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Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, January 17 (game #685). Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #686) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the […]

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, January 17 (game #1454). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1455) […]

It wasn’t on the scale of a certain cellular outage, but X (formerly Twitter) was down for many users today. For a while, thousands of users found that both the site and mobile app were failing to load for them, with the former accompanied by a ‘Something went wrong’ notice. The spikes in reported outages on DownDetector started to rise as of 10:15am ET, reaching over 78,000 in the United States at their peak. At the same time, reports for Grok began spiking, reaching around 2,200. TechRadar reported live on the outage, which fortunately fizzled out for most by around 11.45am / 4.45pm GMT. Here’s how it played out… While X was down for me initially, it came back, and then went away again. And it seems that’s the case as of now for many of my TechRadar colleagues in both the US and the UK – they still can’t get X to load as a whole, […]

Airbnb’s CTO hiring news seemingly confirms Apple’s long-rumored self-driving car projectIt adds context to Apple’s broader AI strategy, especially with the Google partnership newsIt also shows off Airbnb’s AI ambitions, which are decidedly focused on the human element Apple is known for being one of the most secretive companies in tech, rarely confirming projects in development and typically announcing new hardware or software only when the timing is right. Entire initiatives can live – and quietly die – inside Cupertino without ever being publicly acknowledged. That’s why it’s notable that, after years of rumors surrounding Apple’s work on autonomous vehicles, an unexpected confirmation appears to have come from Airbnb. As part of a publicly shared internal announcement naming Ahmad Al-Dahle as Airbnb’s new Chief Technology Officer, a memo sent to employees states: “In 2014, Ahmad created and led Apple’s autonomous technology group, responsible for developing the core AI systems for the company’s self-driving car project.” (Image credit: […]

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, January 15 (game #683). Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #684) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the […]

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, January 15 (game #1452). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1453) […]

Apple has just introduced its Creator Studio premium subscriptionThe paid membership locks certain app features behind a paywallApple’s new app icons are also causing consternation among users Apple introduced its Creator Studio app subscription service yesterday, which gets you a suite of creative apps for a monthly or annual fee. But if you don’t feel like stumping up $12.99 / £12.99 / AU$19.99 a month or $129 / £129 / AU$199 per year and would rather pay a one-off fee, there’s an unwelcome catch: you’ll miss out on some features that are only available to subscribers. As spotted by MacRumors, the Creator Studio press release explains that some “exciting new intelligent features and premium content” will be exclusive to Creator Studio subscribers, meaning you won’t get these add-ons if you opt to pay once and keep the software forever. The affected apps are Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, Numbers, Pages and Freeform. For example, the Final […]

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, January 14 (game #1451). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1452) […]

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, January 14 (game #682). Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #683) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the […]

Long ago, in our very galaxy, Apple offered iLife – a suite of creative apps – and iWork – a trio of productivity tools. Like much nostalgia-fueled tech (and today’s surge in bundling), what’s old is new again. Apple Creator Studio groups core creative apps like Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, MainStage, Pixelmator Pro (a first!), and Final Cut Pro, alongside Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, into a single subscription that spans platforms. For $12.99 / £12.99 / AU$19.99 a month or $129 / £129 / AU$199 per year, you get access across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It’s clearly a value play. Many of these apps were previously purchased outright or via separate, platform-specific subscriptions. But beyond savings, Apple is betting the bundle will encourage more people to integrate these tools into their workflows — or try them for the first time. In a shared release, Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue said, “Apple Creator Studio […]

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, January 13 (game #1450). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1451) […]

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, January 13 (game #681). Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #682) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the […]