Best Buy Selling M1 MacBook Air for $650, a New All-Time Low Price
Best Buy is selling the 13-inch M1 MacBook Air for $649.99, which is the lowest price that we've seen to date on the machine.…
How the House revived the TikTok ban before most of us noticed
An unusually fast process. A classified briefing. Phone lines clogged with teenagers “in near tears.”…
Investigators: Boeing Overwrote Security Footage Related to Jet Door That Blew Out
Boeing has been the subject of a federal investigation ever since January, when an Alaska Airlines flight involving one of its planes had its door blown out.…
The TikTok Situation Is a Mess
If you like TikTok, you are not alone. There are a billion of you using the app right now, 170 million of which alone are Americans.…
You Can Now Browse Vision Pro Apps on the Web
Apple today made the visionOS App Store available on the web, giving Vision Pro users and prospective owners a way to see what apps are available for the device.…
Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire
Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American bases, and Iran looking for a Gaza cease-fire.…
Finally, engineers have a clue that could help them save Voyager 1
Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. (credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL)
It's been four months since NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft sent an intelligible signal back to Earth, and the problem has puzzled engineers tasked with supervising the probe exploring interstellar space.
5thScape Raises Over $1m For World-First VR/AR Crypto – In Presale Now
Friday, March 15th, 2024 – Imagine a world where you can trade with an edge based on the hyper-visualization of a state-of-the-art virtual and augmented reality ecosystem – well that’s just a fraction of what 5thScape ($5SCAPE) is offering, and there’s much more besides.…
5 Key Considerations When Using Multiple Monitors With a Laptop
Find yourself switching between windows way too often or cramming multiple windows on your laptop's display? It's time to get a second monitor.…
You Can Get This MagPRO Smartwatch on Sale for $40 Right Now
You can get this MagPRO smartwatch on sale for $39.97 right now (reg. $150) through March 17. It's a cheaper alternative to the Apple Watch and Fitbit that connects to your smartphone and delivers message notifications, track steps, and offers real-time wellness data.…
‘Parallel’ Creator Details ‘Colony’ AI Game on Solana, Pushing PRIME to All-Time High Price
The makers of hot Ethereum NFT game Parallel are shifting to Solana for their next game, an AI-driven “survival sim” called Colony.…
Smash hit Balatro is coming to iPhone and Android
I’m sorry, there’s simply no escape. The addictive magic roguelike poker game Balatro, which grossed $1M in eight hours, sold 500,000 copies in 10 days, and has now been played for 1,742 years, is now coming to iPhone and Android too.…
Another Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed
The Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a “targeted” attack. Israel’s military denied the accusation, blaming Palestinian gunmen for the violence.…
Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected
Enlarge / View of Le Plateau and Ebrie Lagoon from the top of the Cathedrale St-Paul in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), one of the affected countries.
Disney’s Bringing Back Its Pixar Dance Parties, and More Theme-Park News
Spring break season is here—and theme parks and other fun destinations are welcoming the crowds. At the Disneyland Resort, Pixar Fest prepares for a return, while the Food & Wine Festival gives visitors plenty to munch on.…
Reddit’s Sale of User Data for AI Training Draws FTC Investigation
The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects.…
Six Subscriptions Actually Worth Paying for, According to Reddit
If you aren't careful, the list of recurring payments you sign up for over time can really creep up. It's a good idea to periodically do an audit of every recurring payment you have to weed out the ones you no longer need or want.…
Miami Beach Sets Midnight Curfew for Spring Break Weekend
Revelers will be barred from staying out past midnight each night this weekend. In the weeks leading up to peak spring break season, city officials had warned that a curfew was likely.…
Pentagon wants $6.5 billion to plug Ukraine arms holes – Bloomberg
US military aid to Kiev has strained its own stockpiles as the Congress-approved money pot ran dry
The US Defense Department has asked the Congress to allocate at least $6.5 billion to replenish its stocks, which have been depleted after two years of constant weapon deliveries to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Bloomberg.…
Gumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked
Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors like Stripe and PayPal.…
Judge Delays Trump’s Hush-Money Trial in Manhattan Until Mid-April
The judge scheduled a hearing for March 25, the day the trial had been scheduled to begin, to consider Donald J.…
What the Japanese wabi-sabi esthetic is all about
On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore in Manhattan. Among the English-language books about Japan, I encountered a section of a shelf marked “WABI-SABI” and stocked with titles such as “Wabi Sabi Love,” “The Wabi-Sabi Way,” “Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers,” and, in all lowercase, “simply imperfect: […]
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Lenovo Ideapad 3i laptop is now $280 off in limited-time deal
Lenovo is one of the largest PC companies in the world and, as such, offers a variety of different laptops that cater to many different kinds of budgets.…
How to Use Anthropic’s New Claude 3 AI Prompt Store
AI prompting is a difficult skill to learn. It's easy enough to throw any old request into an AI tool like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude, but you don't always get the response you want or expect.…
The House Races That Tell a Bigger Story
Four primary races that will shed light on some broader trends.
The New Blink Mini 2 Camera Works Outside, Too
Almost anytime I notice a camera in a friend’s place, it is a Blink Mini. I myself have found them super useful—inside, that is.…
Don’t Let the Boeing Headlines Fool You. Air Travel Is Really Very Safe
Despite a flood of bad news about mechanical mishaps on commercial airliners, data from regulators shows that jumbo jets aren’t all suddenly falling apart.…
Web3 Community Celebrates Women’s History Month in The Metaverse and Beyond
March has seen several web3 initiatives to recognize and spotlight women’s achievements in celebration of Women’s History Month. This annual observance, established in 1987, emphasizes the profound contributions women have made to society.…
Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86
Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in the restaurant business.…
Macron wants Crimea seized from Russia
No ‘lasting peace’ is possible without Ukraine gaining control of the Russian peninsula, the French president has claimed
Ukraine must regain control over all the territories it once held, including Russia’s Crimean Peninsula, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.…