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Ah, fall. The season for sweaters, soup and, of course, updated vaccines. In addition to getting your yearly flu shot, consider making sure you and your family are up to date on your COVID vaccines — the new Novavax vaccine may be a good option. And it’s helpful to have some test kits on hand in case you start … Read more

Becoming a Jedi is one of the most potent fantasies Star Wars games can offer—the power of a lightsaber, the greater power of the Force itself. It is, indeed, a fantasy that we’ve gotten to turn to more than any other in Star Wars‘ long gaming history. But with that fantasy has come a view of … Read more

This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. SpaceX has reached an important milestone in testing Starship, the spacecraft it wants to use for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. Following a test launch yesterday, the Super Heavy booster that launches Starship returned to Earth and landed at its … Read more

Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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 … Read more

The show, based on a series of books by Hugh Howey, is about a community of 10,000 people living in an underground silo that’s intended to protect them from dangerous conditions aboveground. If you’ve been meaning to see the first season and haven’t yet, you probably shouldn’t watch this new trailer; as you might have … Read more

Cyber risk has become an increasingly important issue for small companies around the world. While many companies try to avoid and mitigate cyber risks, they rarely discuss transferring those risks to a third party. That’s why Stoïk is stepping in with a cyber security insurance product specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses. The French … Read more

What you need to know Xiaomi Pad 7 and its Pro model are the next mid-range tablets that will likely launch soon. A new leak reveals its processors and screen sizes ahead of the anticipated launch. The upcoming tablets will likely carry displays similar to those of the previous models yet could feature faster charging … Read more

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung and Apple enjoyed were neck-and-neck at the top of the global smartphone market in Q3 2024. The two brands both grabbed 18% of the market, while Xiaomi was in third place. Apple traditionally leads in the following quarter as the full impact of a new iPhone release is … Read more

The Earth’s natural carbon sinks — oceans, forests, and soils — are increasingly struggling to absorb human carbon emissions as global temperatures rise, raising concerns that achieving net-zero targets may become impossible. “In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded, preliminary findings by an international team of researchers show the amount of carbon absorbed by land … Read more

Last week, hackers defaced the Internet Archive website with a message that said, “Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of you on HIBP!” HIBP is a reference to Have I Been Pwned, … Read more