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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 17 #501

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 09:00:06

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 some short and some long answers. Once you get the theme, though, you should be able to unscramble even the incredibly long answer. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're lo

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Researchers announce babies born from a trial of three-person IVF

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2025-09-28 15:00:00

The study, which makes use of a technology called mitochondrial donation, has been described as a “tour de force” and “a remarkable accomplishment” by others in the field. In the team’s approach, patients’ eggs are fertilized with sperm, and the DNA-containing nuclei of those cells are transferred into donated fertilized eggs that have had their own nuclei removed. The new embryos contain the DNA of the intended parents along with a tiny fraction of mitochondrial DNA from the donor, floating in

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iPhone 17 Pro could get exclusive new anti-reflective display

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-28 15:02:12

Apple’s iPhone 17 line will be here soon, and today a rumor indicates the 17 Pro and Pro Max could get an exclusive anti-reflective display feature. Here are the details. Rumored anti-reflective display might come to iPhone 17 Pro after all Juli Clover writes at MacRumors: A reliable source that spoke to MacRumors said Apple suppliers have been able to achieve a high enough yield on the anti-reflective glass to support mass production. The ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and Pro Max will get the new display

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CIRP: AirPods regain market share, but overall growth stalls

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-28 15:07:55

A new report out today from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that while AirPods remain the most popular wireless earbuds among iPhone users, Apple might be feeling the pressure of slowing growth. From 59% to 57%, and back again According to the report, 44% of iPhone owners now report having Bluetooth earbuds, up slightly from 41% last year and 39% the year before. However, 59% of those say they own AirPods. That’s a 2% bump from last year, but it’s also right back to where

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The FCC plans to ban Chinese technology in undersea cables

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 15:52:07

The Federal Communication Commission plans to vote on new rules that will ban the use of Chinese technology in undersea cables, according to a press release from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. The proposed rules will apply to any company on the FCC's existing list of entities that pose "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States." Besides "prohibiting the use of 'covered' equipment," the FCC's new rules will also limit the ability for Chinese companies to receive a license t

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Scanned piano rolls database

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 16:27:28

n/a Kisses 2007-Feb-8 Michael Swanson n/a n/a Cubist 2007-Feb-8 Michael Swanson n/a n/a The Organ Grinder's Swing 2007-Feb-11 Larry Doe Grayscale-1 n/a Fox Trot Medley No. 4 2008-Aug-19 Keystone Grayscale-1 n/a Popular Dance Medley No. 7 2009-May-28 Keystone Grayscale-1 n/a Clair de lune - rhythm version 2009-Oct-18 Julian Dyer n/a n/a Rhapsodie No. 1 2009-Dec-27 Keystone Grayscale-1 n/a Rhapsodie No. 4 2009-Dec-27 Keystone Grayscale-1 n/a Fox Trot Medley, No. 1 2009-Dec-27 Keystone Gray

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New iPhone Fold rumors claim more affordable price, ultra-thin hardware

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-28 19:32:22

This fall will be all about the iPhone 17 lineup, but rumors for next year’s iPhone Fold are already ramping up. A pair of new rumors indicate Apple’s foldable iPhone could have a more affordable price than expected, and be thinner—when unfolded—than Apple’s current thinnest product. Price of new iPhone Fold could hit $1,800 rather than the $2,000+ expected Today at Fortune, Nick Lichtenberg summarized the findings of a recent UBS report that analyzes Apple’s upcoming iPhone Fold. One of the

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Google expands AI Mode with extra features for search

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 19:52:53

Google is continuing to double down on its AI Mode, bringing more features to its dedicated Search chatbot. Today, the company is adding the Gemini 2.5 Pro model and the Deep Search capability to AI Mode. These features will be available to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. Although both of these tools can still be accessed through other means, Google's move to incorporate them into the chatbot points to an end goal of AI Mode being the primary form of engagement with the company's

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Smart Cameras Power a Robot Umpire at MLB All-Stars for the First Time. Here's How the Challenges Went

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 17:45:50

If umpires draw your ire for bad calls, you may soon have a new target: Major League Baseball used its ABS, or Automated Ball-Strike System, to call pitches at the July 15 All-Star Game for the first time. If trials this season go well, it will probably be adopted for the 2026 regular season. But challenges against the camera had an unusually high rate of success. The ABS uses Hawk-Eye cameras, a technology increasingly common in games with high-speed objects. The cameras judge how a ball trave

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I Usually Find Android Phones Too Complicated, but the Pixel 9 Pro Is Different

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 17:59:00

CNET's key takeaways I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with features like the Edge Panel sidebar and a variety of Samsung's

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Watch Our Livestream Replay: Inside the AI Copyright Battles

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-09-28 17:32:11

What's going on right now with the copyright battles over artificial intelligence? Many lawsuits regarding generative AI’s training materials were initially filed back in 2023, with decisions just now starting to trickle out. Whether it’s Midjourney generating videos of Disney characters, like Wall-E brandishing a gun, or an exit interview with a top AI lawyer as he left Meta, WIRED senior writer Kate Knibbs has been following this fight for years. Watch the replay of WIRED’s subscriber-only li

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Elon Musk teases AI anime boyfriend based on Edward Cullen

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-09-28 19:09:24

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Days after introducing an AI ‘waifu’ companion for Grok, Elon Musk is now officially teasing a male version for the ladies. So far we can tell it is broody and dark-haired, and according to Musk, “his personality is inspired by Edward Cullen from Twilight and Christian Grey from 50 Shades.” This is a decidedly different tack than the

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Google is raising the price of Nest Aware subscriptions again

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-28 19:24:09

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Google is raising the price of its Nest Aware and Nest Aware Plus subscriptions starting in August 2025. According to emails sent out to subscribers today, the cost of the entry-level Nest Aware service is increasing from $8 per month or $80 per year to $10 per month or $100 when paying for a full year up front. Nest Aware Plus is going from $15

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OpenAI says it will use Google's cloud for ChatGPT

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-09-28 23:42:29

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a lodge for the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. OpenAI said Wednesday that it expects to use Google's cloud infrastructure for its popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence assistant. The reach for additional capacity aligns with OpenAI's desire for more computing power to meet heavy demand after initially relying exclusively on Microsoft for cloud capacity. The two companies' relations

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The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-28 16:10:00

Google’s generative video model Veo 3 has a subtitles problem As soon as Google launched its latest video-generating AI model at the end of May, creatives rushed to put it through its paces. Released just months after its predecessor, Veo 3 allows users to generate sounds and dialogue for the first time. It sparked a flurry of hyperrealistic eight-second clips stitched together into ads, ASMR videos, imagined film trailers, and humorous street interviews. But others quickly found that in som

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Apple says ITC ban on BOE displays has no effect on iPhones [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-28 15:44:19

There’s been speculation that a legal ruling could see Apple banned from selling iPhones made with Chinese displays within the US, but Apple has now confirmed that this is not the case. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has upheld a complaint by Samsung that China’s BOE had stolen trade secrets relating to OLED screens, and banned the import of products containing these … The ITC ruling The ITC has the power to ban companies from both importing products into the US, and selling th

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Apple’s TV app gets fresh design in iOS 26 and tvOS 26, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-28 23:32:59

Liquid Glass is the theme of Apple’s big cross-platform redesign this year. The new design is coming to Apple’s TV app too in iOS 26 and tvOS 26, joined by some other UI updates. Here’s what’s new. Apple TV app getting Liquid Glass, new theatrical poster art, more changes in iOS 26 Apple’s TV app has undoubtedly gotten more use this year than ever before, driven by Apple TV+ having its best year to date. This fall, just in time for returning Apple TV+ hits like Slow Horses and The Morning Sho

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Show HN: Timep – a next-gen profiler and flamegraph-generator for bash code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 10:44:57

timep timep is an efficient and state-of-the-art trap-based time profiler for bash code. timep generates a per-command execution time profile for the bash code being profiled. As it generates this profile, timep logs command runtimes+metadata hierarchically based on both function and subshell nesting depth, mapping and recreating the complete full call-stack tree for the bash code being profiled. BUILTIN FLAMEGRAPH GENERATOR: One standout feature of timep is that, in addition to the time profi

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Watch Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage Be a B-List Movie Star in This Faux Movie Trailer

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-28 23:00:32

Ahead of the release of the official trailer for Mortal Kombat II, Warner Bros. sneakily released a spoof movie trailer to go along with its meta marketing for its leading man, Johnny Cage, played by The Boys star Karl Urban. When Mortal Kombat first released back in 2021, fans of NetherRealm’s long-running fighting game series collectively scratched their heads in confusion over one of its original characters, Johnny Cage, being absent from the film. As if overcorrecting from past mistakes, Wa

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Will Gamers Care About ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ on Mac Like They Did With the Switch 2?

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-28 23:10:04

We keep talking about Cyberpunk 2077 five years after launch for good reason. It’s still a high watermark for in-game graphics. I’ve been playing it religiously for the fifth time on Switch 2, amazed that the game runs so well on a slim handheld. Now it’s coming to Apple’s Mac products, and the fanfare has been far more subdued. We’ll see how well it performs when it hits the scene on July 17. We’ll also find out if Apple fans honestly care about Cyberpunk 2077 on a MacBook Air compared to Ninte

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OpenAI Is Eating Microsoft’s Lunch

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-28 23:20:44

Microsoft has somehow managed to have another Cortana moment. Despite its AI assistant, Copilot, being built into Windows machines and compatible with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that millions of people are stuck with, it simply cannot get people to love the in-house option. According to a new report, ChatGPT has managed to rack up about 10 times the downloads that Microsoft’s Copilot has received. Bloomberg cites data provided by Sensor Tower that found the Copilot app for iOS and Android has

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Most Cats Sleep on Their Left Side, and Scientists Think They Know Why

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-09-28 23:50:59

If you’re a cat owner, chances are you spend an unhealthy amount of time scrolling through your photo gallery, reviewing adorable photos of your cats for the thousandth time. While doing so, perhaps you’ve noticed that your cats appear to favor a certain side while sleeping. And if that happens to be the left side, new scientific research suggests you’re right. This could be a survival strategy for cats, according to a recent study published in Current Biology. In the paper, the researchers exp

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Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-28 23:26:47

In Brief Data-labeling startup Scale AI is laying off 200 employees, roughly 14% of its staff, and cutting ties with 500 of its global contractors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The cuts come just a month after Meta hired Scale AI’s CEO in a $14.3 billion deal. In a memo obtained by Bloomberg, interim CEO Jason Droege told staff that Scale AI had too quickly scaled its core data-labeling business — in which the startup supplied AI labs with labeled, structured data to train AI models. Droeg

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Pixel 10 Will Likely Star at the Next Made by Google Event on Aug. 20

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 01:59:00

The next Made by Google event is coming on Aug. 20, where it's highly likely that the company will reveal its Pixel 10 series of phones. The announcement arrived from Google Wednesday, with a press release and invites for an event in New York. The event, like previous Made By Google briefings that have taken place in the late summer or fall, is likely to focus on Google's Pixel phones, watches, earbuds and potentially more. It's uncertain what other devices Google might show off during the even

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This Robot Vacuum Blew Me Away With Its Ingenious Navigation Capability, and Now It's 20% Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 02:13:00

Deal alert: The Dreame X50 robot vacuum is available for $1,360. That's a 20% discount on a robot vacuum that usually lists for $1,700. If you're looking for top-tier performance, this robot vac is better at climbing obstacles than any robot vacuum we've tested. CNET's key takeaways No robot vacuum has truly solved the challenge of multi-level cleaning without requiring you to physically move it between floors. This robo-vac can do it, for the high-end price of $1,700 (on sale right now for $

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Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?

wired.com Emily Mullin 2025-09-29 03:42:32

The US is experiencing its worst year for measles in over three decades, with more than 1,300 cases in 40 states as of July 16. Cases were almost as high in 2019, putting the country’s measles elimination status at risk. Six years ago, health officials were able to stop the spread. But amid growing public backlash against vaccines, many of the tactics used then may not work now. Measles elimination means there has been no continuous transmission in a country for longer than 12 months. That almo

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Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-29 01:00:00

Google is rolling out an agentic AI-powered business-calling feature to all users in the United States, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is also enhancing Google Search’s AI Mode by bringing its Gemini 2.5 Pro model to the search experience and introducing deep research capabilities. The new business-calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf to collect information about availability and pricing. The idea behind the feature is to help you access informatio

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Google finally confirms Pixel 10 launch event — here’s everything to expect

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 07:07:13

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has set an August 20 date for its next Made by Google event. The company intends to “share the latest on our Pixel phones, watches, buds, and more.” In addition to the Pixel 10 series, we could see the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a make their debut. Every year’s new Pixel lineup is an exciting one for devoted Android fans, but 2025 is really shaping up to be something special. With the TSMC-made Tensor G5 chip, the Pixel 10 series promises to

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With 81 total Emmy nominations, how did each Apple TV+ title do?

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-29 07:38:30

Yesterday, Apple broke its own record and received 81 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations across multiple categories. Below is a full title-by-title breakdown, listing every nominated Apple TV+ series and film, along with every category they’re up for. Severance (27 nominations) Severance didn’t just top Apple TV+’s list of nominees. It also earned more Emmy nominations than any other show this year. Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Adam Scott Outstanding Lea

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Reddit is back online after a brief outage

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 07:24:26

If you were having trouble viewing Reddit today, you weren't alone. Downdetector showed a spike in outages and problems at the site. Reddit acknowledged the problem on Wednesday. At 12:38PM ET, it said the situation had been resolved. Reddit told Engadget that an update was the culprit. "An update we made caused some instability," a company spokesperson said. "We reverted and are seeing Reddit ramp back up." As to what that update was, we don't yet know, but it was probably a standard tweak to

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 17 #501

Researchers announce babies born from a trial of three-person IVF

iPhone 17 Pro could get exclusive new anti-reflective display

CIRP: AirPods regain market share, but overall growth stalls

The FCC plans to ban Chinese technology in undersea cables

Scanned piano rolls database

New iPhone Fold rumors claim more affordable price, ultra-thin hardware

Google expands AI Mode with extra features for search

Smart Cameras Power a Robot Umpire at MLB All-Stars for the First Time. Here's How the Challenges Went

I Usually Find Android Phones Too Complicated, but the Pixel 9 Pro Is Different

Watch Our Livestream Replay: Inside the AI Copyright Battles

Elon Musk teases AI anime boyfriend based on Edward Cullen

Google is raising the price of Nest Aware subscriptions again

OpenAI says it will use Google's cloud for ChatGPT

The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources

Apple says ITC ban on BOE displays has no effect on iPhones [U]

Apple’s TV app gets fresh design in iOS 26 and tvOS 26, here’s what’s new

Show HN: Timep – a next-gen profiler and flamegraph-generator for bash code

Watch Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage Be a B-List Movie Star in This Faux Movie Trailer

Will Gamers Care About ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ on Mac Like They Did With the Switch 2?

OpenAI Is Eating Microsoft’s Lunch

Most Cats Sleep on Their Left Side, and Scientists Think They Know Why

Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business

Pixel 10 Will Likely Star at the Next Made by Google Event on Aug. 20

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Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?

Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

Google finally confirms Pixel 10 launch event — here’s everything to expect

With 81 total Emmy nominations, how did each Apple TV+ title do?

Reddit is back online after a brief outage

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