Category: computing

NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 17 (game #320)

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, January 17 (game #1089)

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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This AI video generator can make a banana typing look realistic – and might challenge Sora

Luma Labs has released the new Ray 2 AI video generator Ray 2 turns text prompts into high-quality 5–10 second videos Ray 2 is available through the Dream Machine platform Luma Labs has premiered a powerful, new AI model for generating videos on its Dream Machine platform called Ray 2.…

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TikTok Ban live: President Trump signs exec order giving TikTok a penalty-free 75-day extension

Refresh 2025-01-21T01:49:34.752Z TikTok gets 75-day extension with new Trump Exec order (Image credit: Getty Images) Just hours after being inaugurated and as promised, President Donald Trump signed an executive order postponing the TikTok ban for 75 days. This makes official the previous administration’s promise to not enforce the TikTok ban,…

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TikTok Ban live: Trump signals exec order and TikTok starts slowly returning to US operation

Refresh 2025-01-19T17:56:25.295Z Surprise! TikTok reportedly coming back online in anticipation of Trump Exec order (Image credit: Whitehouse.gov) Hours after incoming President Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order to extend the period before penalties related to the TikTok ban take effect, TikTok signaled on X (formerly Twitter) that it…

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TikTok Ban live: TikTok is officially banned in the US but there are glimmers of hope

Refresh 2025-01-19T17:10:19.409Z Trump says he’ll act on Monday to bring back TikTok (Image credit: Future) On the list of priorities, incoming President Donald Trump has when taking office on Monday Janaury 20, dealing with the TikTok ban might naturally fall to the bottom of the list. But Trump seems keen…

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