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• A photo of the Galaxy S25 Ultra has leaked
• We can see thinner bezels and more rounded corners
• It matches up with previously leaked renders

We're most probably just days away from the official unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, and the leaks keep on coming: the latest one shows off part of what is supposedly the Galaxy S25 Ultra model, and the super-thin bezels around its display.

The leaked image comes from well-known tipster @Jukanlosreve, with credit given to @UniverseIce. We can see what looks to be the right-hand side of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, with the top and bottom corners in view.

As well as the tiny bezels – a design feature mentioned in previous leaks – we can also see the phone is more rounded than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Again, this is something we've heard rumors of before.

We don't have an exact measurement for these bezels, but they appear to be thinner than they are on most rival phones, including the iPhone 16 Pro Max. However, the overall dimensions of the phone aren't expected to change significantly from last year's model.

Four phones to come

S25 UltraSource: Ice Universe pic.twitter.com/cIAbJuoTluJanuary 4, 2025

Over the last few months we've seen a host of rumors and leaks around the Galaxy S25 series, including the Ultra model. We're also expecting a standard Galaxy S25, a Galaxy S25 Plus, and a Galaxy S25 Slim (which might go on sale later in the year).

Those leaks have included renders of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, so there are no real surprises here – though this looks to be an actual photo of an actual phone, rather than something that's been mocked up in an image editor.

It seems that not much is changing on the outside besides the thinner bezels and more rounded corners, though there will apparently be upgraded internals – including the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor on the inside.

All the signs are pointing towards an official unveiling on Wednesday, January 22, though nothing is confirmed until Samsung says so. There could be more devices on show at the event, including the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2.

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3 Body Problem season 2: key information

- Renewed for season 2 and 3 in May 2024
- Filming yet to commence
- Predict the main cast members will return
- No trailer to share just yet
- No official plot details released, but follows Liu's trilogy
- Season 1 finale lays out potential story threads
- Season 3 will be the show's conclusion

Intense sci-fi 3 Body Problem is a stellar example of how Netflix, one of the best streaming services, executes an impressive foray into the genre. The show is adapted from Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy into the English-language and it’s truly a vast and complicated book series to transform to TV, but it’s in the best of hands.

Spearheaded by Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, alongside True Blood’s Alexander Woo, the trio tackled season 1’s alternate reality through a VR headset with ambitious scope, an impending alien invasion, and the complexities of how different people cope with such nearing fate.

In the books, a scientist makes contact with an alien race, the San-Ti, in Beijing. In the best Netflix show, the ‘Oxford Five’, a group of scientists and friends, make contact in London. Fortunately, they discover that the San-Ti’s journey to Earth will take 400 years, but on whose timeline? For our timeline at least, we’re keen for another season before four centuries pass, and luckily we won’t have to wait that long. Seemingly, not too long at all. Here’s everything we know about 3 Body Problem season 2.

Full spoilers follow for 3 Body Problem season 1. Potential spoilers are also discussed for season 2.

3 Body Problem season 2 release date prediction

3 Body Problem has been renewed! Netflix will bring this epic story through its mind-blowing conclusion! pic.twitter.com/zw6txhOqGhMay 15, 2024

Yes, the San Ti may be 400 years away, but you won’t have to wait that long for 3 Body Problem season 2. In fact, in May 2024, 3 Body Problem was officially renewed. And not just for season 2. 3 Body Problem is set to be a trilogy, and during the official Television Academy panel in LA, showrunners and writers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, revealed that they’d be returning for season 2 and 3, culminating in the show’s conclusion.

As reported by Netflix Tudum, Weiss said: “We included a lot of what we loved from the [novels by Cixin Liu] in season 1, but the vast majority of reasons we wanted to make this show are in season 2. We always wanted to get to the final page of the third book, and it’s really, really thrilling for us that we will get to do just that.”

When it comes to a release date, Weiss was asked by Collider when’s the earliest they could start filming, to which he said: “Fall.” As fall has passed, we’ll take a look at season 1 for our best prediction. Filming took nine months between October 2021 and mid 2022. Then, it wasn’t released until March 2024. It’s important to note though that the release was delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strikes. As 3 Body Problem hasn’t commenced filming yet, we’d predict that we won’t see season 2 until at least 2026.

3 Body Problem season 2 rumored cast

Members of the Oxford Five, Auggie and Jin, are sure to return (Image credit: Netflix)

Major spoilers follow for 3 Body Problem season 1.

There’s no official cast confirmation, yet, but from how 3 Body Problem season 1 ended, we’d predict the following cast members to return:

• Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand
• John Bradley as Jack Rooney
• Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade
• Eiza González as Auggie Salazar
• Jess Hong as Jin Cheng
• Marlo Kelly as Tatiana Haas
• Sea Shimooka as Sophon
• Zine Tseng as Young Ye Wenjie
• Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma
• Benedict Wong as Da Shi
• Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans

As both space and time were impacted by the threat of the San-Ti’s arrival, there were a fair few deaths that fell mercy to it in 3 Body Problem season 1. The two most poignant being Will Downing (Alex Sharp) and Ye Wenjie (Rosalind Chao & Zine Tseng). While viewers didn’t witness the deaths, they did both meet their demise. So, unless they return in flashbacks, which the show has a penchant for especially when visiting the origins in China of the San-Ti’s first contact, then these two characters won’t be returning.

3 Body Problem season 2 story speculation

Saul Durand becomes a Wallfacer, but he's yet to uncover why (Image credit: Netflix)

Full story spoilers follow for 3 Body Problem season 1.

As devotees to Liu’s trilogy, the creators are seemingly following the books as closely as they can. While there’s adaptations in terms of settings and revolving around the English language, as well as the inclusion of the Oxford Five, the plot is still in keeping with the books. In conversation with Collider, Benioff said: “The first season roughly follows the arc of the first book. The second season would probably roughly follow the second book. The third book is massive. It’s twice as long, I think, as the other two books.

So maybe that’s one season, maybe it’s two. But, you know, I think we’d need at least three, maybe four seasons to tell the whole story. And it’s a beautiful ending. I think all three of us thought that the last page of Liu Cixin's epic was maybe the best final image we’d encountered in a sci-fi saga like this. It’s just incredibly moving and mind-blowing.”

As the San-Ti approach, Earth must find a way to defend itself (Image credit: Netflix)

The second book in Liu’s trilogy, which will follow season 2, is The Dark Forest and the official synopsis is: "Imagine the universe as a forest, patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. In this forest, stealth is survival - any civilisation that reveals its location is prey. Earth has. Now the predators are coming.

Crossing light years, the Trisolarians (known as the San-Ti in the show) will reach Earth in four centuries' time. But the sophons, their extra-dimensional agents and saboteurs, are already here. Only the individual human mind remains immune to their influence.

This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from human and alien alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown"

We're hoping for more of the VR alternate world and its guest stars (Image credit: Netflix)

We know that Project Staircase failed and that humanity has to continue to prepare for an alien invasion. We also watched in season 1 as Saul Durand was named as one of the three Wallfacers of the show with no idea why. So, the storyline has been set up to continue their plan against the San-Ti and that all hope is not lost.

When it comes to the length of 3 Body Problem season 1, Weiss told Vulture: “Eight episodes always felt right to us, at least for this season. It’s not a superfast burn. It takes some time for people to understand, for all the threads to come together, the video game and the countdown and the suicide-slash-murder investigations. Taking 10 or 20 episodes to answer that question didn’t feel viable for the kind of show we were making.” Perhaps season 2 will follow suit.

3 Body Problem season 2 trailer: is there one?

Considering the cast and crew have yet to begin filming 3 Body Problem season 2, there’s no trailer to share. As soon as there is, we’ll be sure to update here.

Where to watch 3 Body Problem season 1

If you're yet to catch up, now's the time (Image credit: Netflix)

All eight episodes of 3 Body Problem season 1 are available to stream on Netflix, one of the world’s best streaming services, right now. As Netflix are responsible for the renewal of season 2 and 3 and the creation of season 1, we’d fully expect the platform to remain the exclusive home for the epic sci-fi drama.

Will 3 Body Problem get a third season on Netflix?

You know Netflix are invested when they execute a double season renewal (Image credit: Netflix)

Yes, it absolutely will. As already mentioned, 3 Body Problem was renewed for season 3 alongside season 2. But, during the announcement, Weiss, Benioff, and Woo revealed that season 3 would be the show’s conclusion.

While there’s previously been conversation around wanting to run a season 4, it doesn't seem to be the case. Though as reported by Forbes, the show’s creators refer to the remainder of the show in years, rather than seasons. Benioff said: “By the time we finish with the show, it will be seven years we’ve devoted to it.”

He added: “We’re now at a place where we get to tell the rest of the story, and, yes, we have enough time to tell the rest of the story the way we want to and that’s immensely gratifying.” Either way, the creators say they’ll reach the final page of the trilogy and for any fans of the books or fans of the show, it’ll be an epic ride.

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• AI-driven platform reshapes customer service with smarter, faster tools
• Vonage Fusion bridges agents and experts for collaboration
• Unified communication channels empower agents across voice, video, and chat

Vonage has unveiled a new platform designed to elevate customer interactions through automation and artificial intelligence (AI).

The company's new Vonage Contact Center (VCC) Intelligent Workspace uses its global communications APIs and advanced AI tools to provide agents with intelligent insights, global calling capabilities, and next-generation network APIs.

These tools allow agents to focus on delivering seamless customer experiences, fostering stronger business outcomes and lasting customer loyalty.

Unified solutions for streamlined communication

The VCC Intelligent Workspace supports a seamless integration with Vonage Business Communications (VBC) through the Vonage Fusion offering. This solution makes collaboration between contact center agents and back-office employees easier, enabling faster resolutions to customer issues.

It incorporates tools such as subject matter expert “swarms,” which help organizations address complex customer needs or secure high-profile sales, with the tool able to synchronize with video conferencing platform Microsoft Teams, helping agents identify the most suitable expert in real-time.

The Workspace also helps reduce the complexity of managing multi-channel interactions and unifies communication channels such as voice, video, chat, and messaging, helping agents provide consistent support without toggling between disconnected systems.

With embedded AI capabilities, VCC enables features like intelligent virtual agents, real-time transcription, summarization, and enhanced noise cancellation.

The platform’s multi-mode agent model allows organizations to mix different agent experiences within the same backend system while maintaining unified analytics and insights, offering integration with leading CRM software, such as Salesforce Service Cloud Voice.

“Now more than ever, the contact centre is a vital link between customers and brands, and its ability to drive customer engagement, satisfaction and loyalty is critical to creating the kind of customer experiences that drive repeat business and customer loyalty,” said Reggie Scales, Head of Applications for Vonage.

“In an increasingly digital world, AI is crucial to delivering these kinds of enhanced experiences - across all modes of communication. By providing our customers with a fully integrated contact centre platform, as well as the APIs to layer AI-infused capabilities across every customer touchpoint, VCC Intelligent Workspace offers the simplicity of a single-vendor, integrated solution, that is fully extensible and easy to implement for businesses of all sizes,” Scales added.

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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 4.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged at the company's year-end strategy meeting that the AI models powering Google Gemini are behind OpenAI and ChatGPT but promised a real push in 2025 to get Gemini to outpace its rivals, as reported by CNBC.

Pichai’s directive comes off as more serious than the usual corporate rah-rah; it’s a declaration that Google won't lose any more ground in a race it once led. Google's nearly bottomless coffers and enormous infrastructure give it a good chance of coming out on top in 12 months, but only because the company is no longer resting on the laurels it's been polishing since the early 2000s.

“In history, you don’t always need to be first, but you have to execute well and really be the best in class as a product,” Pichai said at the meeting. “I think that’s what 2025 is all about.”

Pichai’s rallying cry arguably highlights just how much pressure the company is under. Gemini, touted as Google’s great AI hope, has yet to live up to its hype. While ChatGPT has become synonymous with generative AI, Google’s Gemini still feels like the scrappy understudy. Sure, Pichai claims Gemini 1.5 outpaces GPT in technical capabilities, but let’s be real—perception matters.

If the average user associates “AI” with ChatGPT rather than Google, the company’s dominance is in jeopardy. Pichai’s point that “you don’t always have to be first” is true, but Google’s slow start is leaving it vulnerable to losing its reputation as a trailblazer.

Meta and Apple pick up speed

Meta, meanwhile, is dropping mountains of cash on AI, with the Meta AI assistant arriving across its platforms and on new hardware like AI-enhanced Ray-Ban smart glasses and the Orion headset. Meta’s AI investments are impressive, but its sprawling empire might actually limit how cohesive its strategy can be relative to Google's plans with Gemini.

If Google was slow off the mark, Apple would have still been asleep in bed when the starting gun went off. Still, Tim Cook and company have made some big moves to embed AI in its products. Apple has developed AI internally and partnered with AI developers, including OpenAI, while maintaining the distinct Apple user experience for Siri and other services. Apple’s strategy might seem overly cautious, but it's not ignoring AI. If Apple can incorporate generative AI into its tightly integrated ecosystem, it could redefine what AI means for consumers.

What’s at stake here is more than bragging rights. The winner of the AI race may define the standards, tools, and platforms for the next decade. Google’s strategy of scaling Gemini into a universal assistant could be the key to Google's success in the new year.

“I think 2025 will be critical,” Pichai said. “I think it’s really important we internalize the urgency of this moment, and need to move faster as a company. The stakes are high. These are disruptive moments. In 2025, we need to be relentlessly focused on unlocking the benefits of this technology and solve real user problems.”

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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 clues.

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 #573) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• CHECK
• CLOCK
• CRUMPLE
• CROSS
• HOOK
• TICK
• BUCKLE
• ANT
• BALL
• STRIKE
• MELTING
• WAD
• SNAP
• SCRUNCH
• BRANCH
• CLIP

NYT Connections today (game #573) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Ready for the trash 
• GREEN: Belt up
• BLUE: All done
• PURPLE: Classic Salvador

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 #573) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE 
• GREEN: FASTENERS 
• BLUE: MARK AS COMPLETED 
• PURPLE: DEPICTED IN DALÍ'S "THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY" 

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

NYT Connections today (game #573) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #573, are…

• YELLOW: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
• GREEN: FASTENERS BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP
• BLUE: MARK AS COMPLETED CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK
• PURPLE: DEPICTED IN DALÍ'S "THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY" ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 3 mistakes

Because it’s early January I am big into making to-do lists at the moment, so I quickly got the blue group MARK AS COMPLETED.

Incidentally, when you write a to-do list do you sometimes add something you’ve already done so that you can cross it off? Or is that just me?

Anyway, the other three groups were less straightforward. I went down a blind alley thinking SNAP, CRUMPLE, BUCKLE were to do with someone giving up, which I nearly did before earning myself a “phew!” after I thought belts could be the connecting theme for FASTENERS.

Meanwhile, we could have played Connections until next New Year’s Ever before I got today’s Purple foursome. Fez’s off and flamboyant mustaches twizzled to anyone who got DEPICTED IN DALÍ'S "THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY".

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, 3 January, game #572)

• YELLOW: PARTS OF A FOOT ARCH, BALL, HEEL, SOLE
• GREEN: ONE DOLLAR BUCK, CLAM, SINGLE, SMACKER
• BLUE: KINDS OF MUSHROOMS BUTTON, MOREL, OYSTER, TRUMPET
• PURPLE: POT BELLY, HOLE, LUCK, STICKER

What 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.

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 #307) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Literary couples

NYT Strands today (game #307) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• CRIED
• SHIN
• LIFT
• LIES
• PURE
• BOOM

NYT Strands today (game #307) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Classic fiction

NYT Strands today (game #307) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 2nd row

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

NYT Strands today (game #307) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #307, are…

• FURY
• SOUND
• CRIME
• PUNISHMENT
• PRIDE
• PREJUDICE
• SPANGRAM: BOOK TITLES

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

Today’s Strands gave us another puzzle to impress ourselves with – linking two halves of a classic book title together. If the couple you think of when you see FURY is Usyk, then you may have found this quite tricky.

I was familiar with PRIDE and PREJUDICE (not the zombie version) and CRIME and PUNISHMENT, but have to admit total ignorance to The SOUND and The FURY and I think it’ll remain that way as I’ve got a list of about 100 other books to get through before I dig into a novel described on Goodreads as being like “clambering through a barbed wire fence at the bottom of a swamp.”

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, 3 January, game #306)

• DOOR
• HOOD
• TRUNK
• MIRROR
• BUMPER
• GRILLE
• WINDSHIELD
• SPANGRAM: CAR BODY

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and 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.

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 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 #1076) - hint #1 - Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* 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 #1076) - 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 1.

Quordle today (game #1076) - hint #3 - uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. Two of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1076) - 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 2.

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 #1076) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• C

• Q

• E

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

Quordle today (game #1076) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1076, are…

• CORER
• CRATE
• QUASI
• EXIST

Really annoyed with myself today. After landing the tricky QUASI and EXIST with five lines left I got complacent and suffered a bad case of Quordle blindness, completely missing that I’d already got the O in what ended up being CORER and wasted two lines guessing Cyber and Cheer. By the time I spotted my mistake it was too late.

I’ll put this down as a lesson not to get complacent after getting a pair of tricky words. Hope you all did better than me.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Daily Sequence today (game #1076) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1076, are…

• SPIRE
• SPASM
• FRAUD
• RUGBY

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1075, Friday 3 January: PERKY, QUARK, NAVEL, SHEEN
• Quordle #1074, Thursday 2 January: UNIFY, SWORE, DEPOT, INTRO
• Quordle #1073, Wednesday 1 January: CLING, SUITE, WORRY, TONIC
• Quordle #1072, Tuesday 31 December: PLUMP, TUBER, IRATE, ICILY
• Quordle #1071, Monday 30 December: TODDY, GROIN, GROWN, VERVE
• Quordle #1070, Sunday 29 December: PURER, SPLAT, RABID, EMCEE
• Quordle #1069, Saturday 28 December: BUNCH, LABOR, TRIPE, BUNNY
• Quordle #1068, Friday 27 December: BRAWL, LYING, ORGAN, CRONY
• Quordle #1067, Thursday 26 December: TATTY, OVERT, FLOUR, SWEPT
• Quordle #1066, Wednesday 25 December: LIVER, CRIER, SHORE, MURKY
• Quordle #1065, Tuesday 24 December: TIPSY, SCALE, FLYER, VALVE
• Quordle #1064, Monday 23 December: SNAKE, SAVVY, ELBOW, TWEED
• Quordle #1063, Sunday 22 December: DOUBT, SLURP, PAPER, CIVIL
• Quordle #1062, Saturday 21 December: STRIP, BUDGE, SAPPY, SHELF
• Quordle #1061, Friday 20 December: PENAL, EAGLE, DILLY, QUITE
• Quordle #1060, Thursday 19 December: JEWEL, GNOME, TRAMP, IDLER
• Quordle #1059, Wednesday 18 December: LITHE, BIRTH, HUMID, ROBOT
• Quordle #1058, Tuesday 17 December: DOING, ENJOY, SNAKY, AMPLE
• Quordle #1057, Monday 16 December: HYDRO, CREAM, CHIDE, SLIME
• Quordle #1056, Sunday 15 December: DROVE, STILT, LINEN, GIANT

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• Samsung Bespoke fridges are adding AI
• It'll look inside your fridge and analyze your grocery needs
• Instacart will get the order

Samsung wants your fridge to take care of your grocery shopping with a little assistance from Instacart. Samsung and Instacart are partnering on same-day grocery delivery based on what the AI in Samsung Bespoke refrigerators sees you already have. In other words, your fridge could tell when the milk is running low, and add a carton to your Instacart order before you’ve even noticed.

Samsung’s AI Vision Inside technology keeps track of what’s in your fridge using internal cameras. Paired with Instacart’s product-matching system, it can suggest what you need to replenish and let you place an order with a few taps. You’ll be able to browse your grocery list right on the fridge’s touchscreen and have items delivered the same day.

Forget to add eggs to the list? Not a problem. Your fridge has your breakfast sorted. Instead of a frantic late-night grocery run, your fridge informs you it’s already added everything you need to the list. The link with Instacart will be available in new Bespoke fridges and added to existing ones via an over-the-air firmware update.

AI Grocers

You'll still need to approve the actual purchases for items the AI adds to your list. No matter how good the AI is, you don't want to give it too much control lest it mistake your cauliflower for a cabbage and order the wrong vegetable. Plus, there are a million kinds of milk out there, and you don't want to upset anyone in your family who's expecting oat milk but only gets almond milk.

One unmentioned aspect is that the AI might learn your eating habits and possibly become more proactive in creating your shopping list. The companies haven't mentioned any plans around collecting or analyzing that kind of data, but it wouldn't be far removed from how we all see targeted ads based on our internet searches. Except in this case it would be based on what you had for dinner.

Still, there’s no denying the potential, especially if Samsung and Instacart can pull this off without making it feel like your fridge is judging you.

As competitors like Amazon and Google also push deeper into the smart home market, Samsung’s Instacart partnership could give it an edge. By blending practicality with a touch of futuristic flair, they’re setting a high bar for what smart appliances can do. People are hungry for convenience, and Instacart and Samsung are happy to dish some out.

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