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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 1.
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 Apple is no longer developing augmented reality glasses designed to pair with the Mac, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple wanted to create smart glasses that looked like regular glasses, but had augmented reality capabilities.
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The Tricky Trees look to get back to winning ways against the Seagulls at the City Ground.
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Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Feb. 1 Strands puzzle, No. 335.
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EVENTS Hollywood Reporter: AI Commercials Are Going to Take Over the Super Bowl This Year. "Just look a few years back when crypto-related ads were everywhere, or the slow and steady rise […]
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Here's everywhere you can hail a ride, and where else Waymo will soon arrive.
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Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
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There's an easier way to find something new to watch on Netflix, and it starts with better browsing options.
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It's pretty convenient to file your taxes on a mobile device, but does that mean you should?
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Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 601 for Feb. 1.
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Microsoft said Wednesday that it would provide access to OpenAI's o1 model, for free, to Copilot users as part of a toggle option called "Think Deeper." OpenAI uses the o1 model in its paid ChatGPT plans and charges $20/mo for "limited" access to the model, and unlimited access to it for a Pro plan costing $200/mo. However, Mustafa Suleyman, the chief of Microsoft's AI, said that the model would be "free and available," and "everywhere at no cost" — potentially an enormous discount.
At the time, Microsoft representatives didn't immediately reply to follow-up questions. But they (Microsoft) said Friday that there are limits to their new Think Deeper feature, which they're keeping mum about.
"Usage of Think Deeper is limited by a weekly number of messages, with Copilot Pro subscribers having more turns per week," the Microsoft representative said via email. "The exact amount depends on how many other people are currently using Think Deeper. When you've reached your allotted number of turns, you may get an error message, or the feature will no longer be visible to you during this time."
Put another way, Think Deeper might just stop working and for unknown reasons. We've asked Microsoft for further clarification and we'll update this story as we hear back.
We don't know how many queries Microsoft's Think Deeper will allow and it's very odd that the company won't tell you. Part of
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Fast forward to 2025, and streaming is the nightmare. It splits up everything you want to watch across a dozen different platforms, all of which now have ads just so they can make you pay to remove them. They remove content constantly, they're full to bursting with things you don't care about or need (Hades the video game, a dozen horrible Christmas movies every year, and NFL games on the same ticket, what?) and the price is always, always, always going up.
From the consumer perspective, streaming video services are objectively worse than they were a decade ago. Frankly, these services are absolutely milking and bilking their users. There's no real alternative at this point, at least if you want to watch new shows or the occasional streaming-exclusive movie that isn't terrible. But there are ways to maximize your enjoyment and minimize your money spent.
Step one: quit.
Quit early, quit often
This isn't a new idea — I first heard about it from my colleague Eric Ravenscraft years ago, and we
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In a world brimming with innovation and limited time, it can be hard to tell what technology has the potential to really shift life. Yet, every year, MIT Technology Review undertakes this very task and puts out an annual list to magazine readers of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Today, host Regina G. Barber hops through highlights from the list with Amy Nordrum, an executive editor at the publication.
Check out the full list here.
Another tech topic on your mind that you want us to discuss on an upcoming episode? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org!
Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave at plus.npr.org/shortwave.
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The Caesars Superdome will host Super Bowl LXI on Sunday, February 9. Here's how to tune in to the big game! (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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It's been almost a full week since the Super Bowl LIX lineup was set: AFC champions the Kansas City Chiefs will face NFC champs the Philadelphia Eagles. If that roster sounds familiar, it's because it's a rematch of the 2023 Super Bowl, where the Chiefs edged out the Eagles 38-35. Will the Eagles get their revenge this year, or will the Chiefs go where no NFL team has gone before: an unprecedented three straight Super Bowl wins.
Super Bowl LIX will be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, Feb. 9 with a 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff. The 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show will feature Kendrick Lamar, who recently confirmed that SZA will be joining him. The championship game will be broadcast nationally on Fox this year and will be available on platforms like DirecTV and Fubo. L
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Take Amazon, which just hiked the price of its individual Music Unlimited plan to $11.99 a month, or $10.99/month for Prime members. The new price is effective immediately for new subscribers, while existing users will see the price hike on their next bill, TechCrunch reports.
That price increase brings Amazon's music streaming prices up to par with Spotify's, which raised its individual Premium plan to $11.99 a month last June. (Spotify's Family and Duo plans got price hikes, too.)
Meanwhile, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Tidal are holding the line at $10.99 a month for their music streaming plans—so for now, if you want to stream unlimited tunes, doing so on those services is a relative bargain.
But that's probably not going to last for long, and if I had to wager, I'd bet Apple, YouTube, and likely also Tidal will all hit that $11.99-a-month price for individual music streaming before the year is up. Qobuz, meanwhile, already charges $12.99 per month (discounted to $10.83 per month if you pay up front for a one-year subscription).
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 The Apple Watch Series 10 returned to its all-time low price at $70 off this week on Amazon, marking the highlight of this week's deals. You can also find ongoing discounts on Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 smartphones, M2 MacBook Air, and AirTag.
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Wrestlemania season has officially begun.
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