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22 May

Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’

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Bluesky, the open source social media service that began as an internal Twitter project, has gained a key feature as it looks to compete with X and Threads. The service has finally added direct messaging capabilities more than a year after it started onboarding new users. Direct messages are now available on both Bluesky’s app and website, the company announced…

22 May

There’s a new Vision show coming to Disney+ with Paul Bettany

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Disney+ has greenlit a standalone show for Marvel’s Vision, as reported by Variety. Paul Bettany will return to portray everyone’s favorite android/synthezoid and reporting indicates that the story will pick up after the events of WandaVision. We have a long time to wait, however, as it won’t air on the streaming platform until 2026. This tracks with Disney CEO Bob…

22 May

The best way to compost your food scraps

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The EPA estimates each person in the US sends 200 pounds of food to the landfill each year where it disgorges methane and contributes to climate change. Composted, those scraps turn into soil-feeding, carbon-capturing humus instead. If that sounds like the better option, you have a couple choices: compost at home, with or without a machine to help you out,…

22 May

Volkswagen indefinitely delays the ID.7 electric sedan’s arrival in North America

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Volkswagen has delayed the launch of its ID.7 sedan in the US and Canada. Before Wednesday’s indefinite postponement, the automaker had slated the EV’s North American launch for this year. The ID.7, which was set to be Volkswagen’s first electric sedan in the US, has seen high demand in Europe, where it arrived last year. “As market dynamics continue to…

22 May

Starliner’s first crew mission gets pushed back yet again, this time with no new launch date

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The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule still hasn’t launched more than two weeks after its originally scheduled liftoff date, and as of right now, there’s no telling when it will. In a statement emailed to members of the press late on Tuesday, NASA announced it was calling off the launch attempt set for May 25. Starliner’s maiden crew…

22 May

Anker power banks are up to half off ahead of Memorial Day weekend

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Many people will be traveling this Memorial Day weekend as the summer unofficially gets underway. It’s important to keep smartphone, tablet and laptop batteries topped up, but you can’t always rely on finding an outlet as you're on the move. So it’s always useful to have a power bank on hand. As luck would have it, Anker’s power banks are…

22 May

Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping

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Chatting it up with a fake ScarJo not doing it for you? Why not try a conversation with the leader of China There’s a new chatbot in town and it's based on Xi Jinping. As a matter of fact, it was trained using the ‘thoughts’ of the Chinese leader. I put thoughts in quotes because researchers didn’t use some kind…

22 May

Marvel’s What If…? for Apple Vision Pro gets a trailer and release date

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Earlier this month, Marvel and ILM Immersive announced that What If...? would be coming to the Apple Vision Pro in the form of an "immersive story" based on the Disney+ original. The original announcement didn't offer much in the way of detail but now we've got an official trailer and release date, with the title arriving on May 30. The…

22 May

Panasonic S9 hands-on: A powerful creator camera with a patented LUT simulation button

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Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras have always been popular with pro video shooters, but to date the company hasn’t directly tackled a key segment: influencers. Today, it’s finally jumping in with the S9, a small and stylish full-frame camera with similar capabilities to Sony’s ZV-E1. The S9’s key feature is a dedicated LUT button and app that let you quickly select custom…

22 May

Airbnb hosts can get discounts on EV chargers

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You might start to see more Airbnb properties with EV accommodations in the future. The online platform is teaming up with ChargePoint to get more Airbnb hosts to install EV chargers, Business Wire reports. The partnership means Airbnb hosts can access an exclusive ChargePoint package and save money. ChargePoint is giving Airbnb hosts 25 percent off whichever charger they pick…