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- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair wrote a letter to 13 US tech giants, calling on them to resist foreign demands to weaken encryption or censor content
- FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson specifically mentions the EU Digital Service Act, UK Online Safety Act, and UK Investigatory Powers Act as problematic
- The pledge comes days after the US managed to get the UK to drop the encryption backdoor demand against Apple
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling on US tech giants to resist foreign demands to either weaken the security of their users by breaking encryption protections or impose censorship on their platforms.
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson wrote a letter to 13 tech companies, including Apple, Alphabet (parent firm behind Google), Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Ferguson specifically mentions the EU Digital Service Act, UK Online Safety Act, and UK Investigatory Powers Act as attempts to "censor content or degrade security for users." These actions, he warns, could also violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that prohibits unfair or deceptive acts, while eroding Americans' freedoms and online security.
"Foreign governments seeking to limit free expression or weaken data security in the United States might count on the fact that companies have an incentive to simplify their operations and legal compliance measures by applying uniform policies across jurisdictions," wrote Ferguson.
This pledge comes only days after the US officials managed to score a win and made the UK agree to drop its encryption backdoor request against Apple, which was issued back in February via a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) under the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act.
A greater push for control(Image credit: Photo Illustration by Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The UK and the EU have pushed for greater control over the internet in the name of safety over the last few years, crafting legislation that often requires US tech providers to adjust their services.
There are two main areas of contention: encryption and harmful, but legal, content.
Encryption refers to the technology used by security software like the best VPN apps, secure email, and encrypted messaging apps to keep online communications private between you and the receiver.
While that's a crucial protection – especially as major cyberattacks like Salt Typhoon become the norm – authorities see this as an obstacle to criminal investigation and are pushing for the creation of backdoors into encrypted software.
The likes of Signal and WhatsApp have already voiced their concerns against laws and proposals such as the UK Online Safety Act and EU Chat Control.
US tech firms and officials alike have also been raising concerns about new UK and EU requirements to mitigate online dangers by halting the spread of misinformation and content that could harm minors.
These frictions led the Trump administration to consider imposing sanctions on the EU for censoring Americans and imposing higher costs on US tech firms under its Digital Service Act – Reuters reported on Monday, August 26.
You might also like- Framework and Nvidia have teamed up to introduce swappable laptop GPUs, starting with a new RTX 5070 module
- The Framework Laptop 16 with RTX 5070 is now available for pre-order, and the GPU module will soon be sold separately for upgrades
- This idea is an improvement from the swappable MXM laptop GPUs of the past
Upgrading a gaming notebook to get better performance usually means buying an entirely new system - maybe one of the best gaming laptops out there - but one laptop manufacturer, Framework, and Nvidia are hoping to change all that.
As reported by The Verge, the Framework Laptop 16 features an upgradable Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics module, allowing gamers to swap the existing GPU with a new and more powerful one. This Framework Laptop 16 packing the RTX 5070 module is now available for pre-order, with the first batch shipping in November.
Framework claims the installation of the Blackwell graphics module takes 'under five minutes' using the tools provided, and by the looks of it, installation should be a simple slot-and-screw process after removing the existing GPU.
While there's no option to buy it yet, Framework will be selling the Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics module individually.
Essentially, this is bringing the advantage of a desktop gaming PC to the laptop world, making easy GPU upgrades possible. Of course, the RTX 5070 mobile graphics card isn't as powerful as its desktop counterpart, but it still offers plenty of grunt for a notebook. And it's clearly a huge upgrade from the Framework Laptop 16's previous AMD Radeon RX 7700S GPU.
Now, it's worth noting that this isn't the first swappable laptop GPU. MXM GPUs allowed gamers to perform this same trick of switching out an old laptop graphics card for a new model.
However, these pretty much vanished in the last decade (at least for gaming or mainstream laptops), and besides, they weren't the best option for non-tech-savvy gamers anyway. Installation required deeper disassembly and complications including reapplying thermal paste.
In contrast, with Framework and Nvidia's new GPU module, it's claimed to only take a few minutes to install via a simple unscrewing and replacing process. The end result is a more than capable Blackwell GPU with tools like DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation at its disposal. There's also a USB-C output on the module that can transmit to an external monitor and charge the system simultaneously.
Graphics module removal may be easier than you think... (Image credit: Framework)Analysis: could we see something similar for handhelds in the future?Swappable chips in handhelds might sound far-fetched right now, but what could we possibly write off at this point?
Swappable laptop GPUs aren't entirely unheard of, as already noted, but in contemporary times, they may have sounded like a myth to many – but now they are again a reality.
We're already seeing mind-blowing designs like a DIY RTX 4090-powered handheld, and the GPD Win 5 with detachable battery functionality (which may be a negative for some) while using AMD's most powerful APU, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395.
If that's not a strong sign that things are only heading upwards from here in terms of portable gaming PC hardware, then I'm not sure what is – and I won't be surprised if we see something similar to what Framework and Nvidia have cooked up here in future handhelds.
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- Bluesound launches the big Pulse Cinema Dolby Atmos soundbar
- And also the much more compact Pulse Cinema Mini
- Pulse Cinema: $1,499 / £1,149 | Pulse Cinema Mini: $999 / £799
Bluesound has announced two serious soundbars in a choice of sizes. The flagship Pulse Cinema is a 47-inch-wide model, making it suitable for TVs of 55 inches and up, and the Pulse Cinema Mini is a more compact 33 inches, so should work for TVs of 40 inches and up.
Both models are pretty powerful, with Dolby Atmos support, hi-res audio and MQA support, and Bluesound's BluOS multi-room audio platform.
BluOS works with over 20 streaming services including TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora and Deezer, and it supports hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. And the speakers can be teamed up with other Bluesound speakers to create a larger, multi-channel surround system.
Both soundbars are compatible with home systems from the likes of Control4, Crestron, RTI and others.
(Image credit: Bluesound)Bluesound Pulse Cinema and Pulse Cinema Mini: key features and pricingThe Pulse Cinema is the star here, with 500 watts of power driving 16 drivers including a center channel, dual four-inch woofers and dedicated upfiring speakers. There's on-board digital signal processing to adjust the audio depending on placement – the soundbar can be wall-mounted as well as sat on a unit – and there's HDMI eARC, optical input, analog RCA inputs, Bluetooth in and out and AirPlay 2. There's also a subwoofer output.
This makes it an interestingly expandable competitor to the Sonos Arc Ultra – it adds more analogue inputs, and the subwoofer output means you can connect whatever kind of low-end driver you want, similar to the Marshall Heston 120.
But it also costs more than the Sonos Arc Ultra, so that power will have to really come through in the real-world.
The Pulse Cinema Mini is smaller but it still packs a punch: it has 280W of power. There aren't any up-firing Atmos speakers here but there are angled drivers and Atmos 2.1-channel virtualization. Once again there's a subwoofer out, optical and RCA inputs, Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 – and again, this makes it more versatile in some ways than the Sonos Beam 2, but also more expensive.
The Pulse Cinema and Pulse Cinema Mini will be available for pre-order on 24 September 2025 with shipping starting on October 24. The prices are:
- Pulse Cinema $1,499 / £1,149 / €1,299 (about AU$2,315)
- Pulse Cinema Mini $999 / £799 / €899 (about AU$1,543)
- Users will no longer need to apply Windows updates after first signing in
- By updating during the OOBE, PCs are protected from day one
- The change applies to Microsoft Entra joined and hybrid joined devices
Starting from September 2025, Windows 11 (22H2 or later) devices will be able to install quality updates during the Out of the Box Experience (OOBE) by default, which means it’s set to become even easier for admins to install updates during setup.
The change applies to Microsoft Entra joined and Entra hybrid joined devices.
For IT admins, they’ll see Windows now checks for and installs applicable updates on the final OOBE page so that users won’t need to apply any updates when they sign in for the first time.
Smoother Windows updates for all“With Windows Autopilot and Microsoft Intune (or alternative management solutions), you can maintain seamless control over quality update behavior during provisioning, while ensuring alignment with organizational security and compliance requirements,” Microsoft Product Manager Victoria Wang wrote in a blog post,
The system requires that devices are running Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, Education or SE, and companies must be using Microsoft Intune to manage Windows quality updates.
The OOBE updating experience is also only available for those who have had the August 2025 OOBE zero-day patch or those imaged with the June 2025 Windows non-security update.
Because devices will be handed out to workers with the latest security and quality updates, companies can improve security and compliance right from day one. It also reduces burden on workers and IT teams after device handout.
This marks a welcome change from the previous setup, which saw end users having to update their computers after receiving them.
The improvement comes as more companies update to Windows 11 ahead of the impending Windows 10 end of support in October 2025.
Canalys Research Manager Kieren Jessop explained that the commercial refresh cycle is now “providing vital momentum for the [PC] market” while consumers exercise more caution.
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It's not long now until Foundation season 3 is over. Three episodes remain before the Apple TV Original's latest installment comes to a close, so I suspect you'll want to know when its eight chapter will air on the tech giant's streaming platform.
As I've done every week prior to this one, I'll tell you when the space opera's next entry will be available to watch on one of the world's best streaming services. If you're new around these parts, you'll also find a full release schedule at the end of this article, so you can see when episodes 9 and 10 will be released. So, hop to it!
What is the launch date for Foundation season 3 episode 8?I'm not sure how Brother Day's going to get out of this one, fellow viewers... (Image credit: Apple TV+)Season 3's eighth episode, titled 'Skin in the Game', will make its Apple TV+ bow on Friday, August 29. As always, I imagine North and South American viewers will be able to tune in a day earlier (August 28) due to the time zones that operate on these continents.
Like its Apple TV Original brethren, the release times for new entries of Foundation's third season aren't publicly revealed ahead of schedule. The below times, then, are the best predictions I can make, based on when other episodes have launched on the service, about the release time for 'Skin in the Game':
- US – Thursday, August 28 at 9pm PT / Friday, August 8 at 12am ET
- Canada – Thursday, August 28 at 9pm PT / Friday, August 8 at 12am ET
- UK – Friday, August 29 at 5am BST
- India – Friday, August 29 at 9:30am IST
- Singapore – Friday, August 29 at 12pm SGT
- Australia – Friday, August 29 at 2pm AEST
- New Zealand – Friday, August 29 at 4pm NZST
Want to know when the final two episodes of one of the best Apple TV+ shows' third season will debut? Read on:
- Foundation season 3 episode 1 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 2 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 3 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 4 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 5 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 6 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 7 – out now
- Foundation season 3 episode 8 – Friday, August 29
- Foundation season 3 episode 9 – Friday, September 5
- Foundation season 3 episode 10 – Friday, September 12
- Citrix fixes three flaws in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
- Among them is a critical-severity one used as a zero-day which allowed for RCE and DoS attacks
Citrix has fixed three bugs in its NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway instances, including a critical zero-day flaw which was apparently being abused in the wild.
In a new advisory, the company said it patched multiple flaws, including a memory overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) or Denial of Service (DoS) attacks in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway (when NetScaler is configured as Gateway or AAA virtual server).
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-7775 and has a severity score of 9.2/10 (critical).
Configuration flawsCitrix has urged users to patch up immediately since the hackers are already leveraging the bug in real-life attacks.
"As of August 26, 2025 Cloud Software Group has reason to believe that exploits of CVE-2025-7775 on unmitigated appliances have been observed, and strongly recommends customers to upgrade their NetScaler firmware to the versions containing the fix as there are no mitigations available to protect against a potential exploit," it said.
Fortunately, leveraging the bug is not particularly straightforward, as devices need to be configured in a specific way for that to happen:
- NetScaler must be configured as Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server
- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1, 14.1, 13.1-FIPS and NDcPP: LB virtual servers of type (HTTP, SSL or HTTP_QUIC) bound with IPv6 services or servicegroups bound with IPv6 servers
- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1, 14.1, 13.1-FIPS and NDcPP: LB virtual servers of type (HTTP, SSL or HTTP_QUIC) bound with DBS IPv6 services or servicegroups bound with IPv6 DBS servers CR virtual server with type HDX
Citrix has released configuration settings that can check if the NetScaler device’s configuration leaves it vulnerable to exploits.
Other two bugs patched are a memory overflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-7776, and an improper access control on the NetScaler Management Interface bug tracked as CVE-2025-8424.
Via BleepingComputer
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One of those stories you'd probably think was way too far-fetched if you didn't know it was based on true events, the five-episode Atomic hits screens on August 28 on Sky Atlantic in the UK and available for free in New Zealand thanks to TVNZ+. Read on for how to watch Atomic online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for FREE.
Premiere date: Thursday, August 28
FREE stream: TVNZ+ (New Zealand)
Stream: Sky Atlantic (UK) | Binge / Foxtel (Aus)
Use NordVPN to watch any stream
Inspired by William Langewiesche’s account of his own barely believable story in the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar, this miniseries takes viewers into the shady world of the nuclear weapons black market. Needless to say, it's a milieu fraught with danger, shady characters and potentially lethal consequences.
Expect plenty of tense confrontations and nail-biting chases across North Africa as drug smuggler Max (Alfie Allen) and mysterious JJ (Shazad Latif) are forced to join forces to pull off a perilous mission to traffic uranium across continents, with CIA operative Cassie Elliott (Samira Wiley) hot on their heels every step of the way.
We’ve got all the information on where to watch Atomic online and stream episodes from anywhere – including FREE options!
Can I watch Atomic for free?You can watch Atomic online for free – but not in all countries.
The free-to-stream TVNZ+ website and app in New Zealand is showing episodes of Atomic absolutely free from August 28. All you need to do is register, using your email address, name, year of birth and gender.
Australians can also watch episodes for free by signing up to a free trial to streaming service Binge.
Not at home in those countries right now? That's where downloading the best VPN can help...
How to watch Atomic online from outside your countryIf you’re traveling abroad when Atomic airs, you’ll be unable to watch the show like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.
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Can I watch Atomic in the US?Shows like Atomic that go out on Sky in the UK often find their way to the Peacock platform in the US and the international rights for this are indeed held by NBCUniversal. However, it has not yet been confirmed if or when Atomic will be shown in the US.
Currently travelling to the US? You can watch your normal domestic stream using a VPN as described above.
Can I watch Atomic in Canada?We suspect Atomic will eventually turn up on the Showcase channel and Global TV platform in Canada, but nothing has been announced at the time of writing.
Visiting Canada from New Zealand? Use NordVPN to access your free TVNZ+ stream of Atomic.
How to watch Atomic in the UKSky has the rights to will show Atomic in the UK.
It all gets started with two episodes from 9pm BST on Thursday, August 28 on Sky Atlantic. After that, the remaining three episodes will air one per week at the same on Thursday evenings.
Sky subscribers can stream episodes on their smartphone, smart TVs, games consoles and online via the Sky Go app. You can also watch Atomic through a Now Entertainment Membership from as little as £6.99 a month.
How to watch Atomic in AustraliaAtomic will begin streaming on the Binge streaming service with episodes landing weekly on Thursdays from August 28. Try the service with its FREE 7-day trial, after which it costs from $10 a month.
On TV, episodes are due to go out on Fridays on Foxtel via Showcase at 8.30pm AEST, meaning you can also watch via Foxtel Now.
Atomic - Need to KnowAtomic cast- Alfie Allen as Max
- Shazad Latif as JJ
- Samira Wiley as Cassie Ellio
- Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis
- Franklin Virgüez as Antonio Alam
- Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova
- Stuart Martin as Rab Mackintosh
- Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad
- Charlie Murphy as Laetitia
- Mostafa Benkerroum as Rifat Atillah
Atomic starts with a double bill in the UK on Thursday, August 28. Here's the full episode release date for UK viewers:
- Episode 1 – Thursday, August 28
- Episode 2 – Thursday, August 28
- Episode 3 – Thursday, September 4
- Episode 4 – Thursday, September 11
- Episode 5 – Thursday, September 18
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- CISA adds CVE-2025-48384 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Git patched it in July 2025, but there are also mitigations and workarounds
- Users should patch immediately, or face possible attack
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a serious Git vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning of in-the-wild abuse and giving Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies three weeks to patch up.
The Git distributed version control system is a software development tool helping users keep track of code changes, allowing them to share it with others, and cooperate on different projects.
It was recently discovered that it had a bug where it handles special “carriage return” characters inconsistently - so when configuring submodules, this can trick Git into setting up a repository in the wrong place and then running hidden, attacker-supplied code.
Avoiding recursive submodule clonesThe bug is tracked as CVE-2025-48384, and has a severity score of 8.0/10 (high). It was discovered in early July 2025, and fixed with a patch. Here is a list of patched up Git distributed version control system: 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
Git is extremely popular. It is the standard version control system used by developers worldwide, and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket all run on Git. Furthermore, almost every major software project, including Linux, Android, Chrome, and VS Code, uses it to manage code.
When CISA adds a bug to KEV, it usually means it has observed it being used in real-life attacks. This flaw was added on July 25, 2025, meaning FCEB agencies have until September 15 to patch it up or stop using Git altogether. Usually, other government agencies, as well as companies in the private sector, keep track of KEV and apply the updates at the same time, as well.
Those that are unable to patch can deploy a mitigation in the form of avoiding recursive submodule clones from untrusted sources. Furthermore, users should disable Git hooks globally via core.hooksPath, and enforce only audited submodules.
Via BleepingComputer
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #542).
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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Do go on …
NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- STALE
- BOAST
- QUOTE
- HATTER
- LIVE
- SORE
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #543) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #543, are…
- GABBY
- VERBOSE
- VOLUBLE
- TALKATIVE
- LOQUACIOUS
- SPANGRAM: CHATTERBOX
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
Today’s theme gave us absolutely no clues at all, so I began by circling the board looking for possibilities and non-game words that would give me a hint.
Among them, I saw Evita – which very briefly made me think we could be looking for musicals – but this was neither a game word or non-game word.
A hint gave me GABBY, which immediately made me think we were looking for words that describe someone who cannot stop talking. The first thing I thought of, and saw running across the board, was CHATTERBOX.
Some of the other words were less obvious – I had doubts over VOLUBLE as I connected the letters by guesswork and the wonderful LOQUACIOUS came last after several attempts to piece together a word that began with a Q.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #542)- LAKE
- POND
- OCEAN
- HARBOR
- LAGOON
- SWAMP
- BAYOU
- SPANGRAM: BODIES OF WATER
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #1311).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 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 NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
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 #1312) - hint #1 - VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.
* 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 #1312) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.
Quordle today (game #1312) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo 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 #1312) - hint #4 - 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 #1312) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?• A
• T
• L
• N
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #1312) - the answers(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today's Quordle, game #1312, are…
- AFOOT
- TANGO
- LUMEN
- NAVAL
My Quordle nemesis – the letter V – caught me out again after I guessed banal instead of NAVAL.
This was my only error of what was otherwise a really enjoyable game. I was particularly pleased to get AFOOT – Sherlock Holmes’s “the game is afoot” was whispering in my brain as I guessed that one.
Daily Sequence today (game #1312) - the answers(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1312, are…
- WOOZY
- BURLY
- LOGIC
- IMAGE
- Quordle #1311, Wednesday, 27 August: TWEED, SCRAP, SHEIK, AWOKE
- Quordle #1310, Tuesday, 26 August: BEGET, WRATH, HEARD, INDEX
- Quordle #1309, Monday, 25 August: GEEKY, SHALT, CHIEF, JIFFY
- Quordle #1308, Sunday, 24 August: ROVER, GONER, ANTIC, OUTDO
- Quordle #1307, Saturday, 23 August: DEMON, GRATE, FLYER, SHEEP
- Quordle #1306, Friday, 22 August: TROOP, SCOPE, TORSO, BRINY
- Quordle #1305, Thursday, 21 August: QUEST, SPARK, WHITE, ACUTE
- Quordle #1304, Wednesday, 20 August: DOLLY, MERRY, BUGLE, WORST
- Quordle #1303, Tuesday, 19 August: KNAVE, SMART, CARRY, MAMMA
- Quordle #1302, Monday, 18 August: FIBER, TRADE, RAYON, TEASE
- Quordle #1301, Sunday, 17 August: FUNGI, AMITY, DRIER, CHECK
- Quordle #1300, Saturday, 16 August: OWING, QUAKE, SLIDE, ELITE
- Quordle #1299, Friday, 15 August: WHALE, PRISM, DRAKE, TEPEE
- Quordle #1298, Thursday, 14 August: LAPEL, IDIOM, RENEW, LIVER
- Quordle #1297, Wednesday, 13 August: CACTI, HOMER, EMAIL, ALBUM
- Quordle #1296, Tuesday, 12 August: SPOOL, TITLE, JAUNT, OVINE
- Quordle #1295, Monday, 11 August: ADULT, BROOM, PURER, CRUEL
- Quordle #1294, Sunday, 10 August: SCRUM, PIPER, TROLL, SPORE
- Quordle #1293, Saturday, 9 August: NOOSE, INLET, ELEGY, VIRUS
- Quordle #1292, Friday, 8 August: KNEEL, KINKY, RALPH, BOOZY
A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #808).
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 Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #809) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are…
- CYBERSPACE
- KETTLE
- ROCK
- SNARE
- STEEL
- MAKESHIFT
- WEB
- WATER
- ICECAPS
- NET
- CUP
- DIAMOND
- TANGLE
- TEABAG
- CANTAB
- NAILS
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Caught up
- GREEN: Hot beverage
- BLUE: Tough stuff
- PURPLE: As seen on a laptop
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #809) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED
- GREEN: USED FOR TEA
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #809) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #809, are…
- YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED NET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB
- GREEN: USED FOR TEA CUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS DIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS CANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 mistake
I had an office job once in a team of eight British people and one American and I’ll always remember the latter's irritation after doing a tea run and discovering the many tea-making peccadillos of their co-workers: leave the teabag in, put the milk in first, put the milk in last, stir it five times, make sure you use boiling water, make it the color of terracotta.
Frankly, it’s no wonder that coffee has overtaken tea as the UK’s favorite beverage, it’s so much simpler.
My personal tea obsession helped me find USED FOR TEA quickly enough, although I did temporarily think we were looking for drums with SNARE, KETTLE and STEEL.
My mistake came in thinking that there was a group linked by words for the internet with CYBERSPACE, NET and WEB. I added CANTAB as the fourth. I had no idea what it meant, but I thought it might have been some 1950s version of the world wide web with people in universities chatting to each other via computers the size of houses. How wrong I was.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #808)- YELLOW: RESTAURANT WATER OPTIONS BOTTLED, SPARKLING, STILL, TAP
- GREEN: ATM OPTIONS CHECKING, DEPOSIT, SAVINGS, WITHDRAWAL
- BLUE: BINARY QUESTION OPTIONS FALSE, NO, TRUE, YES
- PURPLE: ROULETTE OPTIONS BLACK, EVEN, ODD, RED
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.