More and More People Leaving Twitter as Elon Musk Ruins It
3KFuturism / 12h
Masterful Gambit Whatever you think of X-formerly-Twitter more than a year after Elon Musk's takeover — whether, perhaps, you think inescapable porn bot spam and paid-for blue check reply guys are worth enduring — the numbers don't lie. A mix of new data shows that the number of daily X users has been falling dramatically, NBC reports , as the chaotic social network struggles to stabilize. Accord
macOS isn’t perfect – but every day with Windows 11 makes me want to use my MacBook full-time
100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 18h
I’ve been using Windows since the days of Windows 3.1, and over the years I’ve learned to love it – despite its numerous idiosyncrasies. I’m so used to the way Windows works, that when things break, or don’t work at all, I can usually overlook those annoyances, and can come up with a fix or a workaround. This is the main reason why I’ve never been tempted to switch to Linux or macOS . Even if thi
15 of the most beautiful villages in Spain
4KThe Points Guy / 18h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, updated with new information. Spain ‘s greatest cities need no introduction. There’s regal Madrid with its art-filled museums, Barcelona’s fantastical architecture and Seville’s emotive flamenco, all iconic stops for first-time visitors to this vast, culturally rich and alluring Mediterranean destination. Last year, an unprecedented number of Americans flo
Navigating the shift to AI-driven data management
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 16min
In today's dynamic business landscape, data management stands as a critical cornerstone, directly influencing an organization's agility and innovation capabilities. The digital age demands that companies reassess their data management strategies, particularly the reliance on traditional master data management (MDM) systems. These legacy systems, often entrenched due to the 'sunk-costs' fallacy, h
Payout for Uber Eats driver in discrimination case
BBC News / 39min
A black delivery driver's account was removed after facial-recognition software failed to recognise him.
Elon Musk's X anti-hate group case thrown out
BBC News / 39min
A US judge says Mr Musk's social media firm had sued to punish its critics.
AI and data infrastructure drives demand for open source startups
TechCrunch / 46min
A new report highlights the demand for startups building open source tools and technologies for the snowballing AI revolution, with the adjacent data infrastructure vertical also heating up. Runa Capital, the venture capital (VC) firm that upped sticks from Silicon Valley and moved its HQ to Luxembourg in 2022, has published the Runa Open Source Startup […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
How Ember is building an all-electric intercity bus network in the UK
TechCrunch / 46min
A Scottish company building one of the U.K.’s first all-electric intercity bus networks has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round of funding as it looks to expand across the entire country. Building any bus network from scratch — electric or otherwise — isn’t something anyone can conjure up overnight with a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe
Wired / 47min
It all started with an asthma attack. Now Sadiq Khan finds himself at the center of a global conspiracy.
Tesla will reportedly take customers on a test drive to show off its Full Self-Driving tech
Engadget / 1h
If you're in North America, a Tesla staff member will show you how the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology works before you can take your car home, according to Bloomberg . Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly issued a memo that requires Tesla stores in the region to install and activate its latest Full Self-Driving software and then take customers on a short test ride before handing ove
Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare
TechCrunch / 1h
Telegram has introduced a controversial new feature that grants users a free premium membership in exchange for allowing the instant messaging app to utilize their phone number as a relay for sending one-time SMS passwords to other users attempting to log into the platform, raising concerns about potential privacy risks and the exposure of personal […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For
Free One Month Free Trial of Tesla FSD 12.3.1 For ~1.8 Million Tesla Owners
Next Big Future / 1h
Tesla FSD seems to be finally happening. Nextbigfuture has had the steady coverage that you see below. Here is the link to the FSD tagged articles. Six days ago, I reported the prediction of a wide release of Tesla FSD 12.3. IF Tesla 12.3.1 is as good as all the reports then it could be ... Read more
Get a Windows 11 Pro lifetime license for under £20
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro is on sale for £19.80, saving you 87% on list price. You don't necessarily have to buy a new computer to upgrade your tech arsenal. Sometimes, all it takes is installing a brand-new operating system to boost your productivity and enhance your computer's security. If you happen to have a Windows PC that meets the necessary requirements, consider breathing new life i
Meet Uzbekistan’s first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum
56TechCrunch / 2h
Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion. Uzbekistan is fertile ground for startups, given the fact that people aged below 30 constitute about 60% of its population of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
900.care sells waterless personal care products and lets you add tap water at home
TechCrunch / 2h
Here’s the harsh truth behind personal care products: you’re mostly buying water and plastics. The main ingredient in a bottle of shampoo or shower gel is water, and by far. It is mixed with a bunch of active ingredients. And because it’s a “pre-mixed” product, companies spend a lot of money on plastic bottles to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Today's Wordle Answer and Hints for March 26 (#1011)
How-To Geek / 3h
Stuck and need the answer to today's wordle? We've got you covered. We have some hints for the Wordle, in case you'd like to take another crack at it yourself before we tell you. If you want to get straight to the answer, tap or click "What is Today's Wordle Answer" in the table of contents.
Today's Connections Answer and Hints for March 26 (#294)
How-To Geek / 3h
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for March 26
Mashable / 5h
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 26'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 26
Mashable / 6h
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
Starliner’s first commander: Don’t expect perfection on crew test flight
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for fueling. (credit: Boeing ) HOUSTON—While it doesn't have the same relevance to public consciousness as safety problems with commercial airliners, a successful test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in May would be welcome news for the beleaguered aerospace company. This will be the firs
DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14
24NYT > Technology / 6h
A new Florida law also requires apps like TikTok and Snapchat to obtain a parent’s consent before giving accounts to 14- and 15-year-olds.
Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, March 26 (game #792)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
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. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today's Wo
We're Waiting for Elon Musk to Go Berzerk as Grimes Debuts New Boyfriend
200+Futurism / 8h
Instagram Official Musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher went Instagram official with a new beau — the person was untagged, but they appear to be DJ Matteo "Anyma" Milleri — over the weekend. T-minus how many days until her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk, with whom Boucher is locked in a contentious custody battle over their three children, makes like a SpaceX Starship rocket and simply explodes? "Beauty and
Qualcomm unveils S5 Gen 3 Sound platform with 'almost 50x more AI power'
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Qualcomm has been busy. But then again, when is it ever idle? Today (March 25) the company famous for its wireless solutions, software, and semiconductors has introduced two next-generation Snapdragon Sound offerings to improve the audio experience not just at the premium end of the market, but also to mid-tier earbuds (and possibly even the best budget wireless earbuds ), headphones and speakers
Delta Air Lines Hands Out $63,000 To Passengers On Oversold Flight
47View from the Wing / 8h
Delta Air Lines was reportedly forced to pay out $1,500 per passenger when their Los Angeles to Tokyo Haneda flight was overbooked by 42 passengers. That's $63,000. Continue reading ...
Man Falsely Blamed for Mass Shooting in Kansas City Sues Congressman Over Tweet
Gizmodo / 8h
A man from suburban Kansas City was falsely accused in social media posts of being a mass shooter at the Super Bowl parade for the Kansas City Chiefs last month. And now that man has filed a defamation lawsuit against Rep. Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, who helped spread the inaccurate claim, according to K… Read more...
John Bradley on Getting to Do Something He Never Did on Game of Thrones for 3 Body Problem
Gizmodo / 8h
With Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss among the big names behind the new 3 Body Problem adaptation , fans of the HBO series probably weren’t surprised to see Game of Thrones alumni John Bradley, Liam Cunningham , and Jonathan Pryce among the core cast of the Netflix show —nor the cameos that pop up… Read more...
People Unexpectedly Getting Pregnant on Ozempic and Wegovy
44Futurism / 9h
On social media, a bizarre trend seems to be emerging: surprise pregnancies when taking the diabetes drug Ozempic and its sister weight loss shot Wegovy. As People reports , there are a few reasons why people might be getting pregnant unexpectedly when taking these semaglutide-based injectable drugs. For one thing, Dr. Iman Saleh — an obstetrician, gynecologist, and obesity medicine doctor at New
Workers with job flexibility and security have better mental health
37Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Office Space) American workers who have more flexibility and security in their jobs also have better mental health, according to a study of 2021 survey data from over 18,000 nationally representative working Americans. The study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open, may not be surprising to those who have faced return-to-office mandates and rounds of layoffs amid the pandemic.
Earn A Southwest Airlines Companion Pass With Just One Trip
View from the Wing / 9h
This is a pretty good offer for Southwest and for customers. They'll give you a free companion to travel with you for about two months if you book just two one way flights right away (and use them for travel in the next couple of months). If you already have travel booked through May 22, consider cancelling and rebooking (if the price of the ticket hasn't gone up too much) to qualify for this off
Bankrupt EV startup Arrival sold its assets to Canoo
30TechCrunch / 9h
Bankrupt commercial EV startup Arrival has sold some of its assets, including advanced manufacturing equipment to Canoo, another struggling startup trying to build and sell electric vehicles. The acquisition, which was touted as a cost-saving measure that will reduce capital expenditures by 20%, comes as Canoo struggles to move beyond prototypes toward commercial production. Canoo […] © 2024 Tech
Profluent, spurred by Salesforce research and backed by Jeff Dean, uses AI to discover medicines
TechCrunch / 9h
Last year, Salesforce, the company best known for its cloud sales support software (and Slack), spearheaded a project called ProGen to design proteins using generative AI. A research moonshot, ProGen could — if brought to market — help uncover medical treatments more cost effectively than traditional methods, the researchers behind it claimed in a January […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve
Did Fan Casts Influence Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire?
Gizmodo / 9h
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TechCrunch Space: Returning to the moon
TechCrunch / 9h
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Mark your calendars, everyone: Boeing and NASA are planning to conduct the first crewed Starliner mission as soon as May 1. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI just gave artists access to Sora and proved the AI video tool is weirder and more powerful than we thought
34TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A man with a balloon for a head is somehow not the weirdest thing you'll see today thanks to a series of experimental video clips made by seven artists using OpenAI's Sora generative video creation platform. Unlike OpenAI's ChatGPT AI chatbot and the DALL-E image generation platform, the company's text-to-video tool still isn't publicly available. However, on Monday, OpenAI revealed it had given
Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Accused of Bizarre Behavior
100+Futurism / 10h
In an alarming exposé, several women have come forward accusing neuroscientist and celebrated podcaster Andrew Huberman of manipulation, bizarre behavior, and infidelity that may have led to a sexually transmitted infection in at least one of them. Published by New York Magazine , this deep dive into the disparate public and private lives of the Stanford University neuroscientist illustrates a ja
OpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywood. Creatives are fighting back.
Mashable / 10h
OpenAI is ramping up plans for its AI video generator Sora — and that involves a charm offensive in Hollywood. Details are still fuzzy, but we know the company is approaching filmmakers as well as studios. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and COO Brad Lightcap are having "introductory conversations" with industry stakeholders, according to Bloomberg . Unspecified "big name" directors and actors already have
Maju Kuruvilla is out as CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt
TechCrunch / 10h
Maju Kuruvilla is no longer CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt. He is replaced by Justin Grooms, Bolt’s global head of sales, who is now interim CEO, according to Grooms’ LinkedIn profile. Kuruvilla didn’t have much to say about the change but did confirm it both on LinkedIn and X, by posting, simply “One-Click Checkedout […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Prepared to save: The latest versatile portable power station from Anker is an undeniably good deal
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
You may already be familiar with the brand Anker if you’ve purchased power banks or other battery-charging devices for your favorite electronics in recent years. Did you know that this popular brand for charging smart devices can also power your entire home? Anker’s SOLIX line of portable power stations and accessories are versatile and affordable while providing a higher cost-performance ratio t
Flying coach? At least you’ll be able to watch movies on an in-seat OLED TV soon
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
This is one of the Panasonic Avionics Astrova in-flight entertainment systems, set to debut in Icelandair, Qantus, and United Airlines flights in the next couple of years. [credit: Panasonic ] Flying on commercial airlines today might be a lot more of a pain than it used to be, but new tech is going to bring some improvement to one part of the experience—in-flight entertainment. Panasonic Avionic
Fisker trading suspended by NYSE
69TechCrunch / 10h
The exchange said Monday that Fisker's stock is "no longer suitable for listing" because of "abnormally low" price levels. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Cyclops Has Always Been This Good
25Gizmodo / 10h
When X-Men ‘97 hit Disney+ last week, enrapt viewers all shouted one thing—other than “ To me, my X-men! ”—as they saw Marvel’s mutants back in action: “Where has this Cyclops been?” Read more...
New Security Footage Shows Texas Man Successfully Sneaking Onto Plane
Gizmodo / 10h
When news first broke that a Texas man had successfully been able to sneak onto a plane last week in Salt Lake City using nothing but a photo of someone else’s ticket, many wondered how he actually accomplished that. And new airport surveillance footage obtained by ABC News is giving us some clues. Read more...
I Had The Best Service Of The Year And It Was On An American Airlines Flight
86View from the Wing / 10h
I flew American Airlines on Saturday and was reminded how much of a difference a great crewmember makes to the flight experience – even on a very short flight. Continue reading ...
The next Apple Pencil could work on the Vision Pro for spatial sketching
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A rumor claims the Apple Vision Pro headset will one day support a future model of the Apple Pencil. This news comes from MacRumors , who got their information from an anonymous “source familiar with the matter,” so we'll take it with a grain of salt. Details on the update are scarce as you can imagine, but if it is indeed real, it could quite literally turn the world into your personal canvas. T
It’s almost time for T-Mobile customers to claim their free year of MLB.TV
Engadget / 10h
T-Mobile’s annual deal for baseball fans is back . From Tuesday through Sunday, the carrier’s customers can claim a free yearlong subscription to MLB.TV for live and on-demand streaming access to the entire Major League Baseball season. This is the ninth straight year T-Mobile has offered the deal, which the companies have extended through 2028 . MLB.TV lets you watch all out-of-market regular-se
Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids
100+Wired / 11h
New US emissions rules mean more plug-in hybrid cars are on the way. The electric vehicle tech is clean—but has a catch.
Elon Musk Humiliated as Judge Throws Out His Lawsuit Against Twitter Critics
42Futurism / 11h
Law Dogging It's easy to lose track of the endless torrent of chaos and scandals since multihyphenate billionaire Elon Musk bought the social network Twitter and changed its name to X. But a particular court ruling today stands out as an example of how Musk's bluster often now seems to amount to nothing in the long term. Remember back in 2023, when X sued the nonprofit researchers at the Center f
Southwest Airlines to offer first red-eye flights in coming years
73The Points Guy / 11h
Southwest Airlines is preparing to launch a travel option common throughout the airline industry — but one not in place at the Dallas-based carrier. In the coming years, Southwest says it will begin offering red-eye flights from some of its most popular cities. It will mark the first time the airline has offered the overnight itineraries, which see passengers depart at night in one time zone and
A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research org
20TechCrunch / 11h
A federal judge sided against Elon Musk today, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Musk and X that targeted a nonprofit that researches online hate. X sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) last year, accusing the group of spreading misleading claims after it published a series of unflattering reports about hate and extremism on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use
Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: peterschreiber.media | Getty Images) The US Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment charging seven men with hacking or attempting to hack dozens of US companies in a 14-year campaign furthering an economic espionage and foreign intelligence gathering by the Chinese government. All seven defendants, federal prosecutors alleged, were associated with Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Sci
Mozilla’s privacy service drops a provider with ties to people-search sites
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Mozilla) Mozilla's Monitor Plus , a service launched by the privacy-minded tech firm in February , notes on its pitch page that there is "a $240 billion industry of data brokers selling your private information for profit" and that its offering can "take back your privacy." Mozilla's most recent move to protect privacy has been to cut out one of the key providers of Monitor Plus'
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 released to fix the stuff that the 14.4 update broke
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / An M3 MacBook Air running macOS Sonoma. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple has just released version 14.4.1 for macOS Sonoma, a small-but-significant patch that claims to fix several issues with third-party software and accessories that cropped up in the 14.4 update . The 14.4.1 release also includes a pair of security fixes. Apple’s release notes highlight fixes for three major problems
Where’d my results go? Google Search’s chatbot is no longer opt-in
29Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Google's generative search results turn the normally stark-white results page into a range of pastels. (credit: Google) Last year Google brought its new obsession with AI-powered chatbots to Google Search with the launch of the " Search Generative Experience, " or "SGE." If you opted in, SGE intercepted your Google search queries and put a giant, screen-filling generative AI chatbot res
Lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against anti-hate speech group dismissed by US judge
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) A US judge has struck down a lawsuit brought by X against a nonprofit group that researched toxic content on the social media platform, finding the Elon Musk-owned company’s case appeared to be an attempt at “punishing” the group for exercising free speech. The Center for Countering Digital Hate had sought to dismiss the case from X, which alleged the
7 great ways to use 100,000 Hilton Honors points and a free night reward
200+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With more than 6,800 Hilton-branded properties worldwide, it’s hard to travel somewhere and not find a Hilton property. Whether planning a trip to paradise or visiting a major city, you can find tremendous value in the Hilton Honors program . Most award prices range from 5,000 to 95,000 Hilton Honors point
8 Ways to Extend Your iPhone's Battery Life
Gizmodo / 11h
No one likes being tethered to a socket at home or dealing with a dying phone when on the go. A long-lasting battery life on a phone is essential. When an iPhone ages, its battery suffers, leading to a shorter life. If you feel your iPhone has not lasted as long as it used to, follow the tips below. They won’t undo… Read more...
These Birds Politely Gesture 'After You' in a Never-Before-Documented Behavior
25Gizmodo / 11h
Tits are polite, at least while mating. Don’t misinterpret what I say: a team of scientists observed the birds fluttering their wings to signal their mating partner to go first when returning to their nests, expanding the number of species known to communicate by gesture. Read more...
Disney's Star Wars Season Brings a Whole Galaxy of New Snacks
Gizmodo / 11h
Just in time for the Star Wars holiday known as May the Fourth, Season of the Force kicks off Star Wars season at the Disneyland Resort . Read more...
Large language models can help home robots recover from errors without human help
TechCrunch / 11h
There are countless reasons why home robots have found little success post-Roomba. Pricing, practicality, form factor and mapping have all contributed to failure after failure. Even when some or all of those are addressed, there remains the question of what happens when a system makes an inevitable mistake. This has been a point of friction […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
MAGA Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Fight the Scourge of Chemtrails
80Gizmodo / 11h
A Republican state lawmaker who has been dubbed a “MAGA firebrand” recently introduced legislation to fight a well-documented Enemy of the People: chemtrails? Read more...
Google's AI Search Caught Pushing Users to Download Malware
68Futurism / 11h
Click Here! Google's AI-integrated Search feature is leading platform users straight to malware-laden spam sites . Per BleepingComputer , the issue was first caught by search engine optimization (SEO) expert Lily Ray, who took to X-formerly-Twitter last week to show that Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) — which churns up web content and regurgitates it into paraphrased snipp
Python devs are being targeted by this massive infostealing malware campaign
3 TTPs•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Cybersecurity researchers from Checkmarx have discovered a new infostealing campaign that leveraged typosquatting and stolen GitHub accounts to distribute malicious Python packages to the PyPI repository. In a blog post, Tal Folkman, Yehuda Gelb, Jossef Harush Kadouri, and Tzachi Zornshtain of Checkmarx said they discovered the campaign after a Python developer complained about falling victim to
How to Take Advantage of the Samsung Free TV Promotion (2024)
21Wired / 12h
If you’re willing to wait until Samsung can ship you one of its upcoming 2024 models, you can get a 65-inch LED TV for free. But this preorder promotion ends April 11.
Dyson's first robot vacuum in years is officially out — here are our initial thoughts
Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: On March 12, Dyson released the 360 Vis Nav, its first robot vacuum entry in the U.S. since 2016. The 360 Vis Nav already (temporarily) sold out at Dyson's website , Amazon , and Best Buy despite its steep price tag of $1,199.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson 360 Vis Nav $1,199.99 at Best Buy Get notified about a restock Dyson's new robot vacuum, the 360 Vis Nav , officially be
Elon Musk and X lose lawsuit against anti-hate nonprofit
40Mashable / 12h
Elon Musk and his social media platform X just suffered an embarrassing defeat in court, where a judge pilloried the "free speech" company for attempting to silence a critic's speech. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer dismissed X's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit group that tracks hate speech on social media. Tweet may have been deleted But,
Baccarat Hotels’ expansion to the Maldives part of larger growth strategy
The Points Guy / 12h
The luxe Baccarat Hotels brand is adding a Maldives property to its portfolio, but don’t think it stops there in terms of expansion for the brand — or for its siblings, 1 Hotels and Treehouse Hotels. Baccarat Hotels & Residences Maldives is slated to open in 2027, parent company SH Hotels & Resorts announced this month. The hotel, just a 30-minute boat ride from Male’s Velana International Airpor
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids to join social media platforms in Florida
Engadget / 12h
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed into law a bill named HB 3 that creates much stricter guidelines about how kids under 16 can use and access social media. To that end, the law completely bans children younger than 14 from participating in these platforms. The bill requires parent or guardian consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to make an account or use a pre-existing account on a social med
Samsung is going after Nvidia's billions with new AI chip — Mach-1 accelerator will combine CPU, GPU and memory to tackle inference tasks but not training
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Samsung is reportedly planning to launch its own AI accelerator chip, the 'Mach-1', in a bid to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI semiconductor market. The new chip, which will likely target edge applications with low power consumption requirements, will go into production by the end of this year and make its debut in early 2025, according to the Seoul Economic Daily . The announcement was m
Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time
31Wired / 12h
CrowdTangle helps researchers track disinformation, but Meta will close it down before the US election. The tool's cofounder, Brandon Silverman, says it's time to force companies to share data.
James Webb Telescope Detects Signs of Oceans and Organics on Dwarf Planets
Next Big Future / 12h
Dwarf planets Eris and Makemake (out by Pluto) have surfaces bearing methane ice of unknown origin. This ice can provide important insights into the origin and evolution of volatiles in the outer solar system. We probably need to send new probes to the Dwarf planets to conclusively determine if liquid oceans have microbial life. Because ... Read more
Elon Makes FSD Demo Mandatory for All New North American Buyers
Next Big Future / 12h
Elon has made it a mandatory requirement for all new North American buyers to get a FSD (full self driving) demo. This shows the confidence that Elon and Tesla have with the quality and safety of FSD 12.3.1.
UN 2050 Forecasts for China and India’s Populations Overestimate by Hundreds of Millions
Next Big Future / 12h
The UN reports that Asia has a total population of 4.78 billion but the UN overestimates China’s population by 16 million people. Asia is about 60% of global population. India and China make up about 60% of Asia’s population. The UN Population division has forecasted far high populations and fertility for India and China than ... Read more
Canada’s Population Passes 41 Million Later This Week
Next Big Future / 12h
Canada’s population will reach 41.0 million by the end of this week [about March 31, 2024]. Statistics Canada’s real-time tracker has the population at 40.98 million. Poland’s national statistics agency reports 37.7 million people. The UN numbers for Canada and Poland are off by 2-3 million for each country. The UN overestimates Poland and underestimates ... Read more
'Most Metal’ Rocket Famous for Setting Itself on Fire Will Make Its Final Launch
Gizmodo / 12h
As the band Europe once sang , it’s the final countdown, at least for United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy, which is set to retire following its final flight on Thursday, March 28. The classified mission also marks the end of an era that began more than 60 years ago, with ULA bidding farewell to the Delta series. Read more...
Why Kong Is the True Star of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Gizmodo / 12h
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens this week and while it prominently features both iconic characters , one has a much more satisfying, complete arc than the other. And there are several very good reasons for it. Read more...
Act fast: Book just 1 Southwest ticket and you’ll earn a Southwest Companion Pass
100+The Points Guy / 12h
To start the week right, Southwest Airlines is offering travelers a complimentary Southwest Companion Pass valid for travel from August through October. Travelers must book a round-trip flight or two one-way tickets by March 27 and redeem for travel by the end of May to take advantage of this offer. Deal basics SOUTHWEST.COM Airlines : Southwest Routes : Across the Southwest network How to book :
WhatsApp is testing an all-knowing AI chatbot that will live in your search bar
IoC > 1 IP•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
WhatsApp is slated to receive a pair of AI-powered upgrades aiming to help people answer tough questions on the fly, as well as edit images on the platform. Starting with answering questions, the upgrade integrates one of Meta’s AI models into the WhatsApp search bar. Doing so, according to WABetaInfo , would allow users to directly input queries without having to create a separate chat room for
Cyberpunk 2077 will have a free trial on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S this weekend
Engadget / 12h
Night City is looking for new residents — even if they’re only temporary ones who happen to be in the neighborhood for a few hours. CD Projekt Red is offering PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S players the chance to check out Cyberpunk 2077 for free over the Easter weekend. You’ll be able to play up to
