Image: Apple Despite Will Smith’s Oscars slap, Apple will be releasing an upcoming film starring the actor this year. Emancipation, which stars Smith as Peter, a man who has escaped slavery and is on the run to try and return to his family, will debut in theaters on December 2nd and on Apple TV Plus on December 9th, according to Deadline. Apple has also released a teaser trailer. Apple landed the rights to Emancipation, from director Antoine Fuqua, in a huge deal in 2020, and it’s expected to be an Oscars contender. Smith’s performance is “volcanic,” according to The New York Times’ sources. Read More

What would you do if you fell in love—with a person who’s your husband in an alternate reality? Things only get stranger and more confusing, not to mention more dangerous, from there for the protagonist of A Fractured Infinity, a new queer sci-fi book from author Nathan Tavares. io9 has a sneak peek to share today! Read More

Kim Kardashian’s crypto token ad didn’t follow the rules. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission kept up with the Kardashians. The crypto crackdown has come for Kim Kardashian. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that the queen of influencers did a little too much influencing when it came to the EthereumMax (EMAX) token, which Kardashian promoted on her Instagram in June 2021. She’s agreed to pay $1.26 million and not promote crypto securities for the next three years. The settlement shows that the SEC is ready, willing, and able to go after celebrity crypto endorsers. Many of them made plenty of money promoting what ended up being shady crypto schemes that quickly collapsed, leaving investors (often their own fans) with empty pockets. SEC chair Gary Gensler did a little social media influencing of his own, announcing the settlement with a tweet that included a video of him warning people about celebrity endorsements of investments. Today @SECGov, we charged Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting a crypto security. This case is a reminder that, when celebrities / influencers endorse investment opps, including crypto asset securities, it doesn’t mean those investment products are right for all investors.— Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) October 3, 2022 That tweet may well serve as a warning to the celebrities themselves, too. Gensler has made no secret of his desire to go after the loosely regulated and highly volatile world of crypto investments. The SEC has already investigated some of the biggest platforms and people in it. While Kardashian is one of the first, and surely the highest-profile celebrity, to get dinged for promoting crypto to her fans, it’s doubtful she’ll be the last. She may not even be the last celebrity the SEC charges for promoting EthereumMax, which also enlisted boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and basketball player Paul Pierce to endorse the token. The SEC noted that its investigation into EthereumMax “is continuing.” Kardashian’s Instagram story was marked as an ad with “#ad.” That wasn’t good enough for the SEC, which said in its release that the post didn’t include all the information that was legally required for security endorsements, including the source and amount of that compensation. Kardashian was paid $250,000 for her story, the commission said. Kardashian’s settlement includes that $250,000, interest, and a $1 million penalty. It’s a tiny fraction of her net worth, which is estimated at nearly $2 billion. Kardashian probably won’t even notice it’s missing. But there’s a symbolic value, too: this shows that the SEC isn’t afraid to go after some of the biggest celebrities in the world. EthereumMax spiked in value when Kardashian, Mayweather, Jr., and Pierce promoted it. It plummeted quickly afterward. The three are also the subject of a class action lawsuit that accuses them of working with EthereumMax to artificially inflate the token’s value, also known as a “pump and dump.” The crypto world has been especially susceptible to these, with many celebrities promoting tokens to their fans, only for those tokens to crash in value shortly afterwards. Ben McKenzie, an actor who has become an outspoken critic of the crypto market — specifically the “Hollywoodization” of it — wrote about Kardashian’s EMax promo last October for Slate as an example of how celebrities were taking advantage of their fans by endorsing shaky crypto investments. “The wheels of justice grind slow, but at long last government regulators have struck a death blow to the nascent crypto industry. I speak, of course, of Kim Kardashian and EthereumMax,” McKenzie told Recode. Read More

The aeronautical industry has transitioned to the use of advanced composite materials because of their lightweight properties, strength and durability. Together with increased aircraft productivity and performance, using these advanced materials makes designing and manufacturing cost-effective aircraft structures and components more challenging. Meeting these challenges will lead to a reduction in weight and fuel consumption, shorter manufacturing cycles and increased energy efficiency in aircraft assembly. Read More

The Supreme Court agreed to take up two cases that could challenge Big Tech companies' legal protections. The court agreed on Monday to take up Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, cases that could allow the court to change Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, legislation that protects websites on the internet from being held liable for the content posted by users. Recently the law has come under fire from conservatives claiming that it allows websites to censor them with impunity. Read More

Xiaomi is holding a product launch event tomorrow, Tuesday 4 October 2022, but Amazon seems to have lifted the lid on the two expected phones early.The Read More

You might soon need YouTube Premium for more than ditching ads, background playback and trying new features. As MacRumorsnotes, users on Reddit and Twitter have noticed that YouTube is asking some viewers to upgrade to Premium to watch videos in 4K resolution. It's not clear which countries, devices or videos are affected, but this won't be thrilling if you were hoping for better than 1440p on your computer or tablet. It's not certain if this is a test or broader rollout. We've asked YouTube for comment, and will let you know if we hear back. Premium normally costs $12 per month, or $120 per year. So, after testing up to 12 ads on YouTube for non-Premium users, now some users reported that they also have to get a Premium account just to watch videos in 4K. pic.twitter.com/jJodoAxeDp.— Alvin (@sondesix) October 1, 2022 A move like this wouldn't be unexpected. YouTube claimed a combined 50 million Premium and Music subscribers last September. That may sound like a lot of customers, but it's a modest amount compared to paid media services like Spotify Premium (188 million users as of the second quarter) and Netflix (220.7 million). In theory, locking 4K videos behind YouTube Premium could spur sign-ups and make it a larger revenue source for Google. Read More

Remember when Kia was an underdog to the established car brands? How times have changed. Kia and its sister marque, Hyundai, are now two of the biggest names in the car market. Kia alone accounts for a 7 percent market share in the UK. In the US, Hyundai-Kia were the fifth biggest player in 2021, comfortably beating VW and BMW, and Kia alone set a new market share record at 4.7 percent. The Sportage is a major contributor to that. It’s the Korean brand’s biggest selling model globally—not surprisingly, since it’s consistently been a great, well-priced, reliable midsize SUV—which makes this revamp all the more important. This new model sticks to those core values, but it also makes some big leaps. First of those is the drastic change in styling. Subjective as ever, it’s up to you whether you like the look of the Kia Sportage, but to these eyes it looks very modern yet also rather over-styled, particularly around the confusion of angular LED headlights. Read More

As stocks plummet, markets have become less susceptible to the Midas touch of "finfluencers." Spam activity on social media is rising as celebrities and influencers grow quiet, data shows. "You have a whole army of bots that can create that same explosion [as Elon Musk]," one cultural anthropologist said. After driving markets haywire with his cryptic tweets in 2021, Elon Musk has been mostly quiet with his investing advice this year. Read More

TL;DR: As of Oct. 2, you can get the Geneverse Solar Generator: HomePower ONE + SolarPower ONE for $1,499 — that's a $98 discount from the usual $1,597. A blackout may be a lot easier to weather if you’ve got your own power source. The grid may go down, but a solar-rechargeable generator could keep some of your essential appliances and electronics running while you wait for things to go back to normal. The Generverse Solar Generator comes in two parts. HomePower ONE is a 1,002Wh rechargeable power station, and SolarPower ONE is a high-output portable solar panel you can use to recharge it. Together, they could be a huge help if you need power in a pinch. They’re also on sale for $1,499 (reg. $1,597). Keep your appliances running and your devices charged  Even if it’s a storm that knocks your power out, a solar generator could be useful in bringing some of it back. Even with cloud cover, many solar panels can still collect energy, though they’re more efficient in direct sunlight. And you shouldn’t need to constantly recharge. HomePower ONE’s battery is big enough for up to seven days of power supply on a single charge, but that varies depending on what you’re using it for, and you do have a lot of options.  With three AC outlets, two USB-C, two USB-A, and one car outlet, there’s a lot you can keep connected to HomePower ONE. The AC outlets are rated for 1,000W power and 2,000W surge power. Most home appliances should have their wattage clearly stamped somewhere on the bottom, so you can easily check what you could keep going. You’ll use more power with higher-wattage appliances than if you were just charging your tablet and keeping the router on, but you also have a few options to recharge.  The HomePower ONE has a car charger outlet, and you can also connect SolarPower ONE. This foldable solar panel has a 200W output for super fast charging. It’s a monocrystalline solar cell, which is far more efficient than the more-common polycrystalline model. Setting it up only takes a few seconds, and it’s made from high-durability cloth and PET high-temperature-resistant material. It also has built-in USB-C and USB-A ports, so you could charge your phone with the power of the sun. Stay connected during a blackout If you want a backup plan for a power outage, then the sun is a pretty consistent place to put your trust. For a limited time, get the Geneverse Solar Generator: HomePower ONE + SolarPower ONE for $1,499 (reg. $1,597).  Prices subject to change.  Opens in a new tab Credit: Geneverse Geneverse Solar Generator: HomePower ONE + SolarPower ONE (opens in a new tab) $1,499 at the Mashable Shop Get Deal (opens in a new tab) Read More

Have you dusted off an old MacBook, only to realize that you can't remember its password? If so, you're in luck. Resetting a MacBook password is pretty simple. Read More

The pandemic coronavirus' debut wrought universal havoc—not even seasonal flu viruses were spared. Amid travel restrictions, quarantines, closures, physical distancing, masking, enhanced hand washing, and disinfection, the 2020-2021 flu season was all but canceled. That meant not just an unprecedented global decrease in the number of people sick with the flu but also a dramatic collapse in the genetic diversity of circulating flu strains. Many subtypes of the virus all but vanished. But most notably, one entire lineage—one of only four flu groups targeted by seasonal influenza vaccines—went completely dark, seemingly extinct. Researchers noted the absence last year as the flu was still struggling to recover from its pandemic knockout. But now, the flu has come roaring back and threatens to cause a particularly nasty season in the Northern Hemisphere. Still, the influenza B/Yamagata lineage remains missing, according to a study published this week in the journal Eurosurveillance. It has not been definitively detected since April 2020. And the question of whether it's truly gone extinct lingers. Read More

Photo by Meron Menghistab for The Verge Rachel Gerberding has a green thumb. So when her mother died this April, Gerberding decided to compost her. Gerberding, who lives in Washington state in a house surrounded by flowers, had heard about a newly legal method to turn human remains into soil. “I was like, ‘Mom, it would be such a wonderful thing for me — to be able to just walk through [my garden] and be like, ‘Oh, hi, Mom,’” Gerberding, 48, said, recounting their conversation. Sharon Gerberding, who had previously planned on a simple cremation, agreed: “I’m going to be dead,” she told Rachel. “Do whatever you want!” That’s why Sharon, who died from complications of multiple sclerosis, was laid to rest in an industrial park 30 minutes south of Seattle. Read More

Support for new cellular plan activation using Apple’s own SIM was removed on October 1st. Image: MacRumors Apple SIM technology is no longer available to activate new cellular data plans on iPads. The Apple SIM, first introduced by Apple in 2014, is a programmable SIM card that could be configured with different operator profiles, eliminating the need to buy a physical SIM from the carrier itself. The change was first spotted by MacRumors. Apple quietly made the announcement via its cellular data support page, which says that support for new activations using both the standard Apple SIM and embedded Apple SIM would stop from October 1st, 2022. Apple recommends that anyone affected by the change should contact their carrier for details on how to activate a cellular data plan on their iPad. Read More

The University of Illinois (UIUC) has partnered with Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and nonprofits on the Speech Accessibility Project. The aim is to improve voice recognition for communities with disabilities and diverse speech patterns often not considered by AI algorithms. That includes people with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), Parkinson's, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other diseases that affect speech. “Speech interfaces should be available to everybody, and that includes people with disabilities," UIUC professor Mark Hasegawa-Johnson said. "This task has been difficult because it requires a lot of infrastructure, ideally the kind that can be supported by leading technology companies, so we’ve created a uniquely interdisciplinary team with expertise in linguistics, speech, AI, security and privacy." To include communities of people with disabilities like Parkinson's, The Speech Accessibility Project will collect speech samples from individuals representing a diversity of speech patterns. The UIUC will recruit paid volunteers to contribute voice samples and help create a "private, de-identified" dataset that can be used to train machine learning models. The group will focus on American English at the start. The Davis Phinney Foundation (Parkinson's) and Team Gleason (ALS) have pledged support for the project. "Parkinson’s affects motor symptoms, making typing difficult, so speech recognition is a critical tool for communication and expression," said The Davis Phinney Foundation's executive director, Polly Dawkins. "Part of [our] commitment includes ensuring people with Parkinson’s have access to the tools, technologies, and resources needed to live their best lives." Read More

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles in the third quarter of 2022, a sign that the Elon Musk-owned company has bounced back from a slower second quarter related to COVID-related factory shutdowns. In a report on the automaker’s site, Tesla says the Model S and X made up 18,672 of its quarterly deliveries, while the Model 3 and Y accounted for 325,158. Tesla made a total of 365,923 cars during the quarter, leaving about 20,000 cars in its inventory. Read More

A Mobileye self-driving vehicle. Image: Mobileye, an Intel company Intel’s self-driving technology firm Mobileye has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (via CNBC). The Israel-based company, which Intel acquired for $15.3 billion in 2017, specializes in making the chips and software that powers autonomous vehicles. According to Bloomberg, Intel initially expected the IPO to value Mobileye at $50 billion, but later lowered its expectations to around $30 billion. Mobileye’s SEC filing indicates steady revenue growth over the past few years, jumping from $879 million in 2019 to $967 million in 2020, and topping out at $1.4 billion in 2021. The filing doesn’t provide any information on how much a share could cost. Read More

Have you noticed that the more time goes on, the more we use our phones to stop people from connecting to us? If my phone rings at all, I can be pretty certain it isn’t anyone who knows me calling. The same has become true of texts, which arrive with enormous frequency, usually trying get me to sell my house (which I can guarantee they were not just admiring recently in the neighborhood) or access my Netflix account, which is always in supposed danger. Here are some handy tips for eliminating those spam texts — and leaving open the possibility that you will still receive messages from actual people in your life. How to block spam texts on an iPhone On an iPhone, before you delete that irksome text, tap on the number as if you might want to call the person back or add them to your contacts. Click on the info icon; on the next screen, there is a second info icon. Click on that, and it brings you to options that include blocking the caller. (Be careful you don't accidentally call them back in the process!) At the bottom of the screen, you'll see "Block this Caller" in red. Tap that and confirm. Easy! Credit: Apple How to block spam texts on Android On an Android, go to the three-dot icon in the upper right corner and choose Settings. Tap on "Block numbers." You will find several options, including unknown callers, recent call, or from your contact list. Choose or manually enter a number you wish to block.How to filter texts This option is even easier. Under the phone Settings, choose Messages, then toggle on the "Filter Unknown Senders" option. Now any message from a number that isn’t stored in your contacts will be sent to a folder that you can choose to look at — or not. The caution here is that you might miss messages from actual people who haven’t been added to your contacts, which in my case is nearly everyone I know. It's hidden in the settings a little bit, but this little guy can do wonders. Credit: Apple On Android, go back to the three-dot icon and choose Settings. Under Settings, enable Caller ID & Spam to filter text spam.Have an app act as your text guardian Third-party apps like Nomorobo and RoboKiller are available for both iPhones and Android. Originally designed to address unwanted spam callers, they can also block text messages. Ask your provider Spam texts are such a nuisance that many providers are now luring customers by offering support to block them for you, including, in some cases, access to one of the third-party apps without a fee. If you are having trouble getting your phone setting to do the job, give your provider a call and see what they can offer or recommend. It can't hurt, and it just might help. Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed AR, VR, and more in a new interview with Dutch media outlet Bright. He said Apple avoids using the term "metaverse" because the average person doesn't know what it is.  The tech giant's approach is a stark contrast to Mark Zuckerberg's obsession with the metaverse.  Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed in an exclusive interview with Dutch media outlet Bright that the tech giant's hesitancy toward joining the metaverse hype is intentional. Read More

United is cutting routes originating in LA, San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities. The airline's West Coast hubs will see most of the cuts. United ranks as the fourth largest airline in the US based on available seats. United Airlines is slashing routes from some of its biggest hubs as the nation's fourth-largest carrier continues to aggressively drop small cities amid a nationwide pilot shortage. Read More

Hulu + Live TV ($70 per month) offers much the same as FuboTV's basic tier, with NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox Sports, NFL Network, and ESPN giving you access to nearly every game on Sunday, Monday, and Saturday. You can also get access to NFL RedZone by paying an additional $10 per month for the Sports Add-On. Bundled with the live television is access to regular old Hulu, which is one of our favorite streaming services thanks to its same-day access to new shows (such as Atlanta), exclusives (such as The Handmaid's Tale) , and a very impressive movie library for cinephiles. Note that the monthly price will increase to $75 as of December 8, 2022. If you'll use the included Hulu, choose this over FuboTV. If not, save $5 a month (as of December) and go with FuboTV. Sling TV ($35 per month) has two separate packages, Blue and Orange, both costing $35 per month and offering different channels. Blue has Fox Sports, NBC, and NFL Network games, while Orange has ESPN games. If you want to watch as many NFL games as possible, you're going to have to sign up for both at a discounted rate of $50 per month. No Sling TV package carries CBS games, though, so you'll miss those games shown exclusively on CBS. The Sports Extra add-on for $11 more per month gives you access to NFL RedZone. This is the package for you if you want to save money and are fine with not seeing all of the best games—or if you aren't often at home in front of a TV on Sunday afternoons when CBS is broadcasting. Read More

The second season finale of Picard was a truly bizarre hour of television, full of incredibly rushed plot wrap-ups and massive new developments that were also wrapped up at top speed. But the episode shone in its quieter moments between Picard’s cast of characters, including one you didn’t see—until now. Read More

Hackers released data from the Los Angeles school district on Saturday, a day after Superintendent Albert Carvalho said he would not negotiate with or pay a ransom to the criminal syndicate. Read More

As of today, a data-sharing pact between the US and the UK is in effect, five years after it was first floated. The two sides claim that the Data Access Agreement, which was authorized by the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act in the US, will help law enforcement to combat serious crimes in both countries. The Department of Justice called the initiative the first of its kind, adding that it would enable investigators "to gain better access to vital data" to fight serious crimes in a manner that's "consistent with privacy and civil liberties standards." Under the agreement, authorities in one country can request data from ISPs in the other country, as long as it's related to preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting serious crimes including terrorism, transnational organized crime and child exploitation. US officials can't submit data requests targeting people in the UK and vice-versa — presumably the requests can either be used to assist domestic investigations or investigations into foreign nationals. Authorities also need to adhere to certain requirements, limitations and conditions when they access and use data. The UK Home Office's Investigatory Powers Unit will oversee the Data Access Agreement in the UK, while the DOJ's Office of International Affairs (OIA) will handle matters in the US. The OIA has put together a CLOUD team that will review and certify orders on behalf of federal, state, local and territorial authorities. It will directly submit orders to ISPs in the UK and ensure data is transferred to authorities who requested it. Privacy advocates have blasted the initiative and the CLOUD Act. In 2018, just after the bill was introduced, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said it "creates a dangerous precedent for other countries who may want to access information stored outside their own borders, including data stored in the United States." Fight for the Future argued that it would threaten user privacy. The US is looking to forge pacts with other countries under the CLOUD Act. It signed a deal with Australia last December and entered negotiations with Canada earlier this year. Read More

Solar cells are an important contributor to a renewable energy supply, but solar panel waste will quickly become an enormous problem. Now, in a study recently published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) have investigated the science that might help improve the utility of easily mass-producible, all-polymer-based solar cells. Read More

Loki breakout writer Michael Waldron will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the success of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Deadline reports that Waldron will be penning Avengers: Secret Wars, which will be part of the MCU’s Phase 6. Read More

In orbit around Mars since 2014, India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft has suddenly gone silent. Mission controllers are no longer able to communicate with the orbiter, which is assumed to have run out of fuel and battery power, but only after long-exceeding its mission lifespan. Read More

The Nobel Assembly today awarded Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research into human origins. Pääbo has been studying ancient DNA since graduate school, when he managed to isolate DNA samples from Egyptian mummies in a German museum. Since then, Pääbo has made his name researching the genetic origins and differentiation of hominin species—going much, much further back in time than Ancient Egypt. Read More

People consider creativity to be inherently human. However, artificial intelligence (AI) has reached the stage where it can be creative as well. A recent competition attracted anger from artists after it awarded a prize to an artwork created by an AI model known as Midjourney. And such software is now freely available thanks to the release of a similar model called Stable Diffusion, which is the most efficient of its kind to date. Read More

The app mode in Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge can be abused to create realistic-looking login screens that appear as desktop apps. Read More

The winners of the Siena International Photo Awards have been announced, with a number of images selected from thousands of photos submitted by photographers Read More

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Vodafone on Monday confirmed it was in talks over merging its UK operations with rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. Vodafone said a combination would allow "the necessary scale to be able to accelerate the rollout of full 5G in the UK", which has been partly hampered by Britain banning Chinese giant Huawei from involvement in the technology offering faster downloads than 4G. Read More

After a second break, the 11th and final series of The Walking Dead is finally in its last run.. Disney+ is showing part 3 of season 11 in the UK as part Read More

Almost two years after the PlayStation 5 went on sale, it seems that modders have found a way to jailbreak the console, albeit with some significant limitations. As IGN notes, a modder known as SpecterDev revealed the apparent jailbreak, which is described as an experimental IPV6 kernel exploit that takes advantage of a WebKit vulnerability. It appears the jailbreak will only work on PS5 systems that run firmware version 4.03 or earlier. If you have updated your PS5 since last October, you're probably not going to be able to try the exploit. Even then, it seems that trying to install the jailbreak only works around a third of the time. As for what you can actually do with a jailbroken PS5 right now, you'll gain access to the system's debug menu. You might be able to install games from outside of the PlayStation Store as well, but it's not possible to run sideloaded software.  It's... beautiful. The PlayStation 5 has been jailbroken. pic.twitter.com/54fvBGoQGw.— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) October 3, 2022 Modder Lance McDonald tried the jailbreak and was able to install the PS4 demo P.T., Hideo Kojima's famed, delisted teaser for the canceled Silent Hills. (PS4 units with P.T. installed often pop up on eBay.) However, McDonald wasn't able to start playing the game. While the exploit offers read/write access to the PS5, there's currently no way to execute sideloaded files. P.T. isn't backward compatible on PS5 in any case. As it stands, it doesn't seem likely that this jailbreak will be in widespread use anytime soon, due to its limitations and the fact that Sony could ban modders' accounts. On top of that, there's the risk of bricking the console at a time when it still isn't super easy to buy one. Still, this could give other hackers and modders a foundation on which to build more robust jailbreaking tools. Read More

Today’s employees aren’t content to see work as a transactional relationship. The idea of putting in hours in exchange for a paycheck doesn’t keep them satisfied. Instead, it spreads the seeds of discontentment that lead to presenteeism, absenteeism, and quitting. If you’re in a leadership position, you need to rethink your business model or risk […] The post Empowered Execution Keeps Employees Happy (And Makes Work Easier) appeared first on ReadWrite. Read More

(Pocket-lint) - Google is a relative newcomer to the headphones market. The company's technology - Google Assistant - has been present in headphones for a number of years, but in terms of the hardware, the Pixel Buds Pro are only Google's fourth set of headphones. The Pixel Buds started the trend in 2017, but it wasn't until 2020 that the next-gen Pixel Buds attempted to revamp the experience. These were joined in 2021 by the Pixel Buds A-Series and now by the 2022 Pixel Buds Pro. Read More

Now's the time to act if you've pined for a Galaxy Z Fold 4 but couldn't quite justify spending nearly two grand for more than 256GB of storage. Amazon is selling the 512GB foldable for $1,500, a very nice $420 below the official price. That's substantially less than you normally pay for the base model, and matches an offer on Samsung's website.Buy Galaxy Z Fold 4 (512GB) at Amazon - $1,500 The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is ultimately a refinement of its predecessor, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Samsung has patched up some of the enthusiast phone's remaining weaknesses with better rear cameras, improved battery life and added design polish. This remains the device to get if you want a powerful phone that can double as a tablet, particularly if you like to juggle multiple apps. The catches at this point are the same ones you've seen for past models, and to some degree foldables in general. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is bulky compared to conventional smartphones, and you'll have to live with quirks like the display crease. The rear cameras won't beat what you get on the S22 Ultra, and the under-display selfie cam is mediocre (if better hidden). If you're an early adopter or are willing to pay for the biggest screen you can get, though, you'd be hard-pressed to find better hardware at this sale price. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice. Read More

Microsoft has shared mitigations for two new Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082, but researchers warn that the mitigation for on-premise servers is far from enough. Read More

Not quite ready to deck out your house with window, door, and motion sensors and hire an on-call monitoring service? Don’t fret! You can still keep your home secure without messing with your wiring. Setting up a camera or two is an affordable alternative. Knowing you can check in when you’re away offers you peace of mind, but a lot of us have a love-hate relationship with these cameras. There’s an obvious security benefit, but you expose yourself to privacy risks. We break down what you should keep in mind when shopping for one, and we’ve rounded up our favorites after rigorous testing. Read More

I cannot sleep in total silence. I need the hum of a fan or the crackle of a fire. Too much noise and I can't turn my brain off, but too little and every toss, turn, or sniffle is amplified. Whether or not you feel the same, you probably still don't get enough sleep, and for many people, it's not for lack of trying. Help is available. A good sound machine (also called a white-noise machine or sleep machine) is just one tool in an arsenal of gadgets that can help you get your recommended number of z's. WIRED's gear reviewers have filled their homes with sound machines for everything from muffling Witcher battles in the living room while the kids snooze to keeping us asleep while night-owl partners sneak into bed. These are our favorite machines for getting some shut-eye. Read More

“Let’s remake something original!” a grinning Hulu executive says in the pilot episode of Hulu’s new series Reboot. He’s in the middle of greenlighting a remake of a corny early 2000s sitcom, and he couldn’t be more pleased with himself. He’s been charmed by the pitch for a gritty update on the family-friendly series from Hannah (Rachel Bloom), an indie screenwriter best known for her low-budget film Cunt Saw. The fictional Hulu suit radiates overconfident doofus energy; he’s so damn sure his show will be the mold-breaking original in a sea of insipid copycats. By the end of the first episode, though, the edgy script is scrapped for a more nostalgic, safer option. The only thing missing might be a live studio audience. Created by industry veteran Steven Levitan ( Just Shoot Me! , Modern Family), Reboot smuggles the comforting cadence of a network show within its self-referential streaming-era premise. Jabs at its streamer C-suite overlords are generally gentle, gentle enough that you can imagine how the actual self-congratulatory pitch meeting went: Instead of making a straightforward reboot like all those other jabronis … we’ll make a show about making a reboot … brilliant! It’s a bit smug, like watching someone chuckle at their own jokes. Luckily for Reboot, the show is funny enough to excuse this occasional clubby wink-winkiness. The stacked cast helps: Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, and Keegan-Michael Key play the three former stars of the Full House-ish Step Right Up, while Paul Reiser blusters in as the original showrunner unwilling to relinquish control and Alyah Chanelle Scott joins as canny newcomer Timberly, a reality star... Read More

Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked. Read More

The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden STOCKHOLM -- The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Read More

The Vice Society Ransomware gang published data and documents Sunday morning that were stolen from the Los Angeles Unified School District during a cyberattack earlier this month. Read More

Ever since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered partial mobilization after facing setbacks on the Ukrainian front, men in Russia and the state's conscript officers are playing a 'cat and mouse' game involving technology and cybercrime services. Read More

It’s no secret that digital transformation is top-of-mind across enterprises, but many organizations have neglected to upgrade their connectivity solutions. This isn’t a surprise, as billions have been spent promoting 5G solutions. Still, enterprises have been slow to adopt the technology, in part because of its complicated on-prem infrastructure, which is very expensive to both […] The post Enterprise Private Wireless: Enabling Secure, Reliable Communications With Edge Computing appeared first on ReadWrite. Read More

Bill Gates said only innovation can help solve the climate crisis.  He told Bloomberg Zero it's "unrealistic" to expect people to radically change how they live. Gates says he played a key role in the Inflation Reduction Act, which will help cut carbon emissions. Bill Gates said the climate crisis will not be solved by expecting people to radically change their lifestyle over concerns about the environment. Read More

A Hertz customer was arrested after being accused of stealing a rental car, a lawsuit stated. Antwanette Hill is one of hundreds of people suing Hertz for wrongful arrests over "stolen" cars. A father and his daughter faced armed police after the company reported their rental car as stolen.  A Hertz customer was accused of stealing a rental car despite booking and paying for the vehicle in an incident that has led to her being arrested a total of four times and being held in custody for days at a time, a lawsuit stated. Read More

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the globe added to the world's most elite roster of scientists, writers, economists and human rights leaders. This year’s Nobel season kicks off Monday with the medicine award, followed by daily announcements: physics on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on Oct. 10. Read More