Month: January 2025
Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, January 19 (game #1091)
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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Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data. According to the FTC, the company “actively marketed” its loot boxes to children and misled players…
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Microsoft opens testing for Windows AI search
Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it. The…
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I am so looking forward to get rid of my slow USB 3.2 portable SSDs thanks to these faster USB 4 models
Corsair Memory and others show off USB 4 portable SSDs at CES 2025 USB 4 is as fast as Thunderbolt 3/4 and twice as fast as USB 3.2 Gen2x2 It allows for far more demanding storage requirements like 8K RAW storage Working with a slow SSD can be highly frustrating…
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The Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” tomorrow a “stunt,” and said there is no reason that TikTok or any other companies should take any actions under the ban before the Trump administration is sworn in Monday morning, several news outlets are reporting. “It is…
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HPE may have been beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn AI contract, but it’s not for the Colossus supercomputer
Bloomberg reports the contact is for Elon Musk’s X social media platform xAi’s Colossus uses 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPU and doesn’t seem to be part of the contract Supermicro has had troubles, but is still a major player in AI hardware The rising demand for computing power to support AI…
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