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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 24, #1496

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 16:00:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Cancelling a Subscription? Apple Lets Devs Make You an Offer You (Maybe) Can't Refuse

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 16:12:00

Got some subscriptions on an Apple device you're looking to cancel? You might be in for an extra step in the near future -- or a deal you decide you can't pass up. I don't know about you, but often when I'm trying cancel a subscription (like Starz, when Outlander isn't airing), I get an offer to stick around for a temporarily discounted price. It can be annoying sometimes, but I'd be lying if I said I've never taken them up on the deal. However you feel about that common customer retention pra

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OpenAI and partners are building a massive AI data center in Texas

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-18 17:34:26

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a partnership with Oracle to develop 4.5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity for its Stargate AI infrastructure platform in the US. The expansion, which TechCrunch reports is part of a $30 billion per year deal between OpenAI and Oracle, will reportedly bring OpenAI's total Stargate capacity under development to over 5 gigawatts. The data center has taken root in Abilene, Texas, a city of 127,000 located 150 miles west of Fort Worth. The city, which serves

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Fusion Startup Says It's Figured Out How to Turn Mercury Into Gold

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-18 19:21:29

A fusion energy startup claims to have found a way to turn mercury into gold. As the Financial Times reports, San Francisco-based Marathon Fusion says that the same process that could one day represent a limitless source of clean energy could also be used for literal alchemy. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, nuclear transmutation — effectively changing an element or isotope into a different one by ripping out protons from its nucleus — could be used to synthesize gold particles.

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Someone Just Sold Their 2011 Bitcoin for a 17 Million Percent Profit

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-18 20:18:36

A mysterious Bitcoin account has cashed out a cache of cryptocurrency they originally bought for $54,000 — but which, after HODLing for 14 long years, is now worth an astronomical $9.5 billion, for a staggering profit of over 17 million percent. Bitcoin whales, meaning accounts that hold on to substantial sums of crypto for long periods at a time, have been making moves as of late, Tom's Hardware reports, reaping enormous returns as crypto markets reach all-time highs. Just last week, a differ

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Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega Claim No Knowledge of ‘Beetlejuice 3’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-08-18 21:00:16

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice—the decades-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s spooky-season classic—was a box-office hit, meaning that even if it didn’t make quite the same cultural impact as its inspiration, talk of a threequel is already in the air. But even if Hollywood has its hopes up, Burton and star Jenna Ortega aren’t making any promises. In fact, in a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the Wednesday duo sounded downright skeptical about Beetlejuice 3. “Really? Nobody told me. Maybe I’ve

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What to know about ToolShell, the SharePoint threat under mass exploitation

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-18 21:14:40

Government agencies and private industry have been under siege over the past four days following the discovery that a critical vulnerability in SharePoint, the widely used document-sharing app made by Microsoft, is under mass exploitation. Since that revelation, the fallout and the ever-increasing scope of the attacks have been hard to keep track of. What follows are answers to some of the most common questions about the vulnerability and the ongoing exploitation of it, which collectively is be

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Major Rule About Cooking Meat Turns Out to Be Wrong

news.ycombinator.com Daniel Gritzer 2025-08-19 01:02:46

Contrary to common belief, resting meat isn’t really about retaining juices, but that doesn’t mean it’s pointless. Instead, it’s best understood as a temperature-control method for managing carryover cooking. To use it effectively, though, you have to completely rethink how the technique works and how to apply it. Is dark matter real? How do consciousness and memory actually work? And is it really necessary to rest your meat after cooking? These are the big, unresolved questions that keep scien

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A Sweltering Heat Dome Is Pummeling the Middle of the US. Here's What That Means

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 01:15:04

You've probably heard of the heat index, and you might be aware of the National Weather Service's HeatRisk tool, but do you know what a heat dome is? If not, it's the perfect time to learn -- nearly a third of the US is about to be exposed to temperatures above 100 degrees because of one. The NWS has issued a bulletin warning that 100-degree temperatures will likely hit residents in the middle of the US today. The cause for that thermometer spike is a growing heat dome in the Mississippi Valley

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Microsoft fixes three SharePoint zero-day exploits used in series of cyberattacks - how to patch them

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-19 05:36:00

Olemedia / Getty Images Microsoft has patched three critical zero-day SharePoint security flaws that have already been exploited by hackers to attack a larger number of vulnerable organizations. Responding to the exploits, the software giant initially issued fixes just for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2019 and then eventually rolled out a patch for SharePoint Server 2016 as well. Designated as CVE-2025-53771 and CVE-2025-53770, the two vulnerabilities apply only

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Early Anthropic hire raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-08-19 07:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new startup founded by an early Anthropic hire has raised $15 million to solve one of the most pressing challenges facing enterprises today: how to deploy artificial intelligence systems without risking catastrophic failures that could damage their businesses. The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), which launches public

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ChatGPT is rolling out 'personality' toggles to become your assistant

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-19 09:07:48

OpenAI is rolling out a new "personality" feature on the ChatGPT web app. This allows you to choose between multiple personalities, such as "Robot." ChatGPT is pretty good at coding and reasoning, but it falls a bit short on personality. On the other hand, Microsoft Copilot feels a bit more personal, but that could change soon. With the personality feature, which is slowly rolling out to some users across the world, you can personalize how ChatGPT interacts with you. By default, ChatGPT is ch

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Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-19 09:41:11

Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn't use their prompts for training. Proton is a Swiss company behind proven privacy and security tools and services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and Proton Drive. In June 2024, it transitioned to a non-profit structure, putting user privacy over profits. The introduction of Lumo aligns with this mission, as Proton claims this AI tool is designed to provide help

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WatchOS 26 public beta could be coming soon - here are the features you'll get

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-19 09:14:32

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Your iPhone, Apple Watch, and other Apple-owned devices are getting a big overhaul very soon. The best part? You won't have to pay a dime for them -- all you have to do is update your software. Several new features are coming to WatchOS 26, and the seed 4 beta software is now available for developers, with a public beta rollout likely coming soon. Reddit users in the r/Apple Watch subreddit are already getting into the latest update and providing commentary on their most and

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I'm taking my favorite portable vinyl player on all my summer trips, and it's on sale right now

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-08-19 09:24:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Audio-Technica Sound Burger retails for $199 and comes in yellow, black, or white. The Sound Burger has unparalleled portability, a long battery life, and provides a novel listening experience. It doesn't have a counterweight, and also doesn't have an auto-return feature. View now at Amazon The Audio-Technica Sound Burger is $24 when you buy it on Amazon. This deal only applies to the black color. Technology is all about embracing the now. So, even though I am one o

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FastVLM: Efficient Vision Encoding for Vision Language Models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 09:09:47

Vision Language Models (VLMs) enable visual understanding alongside textual inputs. They are typically built by passing visual tokens from a pretrained vision encoder to a pretrained Large Language Model (LLM) through a projection layer. By leveraging the rich visual representations of the vision encoder and the world knowledge and reasoning capabilities of the LLM, VLMs can be useful for a wide range of applications, including accessibility assistants, UI navigation, robotics, and gaming. VLM

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This powerful Google Photos tool is finally arriving for older Pixels

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-19 13:17:32

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Reimagine in Magic Editor TL;DR The Google Photos Reimagine feature is starting to roll out to older Pixels. Reports from Reddit and Telegram show it working on Pixel 6 and Pixel 8 devices. Access appears limited for now, so not everyone on the same version will see it. Last September, we spotted early evidence that the Google Photos Reimagine feature, previously exclusive to the Pixel 9 series, might be coming to older Pixels. It took longer than we expected,

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Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-19 13:30:22

Uber has announced that Women Preferences, a feature which will allow women riders to be matched exclusively with women drivers and vice versa, is being tested in the US. This feature was first launched in Saudi Arabia in 2019 . Competitor Lyft has also operated its Women+ Connect program since 2023 . In the next few weeks, Women Preferences pilots will begin in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit. Once live, women riders will see an option called Women Drivers when requesting a trip on dema

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Former Anthropic exec raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-08-19 17:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new startup founded by a former Anthropic executive has raised $15 million to solve one of the most pressing challenges facing enterprises today: how to deploy artificial intelligence systems without risking catastrophic failures that could damage their businesses. The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), which launches p

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Could Google be working on a more affordable Gemini plan? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-19 17:41:36

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Code spotted in the latest Google app and Google One app suggests a potential new “Google AI Lite” plan. This new tier could potentially sit between the current free and Pro subscriptions, offering increased rate limits for features like deep research and video generation. Google has not officially announced this plan, and it’s unclear if and when it will launch. Google Gemini is available for free to all users with a personal Google account. If you

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Physicists Blow Up Gold With Giant Lasers, Accidentally Disprove Renowned Physics Model

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-08-19 17:00:07

Scientists equipped with giant lasers have blown up gold at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, heating it to 14 times its boiling point. For a chilling second, they thought they broke physics, but they fortunately did no such thing. That said, they broke something else: a decades-long model in physical chemistry having to do with the fundamental properties of matter. In an experiment presented today in Nature, researchers, for the first time ever, demonstrated a way to directly measure the t

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Newly Discovered Gut ‘Sense’ Could Change How We Think About Hunger and Health

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-19 17:30:39

There really is something to the concept of having a gut feeling. New research out today suggests our bodies can directly sense and communicate with the many bacteria lining our digestive tract. Scientists at Duke University led the study, published Wednesday in Nature. They found that nerve cells can respond in real time to bacterial signals from the gut—including signals that tell us to curb our appetite. The findings suggest the relationship we have with our microbial neighbors is even more

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European authorities arrest alleged admin of notorious Russian crime forum XSS

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-19 17:45:38

In Brief European officials have confirmed the arrest of the alleged administrator behind XSS.is, one of the longest-running Russian-language cybercrime forums. Per Europol, the alleged administrator was arrested in Ukraine on Tuesday. A law enforcement notice on XSS now reads: “This domain has been seized.” According to a statement by prosecutors in Paris, French authorities obtained a court order to conduct surveillance on a Jabber server used by the administrator for instant messaging. The

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OpenAI confirms ChatGPT's new study feature, helps with exams

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-19 21:08:47

BleepingComputer previously reported that OpenAI is testing a new 'Study together' feature, and today, a new announcement within the ChatGPT web app confirms it. This announcement is titled 'Study and Learn,' and it looks like the feature will be called Study Together. With the Study Together feature on ChatGPT, you'll be able to get homework help or break down complex problems. But how is it exactly different from existing prompt engineering, such as "explain this concept to me in an easy wa

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Microsoft fixes two SharePoint zero-days under attack, but one is still unresolved - how to patch

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-19 21:23:00

Olemedia / Getty Images Microsoft has patched two critical zero-day SharePoint security flaws that have already been exploited by hackers to attack vulnerable organizations. Responding to the exploits, the software giant has issued fixes for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2019, but is still working on a patch for SharePoint Server 2016. Designated as CVE-2025-53771 and CVE-2025-53770, the two vulnerabilities apply only to on-premises versions of SharePoint, so org

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Mathematics for Computer Science (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 10:47:18

Course Description This course covers elementary discrete mathematics for science and engineering, with a focus on mathematical tools and proof techniques useful in computer science. Topics include logical notation, sets, relations, elementary graph theory, state machines and invariants, induction and proofs by contradiction, … Show more

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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men

news.ycombinator.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-19 21:30:41

Uber announced a new feature Wednesday that pairs women drivers and riders, in its latest move to address safety on the ride-hailing platform. The new tool, which the platform will begin piloting next month in the U.S., allows women passengers to match with women drivers when booking or pre-booking rides, and create a preference in their app settings. Women drivers can also choose to drive women. "It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive," Ca

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VSCO made a new way to shoot photos on your iPhone

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-19 21:51:49

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. VSCO has widely released its camera app for the iPhone. The app, called Capture, lets you switch between VSCO’s filters and make adjustments before snapping a photo or recording a video. VSCO has become known for the array of filters available within its photo and video editing platform, but with Capture, you can control its effects in real-time. T

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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-20 01:01:57

Uber announced a new feature Wednesday that pairs women drivers and riders, in its latest move to address safety on the ride-hailing platform. The new tool, which the platform will begin piloting next month in the U.S., allows women passengers to match with women drivers when booking or pre-booking rides, and create a preference in their app settings. Women drivers can also choose to drive women. "It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive," sa

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Bitdefender Antivirus Review 2025: CNET's Editors' Choice for Best Antivirus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 01:00:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 9.5 / 10 SCORE Bitdefender Antivirus $90 at Bitdefender $120 at Walmart Score Breakdown Performance 9 /10 Security 10 /10 Customer Support 9 /10 Usability 10 /10 Value 9 /10 Features 10 /10 Pros Very easy to use Fast scanning Minimal usage of computer processing power and other resources Comprehensive digital footprint visualization Excellent security

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 24, #1496

Cancelling a Subscription? Apple Lets Devs Make You an Offer You (Maybe) Can't Refuse

OpenAI and partners are building a massive AI data center in Texas

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Someone Just Sold Their 2011 Bitcoin for a 17 Million Percent Profit

Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega Claim No Knowledge of ‘Beetlejuice 3’

What to know about ToolShell, the SharePoint threat under mass exploitation

Major Rule About Cooking Meat Turns Out to Be Wrong

A Sweltering Heat Dome Is Pummeling the Middle of the US. Here's What That Means

Microsoft fixes three SharePoint zero-day exploits used in series of cyberattacks - how to patch them

Early Anthropic hire raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely

ChatGPT is rolling out 'personality' toggles to become your assistant

Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

WatchOS 26 public beta could be coming soon - here are the features you'll get

I'm taking my favorite portable vinyl player on all my summer trips, and it's on sale right now

FastVLM: Efficient Vision Encoding for Vision Language Models

This powerful Google Photos tool is finally arriving for older Pixels

Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

Former Anthropic exec raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely

Could Google be working on a more affordable Gemini plan? (APK teardown)

Physicists Blow Up Gold With Giant Lasers, Accidentally Disprove Renowned Physics Model

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European authorities arrest alleged admin of notorious Russian crime forum XSS

OpenAI confirms ChatGPT's new study feature, helps with exams

Microsoft fixes two SharePoint zero-days under attack, but one is still unresolved - how to patch

Mathematics for Computer Science (2024)

Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men

VSCO made a new way to shoot photos on your iPhone

Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month

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