Tag: computing

Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, May 15 (game #842)

Wednesday’s Quordle is upon us, offering the usual mix of a head-scratching word puzzle and, er, three more head-scatching word puzzles. If you find today’s to be a difficult one, you’ll find some hints below. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t…

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, May 15 (game #73)

Wednesday’s Strands puzzle is a lot easier than yesterday’s, in my humble opinion. But as always, you may disagree – so if you get a little stuck, read on for some helpful hints. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want…

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Google I/O just showed me how to live the laziest life through AI

The dirty secret about Google Gemini (and probably all AI) is that it’s built for lazy people like me. At the Google I/O keynote on Tuesday, Google spent hours showing us the myriad ways Gemini and its associated technologies could pick up the slack for us – or, more specifically,…

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Proton Mail hands data to police again – is it still safe for activists?

Last week’s news of Proton Mail disclosing a user’s recovery email to the Spanish police that was used to identify and arrest a pro-Catalan protester is likely to have unsettled activists in Europe and beyond.  Proton Mail is an encrypted and secure email app and is hugely popular among journalists…

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AMD RDNA 4 graphics cards could be imminent, as huge driver-related hint is dropped

AMD has rolled out a massive Linux driver update with 24,000 lines of code for Team Red’s incoming RDNA 4 graphics cards. As spotted by Phoronix.com (via TweakTown), a new Linux kernel driver has been implemented for ‘AMD GFX12 Mesa support.’ GFX12 is widely believed to be the codename for…

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Google I/O 2024 live blog: breaking news about Gemini AI, Pixel, Android 15 and more

Refresh 2024-05-14T17:11:58.020Z I use Google Photos, and I’ve used it in the past to find the licence plate of my car, so the demo that Sundar Pichai just showed was of particular interest to me! If it works as well as the demo suggests, I’ll definitely be using it to…

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