Connections #350: Today's Answer and Clues (Sunday, Aug 10, 2025)

Quick Links Connectionsrequires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. If you want some help, we have the solution to Connections for June 12, 2025, along with hints to help you solve it yourself. SPOILERS AHEAD (CLUES) Category Clues for Today’s Connections (#350) Today, as every day, you need to split the 16 words that make up the Connections puzzle grid into four groups of four based on specific categories....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Monica Moreno

Denzel Washington's $190M Action Movie Becomes Streaming Hit 7 Years Later

Denzel Washingtonwasn’t always seen as an action star. Since the ’80s, he has headlined a number of dramatic films that have earned him awards recognition, but his career shifted in the early 2000s with the release ofMan on Fire(2004), which saw him become a one-man army-type of hero. This continued withThe Book of Eli(2010),Safe House(2012), and2 Guns(2013), all of which feature Washington taking down an abundance of enemies. Now 70 years old,Washington is still widely associated with the action genre dueto his starring role in a popular thriller franchise....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Daniel Lewis

Do You Need Antivirus if You Don’t Use the Internet?

Do You Need Antivirus if You Don’t Use the Internet? Today, most people use their devices to connect to the internet. But if you happen to not use the internet on any given device, such as a tablet or laptop, do you still need antivirus software, or is this a waste of money? Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number...

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Jessica Small

Don't forget to jump on these last-minute deals our readers are buying this Prime Day

WithAmazon Prime Daywell into its second day, we’ve seen some absolutely stellar deals so far. But, every year, there are always a handful of deals that stand above the rest and make prove to be the best of the best — the ones people actually buy. After all, we do our best to outline all the deals worthy of your hard-earned money, but at the end of the day, you decide what deals are the real winners during Prime Day....

June 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1721 words · Jenny Reed

Dope Thief Episode 6 Review: I'm Worried This Messy Crime Series Will Flatline Before It Even Reaches The Season Finale

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dope Thief episode 6. Dope Thiefepisode 6, “Love Songs from Mars”, extends the compounding frustrations – and spiking cortisol levels – left over from itsunfocused and off-the-rails episode 5. With just two episodes left ofDope Thief, I’m not exactly sure who or what I should be rooting for. The increasingly despicable Ray has long passed the point of redemption and Manny is sadly too erratic to take seriously....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Amanda Stewart

Facebook Messenger killing SMS next month

Android has the unique ability to seta default texting appfor sending SMS and MMS messages through your carrier. Back in the operating system’s early days, many apps added support for this feature in an attempt to get users onto their messaging platforms —Facebook Messenger, for one, gave you a place for all your texting needs by integrating SMS messages right alongside its web-based instant messages. Sadly, this feature is sunsetting next month....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Gloria Johnson

Gboard could help you break the ice when you slide into the DMs

Conversation comes easy to some of us, but at the opposite end, there are people who struggle with small talk. Considering Gboard is one ofthe best keyboard apps on Android, Google is in the unique position of being able to improve the lives of introverts and awkward texters across the world. SinceI/O this year, the company has made it clear that generative AI will pervade every aspect of its business. Now, Gboard is picking up a feature that could give your conversation skills the boost they need....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Brenda Hayes

Google Camera 8.6 update throws fuel on the Pixel Fold fire

Google Camera 8.6 update throws fuel on the Pixel Fold fire It’sPixel 6arelease day, but Google isn’t solely focused on its newest phone. The company’s rolling out a fresh version of its camera app for Pixels, and it’s one of the most substantial we’ve seen in ages. While it might seem like user-facing changes are few and far between, a handful of hints towards future Google hardware make this one of the most intriguing software updates in a long time....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Andrea James

Google Cloud Platform: Everything you need to know about Google's suite of cloud computing services

Every tech giant seems to have a cloud platform. Still, if you asked someone what the Google Cloud was, they would probably have no idea. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) isn’t a collection of Google’s most popular apps and software. They call that Google Workspace, which used to be G Suite. Google Cloud vs. Google Workspace Google Workspace includes things like Google Docs, Google Sheets, andGoogle Drive cloud storage. Google Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services that run on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its end-user products....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Amber Alexander

Google’s Threat Analysis Group reminds us all why clicking suspicious links is a very bad idea

To this day, phishing remains a favorite hacker technique to gain access to a victim’s device. Althoughbest practices to identify and avoid phishingare common knowledge today, several government-backed bad actors leverage phishing tricks in combination with browser and OS vulnerabilities to steal valuable data. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is a dedicated team tracking these bad actors, patching vulnerabilities in their wake. It has recently uncovered the full scope of two different attacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Melissa Harris

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Is A Smash Hit On PC, Developers Say Thank You With Free Rewards

Hello Kitty Island Adventurejust launched onto Steam on January 30, and the developers at Sunblink say they are overwhelmed by the positive reception of the title already.Hello Kitty Island Adventureis a cozy open-world title that lets players explore the vast and adorable world of Hello Kitty and their friends. The island is said to be filled with mysteries, puzzles to solve, cooking, and a plethora of customization options for players to enjoy alongside their favorite characters from the franchise....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · James Howe

Homelander's Comic-Accurate Costume Turns Terrifying in Photo-Real Fanart

Summary Prime Video has expertly ripped the world ofThe Boysfrom the comic page to live-action, including and especially one of the main characters of the series,Homelander. However, upon looking back at the original comic, it’s easy to see how some of the details of Homelander’s suit were left on the proverbial cutting room floor in lieu of an original adaptation. That’s something that is remedied in this jaw-dropping fanart, which brings Homelander’s original, comic-accurate suit to life in the most terrifying way....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 687 words · Nicolas Villarreal

How ChatGPT Plus Can Help You Learn a Language

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June 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1144 words · Andrea Hart