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No more freebies: Brands are cracking down on folks using student discounts long after graduation. Old IDs and email addresses won’t cut it anymore (paywall link). Credential verification companies like SheerID tap into over 200,000 data sources to confirm if you’re really still in school.
Tags: data, email, school, verification
The U.S. military is developing a gun-wielding robot dog to protect our forces from aerial drones. The doggo is equipped with an AR-15-type rifle, electro-optical targeting system, infrared/thermal vision and a laser aiming device.
Swimming in the wrong direction. A long-distance swimmer attempting 80 miles across Lake Michigan had to call it quits after his GPS watch died and he got way off course. Stinks it ended this way for 60-year-old Jim Dryer, aka “The Shark.”
A lot of people think once their Airtag dies, they have to throw it away. I am here to bust that myth with 3 simple steps to change your Airtag battery. *No tools required
For the new breed of EVs known as extended-range electric vehicles. The catch: You’ll have to gas up every now and then (paywall link). EREVs have a small combustion engine that’s there to charge the electric battery as you drive.
Reported by Target workers on a single day. That was during an especially busy time: Target Circle Week. The typical store is about 125,000 square feet, and workers took to Reddit to share how far they walked each day.
Could cost OceanGate $50 million. The family of a crew member who died in the Titan sub implosion is suing. They blame, among other things, the decision to rely solely on a cheap Logitech F710 controller for navigation. Game controllers are common in military and space flights, but there’s always a secondary, hard-wired backup option.
For a 90-year-old veteran caring for his wife with dementia. A woman started the GoFundMe campaign after she saw Air Force vet Donald attempting to pawn jewelry to catch up on bills. I just love stories like this.
By AI defense tech startup, Anduril. It’s run by the founder of Oculus VR, Palmer Luckey, who wants to create a Tesla-style factory that pumps out autonomous drones and other AI battlefield tech.
Kitboga is one of the most popular scammer baiters out there. What’s a scammer baiter? Watch to find out.
