Monday, July 21, 2025

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How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
1KBBC News / 51min
The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries





Compliance relics: the case against PDFs and screenshots
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 1h
Screenshots and PDFs have long served as the fallback tools of digital recordkeeping. They're easy to create, straightforward to file, and for a long time, they seemed “good enough.” But in today’s regulatory environment, where agencies like the SEC and FINRA are demanding complete, contextual, and verifiable records, “good enough” is quickly becoming a liability. As communications become more dy





Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000 Routes & Flights (JFK, LAX, DFW, LHR, CDG)
15KOne Mile at a Time / 2min
Japan Airlines is in the process of refreshing its long haul fleet. The oneworld airline is gradually replacing its Boeing 777-300ERs with Airbus A350-1000s. Not only is the A350 a joy to fly in general, but these planes are particularly exciting, given that they feature an all-new passenger experience . I’ve reviewed Japan Airlines’ new A350 first class and A350 business class , and they’re both







The risk we chose: when compromise becomes the default


Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9min
Every organization claims security is a priority, yet 91 percent of Security and IT leaders admit they’re making compromises in their security strategies. In today’s environment, compromise has shifted from a failure point to a functional reality of modern enterprise. Pressed to deliver agility, reduce cost, and keep up with the exponential demands of AI, security teams are being forced to make t





Tech Now
BBC News / 51min
Ione Wells explores if lithium mining can be done more sustainably.





The floating robot collecting rubbish in our waterways
BBC News / 51min
Tech Now meets the team behind WasteShark - can it help tackle marine plastic pollution?







How to unblock ePorner for free
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Unblock ePorner for free with a VPN . The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . More than a third of U.S. states have introduced restrictions for online adult content. After the introduction of these age verification laws, some porn sites blocked users from those locations. The same situation is now taking place in France . So where does that leave frustrated users? Desper





Hurdle hints and answers for July 21, 2025
Mashable / 4h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give





NYT Strands hints, answers for July 21, 2025
Mashable / 6h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of





NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 21, 2025
Mashable / 6h
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games 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





Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 21, 2025
Mashable / 6h
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 today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Su





Apple's next iPad Pro will reportedly get two front-facing cameras
Engadget / 8h
The iPad Pro with the M5 chip is expected to be just as easy to use for selfies in a landscape or portrait orientation. According to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman , Apple will add a second front-facing camera on the portrait edge of the upcoming iPad Pro that's expected to launch later this year. It may seem like a small quality-of-life upgrade, but it means the iPad Pro can use either camera to cente





X-Men at 25 is more relevant than ever
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Twenty-five years ago, X-Men became a summer blockbuster and effectively re-energized a then-flagging market for superhero movies, which have dominated the industry (for better and worse) ever since. It's still a vastly entertaining film, with great characters, a zippy pace, and plenty of action. And its broader themes still strongly resonate with viewers today. (Many spoilers below.) In the mid-





Airline Award Ticket Change & Cancellation Fees: How Much You’ll Pay
500+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Airline ticket flexibility is incredibly valuable, and in recent years we’ve largely seen airlines adjust their policies to make them more flexible. Even so, one huge advantage of booking an airline award ticket rather than paying cash is the flexibility that you get. Why? Generally you can redeposit the miles for an airline award ticket for a very small fee, or with many programs, for free. Even





Recall is Back Again! Here's How to (Hopefully) Permanently Banish It
How-To Geek / 11h
Windows Recall, the AI-powered assistant that takes regular screenshots of your screen so that you can ask it about things you've done in the past, is back for good after (yet again) being recalled for privacy concerns. Here's how Windows 11 Pro users can disable it ( again , and this time hopefully forever).





Amex CEO Admits: ‘We Made Benefits Hard To Use On Purpose’—Now Reveals Plan For Even Higher Fees
View from the Wing / 11h
American Express still sees headroom to charge customers more, and make them feel o.k. with it by selling access to their cardmembers to adjacent brands in exchange for coupons and discounts. That strategy will work until they reach some theoretical limit - but they haven't found it yet. As long as they keep promising you a somewhat better experience in aspirational portions of your life like tra





This mini PC has two 10Gb Ethernet LAN ports, a fingerprint reader, and can even connect to an external GPU - so remind me again why we need a full desktop PC?
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Beelink GTi15 Ultra offers vapor cooling in a chassis barely larger than a paperback novel A fingerprint reader and dual 10GbE ports are rare finds on any mini PC External GPU support solves one problem and creates three others in terms of cost and footprint Beelink’s GTi15 Ultra mini PC has been launched with features more commonly associated with full-sized desktops. The standout elements inclu





Why Is Skyrim Still the Best First-Person Fantasy RPG?
How-To Geek / 12h
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wasn't just another RPG—it set the standard for what a first-person fantasy game could be. With Oblivion Remastered rekindling interest in the genre, the question remains: why hasn’t anyone tried to make a Skyrim clone?





How to Know If a Link Is Safe
How-To Geek / 12h
How safe is this URL? That's the question you should be asking before clicking on random links. A friend of mine on X shared how she learned this lesson the hard way after getting locked out of her Snapchat account. Don't make the same mistake. Here are seven of the best free URL checkers that'll help protect you from malicious links online.





These boutique hotels have some of the dreamiest hotel pools — and you can book them using points
The Points Guy Articles / 12h
Nothing says vacation more than a pristine pool of aquamarine water sparkling like diamonds in sunshine, perhaps rippling ever so gently in a light breeze, with an infinity edge that melts into the surrounding seascape, mountain range or pastoral sprawl. Whether taking a dip to feel refreshed on a blisteringly hot day or submerging to warm up in chilly environs, the effect is the same: sublime bl





Is a Free Domain Name Service Worth It? I Tried One and Here's My Two Cents
How-To Geek / 12h
If you’re building a website, setting up custom email accounts, or even running your own FTP server, you’ll need a domain name and hosting. That can easily set you back hundreds of dollars. So I went on the hunt for a truly free domain name service, and here’s what I found out.





‘The Purge’ Movies May Return to Keep America Violent
20Gizmodo / 12h
You can't keep a good horror series down, and it seems 'The Purge' is ready to come out of ready retirement.





AI Will Replace Recruiters and Assistants in Six Months, Says CEO Behind ChatGPT Rival


200+Gizmodo / 12h
Perplexity's CEO lays out a near-future where entire white-collar roles are automated by a new generation of AI browsers, transforming a week's worth of work into a single prompt.