Category: internet
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, December 4 (game #276)
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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Bluesky is stepping up its bid to dethrone X by getting serious about verification and impersonation
Bluesky is expanding its moderation team as the platform grows New verification and impersonation measures are coming Bluesky says it will have more to share on these features soon Users have been arriving on Bluesky in droves – many moving over from Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) – but while…
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Reddit Recap 2024 is live – here’s how to see how your recap, and find out how many bananas you scrolled this year
Reddit Recap 2024 is here You can see recaps for yourself and your favorite communities Tap on the banana icon in the app to see them As the year draws to a close, we don’t just have the holiday season and Black Friday deals to get excited about. No, we…
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Microsoft could tempt PC gamers away from Chrome with nifty new ‘Game Assist’ mode for its Edge browser
Game Assist mode is part of the Game Bar and is now in testing It pops up a compact Edge panel right in your gaming session You can look at online tips and guides without Alt-Tabbing out of the game Microsoft is adding a new feature to the Edge browser…
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The end of Google Tasks? Google starts folding app into Calendar on Android
Google Tasks is now part of Google Calendar on Android It follows the web apps merging last year Google Tasks may eventually be retired as a standalone app Google has certainly never been afraid of killing off apps and products it’s not that interested in any more (see Killed by…
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The Bluesky hype explained – how it compares to Twitter and the best ways to switch
In the wake of the US election, millions of users have been joining Bluesky every day. A decentralized rival to X (formerly Twitter), the platform now has more than 20 million users. According to data from Similarweb, daily usage grew by more than 500% after the election. In a recent…
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