Month: December 2024
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, December 13 (game #285)
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…
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NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Friday, December 13 (game #551)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands…
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Adobe’s new Photoshop tool can clean away window reflections
Adobe has a new experimental tool for removing window reflections from photos. The feature was originally announced at Adobe Max 2023 as “Project See Through” and is available to preview in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Bridge right now if you’re a Creative Cloud subscriber, with Adobe Lightroom support coming soon.…
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Adobe Fresco is celebrating five years by going free for all users
Adobe Fresco is now free for all users The software is celebrating its fifth anniversary The latest update adds a range of features, including animation support Adobe Fresco is celebrating five years of availability by going completely free. Since its launch in 2019, Fresco has undergone over 50 updates, introducing…
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Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos head to Mar-a-Lago to schmooze with Trump
Two of tech’s biggest leaders have plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump soon. The Information reports that Google CEO Sundar Pichai is flying to Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday, and Trump has said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is meeting with him next week. Trump has had a tumultuous relationship…
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Google says its breakthrough quantum chip can’t break modern cryptography
Experts believe that one day, quantum computers could make today’s systems of encryption utterly obsolete. But Google tells The Verge its new “breakthrough” Willow chip is nowhere near ready for that. “The Willow chip is not capable of breaking modern cryptography,” Google Quantum AI director and COO Charina Chou tells…
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