Sunday, April 14, 2024

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Why Have Airport Lounges Become So Crowded?
100+One Mile at a Time / 22min
There’s no denying that airport lounges have become a lot more crowded over the years, particularly after the pandemic. Admittedly the crowding issues are a bit uneven, and depend on the type of lounge, how you can access it, and the location. In this post I thought it would be interesting to take a bigger picture look at the issue of lounge crowding, and how we’ve gotten to this point. Many airp


This touchscreen car display is now just $75
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Through April 14, upgrade your driving experience with this 6.8-inch foldable touchscreen car display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Support for just $74.97 (reg. $159). If you drive an older car, truck, or SUV, you might be missing out on some of the more modern vehicle features. One such feature is having a big-screen hub at your disposal . This 6.8-inch foldable touchscreen car dis


MidJourney Can Make Stunning Anime Artwork With This Model, Here's How to Use It


How-To Geek / 2min
MidJourney is arguably the best overall AI image generator currently on the market, and it can handle almost any type of request wth aplomb. However, you might not have known that it has a special alternate mode specifically for anime and manga style illustrations—Niji.



I Expected to Fall in Love With This Electric Wi-Fi Grill but Didn’t
How-To Geek / 1h
It’s tempting to re-evaluate your outdoor cooking setup when grilling season rolls around each year. I thought I would fall in love with the Current Model G Dual Zone Grill with its convenient electric power. In the end, it performed okay, but I wasn’t blown away like I was expecting to be.


Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for April 14 (#308)
How-To Geek / 2h
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.


'The Sympathizer' review: Park Chan-wook's Vietnam War spy thriller is TV magic
Mashable / 2h
HBO's The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, greets us with an epigraph. It reads, "All wars are fought twice. The first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory." It's fitting, then, that memory becomes its own kind of battlefield throughout the limited series. Our narrator, simply known as "the Captain" (Hoa Xuande), struggles unde


Get an extra 20% off Tykr stock screener, and make more educated decisions on investments
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Through April 16, get a better handle on your investments with a premium lifetime subscription to Tykr Stock Screener , with an extra 20% off the sale price by using code ENJOY20 . You won’t find this exclusive deal anywhere else. The world of stocks, investments, and trading is an ever-evolving beast. This lifetime subscription to Tykr Stock Screener's Premium Plan offers you a tool to he


Add some color to your home with this $56 LED corner lamp
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Through April 16, add some light in your corner with this Lamp Depot Minimalist LED Corner Floor Lamp that shines bright with 300 multi-color effects and over 16 million solid-color options for only $55.99 with code ENJOY20 . Changing how your home feels doesn't have to require a whole change in your furniture, floor plan, or design. In fact, all it may take is a little adjustment to the a


Save an extra 20% on a lifetime subscription to iBrave cloud web hosting
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Through April 16 , new users can get a lifetime of ​​ iBrave cloud web hosting , on sale for $79.99 (reg. $899) with code ENJOY20 . You won’t find this exclusive deal anywhere else. Finding an affordable web host can be daunting, but there is a solution. This lifetime subscription to ​​iBrave cloud web hosting provides a one-stop shop for hosting unlimited websites , bandwidth, SSD storage


Turn your TV into a digital art gallery for $32
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Through April 16, turn your TV into an art gallery with Dreamscreens , a USB drive that displays famous paintings, on sale for $31.99 with the code ENJOY20 . Hanging art on your walls is perhaps the easiest way to spruce up a room, next to slabbing on a fresh coat of paint. But the thing about art is, barring prints you can buy from Etsy or Target, you can't exactly get them for cheap. But



An incredible $100 billion bet to get rid of Nvidia dependence — tech experts reckon Microsoft will build a million-server strong data center that will primarily use critical inhouse components
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly in the process of planning a groundbreaking data center project which would include an AI supercomputer named "Stargate”. A report by Anissa Gardizy and Amir Efrati in The Information claims the goal of the project, which would be financed by Microsoft to the tune of over $100 billion, and which reportedly has a launch date set for 2028, is to reduce the two co


Learn to code with this heavily discounted course bundle
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: The Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 and 2024 Premium Learn to Code Certification Bundle is on sale for £40.98 with the code ENJOY20. If you want to enter the world of coding, you need to start somewhere. Online learning is a great option because it allows you to learn on your own time, whether it be on weekends or your lunch break. This Learn to Code bundle includes 15 multi-less


Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for April 14
Mashable / 8h
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 April 14'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 April 14
Mashable / 9h
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


How Israel Is Defending Against Iran's Drone Attack
45Wired / 10h
The Iron Dome is going to be put to the test—but it's not Israel's only line of defense.


Flight Radar Shows Middle East Air Activity
Next Big Future / 11h
There is radar tracking all of the airplane, drone and missile activity over the middle east. This is related to airplanes, drones and missiles from Iran to Israel. There is also US and Israel military plane activity.


Iran Claims to Launch Ballistic Missiles Against Israel
Next Big Future / 11h
Iran claims to have launched a wave of missiles against Israel and the above is a photo taken which shows a missile flying over Iraq to Israel. There are reports on Telegram and X of a plan by Iran’s QUD (foreign militia’s in Syria, Lebanon – Hezbollah) and Iraq to attack in waves.


Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, April 14 (game #811)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
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


NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, April 14 (game #42)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Have you been hooked by Strands yet? It's fast becoming a must-play for me, (almost) as essential as getting my daily Wordle fix. Presumably, if you're reading this page then you are at least vaguely interested in it – so read on for some hints for today's game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT