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Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #303) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands? • Today's NYT Strands theme is… Resolutions NYT Strands today (game #303) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. SOLD GREEN CLOSE TENSE CLONE LOVING NYT Strands today (game #303) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram? • Done and dusted NYT Strands today (game #303) - hint #4 - spa...

There’s nothing quite like looking up at the night sky. It’s always brought me a deep sense of peace and wonder, especially during difficult times. One of my favorite tools to help me identify the stars as I journey through them from the ground is Sky Guide , an augmented reality app that overlays the sky to show constellations. I often plan my evenings around events that it highlights, like when the International Space Station passes overhead (I always wave)! And, like many people, I’ve developed a strong connection to the Moon. I like to stare up at it when it’s just a sliver, when it’s round and full, and when it looks like a big smile suspended in the sky. But as much as I’ve loved using apps to enhance my stargazing, I’ve been yearning for something more. A few years ago, a very kind friend gave me a telescope for my birthday. Though I never made much use of it while living in a basement flat in London, UK, I’m now up in Yorkshire with darker skies – and I’m ready to make 202...

U7inh instance has 1,920 virtual CPUs and 32TB of memory, and you can run 4 of these Need to sustain SAP workloads is what encouraged HPE to work with AWS However, there's also the fact HPE may be helping AWS get newer, lucrative leads As businesses face relentless data growth, challenges like data silos and outdated legacy systems, such as Unix-based servers, increasingly stand in the way of progress. HPE has positioned its Compute Scale-up Server 3200, which it launched in 2023, as the answer to these challenges, promising scalability and performance for mission-critical applications. The server supports workloads like SAP HANA and ERP with up to 16 sockets and 32TB of shared memory, enabling seamless scalability and reduced server sprawl. Powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids), it doubles core counts, integrates AI accelerators, and features DDR5 memory with PCIe 5.0 for enhanced performance and bandwidth, ideal for data-intensive applicati...

Experimenting with AI has become a hobby for me, as well as a professional role. I’d used AI for quick recipe inspiration before, but this time, I wanted to see if it could handle a week of dinners tailored to when I'm cooking, either for my wife and me or just for myself. I know my way around a kitchen even if my talents fall far short of my wife (whose family once showed off their skills on a TV show). Nonetheless, I was impressed with how AI, in this case, ChatGPT, opened some delicious new culinary doors, albeit with more than one tripwire to watch for when stepping through. Here's how my AI sous-chef performed and how you can do the same without any of the disasters I faced. (Image credit: Future) AI meal prep I wanted to set the whole week up before beginning, so I could do the shopping all at once. I discussed with the AI some of my tastes and what my wife and I both liked. We keep kosher, so I made sure to emphasize that, which meant making it clear that the ...

Apple's most fantastic piece of hardware, the future-leaning Vision Pro, is not a success; not, at least, when measured on customer interest and market penetration. Throughout the year we've seen reports of flat sales and scaled-back production, though zero confirmation from Apple of sales numbers. The Cupertino tech giant mostly talks about developer support, the growing number of Vision Pro apps , spatial computing content , and third-party partner support. Most recently, Apple touted a $29,000 Blackmagic camera for shooting Vision Pro spatial movies . That price tag makes more sense when you consider that the Vision Pro still costs $3,499 / £3,499 / AU$5,999. As I've written from the start of my Vision Pro journey, I love this headset . It's a spectacular mixed-reality experience that's as useful for watching immersive movies as it is for productivity , where you can have a vast desktop of apps floating around your head. It's as intuitive as anything App...

New year's resolutions are just the kind of chore you don't need after a week of relaxing excess – so this year we're committing to 'tech resolutions' instead. These friendlier, less intimidating commitments involve using gadgets or apps to nudge your life in the right direction. Or they can simply help you survive the brutal month that is January. Best of all, they all involve tech. The tech resolutions below don't involve giving up indulgences or hitting gyms. Instead, they're a mix of ideas from the TechRadar team on how they'll be using gadgets, apps or a mix of the two to try new hobbies, save money or just have a blast with new board game discoveries in early 2025. There are guides on how to slash your streaming bills, set up your iPhone 16 to take better photos in 2025, and use Notion to plan your new year. But there are also fun side quests, like how to rediscover the joy of CDs and one writer's advice on the best cheap gadgets to raise y...

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #567) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… BEACH DATE LOCK CHERRY FUR MAROON TIME PAIR STRAND HEAD LOCATION BRICK DURATION YOU RUBY WISP NYT Connections today (game #567) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Roses are? GREEN: Meetin...

I used to own a lot of CDs. And by “a lot”, I mean a lot . Since I was a teenager in the late ‘90s a significant chunk of my disposable income went on music, but when Spotify launched in 2009 that began to slow down, until on July 29 2016 I ordered my final CD from Amazon (Drive Like Jehu’s self-titled album, if you’re interested). I’ve been pretty much streaming-only ever since, and while I’ve purged a lot of CDs in recent years (mainly the albums I couldn't name a single song from without looking at the track-listing) there are a couple of hundred I can’t bring myself to get rid of. Without a means to play any of them – I’d streamlined my hi-fi setup to include just a pair of Ruark MR1 Mk 2 speakers and an iFi Uno DAC connected to my disc-less MacBook Air when I moved out of London a few years ago – that seemed stupid. But I spent a good chunk of my young adult life accumulating these shiny silver discs, some of which were acquired at gigs by obscure math-rock bands of the...

AWS is Netflix's only cloud computing platform But AWS is also part of Amazon, which owns Amazon Prime Video, a huge rival to Netflix Netflix engineers have been struggling to keep track of how much resources they use on AWS Netflix, the world’s most popular streaming platform, may dominate home entertainment, but it’s struggling to manage one of its biggest operational challenges: cloud computing costs. Despite its tech-forward image, Netflix has admitted it doesn’t fully know how much it spends on the cloud, an oversight made even more surprising given that its cloud provider, AWS, is part of Amazon - owner of Prime Video, one of Netflix’s largest competitors. Relying on AWS for compute, storage, and networking, Netflix’s cloud infrastructure supports its global streaming service. Engineering teams use self-service tools to create and deploy applications, generating vast amounts of data. However, the complexity of this ecosystem makes it difficult for Netflix to underst...

The holidays are a magical time, but let’s face it: keeping a young child and a few energetic nieces and nephews entertained during those long winter breaks can be challenging. Enter ChatGPT . While mainly used for adults, the AI-powered chatbot has more than a little Mary Poppins in its features. You might be amazed to find how good ChatGPT is at helping keep kids creatively engaged, and not just for the holidays. I’ve put together some of my favorite methods of using ChatGPT to enhance playtime with my very young child and his slightly older cousins and how I plan to keep it up in the year ahead. Tales from AI (Image credit: Pixabay) Kids love stories, and with ChatGPT, I can create characters who keep them entertained with endless tales and role-playing games. We started by designing a virtual magical snowman who told stories of adventures but have since made time-traveling princesses visiting dinosaurs and superhero astronauts going to other planets. I just have to ask...

The cost of digital subscriptions can quickly add up, month on month: for AI chatbots, cloud storage, media publications, dating apps, photo editing software, fitness programs, VPN tools, gaming subscriptions, the best streaming services , and more. When you're looking to save some money, it's often one of the first places to turn. Having to test and write about everything from ChatGPT to Plex as part of my job, I've signed up for more subscriptions than most – some of which I cancel at the earliest opportunity, and some of which I keep renewing because I actually find they're good value for money. And top of that particular list? YouTube Premium. It's not cheap, with individual plans starting at $13.99 / £11.99 / AU$14.99 per month, but as we go into 2025, it's the only digital subscription service that I know I won't be canceling over the next 12 months. It's actually well worth the money, for me – and you might find it is for you too, once you...

Trillium has hit general availability just months after preview release Powerful AI chip offers more than four times the training performance Google uses it to train Gemini 2.0, the company's advanced AI model Google has been developing Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), its custom AI accelerators, for over a decade, and a few months after being made available in preview , has announced that its sixth-generation TPU has reached general availability and is now available for rent. Trillium doubles both the HBM capacity and the Interchip Interconnect bandwidth, and was was used to train Gemini 2.0, the tech giant’s flagship AI model. Google reports it offers up to a 2.5x improvement in training performance per dollar compared to prior TPU generations, making it an appealing option for enterprises seeking efficient AI infrastructure. Google Cloud’s AI Hypercomputer Trillium delivers a range of other improvements over its predecessor, including more than four times the training...