❌

Reading view

Your Home Could Help Solve AI’s Growing Power Demand

Tesla, Sunrun and Renew Home plan to tap solar panels, batteries, thermostats and other devices installed in millions of homes to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence.

© Collin Chappelle for The New York Times

Installation of a Sunrun solar panel on a roof in California. Sunrun is working with Tesla and Renew Home to use home energy devices to help data centers get online faster.
  •  
  •  

Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, June 24 (game #1612)

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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, June 22 (game #1610).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 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 #1612) - hint #1 - Vowels

How 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 #1612) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #1612) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do 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 #1612) - 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 #1612) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• S

• E

• G

• N

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1612) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1612 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1612, are…

  • SOBER
  • ECLAT
  • GOOSE
  • NINNY

After a year-long win streak I’ve been having a really rough time of Quordle recently and lost again today — another case of having too many options and picking the wrong words.

I think after a successful run I might have to change my start words again. I’ll consult Claude and see what it suggests, seeing as it knows everything!

Daily Sequence today (game #1612) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1612 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1612, are…

  • CRIER
  • SCUBA
  • PLAIN
  • HUTCH

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1611, Tuesday, 23 June: ARDOR, DADDY, SERVE, SHEAR
  • Quordle #1610, Monday, 22 June: WAXEN, APNEA, CHIME, WAVER
  • Quordle #1609, Sunday, 21 June: ABBOT, NOTCH, DREAD, LURID
  • Quordle #1608, Saturday, 20 June: SLAIN, TAMER, VIPER, FALSE
  • Quordle #1607, Friday, 19 June: ALOUD, POINT, GLOBE, GROIN
  • Quordle #1606, Thursday, 18 June: LATCH, BRAWL, STEEL, CRUSH
  • Quordle #1605, Wednesday, 17 June: HOIST, PLUSH, GROUP, LEMUR
  • Quordle #1604, Tuesday, 16 June: SLAIN, PLUCK, PINTO, SLICE
  • Quordle #1603, Monday, 15 June: GAUNT, SNEAK, ROUTE, POKER
  • Quordle #1602, Sunday, 14 June: WIMPY, WISPY, VIRAL, NYLON
  • Quordle #1601, Saturday, 13 June: DEALT, STEED, BELIE, GULLY
  • Quordle #1600, Friday, 12 June: TENTH, SHOAL, JELLY, UNIFY
  • Quordle #1599, Thursday, 11 June: GAMMA, SPILL, SALVE, RURAL
  • Quordle #1598, Wednesday, 10 June: BELIE, TEACH, GUEST, NOOSE
  • Quordle #1597, Tuesday, 9 June: VENOM, UNITE, SHIRT, ANGER
  • Quordle #1596, Monday, 8 June: CURSE, DROVE, SNOWY, DEBUG
  • Quordle #1595, Sunday, 7 June: QUERY, AXION, LILAC, SWORD
  • Quordle #1594, Saturday, 6 June: SIEVE, PHONY, GIVER, KNOWN
  • Quordle #1593, Friday, 5 June: RECUR, SCOUT, SCOWL, CHORD

  •  

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 24 (game #843)

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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, June 23 (game #842).

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 #843) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Just chill

NYT Strands today (game #843) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • STEEL
  • MOVE
  • ZERO
  • MUCH
  • TEAR
  • BARD

NYT Strands today (game #843) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 15 letters

NYT Strands today (game #843) - hint #4 - spangram position

What 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 #843) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 843 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #843, are…

  • BEER
  • SELTZER
  • KOMBUCHA
  • JUICE
  • WATER
  • SODA
  • SPANGRAM: BEVERAGECOOLERS
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

The weather is scorching hot in the UK, so my mind automatically went to words connected with staying cool. 

However, I realized after spotting BEER that we were instead looking for cooling beverages — or BEVERAGECOOLERS according to the lengthy spangram.

My cooling beverage of choice — iced tea — didn’t make the cut, but as a second best I’d go with a KOMBUCHA, which is a bit of an upgrade on a regular tea drink but part of the same family, like a distant fancy auntie.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, June 23, game #842)

  • FOOD
  • BLOCK
  • ARMOR
  • BUILDING
  • PORTAL
  • STORAGE
  • TOOL
  • SPANGRAM: MINECRAFT

What 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.

  •  

Meta Has Created a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.
  •  

U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews

Federal officials are urging the lone major tech company holdout to allow government safety evaluations, weeks after ordering Anthropic to pull its latest model.
  •  
  •  

Mensagens falsas sobre misantropia (e aliens) deixam Brasil em alerta. O que se passou com o sistema de emergência?

Um incidente com mensagens falsas levou a Defesa Civil do Brasil a desativar temporariamente o sistema de alertas de emergência no país. As autoridades suspeitam que se trate de um ataque informático, mas, afinal, o que se passou?

The post Mensagens falsas sobre misantropia (e aliens) deixam Brasil em alerta. O que se passou com o sistema de emergência? appeared first on Tek Notícias.

  •  

União Europeia reforça regras contra abuso sexual de crianças e passa a abranger uso de IA e casos com deepfakes

A presidência do Conselho da União Europeia e os representantes do Parlamento Europeu chegaram hoje a um acordo provisório sobre a atualização das regras europeias de direito penal relativas ao abuso sexual de crianças e à exploração sexual de menores, incluindo para os casos em que são usadas tecnologias como IA.

The post União Europeia reforça regras contra abuso sexual de crianças e passa a abranger uso de IA e casos com deepfakes appeared first on Tek Notícias.

  •  

CP acompanha tendência mundial e inicia testes de Internet por satélite Starlink nos comboios Alfa Pendular

A CP – Comboios de Portugal lançou um projeto-piloto com tecnologia Starlink num Alfa Pendular, inserindo-se numa vaga global que já transformou a conectividade em dezenas de companhias aéreas e operadores ferroviários europeus.

The post CP acompanha tendência mundial e inicia testes de Internet por satélite Starlink nos comboios Alfa Pendular appeared first on Tek Notícias.

  •  
❌