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Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.
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12 days of nerd-friendly Advent calendars — from rubber ducks to Funko Pops
Gloriously geeky countdown calendars with doors you'll actually be excited to open. Chocolates are all well and good, but these days there are plenty …
Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores
Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.
Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, Oct. 22, #1229
Need a Connections hint today? Get a hint for each color group in NYT Connections No. 1,229 on Thursday, Oct. 22, then all four answers.
Save $56 on the SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD
The 1TB SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD drops to $243 on Amazon, with fast USB-C storage and rugged IP65 protection. Amazon has knocked $56 off the 1TB S…
Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Thursday, Oct. 22, #1951
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Apple and DOJ notify court of impasse over document cutoff in antitrust lawsuit
Apple and the Department of Justice have submitted a joint notice of impasse over how recent Apple’s documents must be to fall within the scope of dis…
EA closes legendary RPG studio BioWare following its $55 billion buyout
In a letter to staff on Wednesday, EA announced the closure of BioWare's Edmonton studio, its last, as part of broader cost-cutting layoffs. The stori…
TOZO A1 earbuds drop to $13.96 on Amazon with 30% off
TOZO A1 wireless earbuds drop to $13.96 on Amazon, with Bluetooth 5.3, IPX5 protection, and app-based EQ controls. The TOZO A1 Wireless Earbuds are bu…
Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push
Meta says it's issuing a new class of shares to fund its AI initiatives. As part of its third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, the compa…
BioWare is closing, and the next Mass Effect is going with it
Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare after more than three decades, bringing the curtain down on the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldur…
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Apple Music's New Look is Now Live on Apple's Website
As spotted by Hidde Collee, the Apple Music page on Apple's website now has the updated branding that Apple officially introduced earlier today. Apple Music has a new black-and-white logo and app icon, with Apple doing away with the red color scheme that it previously used for the streaming music service. In a YouTube video released earlier today, Apple showed how the new Apple Music visuals were "made by sound." The video showed off the new Appl…
Google Lens is finding new ways to make YouTube Shorts even more annoying
Getting in the way of YouTube Shorts, literally. TL;DR YouTube seems to be testing a new placement for the Google Lens button, putting it in the cente…
Amazon cuts Dell’s 15.6-inch everyday laptop by $130
Save 22% on Dell’s 15.6-inch everyday laptop, packing a Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, Full HD display, and 512GB SSD. This Dell 15.6-inch laptop is built for …
'Autonomously commanded from up to 70 miles away': The US military is testing self-flying cargo helicopters that navigate around sudden no-fly zones on their own
Airbus demonstrates an autonomous cargo helicopter that reroutes around restricted airspace, using Hivemind for navigation and Starlink for remote com…
Apple’s iPhone Duo Should Get Reachability Accessibility in an Upcoming Update
The $1,999 foldable phone is harder to use for left-handed people and those with smaller hands.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrep…
Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during Q3 earnings. The AI app now has over 10M users.
Utah Wants Millions From ‘Back-Alley Gambling Den’ Kalshi for Allegedly Running Illegal Gambling Business
The state estimates the prediction market has collected up to $61.2 million in fees from illegally-placed wagers placed by users in Utah.
Google’s finally bringing this desktop Meet accessibility tool to mobile
Tile pairing lets you keep meeting participants locked together on your screen. TL;DR Google Meet introduced tile pairing for desktop in 2023, letting…
Sony's latest PS5 firmware got cracked, just in time for GTA 6's November release
Just a few weeks after the massive "Relapse" exploit incident, someone has apparently already broken Sony's latest PlayStation 5 firmware update. A de…
Claude Duet is Anthropic's answer to Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots
Anthropic subscribers in the US can join a waitlist to try the company's new agent.
‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ Had One Rule: Don’t Look Like Season One
Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor says CD Projekt RED and studio TRIGGER wanted the Netflix sequel series to dial up the retro anime homage with a brutally u…
‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.
Before you bid on vintage gadgets, find out how much retro tech you can really handle with this quiz
Everyone loves the idea of retro tech. But what about rewinding tapes and changing batteries? Take our quiz to find out how much old school inconvenie…
Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without …