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Private Internet Access (PIA) comes with some of the best pricing of any VPN, and often doesn't feel like a budget service. I say "often" because, sadly, it does sometimes feel like you get what you pay for with PIA. While I'm working on seeing what settings iron out the kinks, the fact is that PIA doesn't always leave you with the internet speeds you need for everyday use.
If you've found PIA unreliable, you may want to know how to end your subscription, get a refund and trade up to a more stable VPN service. Here, I'll explain how to stop your subscription from renewing, get your money back and delete your account (if you want to go that far).
Like with most VPNs, the standard way to cancel PIA is to stop your subscription from renewing at the end of the current payment period. Whether you've signed up for one month, one year or three years, you'll get to keep using the VPN until that time expires. Here's the process to follow.
In a desktop or mobile web browser, go to privateinternetaccess.com. Click Login at the top of the screen.
Enter your account username and password. You'll be taken to your client control panel. It should automatically load on the Subscription Overview tab, but check the left-hand column to make sure.
Under the username for the subscription you want to cancel, find the "next billing" heading, then click the Turn off auto-renewal link.
You'll get a message trying to convince you not to cancel. Click Turn off auto-renewal again, this time at the bottom-left of the window.
Give a cancellation reason. Feel free to click "I have another reason," then enter one letter and click Continue with cancellation.
Finally, the site will offer to connect you with tech support instead of cancelling. Hold the line and click Turn off auto-renewal once more.
After fighting through all that, you should get confirmation that your account won't renew when the billing period expires. You've now got the rest of the term to look for a new VPN.
Note that if you first download PIA from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you may have purchased your subscription directly through the app. In this case, your subscription will be managed by the app store you bought it through, and you'll need to go there to cancel. Just open your profile, tab the subscriptions heading and scroll down to find PIA.
If you're certain that you're done with PIA, you may want to go the extra mile and delete your account altogether. You can do this by submitting a support ticket. Go to helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Contact Us under the Resources heading (near the middle of the page).
Write a clear, direct message. Feel free to use the above screenshot as an example. To get help faster, you can also use live chat — just go to the main PIA website, then click the button at the bottom-right that reads Need Help? Chat with us! This will get attention on your case right away, but you'll have to defeat an AI assistant first.
PIA only gives refunds within the first 30 days after purchase. If you're within that window and want your money back, start by cancelling auto-renewal, then send a support ticket or contact live chat as described in the previous section. Say you are requesting a full refund under the money-back guarantee. Stick to your guns, as they'll probably try to convince you not to go.
If you still need a VPN after cancelling PIA — and you almost certainly do if you ever go online — Engadget has a list of the best VPNs to help you with comparison shopping. As a quick summary, Proton VPN is the all-around best service. ExpressVPN is pricey, but gives you great speeds and excellent app design. If you need consistently fast speeds every time, go with Surfshark.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/vpn/how-to-cancel-private-internet-access-and-get-a-refund-030034510.html?src=rssThe EDC community loves two things: innovation and overkill (in the best possible way). The Lumitwin DL700 delivers both. Imagine a flashlight so powerful it throws light 2 kilometers into the distance. That’s 1.24 miles of beam reach, which is frankly absurd for something you can clip to your bag with a carabiner. This isn’t your grandfather’s Maglite. With dual independently-controlled barrels, laser-excited phosphor modules instead of LEDs, and swappable color filters for different outdoor scenarios, the DL700 reads like a wishlist from r/flashlight brought to life. At 1,032 grams, it’s substantial but purposeful – machined from aerospace aluminum and built to survive everything from torrential rain (IP68 rated) to rough handling.
Every outdoor enthusiast has been there: you’re on a night hike, and your phone’s flashlight dies. Or you’re searching for a trail marker, squinting into the darkness as your standard LED flashlight’s beam dissolves into useless scatter. The Lumitwin DL700 was born from exactly these frustrations – designed by explorers who wanted more than just bright; they wanted far, focused, and adaptable. The DL700 delivers 2,000 meters of throw distance with interchangeable red, green, and flood filters for hunting, search-and-rescue, or tactical situations. Machined from a single aluminum block and rated for 1-meter drops and IP68 waterproofing, it’s the kind of tool you grab when even your purpose-built EDC flashlight won’t cut it.
Designer: Lumitwin
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LEDs have dominated flashlight design for decades, but the Lumitwin DL700 is betting on a different light source entirely. Each barrel houses a Blue Lake NT2 laser-excited phosphor module. This is the same technology that powers high-end automotive laser headlights, where a laser excites a phosphor layer to generate intensely focused light. You’re not shooting laser beams at things (important safety distinction), but you are getting illumination characteristics that conventional LEDs simply cannot match. Traditional LED flashlights scatter their beams, losing intensity rapidly over distance. The DL700’s LEP technology creates a collimated beam that maintains coherence over extreme distances. When both barrels fire simultaneously, you get 1,100 lumens with a combined candela rating of 958,000 cd and that 2,000-meter throw distance. Switch to single-barrel alternating mode and you’re looking at 500 lumens on high with 479,000 cd, which still reaches 1,300 meters.
The dual-barrel setup isn’t just aesthetic mimicry of binoculars, though the form factor does borrow that ergonomic hollow-center grip. Each barrel operates completely independently with its own switch and brightness control. You can run both at full power for maximum illumination, use them separately to extend battery life, or set different configurations on each barrel for specific tasks. Thread-on filters for each barrel include red, green, and light-diffusing flood options. Red light preserves night vision for hunting or astronomy. Green cuts through fog and provides better contrast in dense vegetation. The flood filter transforms the focused laser beam into wider area illumination for close-up camp work or search and rescue scenarios where you need to illuminate a broader field. This modular approach gives you essentially six different flashlights in one package, and you can mix configurations. One barrel with red filter for navigation, one with standard white laser for distance spotting.
Each barrel gets its own 6,000mAh 21700 lithium-ion cell, totaling 12,000mAh across the entire unit. This explains why the alternating single-barrel mode delivers such impressive runtime. On high output with alternating barrels, you get eight hours. Drop to low output and you’re looking at 16 hours of continuous operation. Both barrels simultaneously at maximum output drain things faster at four hours on high, but that’s still respectable given the performance output. USB-C charging on both batteries means you’re not hunting for proprietary cables or dealing with annoying charging cradles.
Each unit is machined from a solid block of 6061 aerospace aluminum (the same alloy used in aircraft components and high-end bike frames) which explains both the premium feel and the 1,032-gram weight. IP68 waterproofing means submersion to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes, which translates to “drop it in a river and you’re fine.” The specs list 10-meter drop resistance, which is more than you can claim for most smartphones. The body includes integrated cooling fins and an intelligent temperature control system to maintain stable brightness without thermal throttling, which is crucial for sustained high-output use.
Dimensions come in at 7.2 inches long, 3.15 inches wide, and 1.57 inches tall. This puts it firmly in the “substantial EDC” category rather than pocket-friendly territory. You’re carrying this on a belt loop, in a bag, or via the included braided wrist strap and carabiner setup. The included hard-shell case keeps everything organized and protected during transport. For context on use cases, this level of performance targets search and rescue operations, serious hunting and expedition work, tactical applications, and outdoor enthusiasts who need reliable long-distance illumination. You’re not using this to find your keys in the dark. You’re using this to spot trail markers from a mountain ridge or illuminate a distant shoreline during night navigation.
Double the barrels but halve the price is what I imagine the folks at Lumitwin said when they launched their Kickstarter. The MSRP on the DL700 starts at an eye-watering $950, but a whopping 65% discount brings its price down to $329 for a limited time while the project accrues backers on Kickstarter. For that price you get an entire hard-shell case with the flashlight itself, two 6000mAh batteries, two floodlight filters, a red light filter, a green light filter, two replacement silicone buttons, a braided cord and carabiner for easy carrying, and finally 4 waterproof rings. The DL700 begins shipping globally starting December this year, so grab yours now and you should get it in time for Christmas, or maybe your holiday camping trip as the new year rolls in.
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What happens when one of Germany’s most storied automakers goes off script and jumps headlong into the future? The answer is the Audi 20quattro Vision GT: a concept racer that looks as if it’s escaped from a sci-fi film and landed straight into the world of Gran Turismo. More than just a design study, it’s a bold experiment that explores how Audi’s DNA translates into a world where the only limits are those of imagination.
Now, before you start searching for this in the latest Gran Turismo update, it’s crucial to know that this isn’t an official release from Ingolstadt. This stunning piece of digital sculpture is the work of independent designer Gabriel Naretto, a personal project that serves as a powerful “what if” scenario. He’s taken the core tenets of Audi’s design philosophy and motorsport heritage, plugged them into an amplifier, and cranked the volume to eleven. The result is something that feels authentically Audi, yet completely untethered from the constraints of reality, a digital ghost of a race car we all wish was real.
Designer: Gabriel Naretto
The car’s form language is an exercise in geometric aggression, a clear evolution of the sharp, technical lines championed by Audi’s current design chief, Marc Lichte. Naretto has stripped away any hint of superfluous curvature, leaving behind a surface composed of taut, flat planes and brutally sharp creases that look like they were carved from a single block of metal. Its low, impossibly wide stance and cab-forward canopy are direct descendants of modern Le Mans prototypes, particularly Audi’s own R18 e-tron. This machine is designed to look like it’s slicing through the air even when standing still, a pure expression of aerodynamic intent.
Naretto clearly spent as much time thinking about airflow as he did about aesthetics. The entire body is a functional aerodynamic device, from the massive front splitter that channels air under the car to the multi-layered rear wing and colossal rear diffuser. The deep venturi tunnels running along the sides are designed to generate immense downforce, effectively sucking the car onto the pavement at speed. Even the enclosed wheel designs, with their turbine-like fins, suggest a meticulous focus on managing turbulent air and cooling the brakes. Every vent, every winglet, every cutout serves a purpose, giving the design a layer of engineering credibility that makes the fantasy feel plausible.
That “quattro” badge on the rear isn’t just for show, either. The entire concept is a hat tip to Audi’s most mythic era: the Group B rally monsters of the 1980s. You can see the DNA of the original Sport Quattro S1 E2 in the squared-off, box-flare wheel arches and the car’s overall defiant posture. Naretto has masterfully translated that iconic, almost brutish functionality into a futuristic context. It evokes a feeling of raw, untamed power, a reminder that before Audi became known for sophisticated luxury sedans, it built all-wheel-drive terrors that dominated the world’s most dangerous rally stages.
This is where the “Vision Gran Turismo” moniker becomes so fitting, even unofficially. Digital platforms are the perfect canvas for such an uncompromising vision, free from the pesky realities of production costs, safety regulations, and pedestrian impact standards. One can only speculate on the powertrain, but a concept this forward-thinking screams all-electric. Imagine a quad-motor setup, one for each wheel, delivering instantaneous torque vectoring and a combined output somewhere north of 1,200 horsepower. In the virtual world, such figures are not just possible; they are expected, and Naretto’s design provides the perfect shell for that kind of imaginary performance.
Of course, a machine that looks this fast needs some theoretical firepower to back it up. While Naretto hasn’t published a spec sheet, one can imagine a fully electric powertrain in line with Audi’s e-tron direction. A quad-motor setup, one for each wheel, would be the only logical choice for a vehicle bearing the quattro name in the 2040s. We could be talking about a combined output of over 1,400 horsepower and an instantaneous torque vectoring system so advanced it would make current systems feel archaic. Not that such specs exist, but why stop dreaming, right?
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Construction has kicked off on what might be Southeast Asia’s most jaw-dropping cultural project—the Isola della Musica, a striking opera house designed by the legendary Renzo Piano that will literally float on Hanoi’s West Lake when it opens in 2027. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more dramatic setting for world-class performances.
The name means “Island of Music” in Italian, which feels fitting given Piano’s heritage and the venue’s extraordinary location on the Quang An Peninsula, nestled between West Lake and the newly created Đầm Trị Lake. At $394.5 million, this isn’t just about building another concert hall—it’s Vietnam flexing its cultural muscles on the global stage.
Designer: Renzo Piano Building Workshop and PTW Architects
Piano’s vision reaches deep into the lake’s past for inspiration. Generations of local farmers once made their living diving for massive freshwater oysters called “Trai,” hunting for those rare pearls that shimmer in pink, orange, and white. The opera house captures that heritage perfectly, its gleaming dome emerging from the water like nature’s own masterpiece, finally surfacing.
The architectural genius here lies in how Piano expresses what happens inside through the building’s outer shell. His team played with everything from soap bubble formations to catenary curves, crafting a double-layered structure that feels alive and organic. The building seems to breathe alongside the lake’s natural rhythms while maintaining the structural sophistication you’d expect from a Piano masterpiece.
This 191,000-square-meter complex packs a serious punch with its 2,000-seat main theater, plus additional performance spaces that bump total capacity past 3,200. But calling it just an opera house sells it short—the venue will house museums, event spaces, and programming that goes way beyond traditional classical fare.
The real brilliance shows in how seamlessly it weaves into Hanoi’s fabric. The surrounding waterways, including the historic lotus pond at Pho Linh Pagoda and Thuy Su Lake, are getting full restoration treatment with native lotus replanting. Eight new boat docks will create water-based transit routes, including direct aquatic access to performances—imagine arriving at the opera by boat as the sun sets over West Lake.
The partnership between Piano’s workshop and Sydney’s PTW Architects brings world-class expertise to Vietnam’s cultural evolution. At 87, with 65 years of architectural mastery behind him, Piano could have chosen any project. Instead, he picked this Hanoi landmark as his latest legacy piece, seeing it as something truly special.
When the Isola della Musica finally opens in 2027, it’ll offer far more than spectacular performances. This floating pearl represents Vietnam’s cultural transformation, Piano’s enduring genius, and proof that great architecture can reshape both cityscapes and entire societies. Hanoi already has its gorgeous French colonial opera house—now it’s getting a contemporary cultural crown jewel that can stand toe-to-toe with the world’s greatest venues.
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You know that feeling when a melody pops into your head while you’re walking down the street, but by the time you pull out your phone to record it, the magic’s already gone? Or when you’re hit with a musical idea but don’t have the technical skills to translate it into something real? That frustrating gap between inspiration and creation is exactly what designer Woojin Jang is trying to bridge with their concept project, Everglow.
Think of it as a sketchbook, but for sound. Just like artists carry notebooks to capture visual ideas before they fade, Everglow is designed to help musicians and creators capture sonic inspiration in real time. The concept combines a physical hardware interface with generative AI technology, creating something that feels both wonderfully tactile and futuristic at the same time.
Designer: Woojin Jang
What makes this particularly interesting is how it rethinks the relationship between humans and music-making tools. Traditional instruments require years of practice, and digital audio workstations can feel overwhelming with their endless menus and options. Everglow sits somewhere in between (hence the design name “InBetween”), offering immediate access to sound creation without the steep learning curve.
The hardware interface is key here. Instead of clicking around on a screen or fumbling with software, you’d interact with physical controls that respond to your touch and gestures. This tactile element matters more than you might think. There’s something about physically manipulating sound that connects you to the creative process in a way that mousing around never quite achieves. It’s the difference between typing a description of a drawing and actually sketching it with your hands.
But the real innovation happens when you pair that physical expressiveness with AI-generated sound. The generative system doesn’t just play preset sounds or samples. Instead, it responds to your input by creating and shaping audio in real time, almost like having a collaborative partner who instantly understands where you’re trying to go musically. You guide it with your gestures and adjustments, and it fills in the gaps, suggesting possibilities you might not have considered. This approach democratizes music creation in a fascinating way. You don’t need to know music theory or have mastered an instrument to explore sonic ideas. The concept suggests a world where musical literacy isn’t a prerequisite for musical expression, where the barrier between “I hear something in my head” and “here’s what it sounds like” becomes paper-thin.
Of course, as a concept, Everglow exists in that exciting space where possibility meets imagination. We’re not looking at a finished product you can buy tomorrow, but rather a vision of what music-making tools could become. That’s what makes design concepts so valuable. They push our thinking forward, challenge assumptions about how things should work, and inspire both creators and technologists to pursue new directions.
The timing feels right, too. We’re living in an era where AI is rapidly transforming creative tools, from image generation to writing assistance. Music has been part of this evolution, but often in ways that feel disconnected from the physical, intuitive experience of making sound. Everglow suggests a different path, one where AI enhances rather than replaces the human touch, where technology becomes invisible enough that you can focus on the creative flow rather than the technical obstacles.
Whether or not Everglow itself becomes a reality, the questions it raises are worth sitting with. How do we design tools that capture the fleeting nature of inspiration? What’s the right balance between human control and AI assistance in creative work? And how can we make music creation feel as natural and immediate as doodling in a notebook? For anyone who’s ever had a musical idea slip away before they could catch it, concepts like this offer a glimpse of a more intuitive future. One where the tools get out of the way, and the space between imagination and creation becomes just a little bit smaller.
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