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Monday, August 7, 2023

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Earlier in 2023, it was revealed that Microsoft was testing out Bing Chat on third-party browsers like Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Mozilla Firefox. Now the tech giant announced that it would not only be bringing Bing Chat to these browsers but to mobile devices as well.

With this move, Microsoft intends to compete with other AI services and built-in browser tools like Google’s generative AI search features found in both the browser and mobile app, according to TechCrunch.

In Microsoft’s official Bing blog post, it stated that “This next step in the journey allows Bing to showcase the incredible value of summarized answers, image creation, and more, to a broader array of people. You’ll get most of the great benefits of Bing and we’ll continue to optimize along the way to meet your needs across different browsers.”

The tech giant also warned that though you’ll be able to use your preferred platform for Bing Chat, the best service would be provided on Bing. For instance, users and Windows Latest noticed that Chrome’s Bing supports five messages per conversation versus the 30 in Microsoft Edge. Bing in Chrome has a character limit of 2,000, while Edge supports 4,000.

Microsoft’s blog post somewhat mentioned said limitations. “With Edge, you'll unlock longer conversations, chat history, and more Bing features built right into the browser. To experience the best browser for Bing, and get the full breadth of features, simply open the Microsoft Edge browser…”

Can Microsoft pull this off?

It’s an interesting strategy for Microsoft to put its own service on mobile devices and other browsers. Mobile especially, as it’s one of the most popular ways to access websites, services, and applications, and not having a dedicated mobile version of Bing Chat is missing out on a crucial audience.

And it’s an understandable direction too, since the end goal is to increase Bing’s market share. Getting users, who would otherwise never use Bing, to try out Bing Chat on their preferred browser and then slowly convincing them to use it on Edge is pretty crafty. But limiting the access of Bing Chat in the hopes of pulling users to Bing is a risky move as well.

Instead of getting more Bing users, there’s the very real threat of turning off these users and having them switch back to whatever other AI chat they had been using before. Switching browsers is a huge deal and it’s difficult to get a dedicated Chrome or Firefox user to go to a completely new browser just for a service they can get elsewhere. And losing mobile users would be an especially hard blow, as they make up such a huge market.

Maybe Bing can gain more users if Microsoft continues to upgrade the experience on mobile and other browsers, like getting dark mode, voice input, and other interface improvements such as what iPhone users received. Not to mention equalizing the experience between other platforms and Bing browser.

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Google has revealed a new security feature for its Pixel phones and tablet line to guarantee that the models you buy haven't been tampered with.

Pixel Binary Transparency lets users check for themselves that the Android factory image is genuine and hasn't been tampered with somewhere along the supply chain prior to them actually acquiring the phone.

It expands on Android Verified Boot, which ensures that the stock code actually comes from the hardware vendor. For Google phones, it verifies that the code on the phone is the same that has been audited by Google to make sure that there are no backdoors present in the software.

Binary Transparency

Google says that Binary Transparency will let users check that the official factory image from Google is really on their phone, which ensures that, "attackers haven’t inserted themselves somewhere in the source code, build process, or release aspects of the software supply chain."

It uses a public cryptographic log to mathematically prove that their devices are free from code that has been interfered with. Google has provided instructions to users on how to run the check that their image is the same as listed in the log, which involves "extracting the relevant metadata, then comparing their recomputed root hash with the root hash contained in the published checkpoint."

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"If they match, then the Pixel owner can be assured of some protections exemplified in the Threat Model," it added.

The log makes use of a Merkle tree which makes it impossible for the log to be changed or deleted; it is append-only. If an image does manage to be tampered with by hackers, then it will be obvious as it will no longer match up with metadata in the log.

Android Verified Boot is a more user-friendly to make sure that your device is running legitimate Android software, with Binary Transparency designed for the more for the power user.

Google also said that it will build on the new feature even further in future, "to make even more security data transparent for users, allowing proactive assurance for a device’s other executed code beyond its factory image."

Here are the best Android antivirus apps around.

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Sunday, August 6, 2023

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It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's good fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a new variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently.

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too.

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #560 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 6.

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #3 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 15.

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #560) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• S

• G

• C

• F

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #560) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 560 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #560, are…

SMITE
GRIND
CRAWL
FIBRE

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Daily Sequence today (game #560) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 560 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #560, are…

CURSE
PESTO
SPARE
RIDER

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #559, Sunday 6 August: QUASH, MOULT, STALK, EDICT
Quordle #558, Saturday 5 August: SPASM, TRAWL, LEVER, BIRTH
Quordle #557, Friday 4 August: SHAKY, OWING, HOMER, PICKY
Quordle #556, Thursday 3 August: BIGOT, AMPLE, LAUGH, EASEL
Quordle #555, Wednesday 2 August: SLUMP, FLUTE, RUMBA, REACH
Quordle #554, Tuesday 1 August: ANNOY, TAPER, TRIAL, HOUSE
Quordle #553, Monday 31 July: SQUAT, CHOSE, SNORT, THERE
Quordle #552, Sunday 30 July: SHAWL, WRITE, ALONG, DEMON
Quordle #551, Saturday 29 July: VALUE, ALONG, ALIVE, LEAST
Quordle #550, Friday 28 July: TOTEM, BASAL, PULSE, COUCH
Quordle #549, Thursday 27 July: EVADE, SPICE, FLOAT, ALIGN
Quordle #548, Wednesday 26 July: INDEX, TAKER, CURVE, PEACH
Quordle #547, Tuesday 25 July: HAIRY, ROWDY, QUARK, LIMIT
Quordle #546, Monday 24 July: STUFF, HIPPO, LIVER, BLINK
Quordle #545, Sunday 23 July: ENTRY, GIDDY, STAMP, VOMIT
Quordle #544, Saturday 22 July: BEFIT, JIFFY, ARENA, TOUCH
Quordle #543, Friday 21 July: ROUND, TEPID, LIVER, IRATE
Quordle #542, Thursday 20 July: ENTER, TRULY, USUAL, CIVIL
Quordle #541, Wednesday 19 July: WORST, KAYAK, HENCE, ZEBRA
Quordle #540, Tuesday 18 July: DEBUT, HOARD, SILLY, UPPER

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar.

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year.

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two.

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember.

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words.

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options.

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying two thieves who made off with $300,000 worth of trading cards, including Magic: The Gathering packs, at this weekend's Gen Con.

IMPD detectives have released photographs of the two suspects, who reportedly made off with an entire pallet of trading cards on August 2, the day before the show opened to the public.

According to the police report, the robbers were equipped with a pallet jack and appeared to have walked out with the pallet of cards in the middle of the day.

Ravenburger – which launched Disney Lorcana trading card game at the event over the weekend – quickly assured fans that the theft had not affected its stock of the highly-anticipated cards.

***Update*** two additional photos have been added. Detectives are still seeking help in identifying both individuals. https://t.co/s7mMPbcR6I pic.twitter.com/nB9uVGaCT1August 5, 2023

"On Wednesday 2nd August, 2023, in the downtown area of Indianapolis. The people of interest reportedly acquired a pallet jack, removed one pallet of gaming cards, and moved them to an unknown location," the police said (thanks, Dicebreaker).

"The alleged theft took place before the opening of events in the downtown area and while vendors were setting up their displays at various times."

Maybe the thieves are hoping to luck out like Canadian Brook Trafton, who sold his one-of-a-kind Lord of the Rings Magic: The Gathering card to musician Post Malone for a staggering $2 million.

Trafton said he realized his "childhood dream" when he discovered the mint-condition rare card – from the TCG's Lord of the Rings set – earlier this year. When noted Magic: The Gathering collector Post Malone contacted him to get a peek at the unique card, he didn't expect to sell it to him – however, when Malone offered Trafton $2m for the collectible, Trafton admits that he "cried a lot" and let the card go.

"It was so magical. I'm not going to lie. I cried a little bit. I cried a lot," he said at the time.

Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield has founded a new game studio alongside veteran developers from Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and Halo.

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Baldur's Gate 3 may have only released on August 3, but it's already one of Steam's biggest games, clocking up a concurrent user record so high, it's already cemented itself in Steam's top ten most played games ever.

The hugely-anticipated sequel – which has been decades in the making – has been breaking its own concurrent record over and over again all weekend (and – this is not an exaggeration – at least six times since I started writing this article).

At the time of writing, Baldur Gate's 3's concurrent Steam peak sits at 809,012, putting it ninth on SteamDB's charts of the games with the highest ever concurrent user records and pushing Apex Legends out of the top ten and into eleventh place.

That means that in just three days, Baldur's Gate 3 has had more concurrent players – that is, simultaneous players all logged on and actively in-game at the time the record was set – than games like Valheim, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Destiny 2.

More amazingly still, Baldur's Gate 3 is currently the second-most played game on Steam of the last 24 hours, boasting more concurrent players this weekend than even Dota 2 and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Of all the games on Steam, only CS:GO has had more concurrent players in the last 24 hours.

"I played one character for 50 hours on PC. This wasn’t enough to get through the game, and I'm still in the early to mid stages of Act 2, but it’s more than enough to get a sense of the sprawling scale and depth of the game here," our editor-in-chief, Jake, said of the highly-anticipated RPG, for which he awarded it a lofty five out of five stars.

We'd say that Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the best RPGs ever, but if you're on the hunt for the next adventure with some companions, we've got a list of the best MMOs too. However, if you prefer to explore huge worlds on your own, make sure you check out our list of the best single-player games.

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Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear series has topped over 60 million sales worldwide.

That's despite the fact that developer/publisher Konami hasn't released a mainline Metal Gear game since 2018, and its last numbered instalment was released almost a decade ago now back in 2015.

That hasn't stopped players from indulging in the series' stellar back catalog, however. As spotted by VGChartz, the last time Konami provided us with sales data, we were told the series – which launched back in 1987 – had collectively shifted 57.7m by the end of September 2021, and 59.3m copies by the close of November 2022.

According to a recent update to the publisher's corporate site, that figure sits at 60 million sales as of June 2023. That means Konami's tentpole franchise has sold around 700,000 units in just the last seven months... despite lying dormant for half a decade.

Will there ever be a Metal Gear Solid 6? Even though we've had no official word, it seems unlikely that Konami will abandon one of its most beloved – and profitable – properties. The upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake clearly shows that Konami isn't done with the ironic franchise, with or without Hideo Kojima.

That said, the series is in a difficult spot at the moment, not least because its last major release, Metal Gear Survive – the first Metal Gear game developed without series creator Hideo Kojima at the helm – currently sits with a 1.4 user score on Metacritic.

For more Metal Gear information, here's everything we know so far about Metal Gear Solid 6. And even though we don't have a sixth instalment confirmed to be on the way, don't forget that Konami's own website may have recently indicated that Metal Gear Solid may finally be coming to another platform (or several) that isn't the PlayStation 3.

ICYMI, after months of speculation, Konami finally revealed that The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1 would be coming to Nintendo Switch alongside PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. And yes, the Switch release will boast the same games as other modern platforms: Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It's expected to release on October 24, 2023.

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

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A group of researchers from Technical University (TU) Berlin have uncovered a vulnerability in AMD-based vehicle infotainment systems that allows attackers to unlock restricted vehicle features.

This is most noteworthy in vehicles that offer premium features behind a paywall, including Tesla which has one of the (if not the) most extensive systems of its type, though the automaker is not alone in charging for optional extras - with BMW also hitting headlines in recent months over subscription models to commodities like heated seats.

The team says that “hacking the embedded car computer could allow users to unlock these features without paying.”

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There are two distinct concerns at bay. Firstly, an “unpatchable AMD-based Tesla Jailbreak” allows an attacker to run arbitrary software on the in-car display. Secondly, the extraction of a vehicle-unique hardware-bound RSA key allows an attacker to authenticate a car and open it up to Tesla’s services.

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According to those behind the discovery, a voltage fault injection attack was carried out on the AMD Ryzen SoC used in Tesla's MCU-Z.

It’s unclear which chargeable options can be accessed via an attack, however in an email to Tom’s Hardware, the TU Berlin researchers said that not all software upgrades are accessible. Depending on the model and year, upgrades can range from extras like heated rear seats to acceleration boosts, and full self-driving capabilities.

Tesla dissolved its press department in 2020, so much like Twitter, hearing news from the mouth of Elon Musk is about the only way to separate fact from fiction. Still, the automaker has not publicly commented on the vulnerability as yet.

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It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too.

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #559 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 7.

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #3 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 14.

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #559) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• Q

• M

• S

• E

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #559) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 559 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #559, are…

QUASH
MOULT
STALK
EDICT

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Daily Sequence today (game #559) - the answers

Quordle daily sequence answers for game 559 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #559, are…

FREAK
JERKY
CLING
SCRUM

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #558, Saturday 5 August: SPASM, TRAWL, LEVER, BIRTH
Quordle #557, Friday 4 August: SHAKY, OWING, HOMER, PICKY
Quordle #556, Thursday 3 August: BIGOT, AMPLE, LAUGH, EASEL
Quordle #555, Wednesday 2 August: SLUMP, FLUTE, RUMBA, REACH
Quordle #554, Tuesday 1 August: ANNOY, TAPER, TRIAL, HOUSE
Quordle #553, Monday 31 July: SQUAT, CHOSE, SNORT, THERE
Quordle #552, Sunday 30 July: SHAWL, WRITE, ALONG, DEMON
Quordle #551, Saturday 29 July: VALUE, ALONG, ALIVE, LEAST
Quordle #550, Friday 28 July: TOTEM, BASAL, PULSE, COUCH
Quordle #549, Thursday 27 July: EVADE, SPICE, FLOAT, ALIGN
Quordle #548, Wednesday 26 July: INDEX, TAKER, CURVE, PEACH
Quordle #547, Tuesday 25 July: HAIRY, ROWDY, QUARK, LIMIT
Quordle #546, Monday 24 July: STUFF, HIPPO, LIVER, BLINK
Quordle #545, Sunday 23 July: ENTRY, GIDDY, STAMP, VOMIT
Quordle #544, Saturday 22 July: BEFIT, JIFFY, ARENA, TOUCH
Quordle #543, Friday 21 July: ROUND, TEPID, LIVER, IRATE
Quordle #542, Thursday 20 July: ENTER, TRULY, USUAL, CIVIL
Quordle #541, Wednesday 19 July: WORST, KAYAK, HENCE, ZEBRA
Quordle #540, Tuesday 18 July: DEBUT, HOARD, SILLY, UPPER
Quordle #539, Monday 17 July: LUPUS, ALIVE, SALLY, ABLED

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two.

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember.

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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AMD launched its fastest CPU ever, the EPYC “Bergamo” 9754, in June 2023 and back then it carried a suggested retail price of $11,900. Just weeks later, we managed to track this 128-core processor in the US for well under $9,500 from two respected providers, Wiredzone and Tech-America.

The latter has the tray version of the EPYC 9754 (100-000001234) on preorder for $9,348, a 21.44% discount or $2,552, which is a lot for a very new product that’s in demand with even higher discounts when purchasing 100 parts or more.

Such big drop in prices do happen more frequently than not. I noted earlier in February 2023 that AMD slashed the price of its Genoa-based EPYC 9654 processor, the predecessor of the 9754 just a few months after it launched. The discount back then was even higher at 30% and back then I called that drop “both surprising and worrying for AMD”.

That’s even more puzzling given that fourth generation AMD EPYC processors have sold like hot cakes according to AMD’s Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results published just a few days ago; revenue associated with the 9004 family doubled while that of the third generation one dropped.

Data Center segment revenue was $1.3 billion, down 11% year-over-year primarily due to soft enterprise demand and elevated cloud inventory levels for some customers.

I am also keeping tabs on two other AMD EPYC products; the 128-core/128-thread 9754S and the Genoa-X part, 9684X with a gargantuan 1.152GB L3 cache. The former sells for around $8,400 (down from $10,200) from ShopBLT while the latter can be found for about $2,000 more (down from $14,756, at Wiredzone), significant discounts in either cases.

For a foreseeable future, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H processor, launched in January 2023, will remain AMD’s biggest rival at the high end of the market, where core and thread numbers count the most.

The 8490H however lags behind the 9754 with only 60 cores and 120 threads while costing almost twice as much as AMD’s fourth generation 128-core flagship. One Xeon core costs around $300 while one AMD core retails for less than $75, 76% cheaper, a staggering difference however you look at it.

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A Toronto retail worker has sold a rare Magic: The Gathering card to musician Post Malone for $2 million.

Brook Trafton – who realized his "childhood dream" when he discovered the rare card earlier this year – parted with his prized collectible after what he'd thought was a standard meet and greet with Post Malone turned into an "unexpected" sale.

"I was overwhelmed with joy and emotion," Trafton said, recalling when he first uncovered the card, a one-of-a-kind discovery of such importance that he didn't even tell his father until the card had been safely stored at a bank.

"How can someone like me actually find something so astronomical?"

After hiring a lawyer and a public relations firm, Trafton was contacted by representatives of Post Malone who said he wanted to meet him and see the card for himself.

"As soon as he saw [the card] he said: yes," Trafton told the BBC. "I said: 'Pardon?! Like, what do you mean?'

"He's like: 'Yes, I will take this card'. It was so magical. I'm not going to lie. I cried a little bit. I cried a lot."

As for what's so special about this particular card? Hailing from Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings set, the "One Ring" card is completely one-of-a-kind, making it one of the game's rarest finds, particularly as it was discovered in perfect mint condition, too.

ICYMI, Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield has founded a new game studio alongside veteran developers from Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and Halo.

The new studio – known as Popularium – has already begun work on its first title, Chaos Agents, and is committed to taking a community-centric approach to the development process, just like beloved ARPG Hades.

"It solved a lot of the issues which often face games where you have either a constructible element or a strategic element…" Garfield said at the time, explaining his interest in bringing an “auto battler royale” to life.

"It showed one of the directions you could go. The gameplay is very relaxed, very broad, that is, there’s no twitch in it, there’s no speed element… which [can] often limit your audience."

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