Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 593 for Friday, Jan. 24. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-24-593/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,315 for Friday, Jan. 24. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-jan-24-1315/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Jan. 24 Strands puzzle, No. 327. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-24-327/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here's how to stream the DreamWorks animated flick. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-wild-robot-when-to-watch-the-oscar-nominated-movie-on-peacock/#ftag=CADf328eec
The repeal of two provisions will boost Social Security payments for certain beneficiaries, and will include back payments. Here's what we know so far. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/the-social-security-fairness-act-more-money-and-back-payments-for-qualifying-recipients/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Ninja Crispi's glass cooking chamber doubles as a carrying container, allows you to see food while it's cooking, and comes clean as a whistle. I think I'm in love. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/i-tested-ninjas-new-glass-bowl-air-fryer-and-im-tossing-my-old-one/#ftag=CADf328eec
After many rumors, OpenAI's formally announced its first AI Agent: Operator is here as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro users in the US to browse the web and complete tasks for you.
Lumna Stealer uses trusted platforms, base64 encoding and modular malware delivery.
Sextortion scams now use private information and cryptocurrency demands to extort victims more effectively.
Compulsion Games' South of Midnight is an upcoming fantastical action-adventure game with heavy Southern Gothic inspirations, and it appeared during the latest Xbox show.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/south-of-midnight-xbox-developer-direct-2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the most interesting new games coming in 2025, and during Xbox Developer_Direct, it got a brand new deep dive as well as an official release date.
Team Ninja made a surprise appearance at Xbox's January 2025 Developer Direct to reveal Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and that it has shadow dropped right now for Xbox consoles and Xbox Game Pass.
DOOM: The Dark Ages has a release date, and it's launching in May 2025 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/doom-the-dark-ages-may-2025-release-date
id Software showed off DOOM: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Developer_Direct, granting a deep dive in a medieval hellscape of fun.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/doom-the-dark-ages-preview
The RTX 5090 is Nvidia's latest GPU release, but where can you get your hands on one?
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/where-to-buy-nvidias-rtx-5090-graphics-card
Cyberpunk 2077 recived a new update officially introducing DLSS 4 into the game. The update goes live just days before DLSS 4 officially launches with Nvidia's top-end RTX 50 series GPUs on January 30th.
Roli just introduced the simply-named Piano at NAMM, a 49-key smart keyboard that's primarily intended for learners, but has some neat bells and whistles for experienced musicians. It features light-up keys across all octaves, to help newbies get a handle on chords. These
Google is releasing its previously announced
Pocketpair, the company behind the mega-hit game Palworld, just announced a publishing venture. This new division will provide devs with all the support they need “without overstepping.” It also promis
CNN is laying off more employees and making plans to launch another streaming service, according to a memo from CEO Mark Thompson obtained by The Hollywood Re
Epic Games had previously announced plans to bring third-party games to its mobile app, which is available worldwide on Android devices and on iOS in
A week after DirecTV launched its first sports-only streaming package, Comcast
OpenAI has begun previewing a new tool called Operator that can navigate within a web browser. According to a blog post published Thursday, the software is powered by what the company calls a Computer-Using Agent. “CUA is trained to interact with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) — the buttons, menus, and text fields people see on a screen — just as humans do,” says OpenAI of the model. “This gives it the fle
Hey HN community! I'm one of the lead devs of this project at fal.ai and we created an open source lightweight video editor powered by the latest media AI models. The main goal was to tackle some challenges when dealing with complex media handling and encoding on the browser.
It all started as an internal experiment but as we tackled some of the issues it was clear there could be some value sharing it with the open source community.
Some of the key points and tech stack details:
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https://madpsy.uk/link-between-the-soundtrack-of-the-exorcist-and-amateur-radio/
Whether you have Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit, these tips will help you optimize your smart home. https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/optimize-your-amazon-alexa-google-home-and-apple-homekit-for-the-ultimate-smart-home/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you're using older nonstick cookware or cooking improperly with it, there is some evidence that certain health risks may be present. Here's what you need to know about the 'Teflon flu'. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/what-is-teflon-flu-what-to-know-about-nonstick-cookware/#ftag=CADf328eec
The answer depends on your situation. We'll help you find your best strategy. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/should-i-invest-or-pay-off-debt-first-heres-how-to-decide/#ftag=CADf328eec
It's a Battle-of-Britain clash at Old Trafford. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/europa-league-soccer-livestream-man-united-vs-rangers-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
The dye has been banned, but its removal from products will not happen immediately. https://www.cnet.com/health/red-no-3-food-dye-has-been-banned-but-what-foods-is-it-currently-in/#ftag=CADf328eec
Samsung's Galaxy S25 phones are all about AI. But the Ultra also gets a larger screen and a slightly refreshed look with smooth corners. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-hands-on-ai-everywhere-plus-a-bigger-screen/#ftag=CADf328eec
Commentary: Samsung wouldn't stop talking about AI during its launch event, but the reasons you should consider the Galaxy S25 are likely the same as they ever were. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-loves-to-talk-ai-but-its-the-galaxy-s25s-basics-that-still-interest-me-the-most/#ftag=CADf328eec
The "Year of the Ninja" is starting off with a bang. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ninja-gaiden-returns-with-ninja-gaiden-4-from-the-makers-of-bayonetta/#ftag=CADf328eec
The deception-filled reality competition streams on Peacock. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/a-new-episode-of-the-traitors-comes-out-tonight-heres-the-release-time/#ftag=CADf328eec
Let's get ready to rip and tear some more. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/doom-the-dark-ages-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-mech-riding-dragon-flying-epic-shooter/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nostalgic gamers, you know who you are. You can relive your childhood while gaming with this retro release, now restocked. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/playstation5-pro-and-playstation-30th-anniversary-bundles-restocked-how-to-order/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nvidia vs Apple and the world: Apple may have just confirmed its ACDC superchip will use UALink tech.
The YouTube Shopping tool has expanded to include Wix.com, too.
Cloudflare's AI Audit empowers small website owners to negotiate fair prices for their content.
Samsung Galaxy S25's Now Brief feature is the perfect glimpse at an AI personal assistant that actually makes sense.
Ninja Gaiden is a famed hack n' slash series that has some historical roots with the OG Xbox.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ninja-gaiden-announced-at-xbox-developer-direct-2025
Xbox hosts a mini-showcase to kick off the new year, highlighting upcoming titles like DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a few surprises.
Vivaldi has taken another slow step toward providing better sync options for users with the ability to push a tab to another device, plus a new weather widget in Vivaldi 7.1.
The update also adds new default search engines — Startpage, Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, and Qwant — as well as the options to adjust the background themes as well as the web widgets.
Back in 2023, Logitech teamed up with iFixit to bring us the Logitech Repair Hub, an official resource of repair guides and spare parts for the company’s products. The hub first launched with support for just two items: the MX Master and
If you have a Chromebook, here’s an interesting development for you: Google is now making it possible to control ChromeOS using just your face, The Verge reports.
Imagine being able to use head movements to move your mouse cursor aro
ESET researchers uncovered a supply chain attack on a South Korean VPN by the China-aligned APT group PlushDaemon
Logitech partners with iFixit to create Logitech Repair Hub to offer OEM replacement parts for over 20 devices.
E6, a De Beers Group company, is developing a copper-diamond composite material to serve as a more effective heatsink.
Corsair has unveiled a new external SSD that is compatible with USB4 and Thunderbolt 4. It can achieve speeds of up to 4,000 MB/s and supports select iPhones with MagSafe compatibility.
Geekbench puts the RTX 5080 (up to) 22% faster than its predecessor.
Retailers are already selling iGame GeForce RTX 5080 Ultra W OC 16GB-V in Vietnam.
RDNA 4, likely initially planned for January, will arrive in March.
Things aren’t exactly going swimmingly at Ubisoft right now. The publisher had a rough 2024, with Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet sales expectations and word of
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Oscar nominees and Netflix’s Emilia Pérez leads the pack with 13. The musical crime drama has broken the record for the most nods for non-English language film, overtaking Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Subaru left open a gaping security flaw that, although patched, lays bare modern vehicles’ myriad privacy issues. Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah reported their findings (
Doom: The Dark Ages is set to come out on May 15 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It’s a single-player sandbox experience with an emphasis on exploration, bloodshed and upgrading skill trees, introducing massive mech battles and a ridable cyber dragon that spits fire on command.
Doom: The Dark Ages is the largest Doom game id Software has ever made, but to be perfectly clear and possibly assuage some fears, it’s not open-world. In fact, the directive for developers wa
A year ago I surveyed the internet and noticed there was only one popular space for trans and gender-non-conforming people to meet; Lex.
Lex is not well liked by its users. Its software feels heavy and it is full of cash grabs and anti-patterns. It was recently acquired and is sure to only become more hostile to its users as it turns towards profit generation.
With this in mind I built t4t, an alternative specially designed for not only queer people, but specifically trans people.
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Article URL: https://www.redblobgames.com/x/1903-orbit-spirograph/
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built a web app that uses k-means clustering on artist genres (one or multiple) to automatically organize Spotify liked songs into playlists. clean UI.
you might have to click refresh playlists couple of times to get what you want. comments are appreciated. thanks!
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42806069
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Article URL: https://scale.com/blog/humanitys-last-exam-results
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Hello HN,
I'm Paras Chopra, founder of VWO. We're an A/B testing platform that was born here as a Show HN in 2009: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=876141
Today, I sold the company to a private equity firm for $200mn.
It's covered on TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/23/everstone-acquires-boots
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/
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Article URL: https://www.guedelon.fr/en/
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I was reading through Juan’s recent Almanac entry for the @counter-style at-rule and I’ll be darned if he didn’t uncover and unpack some extremely interesting things that we can do to style lists, notably the list marker. You’re probably already …
Some Things You Might Not Know About Custom Counter Styles originally pub
There's a method to the madness of vacuuming. It may not be fun, but that's what you've got to do if you want your house looking spick and span. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/vacuum-time-just-got-shorter-this-is-the-best-home-cleaning-technique/#ftag=CADf328eec
We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company makes preparations to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/the-comeback-of-the-commercial-supersonic-jet/#ftag=CADf328eec
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 showcased the new Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra, and teased a new S25 Edge phone for later this year. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-janaury-live-blog-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
We visited Boom Supersonic's headquarters in Mojave, California, as it prepares to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/videos/bringing-back-commercial-supersonic-flight/#ftag=CADf328eec
Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and more will be shown during the event. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/how-to-watch-todays-xbox-developer-direct-showcase-live/#ftag=CADf328eec
Two sides looking to put poor domestic form behind them meet at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/europa-league-soccer-livestream-hoffenheim-vs-tottenham-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Subreddits devoted to sports, videogaming and even geographic areas have opted to block links to Musk's X social network. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/reddit-group-moderators-block-links-to-x-in-protest-of-elon-musk-inauguration-salute/#ftag=CADf328eec
Your furry friends could be at risk during a harsh winter storm. Here is what to know about keeping them safe. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/vet-tips-to-keep-your-pets-safe-and-warm-during-a-winter-storm/#ftag=CADf328eec
We got to play the next Assassin's Creed game set in Japan with Ubisoft's new take on exploration -- as well as teases of the Animus system. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/assassins-creed-shadows-hands-on-a-sneaking-peek-at-ninja-fights-and-samurai-brawls/#ftag=CADf328eec
Some supplements claim to reduce cortisol and lower stress levels. Should you take them? https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/best-cortisol-supplements-can-they-really-reduce-your-stress/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Oscar-winner reprises her Star Trek: Discovery role for this movie-length Starfleet espionage thriller on Paramount Plus. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/star-trek-section-31-how-to-watch-the-michelle-yeoh-sci-fi-thriller/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here's the streaming release date for the DreamWorks animated movie. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-wild-robot-how-to-watch-the-oscar-nominated-film-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
CD Projekt Red's decision to make Ciri the star of The Witcher 4 is 'a really good move' according to Geralt of Rivia's voice actor, Doug Cockle.
Tramell Tillman explains why "the stakes are incredible high" for Seth Milchick in Severance season 2.
AMD looks to be really gunning to take down Nvidia’s RTX 5070, and heated competition in the mid-range GPU space is an exciting prospect.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 is the first baseline Samsung flagship to come with a 512GB storage option, which is great news for photographers and long-term users – but I think Samsung could have gone further.
Google says most of the affected extensions have been removed from the Chrome Web Store.