Month: December 2024

Japan Airlines cyberattack disrupts flights, but systems now seem to be back to normal

Japan Airlines experienced a major network disruption An investigation uncovered cyberattack by an unknown threat actor The attack lasted a few hours and caused delays in some flights Japan Airlines has confirmed suffering a cyberattack which caused widespread system disruption and delays to more than 20 domestic flights. The airline…

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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, December 27 (game #299)

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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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Friday, December 27 (game #1068)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also…

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NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Friday, December 27 (game #565)

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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Here’s how many people tuned into Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL games

Netflix says it had a big audience for its live NFL games on Christmas Day, with Nielsen ratings designating them “the most-streamed NFL games in US history.” The Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers notched a 24.1M AMA (average minute audience), while the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens hit…

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Building a gaming PC is too expensive, and GPUs really aren’t helping

Gatekeeping is something that’s brought up a lot, isn’t it? It’s frowned upon, obviously enough, as obnoxious, off-putting, and generally unnecessary – whether we’re talking about gaming, music, movies, books, you name it. New fans aren’t going to ruin Metallica for you just because they’re, well, new, and they like…

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