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Looking for a different 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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, May 29 (game #1221).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 #1222) - hint #1 - VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.* 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 #1222) - 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 #1222) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.Quordle today (game #1222) - 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 #1222) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?• R• C• B• ERight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.Quordle today (game #1222) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Quordle, game #1222, are…RAJAHCAUSEBLACKETUDEI’ll be honest, ETUDE is a word I only know because it’s featured in Quordle before – it’s a piece of music designed to test and improve a music student’s technical skills. Otherwise it would have been a very long time before I’d have gotten my penultimate answer today.I knew that my final word was likely one with a rare letter, as I had so few options left but it took me a while to find RAJAH (an Indian prince).How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.Daily Sequence today (game #1222) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1222, are…DELTAFROZEREVELCOMFYQuordle answers: The past 20Quordle #1221, Thursday, 29 May: CRIER, DRAPE, STRUT, NEIGHQuordle #1220, Wednesday, 28 May: HELLO, BEADY, VIGIL, PURERQuordle #1219, Tuesday, 27 May: TWEET, RANGE, POPPY, RADARQuordle #1218, Monday, 26 May: BLEAT, HOWDY, ASIDE, SCOOPQuordle #1217, Sunday, 25 May: OCEAN, AMBER, PIPER, GLEANQuordle #1216, Saturday, 24 May: HUSKY, HEIST, FOGGY, POLARQuordle #1215, Friday, 23 May: SHIRE, GIANT, AWAIT, CAPERQuordle #1214, Thursday, 22 May: LOSE, GLOVE, STINT, EXCELQuordle #1213, Wednesday, 21 May: NOVEL, CHOSE, DIRTY, DONUTQuordle #1212, Tuesday, 20 May: DECOY, SHAKE, MAPLE, PURERQuordle #1211, Monday, 19 May: LINK, HANDY, DITCH, WAIVEQuordle #1210, Sunday, 18 May: QUACK, ROACH, PURGE, DOWNYQuordle #1209, Saturday, 17 May: STRIP, RANGE, UNITE, GEESEQuordle #1208, Friday, 16 May: SHEEP, SNUCK, DRIFT, BREAKQuordle #1207, Thursday, 15 May: PAINT, CROUP, PEDAL, FLUKEQuordle #1206, Wednesday, 14 May: FAVOR, METER, PICKY, MAKERQuordle #1205, Tuesday, 13 May: SCENT, AGAPE, POLAR, YEARNQuordle #1204, Monday, 12 May: ROYAL, ARGUE, BUNCH, READYQuordle #1203, Sunday, 11 May: QUASH, MUNCH, ALTER, UNDUEQuordle #1202, Saturday, 10 May: RELIC, BADGE, CHAMP, SATIN

Looking for a different day?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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 29 (game #452).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 #453) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… And here's the kicker…NYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.RIFLESPEEDFIRSTDRAWERSEEKKEEPNYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?• Spangram has 6 lettersNYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?First side: left, 5th rowLast side: right, 6th rowRight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Strands today (game #453) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #453, are…FORWARDDEFENDERGOALKEEPERSTRIKERMIDFIELDERSPANGRAM: SOCCERMy rating: EasyMy score: PerfectAnyone interested in learning the rules of SOCCER should seek out England’s official 1990 World Cup song World In Motion by New Order, which features a rap by the country's most talented MIDFIELDER of the era.“You’ve got to hold and give,” John Barnes explains. “Defend and attack, there’s only one way to beat them, get round the back.”There are of course other crucial elements to association football, but essentially it’s passing, tacking, and shooting at the goal all performed by the positions featured in today’s word search.Once you’ve mastered the basics you can then learn about the offside rule and its many sub-clauses and exceptions. That should take a year or so, by which time you’ll be ready to watch the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and USA.How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 29, game #452)BUTTERFLYMOTHWASPFLEAHORNETDRAGONFLYSPANGAM: INSECTWhat is NYT Strands?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.

Looking for a different day?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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, May 29 (game #718).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 #719) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are…TAPERADIOWATER BOTTLECLUBSTICKCADDYSHAKEHATTEESTAFFTOILET PAPERBATRIBBONTOTELOVEFOILNYT Connections today (game #719) - hint #1 - group hintsWhat are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: Types of poleGREEN: All wrapped around a cylinderBLUE: Free stuffPURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “back”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 #719) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: RODS GREEN: THEY'RE ON A ROLL! BLUE: COMMON SWAG ITEMS PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "SHACK"Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Connections today (game #719) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #719, are…YELLOW: RODS BAT, CLUB, STAFF, STICKGREEN: THEY'RE ON A ROLL! FOIL, RIBBON, TAPE, TOILET PAPERBLUE: COMMON SWAG ITEMS HAT, TEE, TOTE, WATER BOTTLEPURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "SHACK" CADDY, LOVE, RADIO, SHAKEMy rating: EasyMy score: 1 mistakeBy COMMON SWAG ITEMS I’m guessing Connections means free stuff companies give away with their logo on that you will use once then put in a cupboard somewhere and forget about.Or, in the case of a WATER BOTTLE or mug, take into work and add to all the other “swag items” your colleagues have also brought to work because they don’t want them around the home.I wasn’t thinking about this, though, when I put the group together; I thought it was things to take to the beach and wrongly I had RADIO instead of TEE.Radio was also my blind spot that stopped me from seeing WORDS BEFORE “SHACK”, a group which contained one of the best comedies of all time and a lethal earworm which will be in my head for days without having to play it – stay away fools!How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, May 29, game #718)YELLOW: SALUTE APPLAUD, HAIL, HONOR, PRAISEGREEN: SUITABLE APT, FIT, PROPER, RIGHTBLUE: VERBS FOR FINISHING DONUTS FROST, GLAZE, POWDER, SPRINKLEPURPLE: WHAT "BUFF" MIGHT MEAN ENTHUSIAST, MUSCULAR, NUDE, POLISHWhat is NYT Connections?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.

The new Blink Video Doorbell is on sale now for $69.99 (about £50 / AU$110)Its features include 150-degree field of view and infrared night visionBlink's affordable subscription plans unlock person recognition and alertsRing makes some of the best video doorbells around, but if you're looking for one that's completely wireless, then the latest model from Blink might be even better. The company has just released a new version of the Blink Video Doorbell that can run for up to two years without recharging, and includes advanced features like a 150-degree field of view that makes it easy to see callers and packages, plus infrared night vision for peace of mind after dark.If you have a Blink subscription plan, the Blink Video Doorbell can also differentiate between people, objects, and animals, and send you a notification on your phone when someone arrives at your door.The extra-long battery life comes courtesy of three AA batteries and the new Blink Sync Module Core – a compact smart home hub that also provides local storage for video clips captured by your Blink doorbell and security cameras.The Blink Video Doorbell is available now direct from Blink for $69.99 (about £50 / AU$110). That makes it one of the cheapest video doorbells you can buy outright, though you'll need to sign up for a Blink subscription plan to access all of its features.(Image credit: Blink)Blink subscription plansBlink offers two subscription tiers: Blink Basic and Blink Plus. The Blink Basic plan covers just one device and includes features such as Live View recording, 60-day unlimited video history, video sharing, and person detection.The Blink Plus plan covers an unlimited number of devices, so it will also cover security cameras like the Blink Outdoor 4 (one of the best home security cameras for guarding your yard). Blink Plus includes everything you get with Blink Basic, as well as the ability to pause movement notifications for up to 24 hours, the option to group multiple clips into a single video, and 10% off Blink products at Amazon.For more details, check out the full subscription comparison. The table below shows the different prices for both plans in the US, UK, and Australia. Whichever option you choose, you'll find it's significantly cheaper than the equivalent Ring Home subscription.Blink subscription plansPlanPrice per monthPrice per yearBlink Basic$3 / £2.50 / AU$4.95$30 / £24.99 / AU$49.95Blink Plus$10 / £8 / AU$15$100 / £80 / AU$150You might also likeThink smart home tech isn't for you? Here are 5 easy ways it could change your lifeRing and the RSPB are giving away 50 free cameras so you can enjoy birdwatching when you're away from homeRoku's new wireless security cameras will guard your home for up to two years on a single charge

We may not think much about it, but businesses need to rely on digital and physical documents every day. Decisions, purchases, and deals worth millions hinge on information in official documents being trustworthy. In the new world that AI has brought about, forged or altered documents are becoming not only very convincing, but also available to anyone with basic AI tools.The news cycle has been replete with cases of AI being used to fake crucial documents like IDs – and these only scratch the surface. AI has given fraudsters the tools for fabricating invoices, tax forms, investment contracts, risk assessments, financial audits, and procurement documents among others.A report on AI-assisted fraud found that digital document forgeries increased 244% between 2023 and 2024 making it one of the fastest growing categories of business-related fraud going into 2025. For businesses operating into the next decade, the possibility that they cannot trust their own internal documents is becoming a problem that is impossible to ignore.Faked documents do real harm to businessesWhile cases of significant fraud will be rare given the layers of internal security and regulations that prevent decision making being centered on one person or one document, the real damage this will do will be to trust. Without a reliable and quick way to authenticate documents businesses may have to add hours into processes of checking and re-verifying documents, even when they are perfectly legitimate.At best, this will add a significant inefficiency to many businesses, wasting time and effort – but at worst, it can grind operations almost to a standstill – costing businesses the critical advantage of time against their competitors.This creates a need to counter this by creating systems that distinguish authentic documents from tampered ones.How tech restores trustResponding to this critical problem, new technologies focused on document verification have developed quickly. Principally, the solutions that exist fall into four main categories blockchain-based solutions, AI detection, Identity Verification Technology (IDVT), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Here’s what you need to know about them:Blockchain While Blockchain started as a means for facilitating cryptocurrencies, it’s since become a legitimate platform for business applications, where the immutability of blockchains present significant security benefits when integrated into business software and processes.Blockchain authentication solutions create tamper-proof documents by matching them with cryptographic hashes - meaning that a document can always be checked against its hash. Fundamentally, blockchain’s decentralized nature makes it nearly impossible for bad actors to change internal records stored on the platform, providing a reassurance that once a document is placed on the blockchain, you will always be able to verify it against the authentic version.Since document hashing takes place in your own environment and hashes cannot be reverse engineered to rebuild the document, this method allows you to avoid sending any sensitive data to third parties.There are some legitimate concerns about the blockchain's environmental costs given the vast amounts of computing and energy needed to maintain it, although different blockchains offer different advantages in this regard.AI-detectionAI anomaly detection identifies metadata, formatting, and other criteria for mismatches. This is certainly the most straightforward option – as AI’s have become surprisingly adept at spotting the output of other AI. That said, while it can be a cost-effective solution, there is no way of guaranteeing its accuracy given AIs notorious hallucinations. Given this, it can be an effective 'first layer’ against forgery but should not be relied upon exclusively.IDVTIDVT uses AI to scan metadata and security protocols to detect fakes. This scanning procedure can cross-reference the protocols with trusted databases to prevent using forged credentials in business transactions. The process essentially provides a checkpoint for all your data – documents are flagged immediately if it doesn’t match the protocols stored on an organizations database.IDVT is sometimes hampered by overreliance on database accuracy. Organizations typically require a lot of resources in terms of infrastructure, personnel, and access to reliable data sources to set it up – making it prohibitively expensive for small and medium companies. It's also prone to human error- if an employee sets up protocols incorrectly, the solution becomes near useless.PKIPKI relies on shareable digital certificates that authenticate a document's origin and integrity. Using the issuer’s public key to check the certificate, both first parties and third parties can check its authenticity. It has the advantage of being intuitive to set up, but has gained an unfortunate reputation of being somewhat insecure – if bad actors are able to obtain the keys and/or modify them, they can certify modified documents as authentic.Regulation needs to be the answer to systemic document forgeryThe truth is, AI forgery is not a business-by-business level problem, but a systemic one that will need higher level regulation to address. Eventually, it will become critical for governments to impose baseline metadata standards and mandatory verification technology that can make vital public documentation verifiable by everyone.We cannot afford to regard AI forgeries as a distant problem – the threat of serious harm being caused by an AI-doctored document grows daily. Operating a business or running a government where we cannot trust the documents we depend on is an impossible task. Embracing these technologies not only allows us to head off this potential crisis of trust, but can open new opportunities to make the organizations we rely on more transparent.We've featured the best authenticator app.This article was produced as part of TechRadarPro's Expert Insights channel where we feature the best and brightest minds in the technology industry today. The views expressed here are those of the author and are not necessarily those of TechRadarPro or Future plc. 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Luxury brand Hermés unveils its first over-ear headphonesYours for the same price as 33 pairs of the Sony XM6 Specs are still secret, but the design may offer cluesLuxury brand Hermès has announced a set of high-end wireless headphones, and as you might expect they're going to cost a bit more than a pair made by 1More.As WWD.com reports, the headphones will cost $15,000. And if you think that's a lot of money, you're not the target market. But they do sound intriguing, not least because of what the brand hasn't announced.Hermès' tech adventures include working with Apple on the Watch right from its launch. (Image credit: Apple)Hermès' $15K headphones: what we know – and what we don'tThis isn't Hermès' first audio product, although it's the first pair of headphones its produced; the brand has previously made a jukebox, a boom box, and a cubic speaker.The new headphones aren't just brand engineering with Hermès sticking some dead cow on someone else's earcups. They're being developed by Hermès' Ateliers Horizons workshop in Paris, which makes some of its most-wanted products, and that workshop is collaborating with unnamed manufacturing partners who it seems are taking care of the sound.According to Axel de Beaufort, Ateliers Horizons' creative director, “We need to understand the engineering of things. It doesn’t mean that we do the engineering, but we need to understand and we need to be able to push boundaries."Specs are currently secret but the grilles look rather like those of planar magnetic headphones, which have a more advanced speaker design than regular dynamic headphones, so it's possible that the spec could be as high as the price. We do know that the headphones will be made for both wired and wireless use, and that they will deliver a tuned “Hermès sound”.Planar options are rare among the best wireless headphones, but not unheard of – and having this much budget to play with in the production of the headphones would certainly help with the engineering challenges involved.The headphones will feature hand-stitched cowhide leather and will come in Kelly bag-inspired colors including "naturel", black, chocolate, "rouge H" and Prussian blue. Start saving now: they'll launch this summer.You might also likeThe best headphones for those of us who don't have $15K to spendThe best over-ear headphones 2025 for all budgetsThe best wired headphones 2025, all tested by our audio experts

Researchers found a flaw in Microsoft OneDrive File PickerThe flaw stems in the lack of fine-grained OAuth permissionsMicrosoft acknowledges the flaw, but hasn't fixed it yetA vulnerability in Microsoft’s OneDrive File Picker has been found which could allow threat actors to access people’s entire cloud archives, experts have warned.Security researchers Oasis discovered the flaw and reported it to Microsoft, noting the problem lies in excessive permissions that File Picker asks for - including read access to the entire drive. The tool asks for these permissions since the OAuth scopes for OneDrive aren’t fine-grained.File Picker is a tool in OneDrive that allows websites and applications to integrate directly with the cloud storage solution. That way, users can manage their OneDrive account within a third-party interface, resulting in seamless file access.Reading the calendar"This stems from overly broad OAuth scopes and misleading consent screens that fail to clearly explain the extent of access being granted," the Oasis Research Team explained in a report."This flaw could have severe consequences, including customer data leakage and violation of compliance regulations."Oasis further stressed that a number of popular apps, such as ChatGPT, Trello, or Slack, are also affected, since they integrate with OneDrive.The researchers also said that the messaging, when uploading files, isn’t clear enough, which could mislead people into thinking their cloud storage solutions are secure."The lack of fine-grained scopes makes it impossible for users to distinguish between malicious apps that target all files and legitimate apps that ask for excessive permissions simply because there is no other secure option," Oasis concluded.If that wasn’t enough, Oasis also said the OAuth tokens are often stored insecurely since they’re saved in the browser’s session storage in plaintext.Microsoft has reportedly acknowledged the issue, but hasn’t come back with a patch just yet.If you’re worried about exposing your OneDrive storage, you might want to temporarily remove the option to upload files using OneDrive through OAuth. You could also stop using fresh tokens and make sure to store access tokens more securely.Via The Hacker NewsYou might also likeGoogle warns of legit VPN apps being used to infect devices with malwareTake a look at our guide to the best authenticator appWe've rounded up the best password managers

The Order: 1886 creative director Ru Weerasuriya has revealed that the game was supposed to be the first game in a trilogyThe Order 1891 and The Order 1899 were planned, and the second game was in the early stages of development before it was canceledThe sequel would have featured bigger fight sequences and a multiplayer mode that was cut from the first gameThe PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886 was originally supposed to be the first game in a trilogy.That's according to The Order: 1886 creative director Ru Weerasuriya, who revealed in a new French-language interview with YouTuber Julien Chieze that two more games were planned: The Order 1891 and The Order 1899 (via VGC).Weerasuriya said the second game was in the early stages of development before it was canceled and that he wrote a 10-page pitch for the sequel, which would have featured bigger fight sequences, as well as a multiplayer mode.It was also revealed that a multiplayer mode was in development for the first game, but it was shelved for the sequel.Although the third game never made it to development, Weerasuriya said that he planned for where the story would go if developer Ready at Dawn had been able to complete the trilogy, and that other installments in the series would have taken the franchise to the 20th century.While it's never been revealed why The Order: 1886's sequel was canceled, Weerasuriya suggested that the first game's mixed critical response was a factor.The Order: 1886 was released in 2015 and is set in an alternate version of Victorian London, "where science and myth collide". It's been more than 10 years since the game made its PS4 debut, and although it's playable on PS5 through backward compatibility, The Order: 1886 is still exclusive to PlayStation.You might also like...Sony's Days of Play sale kicks off tomorrow and will bring price cuts to the PS5 Pro, DualSense Edge, the PS5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 bundle, and a host of price cuts on accessories and gamesLeaker claims Sony is now working on a new PlayStation handheld consoleGhost of Yotei pre-orders live: Collector's Edition up in the US, Standard Edition retailers, and where to buy in the UK