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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #887)

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
Video grab of Kiana Hall's Instagram video of Jimothy Raccoon next to Rokyu City's rendering

Jimothy is in Roku City! The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside the streaming platform

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Jimothy Raccoon, the squat, viral Seattle-based mammal, is now immortalized inside Roku City. Here's how that happened

Streaming Devices

How do LifeLock's AI protections keep your finances secure?

By Madeline Ricchiuto Published

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Put AI to work for you.

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More hefty GPU price hikes are rumored — this time from MSI

By Darren Allan Published

Want an RTX 5070, 5080 or 5090 at MSRP? Well, there's a chance you might get one — although it's vanishingly slim and highly location-dependent.

GPU
MacBook showcasing Chrome Canary in office

35 years ago today, the World Wide Web changed our lives forever

By Alex Blake Published

The World Wide Web was first announced by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee 35 years ago today.

Internet
Someone cutting a network cable linked to a router

Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The company denied allegations but still moved to address them by restricting firmware downloads for 20+ models.

Security
Blogger

Google Blogger locks out thousands of users after malware false positive

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Google is aware of the situation and is working on a fix, it confirms as hundreds of bloggers report issues with their websites.

Security
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ChatGPT accounts linked to Asian scam banned by OpenAI

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Multiple ChatGPT accounts were banned for being used in scam campaigns.

Security
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Microsoft stops recommending 32GB, as Apple reportedly struggles to get RAM

By Darren Allan Published

32GB is the 'no-worries zone'? Not anymore as Microsoft backtracks on past RAM recommendations, while Apple's seemingly having troubles of its own.

Memory
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Buggy microcontrollers making up some of the world's most important servers can be easily backdoored

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Researchers found more than a dozen new flaws plaguing baseboard management controllers.

Security
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