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Chinese tablet brands chasing the iPad hard, but iPadOS 26 changes the game

Three Chinese tablet brands have all enjoyed dramatic growth over the past year as they try to compete with the market-leading iPad. While even their combined shipments can’t compete, their growth rate suggests they could become a threat within a year or two. However, iPadOS 26 looks set to change the game significantly, making it harder than ever for competing brands to catch up … The iPad dominates the tablet market The iPad launched way back in 2010, and dominated the tablet market ever si

The history of the Schwartzian Transform (2016)

The History of the Schwartzian Transform The history of the Schwartzian Transform is fascinating, full of intrigue, competing philosophies, and cross-language reluctant cooperation. The Schwartzian Transform is the name applied to a particular implementation of a cached-key sorting algorithm. The first public appearance is probably Randal Schwartz’s Usenet post on December 16, 1994 in response to Ken Brown’s request for help: I’m having trouble sorting on the *last* word of the last field in

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 5 #520

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one -- and at lease one answer is especially tricky to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword a

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 4 #519

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. I had to rack my brain to unscramble a few of the answers. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answ

The uproar over Vogue’s AI-generated ad isn’t just about fashion

Sarah Murray recalls the first time she saw an artificial model in fashion: It was 2023, and a beautiful young woman of color donned a Levi’s denim overall dress. Murray, a commercial model herself, said it made her feel sad and exhausted. The iconic denim company had teamed up with the AI studio Lalaland.ai to create “diverse” digital fashion models for more inclusive ads. For an industry that has failed for years to employ diverse human models, the backlash was swift, with New York Magazine c

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 3 #518

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a funny one. Some of the words were easy, but others took me a little thought to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections an

Caches: LRU vs. Random

Once upon a time, my computer architecture professor mentioned that using a random eviction policy for caches really isn't so bad. That random eviction isn't bad can be surprising — if your cache fills up and you have to get rid of something, choosing the least recently used (LRU) is an obvious choice, since you're more likely to use something if you've used it recently. If you have a tight loop, LRU is going to be perfect as long as the loop fits in cache, but it's going to cause a miss every t

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 2 #517

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a pretty modern topic. If you've ever used Photoshop, or even one of many similar photo-editing programs, you'll know all the answers. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're

Here’s Your First Incredibly Tiny Glimpse at the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Suit

Remember back at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home when Tom Holland’s Peter Parker started his brand new day by making his own, brand new Spidey suit? And it was really cool in the minute or so we got to see it on screen? Well, good news, bad news: our first look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day is here, and Peter’s already got himself a new upgrade. To celebrate Spider-Man Day today, Sony and Marvel has released the first tiny teaser for Brand New Day, revealing that Peter will get himself a new

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 1 #516

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Sssss.... Today's NYT Strands puzzle is about a creature that I'm not really a fan of. But it was pretty easy to solve once I learned the theme. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft first started using the “Xbox PC” term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal that games are available on PC through its own Xbox PC app and store. The Xbox PC branding didn’t last long though, as Microsoft has now started using “Xbox on PC” instead. Which one is it, Microsoft? The Xbox PC br

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 31 #515

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Yum! Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tasty one. Just remember, you don't need to wait for a birthday to have cake. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini C

Watch a Reconstructed 250-Year-Old Robotic Painting Bring a Fiery Mount Vesuvius Back to Life

Sir William Hamilton was the British ambassador to the court of Naples and Sicily from 1765 to 1800, as well as a passionate volcanologist. During his time in Italy he must have seen Mount Vesuvius erupt a number of times—certainly enough to leave a lasting impression. So much so that in 1775 he designed a rotating device that, with mechanical movement and light, could bring to life the fiery magma depicted in Pietro Fabris’ 1771 watercolor, “Night view of a current of lava.” While experts aren

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 30, #514

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle's theme is "you've got that right," and yesterday's was "you got that right." Yet they mean very different things, and the clues are very different from each other. Stumped? If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules fo

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 30 #514

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle's theme is "you've got that right," and yesterday's was "you got that right." Yet they mean very different things, and the clues are very different from each other. Stumped? If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules fo

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 29 #513

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. The words are stumpers, and one of them is both long and unusual -- though kind of funny. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Conn

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 28 #512

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one. It makes me want to spend more time outside working on my garden. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword

Netflix Says It Used Video-Generating AI for Special Effects in a New Show

Streaming slop, meet AI slop. Netflix is bragging that, for the first time, it's used generative AI in one of its original, scripted TV shows, Ars Technica reports, signaling its championing of a technology that the streamer claims will shorten production times, lower costs, all while supposedly enhancing the quality of its series and films. "We remain convinced that AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper," Netflix co-CEO Ted Sar

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 27 #511

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is an awfully tough one. It has long answers and is hard to unscramble once you find them. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Min

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 26 #510

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle features some pretty long answers, and they didn't all come immediately to mind, even when I learned the theme. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 25 #509

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a mix of easy words to find and unscramble and one whopping long one. But if you know the theme, that word is easy to decipher. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking

AI-Generated Content on Netflix Is Already Here

How soon will it be before Netflix subscribers begin to see movies and TV shows that were made with generative AI technology? According to CEO Ted Sarandos, it's already happened. In a video conference call after Netflix's earnings were announced on July 17, Sarandos took questions, one of which was focused on when and how the streaming company will generate content with artificial intelligence tools. Surprisingly, Sarandos said the company already did it, on an Argentinian sci-fi show called

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 24 #508

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle isn't too tough, but there sure are a lot of words to find. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can vi

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 23 #507

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle might make you hungry. Technically, these dishes don't make up a full meal, but they're tasty anyway. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connecti

Tesla skepticism continues to grow, robotaxi demo fails to impress Austin

Tesla’s eroding popularity with Americans shows little sign of abating. Each month, the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveys thousands of consumers to gauge attitudes on EV adoption, autonomous driving, and the automakers that are developing those technologies. Toyota, which only recently started selling enough EVs to be included in the survey, currently has the highest net-positive score and the highest “view intensity score”—the percentage of consumers who have a very positive view of

1KB JavaScript Numbers Station

Code Golf is the art/science of creating wonderful little demos in an artificially constrained environment. This year the js1024 competition was looking for entries with the theme of "Creepy". I am not a serious bit-twiddler. I can't create JS shaders which produce intricate 3D worlds in a scrap of code. But I can use slightly obscure JavaScript APIs! There's something deliciously creepy about Numbers Stations - the weird radio frequencies which broadcast seemingly random numbers and words. Ar

This New Smartwatch From Nothing's CMF Brand Is Enticingly Affordable

After spending hundreds of dollars on your personal tech (your phone, your laptop, your headphones), the idea of splashing out yet more money to add a smartwatch to your collection can start to rankle. But what if we told you this new, stylish smartwatch cost less than $100? CMF, the sub-brand of London-based Nothing, which earlier this month launch its flagship Nothing Phone 3, announced the CMF Watch 3 Pro on Tuesday. Available to buy today from Nothing's website for $99 (£99) in three differ

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Nokia hasn’t made phones for years, but it isn’t finished milking its name yet

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Nokia has confirmed via Reddit that it’s looking to team up with phone makers for licensing opportunities. The company was answering a question regarding future licensing deals for mobile phones. This also comes as HMD and Nokia’s partnership draws to an end. HMD and Nokia have been winding down their brand licensing partnership in recent years. This deal saw HMD releasing smartphones and feature phones under the Finnish brand’s name. Nokia has now tak

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 22 #506

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, especially if you've ever kept a fish tank. Those of us who have should do swimmingly on the puzzle, but if you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

Africa's gigantic $80B dam could transform entire continent

At a cost of $80 billion, the Grand Inga Dam will be the world's largest hydroelectric plant, capable of generating 40.000 megawatts and bringing electricity to millions, the megaproject will change economies and connect all of Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is about to embark on one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects ever seen. The construction of the $80 billion Grand Inga Dam promises to transform not only the country’s energy sector, but also the f