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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 5 #704 -
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Feb. 5, No. 704.
Here Are the Ways You Can Get Peacock Premium for Free -
If you're eligible, you can snag a free subscription just in time for Super Bowl 2026, NBA All-Star Game and Winter Olympics.
NASA Used AI to Drive Its Perseverance Mars Rover for the First Time -
NASA used Anthropic's Claude for an experiment in plotting the rover's course, which the agency deemed successful.
9 Easy Ways to Become a Morning Person if You're a Night Owl -
If you're trying to wake up earlier, here are some easy tweaks you can make to your schedule.
Fitbit Launches Luffu, AI-Powered Health Tracking for the Whole Family -
Soon, you may be able to access every family member's health data in one place.
The Back of Your iPhone Has a Hidden 'Button' and It's Pretty Useful -
You can set up the Back Tap feature to launch any app -- it even works when you use a phone case.
What Is Skimo, the New Sport at the 2026 Winter Olympics? -
Here's everything you need to know about ski mountaineering, aka skimo, and when you can watch the newest Olympic sport.
Best Budget Earbuds for 2026: Cheap Wireless Picks -
I've tested dozens of inexpensive earbuds to find the best values. These are my current top bargain picks, almost all of which cost less than $100, and some less than $50.
These New AI Transcription Models Are Built for Speed and Privacy -
Mistral AI's new Voxtral Mini Transcribe 2 and Voxtral Realtime are intended to run on your device, meaning your conversations never find their way to a data center.
I Played the 5 New Overwatch Heroes Dropping Next Week. Here Are My Thoughts -
The five new heroes offer a variety of playstyles that should appeal to a range of players across all three roles.
Even McDonald's thinks you need to change your passwords - especially if they're burger-related -
McDonald warns common passwords like 'bigmac' and 'happymeal' remain highly vulnerable, urging stronger, randomized credentials for all users.
This RTX 5070-powered Asus ROG Strix G16 is the mid-range gaming laptop I'd recommend to avoid extreme RAM and storage prices -
Go big without going broke
How to turn off the dreaded ‘soap opera’ effect on your TV -
Your TV may be causing the soap opera effect, where movies look 'unreal': these are the settings you need to adjust or turn off.
The most expensive Pi yet - 'unprecedented rise' in RAM pushes Raspberry Pi prices to their highest level ever, pushing it out of reach of schools and kids -
Raspberry Pi prices climb again as AI-driven memory shortages raise costs, reducing access for students, schools, and hobbyists.
'We're still a home furnishing company, it's just that adding smart functionality can give our products superpowers': IKEA exec shares the brand's big smart home plans -
Exclusive: 'In the long term we don't really see smart products as a segment at all.'
Best Desks of 2026: I’ve Spent Nearly 4,000 Hours Testing Desks. These Are the Ones You Want -
These are our CNET experts' top picks for best desks of the year.
Check Your CGM: Recalled FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors Associated With 7 Deaths -
This is now a Class I recall, meaning that the use of these continuous glucose monitoring systems could cause serious health consequences or death.
The Scariest Thing About Moltbook's Social Media Site for AI Agents video -
We separate hype from reality as we explore Moltbook, the viral "social media network for AI agents" where bots can talk to each other, post and upvote one another, while humans get to watch.
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 5, #500 -
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 5, No. 500.
Five minutes with Nintendo’s new Virtual Boy told me everything I need to know about the Nintendo Switch Online-exclusive retro gaming peripheral -
We've tried the new Nintendo Virtual Boy accessory for Switch 2 and Switch consoles — here are the three main things you need to know.