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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-4-january-2025

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-4-january-2025

Microsoft and OpenAI reportedly signed an agreement in 2023 stating that the ChatGPT maker will only hit the AGI benchmark once it develops an AI system generating up to $100 billion in profits.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/a-leaked-document-suggests-openai-will-hit-agi-when-it-builds-an-ai-system-that-can-generate-up-to-usd100-billion-in-pro

Sony

Be it for the Walkman portables and Trinitron TVs of old or the PlayStation consoles

Streams on TikTok Live were used to exploit children, according to

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/01/02/why-canada-should-join-the-eu

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42583297

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Article URL: https://github.com/s-macke/VoxelSpace

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42588956

Points: 75

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Article URL: https://jvernay.fr/en/blog/polyline-triangulation/

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Article URL: https://twitter.com/damengchen/status/1875296442417607072

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42589863

Points: 57

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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14135

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42590322

Points: 39

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Apple, which has built its brand on data privacy, settled a class action suit this week in which the plaintiffs claimed their iPhones’ Siri voice assistant listened in on their conversations for the purpose of targeting them with ads.

The iPhone-maker has (preliminarily) agreed to pay $95 million to settle the case after five years of legal jousting. The case alleged that u

Save a whopping $500 on a new Samsung TV to start the New Year with a bang. https://www.cnet.com/deals/a-huge-85-inch-samsung-tv-comes-with-huge-savings-for-your-wallet/#ftag=CADf328eec

Amazon has a $500 off coupon on the SwitchBot S10, but the discount won't be around forever. https://www.cnet.com/deals/you-can-save-500-on-this-switchbot-robot-vacuum-and-mop-combo-if-you-act-fast/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,295 for Saturday, Jan. 4. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-jan-4-1295/#ftag=CADf328eec

Make a splash in 2025 with this big screen model worthy of any home theater setup -- all for the lowest price we've seen. https://www.cnet.com/deals/overhaul-your-space-with-lgs-mammoth-86-inch-tv-for-under-1200/#ftag=CADf328eec

This Govee smart sconce is down to just $70 for the New Year -- if you're quick. https://www.cnet.com/deals/light-up-the-year-with-30-off-a-smart-wall-sconce-just-for-prime-members/#ftag=CADf328eec

Upgrade your TV for 2025 with screen sizes up to a whopping 98 inches and discounts ranging into the thousands. https://www.cnet.com/deals/huge-new-year-tv-sale-slashes-samsung-hisense-panasonic-and-tcl-tvs-by-up-to-62/#ftag=CADf328eec

Threat actors are creating malicious web pages to trick users into clicking on links, experts warn.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/double-clicking-danger-experts-warn-just-two-clicks-can-let-attackers-steal-your-accounts

Research reveals millions of servers without TLS encryption are at risk.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/experts-warn-millions-of-email-servers-could-be-vulnerable-to-attack

We've been without Net Neutrality for years and somehow survived.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/i-was-wrong-about-net-neutrality-rip-and-thats-probably-good-news

Although this is a first for gaming monitors, is it actually a useful upgrade over the already-fast 480Hz monitors available?

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/gaming-monitors/the-worlds-first-750hz-gaming-monitor-is-coming-to-ces-2025-how-fast-is-too-fast

After a large number of Microsoft Rewards accounts were suspended without reason, Microsoft claims it's identified the problem and a fix is coming.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-rewards-accounts-unfairly-suspended-fix-coming

Time to get into the habit of writing "2025" instead of 2024, and the year may have just begun, but the Engadget team is already working hard for CES 2025. This weekend, many from the Engadget team will be flying to Las Vegas, where we’ll be covering tech’s biggest annual conference. We've scoured our bursting inboxes, full of pitches from companies that are planning to be there, and meticulously filled out copious spreadsheets with upcoming launches and appointments for briefings and demos.

Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media.

The AI-generated profiles, which were labeled as “AI managed by Meta,” launched in

Article URL: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/world-of-warcraft-onlyfangs-twitch-roleplay-1235222436/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42587829

Points: 69

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Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-insurance-denials-patient-progress

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Article URL: https://www.hubrecht.eu/zebrafish-protein-unlocks-dormant-genes-for-heart-repair/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42588151

Points: 29

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If Spotify Wrapped left you underwhelmed this year, TikTok’s “Dating Wrapped” trend is here to spice things up. 

Instead of playlists, users are serving up PowerPoint-style presentations packed with stats about their 2024 dating lives. Singles everywhere are crunching the numbers on their year of dating highs and (mostly) lows, tracking drinks, dinners, ghosting, and awkward smal

Thanks to invisible aligners, you can get a straighter smile without clunky braces. Here are our picks of the best invisible braces along with insights on medical oversight, treatment plans and prices. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/best-invisible-braces/#ftag=CADf328eec

The first big Arctic outbreak of 2025 is expected to bring cold temperatures as well as ice and heavy snow to states into next week. https://www.cnet.com/science/climate/polar-vortex-wintry-blast-will-chill-much-of-us-heres-what-you-should-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

Taking care of your sore muscles doesn't have to break the bank, especially with hefty savings on some of our favorite massage guns. https://www.cnet.com/deals/put-your-new-years-fitness-goals-first-with-big-discounts-on-theragun-massage-guns/#ftag=CADf328eec

Chest pains need to be taken seriously. Once you've ruled out a heart problem, here's what doctors would like you to know. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/heart-attack-vs-panic-attack/#ftag=CADf328eec

Start the year with some new chargers, especially when you can get two chargers and cables for under $15. https://www.cnet.com/deals/prime-members-can-score-2-anker-usb-c-chargers-and-2-cables-for-just-12/#ftag=CADf328eec

If your New Year's resolution is to beef up your home security, then feast your eyes on this Belkin WeMo video doorbell system for just $40 at Woot. https://www.cnet.com/deals/save-up-to-84-on-a-new-belkin-video-doorbell-system-with-this-new-year-woot-deal/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some highly rated series to watch on Max, plus a look at what's new in January. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-tv-show-on-max-january-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

Snag a OnePlus preorder and get up to $280 in savings for ordering the flagship phone ahead of CES 2025. https://www.cnet.com/deals/preorder-oneplus-13-today-to-save-50-and-get-a-pair-of-earbuds-or-smartwatch-thrown-in-for-free/#ftag=CADf328eec

This Belkin wireless charger is now just $66 at Amazon. But it gets better: you can buy it refurbished for just $52 and save even more. https://www.cnet.com/deals/we-love-the-belkin-3-in-1-wireless-charger-and-its-now-at-a-record-low-of-66-at-amazon/#ftag=CADf328eec

This top-of-the-line gaming monitor is now just $552 when you use the promo code. https://www.cnet.com/deals/game-on-all-year-with-alienwares-34-inch-oled-curved-gaming-monitor-down-to-a-record-low/#ftag=CADf328eec

Now a necromancer, Jinwoo faces new challenges as a hunter and works overtime to save his mom. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/solo-leveling-season-2-release-time-and-how-to-stream-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec

Start off the new year by watching a skyful of shooting stars. https://www.cnet.com/science/quadrantids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-heres-how-to-watch-it/#ftag=CADf328eec

For a limited time, score the Echo Buds and Dot for less than the price of just one of them on its own. https://www.cnet.com/deals/score-this-amazon-bundle-with-the-echo-dot-and-echo-buds-for-less-than-50/#ftag=CADf328eec

Music publishers allege that Anthropic violated copyright policies by using hundreds of songs to train its Claude chatbot. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/anthropic-ai-copyright-case-centers-on-guardrails-for-song-lyrics/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's cute, compact and a shocking 46% off right now. https://www.cnet.com/deals/toast-the-new-year-with-this-13-2-slice-toaster/#ftag=CADf328eec

The new law clamps down on digital rights and VPNs, warn experts. Here's what we know so far.

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/myanmar-enforces-new-cybersecurity-law-and-vpn-usage-is-the-main-target

Palit's Pandora can be used for AI inference, machine learning and robotics.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/key-nvidia-partner-unveils-a-tiny-mini-pc-build-for-ai-that-has-a-unique-feature-3d-printed-designs

Apple's lengthy legal battle with customers claiming Siri's always listening may finally be coming to an end. Is it worth trying to get your fair share?

https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/iphone/a-usd95-million-siri-settlement-could-get-you-usd20-per-apple-device-but-theres-a-catch

Most colorways of the sonically excellent Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are on sale now at Amazon, with savings of up to $145.

https://www.laptopmag.com/headphones/save-up-to-usd145-on-the-editors-choice-sennheiser-momentum-4-headphones-at-amazon

I've decided to get back into gaming but can't choose between PC, Xbox, and PS5. This is the first part of a series in which I'll explore each platform and ask for help picking the best one.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/im-a-gaming-free-agent-with-money-to-burn-help-me-pick-between-pc-xbox-and-ps5

Enhance your desktop audio with these small yet powerful stereo speakers from Creative.

https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/the-minimalistic-creative-pebble-pro-stereo-speakers-marked-down-to-just-usd49

GlobalFoundries and IBM settle all litigations, including those that covered IBM's work with Intel and Rapidus.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-and-ibm-have-buried-the-hatchet-paving-the-way-for-future-collaboration

Ahead of CES 2025, Nvidia is giving away five classic GPUs signed by CEO Jensen Huang.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-gives-away-five-classic-gpus-signed-by-ceo-jensen-huang-personally-the-first-two-are-the-geforce-256-and-geforce-8800-ultra

Hisense unveiled its latest L9 series laser TV — the L9Q — at CES 2025. The “television” (an ultra-short-throw laser projector paired with a screen) comes with one of five screen sizes, ranging from 100 to 150 inches. The L9Q is the first in the series with auto screen alignment to ease the transition when you project it onto a different-sized screen.

The L9Q uses a proprietary Hisense triple-laser light engi

The first few days of the year are typically sleepy for deals — and 2025 is proving no different. Since most Black Friday sale prices have expired, big ticket items are back to full price, but we found a few new discounts on smaller tech and accessories from brands we recommend, like Anker, Sony, Amazon Echo and JBL. You can get an

Article URL: https://words.filippo.io/dispatches/rsa-keygen-bench/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42558422

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Article URL: https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/12/16/400-years-zildjian-cymbals-massachusetts

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Hey developers

I think we're tired of copying and pasting our codes and sharing links using PasteBin, GithubGist, or Slack. What if you could share the codes without copying the link and share them right from your favorite editor? That was the motivation for creating TurboGist.

Right now, it's still in the MVP stage, and I'm trying to gather feedback from developers like you. It's available as a beta in the VS Code Extension store.

Can you guys check this out? It'd help me a lot. You d

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OpenAI releases report on ChatGPT outage that blames cloud provider for lack of automatic failure recovery

The post OpenAI Blames Cloud Provider For ChatGPT Outage appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-blames-cloud-provider-for-chatgpt-outage/536650/

Fill up your watch list with titles like Solo Leveling, The Apothecary Diaries and Sakamoto Days. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/all-then-new-winter-anime-you-should-stream-this-season/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're not seeing the new Apple Intelligence design on your iPhone, this is why. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-updated-my-iphone-to-ios-18-2-so-why-does-siri-look-the-same/#ftag=CADf328eec

Top up your phone on the go without the extra bulk, all while saving 33%. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-magnetic-carbon-fiber-battery-pack-for-iphone-is-slim-light-and-20-off-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

Bad weather has the potential to disrupt your internet connection, but there are measures you can take to prevent that from happening. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/winter-is-here-so-take-these-steps-to-weather-proof-your-internet/#ftag=CADf328eec

Planning on taking out a HELOC? Some of the best lenders are starting to cut their interest rates. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/best-home-equity-line-of-credit-heloc-lenders/#ftag=CADf328eec

You don't have to settle for high mortgage rates in the new year. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/cut-your-mortgage-rate-by-1-today-7-strategies-to-save-thousands/#ftag=CADf328eec

Everything you need to know before trying out chia seed water. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/chia-seed-water/#ftag=CADf328eec

Supplements and injections are effective ways to treat vitamin B12 deficiencies. These are the benefits and potential risks to know. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/vitamin-b12-your-guide-to-benefits-deficiencies-and-supplementation/#ftag=CADf328eec

From your kitchen to your health, apple cider vinegar has many benefits you won't want to miss out on. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/apple-cider-vinegars/#ftag=CADf328eec

With these Brita systems, filters and filtered water bottles you can enjoy fresh, clean water at home and on the go without breaking the bank. https://www.cnet.com/deals/thirst-quenching-deal-gets-you-10-amazon-credit-when-you-spend-40-on-brita-products/#ftag=CADf328eec

The world's biggest streamers have hit the ground running with some big releases right after New Year's Day.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/7-new-movies-and-tv-shows-to-stream-on-netflix-prime-video-max-and-more-this-weekend-january-3

If it's a Knight you need to save you from your morning commute, Noble says it's got just the thing.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/noble-wants-to-save-your-ears-from-bad-audio-with-the-knight-triple-driver-wired-earbuds

Grok can now analyze images, and it does a pretty decent job of it.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-grok-can-now-analyze-images-and-it-does-a-pretty-good-job-until-you-reach-your-usage-limit

Proposed import tariffs for the US could see PC costs rise as much as 46%, with smartphones also becoming more expensive.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-pc-prices-could-soar-if-trump-tariff-threats-come-true

Taylor Sheridan's western movie Hell or High Water on Paramount Plus is perfect if you're missing Yellowstone.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/missing-yellowstone-taylor-sheridan-has-a-hit-western-movie-with-97-percent-on-rotten-tomatoes-on-paramount-plus-you-have-to-watch

Time to Walk and Artist Spotlight Series return as well

https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/apple-fitness-plus-just-announced-new-workout-programs-and-a-major-collaboration-with-another-service-and-i-couldnt-be-more-excited

Windows 11’s rumored dynamic wallpapers look seriously smart – but they’ll never brighten your desktop sadly.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-love-the-look-of-these-dynamic-wallpapers-that-were-supposedly-for-windows-11-but-the-idea-has-been-scrapped

LG adds to its lifestyle AV portfolio

https://www.techradar.com/televisions/projectors/lgs-latest-projector-is-also-a-lamp-and-a-bluetooth-speaker-and-theres-a-tiny-new-4k-projector-too

NTT Docomo was targeted by a cyberattack, leaving users unable to access services.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/japans-largest-telco-ntt-docomo-disrupted-by-ddos-attack

The VPN removal orders appear to be the first enactment of the controversial 2022 India's data retention law. Here's what we know so far.

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/vpns-are-disappearing-from-indias-app-stores-and-a-2022-law-may-be-the-culprit