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Alex Honnold climbing, Sam Altman presenting, and a runner in a Whoop band.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for January 31, 2026

By Hamish Hector published

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

Tech
A phone displaying the Wordle logo sitting on a table surrounded by paperclips, pens and notebooks

NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1687, Saturday, January 31

By Marc McLaren last updated

Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.

Websites & Apps
Maingear Retro98 PC shown on a desk next to old CRT monitors

Maingear Retro98 PC is a boxy beige tower, but packs cutting-edge hardware

By Darren Allan published

Maingear's Retro98 PC looks like a boxy beige tower, but packs cutting-edge hardware.

Gaming PCs
A young woman is working on a laptop in a relaxed office space.

I love PowerToys — and it could give Windows 11 a new top menu bar

By Darren Allan published

PowerToys is a nifty suite of add-ons for Windows 11, and a potential new feature could be a welcome addition.

Windows
Quordle on a smartphone held in a hand

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, January 31 (game #1468)

By Johnny Dee published

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Websites & Apps
NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, January 31 (game #699)

By Johnny Dee published

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

Websites & Apps
happy woman using a Windows 10 laptop

Microsoft promises to fix Windows 11 this year — and it's about time

By Darren Allan published

There's a steep hill to climb here, but at least Microsoft is making it clear that it's serious about bringing an end to the painful bugs.

Windows
Wordle game through a magnifying glass. Daily WORDLE puzzle on a smartphone and on computer display.

Past Wordle answers – every solution so far, alphabetical and by date

By Marc McLaren last updated

Knowing past Wordle answers can help with today's game. Here's the full list so far.

Websites & Apps
Costco shelves showing an array of prebuilt PCs

Costco is removing RAM from display PCs to halt a shoplifting surge

By Darren Allan published

It used to be GPUs that might be shoplifted from display PCs on retailer shelves – now it's high-end RAM.

Memory
Model with VR headset on

Meta teases ‘future headsets’ despite VR troubles, and an AI upgrade straight from science fiction

By Hamish Hector published

Maybe VR isn’t dead, as Meta teases ‘future headsets’ and video you can ‘jump into’.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
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