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The New York Times Is Trying to Kill Your Favorite Wordle Clone
The New York Times is on the hunt for copies of Wordle, the word-guessing game it acquired for seven figures in 2022. And it’s using takedown notices to kill 1,900 versions of the game housed on GitHub. At the heart of the situation is the game “Reactle,” a Wordle copycat created by Developer Chase Wackerfuss…
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How to Prevent X’s Audio and Video Calls Feature From Revealing Your IP Address
X owner Elon Musk is dreaming of a world where people ditch their cell phones and instead make audio and video calls on the social media platform. Musk’s vision has elicited nearly collective horror from users of his platform—as well as potential risks to their IP addresses. X began rolling out the audio and video…
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Adobe Is Testing a New AI Tool That Can Create Music From Text Prompts
The era of bad robot music is upon us. Adobe is working on a new AI tool that will let anyone be a music producer—no instrument or editing experience required. The company unveiled “Project Music GenAI Control”—a very long name—this week. The tool allows users to create and edit music by simply typing in text…
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‘Crackgate Is Real’: Apple Vision Pro Users Report Cracks Appearing Out of Nowhere
Imagine splurging $US3,500 on a new Apple Vision Pro headset only to discover a few weeks later that your very expensive device now has a crack on the front of the screen—one you’re sure isn’t your fault. “I had seen Reddit posts the day before and thought people [were] just being dumb, like walking into…