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 NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 25 (game #448)

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

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-25-may-2025

 NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 25 (game #714)

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.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-25-may-2025

 Everything leaving Hulu in June 2025

Hulu is only removing 15 titles in June 2025, but that includes some of its most interesting movies

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hulu/everything-leaving-hulu-in-june-2025

 The tiniest and mightiest gaming mouse to grace my desk is just a little bit awesome

I've been using the tiny and mighty Razer Basilisk Mobile, a wireless gaming mouse designed for ultimate portability. It's awesome for those who want to downsize.

https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/mice/razer-basilisk-mobile-review

 id Software is updating DOOM: The Dark Ages' difficulty because you said itwastooeasy

id Software has implemented balance changes to DOOM: The Dark Ages, giving enemies more attack power and other advantages in order to make the game more challenging.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/id-software-is-updating-doom-the-dark-ages-difficulty-because-you-said-it-was-too-easy

This retractable fast charging USB-C cable is a must-buy for just $9
1mo | pcworld.com
 Acer Vero B247Y 24-inch FHD IPS 120 Hz gaming monitor review: Colorful all-around value

Acer’s Vero B247Y delivers a 24-inch 120 Hz IPS FHD panel with Adaptive-Sync for about the price of a good gaming mouse. It’s ideal for budget-minded gamers looking for a colorful image and reliable performance.

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/acer-vero-b247y-24-inch-fhd-ips-120-hz-gaming-monitor-review

Why fonts look better on macOS than on Windows

When art and science render the same word, it doesn’t always look the same.

1mo | UX Design
Get Peacock Premium for one year for only $25

A full year of Peacock Premium

1mo | Engadget
Engadget review recap: DJI Mavic 4 Pro, Sony WH-1000XM6, ASUS ROG Flow Z13 and more

The biggest tech events in May and June may be software focused, but there's plenty of hardware going through the wringer here at Engadget. Over the last two weeks alone, we've put a drone, gaming display, headphones and a gaming tablet through their paces. If you missed any of that, or our latest game anal

1mo | Engadget
Best Memorial Day tech sales from Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Dyson and others

It might surprise you, but Memorial Day can be a great time to shop for tech. In years past, we've seen solid Memorial Day sales on all manner of gadgets including many of our favorite tablets, headphones, charging accessories, robot vacuums and more. That's on top of all the seasonal items that usually gets discounted at this time like smart grills and grilling gear, pizza ovens and outdoor tech.

If you're on the market for any of those things, now's a good time to shop. Memorial Day

1mo | Engadget
Show HN: Lnk – Git-native dotfiles manager

Move dotfiles to ~/.config/lnk, get symlinks back, use Git normally. Single binary, no config files, no fluff. Built because chezmoi was too complex and plain Git was too manual.


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44080410

Points: 27

# Comments: 12

https://github.com/yarlson/lnk

1mo | Hacker news
Show HN: Rotary Phone Dial Linux Kernel Driver

A Linux kernel driver that turns a rotary phone dial into an evdev input device. You might be interested in this driver if you

- prefer the slow pace of dialing over typing numbers with your numpad,

- want to bring your old rotary phone into the digital era,

- are an educator looking for a simple example driver with a VM-based end-to-end development & test environment (no real hardware needed)

- have another creative use case in mind!

This driver was my introduction to embedded Lin

1mo | Hacker news
6 Habits Secretly Destroying Your Weight Loss

If you're looking to achieve your weight loss goals this summer, it's best to put these habits to rest. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/6-habits-secretly-destroying-your-weight-loss/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
How Much Will the iPhone 17 Cost?

Tariffs could hike the price of the new iPhone, but other factors play a role, too. What to look for as the release day approaches. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how-much-will-the-iphone-17-cost/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
 The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could be the end of the Galaxy S25 Plus – and to be honest I’m fine with that

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could signal the end of not only the Samsung Galaxy S Plus, but also enlarged baseline flagship phones in general – and while I love the Galaxy S25 Plus, I think this is the natural course of things.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-samsung-galaxy-s25-edge-could-be-the-end-of-the-galaxy-s25-plus-and-to-b

Ask HN: Go deep into AI/LLMs or just use them as tools?

I'm a software engineer with a solid full-stack background and web development. With all the noise around LLMs and AI, I’m undecided between two paths:

1. Invest time in learning the internals of AI/LLMs, maybe even switching fields and working on them

2. Continue focusing on what I’m good at, like building polished web apps and treat AI as just another tool in my toolbox

I’m mostly trying to cut through the hype. Is this another bubble that might burst or consolidate into fewer jobs l

1mo | Hacker news
Show HN: Web Apps for Python Devs with Auto-Generated UI

Hi HN,

We’re Afnan, Theo and Ruben. We’re all ML engineers or data scientists, and we kept running into the same thing: we’d write useful Python functions, either for ourselves or internal tools, and then hit a wall when we wanted to share them as actual apps.

We tried Streamlit and Gradio. They’re great to get something up quickly. But as soon as we needed more flexibility or something more polished, there wasn’t really a path forward. Rebuilding the frontend properly in React isn’t whe

1mo | Hacker news
This Cordless Dyson Vacuum Is a Total Powerhouse, and It's $150 Off Right Now

The convenient and powerful Dyson V15 vacuum makes cleaning a breeze. Now that you can get one at a 20% discount, I can't recommend it highly enough. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-cordless-dyson-vacuum-is-a-total-powerhouse-and-its-now-150-off-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Best Pellet Grill of 2025: I Smoked Briskets, Sizzled Burgers and Baked Pizzas to Find You a Winner

After testing top models for smoking, searing and smart features, I found the perfect grill for all my summer cookouts. https://www.cnet.com/news/best-pellet-grill-of-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Why does Windows Notepad need Copilot Gen AI? Microsoft explains

Microsoft Notepad has been around since the earlier days of the PC. 1983 to be precise. I’m older than it, but just about. The idea is to jot down a few notes in plain text. It doesn’t have to be perfect prose. It doesn’t have to be ready to publish. It can just be a [...]

The post Why does Windows Notepad need Copilot Gen AI? Microsoft explains appeared first on

 DOOM: The Dark Ages rendered at 360p is proof if ever it were needed that DLSS 4 is pure witchcraft

Why would you choose to render DOOM: The Dark Ages at 360p? Or worse, 240p? With DLSS 4 doing the upscaling, it turns out you really can, which is great news for lower powered hardware.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/doom-the-dark-ages-rendered-at-360p-is-proof-if-ever-it-were-needed-that-dlss-4-is-pure-witchcraft

 This mini PC can do everything from work to cloud gaming — It's currently at a low price for Memorial Day

The Beelink EQI12 is a fantastic little computer that can handle your work, school, or home workloads with ease. Right now, it's very affordable while this Memorial Day deal lasts.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/beelink-eqi12-mini-pc-deal

 Pegatron preps 1,177 PFLOP AI rack with 128 AMD MI350X GPUs

Pegatron unveiled a 128-GPU rack-scale system based on AMD’s Instinct MI350X at Computex, offering up to 1,177 PFLOPs of FP4 compute and 36.8TB of HBM3E memory for AI workloads.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/pegatron-preps-1-177-pflop-ai-rack-with-128-amd-mi350x-gpus

X is recovering after a data center outage

X seems to finally be recovering from a data center outage that brought down the site for some users Thursday and caused lingering issues into Friday. According to posts on the company's developer platform page, a "site-wide outage" that began at 11AM PT on Thursday, May 22, had "been resolved" as of 10:35 AM PT Friday morning.

The developer site

1mo | Engadget
Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on all smartphones not made in the US

After threatening Apple with a 25 percent tariff unless the company found a way to move iPhone production to the US,

1mo | Engadget
OG Fortnite may have as many as 92 bots per match

Has your competition in Fortnite ever felt a bit… off? If so, Epic's minimum real player counts may be to blame. A leaker with a proven track record claims (

1mo | Engadget
One of Whoop's new wearables has a bug so bad the company is issuing replacements

Whoop's new screen-less, fitness-focused Whoop MG wearable might have a major bug that can leave the device unusable, according to reports from Android Police and

1mo | Engadget
Nintendo Switch 2 will support regular USB mice in at least one game

The Switch 2's Joy-Con "mouse" has some competition. At least one launch game for Nintendo's new console includes USB mouse support. Nobunga's Amb

1mo | Engadget