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American Airlines Axes Austin Flights, Abandons Focus City
2KOne Mile at a Time / 18h
In 2021 and 2022, American Airlines was focused on turning Austin-Bergstrom Airport (AUS) into a focus city. While the airline previously primarily flew to American hubs from Austin, American’s network out of the city at one point grew to over three dozen destinations, ranging from Cancun, to Orange County, to Tampa. In early 2024, we saw that growth reversed in a major way, as the airline starte


How to Block Third-Party Cookies in Every Web Browser
100+How-To Geek / 9h
Internet cookies have been around since the beginning of the web and generally serve a useful purpose. While most cookies are harmless and even necessary, some are not. Im talking, of course, about third-party cookies. If you dont know how to block them on your preferred web browser, get ready to learn.


iPhone 16 preorder delivery dates are already starting to slip – to several weeks for some models
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 19h
Preorders for the new iPhone 16 models only went live yesterday , but we're already seeing delivery dates for several models slip beyond the September 20 date that these handsets are going on sale in stores (note that we're just referring to US sales here). As 9to5Mac reports, it's the iPhone 16 Pro Max that seems to be most in demand (or perhaps it's the model Apple has least stock for): we've j



How to watch Broncos vs. Steelers online for free
Mashable / 36min
TL;DR: Live stream Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers for free on 7plus . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The second round of NFL fixtures includes some really interesting matchups, including Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. The Broncos lost in round one, but the Steelers looked strong in a win over the Falcons. Can they secure a second


Tackle your entire reading list in a day with Headway Premium, now just £34 for life


Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: As of Sept. 15, you can get a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just £34.28 instead of £228.57 using the discount code HEADWAY — that's a savings of 85%. Sitting down to read a whole book may be rewarding, but it might not have the same instant gratification you get from flipping through TikTok . Instead, why not have a micro-learning session with Headway? Get the main ideas and


How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal online for free
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Live stream Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal in the Premier League for free with a seven-day trial of Fubo . Access Fubo from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There are a bunch of exciting Premier League fixtures this weekend, but Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal is the standout game. The North London derby is always entertaining, and we're expecting a close contest between two strong sid


How to watch Cardinals vs. Rams online for free
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Live stream Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams for free on TVNZ+ . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams are both looking for their first win of the new NFL season. Both teams suffered disappointing defeats in the opening round of fixtures, but that's in the past. All that matters is the next game, an


Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, September 15, 2024
LifeHacker / 2h
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for September 15, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 15, Wordle #1,184! 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 w


NYT Strands hints, answers for September 15
Mashable / 3h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of


Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for September 15
Mashable / 4h
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 September 15'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: Mahj


NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for September 15
Mashable / 5h
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


Use Delta SkyMiles Shopping to earn bonus miles on online purchases
43The Points Guy / 6h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. One major misconception is that the only ways to earn miles are to fly an airline regularly or carry a travel rewards credit card . But one of the easiest ways to earn airline miles is to leverage online shopping portals . In this article, we’ll focus on how to use the Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal. What


NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, September 15 (game #196)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
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


Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, September 15 (game #965)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
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 Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, September 15 (game #462)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
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.


NordVPN’s Flash Sale Is Breaking the Internet – Get In Now (73% Off)
Gizmodo / 9h
September kicks off with a bang in the world of VPNs. We invite you to check out NordVPN's exclusive promotion and make substantial savings on its various plans.


8BitDo’s latest mod kit will make your old GameCube controller wireless and Switch compatible
32Engadget / 9h
A new, $26 solderless mod kit from 8BitDo can transform your old GameCube controller into a wireless Bluetooth device that works with Nintendo Switch and Android. It’ll also work with the original GameCube, but for that, you’ll have to buy the $26 Retro Receiver too. The mod kit comes with Hall Effect joysticks, a trigger pack and a rechargeable 300mAh battery, which 8BitDo says should get you ar


How to Backup and Restore the Windows Registry
How-To Geek / 9h
Whenever you make a change to the Windows Registry, any responsible article will likely tell you to back up the registry first. But how do you do that? Here's how you can back up and restore a specific section or the entire registry.


inprnt:“Cat in Rainbow Bubble” by Broccoli Cat Art on INPRNT
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
inprnt : “Cat in Rainbow Bubble” by Broccoli Cat Art on INPRNT


The Real Reason American Airlines Pulled the Plug on Austin Expansion
View from the Wing / 9h
Austin has had one of the fastest growing airports on the country, year-after-year for many years. American Airlines planted a flag, growing tremendously there, though Southwest Airlines remained the largest carrier in the market by a wide margin. Now American has pulled back almost completely, retrenching to hub flights and limited Mexico leisure service. Continue reading ...


The LinkedIn games are fun, actually
24TechCrunch / 9h
I have a guilty pleasure, and it’s not that I just rewatched “Glee” in its entirety (yes, even the awful later seasons), or that I have read an ungodly amount of Harry Potter fan fiction in my time. My guilty pleasure is that I play the LinkedIn games. To answer the obvious question: Wait, LinkedIn […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Weekly Review: September 14, 2024
One Mile at a Time / 10h
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m at home this weekend, and am finalizing a review trip for the next week… I’m just having a hard time deciding whether to head south, east, or west. On the points & travel front, this week United announced it would introduce Starlink Wi-Fi, American flight attendants ratified a new contract, Turkish Airlines expanded Australia flights, Southwest


Oscar - Nathanaëlle Herbelin , 2023.
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
huariqueje : Oscar - Nathanaëlle Herbelin , 2023. French-israeli , b. 1989 - Oil on wood , 15.7 x 21 cm.


OpenAI could shake up its nonprofit structure next year
25TechCrunch / 10h
It’s looking increasingly likely that OpenAI will soon alter its complex corporate structure. Reports earlier this week suggested that the AI company was in talks to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion pre-money valuation. Now Reuters says the deal is contingent on whether OpenAI can restructure and remove a profit cap for investors. In […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal us


How to Take Spectacular Photos at Night Using Your Smartphone
How-To Geek / 10h
Night photos can be some of the most spectacular you'll ever take, but shooting in low light does require a little bit of know-how to get the best results. In this piece, we'll explain why night photography looks so good, the steps you need to take to prepare, and five key pieces of advice.


Every fusion startup that has raised over $300M
TechCrunch / 10h
Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


15 Years Ago, Power Rangers Went Behind the Camera
49Gizmodo / 10h
"And...Action!" let Power Rangers RPM break the fourth wall in a fun, new way for the series and show how the sausage gets made.


What to read this weekend: Cosmic horror sci-fi, and the quest to understand how life began
Engadget / 11h
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir Anyone who lives with a difficult-to-diagnose chronic illness and has endured the demoralizing process of trying to get proper treatment can tell you it is, at times, a living nightmare. Advocating for yourself, fighting to be taken seriously; it’s something I’ve dealt with most of my l


JetBlue Chaos: Passenger Destroys JFK Check-In After Being Denied Ticket to Haiti
View from the Wing / 11h
In a startling incident at New York’s JFK Airport, a man went on a destructive rampage at the JetBlue check-in area, reportedly after being denied a ticket to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Onlookers were stunned as he shouted and caused significant damage to the airline’s kiosks. Continue reading ...


‘Hot Ones’ could add some heat to Netflix’s live lineup
35TechCrunch / 11h
Netflix has never quite cracked the talk show formula, but maybe it can borrow an existing hit from YouTube. According to Bloomberg, the streamer is in talks with BuzzFeed to create live episodes of the popular YouTube talk show “Hot Ones.” Netflix and BuzzFeed did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. The show […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on


Henry Justice Ford
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
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The ISS Has Fast Internet, but How Goods Their Online Gaming?
How-To Geek / 11h
I've done the math, and there's about a 0.001% chance that NASA will, at some point, send a high-ranking Counter Strike player to the International Space Station. It's entirely within the realm of possibly. So, when our space-faring gamer reaches the ISS, will they be able to maintain their rank? You can probably guess the answer.


We've reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces
23Mashable / 11h
Crew onboard the Russian Soyuz capsule, a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) that took place on Sept. 11, became record-breaking space residents this week, as humanity waves up to the now 19 humans living and working in space. It's the largest group living in space concurrently in history. Tweet may have been deleted SEE ALSO: Webb telescope peers into our galaxy's outskirts, sees st


Will This Killer Asteroid Hit Earth in 2029? Scientists Say They'll Know for Sure by 2027
100+Futurism / 11h
Rocky Future Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just got just a smidge higher. Originally projected to harmlessly fly past us in a close approach, a new study published in The Planetary Science Journal suggests that there's actually a fraction of a chance that the 1,100-foot hunk of rock could collide with our planet after all, in the far off year of


Trigger’s Transformers Anniversary Video is Cool as Hell
79Gizmodo / 11h
The Robots in Disguise get the best birthday present you could ask for: a slick music video celebrating its enduring TV and movie legacy.


Why ORNG’s founder pivoted from college food ordering to real-time money transfer
50TechCrunch / 12h
Alex Parmley has been thinking about building his latest company, ORNG, since he was working on his last company, Phood. Launched in 2018, Phood was a payments app that let students use dining dollars to order food from third-party apps and merchants anywhere in the world. It built the first campus-integrated debit card and worked […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


United’s Free Wifi Power Play Forces American Airlines To Rethink High Fees: Will They Finally Back Down?
View from the Wing / 12h
In light of the United Airlines decision to roll out Starlink internet across both its mainline and regional fleet , giving the carrier the fastest, best performing wifi in the sky (eventually) and making it free to customers, folks are asking will American make its wifi free also? Continue reading ...


Here's How You Can Protect Yourself From Shoulder Surfing
How-To Geek / 12h
Shoulder surfing is a common way for criminals to get access to your accounts, whether its social media, your bank, or anything else. Lets go over what it is, how it works, and how you can avoid falling victim to it.


"Self-Driving" Cars Have a Dirty Secret
Futurism / 12h
Behind the Screen You may be surprised to learn that "self-driving" cars don't always drive themselves. Because these systems are far from infallible, companies like Amazon's robotaxi service Zoox often depend on a behind-the-scenes team of human technicians to remotely control their cars when they struggle to pilot themselves. Today this facet of self-driving operations is more of an open — but


ghoulnextdoor:Even More Sneak Peeks From The Art Of Fantasy! –...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
ghoulnextdoor : Even More Sneak Peeks From The Art Of Fantasy! – Unquiet Things Curses, Inc., Tristan Elwell, 1997, oil on board.


Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction, criticizes judge’s ‘unbalanced’ decisions
46TechCrunch / 12h
Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX CEO and co-founder who was convicted of fraud and money laundering late last year, are seeking a new trial. Following crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts, then sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture. He has […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal us


How to Use the Cursor With Your Keyboard
How-To Geek / 12h
Your keyboard can double as your mouse to control the cursor. The keys can do everything a mouse does, but faster. With a little bit of practice and muscle memory, you can drive the computer faster and more easily just with your keyboard.