DiGiorno and Stouffer’s bring plant-based ‘meat’ to frozen Italian food

Nestle is expanding its plant-based 'meat' offerings to a category seldom covered in the meatless world: the frozen Italian food you buy when you'd rather not order in or start from scratch. It's introducing both a DiGiorno pizza (the Rising Crust Meatless Supreme) and a Stouffer's lasagna (the Meatless Lasagna) that use Sweet Earth's Awesome…

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It looks like BMW will drop its Apple CarPlay fees

While Apple doesn't charge a fee for CarPlay, integrating the tech into infotainment systems does lead to additional costs for car manufacturers. Now, BMW will likely factor that cost into vehicles' list and lease prices, rather than charging additional fees.According to Autocar, CarPlay won't be available in all models. The i3 and i8, for instance,…

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Apple confirms shutdown issue with the 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro

Apple has issued a support document describing how to handle the issue if it pops up. Once your ‌MacBook Pro‌ drops below a 90 percent charge, you should connect it to a charger, quit all applications and let it sleep and charge for eight hours, minimum. After that, update to the latest version of macOS.…

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Plex launches its free movie and TV streaming service

The ad-supported video-on-demand service is available in more than 200 countries to anyone with a free Plex account. There's no paid subscriptions, and it features content from major studios including Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate, Legendary and, of course, Warner Bros. American Ultra, Frequency, Lord of War, Rain Man, Raging Bull, The Terminator, Thelma &…

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The best gifts for the home

PRODUCT SUMMARY If you want to impress the coffee aficionado in your life, one of the best scales is the Acaia Pearl. It's not only beautiful in its simplicity but also surprisingly smart. It's super fast and accurate (up to 0.1 gram sensitivity), and the display shows both the weight and a timer. There's even an…

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Baby Yoda Merchandise Is Out There—but Be Wary, You Must

When The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ last month, there was no official Baby Yoda merchandise available for fans to purchase—despite the fact that the adorable character was essentially destined to become a viral meme from the start. Showrunner Jon Favreau later said that was a deliberate choice: Production of Baby Yoda toys was intentionally delayed…

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The RCS Texting Protocol Is Way Too Easy to Hack

Ask practically any phone carrier, and they'll tell you that the future of smartphone features from texting to video calls is a protocol called Rich Communication Services. Think of RCS as the successor to SMS, an answer to iMessage that can also handle phone and video calls. Last month, Google announced it would begin rolling…

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WIRED Book of the Month: Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer’s new novel, Dead Astronauts, has the feeling of a mosaic. Up close, you can marvel at the deft selection of each element, each word and sentence, and appreciate how it interacts with its immediate neighbors. From much further back, taking in the book as a whole, scenes and themes snap together. Seen from…

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A Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill Is Coming—Here’s How It Works

In the US, more than 15 million Americans will spend a few seconds every day locating and swallowing a birth control pill. If the tablet—a cordial of contraceptive hormones that trick the body into thinking it’s pregnant—is swallowed during the same three-hour window each day, the method is pretty close to ironclad. But get off-schedule…

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