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YouTube TV scores a touchdown with custom multiview setups and a way to monitor fantasy rosters

The next NFL season officially kicks off on September 5, 2024, and ahead of the start date, YouTube TV has revealed multiple new features catering primarily to the American Football audience.  Subscribers to NFL Sunday Ticket will be given the ability to create their own multiview setup, meaning you won’t be forced to choose a pre-made combination. YouTube states that users can pull together two, three, or four Sunday Ticket games at once. Subscribers can also enjoy their multiview setup “on mobile devices and tablets, in addition to TVs,” so…

NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Wednesday, August 21 (game #437)

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the…

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, August 21 (game #171)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Strands expert Your Strands expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global…

Circle to Search on Galaxy phones can now look up music – here’s how to get it

About a week ago, Google began testing an audio identification function for Circle to Search, giving users a way to look up unknown songs playing on their phone. It was initially assumed the update wouldn’t come out for some time – October at the latest – but, the tech giant seemingly decided the feature didn’t need any further testing and has begun rolling it out. A user on the OneUI subreddit encountered Song Search (as they called it) on their Galaxy S23 after installing version 15.32.37.28 of the Google app.…

Solana Users Targeted by ‘Bull Checker’ Chrome Extension Scam

A new malicious browser extension called the “Bull Checker” is reportedly targeting Solana users on Reddit by masquerading as a meme coin tracker. This extension evades detection systems and has drained Solana users’ wallets. Solana Users Targeted In the past week, Jupiter’s pseudonymous founder, Meow, reported that a few Solana DeFi users experienced unauthorized token drains. Through a thorough investigation with partners, they traced the issue to “Bull Checker,” which had been targeting users on various Solana-related subreddits. This extension allowed users to interact normally with decentralized apps (dApps), but…

Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, August 21 (game #940)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your…

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will launch in two parts in early 2025

Developer Dont Nod has announced that Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will be released in two parts early next year. Revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, the first part of Bloom & Rage will launch on February 18, 2025, followed by part two on March 18 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. The developer best known for its Life is Strange series also shared a brand-new trailer alongside the release dates, which offered a first look at the gameplay of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, including a…

Hate AI art? You’re gonna love what Procreate just promised to do – or not do

Popular digital art app Procreate has staked out a firm position against generative AI in its features and art as a whole. The decision is in stark contrast to the rapid movement by Adobe and other developers toward embedding AI throughout their platforms. One of the biggest issues is that AI image makers like Midjourney, OpenAI’s DALL-E, and Stability AI rely on large-scale scraping of online content, including copyrighted works, to train their models. This practice has led to legal challenges, including a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit against several AI…

Don’t get squishing on smishing that’s fishing for your info

Smishing is probably the cutest name for a cybersecurity attack I’ve ever heard, but it doesn’t make it any less dangerous. It’s clear to me we’re not talking enough about this mashup of SMS texting and phishing or educating people on how to recognize and respond to it. For the past few months, I’ve been the target of multiple, aggressive smishing attacks that might fall under the heading of “long-lost friend or acquaintance.” These social engineering phishing attempts invariably come from various unknown phone numbers via standard green bubble SMS…

German BaFin regulator cracks down on crypto ATMs

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has launched a crackdown on crypto ATMs and seized 13 of these automated cash kiosks from 35 locations, the government regulator announced on Aug. 20. The German financial regulator conducted the seizures in conjunction with the Federal Criminal Police Office, local law enforcement and Germany’s Bundesbank. According to the government bureau, the ATM operators “illegally installed” the machines and failed to register them under Section 32 of the Banking Act. BaFin claimed that the exchange of euros to cryptocurrencies or vice versa breached the…