Daily Nerdle answers & hints for today’s game (August 28)

Daily Nerdle answers & hints for today’s game (August 28) Nerdle offers up a new mathematical equation to solve every day of the week, but if you’re struggling to put two and two together, some clues (or even the answer itself) will have you on the way to keeping your streak today. As a numericWordle-likeiteration of the world-famous word-guessing game, Wordle, in Nerdle, you’ll have to guess equations instead of words – in only six attempts....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Sylvia Roberts

DIY Dream: Build a speedy budget PC for just $350

There are plenty of reasons you might want to build a low-cost PC, whether your budget is tight, you don’t care about high-end gaming, or you just don’t want to spend more than you have to on a computer that you’ll primarily be using for media playback, Web surfing, social media, and other low-end tasks. Thanks toAMD’s new AM1 platform, and the plummeting price of solid-state drives, the amount of cash (or credit) you’ll need to put together a reasonably speedy low-cost desktop is now lower than it has ever been before....

August 20, 2025 · 8 min · 1578 words · Wayne Duncan

DJ, producer, and EDM icon Avicii found dead at 28

Mike Pont/Getty ImagesMike Pont/Getty Images Swedish DJ, producer, and philanthropist Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was found dead in Muscat, Oman on Friday, April 20, at the age of 28. The cause of death is currently unknown. In a statement, Bergling’s publicist Diana Baron said, “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Jeffery Davis

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a boilerplate port, and that’s OK

Donkey Kong Country Returns HDis a perfectly good game, but it will be Nintendo’s most underwhelming release in 2025. Those who’ve already played this platformer from Retro Studios on Wii or 3DS don’t have much reason to buy the game on Switch unless they’re itching to replay a great platformer. LikeLuigi’s Mansion 2 HDand some other straightforward remasters that Nintendo launched recently, this feels like filler so that Nintendo can bide time until the launch of the Switch’s successor....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Latoya Stevenson

E3 2021 might be outdated in the digital age, but it’s still necessary

Gaming’s biggest showcase, the legendary E3 convention, isreturning in 2021. After gettingcanceled in 2020during the initial spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Entertainment Software Association has gone back to the drawing board to reimagine the show as a digital event. The ESA is going all out with the show, partnering with some of the biggest names in the video game industry. Giants like Nintendo and Microsoft will be present, though not everyone is playing ball....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 789 words · Steven Booker

Elon Musk issues stark ultimatum to Tesla workers

Tesla chief Elon Musk has told his workers to return to the office or leave the company, according to a memo sent to staff this week. Some Tesla office employees have been working at home during the pandemic, but Musk now wants them to get out of the house and restart the commute. Although the leaked memo has Musk’s name on it, he is yet to confirm that he did indeed send the message....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Heidi Davis

Even while moving forward, Sonic Frontiers never forgets the series’ past

Throughout my nearly 20 hours of playing throughSonic Frontiers, running through Starfall Islands, and getting to the bottom of Sonic’s friends getting stuck in digital purgatory, I kept getting blasts from the past. The newly released adventure is filled with wonderful callbacks to previous games, both in terms of gameplay and story canon. It may be a brand new “open-zone” game, but it beautifully blends modern open-zone gameplay mechanics with classic side-scrolling ones....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Lisa Dixon

Every actor competing in Physical 100 Season 2

Every actor competing in Physical 100 Season 2 Besides national athletes, professional fighters, and bodybuilders, Physical 100 Season 2 included celebrities and actors in its cast – here’s every career actor on the show. To find the perfect physique, Physical 100 considered all options and excluded no one. The competition series is known formixing people of various backgrounds, even if they are celebrities and influencers, as long as they are avid fitness enthusiasts....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Joseph Joseph

GE’s Kitchen Hub is a smart home display right where you need it: above the stove

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ While appliance manufacturers likeSamsungandLGare putting computer screens into fridges these days, GE Appliances decided to put one elsewhere — above the stove. TheKitchen Hubis a 27-inch smart hub display that can be installed above your oven and also works as a functioning ventilator....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Aaron Morales

Google makes good on promise to offset 100 percent of its electricity use

Many of the world’s top tech companies have been striving to reach 100-percent renewable energy usage for their international operations. After making a promise in 2016 to offset 100 percent of its electricity consumption,Googlehasachieved that goal. On Wednesday, April 4, Urs Hölzle, Google’s senior vice president, Technical Infrastructure, announced that the company had officiallypurchased enough renewable energyin order to offset — or match — the total amount of electricity the company consumed across 2017....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Christopher Cline

GTA insider doubles down on GTA 4 re-release but don’t get too excited

GTA insider doubles down on GTA 4 re-release but don’t get too excited There’s reportedly a new version of GTA 4 in the works at Rockstar, however, a prominent insider has shared new details, revealing why we shouldn’t set our expectations too high. In the span of 11 years, Rockstar released six mainline entries in the GTA franchise, spanning the original through to GTA 4. Since then, the industry has shifted and it’s now been 12 years since GTA 5 hit store shelves....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Alicia Moore

Helldivers 2’s Super Earth urge soldiers to keep completing Major Order after they expire

Helldivers 2’s Super Earth urge soldiers to keep completing Major Order after they expire The battle for Democracy doesn’t end after a Major Order, with theHelldivers 2devs now urging soldiers to keep fighting for the story rather than the Medals. Every Helldiver needs a reward for their hard work, and thankfully when it comes to aMajor Order, you’ll usually be granted a few Medals for your inevitable sacrifice. However, if you don’t complete the main task, then soldiers get nothing, aside from a little frustration....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Emily Johnson

iPad Pro 10.5 vs. iPad Pro 9.7: Which Apple tablet has the edge?

At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple took the wraps off a new tablet — the iPad Pro 10.5 — which is designed to replace the iPad Pro 9.7. It’s filled to the brim with high-end hardware, including a Retina display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a six-core A10X processor, and a camera that’s on par with theiPhone 7. But at $650, it’s also more expensive than its predecessor. So is the iPad Pro 10....

August 20, 2025 · 8 min · 1619 words · Michael Fields