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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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, May 14 (game #437).

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

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Animal drives

NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• BILE
• MUSE
• STAGE
• BOOT
• POEM
• PEEL

NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th 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 #438) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #438, are…

• BEETLE
• BRONCO
• MUSTANG
• RABBIT
• IMPALA
• JAGUAR
• SPANGRAM: AUTOMOBILES

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 2 hints

It took me a while to get going today and the word my hint gave me – BEETLE – didn’t help much, as Beetle Drive is a game. Fortunately, another hint set me on my way: there’s no game called BRONCO Drive.

From the Chevrolet IMPALA to the Ford MUSTANG, American car manufacturers love naming their AUTOMOBILES after members of the animal kingdom, particularly land animals or sleek aerodynamic creatures like the Baracuda or Falcon.

This is not the case in Europe, where they like giving their different models letters and numbers, winds or made-up word-sounds containing the letter Q. The exception, is of course, the Beetle, which was originally called the Volkswagen Type 1 until its nickname stuck.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, May 14, game #437)

• HUSTLE
• MACARENA
• FOOTLOOSE
• WOBBLE
• LOCOMOTION
• SPANGRAM: LINE DANCE

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.

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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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, May 14 (game #1206).

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 #1207) - 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 #1207) - 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 0.

Quordle today (game #1207) - 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 #1207 - 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 #1207) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• P

• C

• P

• F

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

Quordle today (game #1207) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1207, are…

• PAINT
• CROUP
• PEDAL
• FLUKE

Another case of right-letters-wrong-order again for me today, and a silly mistake using a letter I already knew was correct but in the wrong position.

One of the joys of Quordle is keeping your eyes across four columns, but it can also mean that you sometimes miss the obvious things – thus I guessed PLEAD instead of PEDAL and took eight turns instead of seven to complete the puzzle.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1207) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1207, are…

• HAPPY
• SNIFF
• GROVE
• RAMEN

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1206, Wednesday, 14 May: FAVOR, METER, PICKY, MAKER
• Quordle #1205, Tuesday, 13 May: SCENT, AGAPE, POLAR, YEARN
• Quordle #1204, Monday, 12 May: ROYAL, ARGUE, BUNCH, READY
• Quordle #1203, Sunday, 11 May: QUASH, MUNCH, ALTER, UNDUE
• Quordle #1202, Saturday, 10 May: RELIC, BADGE, CHAMP, SATIN
• Quordle #1201, Friday, 9 May: MINUS, CRIME, NOSEY, SLAIN
• Quordle #1200, Thursday, 8 May: ELUDE, GREET, POPPY, ELITE
• Quordle #1199, Wednesday, 7 May: QUOTH, TRUNK, BESET, NAIVE
• Quordle #1198, Tuesday, 6 May: UNITE, SOGGY, FILET, PORCH
• Quordle #1197, Monday, 5 May: WREAK, COWER, STEAD, QUEUE
• Quordle #1196, Sunday, 4 May: PINCH, SMOKE, SCARY, CANNY
• Quordle #1195, Saturday, 3 May: PLUSH, VERGE, WROTE, CONDO
• Quordle #1194, Friday, 2 May: CAUSE, RISEN, MACAW, SMELT
• Quordle #1193, Thursday, 1 May: IDIOM, EXILE, SPOOF, DRAPE
• Quordle #1192, Wednesday, 30 April: BATON, TORSO, ANNEX, DROWN
• Quordle #1191, Tuesday, 29 April: HOVER, HENCE, OCTAL, COPSE
• Quordle #1190, Monday, 28 April: JAUNT, ALLOW, FRUIT, BURNT
• Quordle #1189, Sunday, 27 April: PRIOR, YOUTH, CREDO, CHIDE
• Quordle #1188, Saturday, 26 April: LINGO, LOCUS, THROW, CLICK
• Quordle #1187, Friday, 25 April: SHALT, WRATH, MAMBO, HUMPH

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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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, May 14 (game #703).

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 #704) - today's words

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Today's NYT Connections words are…

• FLUTE
• MADRID
• GROUNDS
• ICE
• ESTATE
• POWDER
• SEVILLE
• FOUNDATION
• BUTTERFLY
• WORLD
• REASON
• CRUST
• SLUSH
• BASIS
• BESS
• DEAL

NYT Connections today (game #704) - hint #1 - group hints

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

• YELLOW: Trust the process
• GREEN: It covers mountains
• BLUE: Partial names of famous scores 
• PURPLE: Precede with word that rhymes with “meal”

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 #704) - hint #2 - group answers

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

• YELLOW: RATIONALE 
• GREEN: TYPES OF SNOW 
• BLUE: LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES 
• PURPLE: REAL ___ 

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

NYT Connections today (game #704) - the answers

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The answers to today's Connections, game #704, are…

• YELLOW: RATIONALE BASIS, FOUNDATION, GROUNDS, REASON
• GREEN: TYPES OF SNOW CRUST, ICE, POWDER, SLUSH
• BLUE: LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES BESS, BUTTERFLY, FLUTE, SEVILLE
• PURPLE: REAL ___ DEAL, ESTATE, MADRID, WORLD

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 1 mistake

Seeing two Spanish cities in the grid of 16 words immediately threw me and it wasn’t until the final two groups that I dismissed the possibility of them being part of the same group – even though the Connections spider senses knew that they weren’t.

For RATIONALE, I thought we were looking for construction terms, but I was happy to get the right four words regardless.

TYPES OF SNOW was easier, but I will admit that although I knew SEVILLE, BUTTERFLY and FLUTE were all LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES (Barber of Seville, Madame Butterfly and Magic Flute) I wasn’t thinking about Porgy when I added BESS.

I am annoyed that I didn’t get REAL ____, especially as it included Spanish football team Real Madrid – the REAL in their case meaning Royal rather than genuine.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, May 14, game #703)

• YELLOW: ABSORB USING CAPILLARY ACTION DRAW, PULL, SUCK, WICK
• GREEN: GREEK PREFIXES HYPER, KILO, META, NEO
• BLUE: TITULAR TALKING ANIMALS OF FILM BABE, BOLT, DUMBO, TED
• PURPLE: STARTING WITH SILENT LETTERS GNOME, KNEE, MNEMONIC, PSYCHE

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.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is here, and with it being priced between the Galaxy S25 Plus and Galaxy S25 Ultra, the slimmest ever Galaxy S phone carves out a peculiar spot in Samsung’s mobile lineup.

In some ways, it’s a blend of both its big-screen siblings – the Edge has 12GB of RAM and a titanium chassis reminiscent of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, but at just 5.8mm and 163g, it's slimmer and lighter than the Galaxy S25 Plus it most closely resembles.

Having gone hands-on with the Galaxy S25 Edge myself, I can confidently say it’s an impressive device, both as a stylishly designed product and a fabulous piece of engineering. Tapping out a Google search feels like typing on nothing, and the phone simply disappears into my pocket. Overall, I'm very impressed.

With that said, there is one aspect of this new hybrid smartphone that feels a little more confused than composite.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge gets the 200MP main camera from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (Image credit: Jamie Richards / Future)

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge’s camera system finds itself in an interesting position. The phone has the same excellent 200MP main camera as the Galaxy S25 Ultra, alongside the 12MP ultra-wide found on the vanilla Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus.

That’s a heck of a contrast – the prized snapper from one of the best camera phones around next to an ultra-wide lens, the likes of which I’ve always found to be rather unnecessary.

During my hands-on experience with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I was able to briefly try out the camera app, and while resolution is rarely the full story with mobile cameras, there is a noticeable change in quality when switching between the two lenses.

There’s also the fact that the Galaxy S25 Edge is the only model in the Galaxy S25 lineup to not feature a telephoto camera with some level of optical zoom. Samsung has long stood out from its main competitors like Apple and Google by offering telephoto cameras all the way through its flagship lineup, not just on more expensive models.

At a starting price of $1,099.99 / £1,099 / AU$1,850, the Galaxy S25 Edge is no budget device. It’s a little awkward to have the second-most expensive phone in the lineup missing a key feature sported by its less expensive siblings.

Still, a form factor like this demands some sacrifices. Speculatively, I imagine some of the increased cost of the Galaxy S25 Edge has gone into designing a phone that can actually function while remaining so thin.

(Image credit: Jamie Richards / Future)

I felt a similar way when putting together our Oppo Find N5 review – the world’s thinnest book-style foldable also evidenced some compromises with its camera system to achieve its form factor.

As with the Oppo Find N5, I respect why Samsung may have made the choice to equip the Galaxy S25 Edge with a less powerful camera system – but to be honest, I’d rather have seen the Korean tech giant go all out by ditching the second camera altogether, and either cutting the price or investing those resources elsewhere.

Even so, the Galaxy S25 Edge will hopefully be easy to recommend to photographers. That main camera is no joke – the Galaxy S25 Ultra is one of the best camera phones money can buy, and to have that same camera on a cheaper (if still pricey) handset is something that deserves serious consideration.

More importantly, though, the Galaxy S25 Edge is svelte and light enough to go absolutely anywhere, making it all the easier to pick up the phone and capture moments. Any recommendation will naturally depend on the phone’s battery life and long-term performance – be sure to keep up with our Samsung Galaxy Phones coverage for the results of our testing.

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The best Disney+ shows and best Hulu shows have been on showcase at the glitzy Disney Upfront 2025.

Among the highlights were a dance number from the Manning brothers and Jimmy Kimmel’s annual roast, along with appearances from the likes of Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

Even Disney CEO Bob Iger took to the stage after last year’s debut, being introduced by a pair of Super Bowl winners in Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley. Cast members from The Bear season 4, Alien: Earth and Daredevil: Born Again season 2 delivered scoops on their respective shows and there was plenty of news to get stuck into throughout the event.

Of all the announcements though, a handful stood out, so read on for the seven announcements in particular that pique my interest – we’ve got everything from Marvel mania to live sports streaming.

1. Wonder Man and MCU shows

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There was plenty of news for fans of Marvel’s TV offering to be excited about. Perhaps most exciting was the news that Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones is set to return after a lengthy absence, making her debut in the MCU proper in Daredevil: Born Again season 2.

The other big story was the announcement that the upcoming Wonder Man mini-series, co-produced by Onyx Collective, will comprise eight half hour episodes when it lands in December of this year. Set to be a meta exploration of Hollywood, the show will star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams/Wonder Man, a character that James Gunn already attempted to add to the MCU with Nathan Fillion in the role, though those scenes were ultimately cut from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

It seems that 2025 is set to be somewhat of a transitional year for Marvel Television, with the current backlog of announced shows being pushed out, before settling in to a pattern of one to two shows a year going forward. There’s also set to be less synergy between the TV and cinematic offerings in the future, with the shows still set in the same universe, but pitched as stand-alone stories.

2. Trailers for The Bear season 4 and Alien: Earth

Attendees were shown new trailers for The Bear season 4 and Alien: Earth, with both shows seeing their release dates confirmed.

When we last saw Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), he had just got word that the dreaded review he’d been waiting for had gone live, and as we watched the chef read the verdict on his phone, the show dropped an almighty cliffhanger on us. But it won’t be long until we find out whether the critics' words were good, bad or indifferent, with the series set to return on June 26.

Alien: Earth, meanwhile, is set to invade on August 13. Created by Noah Hawley, the latest installment in the Xenemorph saga sees a corporate war over cyborg technology one-hundred years in the future interrupted when a research ship full of hostile alien life forms crash lands on Earth. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther and Adrian Edmondson, the show is set to bring all manner of extraterrestrial chaos right back home.

3. Ryan Murphy is back

Ryan Murphy continues to be one of the busiest showrunners in Hollywood with two new series showcased at the Disney Upfront.

All’s Fair, which you can watch the trailer for above, features an all-star cast in what’s set to be a gripping legal drama. Murphy regular Sarah Paulson features, alongside recent American Horror Story star Kim Kardashian, Naiomi Watts and Glenn Close.

The Beauty, meanwhile, is an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name and is set to star Evan Peters and Ashton Kutcher in a tale of an STD that makes those affected beautiful, but eventually kills its host. Suspected of being a government plot, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the truth in a sea of corruption and cover ups.

4. Glen Powell's Chad Powers premiere date

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Glen Powell both created and stars in Chad Powers, an upcoming comedy series based on an idea from Eli Manning.

Powell plays Russ Holliday, a disgraced college quarterback who happens upon an idea to disguise himself as Chad Powers and join a struggling southern football team to revive his career.

Sounding like an NFL take on Ted Lasso with a bit of Adam Sandler wackiness thrown in, and with one of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars in the lead role, Chad Powers could prove a smash hit when it arrives on September 30.

5. Chris O'Donnell stars in 911: Nashville teaser

We’ve got our first glimpse of new spin-off 911: Nashville. Despite the recent cancellation of 911: Lone Star, the universe continues to expand, with executive producer Ryan Murphy (again) delivering a new installment following the lives of emergency responders in the titular city.

Starring Chris O’Donnell as firefighter and former rodeo rider Don Shrape, the show revolves around the Nashville firehouse he leads with his son. Details are thin on the ground at the moment, but with LeAnn Rimes also in the cast, the show is definitely hitting that Music City vibe.

6. High Potential among most streamed Hulu shows

Disney also discussed some of the most streamed Hulu shows, with High Potential breaking records on the platform.

Originally airing on ABC, High Potential stars Katlin Olson as Morgan, a police station cleaning lady who gets brought on board as a consultant when her gifted intellect sees her solving cases out of hours.

Available to stream on Hulu after broadcast, the show proved a smash hit, gaining a huge following and racking up over 13 million streaming viewers for its finale, becoming ABC’s best drama episode ever on the streamer.

7. ESPN launches new streaming service

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Finally, the most exciting piece of news for sports fans was the announcement that ESPN will be launching a new streaming service in latter half of this year.

The service – not be confused with ESPN+, which costs $11.99 per month, and will be rebranded as ESPN Select – will have a completely new redesigned app to house all of the broadcaster's live content.

The big change comes with the ‘Unlimited’ plan, which will cost $29.99 per month and deliver all things ESPN, including ESPN 2 and ESPN 3 alongside more niche offerings and a new slate of college sports-focused networks.

With executives promising an immersive new experience, it’s game on for live sports streaming.

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• The first trailer for Ironheart has been released
• Marvel's next live-action TV show will make its Disney+ debut in late June
• There are rumors it'll have a unique albeit worrisome episodic release format

Marvel has released the first trailer for its long-overdue Ironheart TV show – but, while it looks like a fun time, I'm more concerned about the conjecture surrounding its rumored episodic release schedule.

The teaser, which you can view below, arrives just over a month before Ironheart lands on Disney+. We previously learned of Ironheart's official launch date in October 2024, with the series set to air on June 24 in the US, and June 25 in the UK and Australia (NB: Ironheart will also launch on these dates in other nations and territories).

The trailer confirms a couple of rumors that have circulated online over the last few months. The main one, though, is that Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams will initially team up with The Hood, an antagonistic dark-magic wielder played by Anthony Ramos, to help her create an "iconic" super-suit to rival that of Tony Stark's Iron Man.

However, given The Hood's morally questionable antics, which are teased throughout the footage, it seems as though Williams will eventually square off against him and his cronies. It appears she'll get more than a helping hand from Alden Ehrenreich's Joe McGillicuddy, which has to be a fake name, right? Nobody would walk around the streets of Chicago with a surname like that.

Before the trailer's unveiling, the only footage we'd seen came courtesy of Marvel's 85th birthday celebration video last August and an Ironheart behind-the-scenes featurette that was released yesterday (May 13) to build excitement for the official trailer's arrival.

Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is among Ironheart's executive producing team, which includes Marvel's Head of Television Brad Winderbaum. Snowpiercer's Chinaka Hodge serves as head writer, showrunner, and executive producer.

Why I'm worried about Ironheart's reportedly unique episodic release structure

Ironheart's standalone MCU project has been a long time coming (Image credit: Marvel Studios/Disney+)

Intriguing as Ironheart's science versus magic-based story looks and sounds, I am concerned about speculation concerning how its episodes will be released.

Yesterday, Marvel revealed that Ironheart would receive a three-episode premiere, which would ordinarily be surprising in its own right. No other Marvel TV series has launched on Disney+, aka on one of the world's best streaming services, with three episodes before. In fact, Andor season 2, the critically-acclaimed Star Wars TV show whose two season run ended today (May 14), is the only other show I can think of that's made its Disney+ debut with a three-episode drop.

My main concern, though, relates to the release of Ironheart's three other chapters.

Per industry insiders Nexus Point News, which has previous form for revealing factual information ahead of time, this Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV show's fourth, fifth, and sixth episodes won't be released individually on a week-to-week basis. Indeed, the outlet suggests they'll be released on the same day one week after Ironheart's premiere. For example, that's July 1 in the US, and July 2 in the UK and Australia.

Anthony Ramos' The Hood is expected to be one of the TV series' primary antagonists (Image credit: Marvel Studios/Disney+)

Disney and Marvel haven't confirmed this will be the case yet, so Ironheart's final three entries could arrive weekly following its debut.

If Nexus Point News' report proves correct, though, why would Disney and Marvel want to rush Ironheart out of the door? It can't be because other highly anticipated shows, such as Alien: Earth, are launching at the same time. That aforementioned series doesn't arrive until August 13. Meanwhile, The Bear season 4 is dropping in full on June 26, so it likely won't cannibalize Ironheart's viewership.

For me, there are two potential factors at play. The first is that Ironheart doesn't meet Disney and Marvel's expectations. If they're unhappy with its quality and/or concerned about how it'll perform, releasing all six episodes close together would ensure the show doesn't suffer huge weekly audience drop-offs. If they're that worried, though, why not just release the whole series in one go, like they did with Echo?

Marvel Television's all-new series #Ironheart launches with a 3-episode premiere June 24 at 6pm PT/ 9pm ET, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/ZGRhMf33fFMay 14, 2025

The other possibility concerns how long Ironheart has been in development.

Initially conceived as a movie, it was retooled as a TV show ahead of Thorne's Williams making her live-action debut in 2022's Wakanda Forever. To take advantage of her potential popularity off the back of that film, Ironheart would be made with the aim of releasing soon after Black Panther 2.

With two and half years passing since Wakanda Forever's arrival, that clearly didn't happen. Given the apparent development issues it's had, Ironheart's two-part release appears to be Disney and Marvel's way of getting it in front of Disney+ subscribers ASAP. Again, though, why not release it in full if that's the intended aim?

Whatever the rationale may be (again, if Nexus' sources can be believed), the fact that Ironheart might be rushed out is a big worry for me. I hope my assumptions about the final Marvel Phase 5 project are wrong. But, if Marvel confirms that the other three episodes will air on the same day, I'd be incredibly suspicious of Ironheart's truncated release format, and I wouldn't be able to shake the feeling that the show is proverbially being thrown to the wolves.

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• Microsoft set to enact its biggest layoffs in over two years
• 3% will lose their jobs, or 6,000 to 7,000 workers
• Middle managers are at risk

Microsoft has announced significant layoffs, impacting an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 workers globally, or 3% of its current headcount.

It's believed that the job cuts will affect various departments and regions, including LinkedIn, Xbox, and software engineering teams, with nearly 2,000 roles set to be eliminated from Washington State alone (via CNBC).

As part of the significant shakeup, Microsoft is primarily targeting middle management roles within an initiative to flatten organisational structures – a trend that we're beginning to see adopted by rival companies as well.

Microsoft streamlines operations with 3% headcount reduction

"We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace," a company spokesperson added.

Like the rest of the tech sector, redundancies continue to plague Microsoft, which has made smaller-scale announcements already this year. In 2024, it made a series of mid-sized announcements, including 650, 1,000 and 1,900 workers in three separate instances (via layoffs.fyi), but nothing has quite met the scale of the company's biggest post-pandemic round of layoffs when, in January 2023, 10,000 workers (5% of the workforce) were sent packing.

Despite strong financial performance, with a revenue of $70.1 billion in the company's most recent quarter, the landscape is shifting. Microsoft must prepare to prioritize investments in AI and cloud computing, which means other departments are likely to suffer.

CFO Amy Hood also noted that the headcount was already 2% higher than the year previously during the Q3 2025 earnings call. Alluding to the continued growth of AI, Nadella added to the April call: "We processed over 100 trillion tokens this quarter, up 5X year-over-year – including a record 50 trillion tokens last month alone."

TechRadar Pro has asked Microsoft to share more about its decision, but we did not receive an immediate response.

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Duterte's youngest son, Sebastian, the incumbent mayor of Davao, was declared Davao vice mayor. His eldest son, Paolo, was reelected as a member of the House of Representatives, and two grandsons won in local races, an indication of the family's continued influence.

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The latest generation of Eight Sleep’s AI-powered bedroom setup includes a hydro-powered blanket, integrated surround sound and more. Is it worth the investment?

In a racy bit of cross-pollination, Apple is unveiling a set of Apple Maps updates designed, in part, to coincide with the release of its Brad Pitt feature film F1.

Starting this week, Apple Maps users can view F1 and Grand Prix-related features in the Monaco maps.

More than a decade after a memorably rough start, Apple Maps is now a rich and reliable navigation system that’s seen numerous updates. Apple recently added AR-guided walking directions and detailed city experiences that add skins to landmarks like Radio City Music Hall in New York and the London Tower Bridge, along with numerous city details.

Apple will use many of these updates to enhance its Monaco maps for the upcoming Grand Prix race, which runs from May 23 to May 25.

Among the F1- and Grand Prix-related enhancements are visual updates that leverage Apple Maps Detailed City Experience. These add a temporary racetrack, for instance, as well as viewing stands, car garages, and even some Formula 1 race cars (they’re small and not particularly detailed).

Apple is also adding 3D updates to Monaco landmarks, including the Casino de Monte-Carlo, Fairmont Monte Carlo, Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, and the F1 Paddock Club.

Some elements of the Monaco update will remain after the race, but the track, which includes markers for each of the race’s 19 turns, will disappear when the Grand Prix ends. During the run of the race, Apple Maps will include real-time updates on detours and road closures relating to the race, as well as all footbridges built for spectators.

Mapping the big movie

(Image credit: Apple)

There will also be some F1 iconography relating to the Brad Pitt film, which is about a former driver returning to the races. F1 opens internationally on June 25 and in North America on June 27. As you might’ve guessed, it’s an Apple Original Film and will eventually stream on Apple TV Plus. Apple Maps users will also find a new, special guide to some of the racetracks featured in the upcoming film.

This isn’t the first time Apple updated its Apple Maps experience for a special event; it's even worked with Formula 1 before. For last year’s Formula 1 race in Las Vegas, Apple added the track and viewing stands to Apple Maps and then removed all the non-permanent structures after the race.

For all that Apple is adding to Apple Maps for the Grand Prix and F1, we noticed that there’s no tiny Brad Pitt, unless he’s been squirreled away inside the Monaco map, and you’re supposed to search for him like a race-movie-themed game of “Where’s Waldo?”

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• EnergyWeaponUser advertised a new archive on the dark web
• They claim it holds phone numbers and OTP codes for Steam
• Some researchers claim the archive came from Twilio, but the company denied having been breached

EnergyWeaponUser, a known cybercriminal and leaker, is selling a new database which, they claim, holds more than 89 million Steam user records, phone numbers, and one-time access codes.

Steam is a digital games distribution platform developed by Valve. It has more than 130 million monthly active users, which use the platform to buy, download, and play computer games.

Recently, a new thread in an underground forum appeared where the hacker offered the database for $5,000. BleepingComputer was among those who analyzed the records, and claims it holds “historic SMS text message with one-time passcodes for Steam, including the recipient’s phone number”.

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Was it Twilio?

However, it is unclear where EnergyWeaponUser picked the archives up. Valve is being silent for the moment. An independent games journalist MellowOnline1 believes the theft is the result of a supply chain attack, with Twilio being the most likely victim.

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that allows devs to integrate different messaging, voice, and video features. Among other things, it provides SMS and MMS messaging, which many companies use for one-time passcodes and 2FA.

However, the company told BleepingComputer that it investigated the claims and found no evidence of compromise.

"There is no evidence to suggest that Twilio was breached,” a spokesperson for the company told the publication. “We have reviewed a sampling of the data found online, and see no indication that this data was obtained from Twilio."

Another possible explanation is that an intermediary SMS provider could have been breached. At press time, the actual victim was not yet confirmed. EnergyWeaponUser’s claims could not be verified at this time. However, the leaker is rather infamous, as they were previously linked with Cisco, Ford, and HPE breaches.

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Via BleepingComputer

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• Ivanti patched two flaws being chained to mount RCE attacks
• A "limited number" of companies were allegedly compromised
• Only on-prem products are affected

Ivanti has released a patch for two vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software, that’s allegedly being chained in remote code execution (RCE) attacks in the wild.

The vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2025-4427, and CVE-2025-4428. The former is an authentication bypass in EPMM’s API, allowing threat actors to access protected resources. It was assigned a medium-severity score of 5.3.

The latter is an RCE vulnerability exploited through maliciously crafted API requests. This one was given a high severity score (7.2/10).

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Ivanti says it’s seen it abused in attacks: "When chained together, successful exploitation could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution,” the company said in a security advisory. “We are aware of a very limited number of customers whose solution has been exploited at the time of disclosure."

To address the issue, users should install Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile 11.12.0.5, 12.3.0.2, 12.4.0.2, or 12.5.0.1.

"The issue only affects the on-prem EPMM product. It is not present in Ivanti Neurons for MDM, Ivanti's cloud-based unified endpoint management solution, Ivanti Sentry, or any other Ivanti products," the company further explained. "We urge all customers using the on-prem EPMM product to promptly install the patch."

Ivanti’s EPMM software is a popular solution across different industries, including healthcare, education, logistics, manufacturing, and government. According to The Shadowserver, there are hundreds of exposed instances at the moment, mostly in Germany (992), but with a significant number in the United States (418), as well.

Those that cannot apply the patch at this time can implement different workarounds. Ivanti said these users should follow best practice guidance or filtering access to the API using either the built-in Portal ACL’s functionality, or an external WAF. More details on using the portal’s ACL functionality can be found here.

Via BleepingComputer

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• SAP fixed CVE-2025-42999, a 9.1/10 vulnerability in NetWeaver
• This one was chained with CVE-2025-31324, which was fixed in April
• Fortune 500 companies are apparently at risk

SAP has patched a critical-severity zero-day vulnerability in NetWeaver server that was being chained in attacks targeting some of the world’s biggest enterprises.

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-42999, and carries a severity score of 9.1/10 (critical). On NVD, it was said that SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader is “vulnerable when a privileged user can upload untrusted or malicious content which, when deserialized, could potentially lead to a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system.”

In a statement given to BleepingComputer, SAP said it discovered this flaw when it was investigating a different one, also a zero-day. This one was reported earlier in April this year, and is now tracked as CVE-2025-31324 (10/10 - critical). The two flaws were allegedly being abused in attacks since January 2025.

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When security researchers first discovered CVE-2025-31324 being abused, it was said that more than 1,200 SAP instances were at risk of being hijacked. Some researchers claimed the number of vulnerable endpoints was somewhat smaller - around 500 instances.

Visual Composer is a development tool that allows users to build web-based business applications without writing code. It’s mostly used to create dashboards, forms, and interactive reports. The Metadata Uploader, on the other hand, is a tool for importing external data models (metadata) into the Visual Composer design environment. This allows developers to connect to remote data sources (web services, databases, or SAP systems).

ReliaQuest, watchTowr, and Onapsis, are just some of the firms that observed the bug being exploited in attacks in which threat actors were dropping web shells on vulnerable servers. SAP, however, told the media that it was not aware of any attacks that impacted customer data or systems.

"Something like 20 Fortune 500/Global 500 companies are vulnerable, and many of them are compromised," Onyphe CTO Patrice Auffret told BleepingComputer.

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