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• NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #1059) [32d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #1562) [32d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #793) [32d]
• Micron CEO warns 'AI is in very early innings' and it will 'need more memory' — another ominous sign the RAM crisis isn't going anywhere [32d]
• 'Help cattle producers hold onto their land and livelihoods': This first-of-its-kind solar ranch in Tennessee uses ingenious sensors to shelter cattle and cut carbon emissions — and it could help to offset $1 billion of US agriculture declines [32d]
• Microsoft continues the good work on Windows 11, with tweaks to 'quiet' ads — and that big taskbar change is 'coming soon' [32d]
• ‘More powerful and versatile than any other personal fan I’ve tested’ — I reviewed Shark’s 3-in-1 portable fan and have never experienced so many different kinds of cooling [32d]
• 'Flaws identified in the B-21 configuration': Chinese scientists claim their mysterious PADJ-X stealth design software exposed major weaknesses in the USAF’s B-21 Raider program using digital twins [32d]
• Gen Z hate AI? The Musk vs Altman trial heats up, OpenAI phone rumors buzz and more of the week’s most surprising developments [32d]
• MacBook Pro M4 vs iMac M4: which Mac is best for you? [32d]
• I searched the galaxy for the best Star Wars Day 2026 deals — these are the Lego sets, Funko Pops, apparel, and collectibles worth buying [32d]
• I couldn't believe how easy it was to get my first online shop up and running thanks to Prestashop [32d]
• What is the release date for Half Man episode 3 on HBO Max and BBC iPlayer? [32d]
• Forget GPUs — China unveils 2 ExaFLOPS supercomputer using only CPUs, packing 47,000 processors into 92 compute cabinets as it looks to supersede the US once again [32d]
• 'This is the robot I wanted to build forever': former iRobot chief on his extraordinary 'Familiar' AI companion [32d]
• Facebook is annoying as hell but I'm not sure it's a public nuisance [32d]
• I tried the open-source Piwigo, and it made me ditch Google Photos [32d]
• The equatorial Luna Ring is the brainchild of a billion-dollar Japanese engineering conglomerate whose visionary team dreams of billions of megawatts of electricity generated by solar panel clusters the size of Texas and California put together [32d]
• IKEA's donut-shaped Varmblixt smart lamp shines candy-colored light anywhere in your home, though the app experience isn't quite as sweet [32d]
• What is the release date for The Boys season 5 episode 6 on Prime Video? [32d]
• China says it is illegal for companies to fire humans if AI takes their jobs [32d]
• 007 First Light’s Bond gets creative in ways that would make Agent 47 smile [32d]
• 18 travel tech essentials to survive trade-show season — because your hotel room wasn't built for work [32d]
• Secretlab is marking Star Wars Day with the release of a new Mandalorian-themed chair [32d]
• The global memory shortage: The hidden bottleneck behind the AI boom [32d]
• I just found the best Star Wars desk accessory at Amazon for Star Wars Day — and this replica has definitely 'got it where it counts, kid' [32d]
• I tested the Hoover HL2 TurboStyle — a lightweight upright vacuum cleaner that punches above its weight, mostly [32d]
• I'm a Google Maps power user — here are 10 tips and features I can't live without [32d]
• These are the 4 new 4K Blu-rays I'm most looking forward to testing in May 2026 — and one of them is 'easily one of my most anticipated discs ever' [32d]
• 'I have a bad feeling about this': 20+ Star Wars gadgets I can't believe actually exist [32d]
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4) vs MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4): Which is the one for you? [32d]
• OpenAI is making ChatGPT accounts much more secure – including some literal physical security keys [32d]
• What is the release date for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 8 on Disney+? [32d]
• I loved how many features this affordable gaming soundbar has, but audiophiles might want to look elsewhere [32d]
• Employees are now more dangerous to their company than external hackers [32d]
• This budget gaming laptop with an RTX 4050 and Intel Core 5 just dropped under $900 at Amazon [32d]
• “An enormous cityscape of stackable guava-colored boxes” — I compared a dozen $10 IKEA speakers to one $120 JBL speaker to see whether sheer numbers are a substitute for better sound engineering [32d]
• I turned my local beauty spot into an immersive 3D environment using Splatica and my Insta360 cameras — and the whole process is surprisingly easy [32d]
• Forget Whoop, Apple, Garmin, and all the rest — when it comes to lifting weights, I've never found a better solution than a spreadsheet [32d]
• 'The inbox is no longer the only front line': Report claims vast majority of phishing attacks are now generated by AI - here's how to stay safe [32d]
• Android Auto is apparently prepping home screen widgets, and I'll be installing them immediately [32d]
• AI agents create new risks requiring continuous monitoring and oversight [32d]
• The five-star Nespresso Vertuo Pop is now almost 50% off at Currys [32d]
• CFOs must stop perfecting the budget and start shaping the future [32d]
• Pentagon staff embracing vibe coding as military personnel deploy over 20,000 AI agents per week since launch — autonomous tools handling 25,000 sessions per day on average to improve efficiency by eliminating "boring" staff work and manual data entry [32d]
• We can realistically replicate human intelligence in AI: Here’s how we’ll achieve AGI [32d]
• Ask Jeeves quietly shuts down after nearly three decades, after pioneering conversational web search long before ChatGPT and Gemini [32d]
• 'It's just something that hasn't been there before': How INEOS Cycling is hoping Netcompany's PULSE AI will help it conquer its "blizzard of data" and sprint to victory [32d]
• Small Language Models trained for your industry can deliver more for your business [32d]
• I hand-picked the ultimate Star Wars home office workstation set-up — celebrate Star Wars Day with all the best office gear, gifts, and gadgets this side of the Dagobah system [32d]
• Why software defects are now the biggest security threat [32d]
• 'Humans will do high-touch, empathetic, clinical judgment-type work, but AI will create the capacity right now': Google's future for healthcare has AI for both the clinician and the patient [32d]
• I wanted to love the Logitech G512 X, but two keyboards in one don't always add up to a single great product [32d]
• 'It bothers me that this could be deployed by employers': your boss could soon know you’re struggling before you do — inside the rise of AI mental health prediction tools [32d]
• Europe’s relationship with US Big Tech has reached a breaking point [32d]
• Summarization is not reasoning: How hybrid AI fixes failing AIOps [32d]
• The 7 small changes to your routine that make your hair look instantly healthier — without expensive hairdryers or styling tools [32d]
• NymVPN's new 'Pay as You Go' option ditches accounts and subscriptions for true anonymity [32d]
• I’ve been using the compact Kenwood MultiPro Go food processor for months and I can’t get over how quick and efficient it is for its size and price [32d]
• IceWhale ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS review: A modern, high-performance network-attached storage device with plenty of room to grow [32d]
• Amnezia VPN rolls out major bug fixes, a crucial security patch, and new features in latest app update [32d]
• Norton VPN enters the AI agent space with 'first truly AI native' VPN for agents [32d]
• Apple Music is my audio streaming service of choice — and now you can get 3 months for just AU$2 for a limited time [32d]
• I'm keen to add to my Lego Star Wars collection and these May the Fourth discounts are very tempting [32d]