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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 28
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute.... Read more
The Best Sex Machines for Solo, Couple, or Long-Distance Playtime (2024)
The popular perception of sex machines (thanks mainly to porn) is usually a dildo on the end of a long rod attached to a motor. That visual might be intimidating, but Lovense made it downright cute with the Lovense Mini Sex Machine (8/10, WIRED Recommends). A smaller, compact version... Read more
Cohere updates APIs to make it easier for devs to switch to it
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Cohere has announced the release of updated versions of its application programming interfaces (APIs) for its AI models Chat, Embed, Rerank, and Classify. Collectively, the new API updates are known... Read more
Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext
Getty Images Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext and making them broadly available to company employees. Meta disclosed the lapse in early 2019. The company said that apps for connecting to various Meta-owned social networks had logged... Read more
With Savings Rates Dropping, This CFP Still Doesn’t Recommend This Type of CD – CNET Money
CNET editors independently choose every product and service we cover. Though we can’t review every available financial company or offer, we strive to make comprehensive, rigorous comparisons in order to highlight the best of them. For many of these products and services, we earn a commission. The compensation we... Read more
The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next
Another surprising omission was during Thursday’s testimony of Mark Negley, a Boeing engineer. Negley had carried out a preliminary design study for the Titan and assisted OceanGate with testing equipment and advice for nearly a decade. He testified to the challenges of building carbon-fiber structures. The panel did not... Read more
Why Microsoft’s Security Initiative and Apple’s Cloud Privacy Matter
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More With cyber threats growing more automated and malicious, securing enterprise data and privacy has never been more challenging. Apple and Microsoft‘s new security initiatives capitalize on their core cloud security... Read more
Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”
Enlarge / There’s been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this Getty Images illustration. It’s been a wildly busy week in AI news thanks to OpenAI, including a controversial blog post from... Read more
Best 5% Interest Savings Accounts
CNET reviews savings accounts by comparing them across set criteria, including annual percentage yield, monthly fees, minimum deposits or balances, and access to physical branches.    We reviewed more than two dozen leading traditional banks and online financial offerings to determine our best savings accounts. Along with the aforementioned... Read more
The contrast between reality and simulation in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | David Dedeine interview
GamesBeat Next is almost here! GB Next is the premier event for product leaders and leadership in the gaming industry. Coming up October 28th and 29th, join fellow leaders and amazing speakers like Matthew Bromberg (CEO Unity), Amy Hennig (Co-President of New Media Skydance Games), Laura Naviaux Sturr (GM... Read more