Month: May 2024
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, May 7 (game #65)
Consider this your warning: today’s Strands puzzle from the NYT is really, really difficult. Well, that was my experience at least; maybe you’re a lot smarter than me. But if you do struggle with it, I’ve got some helpful hints below. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below,…
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Google’s AI plans now include cybersecurity
As people try to find more uses for generative AI that are less about making a fake photo and are instead actually useful, Google plans to point AI to cybersecurity and make threat reports easier to read. In a blog post, Google writes its new cybersecurity product, Google Threat Intelligence,…
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Microsoft ramps up plans to capture carbon from burning wood
Microsoft is doubling down on a controversial plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions from wood-burning power plants. It announced a contract with energy company Stockholm Exergi to capture 3.33 million metric tons of carbon emissions from a biomass power plant in the Swedish capital in what is potentially the biggest…
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How to Watch the Boeing Starliner Launch
Boeing’s first ever human-crewed spacecraft is launching tonight. You can watch it live right here. Source
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This Windows 11 installation setting can cut your SSD performance in half. Here’s how to disable it.
BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s software encryption for SSDs, has run into its fair share of issues over the years since its release. And now there’s another potential problem looming over Windows 11 users with the upcoming version 24H2 update. There’s a new report that Windows 11 version 24H2, also called…
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Rare Magic: The Gathering card breaks records with $3 million sale
A rare Magic: The Gathering card has sold for $3 million, making it the most expensive Magic card ever sold. And before you ask, Magic nerds, of course it was a Black Lotus. The sale of the card was announced last week by CGC Cards, a certification and grading company…
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