The New York Times Games word-sorting game called Connections returns with another daily puzzle, challenging you to sort sixteen words into four mystery categories. Since you have a limited number of mistakes you can make, the stakes are high.

Sukuna is the main antagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen, but also one of the most popular characters of the series. Well, people tend to like evil beings when they have some charisma to them, and it seems that is the case withJujutsu Kaisen.

If ever a game presents me with an opportunity to perform completely absurd aerial tricks, you best believe I will be flipping as much as possible. InJump Truck, a 3D solo racing game for Playdate by Tabortop Games, flips can work either to your benefit or detriment as you try to score the fastest finish time for each of a series of race tracks. Throwing in some flips may help to shave several seconds off your final time, but it could also send your truck hurtling into the abyss. Its a delicate balance that Ive been having a real hoot pushing to its limit. Jump Truck features seven levels made up of straightaways, tight turns, long winding roads, ramps and short platforms with abrupt dropoffs to navigate at high speeds on your way to the floating vortex that serves as the finish line. You need to find the shortcuts to get the gold, and successfully making use of those often requires clearing huge gaps. Thats where flipping really comes in handy. Frontflips will give you more speed and help you cross greater distances in the air, while backflips will slow you down so you dont overshoot your landing. You can flip using either the D-pad or the crank, but the latter can be pretty hard to coordinate if you want to seamlessly resume driving and steering. There are a bunch of silly achievements to unlock as you progress (or die over and over), like the Soar Like an Eagle award for spending a quarter of your time flying through the air on any given level. Jump Truck seems like itd be the type of game that only holds your attention for a little while at a time, but I keep getting sucked into it for much longer than I expect to, thanks to the challenge of trying to hit certain shortcuts. Its unexpectedly addicting. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-playdate-game-jump-truck-is-a-flippin-good-time-203140598.html?src=rss

BraX3 is a privacy-focused, modular smartphone running iodOS, an open source, de-Googled operating system.

Were just halfway into March, and weve gotten more smartphones than anyone can count! It started with the iPhone 16E launching, followed by all of Mobile World Congress, the debut of Nothings 3a and 3a Pro phones, and now while we were patiently waiting for Googles Pixel 9a to drop, someone on Reddit lifted the covers on Nothings CMF Phone 2. Set to launch later this year, the Phone 2 follows last years CMF Phone 1 a stripped-down, budget version of Nothings tech offerings without the transparent design, but with a unique modular backplate designed for third-party accessories.It seems like the trend continues with the CMF Phone 2, featuring the same removable backplate and the knob at the bottom to affix accessories but the biggest detail remains the inclusion of a third camera lens, located right near the two main cameras. Details on the camera capabilities remain unclear at this point, but Reddit (where this photo first made its appearance) users are loving another understated design element too its compact size. Although we dont know the exact dimensions, it looks like the phones display measures approximately 5.3 to 5.5 inches in size, putting it in iPhone Mini territory. This should be incredible news for people on the market for a small phone!The CMF Phone 2 is expected to be powered by Qualcomms Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, though this remains unconfirmed. If true, it would mark a shift from the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 used in the CMF Phone 1. This chipset is the same as the one in the Nothing Phone (3a), raising questions about how CMF will differentiate its offering. Based on the recently listed BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification, we have confirmation of Nothing listing the new CMF phone with the model number A001, which is notably different from its predecessors A015 model number, further fueling speculation that this is an entirely new device rather than a minor refresh.Leaks also suggest the phone could launch in a blue color variant, following a trend seen with the CMF Phone 1. While specific details on display quality, camera hardware, and battery capacity are yet to surface, it is likely that CMF will retain a budget-friendly approach while refining the hardware. Pricing also remains unknown, but considering the CMF Phone 1 launched at 15,999 Indian rupees ($184 USD) expectations are that its successor will land in a similar range. With an April launch hinted at by a Nothing designer, more concrete details should emerge soon.Image Credits: PanickCatThe post Nothing CMF Phone 2 Leaks Online, Showcasing A 3-Lens Camera Layout And Compact Design first appeared on Yanko Design.

The delayed mission has reached the space station, the hatch has opened and soon the two astronauts who've been "stuck" in space can return home.

What's a Spoonerism? Here are hints and answers for that really difficult NYT Strands puzzle No. 379 for March 17.

In BriefPosted:2:51 PM PDT March 16, 2025Image Credits:STR/NurPhoto / Getty ImagesApple reportedly considered building the iPhone 17 Air without portsAfter reporting in January that Apple is adding an Air option to its iPhone lineup, Bloombergs Mark Gurman is offering more details about the upcoming slimmer iPhone.The iPhone 17 Air will launch this fall, Gurman says and like the MacBook Air, it will be thinner than standard models, while combining high-end and low-end features. It apparently took a herculean effort for Apple engineers to create a skinnier phone with thinner batteries without sacrificing battery life.Gurman also reports that Apple considered making this the first completely port-free iPhone, with all charging done wirelessly and all data syncing accomplished via the cloud.However, Apple decided not to go this route, at least for now, due in part to concerns about how European regulators who have mandated that smartphone makers support USB-C connectors might respond.Topics

Meta won a legal victory this week against Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former employee who recently published a memoir of her time at the company titled Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism.An arbitrator ruled that the company has made a valid argument that Wynn-Williams, who worked at Facebook (now Meta) from 2011 to 2017, may have violated the non-disparagement agreement she signed when leaving the company. The ruling states that Wynn-Williams is temporarily prohibited from promoting or, to the extent within [her] control, from further publishing or distributing her book until private arbitration concludes.However, Careless People remains available for purchase, and may in fact be benefitting from the Streisand Effect, in which attempts to suppress information only serve to further publicize it. As of Sunday afternoon, Careless People was the number three bestselling book on Amazon.Macmillan, which published Careless People through its imprint Flatiron Books, said in a statement that the arbitrators decision has no impact on the publisher and that it will absolutely continue to support and promote the book.The publisher added that it is appalled by Metas tactics to silence [its] author through the use of a non-disparagement clause in a severance agreement.To be clear, the arbitrators order makes no reference to the claims within Careless People, Macmillan said. The book went through a thorough editing and vetting process, and we remain committed to publishing important books such as this.Image Credits:Macmillan /Careless People offers what a New York Times reviewer described as a darkly funny and genuinely shocking look inside Facebook particularly its relationship with China and other governments. (Wynn-Williams roles at Facebook included serving as director of global public policy.)I was there for seven years, and if I had to sum it up in a sentence, Id say that it started as a hopeful comedy and ended in darkness and regret, Wynn-Williams wrote in the memoir.She added, [M]ost days, working on policy at Facebook was way less like enacting a chapter from Machiavelli and way more like watching a bunch of fourteen-year-olds whove been given superpowers and an ungodly amount of money, as they jet around the world to figure out what power has bought and brought them.Wynn-Williams also reportedly filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that, in its eagerness to operate in China, Facebook created a plan in 2015 to install a chief editor who would have been able to censor certain content or shut down the site in China on behalf of the countrys ruling party.In a statement, a Meta spokesperson described Careless People as a mix of out-of-date and previously reported claims about [Meta] and false accusations about our executives, and described Wynn-Williams is an employee terminated eight years ago for poor performance.We do not operate our services in China today, the Meta spokesperson continued. It is no secret we were once interested in doing so as part of Facebooks effort to connect the world. This was widely reported beginning a decade ago. We ultimately opted not to go through with the ideas wed explored, which Mark Zuckerberg announced in 2019.Careless People recounts uncomfortable encounters between Joel Kaplan, now Metas vice president of global public policy, and Wynn-Williams, who claims he ground himself against her at a work event, described her as sultry, and made weird comments about her husband.Meta said it investigated Wynn-Williams allegations of harassment and found them misleading and unfounded.As for whether the company is simply trying to silence a whistleblowers criticism, the spokesperson said, Whistleblower status protects communications to the government, not disgruntled activists trying to sell books.Current and former Facebook employees have also criticized Wynn-Williams memoir. Ex-staffer Mike Rognlien said he sat next to Sarah for 18 months when we both worked at the New York office and claimed the book has so many lies in it I wouldnt even know where to start.Wynn-Williams discussed Metas pushback in a Business Insider interview conducted before the arbitration ruling, characterizing criticisms from the company and former coworkers as distractions. Asked about whether the book had been fact-checked, she said, I think Metas problem is using this to not answer the questions themselves. What I would love is for us not to fall into the distraction.

Hey everyone, Im working on a ZZZ fan art by Quadtonne (I cant post the images because Im a new user, Im hitting a media limit, Ill try to add all the extra images as comments), and I need some help getting the look to closer to that of ZZZs fires.My blockout uses fast spawning sprites for the fireball, and using a gradient and an additive material, it works alright. I use two emitters, one that stays with the ball as it travels to get the round shape of the fireball, and one that trails behind to make the tail, it gets the color and timing across but it doesnt convey the same shape language or smoothness of it at all.ZZZ tends to get these really smooth fires, made with what I think are deformed meshes, would anyone know good resources or pointers to make this kind of fire/ how to adapt it for my use case? (or even just generally how to achieve the look in this concept art):