The judge dropped the ‘Rust’ Case over new evidence in the middle of the actor’s trial and said it cannot be filed again.
The judge dropped the ‘Rust’ Case over new evidence in the middle of the actor’s trial and said it cannot be filed again.
Melania Trump Calls for ‘Compassion, Kindness, & Empathy’ After Assassination Attempt on Her Husband
The former first lady also said that she was thankful to the Secret Service agents who protected her husband and shared condolences with the victims who were killed and hurt.
The former first lady also said that she was thankful to the Secret Service agents who protected her husband and shared condolences with the victims who were killed and hurt.
Richard Simmons Dead: Fitness Icon Dies at 76
The workout video star was found dead in his home shortly after his 76th birthday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The workout video star was found dead in his home shortly after his 76th birthday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Prime Day deals slash $125 off the Dyson Airwrap
The Dyson Airwrap is one of the most popular pieces of beauty tech as of late, so much so that it can be hard to get your hands on it because it frequently goes in and out of stock. But right now you can snag an Amazon-exclusive bundle for $125 off thanks to Prime Day deals. Normally priced at $675, this bundle is now on sale for $550 for Prime Day.
In addition to the Airwrap and its storage case, the bundle includes six attachments: two long barrels, three brushes and the Coanda smoothing dryer, plus a filter cleaning brush, a detangling comb and another storage bag. That’s enough to achieve a bunch of different hairstyles with one tool, and you get a couple of ways to store the machine when you’re not using it or when you need to travel with it.
For the uninitiated, the Dyson Airwrap gained popularity due to the fact that it doesn’t use extreme heat to style hair. It instead uses the Coanda effect, which describes airflow’s tendency to follow a curved surface, to wrap, dry and style hair all at once. How you do so specific depends on the attachment you’re using, be it a barrel or a brush.
The Airwrap does use heat, to be clear, but Dyson claims the device intelligently monitors heat to keep it at the optimal temperature. It should never go above 302 degrees Fahrenheit, and that should be less damaging for your hair as opposed to using standard hot tools.
If history is any indication, the Airwrap could quickly go out of stock during a sale event like Prime Day. While $550 is still a lot to spend on any gadget, now is a good time to buy this bundle if you’ve had your eye on the beauty tool for a while.
Your Prime Day Shopping Guide: See all of our Prime Day coverage. Shop the best Prime Day deals on Yahoo Life. Follow Engadget for Prime Day tech deals. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Amazon Prime Day deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Prime Day sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/prime-day-deals-slash-125-off-the-dyson-airwrap-123503600.html?src=rss
Shannen Doherty Dead: Actress Dies at 53 After Battle With Cancer
The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ actress has passed away after battling stage 4 cancer.
The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ actress has passed away after battling stage 4 cancer.
The Morning After: Dune-inspired spacesuit recycles astronauts’ urine into drinkable water
A new space suit designed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University, inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune, could make spacewalks longer and less disgusting by recycling expelled urine in a special filtration backpack.
The traditional NASA spacesuit design has been in circulation since the 1970s and only has an absorbent polymer to catch astronauts’ urine. This outdated waste system has also led to hygiene and medical issues, like urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal problems, for astronauts. It’s not just for sci-fi whimsy.
The new ‘stillsuits’ have a “vacuum-based external catheter leading to a combined forward-reverse osmosis unit” astronauts carry on their back. The suits were designed for future NASA space missions, including the Artemis II and Artemis III missions, both headed to the moon. However, NASA hasn’t adopted this spacesuit or its technology yet.
Oh, and prime yourself: Amazon’s Prime Day kicks off tomorrow.
— Mat Smith
The biggest stories you might have missed
What to read this week: An astronaut’s journey and queer horror that bites back at cliché
The best budget Android phone for 2024
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers
You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!
OpenAI whistleblowers want SEC probe into NDAs
They say the NDAs keep employees from speaking out on safety risks.
Whistleblowers penned a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that OpenAI employees were made to sign “illegally restrictive” agreements preventing them from speaking out on the potential harms of the company’s technology. The whistleblowers ask the SEC to “take swift and aggressive steps” to enforce the rules they say OpenAI has violated. They allegedly include making employees sign agreements “that failed to exempt disclosures of securities violations to the SEC” and requiring employees to get consent from the company before disclosing confidential information to the authorities. The letter also says OpenAI’s agreements required employees to “waive compensation intended by Congress to incentivize reporting and provide financial relief to whistleblowers.”
There’s finally a retro PC emulator on the App Store
But you’ll need to download virtual machines.
Retro PC game emulator UTM SE is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, marking the first time Apple has allowed a PC emulator for iOS onto its marketplace. You’ll first need to either download a pre-built virtual machine — several of which UTM offers for free on its website — or you can create your own from scratch.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water-111540921.html?src=rss
Laser Sphere uses Playdate’s crank to control a space laser, and I’m having a blast
The horde is relentless. Every time I naively get overconfident in the timing of my laser sweeps and think I finally have the advantage over my enemies, the next wave comes in tenfold just to put me back in my place. I flatten them, they come back stronger and overtake me, and our little dance starts all over again.
In Laser Sphere, a Playdate game made by Pulp creator Shaun Inman, it’s just you and your prone-to-overheating space laser against the world. From the game’s description:
The lights in the sky are fading. A massive shell around an ailing star is the last bastion of a civilization witness to a cosmic extinction level event. But at the edge of the gloom lurks a horde driven mad by darkness, bent on snuffing out the last of the light.
Your job is to defend the Sphere from the incoming attackers, using the crank to control the direction of the laser beam and ‘A’ to fire. You can hold ‘A’ for a continuous blast of the laser, but this is a time-limited action — after a few seconds, your laser will overheat and be unusable until it cools down, leaving you completely vulnerable. To prevent that, you can instead shoot in short bursts to conserve power. But when tiny, high-speed enemies are coming at you in droves, good luck trying to snipe them each individually. When all else fails, you can deploy a bomb to take out a large number of enemies at once.
Shaun Inman
There are ways to improve the Sphere that’ll give you a better shot at holding off the swarm. After destroying the ships, you can collect their materials and use the currency from this at the end of each level to purchase upgrades and make repairs. One add-on will reduce the laser’s cooldown time, while another fortifies your shield.
Thanks to the overheating/cooldown element, every decision feels high-stakes, and Laser Sphere as a result is an extremely engaging little action game. (The music by Mike Freuden is pretty solid too). There are enemies of different sizes, each type moving at a different speed, and you really have to stay on your toes to make sure you’re making the best use of your laser for whichever threat is most pressing at the moment. Otherwise, you’ll end up without a weapon when a couple dozen attackers are right on top of you. You can get Laser Sphere on the Playdate Catalog for $6.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/laser-sphere-uses-playdates-crank-to-control-a-space-laser-and-im-having-a-blast-223109297.html?src=rss
There’s finally a retro PC emulator on the App Store
The retro PC game emulator UTM SE is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, marking the first time Apple has allowed a PC emulator for iOS onto its marketplace, per The Verge. UTM SE will let you run classic PC games, but you’ll first need to either download a pre-built virtual machine — several of which UTM offers for free on its website — or you can create your own from scratch.
We are happy to announce that UTM SE is available (for free) on iOS and visionOS App Store (and coming soon to AltStore PAL)!
Shoutouts to AltStore team for their help and to Apple for reconsidering their policy.https://t.co/HAV5JnT5GO
— UTM (@UTMapp) July 13, 2024
Apple previously rejected UTM SE, but the team behind the app shared on X that it was able to move forward with a “JIT-less build” thanks to the help of another developer, so it could comply with Apple’s restrictions. The developers also said UTM SE would soon hit the alternative app marketplace AltStore PAL as well, which would open it up to users in the EU. “Shoutouts to AltStore team for their help and to Apple for reconsidering their policy,” the UTM team posted.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/theres-finally-a-pc-emulator-on-the-app-store-175320490.html?src=rss
The Hatch Restore 2 smart sleep clock drops to a record low for Prime Day
Getting into a good sleep routine can make a world of difference in your day-to-day life, and smart clocks like the Hatch Restore 2 are designed to help you achieve that. The popular sleep device, which allows for customized bedtime and wake-up routines, is deeply discounted on Amazon right now in an early Prime Day deal, bringing the price down to $145 from its usual cost of $200. The clock comes in three neutral colors — Latte, Putty and Slate — all of which are covered by the 28 percent price cut.
Hatch Restore 2 has features to help put you to sleep, and wake you gently in the morning. To get the absolute most out of it, you’ll also need to subscribe to Hatch+ for $5/month, but the system is still usable with limitations if you don’t want yet another subscription in your life. In our review, we found it to be genuinely helpful for winding down at night and starting the day off on the right note, but you may need to play around with the settings over the course of a few days to figure out what works best for you.
Hatch Restore 2 has audio segments to help you relax at night, like a 25-minute narration called “Train of Thought” in which a train conductor talks you through her ticket collections and interactions with passengers, and tells you train facts. Engadget’s reviewer Amy Skorheim said the audio became “more effective at putting me to sleep than popping a melatonin.” Restore 2 also offers ambient sounds like naturescapes, white and pink noise, and the sound of cars passing by.
In the morning, a sunlight light will start to shine before your alarm goes off to help gently wake you up. You can assign rotating routines to start your day off differently each morning. “The Reset,” for example, will play affirmations. The Hatch Restore 2 gets sleep routines right, but it’s definitely pricey for what it offers, so take advantage of that $55 discount while it’s still available.
Your Prime Day Shopping Guide: See all of our Prime Day coverage. Shop the best Prime Day deals on Yahoo Life. Follow Engadget for Prime Day tech deals. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Amazon Prime Day deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Prime Day sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-hatch-restore-2-smart-sleep-clock-drops-to-a-record-low-for-prime-day-150049284.html?src=rss
What Happened to Donald Trump in Pennsylvania? Update After Shots Were Seemingly Fired
While speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump appeared to have been hit in the face and injured. See all updates about his condition and what happened, here.
While speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump appeared to have been hit in the face and injured. See all updates about his condition and what happened, here.