It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to face another week, but if you’re here, you know you don’t have to do it all alone! Connections is a fun-but-challenging game, and we have the hints and answers you need to keep your streak alive! Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured … Read more
The age of social media has ushered in an abundance of annual food and drink trends, from tart cherry juice-based sleepy girl mocktails to cheese-covered pickles (known as… wait for it… “chickles“). While these are often creative, visually compelling and, yes, (sometimes) delicious, they’re often concocted out of boredom or with the sole intention of … Read more
It’s Monday, Dec. 23, meaning it’s deep into the holiday season and it’s time to give yourself the gift of Wordle hints! We have the daily hints and tips you need to figure out today’s answer. If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for … Read more
What you need to know The OnePlus Open 2’s launch keeps getting pushed back, with a late 2025 release now looking likely. Initially, the delay was thought to be for Qualcomm’s latest chipset, but now it seems like unexpected development issues are causing the holdup. The OnePlus Open 2 is expected to come with major … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system that lets robots practice tasks in simulated reality 430,000 times faster than in the real world. Researchers also plan to introduce an AI agent to generate … Read more
If you’ve purchased a Wi-Fi router in the past year, there’s a good chance it was made by TP-Link. That might not be possible in 2025. Investigators at the Commerce, Defense and Justice departments have all opened probes into the company due to its ties to Chinese cyberattacks and are weighing a potential ban on … Read more
If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky … Read more
PCWorld’s Jon Phillips pays tribute to Gordon Mah Ung, “our hardware guru, host of The Full Nerd, exemplary tech journalist, and very good friend.” He passed away over the weekend after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 58. From the report: With more than 25 years’ experience covering computer tech broadly and computer … Read more
Researchers at Northwestern University have successfully achieved quantum teleportation over a standard fiber optic cable carrying regular internet traffic, demonstrating that quantum and classical communication can coexist on existing infrastructure. The research has been published in the journal Optica. TechSpot reports: Nobody thought it would be possible to achieve this, according to Professor Prem Kumar, … Read more
Jack Wallen\ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways NixOS is an open-source operating system that is available to install and use for free. It offers several desktop environments to choose from, is as rock-solid as any OS on the market, and performs quite well. However, there’s a fairly steep learning curve for installing non-free software. Before we get … Read more