Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. My daughter is graduating from high school today, and today’s NYT Strands puzzle offers perfect inspiration for her and her classmates. They’ve … Read More “Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 15 #834- CNET” »
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is about to announce a ban on social media usage for children under the age of 16, according to multiple reports. While the government had previously revealed that it was studying options around a ban, both the Guardian and the Financial Times said that Starmer is now ready to unveil … Read More “UK may ban social media for children under 16” »
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle isn’t too tough, with fairly common letters. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which … Read More “Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 15 #1822” »
Visual positioning systems are not necessarily fraught with ethical problems, even in a military scenario. For example, the Ukrainian military has been deploying battlefield robots and drones with their own visual positioning systems to survive the prevalence of GPS jamming in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. “If the Ukrainians can win the just war against aggressor … Read More “Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses” »
When I first began learning about the Roman Empire in middle school, I was most interested in what everyone else seems to be interested in — the time of Caesar and Augustus. Recently, however, I’ve become far more interested in the decline & fall of the Roman Empire. You always hear the date 476 as … Read More “Rome Fell and Nobody Noticed” »
According to a new report from Semafor, the White House’s decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security … Read More “China may have accessed Mythos” »
Another day brings another leak about Samsung’s upcoming foldables. This time, alleged screen protectors for the Galaxy Z Flip8, Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide), and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra have surfaced online. Tipster Ice Universe has shared an image comparing what are claimed to be screen protectors for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z foldable smartphones. The leaked … Read More “Leaked screen protectors reveal size differences between Samsung's upcoming foldables” »
SpaceX went public this week in the largest IPO ever, making CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Despite its name, SpaceX has been emphasizing the potential of its costly AI business, and competitors OpenAI and Anthropic may soon follow with their own public market debuts. So on the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, … Read More “As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?” »
Good games obscure their emotional underpinnings with enjoyable gameplay, but the best let you be a little bastard while you do it. Bad Magpie, the debut game from London-based indie studio Milktooth, follows the proud tradition of players controlling animals committing misdemeanor chaos, like Untitled Goose Game. They’re joyful exercises in cutting loose and making … Read More “Bad Magpie Is a Delightful Game About Destructively Avoiding Your Emotions” »
Early in the 11th century, a young Benedictine monk named Eilmer jumped from the 150-foot tower of his abbey in the small English town of Malmesbury, wearing a pair of crude wings he’d fashioned from willow wood and cloth. Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in … Read More “Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley’s comet, twice? It’s complicated” »
