Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial
500+Ars Technica - All content / 17h
Enlarge (credit: Ladislav Kubeš ) If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet for tick prevention at some point. What if you could take a similar pill to protect yourself from getting Lyme disease ? Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is developing such a pill for humans—minus the tasty flavoring—that could provide protection against the tick-borne disease for severa
LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform
200+TechCrunch / 12h
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform, has made a name for itself primarily as a platform for people looking to network and pick up knowledge for professional purposes, and for recruitment — a business that now has more 1 billion users. Now, to boost the time people are spending on the platform, the company is breaking […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The FCC Now Says Broadband Speed Should Be at Least 100 Mbps
400+Wired / 17h
The old broadband standard of 25 Mbps wasn’t cutting it anymore.
Get lifetime access to 20TB of cloud storage for under £80
Mashable / 14min
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Prism Drive Secure Cloud Storage (20TB) is on sale for £78.25, saving you 93% on list price. Regardless of the timing, seeing another subscription charge on your card often feels like a monthly (or yearly) visit from the bill fairy. One way to make her go away is finding lifetime subscriptions that allow you to pay just once to use the service for life, the way y
Elon Says FSD V12.4 Is Way Better than Very Good FSD V12.3
Next Big Future / 58min
Elon Musk says Tesla FSD V12.4 is another big jump in capabilities and the training compute limitations are almost gone. AI expert James Douma had said that with additional training and data, he expected FSD V12.X to reach 0.1-1% of the interventions for Tesla FSD v11.X. If the level of improvement expected by James Douma ... Read more
Chuck Cook Says Tesla FSD V12.3 Is a Gamechanging Build
Next Big Future / 58min
Chuck Cook is a supertester of Tesla FSD software. He has declared Tesla FSD V12.3 a gamechanging build. Chuck Cook on a 40 minute drive had no problems with areas that have always caused issues for other versions. It handled double lights, his unprotected left turns etc… It handled the unprotected left turn but there ... Read more
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for March 17
Mashable / 3h
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 March 17'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 c
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for March 17
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, March 17 (game #783)
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, more than 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 k
2025 Maserati Grecale Folgore review: A stylish SUV, but a hard EV sell
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Maserati's first electric SUV looks good, but the weight ruins the handling. (credit: Michael Teo Van Runkle) Maserati provided flights from Los Angeles to Bari and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Grecale Folgore. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PUGLIA, ITALY—At a recent media drive program in Puglia, Italy, Maserati introduced the production version of the all-elec
'The fastest AI chip in the world': Gigantic AI CPU has almost one million cores — Cerebras has Nvidia firmily in its sights as it unveils the WSE-3, a chip that can train AI models with 24 trillion parameters
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Cerebras Systems has unveiled its Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), dubbed the "fastest AI chip in the world." The WSE-3, which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer, reportedly offers twice the performance of its predecessor, the WSE-2, at the same power consumption and price. The chip is capable of training AI models with up to 24 trillion parameters, a significant leap from previous models. CS
How to download the 2024 March Madness basketball bracket
Mashable / 7h
Upon the announcement of the 2024 March Madness NCAA Tournament men’s basketball field, you will want to get your hands on a bracket. Action in the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament gets underway Tuesday, March 19 with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. The first round of the NCAA Tournament starts Thursday, March 21. The best place to get a bracket is on the NCAA website . Sites for the f
How to watch the March Madness bracket selection show
Mashable / 7h
March Madness goes to another level on Sunday, March 17. The 2024 NCAA Tournament men’s basketball bracket will be announced for the 68-team field. The one-hour selection show is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. Action in the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament gets underway Tuesday, March 19 with the first four games in Dayton, Ohio. The first round of the NCAA Tournament starts Th
New Parents Borrow Money So They Can Vacation In Business Class: Wise Or Wasteful?
View from the Wing / 8h
A mother shared to TikTok the story of borrowing money so that she and her husband could go on vacation with their baby - flying business class. She says they've taken out two loans in a year in order to travel "and don't regret it at all." They're doing this because they feel like they'll regret not traveling when they're young, and because flying business class will motivate them. Continue read
How to redeem Hyatt points for upgraded rooms and suites
71The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you want extra room or perks on an upcoming Hyatt stay, you may be able to redeem points for a club room or suite. Club rooms and suites aren’t available at all World of Hyatt properties and may not be bookable with points for your stay even if the property offers these room types. However, if the prope
What you need to know about American Express Plan It
The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. One of TPG’s commandments for travel credit cards is to pay your balance in full every month — but sometimes that isn’t possible. You could have an unexpectedly large expense or face an involuntary layoff from work. In these instances, you may want (or need) extra time to pay off your bills. And that’s whe
Weekly Review: March 16, 2024
One Mile at a Time / 9h
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend! I’m back at home after a quick trip to Europe. The start of the year has been super busy for me on the travel front, and now I have no travel planned for the next few months. I’m sure that will change eventually, but for the time being I’m delighted to be at home with family, and to have time to catch up on trip reports, as I’ve been traveling faster than
Fallout's TV Show is Made By Fans, but Not for Only Fans
99Gizmodo / 9h
Adapting any well-known property is always going to be a big feat, especially when it comes to video games. It’s one thing to adapt a comic or TV show , it’s another thing to adapt a series of games , which come with a greater degree of self-expression. You can please some fans, but you can’t please all of the fans, as… Read more...
SpaceX doc leaks, TikTok ban gains steam, and Grok to go open-source
37TechCrunch / 9h
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter recapping noteworthy happenings in tech over the past few days. This week, TechCrunch viewed leaked documents out of SpaceX showing some questionable practices related to employee stock options. X CEO Elon Musk announced that he would open source Grok, X’s AI-powered chatbot meant to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res
The Ocelot
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
antiqueanimals : A Natural History of British and Foreign Quadrupeds. Written by James H. Fennell. 1843. Internet Archive
Flávio Franja
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
nobrashfestivity :
iweon:Almost Spring.Illustration by S. Hee.
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
iweon : Almost Spring. Illustration by S. Hee.
Little Shop of Horrors' Reboot May Finally Sprout to Life
38Gizmodo / 10h
Hollywood’s been trying for years now to revive Little Shop of Horrors for a new cinematic audience. Last we heard, Arrowverse head Greg Berlanti was going to try his hand at it with Billy Porter and maybe Chris Evans . That version ultimately got scrapped in 2022, but Hollywood’s angling to try and grow a new version… Read more...
Newly discovered Microsoft Z1000 SSD baffles experts — no, world's most valuable company won't start selling SSDs anytime soon but it may well be tinkering with data center storage as it did with CPU
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A newly-discovered, Microsoft-branded SSD suggests the tech giant may be – or has been at least - exploring new ways to optimize its data center storage. The leaked images of a Microsoft Z1000 SSD show a 1TB NVMe M.2 drive, apparently boasting sequential read speeds of up to 2,400MB/s and write speeds of 1,800MB/s. The Z1000 SSD, originally revealed by @yuuki_ans on X, is made up of a mix of comp
Revealed: The Surprising Airlines That Cancel Their Flights Most Often
View from the Wing / 10h
Delta is the most on-time U.S. airline followed by Alaska and then American. Frontier and JetBlue are rock bottom. Cancellations tell a different story of reliability. Continue reading ...
clawmarks:Treasures of art from paintings of the masters - 1889...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
clawmarks : Treasures of art from paintings of the masters - 1889 - via Internet Archive
Unlock 165,000 Bonus Points: The IHG One Rewards Premier Card’s Improved Offer!
View from the Wing / 11h
Chase has offered generous up front bonuses on a card that has been worth keeping for its benefits - Platinum status, annual free night, and 4th night free on awards. Then the card got much better with new benefits. And right now they've brought back one of the biggest ever points offers the card has had. Continue reading ...
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
lepetitdragonvert : 1919 Artist : Paul Jouve
Today’s anime cat of the day is:
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
animecatoftheday : Udon from Cherry Magic!
lisamarie-vee :
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It took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren't it
Engadget / 12h
Starbucks is pulling the plug on Odyssey, its Web3 rewards program that gave members access to collectible NFTs. The company updated its FAQ on Friday to let members know that the beta program is closing on March 31, and they have a little over a week left to complete any remaining activities (called journeys). Those will shut down March 25. Users won’t lose their Stamps (Starbucks’ NFTs), which
Among Us' TV Show Grabs a Stacked Voice Cast
Gizmodo / 12h
Last year, CBS Studios revealed it was adapting the hit social deduction game Among Us into an animated TV show from Infinity Train’s Owen Dennis . Odd as it was—and still is—you had to wonder who’d end up voicing the little crewmates at the heart of it all. And like plenty of other animated TV shows these days,… Read more...
Forget the Fujifilm X100VI - Here are 7 great alternatives that are actually available
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
If there's one camera that's catching the attention of the wider world right now it's the Fujifilm X100VI. By all accounts, this stylish rangefinder is likely to be the most popular release of the year - so much so, in fact, that Fujifilm X1000VI preorders are currently facing months of backlogs. Got your eye on this camera but don't want to wait? Don't fear - there are some fantastic alternative
Elisabeth Sinding - A rest under the roses (1892)
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
random-brushstrokes :
The Greatest App of All Time Day 16: Twitch vs. Calculator
Gizmodo / 12h
It’s Day 16 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today’s nominees. Today we have the streamer’s app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most reliable apps on a phone. Read more...
Starbucks is shutting down its NFT rewards program
40Mashable / 12h
The Starbucks NFT rewards program will soon be no more. In late 2022, Starbucks dipped its toes into the world of Web3 with a beta launch of its new NFT rewards program, Starbucks Odyssey. It has remained as a closed,
