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Quordle Hints and Answers for Thursday, February 5th (Game #1473)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: Quordle Hints and Answers for Wednesday February 4th (Game #1472). Quordle was one […]

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NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, February 5th (Game #970)

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips. What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers

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NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, February 5 (Game #704)

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, February 4 (Game #703). Strands is

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‘Valve on track to start shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year’: AMD CEO says gaming PC stays on course – and I hope it can arrive in March

AMD’s CEO mentioned the Steam Machine in an earnings call Lisa Su said, “Valve is on track to start shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year.” This underlines what Valve has previously promised in terms of an early 2026 arrival, with the device hopefully set to debut in Q1 AMD CEO Lisa Su has

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Linux users report that Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Snap package does not actually delete files

VS Code Snap package error on Linux keeps deleted files and clogs hard drives Snap creates separate local Recycle Bin folders per version, exacerbating storage issues No fix yet; users are recommended to install VS Code via .deb/.rpm or Flatpak instead of Snap Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code installed as a Snap package on a Linux

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EE was down for many – here’s what happened during the latest outage

Refresh 2026-02-04T17:18:53.983Z A statement from EE (Image credit: Getty Images) It seems today’s call interruption is over for the vast majority of people – and EE have now given me a statement confirming that. An EE spokesperson told us: “Earlier this afternoon some customers briefly experienced intermittent problems when making outgoing mobile calls. The service

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The world’s first ‘biomimetic AI robot’ just strolled in from the uncanny valley – and yes, it’s super-creepy

A Chinese robotics startup has unveiled a super-realistic humanoid robot DroidUp claims Moya is the first “biomimetic AI robot” Moya is expected to launch in late 2026 for ¥1.2 million (around $173,000 / £127,000 / AU$248,000) Disturbingly lifelike humanoid robots are shaping up to be a big theme in 2026 – and a Shanghai startup

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Elon Musk and Grok face ‘deeply troubling questions’ from UK regulators over data use and consent

UK data watchdog formally investigates X and xAI over Grok’s creation of deepfake images without consent Grok has reportedly generated millions of explicit AI images, including those that appear to depict minors The investigation looks at possible GDPR violations, lack of security measures The UK Data Protection Authority has launched a wide-ranging investigation into X

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Tesla’s sales plummet, so it’s adding a cheaper four-wheel-drive Model Y in the US in a bid to drum up interest

Tesla launches a cheaper all-wheel drive Model Y The car forgoes some luxury but costs $41,990 Cheaper models could help Tesla fend off the competition Tesla’s sales have taken a hit across the globe recently, with numbers falling to a near four-year low in November 2025 in the US, according to statistics from Cox Automotive,

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‘Someone is actually reading the space’: Firefox just got an AI kill switch and I hope other developers will follow suit

Mozilla Firefox 148 will soon get an AI kill switch This addon can disable all AI features at once You will also be able to disable AI tools individually if you want Firefox is often chosen by people who don’t like the direction Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers are taking. And as browser makers

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