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If you're having problems with YouTube on your iPhone , it isn't just you. Wednesday afternoon saw widespread reports of crashing problems for the YouTube app on iOS. There were nearly 8,000 reports on Downdetector as of 4 p.m. ET, to give you an idea of how many people were feeling the pain. (Full disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Mashable's parent company, ZiffDavis.) I, personally, wasn't able to recreate the problem, but it was bad enough that YouTube had to issue a statement via Twitter acknowledging the crashes and confirming that a fix was in the works. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) The statement was vague, simply promising "updates soon." But there were still no updates to share as of nearly two hours after it was posted. Presumably, the team's been too busy actually working on the problem to talk about it publicly. Regardless, that didn't stop people from flooding Twitter with memes about how they missed their funct

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Indian Ocean in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated January 18, 2012. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Handout A fire broke out aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday. Nine sailors had "minor" injures, a Navy official told Insider, with six suffering from dehydration. It's the latest incident to plague the Lincoln, which reported polluted drinking water last month.   Nine US Navy sailors suffered injuries after a fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln while it was operating off the coast of California, the Navy said Wednesday.  The fire started Tuesday morning while the carrier was 30 miles off shore, but it was "quickly identified and extinguished" by the crew, according to a Navy statement . It said the cause of the fire is currently being investigated and that the ship will continue its routine operati

Running a startup can be a chaotic time; a million things need to be built, done, tracked, analyzed, considered, reported and validated. Keeping an overview of it all can be hard, and there’s always a threat of something (maybe something important?!) slipping through the cracks. StartupOS today launched a platform to bring some sanity to it all in a bid to help founders stay on track. The platform was built in partnership with (and backed by) SVB, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank. It includes access to business tools, guidance, mentors and investors, with the hope that the founders can learn how to best shepherd their startups through the process of validating ideas, building MVPs and finding product-market fit. Your MVP is neither minimal, viable nor a product The company is headed up by CEO and co-founder Paul Pluschkell, who spent the past quarter century building startups, and has a handful of successful exits under his belt, including MXNet, IXnet, Spigit , Globa

Buying gifts for your parents is tough. What do you get the people who gave you life — the people who raised you into the responsible adult you've grown up to be? The thing is, you can't really ask them for ideas. They'll almost always tell you that they don't want or need anything, just quality time together or a handwritten card. But let's be real: You still feel compelled to get them something every time a gift-giving holiday rolls around. And it's got to be something good. When shopping around, try to think outside the box and consider their hobbies: Do they travel ? Are they into neat gadgets ? Do they like doing couple-y things ? You'll want to get them something they'll love and use, but also (hopefully) something that will help them connect with you (their kid) as well. If you're totally stumped, then don't worry — that's what we're here for. Below, we've rounded up a selection of over 40 unique gifts for parents. It shou

Richard Garfield is a name familiar to many in the tabletop gaming world, most notably as one of the creators of Magic: The Gathering, the most prominent trading card game out there. But Garfield is dipping his toes into the world of digital and in particular blockchain-adjacent games, and TechCrunch took the opportunity to quiz the veteran gamemaker on the pros and cons of this and other new approaches to gaming. It should be noted at the outset that unlike the dubious profit-focused gameplay of your Axie Infinity and suchlike, Garfield’s new game, technically a “mode” of Blockchain Brawlers , is not focused on speculation but more of an experiment in distribution of a complete card-based game outside traditional publishing methods. It should probably also be noted that the game platform is full of the usual NFT and monetization chatter, but the core game itself, a 1v1 bluffing style match, is capable of being played with ordinary playing cards or for that matter numbered pieces o

Exactly 50 years ago today, Atari released Pong . It wasn’t the first video game ever created, nor the original take on virtual table tennis – a fact that would eventually lead to two decades of lawsuits. But in Pong, the early video game industry was born. Released in 1972, Atari sold more than 8,000 Pong arcade cabinets. A few years later, the home version of Pong would become an instant success, with Sears selling about 150,000 units of the console you needed to play the game. Those are modest sales numbers by 2022 standards, but the success of Pong and Home Pong gave Atari the resources and expertise needed to create the Atari 2600 . The second-generation console went on to sell more than 30 million units before the end of 2004. All things considered, pretty good for a project that was only meant to be a training exercise for designer Allan Alcorn, who was 24 at the time and had no prior video game experience. And if not for Pong , Nintendo would not exist, and a young Steve

Elon Musk has said how busy he is since taking over Twitter. Yet he still finds time to tweet jokes. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Elon Musk has made headlines for his recent tweets, which include posts about guns and Apple .  Critics say the Twitter CEO's use of the platform could further endanger the struggling company. Despite his fame and wealth, Musk is still answerable to lenders, advertisers, and employees.   In business, optics matter — especially when you're a new CEO.  That's a reality Elon Musk might benefit from understanding, especially on the heels of his aggressive takeover of Twitter and the layoffs he ordered, growing competition facing Tesla, and setbacks at Boring Co ., Musk's company that's hoping to dig traffic-busting tunnels. There's also been discord at SpaceX , the rocket company Musk operates.  The Swiss Army knife of CEOs has said how limited his time is since taking the helm at Twitter. "I have too much work on m

Sony's PlayStation Tournaments are finally available to play on PS5, and the biggest upgrade may simply be the greater chance of joining an event. The eSports-for-everyone feature now centers around shorter tourneys at regular intervals — it should be easier to find a competition that fits your life. Sony will even create multiple brackets to keep the duration in check. You can sign up directly from your console, too, so you won't have to head to another device just to get started. The new PlayStation Tournaments system also boasts a revamped interface that takes advantage of PS5 activity cards and notifications to help you find events, track (automatically updated) results, and let you know when it's time to play. You can locate competitions from games' home screen sections. And if you'd like to do more than just compete, a Discord community hub promises both chat as well as hosted interviews and game sessions. Sony Anyone in an eligible country with a Play

Here's a quick look at the top deals from Best Buy's 20 Days of Deals sale: NOV. 29 DEAL OF THE DAY: The LG 50-inch NANO75 UQA series LED 4K UHD Smart webOS TV is an entry-level 4K upgrade with a fast interface and a vivid display —  $369.99 $579.99 (save $210) + free 3-month Apple TV+ subscription NOV. 29 12 DAYS OF GAMING DEAL: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is a high-definition remaster of the hit 2011 Wii game — $29.99 $59.99 (save $30) + free tech decals set STAY TUNED: Come back tomorrow for a Deal of the Day on the HP 21.5-inch All-In-One Desktop (Intel Celeron J4025, 4G RAM, 128GB SSD Best Buy is counting down to the holidays with a series of gifts, only it's swapping the lords a-leaping and partridge-laden pear trees for one-off tech discounts. Through Sunday, Dec. 18, the electronics store is hosting a 20 Days of Deals event comprised of a series of short sales on featured products across all departments. Offers go live around 12:0

Isabel Fernandez/Insider When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Cyber Monday is here, and it's one of the best times of year to shop for normally pricey items like KitchenAid stand mixers and Vitamix blenders. To help you with your search, we're tracking kitchen sales at major retailers like Amazon, Target, and Walmart.   In our guide to the best blenders , the Vitamix 5200 was chosen as our favorite overall blender. A Vitamix blender is an investment, but it can do almost anything. We've tested and recommended several other brands of blenders that work perfectly well, but we're always glad to return to the Vitamix. Check out the best Cyber Monday sales on Vitamix blenders and other kitchen tools below.  Cyber Monday Vitamix deals: Top discounts Amazon :  Up to 45% off an array of Vitamix blenders, including our favorite blender, the 5200 . Wayfair : Get up to 35% off blenders, including the Vitamix Ascent A23

Operating experience has become a buzzword over the last few years as venture capitalists pump up their resumes in a quest to set themselves apart from other sources of startup capital. Now, it seems that we are seeing the next evolution of that trend. This year has seen a wave of startup consultant firms looking to raise venture funds of their own to take stakes in companies they are already working with or that align with their practice. In theory, this makes total sense because both consultants and venture capitalists have the same goal at the end of the day: helping companies grow. “Most come on board because we provide the capital, plus. What is that plus? The plus with us is storytelling.” FNDR CEO James Vincent But why are so many consultant-led venture capital funds launching now? It’s a particularly rough time in the broader venture market, and economy in general, in addition to being one of the toughest periods for emerging managers and first-time fundraisers. It’s wort

Elon Musk has taken aim at Apple’s App Store policies amid claims that the company has “threatened to withhold” Twitter from its store. According to Musk, Apple “won’t tell us why” it has an issues with Twitter, but the threats have In subsequent tweets, Musk railed against Apple’s 30 percent “tax” on in-app purchases, and claimed the App Store owner has “censored” other developers. He also said that Apple “has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter.” (Apple wouldn’t be the first major advertiser to do so in recent weeks.) Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022 This wouldn’t be the first time Apple has taken issue with Twitter. In an op-ed recently published by The New York Times , Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, said that Apple’s App Store reviewers often flagged content on Twitter during its app review process. “In my time at Twitter, representatives of the app s

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2022, 3:10 p.m. EST This list has been updated to reflect pricing and availability for the best Cyber Monday gaming deals. BEST PLAYSTATION DEAL: The Last of Us Part I is a full, ground-up remake of the critically acclaimed game of the same name, and the best way to experience the game for newcomers — $49.99 $69.99 (save $20) BEST XBOX DEAL: Elden Ring is considered by many to be 2022's game of the year from Dark Souls developer FromSoftware — $35 $59.99 (save $24.99) BEST NINTENDO DEAL: Splatoon 3 is the latest entry in the zany multiplayer franchise, and has garnered highly positive reviews since its release — $52.50 $59.99 (save $7.49) BEST PC DEAL: The Samsung Odyssey G5 is a fantastic place to start for those who want to try a curved monitor — $299.99 $379.99 (save $80) Cyber Monday is always good for gaming deals, and this year is already shaping up to be par for the course. (And perhaps even better if we see a lot of restoc