2026-07-08

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #858)

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

2026-07-08

NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #1124)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. [...]

2026-07-08

Can't afford a high-powered graphics card? This DIY engineer made his own GPU out of 8,192 RISC-V chips

DIYer bitluni has built his own 160-core GPU using RISC-V microcontrollers. [...]

2026-07-08

Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland

It's more of a baa-ter arrangement. [...]

2026-07-08

Waymo Plans to Expand Driverless Cars to 4 More Major Cities This Year

The company will first offer rides to employees, then roll them out more broadly to the public. [...]

2026-07-08

NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Just Woke Up From a Long Nap Ahead of Exploring Beyond Pluto

New Horizons takes frequent naps to conserve resources as it explores the outer solar system. [...]

2026-07-08

One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel

The animal escaped after apparently arriving inside a package at Meta's Bangkok office, injuring one employee before finally being caught. [...]

2026-07-08

Japanese firm will continue producing Blu-ray Disc drives as another iconic company announces end of an era for physical discs — Buffalo will sell ODDs at higher prices until stocks run out

Japanese company Buffalo will continue selling Blu-ray drives after securing components, but once stocks run out, they run out. [...]

2026-07-08

Can You Video Chat Alongside 69,000 World Cup Fans? I Stress-Tested Stadium Phone Service at a Match

Is it possible to make a stadium signal-friendly? What about 16 stadiums across 104 matches? [...]