Saturday, August 02, 2025

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Book flights to Europe starting at 18,750 miles: Check out Flying Blue’s August Promo Rewards

4KThe Points Guy Articles / 14h
You have plenty of options when it comes to booking award flights , but one of the most reliable ways to get good value is through the monthly Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards offers. You can find these monthly discounts on this regularly updated page on the Flying Blue website. If you're planning a trip to or from Europe, this month's Flying Blue Promo Rewards deal is worth considering.






The Daily Show reacts to Republicans defending the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad
300+Mashable / 22h
The Daily Show took a day off from the Trump/Epstein scandal on Thursday to talk about Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle jeans ad, which has received backlash for a slogan that some are arguing echoes language used in the eugenics era. The criticism the ad has received has prompted a backlash from right wing online commentators and the White House itself, with communications director Steven Cheung





Content funding on TechRadar
34Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 23h
At Future Publishing we rely on advertising to keep bringing you the content you love to read. The majority of the content on TechRadar is created solely by our editorial team, but on occasion, we also work with external partners to create content we hope our readers will find interesting and useful. In some cases, advertisers support us in producing content. This content is labelled so you can s






AI tells me how to invest — here’s how it’s going
Mashable / now
TL;DR: Save $417 on this AI stock-picking app that can help you navigate crazy markets and keep your cool. I was watching the first of the month’s market crashes and wondered, ‘Does it make sense to invest right now?’ I’d always been curious about the stock market, at least in terms of how people actually got rich by practically gambling, but I didn’t have a single clue where to begin — let alone





ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from DJI and Insta360 trading blows to OpenAI getting scared by its own AI
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 29min
This week DJI and Insta360 had a Freaky Friday situation as they announced a 360 camera and a drone respectively, tech the other is usually known for. We also heard that OpenAI is scared of its next AI, and the UK faced the Online Saftey Act. You can catch up on these stories and more in this week's catch up of the seven biggest tech news stories. 7. We Found My Skechers This week, Skechers debut






Wi-Fi 8 won't be faster, but will be better - more details emerge just hours after Wi-Fi 7 protocols are officially ratified


Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 2h
Wi-Fi 8 plans to fix edge-of-coverage dropouts where extenders usually fail to keep things running smoothly Wi-Fi 7 maxes out throughput while Wi-Fi 8 makes sure it works everywhere, every time Wi-Fi 8 to introduce Single Mobility Domains so devices roam between access points without getting interrupted Only hours after the official ratification of Wi-Fi 7, early details of its successor, Wi-Fi 8





How to unblock Xnxx for free
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Unblock porn sites for free with a VPN . The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . Does the online world seem like a place that you can navigate freely? It might present like that, but it's actually full of content restrictions and blockades. And, of course, that goes double for adult content. Porn obviously comes with a lot of restrictions , but there's really nothing wro





How to watch The Hundred 2025 online for free
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Live stream The Hundred 2025 for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . We've already been treated to a lot of entertaining cricket this summer, but we're not done just yet. The Hundred is here to make sure the season ends on an exhilarating note. Fancy watching some of the most exciting players in the world compete in a total





Hurdle hints and answers for August 2, 2025
Mashable / 2h
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





Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 2, 2025
Mashable / 2h
Ever wondered why the moon looks slightly different every night? This is to do with the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA , and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon whilst it orbits Earth. So, let's see where we are in the cycle tonight, Aug. 2





NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 2, 2025
Mashable / 4h
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





NYT Strands hints, answers for August 2, 2025
Mashable / 4h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of





Wordle today: Answer, hints for August 2, 2025
Mashable / 4h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for 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





Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup
33BBC News / 5h
World number one Magnus Carlsen takes home $250,000 (£188,000) for winning the online competition.





The Naked Guns best cameo is so quick you might miss it
Mashable / 6h
In addition to gut-busting performances from stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson , The Naked Gun reboot features more than a few cameos from the original film including "Weird Al" Yankovic, as well as appearances from Busta Rhymes, Dave Bautista, and more. But there's one cameo that you won't want to miss: the co-star of the original film trilogy, Priscilla Presley. SEE ALSO: 'The Naked Gun' re





All the Biggest Theme Park News of July You May Have Missed
Gizmodo / 7h
Halloween Horror Nights line-up announcements, new 'Haunted Mansion' merch, and Netflix's 'Wednesday' prepares for season two.





With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back
22Ars Technica - All content / 7h
The next four-person team to live and work aboard the International Space Station departed from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, taking aim at the massive orbiting research complex for a planned stay of six to eight months. Spacecraft commander Zena Cardman leads the mission, designated Crew-11, that lifted off from Florida's Space Coast at 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC) on Friday. Sit





Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors
TechCrunch / 8h
The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund.





Lego’s August Releases Are Going Merry
Gizmodo / 8h
It's one of the biggest months of the year for Lego releases, from 'One Piece' to new Marvel and 'Star Wars' sets—and much, much more.





Apple's Latest Security Patch Fixes a Zero-Day Vulnerability Targeting Chrome
Lifehacker / 8h
When Apple dropped iOS 18.6 this week , it didn't ship a bunch of new features and changes. Indeed, when you update your iPhone, it'll appear exactly as it did running iOS 18.5. Under the hood, however, the update introduced more than 20 patches for security vulnerabilities across iOS, making it an important security update for all compatible devices. When Apple released its security notes for th





Almost All Rain Drops Contain the Same Weird Chemical
Futurism / 8h
Since the rise of commercial chemical manufacturing in the 1940s, the environment has been plagued by a growing concentration of man-made substances like microplastics , PCBs , and bisphenols . There's even a new one rising to prominence: the chemical compound trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA. New reporting by Nature detailed the troubling rise of TFA and its inexorable creep into every corner of the





Delta Air Lines slams AI pricing 'misinformation,' says it's not using customer data
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
Delta Air Lines fired back at lawmakers this week, defending its use of artificial intelligence in pricing airfare. In a letter to three lawmakers reviewed by TPG, the Atlanta-based carrier again insisted it's not tapping into customer data or targeting individual consumers as part of a new AI-assisted pricing program. Delta specifically disputed concerns raised by three Democratic senators who,





Kleiner Perkins is having a very good week
21TechCrunch / 9h
With two IPOs this week alone, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid has reason to celebrate.





3 Excellent Indie Games to Play This Month (August 2025)
How-To Geek / 9h
Is your backlog of games not quite long enough? Lucky you, since we have three more indie games to add to your library. This month we’ve got a retro-inspired driving game, a laid-back but dark city-builder, and the best new survival crafter of the last few years.





GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship
62Engadget / 9h
In partnership with developers, game marketplace GOG (Good Old Games) has launched a new website called FreedomtoBuy.games that'll let you download select "adult" games for free. GOG believes the website takes a stand "against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves," a response of sorts to recent decisions from Steam and Itch to delist certain violent and sexuality-explicit game





At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race
28Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Silicon Valley's AI talent war just reached a compensation milestone that makes even the most legendary scientific achievements of the past look financially modest. When Meta recently offered AI researcher Matt Deitke $250 million over four years (an average of $62.5 million per year)—with potentially $100 million in the first year alone—it shattered every historical precedent for scientific and





RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026
66Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Despite the protests of millions of Americans, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it will be winding down its operations after the White House deemed NPR and PBS a "grift" and pushed for a Senate vote that eliminated its entire budget . The vote rescinded $1.1 billion that Congress had allocated to CPB to fund public broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. In a press rel





Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop
26Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Vaccination rates among the country's kindergartners have fallen once again , with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025. The percentage changes are small across the board, but they represent thousands of children and an ongoing downward trend that makes the country more vulnerable to outb





Anthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude
40Wired / 9h
OpenAI lost access to the Claude API this week after Anthropic claimed the company was violating its terms of service.





‘Foundation’ Just Dropped a Huge, Terrifying Twist
62Gizmodo / 9h
Demerzel, the show's secret robot, revealed something in episode four she's been keeping quiet for 300 years.





Proton Just Launched Its Own Privacy-Focused Authenticator App
Lifehacker / 9h
Authenticators from Google and Microsoft are already well-established, but the newly released Proton Authenticator may be worth the switch. Proton is the company behind Proton Pass, our top password manager for those who prioritize privacy , as well as other services like Proton Mail and Proton VPN. While Proton Pass has an integrated two-factor authentication (2FA) feature on its premium tier, a





Millions of users have fallen victim to malicious browser extensions because of a critical flaw, but things are changing — here's what you need to know
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9h
Labels like “Verified” give a false sense of safety but don’t reflect real extension behavior Browser DevTools were never meant to track how extensions behave across tabs and over time Malicious extensions often act normally until specific triggers make their hidden features come alive The unchecked spread of malicious browser extensions continues to expose users to spyware and other threats, lar





The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down
300+Gizmodo / 10h
MAGA notches another win in its battle against anything good in America.





My Experience Renewing Global Entry: An Easy Process!
75One Mile at a Time / 10h
Global Entry is an incredibly useful program for anyone who travels internationally with any frequency. I’ve had Global Entry for nearly 15 years now. While I renewed my Global Entry in early 2022, I just went through the process of helping Ford renew his (or mainly, I just asked if I could help, so that I could report back on the experience). 😉 In this post, I want to outline the process of ren





New European border control system for non-EU travelers to launch this October
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
Travelers to certain European countries will soon experience a new border control process as Europe's long-awaited new Entry/Exit System , or EES, will begin its rollout this fall. The launch of the system, which will use biometric data to register the visits of non-European Union travelers, has been delayed several times as it was initially expected to begin in 2021. The EES is mandatory for all





‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Bringing Back Hulk and Scorpion
39Gizmodo / 10h
Mark Ruffalo and Michael Mando will reprise their previous Marvel roles in the 2026 film.





Delta Just Told Congress They Aren’t Personalizing Ticket Prices With AI—So Why Did Their President Brag They Would?
20View from the Wing / 10h
After pitching the role that AI will play in generating incremental revenue for the airline to investors, Delta now says there’s really nothing to see here. Asked by Senators to address their plan to use information about individual customers to figure out how much they’ll pay, Delta says they aren’t doing this at all. Continue reading ...





Elon Musk Gave Millions to Trump After Publicly Blowing Up Their Bromance
100+Gizmodo / 10h
Musk seems to still want to be in Trump's good graces, even after accusing the President of being in the Epstein files.





T-Mobile now officially owns UScellular
20Engadget / 10h
T-Mobile has sealed the deal on its UScellular acquisition . In exchange for $4.3 billion, T-Mobile gets UScellular’s customers, stores and 30 percent of its spectrum. If you’re a UScellular customer, you don’t have to do anything. "UScellular customers stay on their existing plans with no changes for now," the carrier said . You can continue to manage your account through UScellular’s website. Y





OpenAI pulls ChatGPT feature that let user chats appear in Google Search results
Mashable / 10h
Thousands of private ChatGPT conversations have been appearing in Google search results because of the chatbot's "Share" feature, which the company recently removed following a backlash. Fast Company reported this week that ChatGPT users may have inadvertently made their conversations with the AI chatbot public and searchable. The Fast Company report found nearly 4,500 ChatGPT conversations in Go





Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death
100+Wired / 10h
A Miami jury has ordered the automaker to pay up to $243 million after finding that the Tesla vehicle had a “defect.” It's the first time Tesla has been found liable in an Autopilot-related crash.





Why You Can't Rely on Skechers' AirTag Sneakers to Track Your Kids
Lifehacker / 10h
If you want to keep tabs on your kids, but don't want to give them a smartphone or smartwatch yet, an AirTag seems like it'd be the perfect solution—especially if that AirTag was designed to sneakily slip inside their sneaker . That's the idea behind Skechers' new sneaker line for kids, dubbed, appropriately, Find My Skechers . The pitch is simple: For all intents and purposes, these are your ave





"This Will Open the Floodgates": Tesla In Trouble as Jury Orders It to Pay $329 Million After Autopilot Death
Futurism / 10h
Tesla just got handed one of its biggest legal blows yet — one that could have seismic implications for its future operations. On Friday, a Miami jury ruled that the Elon Musk-owned automaker's Autopilot driver assistance software was partially at fault for a horrendous collision that killed a 22-year-old woman in 2019 and severely injured her boyfriend. In total, the jury ordered Tesla to pay $3





A Side Effect of Trump's Tariffs: Making Ozempic Way More Expensive
Futurism / 10h
President Donald Trump's new European tariffs may spell bad news for Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and Wegovy. As Axios reports , the 15 percent tariffs he's levying on goods imported into the United States from the European Union are likely to drive up already-expensive drug prices for the blockbuster weight loss jabs , which can already cost more than $1,300 per month's supply without insuranc





Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $200 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
41Gizmodo / 10h
The company was found partially liable.





5 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in August 2025
How-To Geek / 10h
Over the last few weeks, Microsoft has focused on improving automation, compatibility, and productivity in Excel for Windows, Mac, and the web. Here are five new features to look out for this month.





The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in August 2025
Gizmodo / 11h
We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and beyond.





A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses
TechCrunch / 11h
News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20 chips to China.





Gamers at risk as scammers are using malware-infected cheats and mods to steal passwords and crypto — here's how to stay safe
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Cheats and mods are now frontlines for cybercrime targeting gamers' wallets and private data Verified crypto wallets like MetaMask and Exodus are being drained through browser injection Trojan.Scavenger abuses overlooked flaws to disable browser safety and manipulate trusted extensions Gamers seeking performance enhancements or special abilities through third-party patches and mods may be unwitti





American Airlines to begin providing pajamas for business-class flyers
24The Points Guy Articles / 11h
The American Airlines business-class experience is about to get much cozier: The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier will begin providing pajamas to business-class passengers. Starting in August, unisex pajamas will be available on all American Airlines wide-body flights departing from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Los Angeles International A





Instagram Reels Has a Download Button, but There's a Catch
Lifehacker / 11h
For a few years now, Instagram has gone all-in on videos. Instagram Reels have taken over the platform, and you might now be tempted to take these new videos into your editing bay. If you spot an Instagram video that you'd like to download, there are multiple ways to do so. Previously, there were many more methods for this, but most of them no longer work, or now require you to give untrusted app





Microsoft is killing its failed ChromeOS competitor, Windows 11 SE
26Engadget / 11h
Microsoft is ending support for its ChromeOS competitor Windows 11 SE. The company will officially stop providing "software updates, technical assistance and security fixes" in October 2026, according to an updated support document spotted by NeoWin . When it was announced in 2021 , Windows 11 SE was pitched as a simplified, lightweight version of Microsoft's operating system for the classroom. C





Honda's tiny EV makes official debut – and the impossibly cute microcar can power your home too
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
The Honda N-One e: is unveiled in Japan and previews a global compact EV The diminutive car will measure less than 3,400mm (133.9inches) in length A range of 150+ miles is expected and V2L means it can power homes The production version of the teeny, boxy Honda that wowed crowds at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed has been unveiled and the N-One e: will go on to influence a global, low-cost





OpenAI pulls chat sharing tool after Google search privacy scare
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
OpenAI has removed the ChatGPT feature, allowing people to search through public conversations with a search engine Many users learned too late that enabling the “discoverable” setting could make chats accessible to anyone online The decision came after several people saw their sensitive and private information publicized OpenAI has abruptly shut down a feature in ChatGPT that allowed chats share





OpenAI is removing ChatGPT conversations from Google
Engadget / 11h
OpenAI has removed a feature that made shared ChatGPT conversations appear in search results. The "short-lived experiment" was based on the chatbot's link creation option. After complaints, OpenAI's chief information security officer, Dane Stuckey, said the company is working to remove the chats from search engines. The public outrage stems from a Fast Company article from earlier this week ( via





Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Tesla was found partially liable in a wrongful death lawsuit in a federal court in Miami today. It's the first time that a jury has found against the car company in a wrongful death case involving its Autopilot driver assistance system—previous cases have been dismissed or settled . In 2019, George McGee was operating his Tesla Model S using Autopilot when he ran past a stop sign and through an i





Ukraine rescues soldier via drone delivery of complete e-bike
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed unbelievable pressure on drone developers on both sides of the war, who have responded with astounding innovations that include: fiber-optic drones (to prevent radio jamming) kamikaze sea drones , eventually equipped with anti-air missiles drones that fire shotguns bomber drones that drop mines and grenades drones that release flaming thermite into trenc





The curious case of Russia’s charm offensive with NASA this week
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Although NASA and its counterpart in Russia, Roscosmos, continue to work together on a daily basis, the leaders of the two organizations have not held face-to-face meetings since the middle of the first Trump administration, back in October 2018. A lot has changed in the nearly eight years since then, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the rocky departure of Roscosmos leader Dmitry Rogozi





Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Delta spent July dealing with backlash over what the airline company claims is widespread public confusion over its AI pricing system. Now, Delta has finally come forward to break down precisely how the AI pricing works to dispute what it claims are "incorrect" characterizations by consumer watchdogs, lawmakers, and media outlets. In a letter to lawmakers who accused Delta of using AI to spy on c





Tesla found partially liable for a deadly 2019 crash
Engadget / 11h
A jury in Florida has found Tesla partially liable for a 2019 crash involving the company's Autopilot self-driving feature, The Washington Post reports . As a result, the company will have to pay $43 million in compensatory damages and even more in punitive damages. Autopilot comes pre-installed on Tesla's cars and handles things like collision detection and emergency braking. Tesla has mostly av





The First Seven Things to Do With Your Merach Stair Stepper (so You Actually Use It)
Lifehacker / 11h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Getting a new piece of fitness equipment is exciting (if you know what to look for ), but the real challenge lies in actually making it a consistent part of your routine. The Merach stair stepper has the potential to become a home gym staple, but only if you set it up for success from day one. (I'm writing this right after hopping off a quick work





Scientists Just Launched the First Quantum Computer Into Space
Futurism / 12h
The world of quantum computing has barged into a new frontier: space. A tiny quantum computer housed in a satellite is now in orbit around Earth, ScienceNews reports , residing some 330 miles above our planet after being launched aboard a SpaceX rocket last month. It's a trailblazing experiment intended to test how well these delicate devices can survive the extreme conditions of space, where the





Zach Cregger Breaks Down the Year’s Most Twisted, Surprising Horror Movie
Gizmodo / 12h
'Weapons' opens August 8, and io9 spoke to its writer and director about following up his previous film, 'Barbarian.'





Why Linux Is My IDE
How-To Geek / 12h
You can program without programming tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs) are popular among developers. I take a different approach. I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools, as an IDE in itself.





Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Credit Card review: Marriott’s most premium card
31The Points Guy Articles / 12h
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card overview The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card is Marriott's most premium card offering. Standout benefits include automatic Platinum Elite status, an annual free night certificate and up to $300 in statement credits each year when you use your card at eligible restaurants worldwide. Terms apply. Card rating*: ⭐⭐⭐½ * Card rating is b





How to earn Southwest Rapid Rewards points
The Points Guy Articles / 12h
Southwest Airlines has recently made changes to its Rapid Rewards loyalty program, slashing flight earnings rates in March and implementing a new policy of charging most customers baggage fees . Since then, Southwest also unveiled a big credit card refresh and announced its open seating policy will end Jan. 27, 2026. Despite these changes, there are still reasons you might want to use the Southwe





The Google Pixel 9a Doesn't Have a Camera Bar, but That's Not the Only Reason I Love It
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. In 2021, Google introduced the “camera bar” to its lineup of Pixel phones. The idea behind putting a giant bump along the entire width of the phone’s rear was ostensibly to give the camera’s lenses more space, but really, it was as much a marketing move as a practical one: While other phones continue to make do just fine with a small square in the





Apple’s Tim Cook Talks Trump Tariffs and AI
Gizmodo / 12h
Apple and other tech giants reported their quarterly earnings this week





Google Will Break Your Goo.gl Shortlinks, Just Not All of Them
How-To Geek / 12h
Google’s link shortener used to be an incredibly popular service, but the ability to create links was turned off in 2018. Google said all links would stop working this year, and even though the company is partially reversing course, many links across the web will still become broken.





Want to match Stray Kids Hyunjins floral phone case aesthetic? We found this K-pop idols fave.
Mashable / 12h
If there’s one thing STAY know for sure about Hyunjin from Stray Kids, it's that the K-pop star has a deep, poetic love for flowers. Whether he's painting delicate blossoms in his studio or on the road, sharing poems that echo the beauty of nature, or adorning his space with preserved petals, Hyunjin has made it clear: flowers are more than just pretty — they're a core part of how he expresses hi





Last chance: Buy the original Switch consoles before Nintendo raises prices
Mashable / 12h
This is your last chance to get the original lineup of Nintendo Switch consoles before the prices go up on Aug. 3. On Friday, Nintendo announced that it would be raising prices on the Nintendo Switch 1, Nintendo Switch OLED Model, Nintendo Switch Lite, and some Switch accessories. While the Nintendo statement didn't specify how much prices would increase, a popular Nintendo fan account on X spott





El Salvador’s Crypto President Could Stay in Power for Decades After Changes to Constitution
87Gizmodo / 12h
Trump's buddy in Central America may become a dictator for life.





‘A Quiet Place Part III’ Is Coming and John Krasinski Is Directing
33Gizmodo / 12h
'The Office' star will return to complete the horror story starring Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy.





Whoop's Age-Estimating 'Healthspan' Feature Is Coming to These Older Devices
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. When the Whoop 5.0 and MG launched back in May, one of the buzzy new features was Healthspan, which aims to calculate how your body is aging. It was a feature only available to Whoop members who had the new 5.0 or MG —but now it’s coming to Whoop 4.0 as well. The Whoop 4.0 is still a great tracker . Most of the value of the 5.0 is in its longer ba





You Might Have Sent Your ChatGPT Conversations to Google
Lifehacker / 12h
When you start a conversation with ChatGPT, you probably don't expect that chat to end up discoverable in a Google search—but that's exactly what was happening for some users. As TechCrunch highlights , if you filtered your search engine results by "site:https://chatgpt.com/share," you could find the transcripts for real conversations people were having with OpenAI's bot—chats you'd think remain





American Airlines Poured $8 Wines In International First Class—Now Elite Flyers Are Fleeing, Taking Billions With Them
46View from the Wing / 12h
I hear all the time that food on an airplane doesn't matter. You're not up in the air long enough. You won't get a great meal like you can on the ground anyway, and "nobody decides who to fly because of the food." That isn't true - differentiated products win. Continue reading ...





Some goo.gl URLs will live to fight another day
Engadget / 12h
Google's shortened URLs are the horror movie monster of the Google Graveyard : They keep finding a way to stay alive. On Friday, the company said goo.gl links that don't show the above warning will work for the foreseeable future. In 2018, Google cut off the ability to