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New York City’s congestion pricing is scheduled to take effect Sunday — but for the first month, Lyft said it will be crediting riders who pay the fee. New York’s program, which is supposed to reduce traffic in lower Manhattan while also raising funding for mass transit, was paused by Governor Kathy Hochul in June, then eventually reinstated at a reduced price. There are different prices for different vehicles at different times — during daytime hours, it will cost $9 to drive a regular car in Manhattan below 60th St, while someone using a ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft…

Apple’s new Image Playground feature is an excellent addition to the iPhone, allowing you to easily create custom visuals. This innovative tool transforms simple text prompts into images or animations in seconds, opening up a world of creativity right at your fingertips. Image Playground feature on iPhone  (Apple)Ensure compatibility before you startBefore diving in, ensure your iPhone is compatible. Image Playground works on:I’M GIVING AWAY THE LATEST & GREATEST AIRPODS PRO 2iPhone 15 Pro and Pro MaxAll iPhone 16 models Image Playground feature on iPhone  (Apple)GET ORGANIZED: NEW IOS 18 CALENDAR FEATURE  How to update software to 18.2 or later on iPhoneTo…

Apple’s new Image Playground feature is an excellent addition to the iPhone, allowing you to easily create custom visuals. This innovative tool transforms simple text prompts into images or animations in seconds, opening up a world of creativity right at your fingertips. Image Playground feature on iPhone  (Apple)Ensure compatibility before you startBefore diving in, ensure your iPhone is compatible. Image Playground works on:I’M GIVING AWAY THE LATEST & GREATEST AIRPODS PRO 2iPhone 15 Pro and Pro MaxAll iPhone 16 models Image Playground feature on iPhone  (Apple)GET ORGANIZED: NEW IOS 18 CALENDAR FEATURE  How to update software to 18.2 or later on iPhoneTo…

Longtime entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive Amit Yoran passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. Cybersecurity company Tenable, where Yoran was CEO and chairman, announced his death in a press release. Before becoming Tenable’s CEO in 2016, he held a number of roles including president of RSA, founding CEO of NetWitness, and CEO of In-Q-Tel. In a statement, Tenable’s lead independent director Art Coviello described Yoran as “an extraordinary leader, colleague, and friend.” “His passion for cybersecurity, his strategic vision, and his ability to inspire those around him have shaped Tenable’s culture and mission,” Coviello said. “His legacy will continue…

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are important if you care about your data and privacy. They create a secure, encrypted connection between your device and the internet, hiding your IP address and protecting your online activity. There are tons of apps out there that claim to offer VPN services, but not all of them are legit. Some are fakes trying to steal your data. In the third quarter of 2024, security researchers found that the number of users encountering fake VPN apps jumped 2½ times compared to the second quarter globally. These apps were either malware or programs that could be used by…

In 2023, defense tech recruiter Peterson Conway VIII pulled up to the offices of nuclear fusion startup Fuse in a black Suburban, donning his signature cowboy hat. He picked up a recent Fuse hire and proceeded to regale her with stories of his old recruiting days. One story involved prostitutes attending a recruiting event (“not for sex,” Conway clarified to TechCrunch).  The new hire was not happy. “I thought I told it in a funny way,” Conway sighed, admitting he was being “an a–hole.” Fuse founder JC Btaiche caught wind of the conversation and agreed, promptly firing Conway – although…

A few months ago, United Airlines announced its deal with Starlink to offer in-flight internet access for its passengers. At the time, the airline said it would start testing the new service in early 2024 and then offer it on passenger flights later in the year. United has now accelerated this timeline a bit, with testing starting next month and the first passenger flight to offer Starlink, an Embraer E-175 regional jet, taking off this spring. When I talked to United’s Chief Customer Officer Linda Jojo, she told me the company had an aggressive schedule for the retrofit, with the installation…

Bhattacharya Will Bring Much-Needed Transparency to NIH

PoliticusUSA is now wholly independent and ad-free, but we need reader support to keep bringing you news and views that the corporate media won’t, so please subscribe.The President-Elect has been convicted of 34 felonies and will be sentenced on Friday. Trump should be celebrating because he will serve no incarceration time, and he will be free to go after the sentencing hearing.Anyone else who was convicted of nearly three dozen felonies would never get the special treatment that Trump is getting, but Donald Trump thinks that he is entitled to even more special treatment.Trump posted on Truth Social:There has never…

Vienna: Austria’s ruling conservatives picked Secretary-General Christian Stocker as interim successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian media reported on Sunday, after Nehammer quit as his attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart.There was no immediate comment from the People’s Party (OVP), and Nehammer only told reporters after the party’s crisis leadership meeting on Sunday that “important and correct decisions” had been taken.The surprise collapse of three- and then two-party talks aimed at cobbling together a centrist coalition that could serve as a bulwark against the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after the FPO came first in…