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NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for June 30

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for June 30's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. What is Connections ? The NYT 's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common. Tweet may have been

Twitch announces the 'Bleed Purple Statue,' a physical award for streamers

Twitch streamers, will you be receiving a Bleed Purple Statue? Among YouTube creators, one surefire way to show you've made it is if you've received a YouTube Creator Award. These are physical plaques that YouTube sends to channel owners who've hit certain subscriber milestones. At Twitchcon Europe 2024 in Rotterdam on Saturday, Twitch announced its own version of these physical awards: Twitch Streamer Achievement Awards. SEE ALSO: YouTube demonetized Dr Disrespect over allegations from earlier Twitch ban The awards will be given out under Twitch's Streamer Achievement Program. Unlike YouTube, which bases awards on subscriber milestones, Twitch is focusing on rewarding creators for viewership milestones.  Twitch streamer award eligibility Twitch streamers who hit certain viewership numbers based on hours watched will receive a Bleed Purple Statue .  Tweet may have been deleted Like YouTube's version of the program, there will be three different mileston

$10,000 cooler designed with AI keeps Core i9-14900KF chilly at 7.5 GHz

The project brought together experts from across the ecosystem – Skatterbencher who's renowned for overclocking prowess; Diabatix, specializing in generative AI for thermal solutions; 3D Systems for additive manufacturing; and finally ElmorLabs for overclocking gear. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/S5D7FIW via

Infrared filter allows everyday eyeglasses to double as night vision lenses

Night vision technologies have a wide range of applications, from sports to military and medical operations. However, they are limited by bulky light-processing and cryogenic cooling components, as well as their reliance on narrow bandgap semiconductors, such as InGaAs, which require low-temperature operation and have high noise levels. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/bC9Mqkt via

What to expect from 'Interview with the Vampire' Season 3

Ahead of Sunday's Season 2 finale, AMC renewed its TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire for a third season. Cue cheers and fainting (not from blood loss)! Tweet may have been deleted Seasons 1 and 2 of Interview , unsurprisingly, focused on the first novel in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, Interview with the Vampire . What will Season 3 be about? SEE ALSO: 'The Bear' falls victim to its own success: Full Season 3 review Interview with the Vampire Season 3 The next season will adapt the second book in Rice's vampire series, The Vampire Lestat . As you would expect, this novel focuses on the character Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). We saw a hint of The Vampire Lestat in Season 2 during a flashback to Lestat's first meeting with the vampire Armand (Assad Zaman), and when Lestat mentions his former lover, Nicki . Season 3, however, will take an even bigger bite from Lestat's story. (The AMC show has also planted Easter eggs for o

Windows 10 will get five extra years of support courtesy of 0patch

Microsoft will deliver the final security update for the latest version of Windows 10 in October 2025, prompting customers to either upgrade to Windows 11 (if their PCs are compatible) or pay to join the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan thereafter. 0patch has just announced a potential third alternative:... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/lQKCUuD via

Instagram is rolling out AI chatbot versions of creators, Mark Zuckerberg says

Yet another piece of AI news makes one wonder, "Who asked for this?" Meta is rolling out AI chatbots based on real creators. That's right! You might soon be able to DM with an AI chatbot on Instagram that a creator made to mimic themself. Isn't that...something? SEE ALSO: Meet the stans who DM their faves about their day Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself made the announcement. "Rolling out an early test in the U.S. of our AI studio, so you might start seeing AIs from your favorite creators and interest-based AIs in the coming weeks on Instagram. These will primarily show up in messaging for now and will be clearly labeled as AI," he said. Popular creators likely get more messages than they can begin to parse through, so this will be a way for them to outsource that work to AI. Though one could say — and I would say — talking with a chatbot is far from having a genuine conversation. Instead of having a human interaction with a creator or celeb you