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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, April 27 (game #55)
It’s Friday, it’s the final Strands puzzle of the working week (for some) and it’s a rather easy one. That’s my experience at least – but you may disagree. If so, don’t worry – because you can find some handy hints for today’s game below. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands…
Read MoreFTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
Now, The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos) reports that Amazon is just one of several companies recently accused of turning to encrypted messaging apps like Signal that can permanently erase messages automatically. This week’s filing includes screenshots of a Signal chat between…
Read MoreGoogle is officially a $2 trillion company
Google has spent the past year dealing with two of the biggest threats in its 25-year history: the rise of generative AI and the growing drumbeat of regulation. AI, in particular, has shaken the company to its core: it’s made big search changes, realigned the Search, Android, and hardware teams…
Read MoreTesla Autopilot Was Uniquely Risky—and May Still Be
In an investigative report into crashes and deaths associated with Tesla Autopilot, federal regulators concluded that the system lacked standard protections. Source
Read MoreMillions of devices still connect to this dangerous malware, despite the creators ditching it years ago
Millions of devices are still connected to the PlugX malware, despite its creators abandoning it months ago, experts have warned. Cybersecurity analysts Sekoia managed to obtain the IP address associated with the malware’s command & control (C2) server, and observed connection requests over a six-month period. During the course of…
Read MoreI traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
When the M3 MacBook Airs came out last month, I did a good ol’ double facepalm that Captain Picard would be proud of. The wedge shape was no more (kinda). My M2 MacBook Air 15 was slightly too big, too heavy, and no matter what certain people say, 8GB of…
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