The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises
1KArs Technica - All content / 15h
Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13. (credit: NASA ) On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft. "I've got a question about Starliner," Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. "There's a strange noise coming throug
These 5 Linux Commands Make Reading Large Files Easier
200+How-To Geek / 13h
If you need to find information inside very large text files, Linux provides all the tools you need, straight out of the box. You can also use them on live text streams.
Marriott G.M. Confesses Why He Refuses To Upgrade Guests When Better Rooms Are Available
100+View from the Wing / 13h
When a guest at Marriott’s Courtyard Crystal City/Washington National airport complained about the property’s upgrade policies, the hotel general manager responded – and laid out why he prefers not to make upgrades available to elite members. Continue reading ...
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Monday, September 2, 2024
LifeHacker / 56min
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for September 2, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is medium difficult; I got it in four. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 2, Wordle #1,171! 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
Price drop: Get 1TB of cloud storage for life for just £53 in September
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Get a Google Drive alternative with 1TB of cloud storage space when you get a lifetime subscription to FolderFort for just £53.17 (reg. £191.16). Opens in a new window Credit: FolderFort FolderFort 1TB Storage Pro Plan: Lifetime Subscription £53.17 at The Mashable Shop £191.16 Save £137.99 In the early days of your Google Drive, it might have felt like the free cloud storage was limitless,
How to unblock xHamster for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Unblock xHamster from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . In a lot of locations around the world, your access to porn sites like xHamster will be restricted. That's probably a good thing, but there is also something to be said for online freedom. When the time is right, you'll want to be able to access all your favorite sites. And th
How to watch the NFL online for free in the UK
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream the NFL for free on 7plus , 6play , RTL , TVNZ , My5 . Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The popularity of the NFL has been steadily growing in the UK, and now that select games actually take place in London every season, this interest will surely continue to climb. The problem with this situation is that a lot of new followers w
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for September 2
Mashable / 2h
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
Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for September 2
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 August 30's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong
How 'Industry' put Rishi through hell in its 'most intense' episode yet
Mashable / 3h
When Industry actor Sagar Radia first heard that Season 3 would devote an entire episode to his character, Rishi Ramdani, he didn't quite believe it. "I remember [ Industry co-creator] Mickey [Down] mentioning it to me about a year prior, and I kind of threw it away and took it with a pinch of salt, thinking, 'That's a great idea, but I'm sure once you take it up the ladder, there'll be some idea
Apple’s new Mac Mini might be coming with some design compromises
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Apple’s Mac mini might finally be getting a new design, but it could come at the cost of some compromises, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter . According to him, the upcoming M4 Mac mini will likely be ditching USB-A ports in favor of a radically reduced chassis size. If the latest Mac mini M4 rumors are true, a few different versions of the little desktop PC are inco
Top Brazil court to vote on ban of Musk's X
48BBC News / 3h
Justice Alexandre Moraes has called on the court to vote on whether or not to uphold the suspension.
Why 'Industry' Season 3 Episode 4 is its 'most quintessential episode”
Mashable / 3h
'Industry' creator Mickey Down is joined by Sagar Radia to break down the latest episode, one that Mickey calls "the most intense, fast paced, most quintessential episode of 'Industry' ever."
Boost the Audio Quality on Your Windows PC with These 8 Tricks
How-To Geek / 4h
Poor audio quality used to take the enjoyment out of watching my favorite movies, listening to music, or gaming. That all changed when I tweaked a few default audio settings on my Windows PC. If you're an audiophile who can't tolerate subpar audio, here's how you can improve the sound quality.
Testing FSD and Robotrucking With the Tesla Semi Videos From Hinrichs Zanegler
Next Big Future / 5h
Tesla has always used lidar to calibrate autopilot and FSD. This is one valid use-case for lidar. Hinrichs Zanegler has published videos of the Tesla Semi starting robotrucking tests. The prototype production is scaling up as Zanegler shows pictures of 23 Tesla Semis parked together. Tesla is scaling up to a few hundred serial production ... Read more
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Monday, September 2 (game #449)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers , Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
Quordle today – hints and answers for Monday, September 2 (game #952)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today , NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. S PO
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, September 2 (game #183)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today , NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read
Validus, a Singapore-based digital SME lending platform, secures $50M debt financing to help enterprises in Indonesia
TechCrunch / 6h
Validus, a Singapore-based digital lending platform for small and medium businesses, has secured $50 million in debt financing from HSBC under the ASEAN Growth Fund strategy. Validus will use the proceeds to support the financial inclusion of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia, addressing the challenges they face in accessing financial resources. With […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Audi replaces its bestseller—here’s the next Q5 SUV
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / The third-generation Audi SQ5 (blue) and Q5 (black) go on sale early next year. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the Q5, as well as the A5 and A6 e-tron we wrote about several weeks ago. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MUNICH—Germany's triumvirate of luxury automakers made their reputations off the
How to Import Tables From the Web to Excel 365
100+How-To Geek / 7h
Have you found a table on the internet that you want to use in your Excel 365 spreadsheet? Manually copying the data can be time-consuming and is prone to mistakes, and if you copy and paste straight from the website, you'll spend too much time adjusting the formatting. Instead, Excel has an in-built way to easily import the table to your spreadsheet.
Electrolight is a short and sweet Playdate adventure game about branching out
60Engadget / 8h
Heart-warming little adventure games have really found a place to thrive in the Playdate . I picked up Electrolight this weekend while looking for something in the same vein as the bite-sized puzzle/exploration game, Eyeland — cute, low-commitment, not particularly difficult — and found it to be utterly charming. Electrolight is described as “a tiny game about a tiny piece of light on a tiny adve
Surprise: Aman Resorts Secretly Added to Hyatt’s Mr & Mrs Smith Collection—But You Can’t Book Them Yet!
View from the Wing / 8h
Unfortunately, back in April when Hyatt launched redemptions with Mr and Mrs Smith, Aman told me explicitly, "we will not be participating in this point redemption scheme with Hyatt and Mr & Mrs Smith." And yet it appears that several Aman properties now have Hyatt webpages under the Mr and Mrs Smith banner! Continue reading ...
Encrypting Folders and Files on Linux Is Easy With VeraCrypt: Here's How
How-To Geek / 8h
If you want to encrypt specific foldersand the files in themon your Linux machine, youll have to use third-party tools to do so. In this guide Ill show you how to easily create encrypted folders using VeraCrypt, a free and open-source program.
The Clock Is Ticking – Grab This Crazy Good NordVPN Deal Today!
Gizmodo / 8h
Were you waiting for the right moment to sign up for NordVPN? Here it is. With their back-to-school offer, you can get a 73% discount and receive 3 months of subscription for free.
Labor Day: Grab Your Official Microsoft Office License for Just $27, 88% Off
Gizmodo / 8h
Take advantage of incredible deals on essential software, including Microsoft Office 2019 and Windows 11 Pro.
Apple may ditch those old familiar USB-A ports in the new Mac mini
26TechCrunch / 8h
The Mac mini will be the next Apple device to say goodbye to USB-A, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple customers have probably gotten used to seeing the familiar, rectangular USB-A ports replaced with their thinner USB-C siblings. And while USB-C has its advantages, the transition can sometimes leave users confused and scrambling for adapters. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
Labor Day: Apple Discounts Like Never Before, Outshining Black Friday Sales (MacBooks, iPads…)
Gizmodo / 9h
This Labor Day, shoppers can take advantage of incredible discounts on a wide range of Apple products, including AirTags, AirPods, iPads, and MacBooks, with prices slashed at major retailers like Amazon and Target.
Why I Refuse to Upgrade My Phone
How-To Geek / 9h
We see new smartphones releasing all the time. But we're starting to hit a plateau in progress. Here's why I won't upgrade my work phone.
How to Insert a Date Picker in Google Sheets
How-To Geek / 9h
It's important to be careful when inputting dates in Google Sheets; manually entering the date leaves room for typos, which could lead to errors in your calculations and data analysis. You can prevent such situations by using a date picker.
Apple Hates Discounts, But Amazon is Crushing Prices on MacBook Air M3 for Labor Day
Gizmodo / 9h
Amazon's Labor Day sale offers incredible discounts on the latest 2024 MacBook Air models.
Get Ready for More Public Domain Slashers in 2025
36Gizmodo / 9h
Peter Pan and Steamboat Willie are ready to twist your childhoods by killing pretty much everyone in sight. Yay?
'Wolfs' review: George Clooney and Brad Pitt face off, and lucky us
Mashable / 9h
2024 has had more than its fair share of crime-comedies, for better or worse. For better, there was the on-point Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F , which saw Eddie Murphy back in action and riotously funny; Drive-Away Dolls , a proudly trashy Coen Bro comedy with a queer perspective ; and The Fall Guy , an action-packed comedy that bombed at the box office despite critics' praise and A-listers Ryan Gosl
Oman Air’s oneworld Launch Appears Imminent
View from the Wing / 9h
Two years ago Oman Air announced that it planned to join the oneworld alliance which is headed by American Airlines and based in Dallas, and includes members like British Airways, Japan Airlines, and Qantas. Now it seems that the oneworld launch is on the cusp of reality. Continue reading ...
Labor Day: Target’s Best Deals Beat Black Friday—Here’s Our Top 5 Wild Offers
Gizmodo / 9h
As Labor Day approaches, Target has kicked off its highly anticipated sale event with unbeatable discounts across a wide range of product categories.
Lengthy Documents in Microsoft Word? Follow These 5 Tips
75How-To Geek / 10h
Creating a multipage project can be a daunting prospect, due to the time commitment and effort it involves. Luckily, your good friend, Microsoft Word, is ready to help! Whether you've yet to start or nearly finished, these tips will enable you to optimize your document and speed up your workflow.
A guide to Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen on Royal Caribbean cruise ships (with menus)
The Points Guy / 10h
Royal Caribbean has no shortage of food on its ships. However, the next time you’re on a cruise and hankering for lasagna, chicken parmigiana or soup that will make you feel like your nonna is sailing with you, check out specialty restaurant Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen. When you’re there, you’re never far from a great bottle of wine, and everything from the penne to the steak will have you yelling
Now there’s a creepy, sonar-like sound coming through one of Starliner’s speakers
100+Engadget / 10h
Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and make its return trip to Earth uncrewed in just a matter of days, but it apparently still has a few new mysteries left in it to throw at the team before it departs. On Saturday, astronaut Butch Wilmore alerted NASA’s Mission Control about an unexplained “strange noise” coming from a speaker in the spacecraft, which you can h
CD Projekt Says Cyberpunk 2077 Will Return to Animation
100+Gizmodo / 10h
The story of Edgerunners may be over, but there are still more animated stories to tell within Night City.
Chase Ink Preferred Card Best-Ever 120K Bonus Points Offer (Last Call)
23One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card with 120K bonus points The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is one of the best business credit cards out there, and is part of the Chase Ink Business card portfolio . While this card has long had a generous welcome bonus, several weeks back we saw an improved offer introduced. I wanted to post a final reminder that this offer will be
Do we have Microsoft to thank for the iPhone?
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
On the eve of yet another Apple event , one in which it introduces a collection of iPhone 16 handsets probably not hugely different from the year before, and the collective technology consumer leaps into buying action because, well, it's Apple, it's worth remembering that, perhaps, none of this would've been possible without an act of charity or calculation by Apple's once greatest rival: Microso
Why Is My Chrome Tab Indicator a Smiley Face?
How-To Geek / 11h
Google offers plenty of Easter eggs to try in your free time. However, unlike most Easter eggs, where you need to search for a specific keyword or visit a website to access them, theres one hidden Easter egg that activates when you use the Chrome browser a lot on your smartphone.
Southwest Airlines Business Cards Offer Amazing 120,000 Points – And Earn A Companion Pass, Too
View from the Wing / 11h
There have never been bigger offers, and completing one of these fully also mean earning a companion pass. Continue reading ...
'The Linux of processors' — New breed of Chinese super CPUs emerge on US soil as universities back open source high performance RISC-V processors to be the next big thing in HPC
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
In 2019, the Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) began the "XiangShan" project, aiming to create a high-performance open-source RISC-V processor. The result of this endeavor was the XiangShan processor core, which has gained much attention on GitHub , with over 4,500 stars and 630 forks to date. XiangShan has also received support from various companie
The case against AI art
63TechCrunch / 12h
No matter who powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science fiction authors writing today, best known for the novella “Story Of Your Life” (which was adapted into the movie “Arrival”). But he’s also published terrific pieces for The New Yorker […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How to Recover Your Forgotten Facebook Password
100+How-To Geek / 12h
If you don't use a password manager, those complex passwords can be pretty hard to remember. If you've forgotten your Facebook password, you can't really recover that same password, but it's easy enough to recover your account by resetting your password to something new.
32 Useful Microsoft Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts for Emails
How-To Geek / 12h
In this guide, I'll share some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for the Microsoft Outlook desktop app (v.2401 or newer) on Windows 11 .
Exciting new airline routes from August 2024 and beyond
80The Points Guy / 12h
The airline network planners seemed to be on their summer vacations in August. After a blockbuster month of route adjustments in July , August was one of the quietest months of the year for network changes. While there were certainly some noteworthy changes — like Breeze Airways’ major expansion into New Haven, Connecticut — it was a quiet end to the summer for airline route map news. If you’ve a
Bilt Rent Day (Sept. 1): Transfer bonuses, Virgin Voyages cruise benefits (bring a second guest for free) and more
300+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor. Good news for Bilt Rewards members: Sept. 1 is another Bilt Rent Day. As on previous Rent Days, you can snag double points on nonrent purchases and play the Rent Free game. Bilt is also offering two transfer bonuses and a buy one, get one ResortPass offer; it’s
The best credit card welcome bonuses of September 2024
100+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With holiday travel approaching, now may be a great time to evaluate your credit card portfolio . Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards g
Economists Alarmed by Growing Demand for Sausage
81Futurism / 12h
Struggle Meals Is a recession coming? Who knows, but economists in Texas are raising their eyebrows over the recent uptick of consumers buying sausages rather than more expensive cuts of meat, a sign that they're feeling the pinch from runaway prices on, well, basically everything . This trend was highlighted in the latest Dallas Federal Reserve’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey and flagged by
Aviation Week Believes Secret SR-72 Plane is in Production at Lockheed Martin
Next Big Future / 12h
A classified contract that involves a highly complex design and systems integration project fell $45 million deeper into losses at Lockheed. Based on Lockheed’s quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that places the total Lockheed losses associated with this single shadow program up to some $335 million since 2022. Between February 2018, ... Read more
How SteamOS Could Save Windows 10 Gaming Hardware
100+How-To Geek / 13h
If you have a Windows 10 gaming PC that can't run Windows 11, the clock is ticking before you have to decide to do something with that hardware. If you'd like to keep playing games on your Windows 10-era hardware, SteamOS might be ready to come in clutch with the assistand that's all the sports metaphors I know.
One Piece Sets Sail For the UK and The BBC
39Gizmodo / 13h
UK viewers finally get a chance to see what all the fuss is about and legally watch most of the hit pirate anime.
Speed or Smarts? OnePlus 12R vs. Google Pixel 8
How-To Geek / 13h
The Pixel 8 has been one of the best cut-down flagship models as of late, but is the OnePlus 12R enough to disrupt it? It's all about speed vs smarts today! Find out in this head-to-head between the OnePlus 12R and Google Pixel 8.
In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention
500+Futurism / 13h
Actively Creepy In a pitch deck to prospective customers, one of Facebook's alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users' smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly. As 404 Media reports based on documents leaked to its reporters , the TV and radio news giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims that its so-called "Active Listening" software uses artificial intelligence (AI
Palantir’s CTO, and 13th employee, has become a secret weapon for Valley defense tech startups
69TechCrunch / 13h
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar is determined to help Palantir become a driving force for defense tech startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini and is working on a low-end Magic Keyboard
200+Engadget / 13h
Apple’s M4 Mac mini will boast a ton of ports, but not a single one of them will be USB-A, according to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman . In the Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple is ditching USB-A ports with the upcoming Mac mini. The company is working on a standard and Pro version of the computer, and while it won’t have USB-A, the Mac mini with the M4 Pro chip will have five USB-C ports,
Which MVNOs Use T-Mobile's Network?
200+How-To Geek / 14h
Have you ever wished you could get T-Mobiles nationwide coverage on a more flexible plan and at a lower cost? If so, then an MVNO just might be the magic genie youre looking formany of the popular ones use T-Mobile's network.
Michigan Plotting to Re-Open Shuttered 1970s Nuclear Plant
200+Futurism / 14h
Power Hour After shutting it down in 2022, Michigan is making an abrupt u-turn and is now planning to reopen an old 1970s nuclear power, according to The Wall Street Journa l. When it starts operating again in about a year, the Palisades plant would become the first decommissioned nuclear power plant in the world that would go back online, the WSJ reports, a feat that bucks the trend in old nucle
How to Run Google Gemini as a Windows 11 or 10 App
84How-To Geek / 14h
There isn't an official Windows app for Google's web-based Gemini, but you can create one on Windows 10 and 11 using Edge or Chrome. It then works like any other app on your computer, complete with a customizable app icon.
