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Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms
2KWired / 9h
The richest man in the world appears to have worked in the US without authorization. According to experts, if he did so and lied about it as part of the immigration process, he could be denaturalized.


How to Mirror Your iPhone or iPad's Screen on Your Windows PC
100+How-To Geek / 1h
Youu can mirror your iPhone or iPad's screen on your Mac or your Apple TV . But what if you have a Windows PC? Luckily, there is an app available on the Microsoft Store that lets you mirror your iPhone or iPad on any Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.


Riyadh Air: New Saudi Arabian Airline, Launching 2025
3KOne Mile at a Time / 18h
Saudi Arabia is in the process of launching an ambitious new airline, which is expected to launch operations in the coming year, and then grow at a very fast pace. While I’ve covered a lot of the individual announcements from Riyadh Air in recent times, in this post I wanted to take a big picture look at what we can expect from the airline, and everything we know as of now. What to expect from ai



Elon Musk skipped a hearing in Philly about his super PAC’s payouts to voters
TechCrunch / 3h
A Philadelphia judge ordered X CEO Elon Musk to appear in a hearing Thursday morning over his super PAC’s plan to award $1 million a day to voters in key battleground states. But Musk skipped his courthouse appointment after the same judge granted a request to transfer the case from Pennsylvania state to federal jurisdiction. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC
46BBC News / 4h
The children's charity says the police data shows people are "still waiting" for social media to be made safe,


Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation
Ars Technica - All content / 5h
The European Commission announced Thursday it plans to sign a contract with the continent's leading space companies before the end of the year to begin development of a 290-satellite broadband Internet network estimated to cost more than 10 billion euros (about $10.9 billion). The press release announcing the contract award to IRIS²—known as Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Se


My Top Three Air Fryer Picks of 2024
LifeHacker / 5h
Buying an air fryer can be a worthy kitchen investment, but with so many to choose from, which one will work best for you? I might be able to help. I’ve crisped, roasted, and fried my way through a bunch of air fryers, and I've found a few that I like most. Here are my top three air fryer picks of 2024. Best overall : The Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 $205.97 at Amaz


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Music, Arts & Literature / 5h



Doc of Chucky Digs Into (Nearly) Every Detail About the Child’s Play Series
Gizmodo / 5h
Don Mancini, Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, and more horror stars reminisce in Thommy Hutson's five-hour documentary.


The house paints that promise much more than colour
BBC News / 5h
Paints now promise to make your house cooler, warmer, or simply peel off.


Is TSA PreCheck worth it?
The Points Guy / 5h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. By this point, you’ve likely at least heard about, if not tried, the expedited airport security program TSA PreCheck . TSA PreCheck can be one of the most valuable investments you can make as a frequent traveler, thanks to the amount of time it saves and the peace of mind it provides. Here’s your ultimate


Current credit card transfer bonuses: 40% bonus when transferring Chase points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
100+The Points Guy / 5h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers; some offers may be expired. If you truly want to maximize your points and miles, periodic transfer bonuses can offer lucrative opportunities for fantastic award redemptions . You can sometimes get significantly more value from your rewards by transferring them to a specific airline or hotel partner during


Marriott Bonvoy elite status “soft landing” policy: How to requalify for status
45The Points Guy / 5h
It’s official: Marriott is providing a “soft landing” to Marriott Bonvoy elite members who don’t requalify in 2024. Specifically, the brand will offer Marriott Bonvoy members who don’t requalify for their current status in 2024 the opportunity to hold the status one tier below from March 2025 until February 2026. Loyalty Lobby first reported this news. Here’s what you need to know. Related: Last-


Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, November 1 (game #1012)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 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


NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Friday, November 1 (game #509)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
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.


NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, November 1 (game #243)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
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


Yellowjackets Season 3 Will Dig Into Some Major Mysteries
Gizmodo / 6h
A creator of the hit Showtime show starring Christina Ricci, Sophie Thatcher, and Melanie Lynskey teases 2025's new season.


RFK Jr. claims Trump promised to put him in charge of NIH, CDC, and more


39Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. used a Zoom call to tell his supporters that Donald Trump had promised him "control" of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency that includes the Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, as well as the Department of Agriculture. Given Kennedy's support for debunked anti-vaccine


Not just ChatGPT anymore: Perplexity and Anthropic’s Claude get desktop apps
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
There's a lot going on in the world of Mac apps for popular AI services. In the past week, Anthropic has released a desktop app for its popular Claude chatbot, and Perplexity launched a native app for its AI-driven search service. On top of that, OpenAI updated its ChatGPT Mac app with support for its flashy advanced voice feature. Like the ChatGPT app that debuted several weeks ago, the Perplexi


A Game of Thrones Movie Is Apparently on the Table
86Gizmodo / 6h
Westeros on the big screen? A new report says Warner Bros. might make it happen.


TechCrunch Space: Disrupt 2024 wrap-up
TechCrunch / 6h
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is a wrap, and I’m more than thrilled by the amazing space industry programming we had on offer this year. We covered everything from building a dual-use business to orbital re-entry, we caught up with Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck, and heard about the ground station […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


OpenAI SearchGPT is Live. Will Google Search Die?
Next Big Future / 6h
OpenAI ChatGPT Search, aka SearchGPT, is live. AI for Search is already a big thing and could become dominant. The big loser if it succeeds is Google search. This is a threat to Google Search and Perplexity. ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely ... Read more


You could start smelling the roses from far away using AI
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Ever send a picture of yourself trying on clothes to a friend to see what they think of how you look? Now, imagine doing the same from the perfume and cologne counter. AI could make that happen in the not-too-distant future after a breakthrough in 'Scent Teleportation.' Osmo, which bills itself as a "digital olfaction" company, has succeeded in using AI to analyze a scent in one location and repr


George Lucas Originally Envisioned a Jedi Twist to End The Phantom Menace
45Gizmodo / 7h
In a new interview, it's revealed the Star Wars creator originally considered flipping Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.


You Can Now Search the Internet With ChatGPT
LifeHacker / 7h
OpenAI has a Halloween announcement : ChatGPT search is now official. The company is finally rolling out an official competitor to AI search engines like Perplexity , Google's AI Overviews , and Microsoft Bing ( powered by Copilot ). OpenAI originally announced its search plans back in July, with a service called SearchGPT . While SearchGPT was a prototype, and launched with a waitlist to try it,


Sabrina the Teenage Witch – 3.06: Good Will Haunting
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
sophsun1 : S a b r i n a t h e T e e n a g e W i t c h – 3 . 0 6 : G o o d W i l l H a u n t i n g


Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Solid, Familiar, and Well Overdue
200+Gizmodo / 7h
Great characters, solid combat, and a proper sense of focus make Veilguard the most confident BioWare game in years.


Hubble and Webb Team Up to Reveal ‘Bloody Eyes’ Glaring at Earth
97Gizmodo / 7h
The two galaxies are inching closer together before they merge, a process that will take millions of years.


Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hints at an ‘agentic’ Alexa
32TechCrunch / 7h
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday hinted at an improved, “agentic” version of the company’s Alexa assistant — one that could take actions on a user’s behalf. “I think that the next generation of these assistants and generative AI applications will be better at not just answering questions and summarizing, indexing, and aggregating data, but […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal


Mark Zuckerberg Pledges to Fill Facebook With Even More AI Slop
Futurism / 8h
Slop Rock Instead of stemming the tide of a massive tidal wave of AI slop menacing his platforms, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he welcomes AI-generated content on Facebook and Instagram. During the company's third-quarter earnings call this week, Zuckerberg promised to "add a whole new category of content which is AI-generated or AI summarized content, or existing content pulled together by AI i


Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak
21Ars Technica - All content / 8h
The Colorado Department of State said it accidentally posted a spreadsheet containing "partial passwords" for voting systems. The department said there is no "immediate security threat" because two passwords are needed for each component, but it is trying to complete password changes by the end of today. There were reportedly hundreds of BIOS passwords accessible on the website for over two month


Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 accounted for 19% of Comcast Internet traffic last week
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
You might think that since Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (which was released last Friday) is the 21st game in the franchise, it wouldn't be that highly anticipated. You'd be wrong. Last week's entry set multiple records when it launched. Specifically, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the game set new records for Game Pass subscribers, particularly for a first-day game launch. That's, of course, to be


Idaho health district abandons COVID shots amid flood of anti-vaccine nonsense
43Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Residents in the Southwest District Health in Idaho are no longer able to get COVID-19 vaccines from public health clinics after the district's board of directors voted 4–3 recently to stop administering the shot. The vote came during a hearing swamped by misinformation and conspiracy theories about the lifesaving vaccines. It's a chilling reminder of how dangerous anti-vaccine sentiment and misi


US drone maker Skydio faces battery squeeze after Chinese sanctions
25TechCrunch / 8h
America’s supply chain vulnerabilities were on full display Thursday after drone manufacturer Skydio told customers it was facing a battery squeeze after being hit with sanctions from China. “This is an attempt to eliminate the leading American drone company and deepen the world’s dependence on Chinese drone suppliers,” Skydio CEO Adam Bry said in a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For


Decart’s AI simulates a real-time, playable version of Minecraft
23TechCrunch / 8h
Decart, an Israeli AI company that emerged from stealth today with $21 million in funding from Sequoia and Oren Zeev, has released what it’s claiming is the first playable “open-world” AI model. Called Oasis, the model, which is available for download, powers a demo on Decart’s site: a Minecraft-like game that’s generated on the fly, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on


Lego Just Signed an Impressive Trio of Directors for Future Live-Action Movies
31Gizmodo / 8h
Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) , Jake Kasdan (Jumanji) , and Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) have joined team Lego.


Don't Get Duped: Spot 5 Common Crypto Scams Before It's Too Late
How-To Geek / 8h
I remember the excitement of seeing my very first Bitcoin ATM in our local mall. Cryptocurrency was taking off, particularly Bitcoin and Ethereum. But with that rise, so have crypto scamsand no one is immune.


Tesla Cybertruck Killing Ford F150 Lightning Demand
Next Big Future / 8h
Back in January, 2024 Ford cut production of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning in half. A few months later, Ford also trimmed its workforce at the Rouge plant, shifting some to other facilities and offering others retirement packages. Production of the 2025 Ford F-150 was slated to begin in November, but now, Ford will instead ... Read more


Apple’s Quarterly Profit Down Because of Tax Payment in Europe
NYT > Technology / 8h
Sales for the iPhone maker were up 6 percent to to $94.93 billion. But a $14.4 billion tax bill cut profits that would have topped expectations.


Pumpkin tree at Farmer Grant’s Market in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 1968. (Ann Arbor District…
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
humanoidhistory : Pumpkin tree at Farmer Grant’s Market in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 1968. ( Ann Arbor District Library )


This iPhone App Posts to Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky at Once
LifeHacker / 8h
Social media has been weird—well, weirder—ever since the death of Twitter . Those of us who have moved on from X have been forced to search out our friends on on some combination of Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads, and while there's some hope that all these services will eventually be joined together in the Fediverse, right now they're only kind of connected. The result: A lot of us are spending t


Halloween Horror: ‘Saw’ Director’s $600 Hertz EV Nightmare – No Battery And A Bill To Haunt Him
View from the Wing / 8h
Darren Lynn Bousman is the director of Saw II , Saw III , Saw IV , and several other horror films. So when he went to rent a car from Hertz - over Halloween week - well, you know where this story is going. Continue reading ...


US Army tests a new AI-powered robot dog — armed with a high-power rifle
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The US Army has conducted tests in Saudi Arabia featuring an armed and AI-powered robot dog able to shoot down drones. The Vision 60, developed by Ghost Robotics, is equipped with a range of high-tech features designed to enhance battlefield capabilities. Primarily aimed at anti-drone operations, the Vision 60 is equipped with a turret and an AR-15/M16 rifle, and is able to detect and engage aeri


Gemini AI starts riding shotgun on Google Maps
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Google Maps is becoming more of a tour guide thanks to Google’s Gemini AI models. The AI assistant will offer suggestions for places to visit, sum up reviews, and answer your questions about locations from the Maps app on Android and iOS devices in the U.S., based on insights culled from data about millions of locations worldwide. The update shows that Google's infusion of Gemini AI across its se


Intel Posts $16.6 Billion Quarterly Loss, Its Biggest Ever
NYT > Technology / 8h
The Silicon Valley chip maker has struggled to turn around its fortunes after missing opportunities and poor execution.


Donald Trump's "Truth Social" Meme Stock Just Had Its Worst Day Ever
100+Futurism / 9h
Truth Social Hurts Former president Donald Trump's net worth slid by an astonishing $1.3 billion on Wednesday after his meme stock had its worst day ever. Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group slid by a record 22.3 percent on Wednesday, as CNN reports — its biggest one-day loss since going public in March — and kept falling more than another ten percent on Thursday. That's a


Netflix gives us another sneak peek of Squid Game season two
Engadget / 9h
We’re still officially in “teaser trailer” territory for the new season of Squid Game but a lot of interesting details just dropped in the latest one for season two. The new trailer takes us deeper into the games as Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, returns to the island presumably to take down the rich tyrants and the Front Man from the inside of the tournament. Seong is back as a player (Pl


Microsofts Controversial Recall Windows Feature Is Delayed Again
28How-To Geek / 9h
Microsoft has once again delayed the rollout of its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs. The feature was originally supposed to roll out in June, then was delayed again to October.


Elon Musk’s xAI in Funding Talks That Could Value Company at $40 Billion
NYT > Technology / 9h
The financing efforts follow that of rival OpenAI, which recently closed a funding round that valued it at $157 billion.


Star Trek: Lower Decks Is Growing the Beard in More Ways Than One
Gizmodo / 9h
The extremely funnily titled "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel" is a rare moment for Lower Decks to show its maturity by addressing its own mistakes.


The shift toward carrier-neutral Internet Exchanges is revolutionizing data center connectivity, providing geographical diversity, redundancy, and flexibility to meet the increasing demands of AI, cloud services, and data-heavy applications.
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
New research has claimed the shift toward carrier-neutral Internet Exchanges (IXs) is revolutionizing data center connectivity, providing geographical diversity, redundancy, and flexibility to meet the increasing demands of AI, cloud services, and data-heavy applications. Over the past decade, there has been a 600% growth in the deployment of IXs in the US, according to a recent study by Dstream


BBG Ventures raises new $60M fund to support diverse founders
21TechCrunch / 9h
BBG Ventures raised a new $60 million fund to support founders from “diverse backgrounds,” including gender, race, age, and class, Business Insider reported. The firm is known for backing exclusively women founders, and this new fund is a slight departure from that focus but comes as funding to diverse founders continues to dip. Crunchbase found that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo


Illustrated front cover of ‘The Book of Hallowe'en’ by Ruth E. Kelley.
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
heaveninawildflower : Illustrated front cover of ‘The Book of Hallowe'en’ by Ruth E. Kelley. Published circa 1919 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. New York Public Library archive.org


Illustration from Henry Williams’ ‘The Secret Book of Black Arts’, 1878.
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
enchantedbook : Illustration from Henry Williams’ ‘The Secret Book of Black Arts’, 1878.


Magazine Boxes Are the Best Budget-Friendly Storage Hack
LifeHacker / 9h
Growing up, I saw my mom using magazine boxes to store all kinds of non-magazine things around our home. It was a smart, cost-effective way to keep everything in order. But when I got older and started organizing and managing my own place, I was taken in by all of the pricier and often flashier options on the market. Imagine my surprise, then, when I started noticing magazine holders popping up a


What to Do When the Post Office Refuses to Deliver Your Mail
LifeHacker / 9h
Though we’re living in the 21 st century and can send a message halfway around the world more or less instantaneously, we still rely on physical mail. While the volume of mail has been on a steady decline over the years, the post office still delivers over 116 billion pieces of mail annually, and still provides other crucial services (like delivering ballots during elections). The familiar motto


Amazon Offers Blink Outdoor 4 Security Camera Bundle at 62% Off, Each Under $30
Gizmodo / 9h
Save $310 on a bundle of six Blink Outdoor 4 weather resistant, wire-free security cameras.


Female Founders Fund returns its Fund I
TechCrunch / 9h
After 10 years, the Female Founders Fund has returned its $5.85 million Fund I, according to Fortune. The news makes FFF one of the few diverse-focused funds to fully return a fund in a move that may boost the image of investing in women founders across Silicon Valley. Any further investments and exits to come […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Oura buys Sparta Science, its third acquisition in 2 years
TechCrunch / 9h
Smart ring maker Oura on Thursday announced that it has acquired Sparta Science, a Bay Area-based health tracking startup. TechCrunch spoke to Sparta back in 2018 at the offices of Playground Global, a key investor. The deal marks Oura’s third acquisition in two years. The company purchased digital identity platform Proxy in May 2023. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal


The Live-Action Gundam Movie Has Gone Back to the Drawing Board
44Gizmodo / 9h
Netflix and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts are no longer attached to the project, but Legendary has found a new director to helm its take on Gundam .


MaC VC raised $150M Fund III
TechCrunch / 9h
MaC VC just raised a $150 million Fund III, according to Fortune. The firm, which launched in 2021 and already has $600 million in assets under management, will now cut check sizes between $2 million and $3 million into seed-stage companies. Notable investments for the firm include Chef Robotics and Stoke Space. The firm is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Sorry, Monkeys Won’t Write Shakespeare Before the Universe Ends
Gizmodo / 9h
The Infinite Monkey Theorem is legit, but the universe will die before any simian could reprise the Bard's poems and prose.


Hyatt added a bunch of new brands. Now comes the hard part: maintaining the old ones
The Points Guy / 10h
If there’s something we can all learn from Madonna, it’s this: You have to keep reinventing yourself over and over to stay on top of the game, or else the constant churn of young pipsqueaks who can hold half a tune will inevitably threaten your crown. Some (OK, fine — maybe it’s just the hotel reporter writing this story) could argue Hyatt has taken a page from the Material Girl in recent years w


Elon Musk May Have Made a Huge Mistake on Full Self-Driving That It's Too Late to Correct
100+Futurism / 10h
While Waymo is now providing over 150,000 autonomous rides every week, Tesla still has a long way to go until its controversial "Full Self-Driving" software is ready for the EV maker's competing robotaxi service . Just this week, a Tesla driver plowed through a deer without even a hint of slowing down with the $8,000 add-on feature turned on, and another smashed into someone else's car when its o


Elon Musk's America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X
21Wired / 10h
The group has nearly 50,000 members, many enthusiastically sharing debunked claims about voting fraud. “It's just an election denier jamboree,” says one expert.


Toxic X users sabotage Community Notes that could derail disinfo, report says
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
What's the point of recruiting hundreds of thousands of X users to fact-check misleading posts before they go viral if those users' accurate Community Notes are never displayed? That's the question the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is asking after digging through a million notes in a public X dataset to find out how many misleading claims spreading widely on X about the US election we


ChatGPT Is Now a Search Engine
20How-To Geek / 10h
It's been two years since the introduction of ChatGPTa deep learning chatbot that immediately called Google's search dominance into question. Today, the "AI search wars" are finally entering full gear as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Search functionality to paid subscribers.


M4 iMac vs. M3 iMac: What's New?
How-To Geek / 10h
A streak of incremental Apple upgrades continues with the 2024 iMac. This time, Apple's all-in-one features the latest M4 chip and a couple of other upgrades that are worth your consideration. Here's what's new with the M4 iMac and how it compares with the previous-generation M3 iMac.


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says lack of compute capacity is delaying the company’s products
66TechCrunch / 10h
In a Reddit AMA, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that a lack of compute capacity is one major factor preventing the company from shipping products as often as it’d like. “All of these models have gotten quite complex,” he wrote in response to a question about why OpenAI’s next AI models were taking so long. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Universal reveals opening timeline and haunted houses for year-round Horror Unleashed attraction in Las Vegas
30The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. For many people, the Universal brand is synonymous with horror. In the early 1900s, Universal first brought iconic characters such as Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolf Man and the Invisible Man to the silver screen. Nowadays, the company is a powerhouse in the horror industry, thanks to iconic modern horro


Garmin Epix Smartwatch at Record Low Price, Cheaper Than Last Prime Day and Black Friday
Gizmodo / 10h
Attention runners. You can save a massive $400 when ordering the second generation Garmin Epix smartwatch at Amazon.


Feds Recall Humane AI Pin Charger Due to Fire Risk
Gizmodo / 10h
The recall digs a deeper hole for the makers of the Humane AI Pin as it now has to replace or refund approximately 10,500 Charge Case Accessories.


Hyundai reveals its newest hydrogen-powered vehicle, the Initium
Engadget / 10h
Hydrogen-powered vehicles haven’t really caught on as an alternative means of eco-friendly transportation. Hyundai, however, hopes to fix that with a bigger investment in the technology and its newest hydrogen-powered concept SUV called the Initium . Hyundai announced it plans to start production on the hydrogen SUV in the first half of next year. The Initium can run approximately 404 miles on a


Beond Airlines: Maldives’ All-Business Class Carrier
400+One Mile at a Time / 10h
In late 2023, we saw the launch of Beond Airlines , a fascinating premium airline startup. The airline launched operations just under a year ago, and quite a bit has changed since launch, so I wanted to take an updated look at the carrier. As many OMAAT readers may remember, I reviewed the airline some time back, and had an overall positive experience. The details of Beond Airlines Beond Airlines


This AI-generated version of Minecraft may represent the future of real-time video generation
43MIT Technology Review / 10h
When you walk around in a version of the video game Minecraft from the AI companies Decart and Etched, it feels a little off. Sure, you can move forward, cut down a tree, and lay down a dirt block, just like in the real thing. If you turn around, though, the dirt block you just placed may have morphed into a totally new environment. That doesn’t happen in Minecraft. But this new version is entire


Microsoft's Recall AI tool for Copilot+ PCs faces a third delay
Engadget / 10h
It's deja vu all over again for Microsoft's AI-powered Recall tool. After a delay in June and then a second one in August , Microsoft is once more pushing back testing of the feature intended for its Copilot+ PCs. The Verge reported that Recall now won't enter previews for Windows Insiders until December. "We are committed to delivering a secure and trusted experience with Recall," Brandon LeBlan


My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The Roborock Q5 Pro Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo
LifeHacker / 10h
There are tiers to robot vacuums—the higher the price range, the less amount of manual work you have to do. Usually, for under $250, you're getting the bare basics with just a vacuum, a decent app, and no LiDAR to map your home or fancy features. But for a limited time, you can get the Roborock Q5 Pro for $159.99 (originally $249.99), its lowest price ever, according to price-checking tools . The


'Cook, Eat, Repeat' Is a Great Cookbook for the Ravenous Reader
LifeHacker / 10h
Welcome to “ Cookbook of the Week. ” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, flipping through a truly excellent cookbook has a magic all its own. There are only a couple celebrity chefs that I can say with certainty inspired me to pursue a career in food, and only one whose u


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RFK Jr. Wants to Reshape US Health Policy. Good Luck With That
42Wired / 10h
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’ll make big changes in the US government if Donald Trump is elected. He may find them hard to pull off, no matter what position he’s appointed to.


Microsoft Will Charge You $30 To Stay on Windows 10
58How-To Geek / 10h
Windows 10 is nearing its end-of-life date, currently set for October 14th, 2025. Microsoft has now confirmed how much it will cost to keep Windows 10 PCs secure after that passes.


Deal alert: Booking these epic cruises could get you 245,000 bonus United miles
The Points Guy / 10h
Booking an epic cruise to Antarctica or the Arctic this month could get you an epic number of United MileagePlus miles. United Cruises has launched a limited-time offer that will bring 200,000 bonus United miles when you book a sailing on Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot — a groundbreaking new vessel specifically built for polar cruising . That’s a truly stunning number of United MileagePlus miles.


Squid Game Season 2’s First Trailer Is Ready to Start the Games Again
25Gizmodo / 10h
The game is far from over for Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Season 2.


OpenAI Takes on Google With New ChatGPT Search
23Gizmodo / 10h
The new features promise to allow users to use the chatbot more like a search engine.


Atlas robot's fully autonomous video is this Halloween's scariest video
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
For decades now, I've been trying to reassure people that the coming robot revolution will not result in job loss for us humans. It's a notion I firmly believed – or at least did until this morning. Earlier this week, Boston Dynamics released a fresh demonstration video of its new Atlas humanoid robot (see below). Unveiled earlier this year , this Atlas is a wholesale redesign and radical upgrade


Humane recalls its troubled AI Pin’s Charge Case due to overheating
Engadget / 11h
It’s getting harder and harder not to view the Humane AI Pin as destined to go down as one of tech’s all-time stinkers and cautionary tales. After reviews questioning why it existed , returns that outpaced its sales and a warning that its Charge Case could pose a “fire safety risk,” the company is now recalling the latter. The issue stems from the case’s battery cells, supplied by a third-party v


Congratulations, Buffoons! We Did More Global Warming Last Year Than in Any Other Year in Human History
30Futurism / 11h
Earth Crisis Despite increasingly dire global calls to curb deadly emissions , 2023 was apparently the worst year for global warming on record. In its new Greenhouse Gas Bulletin , the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping carbon dioxide are now growing more rapidly than at any other point in human history. Last year, CO


Celebrate Halloween with 20 of our favorite horror comedies
32Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Halloween is upon us, which means costumes, candy, and settling in for a nice long night of scary movies. For those who crave a bit of humor with their blood-soaked scares, I've compiled a list of some of my favorite horror comedies for your viewing pleasure. What constitutes a horror comedy? Is it merging classic creature features with goofy slapstick humor? Is it primarily super scary with a fe


Apex Legends is no longer available for the Steam Deck
Engadget / 11h
Valve’s Steam Deck has proven to be an enormous success, but the custom Linux-based OS has always been a thorn in the side of certain developers. Some have alleged that it gives nefarious players easier ways to cheat, which is why popular battle royale games like Valorant , PUBG and Fortnite aren’t available for the console. We can add Apex Legends to that pile, as EA just announced its withdrawi


October 31, 1916 Halloween party at home of William and Edith Hessler.
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
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Googles New Android Figurine Is Ready for the Holidays
How-To Geek / 11h
Google has released a holiday-themed Android figure for its merchandise store. If you're looking for the perfect way to combine your favorite mobile operating system with the festive spirit, this could be it.


Nevada Holiday Inn Express Outed: Charging For Electricity, Floods TripAdvisor With Fake Reviews To Cover It Up
View from the Wing / 11h
Electricity isn’t included in your room rate, apparently, and you’re penalized for paying with a Chase IHG credit card at this IHG property. Continue reading ...


San Francisco is paying millions to end reliance on this iconic, but ancient technology — floppy disks still powering the Muni Metro light rail system on DOS software
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Smartphones can perform a million tasks, self-driving cars are just around the corner, and AI is everywhere… yet floppy disks - those relics of the 1980s - are still clinging to relevance in some places. The Japanese government finally waved goodbye to floppy disks in administrative procedures earlier in 2024, and the German navy also decided it was time to cut ties with the ancient storage techn


8 immersive digital art museums around the world worth experiencing
The Points Guy / 11h
There has rarely been a trend in the art world that caught on as quickly as immersive digital art museums. Though it may not have been the first permanent space dedicated to digital art, when Paris’ Atelier des Lumieres opened in April 2018, the trend caught fire. When I visited in September of that year, everyone from my son’s tween friends to flight attendants on my transcontinental flight reco


Why All Phones Feel the Same (And What Comes Next)
How-To Geek / 11h
It's not just you. All smartphones feel the same and I have a hunch that one thing is going to change our smartphones in more ways than one. This is what I believe to be the catalyst for how our smartphones could evolve forever.


ChatGPT search is now live – and it could be the Google replacement you’ve been looking for
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
We’ve been hearing rumors about a ChatGPT search engine for a while now, but now it's finally live. Rather than being a whole new website called 'SearchGPT', as many had expected, it’s simply an upgrade to the existing ChatGPT website, and all the ChatGPT apps for Windows, Mac, and smartphones. When you are talking to ChatGPT it will now ask you if it should search the web, if it feels that would


Carl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system
32TechCrunch / 11h
Two mobile operating systems currently comprise nearly 100% of the global smartphone market. Building one is hard, and for most phone makers, there are better uses of resources, especially when Android is right there for the taking. While it’s a potential differentiator, these companies have largely opted to maintain Google’s mobile OS, customized by skins and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights re


Nintendo Is Making Its Music Available Via a New App
LifeHacker / 11h
If you want to listen to soundtracks from movies or TV shows, you can usually find them on streaming, or buy the songs outright. That's not typically the case with video-game music: Most game soundtracks are not publicly available, which is why YouTube is the #1 source for listening to tracks from your favorite games. Nintendo hates when third parties upload any of their content to YouTube, wheth


You Can Automatically Turn on Voice Isolation For iPhone Calls
LifeHacker / 11h
As someone who lives in a noisy city, voice isolation is an essential feature for my phone calls. If I don't enable it, I cannot call anyone while I'm outdoors—background noises are just too loud for them to hear me. This is why I always enable voice isolation for phone calls on my iPhone. This is different from enabling noise cancellation on your AirPods , which merely filters background noise f


Happy Halloween! A pink skeleton mural covers the grounds at Reservoir Skatepark in northern…
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
dailyoverview : Happy Halloween! A pink skeleton mural covers the grounds at Reservoir Skatepark in northern Melbourne, Australia. The piece spans roughly 20,000 square feet (1,858 sq. m) and is one of many large murals in the area created by artist Kitt Bennett. For a sense of scale, 20,000 sq ft. is nearly half the size of an American football field. -37.711934°, 144.992803° Source imagery: Nea


Halloween in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1962. Photo by Duane Scheel.
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
humanoidhistory : ( Ann Arbor District Library )


Kalshi secures tens of millions in loans from VCs, eyes $50M+ round amid election betting boom, source says
TechCrunch / 11h
Investors are rushing to throw millions at a hot startup called Kalshi as loans or even as unusual we’ll-figure-it-out later cash. Kalshi is an exchange that allows people to bet, as official commodity trading contracts, on the outcomes of cultural events, from election results to how long Taylor Swift’s latest album will top the charts. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal us


AI search could break the web
MIT Technology Review / 11h
In late October, News Corp filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, a popular AI search engine. At first glance, this might seem unremarkable. After all, the lawsuit joins more than two dozen similar cases seeking credit, consent, or compensation for the use of data by AI developers. Yet this particular dispute is different, and it might be the most consequential of them all. At stake is the future


Playdate is officially getting a Season Two with ‘about a dozen games’ next year
Engadget / 11h
Panic slipped some major news into its fall Playdate Update: Season Two is happening, and we’ll see it next year. Can I get a “hell yeah!”? It’s been over two years since Season One dropped, and in the time since, it’s remained unclear whether another would ever follow. But in today’s livestream, Panic’s Video & Podcast host Christa Mrgan confirmed that Season Two is a go, and it’s “happening nex


ChatGPT Search is now live. Here's how to use it.
Mashable / 11h
OpenAI's ChatGPT long-awaited search engine is now live. On Thursday, the company announced ChatGPT Search, framing it as a new ChatGPT feature to "get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources." Although it was rumored to be a standalone search engine, ChatGPT Search is integrated within the existing ChatGPT interface. You can access real-time search by manually clicking the web se


Saoirse Ronan responds to her viral 'Graham Norton Show' moment
Mashable / 11h
Actor Saoirse Ronan has seen the reactions to her comment on The Graham Norton Show , where she spoke openly about the unique ways women experience the world. If you missed it, Mashable has all the details for you . In short, Ronan was seated on a panel alongside actors Paul Mescal, Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington, and host Graham Norton. SEE ALSO: Watch Saoirse Ronan stun male actors into sile


Massive AMD leak promises a shining future for laptops, with a smorgasbord of new products landing in 2025
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
AMD’s entire CES 2025 lineup has reportedly leaked, promising a huge range of new hardware - including its new range of next-gen RDNA 4 GPUs. The leak comes from ‘zhangzhonghao’ in a Chinese forum on Chiphell , who suggests AMD will be revealing: laptop CPUs, desktop CPUs, desktop GPUs, handheld gaming chips, and more - phew! AMD’s chief executive Dr Lisa Su previously confirmed that RDNA 4 GPUs


Pixel phones are getting an actual weather app in 2024, with a bit of AI
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Google's stated mission is to "organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful." For a very long time, then, it has been odd that one of its biggest platforms, Android, lacked for a real default weather app. You know, weather—the kind of information that's relevant to almost everybody, every single day and is one of humanity's default topics of conversation. Android


Over 500 Amazon workers decry “non-data-driven” logic for 5-day RTO policy
48Ars Technica - All content / 11h
More than 500 Amazon workers reportedly signed a letter to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) CEO this week, sharing their outrage over Amazon's upcoming return-to-office (RTO) policy that will force workers into offices five days per week . In September, Amazon announced that starting in 2025, workers will no longer be allowed to work remotely twice a week. At the time, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the mo


Russia fines Google an impossible amount in attempt to end YouTube bans
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Russia has fined Google an amount that no entity on the planet could pay in hopes of getting YouTube to lift bans on Russian channels, including pro-Kremlin and state-run news outlets. The BBC wrote that a Russian court fined Google two undecillion rubles, which in dollar terms is $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. The amount "is far greater than the world's total GDP, which is esti


OpenAI launches ChatGPT with Search, taking Google head-on
29Ars Technica - All content / 11h
One of the biggest bummers about the modern Internet has been the decline of Google Search. Once an essential part of using the web, it's now a shadow of its former self, full of SEO-fueled junk and AI-generated spam . On Thursday, OpenAI announced a new feature of ChatGPT that could potentially replace Google Search for some people: an upgraded web search capability for its AI assistant that pro


Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Most Windows 10 PCs will stop getting new security updates in October 2025 , less than a year from today. For businesses and schools, the company is offering up to three years of extended security updates , with prices that increase steadily year by year to incentivize switching to Windows 11. But Microsoft announced today that end users would only be able to buy a single year of extended securit


Ford pauses F-150 Lightning production as Tesla Cybertruck heats up
38TechCrunch / 11h
Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck starting in mid-November for almost two months as it struggles with decreased demand, increased competition, and losses in its electric vehicle business. “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” a Ford spokesperson told TechCrunch. The news was […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights


Act fast: How to save $70 on future Southwest Airlines flights
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. For a limited time, you can save $70 on future Southwest Airlines flights. Costco is currently offering extra savings on an already great deal for Southwest Airlines. Costco members can save an additional $20 on top of the $50.01 in savings they already receive when purchasing a $500 Southwest gift card th


The Less Sugar We Get as Babies, the Better Our Health Is Decades Later
30Gizmodo / 11h
Researchers have found that people exposed to less sugar in the womb and as infants are less likely to develop health problems like diabetes decades later.


Scammy Ads on Facebook and Instagram Viewed 900 Million Times: Report
100+Gizmodo / 11h
What a garbage heap.


Elon Musk's "Political Acivists" Aren't What They Seem
27Futurism / 12h
Engagement Ratings As part of Elon Musk's drive to get out the vote for Donald Trump, workers were paid by his political action committee (PAC) to canvass for the candidate — but were allegedly threatened if they didn't meet quotas. In videos obtained by Wired , Michigan canvassers contracted through Musk's America PAC were seen riding in the back of a U-Haul van while the person driving it told


The next version of Android will arrive in early 2025
Engadget / 12h
Android users had to wait longer than usual for the release of Android 15 this fall, but Google is already setting the timeline for the next two operating system updates. In a change of pace, the next major release for Android will arrive in the second quarter of 2025. "We’re planning the major release for Q2 rather than Q3 to better align with the schedule of device launches across our ecosystem


Nosferatu‘s New Posters Know You Don’t Need to See Him to Be Scary
45Gizmodo / 12h
Creepy character posters for the December release urge viewers to reflect on where evil truly resides.


Zoox robotaxis are finally rolling out, Waymo snags more cash, and Aurora delays its self-driving truck launch
20TechCrunch / 12h
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is wrapped! And what a whirlwind it was. Some highlights? Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson weighed in on whether Tesla robotaxis will launch next […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal


AMD's New Ryzen 9000 Chips Gain 3D V-Cache
How-To Geek / 12h
Many of AMD's desktop processors are already top-tier, but models with 3D V-Cache can boost performance even further. Now, the first Ryzen 9000 CPU with 3D V-Cache is finally here.


This ventriloquist dummy is part of the records of the National Labor Relations Board, so it’s not a…
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
usnatarchives : This ventriloquist dummy is part of the records of the National Labor Relations Board, so it’s not a haunted doll that climbs out of its archival box at night to roam the stacks. But…there is no identifying case info, so we can’t be sure. 😱🦇


WhatsApp custom lists are here to help you keep track of convos
Engadget / 12h
WhatsApp just announced a custom lists feature to help users keep track of the neverending glut of conversations. This is basically a refined version of the chat filters feature that was released earlier this year. The appropriately-named Lists tool allows people to filter chats via a myriad of custom categories. Users can create lists for family members, friends, coworkers, neighbors or just abo


Waze Gains Conversational Incident Reporting and School Zones
How-To Geek / 12h
Google has announced two new upcoming features for its mobile Waze app for iPhone and Android, conversational reporting and school zones on the map.


Halloween 2024 costumes embrace memes, DIY, and obscurity
Mashable / 12h
All Hallow's Eve is upon us, and who would have thought that this year's biggest seasonal debate would be when exactly we should be celebrating Hallo-weekend? Tweet may have been deleted While half of the country deals with the Halloween aftermath of last weekend and the other prepares for big plans at the end of this week, the holiday has already stoked a wide variety of clever and outlandish co


AMD reveals Ryzen 9800X3D CPU priced at $479 – runs at a speedy 5.2GHz boost, can be overclocked, and promises much smoother gameplay
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
AMD has officially announced its Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, one of the worst-kept ‘secrets’ in the tech world this year ( alongside Apple’s just-revealed M4 Macs ). The Ryzen 9800X3D is pretty much just as the avalanche of rumors suggested, with AMD confirming that as seen with previous spilled specs, it has 8 cores (16 threads) and a 4.7GHz base clock speed with a 5.2GHz max boost frequency. A r


Struggling to find emails in Gmail? Google’s new filter could soon ease your headaches
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Google could add a useful new filter to its Gmail app that could help you more easily locate emails lost somewhere in your inbox. Android Authority reports that after rummaging around in the code of the Gmail app (a version released earlier in October), it discovered the new filter option for the search box that’s present at the top of the screen in the mobile application. As things stand, you ca


Meta is making a robot hand that can ‘feel’ touch
38TechCrunch / 12h
Meta says it’s partnering with sensor firm GelSight and Wonik Robotics, a South Korean robotics company, to commercialize tactile sensors for AI. The new devices aren’t meant for consumers. Rather, they’re intended for scientists. Meta says it envisions them being used to advance research into AI that can “learn about the world in richer detail” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For per


How to use Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 as a hearing aid
Engadget / 12h
Now that iOS 18.1 is available to the masses, Apple’s new hearing aid feature is ready for use. The tool is one of three hearing health items the company announced alongside the iPhone 16 in September . Another one of those, the “clinically-validated” hearing test , is an essential part of being able to use the AirPods Pro 2 as a hearing aid. With an up-to-date iPhone and those earbuds, you can e


6 Ways to Change Your Account Password on Windows 11
How-To Geek / 12h
If someone has figured out your password or you simply wish to use a new password, its easy to change your user account password on Windows 11. Ill show you both graphical and command-line methods to do that on your PC.


Cybercriminals are leveraging big retail names in attacks this holiday season
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Cyberattacks are on the rise all year round, but retailers face heightened risk in their busiest periods around the winter break, experts have warned. In its 2024 Retail Risk Report , Trustwave has revealed more on what to be on the lookout for this holiday season. As expected, phishing remains the most popular primary attack vector, with 58% of incidents originating this way. The abuse of valid


Mint Mobile Now Has Phone Plans for Your Kids
How-To Geek / 12h
Mint Mobile has launched a new wireless plan specifically designed for children. The Mint Kids plan offers unlimited talk and text, 5GB of data, and access to T-Mobile's 5G network for $15 per month.


ChatGPT Search will do the legwork for you
Engadget / 12h
ChatGPT Search is here to try to combine the best of chatbots and web searches. OpenAI’s latest feature searches the web in response to your natural language queries, delivering “fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources.” When using ChatGPT, the bot will search the web depending on what you ask. Or, if you want to manually override its decision-making, you can tap a new web search


Stacey Abrams Has Some Ideas on How to Stop Elon Musk and the Far Right in Georgia
Wired / 12h
In the week leading up to the election, former state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks democracy, conspiracies, and Kamala Harris’ chance at winning Georgia.


Three investors talk the highs and lows of space investing
TechCrunch / 12h
The space industry operates in waves: There are massive highs and big lows, but it’s always exhilarating. Three venture capitalists who invest in space joined us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to talk about what’s coming next for this dynamic area. Much of the current investing is shadowed by the SPAC boom in 2021 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Hundreds of Amazon employees petition CEO to reverse return-to-office policy
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
More than 500 Amazon employees have reportedly signed a petition demanding that AWS CEO Matt Garman reverses his decision to mandate a five-day office week as part of the cloud computing giant’s return-to-office efforts. The letter, seen by Reuters , details Garman’s unsupported claims that most workers are on board with the company’s RTO policy. In the letter, workers express concerns about logi


15 Election-Themed Movies to Watch Instead of the Actual Election Results
LifeHacker / 12h
Next Tuesday is Election Day and, if things go as well as expected, the beginning of Election Month. On both sides of the political chasm, the rhetoric is fierce and anxiety is spiking . The mess has people reevaluating their plans to stayed connected as the results roll in (or don’t). Some may aim to unplug social media, go to bed early, or head into the woods . Personally, I’ll be spending the


You Can Get This Lenovo IdeaPad 5 for $200 Off Right Now
LifeHacker / 12h
You can get this Lenovo IdeaPad 5 on sale for $649.99 right now (reg. $849). You can use the notebook in laptop mode with Windows 11 Home pre-installed, an AMD Ryzen 7 8-core processor, and 16GB of RAM; or use the 360-degree hinge to convert it into tablet mode with a 14-inch touchscreen display and AMD Radeon graphics. It has 1TB of storage and USB-C, USB 3.2, HDMI, 3.5mm aux, and SD ports. This


Though the existence of psychography and talking boards was well known by the 1880s, it was not…
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
usnatarchives : Though the existence of psychography and talking boards was well known by the 1880s, it was not until 1890 that businessman Elijah Bond created and named what we now recognize as the Ouija board. 👻 Patent Drawings from Beyond the Grave


OpenAI launches its Google challenger, ChatGPT Search
20TechCrunch / 12h
OpenAI’s Google challenger is finally here. The company on Thursday launched ChatGPT Search, an evolution of the SearchGPT prototype it unveiled this summer. Built into OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, ChatGPT Search is designed to give “timely answers” to questions, OpenAI says, drawing from a range of online sources. Powered by a fine-tuned version of OpenAI’s GPT-4o model, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All


Google Maps is getting new AI features powered by Gemini
28TechCrunch / 12h
Google Maps is getting new features powered by Gemini, Google’s generative AI model. On Thursday the company announced incoming updates that will allow Google Maps users in the U.S. to tap into AI to help them find new places to visit and answer questions about different locations. The platform is also getting enhanced navigation features […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u


This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots
63Wired / 12h
Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of doing various household chores remarkably well.


ChatGPT’s AI Search Tool Is Now Available From OpenAI
Wired / 12h
OpenAI just launched its newest artificial intelligence search experience for ChatGPT. Here’s how to get the AI search update, and WIRED’s initial impressions.


Patmos Aktis, Marriott Luxury Collection, Opening Summer 2025
One Mile at a Time / 12h
One of the things that has long impressed me about Marriott is the group’s luxury hotel portfolio in the Mediterranean, especially with some of the high quality Luxury Collection properties. In late 2023, Marriott announced plans for its newest Luxury Collection property in Greece, and it’s on an island that’s pretty unspoiled. While the opening has been delayed from 2024 until 2025, there’s now


Team up with Sonic and Shadow for 20% off the just-released 'Sonic X Shadow Generations' on Switch
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $10: As of Oct. 31, get ' Sonic X Shadow Generations' for Nintendo Switch for $39.99 at Woot. That's a 20% discount. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon 'Sonic X Shadow Generations' (Nintendo Switch) $39.99 at Woot $49.99 Save $10.00 Sonic fans have had it great over the past few years. Sure, there was a bit of a dry spell for a while, but the Blue Blur is back in a big way these days. His


Here are 3 reliable ways to pay off credit card debt
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you have a lot of credit card debt, you probably already know the reasons why you need to pay it down. Paying off your credit card debt can save money and reduce stress. When you add in the fact that less credit card debt might boost your credit score , it’s easy to see how eliminating your credit card


Tesla AI FSD Will Vastly Improve in November
Next Big Future / 12h
Tesla AI has updated its FSD (full self driving) achievements. There will be huge progress towards nearing human level driving. Tesla expects to surpass human level driving in mid-2025 (6-9 months). Solving robotaxi and full self driving is key to Tesla’s future. Version 13.X should get them from 12% FSD adoption (% of people who ... Read more


OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search Engine
NYT > Technology / 12h
The popular online chatbot can now access and deliver information from across the internet in real time, including news, stock prices and sports scores.


Google’s Gemini API and AI Studio get grounding with Google Search
31TechCrunch / 12h
Starting today, developers using Google’s Gemini API and its Google AI Studio to build AI-based services and bots will be able to ground their prompts’ results with data from Google Search. This should enable more accurate responses based on fresher data. As has been the case before, developers will be able to try out grounding […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Austrian Airlines Ditches Twitter Over ‘Hate’—Yet Says TikTok ‘Fits Their Values’?
View from the Wing / 12h
Austrian Airlines has left Twitter because of "an increasing spread of hate, agitation, and disinformation" which they say is incompatible with their values. They consider a continued presence on TikTok, on the other hand, to be consonant with the airline's values and will continue to remain engaged in that platform. Go figure. Continue reading ...


OpenAI brings a new web search tool to ChatGPT
MIT Technology Review / 12h
ChatGPT can now search the web for up-to-date answers to a user’s queries, OpenAI announced today. Until now, ChatGPT was mostly restricted to generating answers from its training data, which is current up to October 2023 for GPT-4o, and had limited web search capabilities. Searches about generalized topics will still draw on this information from the model itself, but now ChatGPT will automatica


Amazon Cuts TP-Link WiFi 6 Router Price to Record Low Ahead of Black Friday
Gizmodo / 12h
Speed up your wireless internet connection with a best seller router with WiFi 6 compatibility, it's 34% off now.


Get Ready for More Frequent Android Updates
How-To Geek / 12h
We're used to seeing Android release new versions every year, with new additions in the form of feature drops throughout the year that aren't really "software updates." Now, it appears Google wants to give us mid-cycle releases to complement once-a-year major updates.


How to "Undo" on iPhone: 5 Different Ways
44How-To Geek / 12h
If you've made a mistake while typing on an iPhoneor accidentally deleted a bunch of textyou probably want to undo it. The good news is that there are at least five different ways to do it.

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Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
2KWired / 8h
America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump.


Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus
500+Gizmodo / 11h
The icy moon Miranda is the latest satellite in our solar system to spark hope in the search for life beyond Earth.

The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular
500+Ars Technica - All content / 16h
Blue Origin took another significant step toward the launch of its large New Glenn rocket on Tuesday night by rolling the first stage of the vehicle to a launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Although the company's rocket factory in Florida is only a few miles from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, because of the rocket and transporter's size, the procession had to follow
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How to watch Al Ittihad vs. Al Ahli online for free
Mashable / 40min
TL;DR: Live stream Al Ittihad vs. Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League for free on 10Play . Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Saudi Pro League is a tough competition to win, especially when Al-Hilal won't stop winning. The rest of the league are trying to keep pace with the defending champions, and that challenge is being led by Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad


China's BYD overtakes Tesla revenue for first time
26BBC News / 1h
The electric vehicle giant saw its revenues jump 24% as government subsidies boost China's car industry.


Experience deep calm in seconds with this meditation app — 83% off lifetime access
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to the Calmind Premium Master Plan for £38.59 (reg. £230.80) and turn your smartphone into a relaxation hub. Between work and personal responsibilities, finding time to relax and reset can be tough. But what if your phone could be your secret weapon for stress relief, deep relaxation, and mental clarity? Calmind was designed to be your gateway to improved mental well-be


Announcing the winner of Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch / 3h
Watch as we announce the winner of TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition – Startup Battlefield 200. After impressing the judges, the winner walks away with the Battlefield Cup and $100,000 equity-free.TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent startup competition with alumni like Vurb, Trello, Mint, Dropbox, Yammer, Tripit, Redbeacon, Qwiki, Getaround, and Soluto. Startup Ba


Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 31
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 October 31'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: Mahjon


NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 31
Mashable / 4h
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


Startup Battlefield 200 Runnerup Announcement
TechCrunch / 4h
Watch as we announce the runnerup winner of TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition – Startup Battlefield 200.TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent startup competition with alumni like Vurb, Trello, Mint, Dropbox, Yammer, Tripit, Redbeacon, Qwiki, Getaround, and Soluto. Startup Battlefield 200 showcases the top 200 startups from around the globe, across multiple industrie


Colin Kaepernick helps creators own their story with Lumi, his AI startup
39TechCrunch / 5h
If anyone knows a thing or two about losing control of your own narrative, it’s Colin Keapernick.Now the former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist runs an AI storytelling platform, Lumi, to help creators tell and own their stories.Watch as Keapernick talks about about the media landscape, how AI can empower storytellers, and biases in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona


You can finally rediscover that great bit of ChatGPT conversation from months ago
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
ChatGPT conversations can accumulate quickly if you regularly converse with the AI chatbot. Finding a particular bit of discussion with ChatGPT has been difficult, though, even with well-labeled thread names. OpenAI has released a new search feature for ChatGPT to address that issue. The feature lets you sift through past conversations by looking for specific terms, making it much easier to find


Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the rush toward an AI-curated web
20TechCrunch / 5h
Perplexity’s AI-powered search engine might be the next stage of interacting with the web and knowledge in general – or not. But the company is certainly risking it all to manifest that future, even if it ruffles a few feathers along the way.Hear from Perplexity Co-Founder & CEO Aravind Srinivas on how the company plans […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


NYC Attempt to Scan Subway for Weapons With AI Fails Miserably as System Flooded by False Positives While Detecting Zero Actual Guns


Futurism / 5h
Falsity Fallacy New York City has been forced to reveal that its AI-powered gun-scanning pilot for its sprawling subway system was a total bust. As CBS New York reports , experts who long opposed the Evolv startup's AI subway scanning tech — championed by embattled Mayor Eric Adams — have been vindicated now that the pilot has been shelved. After City & State pointed out that the New York Police


NFL quarterback turned-founder Colin Kaepernick on the challenges facing disrupters
46TechCrunch / 6h
Former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday to talk about the challenges that people who want to disrupt something are facing — both inside and outside of the tech world. “One of the biggest challenges that you will likely face when you try to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Meta’s Next Llama AI Models Are Training on a GPU Cluster ‘Bigger Than Anything’ Else
34Wired / 6h
The race for better generative AI is also a race for more computing power. On that score, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta appears to be winning.


NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Thursday, October 31 (game #508)
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 Thursday, October 31 (game #1011)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 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


NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, October 31 (game #242)
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


Aurora Innovation delays commercial autonomous truck launch to 2025
22TechCrunch / 6h
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Aurora Innovation is targeting April 2025 for commercial deployment of its autonomous trucks, pushing its timeline back by about a quarter. The company had originally planned to launch by the end of 2024. The company said it delayed the launch so it can continue to validate its self-driving technology. “While this […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. F


Pentagon Uneasy About Elon Musk’s New Spy Satellites
42Futurism / 6h
Tinker Tailor SpaceX just launched some reportedly " next-gen " spy satellites on behalf of the US government — and it sounds like certain officials at the Pentagon are anxious about it. In interviews with the New York Times , Pentagon officials and consultants who work with the space industry say that there are those within the Department of Defense concerned about the secretive spy crafts, espe


What’s the Most Memorably Horrific Terrifier Kill?
Gizmodo / 6h
Art the Clown is the murder machine of the moment, so we're taking a look at our personal favorite death scenes across the series so far.


And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is . . . Salva Health
28TechCrunch / 6h
Over the last three days, 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After three days of intense pitching, we have a winner. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u


Perplexity’s CEO punts on defining ‘plagiarism’
21TechCrunch / 6h
Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, wouldn’t say how Perplexity defines “plagiarism” in an on stage interview with Devin Coldewey at TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2024 conference. It’s a touchy subject. News Corp’s Dow Jones and the New York Post have sued Perplexity over what they describe as a “content kleptocracy.” Many other news sites have expressed concerns that Perplexity closely replicates their [


How to harness generative AI in music and video production without displacing artists
TechCrunch / 6h
Generative AI is increasingly capable of creating video, music, and other media on demand. But who actually wants it, and why?Watch as Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, Suno Co-Founder and CEO Michael Shulman, and Splice CEO Kakul Srivastave discuss the growing markets for generative media, and how they can be served without harming or displacing […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use


The Future of AI’s Data Infrastructure: Unlocking the Power of Gen AI with MongoDB and Capgemini
TechCrunch / 6h
The next generation of business applications will have AI as a user – powering AI agents for customer services, recommendations for online shoppers, anomaly detection for business analysts, etc. This means that businesses must re-architect their applications to be AI-native. To effectively deploy and leverage AI in these applications, businesses need to optimize for data […] © 2024 TechCrunch. Al


Architecting the Future: Building Hardware for an AI-Native World
TechCrunch / 6h
AI-driven hardware is transforming enterprise operations. This panel discussion will address the complexities of building AI-native ecosystems, the role of generative AI in reshaping enterprise technology, and the practical implications for developing scalable AI solutions. Our moderator Lee Ott from HP’s AI Innovation team will be joined by Carl Pei (Nothing phone), Jerry Yue (Brain.ai) […] © 20


The future of AI governance, with SB 1047 architect Sen. Scott Wiener
TechCrunch / 7h
AI development continues at a breakneck pace, but how fast is too fast?In this fireside chat at Disrupt 2024, U.S. AI Safety Institute Director Elizabeth Kelly and California state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the architect of California’s controversial AI safety bill SB 1047, talk about the need to balance AI innovation with safeguards. Subscribe […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights rese


How AI startups can navigate legal and ethical minefields
TechCrunch / 7h
AI’s meteoric rise has created new ethical dilemmas and exacerbated old ones, while lawsuits drop left and right. This threatens both new and established AI companies, and the creators and workers whose labor feeds the models.Watch as AI Now Institue Executive Director Sarah Myers West, ElevenLabs AI Safety Lead Aleksandra Pedraszewska, and Cara Founder & […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve


Creator of Linux Trashes AI Hype
200+Futurism / 7h
Bash AI Is AI everything that it's made out to be? Not according to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and its enduring chief spokesperson: in his view, the tech is "90 percent marketing and ten percent reality." Ouch. Torvalds had some harsh things to say about the AI industry during an interview with TFiR at the Open Source Summit in Vienna last month — which shouldn't be surprising, since th


Pandemonium In Premium Economy: British Airways Flight To Austin Delayed By MAGA Hat Fisticuffs
View from the Wing / 7h
British Airways flight 191 from London Heathrow to Austin departed two hours late on Monday when passengers got into a fight because one of them was wearing a MAGA hat. Continue reading ...


Agatha All Along‘s Costume Designer on What Made the Maleficent Outfit So Special
20Gizmodo / 7h
In the Marvel Disney+ series' seventh episode, Joe Locke's character donned the Disney villain's dramatic ensemble.


Rivian’s chief software officer says in-car buttons are ‘an anomaly’
36TechCrunch / 7h
The trend of big touchscreens in cars has left many yearning for the not-so-distant days when most user interactions happened with physical buttons. But Rivian’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid believes using buttons in a car is an “anomaly.” “It’s a bug. It’s not a feature,” Bensaid said Wednesday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “Ideally, you […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For per


500 Amazon employees reportedly ask AWS CEO to reverse return-to-office policy
TechCrunch / 7h
More than 500 Amazon employees sent a letter on Wednesday to AWS CEO Matt Garman, urging the executive to reverse the company’s full return-to-office policy, Reuters reports. In September, Amazon asked employees to come back to the office five days a week starting in 2025. The AWS CEO previously told employees that nine out of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


When startups should look to sell and when to keep fighting
23TechCrunch / 7h
Startup founders are often presented with the chance to sell their companies before they reach full maturity.In today’s world with IPOs often delayed past historical norms, it may be tempting for founders to look for a parent company for their startups. But when does it make sense to sell, when should a founder keep blazing […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that impressed investors and showed how resilient the company is even as it spends heavily on AI. Some investors have been uneasy about the company's aggressive spending on AI, while others have demanded it. During this quarter, Microsoft reported that it spent $20 billion on capital expenditures, nearly double what it had spent during the same quarter last y


Slivered onions are likely cause of McDonald’s E. coli outbreak, CDC says
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Slivered onions are the likely source of the multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers that continues to grow , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. Onions were one of two primary suspects when the CDC announced the outbreak on October 22, with the other being the beef patties used on the burgers. But onions quickly became the leading


Apple silicon Macs will get their ultimate gaming test with Cyberpunk 2077 release
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Cyberpunk 2077 , one of the most graphically demanding and visually impressive games in recent years, will soon get a Mac release, according to developer and publisher CD Projekt Red. The announcement was published on CD Projekt Red's blog and also appeared briefly during Apple's pre-recorded MacBook Pro announcement video. The game will be sold on the Mac App Store, Steam, GOG, and the Epic Game


Person accidentally poisoned 46 coworkers with toxin-loaded homemade lunch
58Ars Technica - All content / 8h
For some, microwaving fish in the employee lunch room is the ultimate work faux pas. But for one (likely mortified) employee of a seafood distribution plant in Maryland, it's probably causing a mass poisoning with the homemade noodle dish they brought to share for lunch. The dish sickened 46 employees, spurring their employer to hastily release a statement assuring customers that it wasn't the co


Meta AI has more than 500 million users
Engadget / 8h
Last month at Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta AI was “on track” to become the most-used generative AI assistant in the world. The company has now passed a significant milestone toward that goal, with Meta AI passing the 500 million user mark, Zuckerberg revealed during the company’s latest earnings call. The half billion user mark comes just barely a year after the social network fir


Last-minute tips for locking in hotel elite status before the end of year
51The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Hotel elite status can greatly enhance your vacation experience. From snagging room upgrades to bonus points and even indulging in a complimentary breakfast, having the right status can save you money and add more perks to your trips. If you haven’t accumulated enough points to earn (or retain) your elite stat


AI models get more election questions wrong when asked in Spanish, study shows
TechCrunch / 8h
AI models are struggling to accurately answer election-related questions in Spanish. That’s according to a new study from the AI Democracy Projects, a collaboration between Proof News, fact-checking service Factchequeado, and the Institute for Advanced Study in San Francisco. The study found a sharp disparity between the factuality of English- and Spanish-language responses produced by five […] ©


Disney nabs the broadcast and streaming rights to the Grammys away from CBS
Engadget / 8h
CBS’ long-standing deal with the Grammys appears to be coming to an end. The Hollywood Reporter announced that the Grammy Awards inked a new deal that will move the music awards ceremony to ABC, Hulu and Disney+ starting in 2027. CBS will still be able to broadcast the Grammys in 2025 and 2026 on its broadcast network and its streaming service Paramount+, where the show has been available for a f


Elon Musk Recommends Feeding Your Medical Scans Into His Grok AI
500+Futurism / 8h
X-formerly-Twitter owner and xAI CEO Elon Musk claims that his foul-mouthed AI chatbot Grok is now capable of understanding images . And what does its creator want you to do? Feed it private medical documents, of course. "Try submitting x-ray, PET, MRI or other medical images to Grok for analysis," Musk wrote in a tweet on Tuesday. "This is still early stage, but it is already quite accurate and


21 Cool Things We Spotted in Marvel’s Big TV Preview
31Gizmodo / 8h
Anticipated shows including Daredevil: Born Again , Ironheart , Wonder Man , What If...? , and more debuted new footage.


Apples New M4 Chips Give Intel and AMD a Run for Their Money
How-To Geek / 8h
Apple just revealed its new high-end processors, the M4 Pro and M4 Max, with "the worlds fastest CPU core" and many other improvements. They will ship first in the new MacBook Pro laptops .


New York, L.A. spar online over baseball, transit, and AI
Mashable / 8h
The New York-Los Angeles rivalry may have existed before the Brooklyn Dodgers packed up and moved west in 1958, but that seismic shift certainly didn’t help. America’s two biggest cities are at it again, with baseball at the fore. The Big Apple and The City of Angels are currently going head-to-head in the World Series (with the Dodgers v. the Yankees , with game 5 tonight in New York; Dodgers le


The cybsecurity problems and opportunities facing open-source startups
TechCrunch / 8h
Open-source software is everywhere, and in everything.Many startups are pursuing explicitly open-source business models. But every company out there that builds software has at least some dependency on open-source code. Recent security issues, however, have made it plain that open-source software is a target for state-level hackers.So, how can we keep building and using code […] © 2024 TechCrunch


Sungrazing Comet Turns to Cosmic Dust in Dramatic Halloween No-Show
57Gizmodo / 8h
The recently discovered comet dared to fly too close to our star.


American Airlines $400 Million Bet On Cuts—But Slashing Costs Won’t Fix Their Revenue Problem
View from the Wing / 9h
Delta's vision is that they're a premium, mostly non-union airline that pays employees well and negotiates hard with partners, suppliers and even customers. United's vision is as the nation's most global air carrier, an increasingly upgauged route network, and more premium seats than before. On the other hand, American's vision is cost cuts? Continue reading ...


Everything Apple announced during its unofficial Mac Week
Engadget / 9h
Following the illustrious line of calendar-spanning corporate events like Lobsterfest and Shark Week, Apple tried something new this year with a celebration unofficially known as Mac Week . (Fortunately for Apple, it just so happens to coincide with its earnings call on Thursday!) The company’s three-day product rollout for desktop hardware centered around the M4 chip , built for Apple Intelligen


Landmark Study Finds Life-Altering Benefits for Teens a Decade After Weight Loss Surgery
Gizmodo / 9h
Researchers have found "tremendous long-term outcomes" for teenagers who underwent surgery to treat their severe obesity a decade earlier.


Robert Downey Jr. vows there will never be a digital AI replica of him on-screen
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Tony Stark may rely on AI to help build and pilot his Iron Man armor, but actor Robert Downey Jr. will go after any executive thinking to use AI to replicate him for a role. Downey made his feelings clear on a new episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, where he discussed AI, deepfake technology, and his antipathy toward any effort to recreate him with AI, even after he passes away. Downey


Apple is creating its own renewable power to offset the M4 Mac mini's carbon emissions - but is it enough?
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Apple’s M4 Mac mini has already garnered plenty of attention thanks to its brand-new and innovative design. Still, there’s another reason why it deserves your praise according to the tech giant. The M4 Mac mini is now the second Apple product and the first Mac device to receive the “carbon neutral” label. In order to reduce the carbon footprint of the Mac mini, Apple invested in enough renewable


2024 Startup Battlefield Top 5 Finalists: Stitch3D
TechCrunch / 9h
Offers a SaaS platform for hosting, processing, viewing, analyzing, and sharing large volumes of LIDAR point cloud data, all in a real-time collaborative 3D viewer. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: https://tcrn.ch/threads Facebook: https://tcrn.ch/facebook Bluesky: h


Tegan and Sara respond to Jojo Siwa's claim of having invented 'Gay Pop'.
Mashable / 9h
Tegan and Sara have been queer icons in the music industry for over 2 decades. So when Jojo Siwa claimed to be inventing 'Gay Pop' they responded.


Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Picks and Packs a Peck of Auto Parts
How-To Geek / 9h
Mere months after making its debut, Boston Dynamics' next-generation electic Atlas robot is already hard at work. In a video released Wednesday, the company demonstrated Atlas autonomously picking and placing individual parts between a series of storage bins.


Proton brings its VPN to Apple TV with new app
Engadget / 9h
Proton announced the debut of an Apple TV app for its virtual private network. The new app, which was "among the most requested features from our community," according to the company's blog post , is available for download from the App Store on any Apple TV. It will allow customers with a paid Proton VPN plan to stream their media content from any location on Apple's set-top box. Proton VPN was o


Google CEO Says 25 Percent of Its Code Is Now AI-Generated
88Futurism / 9h
Code Caller During Google's latest quarterly earnings call, the tech giant's CEO boasted that a large percentage of its new code is written by artificial intelligence. In the Q3 call that reported both shares and revenue are up , CEO Sundar Pichai noted that a whopping 25 percent of Google's code is being generated by AI — though of course, there's a catch. "Today, more than a quarter of all new


Apple’s M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max compared to past generations, and to each other
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Apple's week of Mac announcements has wrapped up this morning with the launch of the new M4 MacBook Pros, and we now have a full picture of the M4 chip lineup that will drive the Mac for the next year or so (excepting the M4 Ultra, if we end up getting one). Because Apple staggered its product and chip announcements, we've gathered some basic specs from all versions of the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max


Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Dropbox is laying off 528 employees in a move that will reduce its global workforce by 20 percent, CEO Drew Houston announced today. Houston wrote that Dropbox's core file sync and sharing "business has matured, and we've been working to build our next phase of growth with products like Dash," an " AI-powered universal search " product targeted to business customers. The company's "current struct


Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy
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Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Researchers have found new versions of a sophisticated Android financial-fraud Trojan that’s notable for its ability to intercept calls a victim tries to place to customer-support personnel of their banks. FakeCall first came to public attention in 2022, when researchers from security firm Kaspersky reported that the malicious app wasn’t your average banking Trojan. Besides containing the usual c


Meta Earnings Show Revenue Increase, Even as Spending Spree Continues
21NYT > Technology / 9h
The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.


2024 Startup Battlefield Top 5 Finalists: MabLab
TechCrunch / 9h
Maker of 5-in-1, at-home rapid tests to screen for laced drugs and spiked drinks. Results delivered in under three minutes, potentially saving over 100,000 lives annually and preventing an additional 5 million hospitalizations every year. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Thre


2024 Startup Battlefield Top 5 Finalists: Salva Health
TechCrunch / 9h
Julieta is a portable, AI-powered breast cancer detection device that eliminates barriers to early screening, ensuring access even in remote areas. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: https://tcrn.ch/threads Facebook: https://tcrn.ch/facebook Bluesky: https://tcrn.ch/bl


Former Disney Employee Accused of Hacking Menu Software to Change Food Allergy Info
38Gizmodo / 9h
The former Disney employee is accused of committing a variety of computer crimes.


The Pixel Weather App is Coming to More Phones
How-To Geek / 9h
Google finally made a real weather app for Android phones, but until now, it was limited to the Pixel 9 phones. Now, it's coming to other Pixel phones.


2024 Startup Battlefield Top 5 Finalists: geCKo Materials
TechCrunch / 9h
A bio-inspired Dry Adhesive that is ultra-strong, reusable, leaves no residue, and requires no force to detach. The product opens new applications in industrial automations, robotic gripping, space and defense. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: https://tcrn.ch/threads


2024 Startup Battlefield Top 5 Finalists: Luna
TechCrunch / 9h
An AI-driven health and wellbeing companion for teens, so they can feel empowered to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing as they move into adulthood. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: https://tcrn.ch/threads Facebook: https://tcrn.ch/facebook Blue


Remember When Swamp Thing’s Creators Did Their Own Simpsons Parody?
32Gizmodo / 9h
Get in the spooky season spirit and revisit Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson's very own Treehouse of Horror comic.


Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion
NYT > Technology / 9h
The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.


Southwest switching to bamboo drink cups in effort to reduce single-use plastics
39The Points Guy / 9h
You may notice something’s a little different next time you order a cold drink on a Southwest Airlines flight. Instead of plastic, your beverage will arrive in a cup made primarily of bamboo and will be served with a birchwood stir stick sporting the carrier’s iconic “Heart” branding. Here’s what it looks like: S T LUMSDEN/SOUTHWEST AIRLINES The new stir stick is made entirely of birchwood that i


X’s Community Notes feature has one job, and it’s failing to do it
Engadget / 9h
It’s no secret that X has become an even bigger cesspool of misleading information, unchecked claims and flat-out falsities since Elon Musk took over. Two new reports from The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and The Washington Post reveal that the safeguards Musk removed and replaced aren’t controlling X’s problems with misinformation. The CCDH published a report on its investigation in


Learner driver data exposed in worrying breach - thousands affected
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A major Brazilian driving school appears to have exposed the sensitive information of up to 400,000 individuals after failing to properly secure a cloud database . Researchers from Cybernews claim to have found an unprotected Google Cloud Storage bucket containing information about Brazilian Learner’s Driving permits - Licença De Aprendizagem De Direção Veicular. The learner permit is a document


Thunderbird Mail for Android is Finally Out For Everyone
How-To Geek / 9h
Mozilla promised a true Android version of its Thunderbird email client two years ago. The app is now finally out of beta and ready for everyone to try.


How to make something of Nothing with Nothing CEO Carl Pei
TechCrunch / 9h
Disrupting the top-heavy mobile industry once is hard enough. Carl Pei has done it twice. Following the success of OnePlus, Pei founded Nothing. The London-based hardware firm aims to make the stodgy world of smartphones fun again.Watch as Pei discusses how he founded the hardware startup and built Nothing from nothing. Subscribe for more on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona


How to recognize a startup unicorn with FPV Ventures Co-Founder Wesley Chan
TechCrunch / 9h
Wesley Chan is known in the industry as a unicorn-spotter, with early investments in winners like AngelList, Canva, Flexport, Plaid, Ring, and Robinhood. Formerly of Google Ventures and Felicis Ventures, he’s now a co-founder and managing partner at FPV Ventures, where he oversees a $450 million fund.In this panel, Chan shares what he looks for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers


Nishad Singh, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time After Cooperation
64NYT > Technology / 9h
Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.


The current and future landscape of AI on wheels with Jesse Levinson from Zoox
TechCrunch / 9h
Before generative AI took center stage, the burgeoning autonomous vehicle technology industry was where many machine learning and AI experts played.Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson , who has been in the thick of it for a decade, is now preparing the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company for its next big adventure.Watch as Levinson discusses the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.


Kraken Lays Off 15% of Workers and Names Arjun Sethi New Co-CEO
NYT > Technology / 9h
The influential cryptocurrency exchange has undergone several reorganizations in recent years.


EcoFlow Portable Power Station Now 42% off, Lower Than Last Year’s Black Friday Price
Gizmodo / 9h
Right now you can save $1,500 on a 3600Wh solar generator and power station from EcoFlow.


Alaska lounge membership cost to increase in 2025
The Points Guy / 9h
It’s no secret that if you’re a frequent flyer, airport lounges can significantly improve your travel experience. With complimentary food, drinks and a chance to relax in stylish comfort while you wait for your flight, Alaska Airlines’ lounges can provide a quieter and more luxurious preflight experience than, say, spending hours trying to juggle your food in a chair by your gate. However, this k


Park Hyatt Los Cabos At Cabo Del Sol Opening August 2025
400+One Mile at a Time / 10h
For years, Mexico’s first Park Hyatt has been in the pipeline. It’s one of the upcoming Hyatt properties that I’m most excited about. I wanted to provide an update on this resort, as it has finally started accepting reservations! Basics of the Park Hyatt Los Cabos, Mexico Back in 2017, plans were announced for the Park Hyatt Los Cabos , located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Park Hyatt will


Zoox co-founder on Tesla self-driving: ‘they don’t have technology that works’
27TechCrunch / 10h
Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson doesn’t believe Tesla will launch a robotaxi ride-hailing service in California (or anywhere else) next year despite what Elon Musk recently claimed. The “fundamental issue is they don’t have technology that works,” Levinson said Wednesday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “And by works, I want to differentiate between a driver […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights re


NASA Satellite Captures Haunting Growth of ‘Ghost Forests’ in North Carolina
Gizmodo / 10h
Sea level rise and other factors cause coastal trees to die where they stand, and climate change is making matters worse.


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Colorado Agency ‘Improperly’ Posted Passwords for Its Election System Online
Gizmodo / 10h
The Department of State said that the mistaken disclosure of the passwords do not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election.


AMD Confirms Next-Gen GPUs Are Coming
How-To Geek / 10h
AMD has confirmed that its next-generation graphics platform, known as RDNA 4, will start appearing in upcoming gaming graphics cards in early 2025.


Tesla on Full Self-Driving Mode Plows Through Deer Without Even Slowing Down
400+Futurism / 10h
Animal Annihilator Tesla's Full Self-Driving system is far from flawless — and it's certainly not autonomous, because it needs to be constantly monitored by a human driver. That being said, you might expect it to do more than literally nothing when encountering an animal in the road. As spotted by Jalopnik , a video shared on X-formerly-Twitter shows dashcam footage of a Tesla Model 3 moments bef


Clashing approaches to combat AI’s ‘perpetual bulls**t machine’
TechCrunch / 10h
The AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 got off to a fiery but constructive start on a panel about combating disinformation. But in a spirited exchange of views tempered by expressions of respect and agreement, all three panelists had harsh words for social media and generative AI. None was harsher, though, than Imran Ahmed, CEO […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Downey Jr. plans to fight AI re-creations from beyond the grave
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Robert Downey Jr. has declared that he will sue any future Hollywood executives who try to re-create his likeness using AI digital replicas, as reported by Variety . His comments came during an appearance on the " On With Kara Swisher " podcast, where he discussed AI's growing role in entertainment. "I intend to sue all future executives just on spec," Downey told Swisher when discussing the poss


io9 Meets the Real Hero of the Venom Franchise: Mrs. Chen
Gizmodo / 10h
Peggy Lu on Venom: The Last Dance , that Spider-Verse cameo, Tom Hardy, her ideal acting gig, and more.


The best time to apply for these popular Chase credit cards based on offer history
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. “I wish I had applied for the _____ credit card when it had that bonus of _____.” We’ve heard this numerous times. Knowing when to jump on a credit card’s sign-up bonus and when to wait can be difficult as these offers change frequently. While perspectives vary on offers that include a tangible number of p


AMD's next-gen GPUs are set to arrive in early 2025, suggesting a CES reveal
Engadget / 10h
AMD and NVIDIA could be on a collision course for CES. AMD CEO Lisa Su has confirmed for the first time that the company is set to release its next-gen PC GPUs early next year. "In gaming graphics, revenue declined year-over-year as we prepare for a transition to our next-gen Radeon GPUs based on our RDNA 4 architecture," Su told investors on AMD's third-quarter earnings call . "In addition to a


Macs with 8GB of RAM are finally dead: Apple makes 16GB the new standard
Mashable / 10h
In recent years, whenever Apple launched base configurations of Mac devices with 8GB of RAM, the Cupertino-based tech giant faced backlash from consumers arguing that 8GB of memory is simply insufficient for today’s demands. For example, when Apple outfitted last year's MacBook Pro models with the M3 chip , critics expressed disappointment that the entry-level configuration only offered 8GB of RA


Matt Mullenweg talks about Automattic’s staffing issues and financials at TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch / 10h
WordPress co-creator and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talked about his fight with WP Engine, Automattic’s staffing issues, and the company’s financials at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday. Mullenweg repeated a lot of stuff from the past month about the trademark fight, WP Engine not contributing to the community, and misleading customers to believe it was associated with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. Al


WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says a fork would be ‘fantastic’
20TechCrunch / 10h
WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday, said he’s not worried that the recent legal drama between his company, Automattic, and WordPress host WP Engine may lead to a fork of the open source WordPress software. In fact, he said, he’d welcome it. “There might be […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on


Microsoft Visual Studio Professional Drops Below $30 Ahead of Black Friday, the Lowest Price We’ve Seen
Gizmodo / 10h
Hone your coding skills with 93% off Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for a lifetime license.


Apple Found One of Chrome's 'Critical' Security Flaws
LifeHacker / 11h
On Tuesday, Google released a new update for Chrome , upgrading it to version 130.0.6723.91/.92 for Windows and Mac, and 130.0.6723.91 for Linux. When you install the update and refresh your browser, you won't be greeted with a new UI or a handful of new features or changes. Instead, you'll be running a browser that patches two security vulnerabilities found in older versions. One of those securi


This Hidden Safari Feature Makes Browsing a Lot Faster
LifeHacker / 11h
Using a computer is a lot faster if you become a keyboard shortcut ninja instead of doing everything with your mouse or trackpad. The problem: browsing the web is extremely mouse oriented. A hidden Safari option can help. Open Safari's Settings , head to the Advanced tab, and check the Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage . Now you can use the tab key on your keyboard to highlight the to


Zoox custom robotaxis are finally coming to San Francisco and Las Vegas
28TechCrunch / 11h
Amazon-owned AV company Zoox will start rolling out dozens of its purpose-built autonomous vehicle in San Francisco and in Las Vegas in the coming weeks, co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson announced on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 stage. Levinson said that Zoox will start offering rides — starting with employees — in the SoMa neighborhood of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal


Facebook Says False Flag Election Ads Don’t Break Its Rules
67Gizmodo / 11h
The ads are tied to a dark money group that receives millions from Elon Musk.


The mysterious AI image generator that topped benchmarks is now available - here's how to try it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
A mysterious AI image generator known as Red Panda shot up the ranks of the Artificial Analysis Image Arena this week , cementing itself at the top of the charts. While we had no idea who developed Red Panda, or even what, exactly, it was, we now know who makes one of the best AI image generators and where you can try it… enter Recraft V3. Recraft V3 is an AI tool for professional designers and i


Russia wants Google to pay a $20 decillion fine for blocking YouTube channels
Mashable / 11h
Russia wants Google to pay an unfathomable amount of money in fines: $20 decillion, reportedly. For the non-mathematicians out there, that is 2 followed by 34 zeroes. The fine has been accruing and doubling weekly since 2020 after Kremlin-backed news services Tsargrad and RIA FAN won court cases over the blocking of their YouTube channels, wrote The Moscow Times , citing a report from the Russian


The AI Clouds Race: What’s Behind the Scenes
TechCrunch / 11h
The fast-growing AI market is not only giving rise to new AI startups but also fostering the emergence of specialist vendors. Competition among cloud providers in the AI space is fierce. Roman will share how Nebius is navigating this race, what is driving the company’s rapid growth, and what it takes to support AI disruptors. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


The increasing support and advantages of “open” AI, with Meta and Hugging Face
TechCrunch / 11h
There’s increasing support in the AI industry for “open” AI models — models released under permissive licenses that can be repurposed for a range of applications. Standing in contrast to models gated behind paid services, open models are shacking up the AI status quo.At Disrupt 2024, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Ali Farhadi, Hugging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. F


The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555 is coming to theaters for one night only
Engadget / 11h
The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is coming to movie theaters on December 12 , for one night only. It’ll be screened in over 800 cinemas in more than 40 countries throughout the globe. Tickets go on sale November 13, so bookmark this page to make sure you snag one before they sell out. For the uninitiated, the film was first released back in 2003 and was a


Headway Premium Lifetime Access for Just $45, Save Money and Time with this Best App
Gizmodo / 11h
You can get #1 most downloaded book summary app for just $45 with coupon code


Ubisoft Finally Launches Its NFT Game, Hoping to Capitalize on the Crypto Grift
Gizmodo / 11h
NFTs for Ubisoft’s Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles cost between $7 and close to $64,000.


NASA Keeping Issue With Moon Rocket a Secret
23Futurism / 11h
In late 2022, NASA launched its uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth as part of its Artemis I mission, setting the stage for the first human lunar landing in over half a century several years from now. But Orion's fiery reentry through the Earth's atmosphere left behind plenty of scars — and several glaring questions unanswered. Orion's heat shield started disintegrating ,


JetBlue winter sale: One-way fares starting at $39
200+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, updated with new information and offers. It’s been a minute since we’ve promoted a JetBlue sale, but it should look familiar. One-way flights are now available for $39 across the JetBlue network — including select Caribbean and Central America destinations — until 11:59 p.m. on Halloween. This winter sale includes flights through mid-February but excludes


Proton is the latest entrant in the quirky “VPN for your TV” market
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Streaming in the US has become a broken and fiendishly complex tangle of ephemeral choices —and that's before you factor in sports . You can see why it might seem somehow easier to stream shows from other countries, where the networks, some of them with public dollars behind them, offer broader access if you seem to be located there. So it is that privacy-focused Swiss firm Proton has released a


AT&T praises itself after getting caught taking too much money from FCC program
28Ars Technica - All content / 11h
AT&T improperly obtained money from a government-run broadband discount program by submitting duplicate requests and by claiming subsidies for thousands of subscribers who weren't using AT&T's service. AT&T obtained funding based on false certifications it made under penalty of perjury. AT&T on Friday agreed to pay $2.3 million in a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission's Enfo


Amid controversial changes, Reddit is getting more popular—and profitable
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
In May 2023, Reddit announced that its API would no longer be free, signaling the demise of most third-party Reddit apps and the start of a new Reddit era. Reddit was always interested in making money, but the social media platform’s drive to reach profitability intensified with its API rule changes, which was followed by it going public and other big moves. With Reddit reporting this week that i


Matt Mullenweg says Automattic is ‘very short-staffed’ amid WordPress vs. WP Engine drama
27TechCrunch / 11h
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says the company is “very short-staffed” amid WordPress’s ongoing drama with WP Engine, which hosts websites built on WordPress. The WordPress co-founder took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday. The saga began when Mullenweg called WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg called out WP Engine, claiming that they […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights re


How to build tech that wins over customers with Rivian Wassym Bensaid
TechCrunch / 11h
Rivian’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid knows a thing or two about building a product from scratch in a high-stakes environment. The software and systems engineering veteran played a central role in Rivian’s recent push to drive down costs, while improving its EVs. It was a massive and existential effort that led the EV maker […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl


VCs on how to raise in 2025 if you’ve taken a flat, down, or extension round
TechCrunch / 11h
Old ideas like you need $100 million worth of trailing revenue to go public, and $1 million worth of annual recurring revenue to raise a Series A are so old that they are practically perched atop Abe Lincoln’s head.In today’s market, what a startup needs to raise depends on its sector, founder profile, and, yes, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


Virgin Atlantic’s New Award Pricing: Off-Peak Business Class Starts At 29,000 Points With Lower Fees – But Peak Prices Soar
View from the Wing / 11h
Virgin Atlantic announced a month ago that they would move to dynamic award pricing . They refused to say more about what this would look like, which obviously led flyers to expect the worst. Changes are now live, and here's what I am seeing. Continue reading ...


Scout Motors EVs will use Rivian-VW software and architecture
TechCrunch / 11h
VW’s new offshoot EV company Scout Motors, which revealed its first two vehicles last week, will use the software and zonal architecture being developed by the joint venture between Rivian and the Volkswagen Group. Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid confirmed to TechCrunch at Disrupt 2024 that Scout will leverage the joint venture tech when […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo


This laser technology could save the planet and help AI industry claw back more than $100 billion — half of GPUs are 'wasted' because of limited bandwidth, and this US startup wants to change that
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Bandwidth limitations have become a significant bottleneck in AI and high-performance computing (HPC), as GPUs are underutilized due to bandwidth constraints, with nearly half of their computational power going to waste. Nvidia is not expected to release optical interconnects for its NVLink protocol until the "Rubin Ultra" GPU compute engine launches in 2027. This delay has led hyperscalers and c


American AAdvantage Awards On Fiji Airways Adopt Dynamic Pricing
One Mile at a Time / 11h
It has long been possible to redeem American AAdvantage miles for travel on Fiji Airways. However, there has just been an update to the types of redemptions that are possible, as flagged by @TheForwardCabin . American AAdvantage updates Fiji Airways award pricing American AAdvantage seems to have rolled out dynamic award pricing on Fiji Airways. Or more specifically, you can redeem AAdvantage mil


Children with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet’s tap-to-pay next year
Engadget / 11h
Google Wallet for kids will roll out in 2025. “Following the positive response of tap-to-pay on Fitbit Ace LTE devices, we’re expanding tap-to-pay for kids to Google Wallet,” Google wrote in a statement to 9to5Google , which first reported on it. Parents could approve credit and debit cards added to children’s phones, and Google’s Family Link would let them view transactions and easily approve or


When will we know who won the 2024 election?
Mashable / 11h
Less than a week out from election day, as many around the country send in their mail-in ballots or stand in early voter lines, Americans are anxiously hoping to know who will be the next president ASAP. Many pundits anticipate a quicker turnaround than the last presidential election, perhaps as early as Wednesday morning, but election experts — noting ongoing outcome-driven attacks on the veraci


Speeding Ahead: Lessons for the GenAI Evolution
TechCrunch / 11h
GenAI has super charged the speed of change. Companies around the world, whether they are startups or global enterprises, are struggling with the question of how they can move faster and take advantage of the incredible opportunities this technology offers. This discussion outlines how Thomson Reuters transformed itself from a content company into a nimble, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reser


How Generative AI Is flooding the web with deepfakes and disinformation
TechCrunch / 11h
As generative AI tools become more widely available – and become cheaper, or even free, to use – they’re being abused by an array of actors, including state actors, to create deepfakes and sow disinformation online.In this session at Disrupt 2024, hear from CCDH CEO Imran Ahmed, CITRIS UC Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


You Can Now Own Kurt Russell’s Iconic Hat From The Thing (For a Price)
33Gizmodo / 11h
MacReady's signature accessory is up for auction—along with more amazing horror memorabilia. Here are our 10 most-wanted items.


The Linux Directory Structure, Explained
100+How-To Geek / 11h
If you're coming from Windows, the Linux file system structure can seem particularly alien. The C:\ drive and drive letters are gone, replaced by a / and cryptic-sounding directories, most of which have three-letter names.


It's Time to Plant Leeks and Onions
LifeHacker / 11h
Even during the coldest days of the year, I love being able to go out to my garden and grab some basic vegetables and herbs. It’s how I plan what to grow over winter: carrots, celery, onions, and leeks. Everyone should grow onions, but don't sleep on the leeks. They're a gentler alternative to onions and garlic, with a little bit more heft. Onions and leeks are the basis of every recipe Every sou


This 2024 Sony Bravia Mini-LED TV Is $400 Off Right Now
LifeHacker / 11h
Not everyone can afford an OLED TV (even when they're discounted ), and that's okay. But you don't necessarily need to sacrifice quality when opting for a cheaper option. The Sony BRAVIA 7 is a mini-LED TV that is cheaper than OLEDs but still excels in many aspects, especially if you plan to use it for gaming. Right now, all the sizes of this set, ranging from 55 to 85 inches, have hit their lowe


FINAL WEEK: Chase’s Best-Ever 90,000 Point Offer For No Annual Fee Ink Business Unlimited
View from the Wing / 12h
Chase points are immensely valuable. And seeing such a big offer is highly unusual on a no annual fee cards This is something to jump on if you are able. I have this card myself and my wife is planning to apply. Continue reading ...


Don’t Sleep On This: 5 Free Night Offer For New Hyatt Credit Card
View from the Wing / 12h
This is a strong rewards credit card. Points-earning for your spend is fine, not top of market, but what makes the card great is how well it plays with the Hyatt loyalty program, contributes to status, and how well that program rewards customers for incremental activity. When it first launched, I told a room full of the heads of travel brands issuing rewards cards that was convened by one of the


“From author Linda Godfrey, this drawing of "The Indigenous Dogman”, according to witness accounts.“…
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
spectralseekerscarlett : DOGMAN The Dogman is a cryptid that has been reported primarily in the United States, particularly in Michigan, Wisconsin, and other parts of the Midwest. It is described as a bipedal, wolf-like creature with the body of a man and the head of a dog or wolf. Here are some detailed points about the Dogman: Origins and History: The legend of the Dogman dates back to Native A


Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target
32Wired / 12h
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.


Delta’s New Employee Social Media Policy Limits Monetization
One Mile at a Time / 12h
Not only has Delta Air Lines updated its passenger photography policy , but the company has also updated its employee social media policy, as flagged by PYOK . Delta flight attendants in uniform face new social media restrictions Delta has reportedly informed flight attendants that they can no longer post photos of themselves in uniform on social media sites like Instagram and TikTok if they have


Google CEO says a quarter of the company’s new code is already AI generated
Engadget / 12h
Google CEO Sundar Pichai just revealed that AI now generates more than a quarter of new code for its products, according to a company earnings call transcribed by Ars Technica . In other words, AI tools are already having an absolutely mammoth impact on the development of software. Pichai did say that human programmers oversee the computer-generated code, which is something. The CEO noted that AI


Park Hyatt Cabo opens next August — and you can book from 35,000 points
The Points Guy / 12h
TPG hasn’t put out our list of the most anticipated hotel openings of 2025 yet — but one Hyatt we cannot wait to visit is already taking reservations. The Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo Del Sol in Mexico is now taking reservations from Aug. 21, 2025, on — and for many dates through October of next year, you can even snag some of the Category 8 resort’s off-peak rates for 35,000 World of Hyatt point


Modash is flipping the influencer marketing script by connecting brands with the long tail of creators
38TechCrunch / 12h
Estonia-based startup Modash has raised a $12 million Series A led by henQ, a Dutch VC firm that prides itself in “funding the odd ones.” And what’s odd about Modash, according to CEO Avery Schrader, is that its team “has a really strong opinion in a space that nobody really has much faith in anymore.” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.


The Biden Administration Touts Its Big Year in AI
Gizmodo / 12h
On the anniversary of President Biden's executive order on AI, the White House says it has met all its year-one goals.


One of the best robot vacuums on the market just got a lot better
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Robot vacuums were supposed to make cleaning our homes easier than ever. The set-it-and-forget-it nature meant we could easily program a cleaning routine and path into our little robot, then kick back with our feet up while it did all the work. And for the most part, that’s been true. In fact, Eureka’s E10s has been the most popular robot vacuum on Amazon for a while now – and for good reason. In


Elon Musk Says That If Trump Wins, He'll Cause the Economy to Crash
200+Futurism / 12h
Wrecking Ball If multi-hyphenate CEO Elon Musk succeeds in getting Donald Trump is elected next week, he's warning that he'll use his new powers to cause drastic shocks to the economy, resulting in "hardship" for many Americans. As Rolling Stone reports , Musk said during a virtual town hall on his social media platform Twitter-formerly-X last week that "we have to reduce spending to live within


You Can Now Order Pine64s Linux eReader
How-To Geek / 12h
The PineNote Community Edition is now available for pre-order. It's a large e-ink tablet with stylus support and open software, but it's not quite a finished product ready for everyone.


Vizio’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar is also a karaoke machine, because why not
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Vizio has announced a new soundbar that doubles as a karaoke machine, offering singalong fanatics a sound system, two microphones, and access to 80,000 songs in a sleek and affordable package. The Vizio MicMe will ship with two wireless dynamic microphones that automatically activate the soundbar’s custom karaoke mode when removed from the included charging dock. Users will also be able to connec


November's PS Plus Monthly Games include Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2
Engadget / 12h
Sony has revealed the trio of games that all PlayStation Plus members can claim in November and keep in their library as long as they maintain their subscription. Arguably the most recognizable title of the bunch is Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5), an action-adventure game from former Bethesda studio Tango Gameworks. Ghostwire: Tokyo , which debuted in early 2022, is a fairly well-reviewed first-person ga


How to take Apple’s hearing test with the AirPods Pro 2
Engadget / 12h
When iOS 18.1 arrived earlier this week, Apple delivered the highly-anticipated suite of hearing health features that it announced at the iPhone event in September . This includes hearing aid and hearing protection tools, as well as a “clinically-validated” hearing test in your pocket. With the combination of an iPhone and a pair of second-gen AirPods Pro, you can take a hearing test that’s simil


Dyson’s Purifying Fan and Heater Is Down to Its Lowest Price Ever For Black Friday Warm-Up Sale
Gizmodo / 12h
You can keep your home cozy or cool with clean air with 34% off Dyson's HP10 and get additional filter bundle at Amazon.


Delta Updates Photography Policy In Thoughtful, Pro-Customer Way
40One Mile at a Time / 12h
Delta Air Lines has clarified its onboard photography policy, as reported by PYOK , and I’m impressed by the way the airline has gone about this. Separately, the airline has also updated its employee social media policy . The challenge with airline photography rules With a vast majority of travelers having smartphones, we can all take pictures and videos at a moment’s notice. Many people enjoy ta


ATPC Cyber Forum to Focus on Next Generation Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Issues
Next Big Future / 12h
Atlanta, Georgia, 30th October 2024, CyberNewsWire


Nothing's glow-in-the-dark Phone 2a has arrived – but getting one will be tricky
23TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Nothing has revealed a glow-in-the-dark version of its most recent smartphone, the Nothing Phone 2a Plus, designed in collaboration with contest-winning fans. The Nothing Phone 2a Plus Community Edition comes replete with green-tinted phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark decorations – that’s the kind that “charges” with light and doesn’t require power. The Community Edition was, as the name suggests,


There's no escaping smart TV ads, as Google TV adds them into its once ad-free 'apps-only' mode
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Own a Google TV device and are a fan of its 'apps-only' mode that simplifies the smart TV menu? Then you may be about to see more ads where there were none before. As reported by FlatpanelsHD , there have been reports of Google TV devices in a number of European countries, including Germany, Sweden, Netherlands and more, that have noticed large banner ads appearing in the 'apps-only' view of the


Legos aren't cheap — snag 'em for 15% off at Target while you still can
Mashable / 12h
GET 15% OFF: As of Oct. 30, you can get select Lego sets for 15% off at Target. Shop Star Wars, Disney, and more. Our top picks: Best Lego Disney deal Lego Disney: Disney Duos (43226) set $38.24 at Target (save $6.75 ) Best Lego Star Wars deal Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars Yoda's Jedi Starfighter (75360) set $24.21 at Target (save $4.28 ) Best Lego City deal Lego City Explorer Diving Boat (60377


Watch Yankees fans disrupt Mookie Betts' catch, spark internet frenzy
Mashable / 12h
The video of the moment Yankees fans ripped a ball from Mookie Betts' glove is pretty unbelievable. The internet loved joking about it.


How to enable Apple Intelligence on your MacBook
Mashable / 12h
Apple Intelligence is the talk of the town and of high interest for anyone with an Apple device. While we've been gushing about our experience with Apple Intelligence on iPhone , we don't want you to forget that some Apple Intelligence features are available on Mac, too. For example, if you record a conversation with the Voice Memos app, Apple Intelligence can step in with a transcription of it.


'Sweethearts' trailer: Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga star in a Thanksgiving rom-com
Mashable / 12h
"Sweethearts" premieres November 28 on Max.


Ubisoft stealth released an NFT game absolutely no one needs
Engadget / 12h
A new tactical RPG game for PCs from Ubisoft requires NFTs to play it. Per IGN Ubisoft Quartz, the publisher’s NFT platform, has released Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles without much fanfare. It’s not really billed as a Web3-based game in the trailer, probably because NFTs are as popular of an investment as Blackberry phones or fax machines. However, it still plays a major part in Champion


A Skeleton Crew Season 2 Could Face the Stranger Things Problem
23Gizmodo / 12h
New Star Wars star Jude Law spoke about his upcoming Disney+ series.


The MacBook Pro Is Getting an M4 Upgrade (but Not the MacBook Air)
LifeHacker / 12h
The new MacBooks for 2024 are finally here, although casual users might be a little disappointed. As expected, the MacBook Pro is getting a whole suite of upgrades, both to specs and the build itself, but the MacBook Air is leaving with just one change. M4 comes to the MacBook Pro The biggest upgrade? New chips. This year’s MacBook Pros can be configured with either the base M4 chip released with


The Latest Healthcare Data Breach Leaked Over 100 Million People's Information
LifeHacker / 12h
Data leaks and breaches are an unfortunate reality of modern life, as they seem to be occurring with relative frequency . The latest high-profile incident impacts customers of UnitedHealth Group, whose subsidiary, Change Healthcare, reportedly suffered a ransomware attack, resulting in the breach of over 100 million individuals' data. In short: It's not good. What happened with Change Healthcare?


ExpressVPN now protects you against identity theft – and you can get it for free
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Users of this best VPN app can now secure their online identity with a new suite of protection tools – and it can be yours without spending a penny. ExpressVPN has just launched Identity Defender, a security bundle that includes three distinct solutions: an identity theft alert, cyber insurance, and data removal service. These tools are only available for the US market at the time of writing. As


Sorry Prime Video subscribers, Universal’s animation and live-action movies will soon stream on Netflix instead
44TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
It's a good day to be a Netflix subscriber as the streaming platform is set to add even more Universal movies to its vast library of titles. The best streaming service has renewed its deal with Universal Filmed Entertainment