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NYT Strands hints, answers for October 14

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections . If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle,

The best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals in Australia

The best October Prime Day deals we've spotted so far: Best headphones deal Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe Case A$298 at Amazon Australia (was $399, 25% off) Get Deal Best robot vacuum deal Roborock Q7 Max+ A$599 at Amazon Australia (was $1,399, 57% off) Get Deal Best Smartphone Deal Nothing Phone (2) 256GB A$899 at Amazon Australia (was $1,149, 15% off) Get Deal Best TV Deal PRISM+ Q55 Ultra | 4K QLED Google TV | 55 inch A$688.99 at Amazon Australia (was $1,599, 57% of) Get Deal Best laptop deal HP 14” Chromebook A$329 at Amazon Australia (was $579, 43% off) Get Deal Best gaming deal PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch A$69 (was $99.95, 31% off) Get Deal This event is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, so, if you're not a member, you'll need to sign up for a free 30-day trial to get in on the bargains. Without further adieu, here's are the top deals we've sp

Boeing to lay off 10 percent of workforce

This year's harsh string of layoffs continues with Boeing being the latest company to announce cuts to its workforce. The airplane manufacturing company will lay off 10 percent of its workforce — roughly 17,000 jobs. Job cuts will include executives, middle management, and employees. SEE ALSO: NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas The decision was announced to employees in a message from President and CEO Kelly Ortberg who took over just two months ago. He wrote that in order to restore the company "tough decisions" and "structural changes" needed to be made to "stay competitive." Ortberg also announced Boeing will delay the release of its new plane the 777X to 2026 and will stop building the 767 Freighter after fulfilling orders. According to the Associated Press , Boeing has lost $25 billion since the start of 2019. Perhaps coincidentally, the layoffs have happened as some 33,000 union machinists have gone on strike — br

Ryzen 7 9800X3D could be the first 3D V-Cache CPU to outpace the standard model's frequency

The leak comes from the Chinese video platform Bilibili, where someone shared a Cinebench R23 benchmark run supposedly from the unannounced 9800X3D chip. The most eye-catching specification is its 4.7GHz base clock, which would be a staggering 900MHz higher than the standard Ryzen 7 9700X's 3.8GHz base frequency. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/D4dq7zJ via

TikTok execs knows exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform

Newly un-redacted internal documents show TikTok fostered an environment that chose its public image over effective policies to address teen mental health, struggling to prioritize safety over engagement. The documents, part an ongoing lawsuit against TikTok featuring swaths of digitally redacted internal materials, were part of the Kentucky Attorney General's filing. Despite redactions, the documents were able to be read by Kentucky Public Radio (and later reviewed by NPR) before being resealed under court order. TikTok is being sued by 14 attorneys general across the nation, who allege across various individually-filed lawsuits that the platform falsely advertised its addictive algorithm, endangering children. SEE ALSO: CDC confirms link between teen social media use and mental health struggles The lawsuits focus on several allegedly harmful aspects of the social media platform, including beauty filters, the For You Page (FYP), and TikTok Live. According to TikTok'

Amazon Prime Day vs. Black Friday: When are the deals better?

UPDATE: Oct. 10, 2024, 2:00 p.m. EDT Prime Big Deal Days 2024 has officially ended, but some deals are still live — the list at the bottom of this post has been updated with the best ones. The difference between Prime Day and Black Friday — their roots, anyway — probably isn't a mystery to anyone who has dabbled in online shopping before. Most of us know that Black Friday is the big sale frenzy that happens around Thanksgiving as a precursor to the holidays, and that almost every store you can think of participates. Alternatively, the name "Prime Day" suggests that the event is indeed an Amazon-specific event made up by Amazon for members of its Prime subscription. SEE ALSO: Target Circle Week is back...just in time for October Prime Day The lines between these two shopping holidays also aren't quite as blurred as they are between Black Friday and Cyber Monday , which have become pretty indistinguishable from each other due to 1. being just a few days apart

Data broker National Public Data files for bankruptcy following massive breach

Jerico Pictures, the data brokerage company operating as National Public Data, recently filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Florida. The organization was compromised by a cybercriminal group known as "USDoD," which listed a massive trove of personal information for sale on the dark web at the discounted price... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/URbYlPX via