NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, May 4 (game #62)
Your Saturday Strands is here, ready to put your brainpower to the test as you attempt to uncover hidden words within a grid of letters. Today's puzzle is really not...
Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.
Getty Images Translating human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses has long been fraught with gaping security risks. After all, lookups are rarely end-to-end encrypted. The servers providing domain name...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, May 4 (game #831)
Saturday's Quordle is potentially a tricky one, so you may well need some hints for it. Scroll down if you do – or scroll down further if you simply want...
Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations
Enlarge / Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California. A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for running a counterfeit scam that generated $100 million in revenue from fake...
Microsoft quietly improves Edge browser with a new internet tester and fixes
Microsoft has rolled out a new update to its Edge browser which adds a host of security and stability fixes alongside a dedicated internet speed test as well. As spotted by...
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches
Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. It's been a bad couple of years for Microsoft's security and privacy efforts. Misconfigured endpoints, rogue security certificates, and weak passwords have all...
AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations
On Thursday, renowned AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, formerly of OpenAI and Tesla, tweeted a lighthearted proposal that large language models (LLMs) like the one that runs ChatGPT could one day...
A battle might be brewing as talks swirl of OpenAI working on a search engine to challenge Google’s dominance
The smoke of rumors and speculation that OpenAI could possibly reveal a search engine at an event that’s anticipated to take place on May 9th, 2024 has certainly been getting...
Google gives Chrome’s address bar a new shortcut that makes it easy to talk to its AI chatbot, Gemini
Google’s new AI model, Gemini, is getting integrated into a number of Google’s existing products, including a handy shortcut for Chrome’s address bar. Soon, you’ll be able to access Gemini...
Openreach ups pace of copper network switch-off
With the 2025 deadline looming to upgrade its network to digital services over a full-fibre connection, the UK’s leading broadband provider, Openreach, has announced a further 84 new exchange locations,...