Author: Shivendra Singh

Uber One subscribers can now share free deliveries and other perks with their family

Uber is apparently feeling generous this holiday season. The company is launching family sharing for Uber One members, allowing individuals to add another adult to their account for free. They can also include an unlimited number of teens. 

Anyone added to the membership can access all of the same benefits, including free delivery. They will also earn unique credits for rides. You can attach someone to your membership by clicking Account and then Uber One. From there, you can tap manage membership and then family sharing. 

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Uber is also giving members additional perks, like prioritized complimentary upgrades. The company claims that it will upgrade over one million rides for members between December 2 and 25. Plus, members traveling between today and Thursday for Thanksgiving should get 10 percent off if booking an Uber Black to or from an airport. 

Tech lovers with an Uber One subscription will be happy to hear that you can get early access to $25 off if you spend $75 or more at Best Buy — through Uber Eats, of course. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/uber-one-subscribers-can-now-share-free-deliveries-and-other-perks-with-their-family-120004629.html?src=rss …read more

Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times

Ankit Khanal gets his news from News Daddy. More than 20 times a day, Khanal, a sophomore at George Mason University, opens TikTok to have the biggest stories of the day delivered to him by a bleach-blonde 26-year-old named Dylan Page, one of the leading faces in a growing community of news influencers. Based in the United Kingdom, Page began posting content on TikTok in August 2020 and has since grown his “News Daddy Empire,” his posts amassing over 1.5 billion likes. His content spans breaking news, politics, pop culture, and sometimes, personal workout videos — delivered in the increasingly common, enthusiastic “YouTube accent.” While Page doesn’t explicitly cite his sources in every video, News Daddy appears to get his information from a mix of conventional news outlets, social media, and other influencers. 

As a computer science major, Khanal says he’s cautious of algorithms and their effects on media consumption. He even wrote and delivered a speech on the topic to his peers for one of his classes. The thesis: “If you realize it or not, algorithms are determining everything on social media. From the content that you interact with to the opinions you form on the app. …read more

Meet Anand Piramal, married to Isha Ambani and son-in-law of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, his net worth is Rs…

Anand, aged 40, married Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani’s only daughter Isha Ambani in 2018 with much fanfare — that Ambani weddings have come to be known for. But in his own right, Anand is an accomplished business executive and his family ranks among the wealthiest in the country. …read more

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch performance,” and changes to the context menu to reduce the amount of space less commonly used actions take up.

The preloading of File Explorer should hopefully mean Microsoft’s file and folder management tool launches faster on systems where performance is constrained. On modern PCs it’s nearly instant, but I’ve certainly witnessed it load slower on less powerful devices like Windows handhelds and tablets.

You’ll be able to disable the File Explorer preloading so it’s not always running in the background. After all, most PCs will not need to preload File Explorer. It’s similar to the work Microsoft did with its Office apps earlier this year, to improve the startup speed of Word with a scheduled task that runs silently when you boot your PC to make Office apps open quickly.

The File Explorer context menu changes will be …read more

DJI’s Mic Mini bundle drops to just $66 for Black Friday

DJI’s Mic Mini bundle drops to just $66 for Black Friday

If you’re a creator in the market for a good-quality wireless microphone, DJI has the best deal we’ve ever seen on one of its most popular products. This Mic Mini bundle, which includes two mics, a receiver and two charging docks (plus two windscreens and other accessories), is already a good deal at the regular $119 price. For Black Friday, however, it’s marked down to just $66 for a savings of 45 percent. If you only need a single wireless mic, you can also grab a Mic Mini with a mic, receiver, charging dock and accessories for $45, or 49 percent off the regular price. 

DJI’s Mic Mini deal includes two mic transmitters and a receiver that can be connected to a camera or phone. The bundle also includes a pair of charging docks, two windscreens, a splitter USB-C cable for charging, a 3.5mm camera audio cable, two magnetic clips, a smartphone adapter, a charging cable and a compact carrying case. Note that the charging case is not included in this deal. And if you want a simpler setup with just a single mic and receiver, …read more

The DJI Neo drone drops to $159 in this Black Friday deal

The DJI Neo drone drops to $159 in this Black Friday deal

Black Friday has brought a solid discount to one of DJI’s most accessible drones. The DJI Neo is now $159 for Prime members, which is 20 percent off its typical $200 price and a strong pickup for first-time flyers.

The DJI Neo was recently pushed off our list of the best drones in favor of the newer Neo 2, but the original is still a fantastic, budget-friendly option. We called it the “best $200 drone ever made” in our official review, and with good reason. It’s quick, ultra-maneuverable and beginner-friendly. The learning curve here isn’t that steep.

It boasts four propeller guards, for safety, and the built-in 4K camera certainly gets the job done. It’s extremely light, weighing just 135 grams. This makes it easy to transport, sure, but also means that the Neo is exempt from drone license requirements.

This version doesn’t ship with a dedicated controller, though there is a combo pack for that, but that doesn’t really matter here. The Neo can be maneuvered by hand gestures, human voice, mobile app or standard RC controller.

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