Новости за 29.10.2021

Facebook's name change to Meta signals for many that the Facebook name has officially become too toxic to keep around — but Facebook has had controversies for years.

In a likely attempt to divert from its increasingly toxic public image, Facebook has officially announced its parent company’s name will be Meta.

Former President Donald Trump's new social network might fail to launch — all because it won't abide by the terms laid out by the people who wrote its source code.

The metaverse will revolutionize your ability to be a jerk.

That rather confusing pitch was made by none other than Facebook (er, Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Tuesday interview, published Thursday, with Stratechery's Ben Thompson. In an attempt to communicate why people should buy into his deeply depressing vision of the metaverse, the clearly oblivious CEO pitched "one of the killer use cases:" texting someone while in the middle of a face-to-face conversation with another person.

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Welcome to AirFryDay, where — you guessed it —every Friday Mashable covers the latest trends, dispenses advice, and reviews recipes for your air fryer.

Director Scott Cooper and actor Keri Russell talk about the classic supernatural and familial grief films that inspired Antlers.

Save $19: Charge on the go. Snag an Apple MagSafe Battery Pack at Amazon for just $79.93, down from $99.99, and save $19.07 as of Oct. 29.

Roku is nothing if not consistent.

The leading name in streaming hardware refreshes a good deal of its player lineup on an annual basis, usually favoring small, incremental revisions over sweeping changes. That's the case with the new Streaming Stick 4K, a $50 4K streamer that acts as an improved replacement of sorts for the older Streaming Stick Plus.

Again, the differences this time around aren't massive: Boosts to performance and WiFi connectivity combine with support for the HDR10+... Читать дальше...

Save $21.01: The Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug is on sale for just $23.99 at Amazon as of Oct. 29. Down from its list price of $45, that's a 47% savings.

SAVE $30: As of Oct. 29, this five-piece nonstick cookware set from Ninja is $30 (18%) off the original price for a limited time.

Save $80: As of Oct. 29, the Insignia 6-Slice Toaster Oven (which can also air fry, dehydrate, and more) is on sale for $69.99 at Best Buy. That's a 53% discount off its usual price of $149.99.

Keep your home spotless for less with these Tineco vacuums on sale as of Oct. 29:

SAVE $503: Walmart and Amazon have the 55-inch LG C1 OLED TV on sale for just $1,296.99 as of Oct. 29. It normally retails for $1,799.99, so this saves you 28% — that's its highest discount yet.

Scammers are hacking Facebook accounts, running ads with stolen money, and bragging about their fraudulent fortunes right on the social network.

Here are some of the best deals on refurbished MacBooks at Woot as of Oct. 29:

Save 30%: Select plants at The Sill are 30% off. Plus, if you spend $65 or more by Nov. 2, you can get a $10 voucher to spend between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22 on another $65+ purchase.

On Ted Lasso, football is life. In the real world, as it turns out, football is also life...at least for some of the actors on the show.

The concept is simple: a Twitter account that posts random restaurants from around the world.

Toyota, a pioneer of hybrid vehicles, curiously hasn't sold a fully electric car globally until now.

Let's get one thing out of the way with the Season 2 trailer for The Witcher — it's about monsters. Fighting monsters, hunting monsters, listening to "Monster."

Since the earliest days of film and television, cowboys have been a fixture. Well, more accurately, white cowboys have been a fixture. White actors made names for themselves playing gunslinging heroes and outlaws, while reinvigorating the legends of Wild West figures like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Seth Bullock, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. Meanwhile, the stories of cowboys of color were oft-ignored or cast to the sidelines. This exclusionary history makes The Harder They Fall an act of defiance and reclamation. Читать дальше...

Shani Silver is tired of the same one-note conversations about singlehood. She wants to reframe the way people feel about being unattached.

Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world's influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward.

When it comes to horror, I'll be the first to admit: I'm a freaking coward.

There’s a shame that comes with having dreams, especially if you’re a woman.