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, September 16 (game #562).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…
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If you want to watch one of Hollywoods earliest and starkest AI warnings, you may be out of luck. Colossus: The Forbin Project, released in 1970 by Universal Pictures, is becoming increasingly difficult to find. According to Giant Freakin Robotthe film has been quietly removed from major streaming platforms and physical discs are out of print or turning into niche collectibles. Just about the only way to see this movie now is by hunting down a used copy or through less-than-official means.The film centers on Dr. Charles Forbin, who builds an American supercomputer, Colossus, to control the countrys nuclear missiles.…
Smartphone startup Nothing announced today that it closed its Series C round of $200 million, which was led by the investment firm Tiger Global. With this round, the consumer electronics company is now valued at $1.3 billion. Other investors in the round included existing backers such as venture outfits GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, and Tapestry. The company, founded by Carl Pei — who previously co-founded Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, known for high-performance devices at competitive prices — also received new strategic backing from Nikhil Kamath and Qualcomm Ventures. The new funding takes Nothing’s total funding to over $450…
The Nintendo Switch is going out in a blaze of glory, with some exciting games launching to make way for the console’s successor, the Switch 2. Whether they’re exclusively developed for the Switch or ported over from other platforms, these upcoming Switch games will likely wrap up the Switch era while also being compatible with the Switch 2. In the second half of 2025, we’ll hopefully be getting our hands on well-known in-development titles as well as a host of new games announced at the most recent Nintendo Direct. Here are all of the new Switch games we can look…
Just as previously promised, today Oppo made the F31 Pro and F31 Pro+ official in India. The vanilla F31 was supposedly coming too, but it’s not live on the brand’s website just yet. Anyway, the F31 Pro comes in Space Grey and Desert Gold and has a 6.57-inch 1080×2372 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and 1,400-nit peak brightness, a 50 MP main camera with OIS, a 2 MP monochrome camera next to it, a 32 MP front camera, and a 7,000 mAh battery with support for 80W wired charging. Oppo F31 Pro It’s powered by…
This ultraportable Lenovo laptop is a worthy MacBook Air alternative (and has a useful iPhone feature) ZDNET
Key takeaways:Most cordless vacuums with strong suction power often have shorter battery life. But with a few notable exceptions from manufacturers like Dreame, Shark and Levoit.Our lab data reveals you don’t need to spend a lot of money to get a cordless vacuum with high-performing suction and a long battery life. We found two top performers for less than $500 from Shark and Levoit.Better battery life doesn’t always correlate with a higher price or a heavier vacuum.Most cordless vacuum manufacturers claim battery life specs of 60 minutes or more. Through our lab testing of over 100 vacuums, we’ve found only a…
Read your email carefully this week: On Monday morning, I received an email from PayPal with the enticing subject line, “Your Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Payment.” And no, it wasn’t a scam. I opened it to find my PayPal account had been sent $37.55 as my share of Facebook’s $725 million privacy settlement. Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.I was glad I spotted the email, because the money would’ve sat there in PayPal until I made a PayPal purchase. Instead, I chose to transfer it…
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max offer faster charging timesYou’ll also need a compatible charger to get the top speedsOnly one matching charger is currently available, from AppleThe Apple iPhone 17 series is now official, but we’re still learning some of the finer details of these phones and their specs: and it seems that you’re going to need a specific charger to get the fastest charging speeds from the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.As discovered by tipster ShrimpApplePro (via 9to5Mac), the impressive charging times of these two premium handsets – up to 50% of a charge in as…
I’ve been producing written documents on computers since 1998. In that time, I’ve used a range of different Microsoft applications, including Notepad, WordPad, and of course, Word. Forgive me, Apple fans. In recent years, I’ve transitioned over to using Google Docs and have enjoyed working in the cloud. Docs has helped me keep all my work organized and let me share what I create with others. As a writer, this has become the tool that I use day in and day out.Despite all this love, one thing that I don’t like about Google’s offering is the lack of creative flair…