Month: January 2025
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, January 29 (game #332)
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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If your business data appears on the dark web, get ready to face a cyberattack
Organizations with dark web exposure are more vulnerable, report warns Compromised accounts and market listings double cyber breach risks Cumulative dark web sources elevate organizational cybersecurity threats A study by Searchlight Cyber in collaboration with Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Intelligence Center has revealed a direct correlation between dark web exposure…
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Logitech’s peel-and-stick radar sensors could let companies invisibly monitor their offices
Logitech sales boomed during the pandemic as people outfitted their home offices, and it’s getting a piece of the hybrid workplace with teleconferencing gear too. But Logitech’s also got a little-known corporate office management solution that could soon expand beyond conference rooms — using a pebble-shaped person detection device called…
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Donald Trump wants to claw back clean energy funding
The Trump administration sent a memo instructing federal agencies to pause grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs. It’s a catch-all for a wide range of programs President Donald Trump has crusaded against and it’s unclear what specifically is in the crosshairs with this move, but it seems to target…
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Spotify says that streaming has made the world ‘value music’
Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors. In Spotify’s view, artists are lucky to have streaming services, “each doing its part to normalize the behavior of paying for music.” On Tuesday,…
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Climate change made the Los Angeles wildfires more likely
Climate change helped to set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires this month, a new study by 32 researchers shows. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires broke out in early January and soon killed at least 28 people, destroying 16,000 structures. Hot, dry conditions and extraordinarily powerful winds fanned…
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