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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 30

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-25 20:09:00

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. The 5-Across clue in today's Mini Crossword was easy-peasy for me. I used that app for an absolutely delightful message from Doug Jones of Star Trek and The Shape of Water fame. Read on for the answers if you get stuck. And if you could use some hints and guidance for da

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All PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Lies of P and Other Games This August

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 00:52:27

Lies of P is an award-winning game that reimagines the story of Pinocchio as a soulslike action roleplaying game set in a grimy world overrun by killer mechanical puppets. And starting Aug. 5, all PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to play that award-winning game, and others, at no additional cost. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tie

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SpaceX's Crew-11 Is Heading to the ISS on July 31. Here's How to Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 02:05:00

Who's ready for another space launch? The next cohort of astronauts is making their way to the International Space Station on Thursday, and the event will be live-streamed in more places than usual. SpaceX is sending up Crew-11 to relieve Crew-10. You may remember Crew-10 as being the crew that relieved Crew-9, which had two stowaways on board who had been stuck in space for months. The launch is scheduled for Thursday at 12:09 p.m. EST from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A, barring any last-minute

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Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-26 08:41:06

Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft's deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed browser on Windows machines creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete. Opera also argued that Microsoft uses design tactics and dark patterns to further discourage people from downloading and using rival products. It is asking Brazi

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Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2025-12-26 08:19:19

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Recently, we reported on LibreOffice, accusing Microsoft of intentionally using complex file formats as a tactic to lock in users to Microsoft Office, hindering open source alternatives like LibreOffice. Now, Microsoft has banned LibreOffice developer, Mike Kaganski, from using its services, citing an "activity that violates [its] Services Agreement". According to Mike, this happened last Mon

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CodeCrafters (YC S22) is hiring first Marketing Person

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-26 08:34:28

Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end marketing at CodeCrafters. CodeCrafters (YC S22) makes programming challenges for experienced software engineers. Besides YC, we're backed by the founders of Instagram and Dropbox. Our customers are experienced engineers at companies like Google, GitHub, Stripe, etc.

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tvOS 26 adds the Apple TV screen saver feature I’ve always wanted

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-26 12:51:16

This fall, tvOS 26 will bring a variety of new features to Apple TV 4K users, and one of the highlights for me is a screen saver feature that I’ve always wanted. tvOS 26 lets you enable or disable individual aerial screen savers If you own an Apple TV 4K, you know that screen savers are one of the device’s best features. That may sound silly, but for a product that mainly exists to stream video content, it’s the niceties like Apple’s aerial screen savers that set it apart. In tvOS 26, Apple

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Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-26 12:08:52

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites and using malware-like popups. Now, Opera is fed up with what it calls Microsoft’s “manipulative design tactics” and is filing a competition complaint in Brazil today, alleging that Microsoft is usin

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LG’s StanbyMe 2 is an unquestionably cool TV at a questionably high price

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-12-26 12:47:00

LG’s StanbyMe 2 has all the ingredients of a good follow-up gadget: the display is 1440p instead of 1080p, and instead of being trapped on its rollable stand, the screen is detachable for you to use wherever and however you want. It can hang on the wall if you buy a compatible strap, or you can rest it on its included folio cover, much like you would a tablet. It also has more ports beyond the one HDMI port and one USB-A port in the original model. You’ll get USB-C for connecting laptops, too. I

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I replaced my Samsung OLED TV with this Sony Mini LED model for a week - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-26 22:01:00

Sony recently sent us the 2025 Bravia 5 TV, this one with a 98-inch screen and weighing in at 158 pounds. It goes without saying that this TV is a beast -- an expensive one. And the Bravia 5 is not even considered the company's flagship model (you can look to the Bravia 8 II for that). But this TV is impressive, and after testing it for a week, I'll explain why. Also: You should turn off this default TV setting ASAP - and why even experts recommend it The Bravia 5 is a Google TV, so setting up

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PayPal to let US merchants accept over 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-27 03:36:00

In context: Thanks to strong support from the Trump administration, cryptocurrencies are gaining significant momentum in the financial market. PayPal is closely watching this growing interest in crypto and will soon roll out a game-changing update for the entire online marketplace. Over the next few weeks, PayPal will roll out a new "Pay with Crypto" option. The feature will reportedly allow businesses worldwide to accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies at checkout, though international buyers m

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Samsung DeX in One UI 8 has a hidden ‘Immersive’ mode for true full screen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:33:17

TL;DR Samsung’s new DeX in One UI 8 has a hidden “Immersive” mode that enables a true full screen experience, hiding the app header and taskbar. To enable it, you must first maximize an app, then long-press the same maximize button to reveal a hidden menu with the “Immersive” option. This unintuitive method initially led users to believe the full screen feature was removed. Samsung made some big changes to DeX in its latest One UI 8 release. The company killed its classic DeX mode in favor of

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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:20:42

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:38:34

Whistle pet trackers are headed to the Internet of Things (IoT) graveyard. After releasing its first product in 2013, the Seattle-based Whistle has just been acquired by a competitor that has decided to brick all of Whistle's smart GPS and activity monitors. Tractive, an Austrian company that has also been selling Internet-connected GPS trackers for pets since 2013, on Monday announced its acquisition of Whistle from Mars Petcare, as spotted by The Verge. Mars Petcare is the pet food subsidiary

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Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-27 03:07:56

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K. government, and Google has so far refused to say. Earlier this year, The Washington Post reported that the U.K. Home Office sought a secret court order i

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KernelScript eBPF-centric programming language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:33:00

KernelScript ⚠️ Beta Version Notice KernelScript is currently in beta development. The language syntax, APIs, and features are subject to change at any time without backward compatibility guarantees. This software is intended for experimental use and early feedback. Production use is not recommended at this time. A Domain-Specific Programming Language for eBPF-Centric Development KernelScript is a modern, type-safe, domain-specific programming language that unifies eBPF, userspace, and kernel

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Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-27 08:18:03

Microsoft devotes most of its time and energy these days to promoting new AI- and Copilot-related features for Windows 11, but the company's Windows Insider builds are still full of small tweaks and changes aimed at improving longstanding Windows features for people who just want to use their PC the way they always have. New updates that began rolling out to testers in the Windows Insider program yesterday include a couple of small but meaningful changes for Windows power users. First, Microsof

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Food delivery service Calo scores $39M in Series B extension as it sets eyes on the UK

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-27 02:35:57

Middle Eastern food delivery startup Calo said Tuesday it has raised $39 million in a Series B extension that was led by Aljazira Capital. The fundraise, which was more than 1.5x of its original $25 million raise in December, also saw participation from existing backers such as Nuwa Capital, STV, Khwarizmi Ventures, and Al Faisaliah Group. The company is using this funding to expand into territories like the U.K. and to explore different partnerships in physical space. Calo primarily offers re

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Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-27 11:14:57

Researchers at Microsoft tried to determine which precise jobs are most and least likely to be replaced by generative AI — and the results are bad news for anyone currently enjoying the perks of a cushy desk job. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, the Microsoft team analyzed a "dataset of 200k anonymized and privacy-scrubbed conversations between users and Microsoft Bing Copilot," and found that the occupations most likely to be made obsolete by the tech involve "providing informat

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This upcoming Android-powered Nintendo DS clone can emulate Switch games, and my wallet isn’t ready

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-27 12:01:31

AYANEO TL;DR AYANEO has revealed more details about the Pocket DS, including specs and a pricing window. It has a massive 7-inch 165hz OLED screen on the top, and a 5-inch LCD on the bottom. It’s powered by the Snapdragon G3 Gen 2, rather than the newer G3 Gen 3 on the Pocket S2. Pricing will be somewhere between $275 and $415, with a full price reveal coming next month. The AYANEO Pocket DS is one of the most exciting Android gaming handhelds in years for fans of the Nintendo DS and 3DS. T

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Retroid Pocket Flip 2 owners are spotting the dreaded return of a familiar problem

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-27 12:45:34

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Retroid Pocket Flip 2 users are reporting early hinge cracks, sometimes just weeks after purchase. Users claim the cracks appeared even though they’ve handled the device carefully. The first Flip model had similar problems, and the Flip 2’s redesigned hinge was meant to address them. Although the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 launched only a few months ago, users of the Android handheld are already reporting the worrying return of a familiar flaw: cracked hin

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iOS 26 solves a pesky CarPlay annoyance

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-12-27 12:34:11

iOS 26 brings major changes to CarPlay, including a new Liquid Glass design and support for widgets. There’s also a small change that addresses a years-long feature request for many CarPlay users: the ability to disable CarPlay screenshots. For years, you’ve been able to take a screenshot of your CarPlay display by simply taking a screenshot on your iPhone. This feature can also be quite frustrating when your iPhone is connected to CarPlay and you only want to take a screenshot of your iPhone’

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Microsoft Edge now an 'AI-powered browser' with Copilot Mode

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-27 12:02:39

Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode, an experimental feature designed to transform Microsoft Edge into a web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As the company explained on Monday, this new mode transforms Edge's interface, with new tabs showing a single input box that combines chat, search, and web navigation functions. Once Copilot Mode is enabled, the AI assistant will be able to analyze all open browser tabs with the user's permission, comparing information and assisting wit

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Xbox adds age checks in UK to comply with Online Safety Act

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-27 17:22:00

Recap: Digital platforms across the United Kingdom are adjusting their operations after the country's new Online Safety Act came into force, with Microsoft's Xbox gaming service among the latest to announce compliance measures. The legislation, aimed at making digital spaces safer for children and young people, has set off a wave of new regulations that require internet companies to verify users' ages if their platforms could potentially host explicit or harmful content. Microsoft confirmed thi

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Do variable names matter for AI code completion? (2025)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 09:35:25

Do Variable Names Matter for AI Code Completion? When GitHub Copilot suggests your next line of code, does it matter whether your variables are named current_temperature or just x ? I ran an experiment to find out, testing 8 different AI models on 500 Python code samples across 7 naming styles. The results suggest that descriptive variable names do help AI code completion. The Experiment Each code sample was transformed into different naming conventions: Descriptive ( process_user_input )

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This Handheld May Be Our Best Hope to Relive the Nintendo DS Glory Days

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-27 17:00:38

Of the mass number of retro gaming handhelds available today, the one missing link is a device that can help us relive the days when dual-screen gaming reigned supreme. The best options for Nintendo DS software emulation are either too flat or too expensive. Niche handheld maker Ayaneo may have a winner with its new iteration of the Pocket DS featuring a large 7-inch screen and a smaller secondary touchscreen, all housed in a clamshell that’s so damn easy to take on the road. The Pocket DS is e

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Microsoft in talks to maintain access to OpenAI’s tech beyond AGI milestone

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-27 17:44:10

Microsoft is reportedly in advanced talks with OpenAI for a new agreement that would give it ongoing access to the startup’s technology even if OpenAI achieves what it defines as AGI, or advanced general intelligence. If the deal goes through, it would clear a key hurdle in OpenAI’s transition toward becoming a fully commercial enterprise. The companies have been negotiating regularly, and they could come to an agreement in a few weeks, Bloomberg reports, citing three anonymous sources. The rep

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Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-27 22:17:00

What just happened? Microsoft is taking a bigger swing at everyday AI integration with the launch of Copilot Mode in its Edge browser. Now available on Windows and Mac, the update marks a significant step in Microsoft's push to embed AI directly into the browsing experience, making tasks like research, comparison shopping, and online navigation faster (to be seen), and voice-enabled. Copilot Mode blends chat, search, and navigation in a single input field. Rather than relying on users to manage

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I tested Sony's 98-inch Bravia Mini LED TV for week - and here's who should buy the $6,000 model

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-27 22:39:00

Sony recently sent us the 2025 Bravia 5 TV, this one with a 98-inch screen and weighing in at 158 pounds. It goes without saying that this TV is a beast -- an expensive one. And the Bravia 5 is not even considered the company's flagship model (you can look to the Bravia 8 II for that). But this TV is impressive, and after testing it for a week, I'll explain why. Also: You should turn off this default TV setting ASAP - and why even experts recommend it The Bravia 5 is a Google TV, so setting up

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I use Edge as my default browser - but its new AI mode is unreliable and annoying

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-27 22:39:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Microsoft's on a relentless quest to embed its Copilot AI into every software product it owns. That campaign takes another big step forward with the addition of some new generative AI features in the company's Edge browser. The latest release beefs up the capabilities of Copilot Mode, the chat-based search interface for Edge, on Windows PCs and Macs. You can use natural voice commands to navigate pages, and the chatbot can see all the open tabs in the c

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Latest Tech News

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 30

All PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Lies of P and Other Games This August

SpaceX's Crew-11 Is Heading to the ISS on July 31. Here's How to Watch

Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint

Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal

CodeCrafters (YC S22) is hiring first Marketing Person

tvOS 26 adds the Apple TV screen saver feature I’ve always wanted

Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge

LG’s StanbyMe 2 is an unquestionably cool TV at a questionably high price

I replaced my Samsung OLED TV with this Sony Mini LED model for a week - and didn't regret it

PayPal to let US merchants accept over 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum

Samsung DeX in One UI 8 has a hidden ‘Immersive’ mode for true full screen

Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard

Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

KernelScript eBPF-centric programming language

Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

Food delivery service Calo scores $39M in Series B extension as it sets eyes on the UK

Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI

This upcoming Android-powered Nintendo DS clone can emulate Switch games, and my wallet isn’t ready

Retroid Pocket Flip 2 owners are spotting the dreaded return of a familiar problem

iOS 26 solves a pesky CarPlay annoyance

Microsoft Edge now an 'AI-powered browser' with Copilot Mode

Xbox adds age checks in UK to comply with Online Safety Act

Do variable names matter for AI code completion? (2025)

This Handheld May Be Our Best Hope to Relive the Nintendo DS Glory Days

Microsoft in talks to maintain access to OpenAI’s tech beyond AGI milestone

Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control

I tested Sony's 98-inch Bravia Mini LED TV for week - and here's who should buy the $6,000 model

I use Edge as my default browser - but its new AI mode is unreliable and annoying

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