforts - it's more important than ever
100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
4K Blu-rays have been a hot topic in recent memory. In 2023, Disney announced it would no longer sell 4K Blu-rays in Australia and we here called it a crime for movie fans . Next, Best Buy announced it would no longer stock DVDs or Blu-rays after the holiday season ( via Forbes ), and from what we can tell, that includes 4K Blu-rays. Over the past couple of years, people have made the switch to t


The Phantom Menace Celebrates 25 Years With a Return to Theaters
200+Gizmodo / 14h
The Star Wars fandom got into a tizzy earlier this week when Empire Magazine teased something. Rather than being a look at the future of the franchise—like say, The Acolyte, Andor , or Bad Batch—it was all about the past. Thanks to Empire, we’re going back to the Prequels, babyyyyyyyy! Read more...


Scientists reveal SUV-sized camera that will change our grasp of space
67Mashable / 17h
A revolutionary telescope will come online in 2025. And mounted to it will be a giant camera built to capture extraordinary views of space . The United States' SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is finishing the over 5.5-foot-tall, 6,200-pound (1.65-meter and 2,800-kilogram) LSST Camera, which will snap cosmic images at the much-anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory located in the lofty Chilean


Lifetime cloud storage with Koofr is on sale for under £130
Mashable / 5min
TL;DR : A lifetime subscription to Koofr Cloud Storage (1TB) is on sale for £126.46, saving you 80% on list price. Leave the “storage full” nightmares in 2023 and save yourself unnecessary frustration by storing your important files, photos, and data in the cloud. In today’s world, nearly everything runs on a subscription-based model, but now you can leave that in the past, too. With Koofr, you o


Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, February 11, 2024
LifeHacker / 1h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for February 11, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is difficult; I got it in five. Beware, there are spoilers below for February 11, Wordle #967! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game. How to play Wordle Wordle lives here on the New York Times web


Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for February 11


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. 11'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 11
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


Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, February 11 (game #748)
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


IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card review: IHG perks for no annual fee
72The Points Guy / 5h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card overview The IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card is IHG’s no-annual-fee card option. With this card, you’ll earn 5 points per dollar at IHG hotels and resorts as well as 3 points per dollar at gas stations, monthly bills and restaurants with this card. While the IHG Traveler Card


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Gratuities Gone Wild: You’re Now Expected To Tip When An Agent Rebooks Your Flight
23View from the Wing / 7h
Tipping is out of control. We now get presented with an option to tip even at self-checkout. At the Austin airport I was asked to tip when buying a water from a machine that was programmed not to accept $0 as an input . The U.S. tipping culture always seemed strange, with customers supplementing worker wages, but this used to be limited to personal services provided by low wage workers. Now it's


A Natural History of British and Foreign Quadrupeds. Written by James H. Fennell. 1843.
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
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Weekly Review: February 10, 2024
One Mile at a Time / 7h
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! I’ve been at home all week, though am looking forward to an exciting adventure this week, as I’m headed to Africa. I’ll share more details on that soon, as I’m still working on finalizing my flights, as there are a few variables (can I get a certain new product, am I offered a buy-up for a certain flight, etc.). 😉 Regardless, I think it’ll make f


Into the Spider-Verse's "Sunflower" Is a Double-Diamond Hit
23Gizmodo / 7h
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse did a lot of things right, and one of them was its music. That movie had a really good original soundtrack, and its obvious standout is Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower.” Releasing a few months before the film came out helped a lot, and it’s one of those songs that’s perfect for… Read more...


Bluesky opens to everyone, Rivian reveals its new SUV, and governments exploit iPhones
26TechCrunch / 8h
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the last few days in tech. This week, social network Bluesky opened for anyone to join — which feels appropriate here in NYC, given the sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying. For those more inclined to while away the days […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use o


Boy with cat, 1949. Source.
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
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Southwest unveils 2 new seasonal routes in latest schedule extension
The Points Guy / 8h
Southwest Airlines unveiled two new nonstop routes this week as it extended its booking schedule into November. Both of the additions come in Tennessee, where Southwest will begin a nonstop route from Memphis to Las Vegas and another from Nashville to Richmond, Virginia. Each of the routes will be seasonal, operating with less-than-daily service. The full details are below. Memphis-Las Vegas Flig


7 best Mexico cruises 2024
34The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This guide has been updated with the latest information. Cruises to Mexico have an appeal that’s hard to match. Pacific Coast itineraries cover both Baja California (with stops in Ensenada), and the area farther south considered the Mexican Riviera (featuring the ports of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta). Where else can you spend the morning whale watching from a small


Oneworld alliance guide: Learn about airlines, lounges and elite status
100+The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The Oneworld alliance was initially founded by American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. Now, the alliance has 13 member airlines and one Oneworld connect partner airline. Oneworld airlines can take you to more than 900 destinations worldwide in 170-plus countries and territories. The Oneworld al


The 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' cast reveal their dream fancast
Mashable / 9h
From AEW wrestler Adam Copeland to Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is bursting at the scenes with major guest stars — many of whom play the Greek gods. So who do the lead actors of the series hope will take on the roles of Olympians and Titans in future seasons? Walker Scobell, who plays Percy Jackson, and Aryan Simhadri, who plays Grover Underwood, revealed


Quand tu te ramènes à une soirée costumée et que tu trouves que t'es pas assez coordonnée avec les…
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
dropboxofcuriosities : Quand tu te ramènes à une soirée costumée et que tu trouves que t'es pas assez coordonnée avec les potes.


Crunchyroll Is Killing Funimation for Good, And You'll Pay For It
58Gizmodo / 9h
Come April 2, Funimation is going the way of the dodo. Earlier in the week, Sony revealed it’ll be sunsetting Funimation’s app and website in order to unify both it and Crunchyroll ...something the company first revealed all the way back in 2022. Read more...


The sun has enormous spots right now. You might be able to see them.
Mashable / 9h
NASA scientists studying the sun have detected an enormous group of darkened patches in the middle of the star that are visible from 92 million miles away on Earth. The splotches, known as sunspots , may look like mere specks on the solar surface from here, but they can actually be the size of whole planets, with strong magnetic fields — thousands of times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field


Taylor Swift’s Race Against Time: The Two Unique Strategies That Made Her Tokyo-To-Super Bowl Flight Possible
View from the Wing / 9h
VistaJet's flight VJT993, a Bombardier Global Express,, is operating as "The Football Era." It is currently estimated in over an hour early, at 3:07 p.m. Pacific time. Reportedly charter provider VistaJet made two unique preparations, besides having the plane ready for Ms. Swift's swift departure following her Tokyo show. Continue reading ...


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'Abbott Elementary' renewed for Season 4 at ABC
21Mashable / 10h
It's a great week to be an Abbott Elementary fan. SEE ALSO: The Emmys are coming back to ABC. Here's when. Just days after the show's Season 3 premiere — which featured cameos by Philadelphia Eagles players Jalen Hurts, Jason Kelce, and Brandon Graham — ABC announced that it had officially renewed Abbott Elementary for a fourth season. The news came courtesy of Mr. Johnson himself (William Stanfo


How to Rotate Images on Windows 11
How-To Geek / 10h
Whether you want to fix your image’s orientation or you think a photo will look better if it’s rotated a specific way, it’s quick and easy to rotate pictures on Windows 11. We'll show you how to do that with your PC’s built-in apps.


Camera Not Working On a Chromebook? Try These Tips to Fix It
How-To Geek / 10h
Is your Chromebook camera not working correctly? Issues such as restricted camera access for an app, misconfigured Chromebook settings, the camera being disabled, or limitations on administered devices can lead to camera problems. We have some solutions to help you resolve the issue.


retropopcult: Ann-Margret
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
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Safety by design
TechCrunch / 11h
Tech's ability to reinvent the wheel can mean ignoring truths that others have learned. But new founders are sometimes figuring it out for themselves faster than predecessors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


8 Ways Your Email Account Is Vulnerable to Hackers
How-To Geek / 11h
Ever wondered how hackers manage to hack an email account? Simple mistakes, like using a weak password, engaging with a phishing email, or using your account on a public computer, make it possible. We'll explain how you make your email account vulnerable to hackers and cover how to protect it.


Lion tamer Claire Heliot with her favorite lion By: Unknown photographer From: Leslie’s Monthly…
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
vintagewildlife : Lion tamer Claire Heliot with her favorite lion By: Unknown photographer From: Leslie’s Monthly Magazine 1904


Get the Google Nest smart thermostat for under $80 — an even lower price than we saw during Black Friday
Mashable / 11h
SAVE $51.34: The Google Nest smart thermostat is on sale for $78.65. That's a discount of 40%, and an even lower price than we saw for this item during Black Friday. Opens in a new window Credit: Google Nest Google Nest smart thermostat (snow) $78.65 at Amazon (save $51.34) Frigid winter temperatures make it even harder to crawl out of bed in the morning. Who wants to be blasted by cold air first


The Best Portable Chargers of 2024
48How-To Geek / 11h
The best portable chargers and battery packs keep extra juice handy for your electronic devices when you do not have nearby access to a wall or power outlet. They can power all kinds of devices, including phones, tablets, and laptops. Here are our top picks.


Can't shake this off... Our best-rated TV crashes to a record-low for the Super Bowl
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Watch the Super Bowl in style with TechRadar's best-rated TV , Samsung's gorgeous 65-inch S90C OLED, which is on sale for $1,599 (was $2,599). Ready for it? That's a whopping $1,000 discount and a deal so good that Taylor Swift herself might add it to her cart. We awarded this TV five stars in our Samsung S90C review , praising its gorgeous picture, excellent gaming features, and fantastic value


David Leitch Is Di-No Longer Directing Jurassic World 4
29Gizmodo / 12h
Earlier this week, it was reported that Jurassic World 4 had potentially found a director in Bullet Train’s David Leitch . Smash cut to now, and Leitch is no longer attached to the project. Read more...


Review: SWISS Arrivals Lounge Zurich Airport (ZRH)
49One Mile at a Time / 12h
During my downgraded adventure to Oman , I had a roughly 12-hour layover at Zurich Airport. During that time, I checked out both the SWISS Arrivals Lounge and SWISS Business Lounge, so in this installment I’ll be reviewing the former. While my SWISS A330 business class flight left a lot to be desired, the SWISS Arrivals Lounge Zurich is excellent, by comparison, among the best arrivals lounges ou


Verizon's Galaxy S24 deals just got even better - you can now buy-one get-one-free
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
What's better than one Galaxy S24? Two Galaxy S24s, of course - which is exactly what you'll get with Verizon's latest deal on this series of flagship devices. Right now, the carrier is offering the option to get a $800 discount on a second device when you pick the first up alongside an unlimited data line. This discount by itself is enough to get the standard Galaxy S24 for free, although this p


Skeptic Turned Believer? Unpacking Beond’s Luxury Airline Ambitions
View from the Wing / 12h
I love premium products, and innovative ideas. So I'm rooting for Beond to succeed. But I've been skeptical of filling an all business class plane (most airlines go with a mix of products for a reason), based in a highly seasonal destination, operating only a few flights a week to each destination. Fortunately on Thursday I had the opportunity to speak with the airline's Chairman and CEO, Tero Ta


For sale, available on eBay
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
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Whatever you do, don’t buy a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
80TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra is finally here, and on my list of the best phones you can buy it is the best phone overall. On paper it doesn’t look like a huge upgrade over the Galaxy S23 Ultra , and in some ways even seems a step backwards. Should you just buy last year’s Ultra instead, if the price is right? No! Even if the S23 Ultra falls in your lap for free, I’d suggest buying this year’s model


BREKTHROUGH : Non-Fading Structural Color For Airplane Paint With 10% of the Weight
Next Big Future / 12h
A new way of creating color uses the scattering of light of specific wavelengths around tiny, almost perfectly round silicon crystals. This Kobe University development enables non-fading structural colors that do not depend on the viewing angle and can be printed. The material has a low environmental and biological impact and can be applied extremely ... Read more


Deal Dive: VCs are no longer gunshy about firearm startups
46TechCrunch / 12h
Kai Kloepfer started biometric “smart” gun startup Biofire as a science fair project after the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012 brought the U.S.’s gun violence problem close to home. Kloepfer began thinking of ways to solve the problem using what he knows: technology. Twelve years later, that project has turned into Biofire, a firearms […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For person


How to Use TAKE in Excel to Extract Data
How-To Geek / 12h
Excel's TAKE function will let you extract the first, last, or specific columns or rows from a table. For example, you might want to extract the data from the last three days or display the top ranked individuals. Let's look into this in more detail.


No Lights, No Food, No Recline: The 5 Hour American Airlines Flight Where Even The Toilets Were Shut Off
90View from the Wing / 12h
American Airlines sent a redeye flight from Los Angeles to New York on February 2 without working electrical systems. There was only emergency lighting in the cabin. Flight attendants couldn’t prepare food in the galley of the cross country flight, and business and first class seats didn’t have power so could not recline. Toilets did not flush. Continue reading ...


Iconic monitor maker delivers superlight laptop that you can only buy in Japan — but it's its 4-year warranty that makes iiyama's ultrabook such a great buy
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The demand for ultrabooks in education has increased in recent years, particularly with the advent of remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. iiyama has now released an ultralight laptop exclusively for the educational market in Japan. The iiyama Campus PC notebook is specifically designed for student use and comes with a remarkable 4-year warranty that iiyama claims ensures peace of mind,


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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
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Grab a Hisense 55-inch QLED 4K TV for one of the best prices we've seen in a long time
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $180: Grab a Hisense 55-inch Class A76K Series QLED 4K TV for just $170, down from $449.99. That's a discount of 40% and one of the best deals on a QLED TV we've seen. Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense / Mashable Photo Composite Hisense 55-inch Class A76K Series QLED 4K TV $269.99 at Best Buy (save $180) It's almost time for the Big Game, and if you're staring at your years-old screen wi


FX's 'Shōgun' team discusses 'dream East-meets-West' collaboration at TCA
Mashable / 12h
Epic historical drama awaits in FX's Shōgun , an upcoming adaptation of James Clavell's best-selling novel of the same name. The limited series invites us into feudal Japan in the year 1600, where conflict within the Council of Regents threatens civil war. Elsewhere, a marooned Englishman arrives with news that could drastically impact Japan's relationship with Portuguese merchants, creating a po


The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra proves that the OnePlus 12 could be this year's best-value flagship
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
When Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S24 range back in January, I, like many, was instantly drawn into the seemingly endless possibilities available with the new phones, especially with the premium Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung has already recognised the, somewhat surprising, success of the new Galaxy S24, with James Kitto, Samsung’s VP of UK sales, saying "the reaction has been nothing s


iOS 17.4 might give you more options for turning off those FaceTime reactions
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The FaceTime video reactions Apple introduced in iOS 17 are kind of cool – fireworks when you show two thumbs up, and so on – but you don't necessarily want them going off on every call. Now it looks as though Apple is about to make the feature less prominent. As per MacRumors , with the