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How to get an iPhone on Prime Day (because Amazon sure isn’t helping)

Source: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore We're probably less than two months away from the arrival of new iPhones. And yet, on this Prime Day 2022, finding a great deal on any of the current iPhones is more complicated than you might expect. In fact, over at Amazon, not only are there zero iPhone deals at the time of this writing, but the stock there is mainly diminished. So instead, I suggest visiting Best Buy or one of the U.S. carriers. In recent years, many carriers have been offering the same discounts on current and…

Kirby’s Dream Buffet gives us a much-needed second helping of Kirby

I am convinced that somewhere deep in the bowels of Nintendo HQ, there is a cabal of game developers in charge of strategically deploying Kirby when things get dire. I mean, how else can you explain the fact that we get not one but two cute as fuck Kirby games in the same calendar year? You can’t. Kirby is the shining light of the world, and he comes when we need him the most. He showed up in 2002 with Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. And in 2017-2018, Nintendo must have known we were going through it because it…

How AI is helping to improve Cricket

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. One of the countries where it seems to be growing more and more in popularity is India. the IPL has grown rapidly and is now a major sporting attraction in the country. It attracts viewers from around the world who are looking for the very best in live cricket and the best cricket betting market. While cricket clearly requires a great deal of skill, the tools needed to play the game have always been quite basic. However, to keep itself relevant and up to…

Helping Find New Minerals, Habitable Planets, and Extraterrestrial Life

A newly completed 15-year study details the origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth.An innovative new perspective on mineralogy, findings rank amongst the field’s most important in the last century.Scientists decipher and catalog the diverse origins of Earth’s minerals; will inform models of life’s history, help find new minerals, habitable planets, and extraterrestrial life.Crushed, zapped, boiled, baked, and more: Nature used 57 recipes to create Earth’s 10,500+ ‘mineral kinds’Pyrite (“Fool’s Gold”) formed…

Artists are helping to make Magic: The Gathering more expressive — and fun

Jeweled Lotus is an incredibly powerful Magic: The Gathering card. For the grand cost of zero mana, you gain three mana of any one color that you can then use to cast your commander, a powerful card integral to the Commander format of Magic play. Because of its massive value in getting three mana for no mana, and with the extreme popularity of the Commander format, copies of Jeweled Lotus cost $70 to $120, and the super fancy, extended art, foil version of the card can fetch a price anywhere between $900 to $20,000. If…

Deepfakes, stolen personal information helping scammers get remote IT jobs

Scammers are now using deepfakes and stolen personal information of people and applying for remote job interviews and work from home.Such practices are being seen in the world of information technology as IT firms still allow most of their workforce to work from anywhere.The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned of an increase in complaints reporting the use of deepfakes and stolen Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to apply for a variety of remote work and…

Pro gaming tools are helping streamers get paid

A grid of blue, balloon-like blobs are pinned against a checkerboard shooting range. The goal, says Aim Lab, is to pop all of the targets as fast as you can with a pistol that’s been tuned to the precise kinetic feedback of Riot’s wildly popular shooter Valorant. Whenever you connect with a target, another one will materialize somewhere else on the grid, meaning that players will be graded on a variety of different vectors including speed, efficiency, and precision. All of the gruesome flourishes we’ve come to expect…

A profile of ADT, which is helping sell and install Nest smart home products, as it prepares to unveil its own smart home security software…

Bloomberg: A profile of ADT, which is helping sell and install Nest smart home products, as it prepares to unveil its own smart home security software and hardware in 2023 — Kneeling beneath a framed print of Thomas Kinkade's painting A Peaceful Retreat, Roli Chiu, alarm system installer … Bloomberg: A profile of ADT, which is helping sell and install Nest smart home products, as it prepares to unveil its own smart home security software and hardware in 2023 — Kneeling…

Meet the architect helping tech firms like Intuit redesign the office

The pandemic changed how we work. And while some companies are reverting to a pre-pandemic workweek, 81% of executives said they are adopting a more flexible workplace, according to LinkedIn's 2022 Global Talent Trends report. But getting employees back in the office hasn't been easy and companies are having to rethink the role the office plays in a post-pandemic world.Clive Wilkinson, who designed the Googleplex, is one of the architects being called on by the tech sector and others to help build workplaces that…

Johnny Depp’s Attorney Camille Vasquez Deemed ‘Wonder Woman’ After Helping An Elderly Person On A Flight

Lawyer Camille Vasquez recently defended Johnny Depp from a defamation lawsuit and in the process became something of a celebrity herself. With so much of the trial being televised Vasquez has become a recognizable face, but now she’s being recognized for something very different and quite incredible as she apparently jumped to the rescue of a man having a medical emergency on an airplane. According to TMZ, Camille Vasquez was on a plane between New York and Los Angeles when a man in his 70s walked past her down the…