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Tips and answers on the Quordle for Thursday July 23 (game no. 1641)

Want a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Tips and answers to the Quordle for Wednesday July 22 (game no. 1640). […]

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NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, July 23 (Thu #1138)

Want a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Wednesday, July 22 (Thu #1137). Good

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Here’s one way to block annoying online ads: the developer uses a $5 dongle to fit 537,000 domains into just 4MB of flash memory.

Egyptian developer demonstrates how to block ads with an ESP32-C3 “SuperMini” board ESP32 ad blocking dongle only costs $5 to build 537,000 blacklisted domains are stored in the device’s 4MB of flash memory When online ads become a problem, ad blocking software is a good idea, used in conjunction with dedicated hardware like a Raspberry

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NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, July 23 (Game #872)

Want a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, July 22 (Game #871). Strands

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Exclusive: It wasn’t at this year’s Unpacked, but a top Samsung exec hints that a new Galaxy Ring ‘will definitely be part of our future wearables portfolio’

The Samsung Galaxy Ring was barely mentioned during this year’s Unpacked presentation. Nonetheless, it looks like a Galaxy Ring 2 is coming I interviewed Annika Bizon, VP of Product and Marketing for Mobile Experience, who gave me some insight What a day! We just saw Samsung’s vision for the future of wearables at Samsung Galaxy

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Did you know you can use an AirPod to create an “over-designed frisbee stats tracker” that calculates spin and speed? No, of course not, but someone did it and it works really well

Someone used an AirPod to record flying disc throwing stats Tested with throws up to 45 mph and no damage Strava-compatible export for dedicated disc launchers One of Apple’s most famous commercials opened with “To the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in square holes. The ones who see things

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“White Eagle” robot decapitates “Matador” in first URKL humanoid fight in Shenzhen

White Eagle knocked back Matador’s head with a precise kick during the fight Matador continued to fight after losing his head and head-mounted sensors during the battle EngineAI’s humanoid robot can perform uppercuts, spinning kicks and quick recovery after a fall A T800 humanoid robot named White Eagle stunned spectators in China after landing a

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Andruil unveils autonomous attack rotorcraft: Could Thunder be the future of warfare as we know it?

Anduril and Archer Aviation have unveiled Thunder, an autonomous tilt-rotor “loyal wingman” designed to fly alongside manned attack helicopters The rotorcraft can carry up to 10 air-to-ground missiles or 76 guided rockets while being equipped with anti-drone technology. Its first flight is planned for 2027, but no pricing has been disclosed and no named customers

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Russia adds basic compass to its cheap Molniya drone as satellite jamming turns advanced navigation systems into costly liabilities

Russia adds magnetic compasses to drones affected by satellite navigation jamming The Molniya can use the Earth’s magnetic field for basic directional guidance A camera periodically checks the compass during drone flight Russian engineers have reportedly installed a basic magnetic compass on the cheap Molniya attack drone to counter satellite jamming. The modification provides an

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The US military is being forced to reinstate AI token usage limits after troops spent their allocations faster than expected.

The military had previously urged workers to support AI, offering them unlimited tokens. Limits have been restored but the long-term future is less certain Iranian operation saw token consumption skyrocket The US military was reportedly forced to reinstate GenAI usage limits after workers quickly used up all of their tokens, revealing that even one of

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