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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, August 27 (game #1311).

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 #1312) - hint #1 - VowelsHow 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 #1312) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

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

Quordle today (game #1312) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo 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 #1312) - 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 #1312) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• T

• L

• N

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

Quordle today (game #1312) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1312, are…

• AFOOT
• TANGO
• LUMEN
• NAVAL

My Quordle nemesis – the letter V – caught me out again after I guessed banal instead of NAVAL. 

This was my only error of what was otherwise a really enjoyable game. I was particularly pleased to get AFOOT – Sherlock Holmes’s “the game is afoot” was whispering in my brain as I guessed that one.

Daily Sequence today (game #1312) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1312, are…

• WOOZY
• BURLY
• LOGIC
• IMAGE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1311, Wednesday, 27 August: TWEED, SCRAP, SHEIK, AWOKE
• Quordle #1310, Tuesday, 26 August: BEGET, WRATH, HEARD, INDEX
• Quordle #1309, Monday, 25 August: GEEKY, SHALT, CHIEF, JIFFY
• Quordle #1308, Sunday, 24 August: ROVER, GONER, ANTIC, OUTDO
• Quordle #1307, Saturday, 23 August: DEMON, GRATE, FLYER, SHEEP
• Quordle #1306, Friday, 22 August: TROOP, SCOPE, TORSO, BRINY
• Quordle #1305, Thursday, 21 August: QUEST, SPARK, WHITE, ACUTE
• Quordle #1304, Wednesday, 20 August: DOLLY, MERRY, BUGLE, WORST
• Quordle #1303, Tuesday, 19 August: KNAVE, SMART, CARRY, MAMMA
• Quordle #1302, Monday, 18 August: FIBER, TRADE, RAYON, TEASE
• Quordle #1301, Sunday, 17 August: FUNGI, AMITY, DRIER, CHECK
• Quordle #1300, Saturday, 16 August: OWING, QUAKE, SLIDE, ELITE
• Quordle #1299, Friday, 15 August: WHALE, PRISM, DRAKE, TEPEE
• Quordle #1298, Thursday, 14 August: LAPEL, IDIOM, RENEW, LIVER
• Quordle #1297, Wednesday, 13 August: CACTI, HOMER, EMAIL, ALBUM
• Quordle #1296, Tuesday, 12 August: SPOOL, TITLE, JAUNT, OVINE
• Quordle #1295, Monday, 11 August: ADULT, BROOM, PURER, CRUEL
• Quordle #1294, Sunday, 10 August: SCRUM, PIPER, TROLL, SPORE
• Quordle #1293, Saturday, 9 August: NOOSE, INLET, ELEGY, VIRUS
• Quordle #1292, Friday, 8 August: KNEEL, KINKY, RALPH, BOOZY

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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, August 27 (game #808).

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 #809) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• CYBERSPACE
• KETTLE
• ROCK
• SNARE
• STEEL
• MAKESHIFT
• WEB
• WATER
• ICECAPS
• NET
• CUP
• DIAMOND
• TANGLE
• TEABAG
• CANTAB
• NAILS

NYT Connections today (game #809) - hint #1 - group hints

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

• YELLOW: Caught up
• GREEN: Hot beverage 
• BLUE: Tough stuff 
• PURPLE: As seen on a laptop

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 #809) - hint #2 - group answers

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

• YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED 
• GREEN: USED FOR TEA 
• BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS 
• PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS 

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

NYT Connections today (game #809) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #809, are…

• YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED NET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB
• GREEN: USED FOR TEA CUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER
• BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS DIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL
• PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS CANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 mistake

I had an office job once in a team of eight British people and one American and I’ll always remember the latter's irritation after doing a tea run and discovering the many tea-making peccadillos of their co-workers: leave the teabag in, put the milk in first, put the milk in last, stir it five times, make sure you use boiling water, make it the color of terracotta.

Frankly, it’s no wonder that coffee has overtaken tea as the UK’s favorite beverage, it’s so much simpler.

My personal tea obsession helped me find USED FOR TEA quickly enough, although I did temporarily think we were looking for drums with SNARE, KETTLE and STEEL.

My mistake came in thinking that there was a group linked by words for the internet with CYBERSPACE, NET and WEB. I added CANTAB as the fourth. I had no idea what it meant, but I thought it might have been some 1950s version of the world wide web with people in universities chatting to each other via computers the size of houses. How wrong I was.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #808)

• YELLOW: RESTAURANT WATER OPTIONS BOTTLED, SPARKLING, STILL, TAP
• GREEN: ATM OPTIONS CHECKING, DEPOSIT, SAVINGS, WITHDRAWAL
• BLUE: BINARY QUESTION OPTIONS FALSE, NO, TRUE, YES
• PURPLE: ROULETTE OPTIONS BLACK, EVEN, ODD, RED

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.

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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #542).

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 #543) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Do go on …

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• STALE
• BOAST
• QUOTE
• HATTER
• LIVE
• SORE

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat 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 #543) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #543, are…

• GABBY
• VERBOSE
• VOLUBLE
• TALKATIVE
• LOQUACIOUS
• SPANGRAM: CHATTERBOX

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

Today’s theme gave us absolutely no clues at all, so I began by circling the board looking for possibilities and non-game words that would give me a hint. 

Among them, I saw Evita – which very briefly made me think we could be looking for musicals – but this was neither a game word or non-game word.

A hint gave me GABBY, which immediately made me think we were looking for words that describe someone who cannot stop talking. The first thing I thought of, and saw running across the board, was CHATTERBOX.

Some of the other words were less obvious – I had doubts over VOLUBLE as I connected the letters by guesswork and the wonderful LOQUACIOUS came last after several attempts to piece together a word that began with a Q.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #542)

• LAKE
• POND
• OCEAN
• HARBOR
• LAGOON
• SWAMP
• BAYOU
• SPANGRAM: BODIES OF WATER

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.

• CISA adds CVE-2025-48384 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
• Git patched it in July 2025, but there are also mitigations and workarounds
• Users should patch immediately, or face possible attack

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a serious Git vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning of in-the-wild abuse and giving Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies three weeks to patch up.

The Git distributed version control system is a software development tool helping users keep track of code changes, allowing them to share it with others, and cooperate on different projects.

It was recently discovered that it had a bug where it handles special “carriage return” characters inconsistently - so when configuring submodules, this can trick Git into setting up a repository in the wrong place and then running hidden, attacker-supplied code.

Avoiding recursive submodule clones

The bug is tracked as CVE-2025-48384, and has a severity score of 8.0/10 (high). It was discovered in early July 2025, and fixed with a patch. Here is a list of patched up Git distributed version control system: 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.

Git is extremely popular. It is the standard version control system used by developers worldwide, and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket all run on Git. Furthermore, almost every major software project, including Linux, Android, Chrome, and VS Code, uses it to manage code.

When CISA adds a bug to KEV, it usually means it has observed it being used in real-life attacks. This flaw was added on July 25, 2025, meaning FCEB agencies have until September 15 to patch it up or stop using Git altogether. Usually, other government agencies, as well as companies in the private sector, keep track of KEV and apply the updates at the same time, as well.

Those that are unable to patch can deploy a mitigation in the form of avoiding recursive submodule clones from untrusted sources. Furthermore, users should disable Git hooks globally via core.hooksPath, and enforce only audited submodules.

Via BleepingComputer

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One of those stories you'd probably think was way too far-fetched if you didn't know it was based on true events, the five-episode Atomic hits screens on August 28 on Sky Atlantic in the UK and available for free in New Zealand thanks to TVNZ+. Read on for how to watch Atomic online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for FREE.

Premiere date: Thursday, August 28

FREE stream: TVNZ+ (New Zealand)

Stream: Sky Atlantic (UK) | Binge / Foxtel (Aus)

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Inspired by William Langewiesche’s account of his own barely believable story in the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar, this miniseries takes viewers into the shady world of the nuclear weapons black market. Needless to say, it's a milieu fraught with danger, shady characters and potentially lethal consequences.

Expect plenty of tense confrontations and nail-biting chases across North Africa as drug smuggler Max (Alfie Allen) and mysterious JJ (Shazad Latif) are forced to join forces to pull off a perilous mission to traffic uranium across continents, with CIA operative Cassie Elliott (Samira Wiley) hot on their heels every step of the way.

We’ve got all the information on where to watch Atomic online and stream episodes from anywhere – including FREE options!

Can I watch Atomic for free?

You can watch Atomic online for free – but not in all countries.

The free-to-stream TVNZ+ website and app in New Zealand is showing episodes of Atomic absolutely free from August 28. All you need to do is register, using your email address, name, year of birth and gender.

Australians can also watch episodes for free by signing up to a free trial to streaming service Binge.

Not at home in those countries right now? That's where downloading the best VPN can help...

How to watch Atomic online from outside your country

If you’re traveling abroad when Atomic airs, you’ll be unable to watch the show like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.

Downloading a VPN will allow you to stream online, no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.

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Can I watch Atomic in the US?

Shows like Atomic that go out on Sky in the UK often find their way to the Peacock platform in the US and the international rights for this are indeed held by NBCUniversal. However, it has not yet been confirmed if or when Atomic will be shown in the US.

Currently travelling to the US? You can watch your normal domestic stream using a VPN as described above.

Can I watch Atomic in Canada?

We suspect Atomic will eventually turn up on the Showcase channel and Global TV platform in Canada, but nothing has been announced at the time of writing.

Visiting Canada from New Zealand? Use NordVPN to access your free TVNZ+ stream of Atomic.

How to watch Atomic in the UK

Sky has the rights to will show Atomic in the UK.

It all gets started with two episodes from 9pm BST on Thursday, August 28 on Sky Atlantic. After that, the remaining three episodes will air one per week at the same on Thursday evenings.

Sky subscribers can stream episodes on their smartphone, smart TVs, games consoles and online via the Sky Go app. You can also watch Atomic through a Now Entertainment Membership from as little as £6.99 a month.

How to watch Atomic in Australia

Atomic will begin streaming on the Binge streaming service with episodes landing weekly on Thursdays from August 28. Try the service with its FREE 7-day trial, after which it costs from $10 a month.

On TV, episodes are due to go out on Fridays on Foxtel via Showcase at 8.30pm AEST, meaning you can also watch via Foxtel Now.

Atomic - Need to KnowAtomic cast

• Alfie Allen as Max
• Shazad Latif as JJ
• Samira Wiley as Cassie Ellio
• Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis
• Franklin Virgüez as Antonio Alam
• Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova
• Stuart Martin as Rab Mackintosh
• Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad
• Charlie Murphy as Laetitia
• Mostafa Benkerroum as Rifat Atillah

Atomic episode guide

Atomic starts with a double bill in the UK on Thursday, August 28. Here's the full episode release date for UK viewers:

• Episode 1 – Thursday, August 28
• Episode 2 – Thursday, August 28
• Episode 3 – Thursday, September 4
• Episode 4 – Thursday, September 11
• Episode 5 – Thursday, September 18

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• Citrix fixes three flaws in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
• Among them is a critical-severity one used as a zero-day which allowed for RCE and DoS attacks

Citrix has fixed three bugs in its NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway instances, including a critical zero-day flaw which was apparently being abused in the wild.

In a new advisory, the company said it patched multiple flaws, including a memory overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) or Denial of Service (DoS) attacks in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway (when NetScaler is configured as Gateway or AAA virtual server).

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-7775 and has a severity score of 9.2/10 (critical).

Configuration flaws

Citrix has urged users to patch up immediately since the hackers are already leveraging the bug in real-life attacks.

"As of August 26, 2025 Cloud Software Group has reason to believe that exploits of CVE-2025-7775 on unmitigated appliances have been observed, and strongly recommends customers to upgrade their NetScaler firmware to the versions containing the fix as there are no mitigations available to protect against a potential exploit," it said.

Fortunately, leveraging the bug is not particularly straightforward, as devices need to be configured in a specific way for that to happen:

- NetScaler must be configured as Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server

- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1, 14.1, 13.1-FIPS and NDcPP: LB virtual servers of type (HTTP, SSL or HTTP_QUIC) bound with IPv6 services or servicegroups bound with IPv6 servers

- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1, 14.1, 13.1-FIPS and NDcPP: LB virtual servers of type (HTTP, SSL or HTTP_QUIC) bound with DBS IPv6 services or servicegroups bound with IPv6 DBS servers CR virtual server with type HDX

Citrix has released configuration settings that can check if the NetScaler device’s configuration leaves it vulnerable to exploits.

Other two bugs patched are a memory overflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-7776, and an improper access control on the NetScaler Management Interface bug tracked as CVE-2025-8424.

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Caught Stealing is a nostalgic slice of '90s New York City life that comes out swinging. Set in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Darren Aronofsky’s new movie captures the nostalgic atmosphere of the time in this cat-and-mouse crime caper chase.

Austin Butler (Elvis; Eddington) plays Henry Thompson, a former baseball player turned bartender with a drinking habit, who insists on being called Hank. Tormented by a car accident that ended his promising sports career, the San Francisco Giants fan has been lifted straight from the pages of Charlie Huston’s novels that the movie is based on.

Hank gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity when his neighbor Russ, played by Matt Smith (The Crown; Doctor Who) – who looks like a punk-rocker that just stepped out of Camden in London (mohawk, studded leather jacket, piercings – the full uniform's here) – asks him to look after his Maine Coon cat named Bud (who you might recognize from Pet Sematary), setting in motion a chaotic chase with a growing group of eclectic goons across underpasses, subways and basements through East Village.

Caught Stealing is a chaotic crime caper crashing into the summer box office (Image credit: Columbia Pictures; Protozoa Pictures)

You wouldn’t expect that cat-care could get you killed, but that’s exactly the catalyst that drives the next 107 minutes of the white-knuckle drama. The bone-splitting violence splattered throughout does not hold back, letting you hear every crunch and snap against the backdrop of a soundtrack composed by Rob Simonsen (The Whale; Deadpool & Wolverine).

What starts with Russian mafia, played by Yuri Kolokolnikov (Tenet; The White Lotus) and Nikita Kukushkin (Attraction), beating up Hank (Kukushkin's mobster has a signature headbutt move) quickly snowballs as more players become involved to look for a mysterious key that they all believe Hank is hiding.

This hunt has got the attention of not just the Russian mobsters but a Puerto Rican gangster, played by Benito Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny (Bullet Train; Happy Gilmore 2), and two extremely ruthless Orthodox Jewish brothers.

These last two might be the most threatening characters of the movie, but who also happen to have the most comedic lines. That's largely down to menacing performances from Liev Schreiber (Spotlight; X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket; Men in Black) that make for a humorous contrast when you find them slurping soup or refusing to drive during Shabbat.

Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio provide some of the best laughs in the film (Image credit: Columbia Pictures; Protozoa Pictures)

There may not be any baseball in this film (apart from the brief opening scene) but funnily enough, it's the more violent scenes where it really comes out as we watch Hank sprinting past pedestrians like he's on a home run and swinging a baseball bat at his assailants as if he's a deadly batter.

The sport offers a bridge between the violence and Hank's soft nature. After all, Hank's not a fighter – a fact we're reminded of throughout by police detective Roman, played by Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk; Ray), as well as by his relationships with people (and creatures) around him, from his mother to the homeless man on the street outside of his apartment that he helps out.

Zoë Kravitz’s (The Batman; Blink Twice) Yvonne, Hank’s girlfriend, is a welcome respite from all the violence, breaking up the gut punches and shootouts with a softer charm that shares the heart of the film with the weight of a drink driving accident from when Hank was younger.

Bad Bunny joins Russian mobsters played by Yuri Kolokolnikov and Nikita Kukushkin. (Image credit: Columbia Pictures; Protozoa Pictures)

The biggest highlight of the movie is the nostalgic set created by production designer Mark Friedberg (Joker; Noah) that immerses the characters in the gritty streets of East Village in 1998 during its transformation into the trendy art scene it is today. This is complemented by a soundtrack that includes '90s hits such as Bitch by Meredith Brooks and Wandering Star by Portishead.

However, unlike the secrets of Bud’s litter tray, Caught Stealing isn’t too mysterious, relying on action movie ideas you've seen many times before. From the reluctant hero to the classic revenge storyline, it goes exactly where your brain naturally expect it to go based on the familiar elements – despite it coming from an interesting an unpredictable filmmaker in Darren Aronofsky.

It also lacks the intensity that his movies are known for, and can feel disjointed at times as it transitions from scene to scene, sometimes brushing over key moments. For instance, a lingering shot of a chameleon seems like it could be a reference to Hank's resourcefulness, but this idea isn't hinted at again, making it feel like a stray musing rather than an interesting theme.

Caught Stealing is not a deep psychological character study like Aronofsky's The Whale or Black Swan, it's an action-packed adventure centered around a self-destructive protagonist that's trying to turn the corner.

Indeed, the sunny grasses of California where Hank is originally from are in real contrast to the grimy streets of the Lower East Side, where he now finds himself, is not the subtle backstory that we're used to seeing from the filmmaker. They say stealing third base is a high risk, low reward play in baseball; unfortunately, I think that phrase captures the end result of Aronofsky's push into a new genre.

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It's not long now until Foundation season 3 is over. Three episodes remain before the Apple TV Original's latest installment comes to a close, so I suspect you'll want to know when its eight chapter will air on the tech giant's streaming platform.

As I've done every week prior to this one, I'll tell you when the space opera's next entry will be available to watch on one of the world's best streaming services. If you're new around these parts, you'll also find a full release schedule at the end of this article, so you can see when episodes 9 and 10 will be released. So, hop to it!

What is the launch date for Foundation season 3 episode 8?

I'm not sure how Brother Day's going to get out of this one, fellow viewers... (Image credit: Apple TV+)

Season 3's eighth episode, titled 'Skin in the Game', will make its Apple TV+ bow on Friday, August 29. As always, I imagine North and South American viewers will be able to tune in a day earlier (August 28) due to the time zones that operate on these continents.

Like its Apple TV Original brethren, the release times for new entries of Foundation's third season aren't publicly revealed ahead of schedule. The below times, then, are the best predictions I can make, based on when other episodes have launched on the service, about the release time for 'Skin in the Game':

• US – Thursday, August 28 at 9pm PT / Friday, August 8 at 12am ET
• Canada – Thursday, August 28 at 9pm PT / Friday, August 8 at 12am ET
• UK – Friday, August 29 at 5am BST
• India – Friday, August 29 at 9:30am IST
• Singapore – Friday, August 29 at 12pm SGT
• Australia – Friday, August 29 at 2pm AEST
• New Zealand – Friday, August 29 at 4pm NZST

When will new episodes of Foundation season 3 come out?

No need to antagonize Doctor Seldon about new episode release dates, The Mule – just read our handy guide instead! (Image credit: Apple TV+)

Want to know when the final two episodes of one of the best Apple TV+ shows' third season will debut? Read on:

• Foundation season 3 episode 1 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 2 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 3 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 4 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 5 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 6 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 7 – out now
• Foundation season 3 episode 8 – Friday, August 29
• Foundation season 3 episode 9 – Friday, September 5
• Foundation season 3 episode 10 – Friday, September 12

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• Users will no longer need to apply Windows updates after first signing in
• By updating during the OOBE, PCs are protected from day one
• The change applies to Microsoft Entra joined and hybrid joined devices

Starting from September 2025, Windows 11 (22H2 or later) devices will be able to install quality updates during the Out of the Box Experience (OOBE) by default, which means it’s set to become even easier for admins to install updates during setup.

The change applies to Microsoft Entra joined and Entra hybrid joined devices.

For IT admins, they’ll see Windows now checks for and installs applicable updates on the final OOBE page so that users won’t need to apply any updates when they sign in for the first time.

Smoother Windows updates for all

“With Windows Autopilot and Microsoft Intune (or alternative management solutions), you can maintain seamless control over quality update behavior during provisioning, while ensuring alignment with organizational security and compliance requirements,” Microsoft Product Manager Victoria Wang wrote in a blog post,

The system requires that devices are running Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, Education or SE, and companies must be using Microsoft Intune to manage Windows quality updates.

The OOBE updating experience is also only available for those who have had the August 2025 OOBE zero-day patch or those imaged with the June 2025 Windows non-security update.

Because devices will be handed out to workers with the latest security and quality updates, companies can improve security and compliance right from day one. It also reduces burden on workers and IT teams after device handout.

This marks a welcome change from the previous setup, which saw end users having to update their computers after receiving them.

The improvement comes as more companies update to Windows 11 ahead of the impending Windows 10 end of support in October 2025.

Canalys Research Manager Kieren Jessop explained that the commercial refresh cycle is now “providing vital momentum for the [PC] market” while consumers exercise more caution.

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It’s fair to say that Nintendo’s slate of Nintendo Switch 2 Editions has been a mixed bag, both in terms of what the company offers in each, how much it’s charging, and how the reception has been.

Review information

Platform reviewed: Nintendo Switch 2
Available on: Nintendo Switch 2
Release date: August 18, 2025

The Switch's Zelda titles getting a frame rate and resolution boost for a few bucks each was very welcome but many were left decidedly out of the party mood when it came to Super Mario Party Jamboree’s Jamboree TV add-on.

In many ways, that makes the hilariously titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World an outlier, and not just because it’s got possibly the longest name on the platform.

It meshes a modest visual improvement with additional content that’s easy to recommend, and takes a fantastic platformer to new heights, not unlike its protagonist floating on the breeze. It’s not perfect, but it’s still a great stand-in as the wait for a new open-world Mario game goes on.

Rescue mission

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It sounds odd, but I’ve always likened Kirby and the Forgotten Land to the early Astro Bot games, before Sony’s cute mascot went and became a platforming megastar. Its levels feel diorama-like - they’re 3D, but with minimal camera panning, and you’re tasked with searching in every nook and cranny to find a Waddle Dee.

Best bit

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The best part of Star-Crossed World is how it expands on areas from the base game in surprising new ways, with one highlight being a new ‘train track’ style area that begins at ground level before climbing ever higher, with the original level stretched out below it.

If you’re coming to this new version, wondering if anything has changed in that regard, the answer is yes, but only insofar as you’ll be hunting down Starries this time around. While I must admit I had been expecting a separate menu icon a la Jamboree TV Switch 2 upgrade, or even Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, I was surprised to jump into my old save and see that everything happens in the same world map.

Star-Crossed World's story is as simple as a mystery meteor landing and turning various older areas into more colorful, crystal-tinted versions, while even giving some of Kirby’s (admittedly adorable) foes a crystalline makeover, too.

Your pink blob’s mission is simple: rescue Starries in each level, while also ticking off some side objectives that might require a little more exploration.

What’s old is new

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While there’s an argument that for around $20 / £16.99, fans should be able to expect wholly new levels, that’s not what’s happened here. In fact, it’s much cleverer than that. Kirby is tasked with reclaiming Starries (not as cute as Waddle Dees, for my money) by finding them in existing levels, but each becomes a much more expansive quest.

As an example, one area sees Kirby travel through an existing level, only to essentially part the sea midway through and explore a whole new region under what would have been the water. In another (and a personal favorite), our puffy pink protagonist hits the gem to open a new path, only for it to begin a railway track or rollercoaster of sorts that they need to fight and platform their way along.

Given a big differentiator of the base game from the rest of Kirby canon was having our hero wander through a sort of post-apocalyptic, recognizable world, some took umbrage with the more restrictive creativity brought upon by a new setting. That’s almost entirely jettisoned here, like Nintendo is letting its hair down somewhat.

In fact, if you’re jumping in for the first time, the meteor hits right after the first set of levels is completed, so you don’t have to reach the end credits to experience everything new.

All you can eat

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The Mouthful mode returns in Star-Crossed World, and the same criticisms from the original TechRadar Gaming review apply - namely that, as funny as it is to see Kirby become a vending machine or a traffic cone, its implementation is all very linear.

This time around, there’s a Spring for jumping high and crashing down on foes, as well as a Sign that turns Kirby into a sort of flat shape for downhill sliding sections. The highlight, however, is the Gear Mouth, which allows Kirby to roll around on floors, walls, and ceilings, adding a literal new dimension to platforming.

That brings us to the platforming, and while it’s mechanically great to play, it’s just lacking the challenge of, say, a Super Mario Odyssey or even some of Donkey Kong Bananza’s trickier sections. I should stress that this doesn’t make all of the game’s imaginative ideas moot, but it does mean it’s easier to blow through in a weekend than some of its genre peers.

Another holdover from the base game is that boss fights are a little formulaic. While I appreciate that there are usually a handful of approaches to take with a few different upgrades available before the start of each skirmish, it does tend to devolve into dodging as much as you can and then spamming whichever attack you have to hand.

There’s a new Ultimate Cup Z EX boss rush that’s been added to the Coliseum for those looking for more of a challenge, though, which is a nice touch and helps scratch that trickier itch similarly to the Forgo areas of the 2022 original.

Not quite 4K(irby)

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Although the original game was hardly a slouch in terms of visuals, the bump in resolution on Nintendo Switch 2 is welcome.

Both The Forgotten Land and its Star-Crossed World additions run at what appears to be 1440p while docked, meaning it’s not quite as sharp as the Switch 2 upgrades of Tears of the Kingdom or Breath of the Wild, but it does run at a crisp 1080p in handheld.

The real relief is that it’s now running at 60fps across the board, which makes replaying even old levels feel just a little fresher thanks to the smoothness on offer. Load times have been improved, too.

Still, I do feel like Nintendo could have divorced the new content and the visual upgrade when it comes to what’s on offer.

(Image credit: Nintendo)

Is the company really going to be any worse off for giving away the visual upgrade for free and charging just for the extra content? It’s hard to say, but if you’ve been waiting to play Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Switch 2, you won’t get any visual improvements without paying.

All in all, then, Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World is one of the easiest ‘upgrade packs’ to recommend at the time of writing for Nintendo’s nascent console.

While I wish the visual upgrade had been free to anyone with a Switch 2 and a copy of the base game, the added areas in Star Crossed World are some of the best yet, and I’d wager playing the game without them would now make the game feel incomplete in some ways.

Should you play Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed WorldPlay it if...

You want a meaty adventure
There’s so much here to keep you busy, from finding Waddle-Dees and Starries to completing additional objectives across new and older areas alike, that you could be playing for a while to earn 100%.

You’re looking for a platformer post-Donkey Kong
Bananza’s destruction-based platforming wasn’t for everyone, and if you’re looking for something more traditional, Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World will fill that gap.

You want a Switch 2 upgrade that’s actually worth the money
While Super Mario Party Jamboree’s Switch 2 upgrade pack was less comprehensive, it’s hard to argue that what’s on offer in this Switch 2 upgrade is worth the money, between the visual improvements and additional content.View Deal

Don't play it if...

You’re looking for a challenge
While the new content is a tad more challenging than the base game, it’s a low bar to clear. It’s simply not the game for anyone looking for a real challenge, but that does make it pretty approachable for almost everyone.

Accessibility

Sadly, there aren’t a huge number of accessibility features here. There are two difficulty modes, Wild Mode and Spring-Breeze Mode, which offer additional difficulty for more coins, or additional health, respectively.

There’s no button remapping outside of swapping between a pair of preset options, either.

How I reviewed Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

I spent the last couple of weeks playing the new content, immediately after replaying the entirety of the base game to give me a better perspective on how things differ and what’s new.

I played both in docked and handheld, with the former being on a Sky Glass TV while the latter made use of AirPods Max for listening to those oh-so-satisfying sound effects that had me itching to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate again.

First reviewed August 2025

• Bluesound launches the big Pulse Cinema Dolby Atmos soundbar
• And also the much more compact Pulse Cinema Mini
• Pulse Cinema: $1,499 / £1,149 | Pulse Cinema Mini: $999 / £799

Bluesound has announced two serious soundbars in a choice of sizes. The flagship Pulse Cinema is a 47-inch-wide model, making it suitable for TVs of 55 inches and up, and the Pulse Cinema Mini is a more compact 33 inches, so should work for TVs of 40 inches and up.

Both models are pretty powerful, with Dolby Atmos support, hi-res audio and MQA support, and Bluesound's BluOS multi-room audio platform.

BluOS works with over 20 streaming services including TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora and Deezer, and it supports hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. And the speakers can be teamed up with other Bluesound speakers to create a larger, multi-channel surround system.

Both soundbars are compatible with home systems from the likes of Control4, Crestron, RTI and others.

(Image credit: Bluesound)Bluesound Pulse Cinema and Pulse Cinema Mini: key features and pricing

The Pulse Cinema is the star here, with 500 watts of power driving 16 drivers including a center channel, dual four-inch woofers and dedicated upfiring speakers. There's on-board digital signal processing to adjust the audio depending on placement – the soundbar can be wall-mounted as well as sat on a unit – and there's HDMI eARC, optical input, analog RCA inputs, Bluetooth in and out and AirPlay 2. There's also a subwoofer output.

This makes it an interestingly expandable competitor to the Sonos Arc Ultra – it adds more analogue inputs, and the subwoofer output means you can connect whatever kind of low-end driver you want, similar to the Marshall Heston 120.

But it also costs more than the Sonos Arc Ultra, so that power will have to really come through in the real-world.

The Pulse Cinema Mini is smaller but it still packs a punch: it has 280W of power. There aren't any up-firing Atmos speakers here but there are angled drivers and Atmos 2.1-channel virtualization. Once again there's a subwoofer out, optical and RCA inputs, Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 – and again, this makes it more versatile in some ways than the Sonos Beam 2, but also more expensive.

The Pulse Cinema and Pulse Cinema Mini will be available for pre-order on 24 September 2025 with shipping starting on October 24. The prices are:

• Pulse Cinema $1,499 / £1,149 / €1,299 (about AU$2,315)
• Pulse Cinema Mini $999 / £799 / €899 (about AU$1,543)

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• Framework and Nvidia have teamed up to introduce swappable laptop GPUs, starting with a new RTX 5070 module
• The Framework Laptop 16 with RTX 5070 is now available for pre-order, and the GPU module will soon be sold separately for upgrades
• This idea is an improvement from the swappable MXM laptop GPUs of the past

Upgrading a gaming notebook to get better performance usually means buying an entirely new system - maybe one of the best gaming laptops out there - but one laptop manufacturer, Framework, and Nvidia are hoping to change all that.

As reported by The Verge, the Framework Laptop 16 features an upgradable Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics module, allowing gamers to swap the existing GPU with a new and more powerful one. This Framework Laptop 16 packing the RTX 5070 module is now available for pre-order, with the first batch shipping in November.

Framework claims the installation of the Blackwell graphics module takes 'under five minutes' using the tools provided, and by the looks of it, installation should be a simple slot-and-screw process after removing the existing GPU.

While there's no option to buy it yet, Framework will be selling the Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics module individually.

Essentially, this is bringing the advantage of a desktop gaming PC to the laptop world, making easy GPU upgrades possible. Of course, the RTX 5070 mobile graphics card isn't as powerful as its desktop counterpart, but it still offers plenty of grunt for a notebook. And it's clearly a huge upgrade from the Framework Laptop 16's previous AMD Radeon RX 7700S GPU.

Now, it's worth noting that this isn't the first swappable laptop GPU. MXM GPUs allowed gamers to perform this same trick of switching out an old laptop graphics card for a new model.

However, these pretty much vanished in the last decade (at least for gaming or mainstream laptops), and besides, they weren't the best option for non-tech-savvy gamers anyway. Installation required deeper disassembly and complications including reapplying thermal paste.

In contrast, with Framework and Nvidia's new GPU module, it's claimed to only take a few minutes to install via a simple unscrewing and replacing process. The end result is a more than capable Blackwell GPU with tools like DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation at its disposal. There's also a USB-C output on the module that can transmit to an external monitor and charge the system simultaneously.

Graphics module removal may be easier than you think... (Image credit: Framework)Analysis: could we see something similar for handhelds in the future?

Swappable chips in handhelds might sound far-fetched right now, but what could we possibly write off at this point?

Swappable laptop GPUs aren't entirely unheard of, as already noted, but in contemporary times, they may have sounded like a myth to many – but now they are again a reality.

We're already seeing mind-blowing designs like a DIY RTX 4090-powered handheld, and the GPD Win 5 with detachable battery functionality (which may be a negative for some) while using AMD's most powerful APU, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395.

If that's not a strong sign that things are only heading upwards from here in terms of portable gaming PC hardware, then I'm not sure what is – and I won't be surprised if we see something similar to what Framework and Nvidia have cooked up here in future handhelds.

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• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair wrote a letter to 13 US tech giants, calling on them to resist foreign demands to weaken encryption or censor content
• FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson specifically mentions the EU Digital Service Act, UK Online Safety Act, and UK Investigatory Powers Act as problematic
• The pledge comes days after the US managed to get the UK to drop the encryption backdoor demand against Apple

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling on US tech giants to resist foreign demands to either weaken the security of their users by breaking encryption protections or impose censorship on their platforms.

On Thursday, August 21, 2025, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson wrote a letter to 13 tech companies, including Apple, Alphabet (parent firm behind Google), Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Ferguson specifically mentions the EU Digital Service Act, UK Online Safety Act, and UK Investigatory Powers Act as attempts to "censor content or degrade security for users." These actions, he warns, could also violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that prohibits unfair or deceptive acts, while eroding Americans' freedoms and online security.

"Foreign governments seeking to limit free expression or weaken data security in the United States might count on the fact that companies have an incentive to simplify their operations and legal compliance measures by applying uniform policies across jurisdictions," wrote Ferguson.

This pledge comes only days after the US officials managed to score a win and made the UK agree to drop its encryption backdoor request against Apple, which was issued back in February via a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) under the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act.

A greater push for control

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The UK and the EU have pushed for greater control over the internet in the name of safety over the last few years, crafting legislation that often requires US tech providers to adjust their services.

There are two main areas of contention: encryption and harmful, but legal, content.

Encryption refers to the technology used by security software like the best VPN apps, secure email, and encrypted messaging apps to keep online communications private between you and the receiver.

While that's a crucial protection – especially as major cyberattacks like Salt Typhoon become the norm – authorities see this as an obstacle to criminal investigation and are pushing for the creation of backdoors into encrypted software.

The likes of Signal and WhatsApp have already voiced their concerns against laws and proposals such as the UK Online Safety Act and EU Chat Control.

US tech firms and officials alike have also been raising concerns about new UK and EU requirements to mitigate online dangers by halting the spread of misinformation and content that could harm minors.

These frictions led the Trump administration to consider imposing sanctions on the EU for censoring Americans and imposing higher costs on US tech firms under its Digital Service Act – Reuters reported on Monday, August 26.

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• The ROG Xbox Ally X's early benchmark indicates strengths in power efficiency and cooling
• Gaming at 18W TDP with frame generation yields high frame-rates in Doom: The Dark Ages with low temperatures
• Pricing is still not confirmed ahead of its October 16 launch

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X launch isn't too far away, with the handheld landing on October 16 to challenge the best handheld gaming PCs on the market. However, early benchmarks have given us an insight into what we should expect performance-wise – and I'm not convinced just yet.

As highlighted by Windows Report, the ROG Xbox Ally X excels at power efficiency and cooling, based on early benchmarks by Cary Golomb on X. At 18W TDP (Thermal Power Design or, essentially, power consumption) with FSR upscaling, ray tracing, and frame generation enabled, it hit 70fps in intensive sequences in Doom: The Dark Ages.

This was achieved while using AMD's Ryzen Z2 AI Extreme processor, with the GPU load at 97%, and the temperature remaining stable at 57C. Gamers will be able to save plenty of battery life while using the Xbox Ally X on the go, thanks to its 80Wh battery, and this early benchmark is a clear indication of that.

ROG Xbox ALLY X Doom the Dark Ages1080p upscaled (FSR 50% 540p base res)Ray Tracing enabledCustom low-medium settingsFSR Frame-gen enabled.~70fps in this scene.~26w total (~18w TDP) but good news is we see the system self balancing power.My YouTube video tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/v6gh6uhpkhAugust 22, 2025

However, without the use of frame gen in this early benchmark, the frame rate would likely fall between 35 to 40fps, which isn't that much better than you would get with the Z2 Extreme's predecessor, the Z1 Extreme.

It's unclear whether the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor used in the ROG Xbox Ally will show significant performance differences over the standard Z2 Extreme. One thing that's clear to me (based on early showcases), though, is that this handheld isn't impressive enough to warrant a high price tag.

Analysis: A minor improvement from the Ryzen Z1 Extreme isn't worth the cost

Now, I must reiterate that the price for the ROG Xbox Ally X isn't confirmed and is due to be announced later in September once pre-orders become available. However, all the signs from rumors and leaks point towards the device costing €899 – that would work out to around $1,050 (about £775 / AU$1,600) or potentially more. If that's the case, then its future success could be in the balance.

It's worth noting that the ROG Xbox Ally will be the cheaper and less powerful alternative, reportedly costing €599 (which should be around $700, or about £520 / AU$1,070), but its Ryzen Z2A with RDNA 2 architecture is highly unlikely to challenge the Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

Based on benchmarks between the Ryzen Z2 Extreme and the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, the performance jump does not appear to be significant enough to warrant paying $1,000; the original Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go handhelds can be found much cheaper on sale.

As I've said before, I've got my eye on the Lenovo Legion Go S using the Z1 Extreme, since it's the only reasonable upgrade for me with 32GB of RAM and an 8-inch screen. Any other handheld is priced too high, and unfortunately, it looks like the ROG Xbox Ally X is joining that list, too.

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