On Tuesday night, Elon Musk gathered the employees of xAI for an all-hands meeting. Evidently, he wanted to talk about the future of his AI company, and specifically, how it relates to the moon.
According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fling them into space via a giant catapult. “You have to go to the moon,” he said, per the Times. The move, he explained, will help xAI harness more computing power than any rival. “It’s difficult to imagine what an intelligence of that scale would think about,” he added, “but it’s going to be incredibly exciting to see it happen.”
What Musk didn’t appear to address clearly was how any of this would be built, or how he plans to reorganize the newly merged xAI-SpaceX entity that is simultaneously careening toward a potentially historic IPO. He did acknowledge, proudly, that the company is in flux. “If you’re moving faster than anyone else in any given technology arena, you will be the leader,” he told employees, per the Times, “and xAI is moving faster than any other company — no one’s even close.” He added that “when this happens, there’s some people who are better suited for the early stages of a company and less suited for the later stages.”
It isn’t clear what prompted the all-hands, but the timing, whatever its cause, is at least curious. On Monday night, xAI co-founder Tony Wu announced he was leaving. Less than a day later, another xAI co-founder, Jimmy Ba, who reported directly to Musk, said he was bouncing, too. That brings the total to six of xAI’s 12 founding members who have now left the young company. The splits have all been described as copacetic, and with a SpaceX IPO reportedly targeting a $1.5 trillion valuation coming as soon as this summer, everyone involved stands to do very well financially on their way out the door.
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The moon itself is a more recent preoccupation. For most of SpaceX’s 24-year existence, Mars was the end game. This past Sunday, just before the Super Bowl, Musk surprised many, posting that SpaceX had “shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon,” arguing that a Mars colony would take “20+ years.” The moon, he said, could get there in half the time.
It’s a pretty big change in direction for a company that has never sent a mission to the moon.
Rationally or otherwise, investors do seem considerably more excited about data centers in orbit than about colonies on other planets. (Even for the most patient money in the room, that’s a long timeline.) But to at least one venture backer in xAI who talked with this editor last year, the lunar ambitions have nothing to do with Wall Street and aren’t a distraction from xAI’s core mission; they’re inseparable from it.
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The theory, laid out by the VC at the time, is that Musk has been building toward a single goal from the beginning: the world’s most powerful world model, an AI trained not just on text and images but on proprietary real-world data that no competitor can replicate. Tesla contributes energy systems and road topology. Neuralink offers a window into the brain. SpaceX provides physics and orbital mechanics. The Boring Company adds some subsurface data. Add a moon factory to the mix and you start to see the outline of something very powerful.
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Whether that vision is achievable is a very big question. Another is whether it is legal. Under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, no nation — and by extension, no company — can claim sovereignty over the moon. But a 2015 U.S. law opened a significant loophole — while you can’t own the moon, you can own whatever you extract from it.
As Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a professor of science and technology studies at Wesleyan University, explained to TechCrunch last month, the distinction is somewhat illusory. “It’s more like saying you can’t own the house, but you can have the floorboards and the beams,” she said. “Because the stuff that is in the moon is the moon.”
That legal framework is the scaffolding on which Musk’s moon ambitions apparently rest, even as not everyone has agreed to play by those rules (China and Russia certainly have not). Meanwhile, for now at least, the team to help him get there keeps getting smaller.
A China-linked advanced persistent threat actor tracked as UAT-9244 has been targeting telecommunication service providers in South America since 2024, compromising Windows, Linux, and network-edge devices.
According to Cisco Talos researchers, the adversary is closely associated with the FamousSparrow and Tropic Trooper hacker groups, but is tracked as a separate activity cluster.
This assessment has high confidence and is based on similar tooling, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and victimology observed in attacks attributed to the threat actors.
The researchers note that while UAT-9244 shares the same target profile as Salt Typhoon, they could not establish a solid connection between the two activity clusters.
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New malware targeting telco networks
The researchers found that the campaign used three previously undocumented malware families: TernDoor, a Windows backdoor; PeerTime, a Linux backdoor that uses BitTorrent; and BruteEntry, a brute-force scanner that builds proxy infrastructure (ORBs).
TernDoor is deployed through DLL side-loading, using the legitimate executable wsprint.exe to load malicious code from BugSplatRc64.dll, which decrypts and executes the final payload in memory (injected into msiexec.exe).
The malware contains an embedded Windows driver, WSPrint.sys, which is used to terminate, suspend, and resume processes.
Persistence is achieved via scheduled tasks and Windows Registry modifications, which are also used to hide the scheduled task.
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Additionally, TernDoor can execute commands via remote shell, run arbitrary processes, read/write files, collect system information, and self-uninstall.
PeerTime is an ELF Linux backdoor that targets multiple architectures (ARM, AARCH, PPC, MIPS), suggesting it was designed to compromise a broad range of embedded systems and network devices used in telecom environments.
PeerTime installation flow Source: Cisco Talos
Cisco Talos documented two versions for PeerTime. One variant is written in C/C++ and the other is based on Rust. The researchers also noticed Simplified Chinese debug strings in the instrumentor binary, an indicator of its origin.
Its payload is decrypted and loaded in memory, and its process is renamed to appear legitimate.
PeerTime, an ELF-based peer-to-peer (P2P) backdoor, uses the BitTorrent protocol for command-and-control (C2) communications, downloads and executes payloads from peers, and uses BusyBox to write the files on the host.
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Finally, there’s BruteEntry, which consists of a Go-based instrumentor binary and a brute-forcing component. Its role is to turn compromised devices into scanning nodes, known as Operational Relay Boxes (ORBs).
BruteEntry infection chain Source: Cisco Talos
The attacker uses the machines running BruteEntry to scan for new targets and brute-force access to SSH, Postgres, and Tomcat. Login attempt results are sent back to the C2 with task status and notes.
In a technical report today, Cisco Talos researchers provide details on the capabilities of the three pieces of malware, how they are deployed, and achieve persistence.
Cisco Talos researchers have listed indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with the observed UAT-9244 activity, which defenders can use to detect and block these attacks early.
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This is one of those simple deals that’s hard to argue with. The Roku Streaming Stick HD is down to $15.99 from $29.99. If you’ve got an older TV in a bedroom, kitchen, dorm, or guest room that’s missing apps (or just runs painfully slow), this is the quick fix. You plug it in, connect to Wi-Fi, and you’ve got a modern streaming setup without buying a whole new TV.
It’s also a great “keep in a drawer” gadget. If you travel, bounce between rentals, or visit family and end up stuck with a clunky TV interface, a cheap Roku stick can save the night.
What you’re getting
This is an HD streaming stick that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and comes with a Roku voice remote. Roku’s big advantage is that it’s simple and consistent. You get access to the usual major streaming apps, plus free and live TV options through Roku’s platform.
No fancy specs here, and that’s fine. The point is getting reliable streaming with minimal hassle for very little money.
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Why it’s worth it
At $15.99, you’re basically paying impulse-buy pricing for something you’ll probably use for years. This is perfect if:
your TV is older, and the built-in apps are outdated or slow
you want streaming in a second room without spending much
you’re setting up a kid’s room, dorm, or guest space
you just want a clean interface that doesn’t fight you
If you’ve got a 4K TV and you care about the highest resolution, you’d look at a 4K streaming stick instead. But for basic HD streaming and a smoother experience on an older set, this is a great deal.
The bottom line
For $15.99, the Roku Streaming Stick HD is an easy upgrade that fixes a lot of annoyances fast. If you’ve got any TV in your house that feels “behind,” this is the cheap, simple way to bring it up to date.
The CPRight team, from left: Shubham Bansal, Deeya Sharma, Prisha Hemani, and Atharv Dixit with their Holloman Health Innovation Challenge winnings at the University of Washington in Seattle this week. (UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Photo / Matt Hagen)
A team of students from the University of Washington took home the top prize in the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge on Wednesday as the UW swept the 11th annual competition.
CPRight won the $15,000 Holloman Family grand prize as well as the $2,500 Naturacur Wound Healing Best Idea for a Medical Device prize in the student competition.
CPRight is a real-time CPR feedback device that provides data on compression rate and depth to ensure bystanders perform high-quality, life-saving chest compressions during an emergency.
The company was co-developed alongside ReviveHer, the 2025 Best Idea for Patient Safety prize winner.
The team consists of Shubham Bansal, a neuroscience undergraduate student; Deeya Sharma, a graduate student in the UW School of Medicine; Prisha Hemani, a computer science and engineering undergrad; and Atharv Dixit, an engineering undergrad.
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The Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UW’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship in the Foster School of Business, gives students the opportunity to create meaningful solutions to big health-related problems. The competition is open to undergrads and grad students at accredited colleges and universities across the Cascadia Corridor — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, as well as Alaska.
Other prize winners:
$10,000 WRF Capital Second Place Prize:
TheraT, a drinkable, non-invasive therapy that removes toxins in the gut before they reach the bloodstream, allowing chronic kidney disease patients to lower their reliance on dialysis.
$5,000 Scale LLP Third Place Prize
LegUp Prosthetics, a low-cost system that uses smartphone-based 3D scanning to enable accurate fitting from home, reducing costs and expanding access to prosthetic care for underserved and rural patients. Developed by a UW team of molecular engineering, bioengineering, biochemistry, and mechanical engineering students. They also won the $2,500 Population Health Initiative Best Idea for Addressing Health Access and Disparities prize for their focus on expanding care to underserved and rural patients through a point-of-care healthcare service.
$2,500 Mindful Therapy Group Best Idea in Digital Health Prize
ShiftSpark, a workflow-embedded support platform that helps nurses process stress in real time during a shift. Developed by a team of UW public health students who became the first-ever to win the digital health prize in the challenge after also winning the pitch contest as part of the Buerk’s Digital Health Workshop series.
SoundBio Lab Ignite Prize
TPT-Finder, a handheld, AI-powered surgical tool that helps surgeons instantly distinguish parathyroid tissue during thyroid surgery to prevent costly and life-altering complications. Developed by a UW team of computer science and electrical and computer engineering students. The prize is a six-month membership to the SoundBio Lab biomakerspace in the U-District.
$1,000 Connie Bourassa-Shaw Spark Award
ColoGuide, an AI-powered colonoscopy navigation system building its proprietary data set to automate scope insertion with real-time visual guidance. Developed by UW Medicine students.
This year’s competition attracted 67 participants, two shy of the record set in 2025. Students represented seven schools in the opening round: UW, UW-Bothell, Edmonds College, UW Global Innovation Exchange, University of Idaho, Portland State University, and Seattle University.
There have been 509 participating teams and more than 1,725 students over the 11 years of the challenge and $424,000 awarded.
A €345,000 employment grant from Údarás na Gaeltachta will support the recruitment.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary, TD has approved €12m in funding from his department and its agencies for a range of projects. Calleary also revealed plans for 23 new jobs at Net Feasa, a technology company based in Daingean Uí Chúis, Kerry.
The 23 new full-time positions will double the company’s workforce over the course of the next three years and will be in software development and engineering, artificial intelligence engineering, wireless network operations and customer support. A €345,000 employment grant from Údarás na Gaeltachta will support the recruitment.
Net Feasa, which comes from the Irish language for “network of knowledge”, is a digital transformation company dedicated to “revolutionising” the global supply chain landscape.
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“Our mission is to enhance safety, security and visibility, ensuring that every link in the chain is connected and performing seamlessly,” read a statement on the company’s website.
Commenting on the jobs announcement Calleary said: “I am delighted to be here to celebrate this success story. The jobs at Net Feasa are high-quality well-paid roles in an exciting technology company. Net Feasa was founded in a rural Gaeltacht town, but it has a global reach with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.
“With the wealth of talent available in rural areas and the support of my department, and agencies like Údarás na Gaeltachta, we are working hard to create more opportunities like this.”
Calleary today (5 March) began a two-day visit to Kerry where he is opening and visiting projects that have been approved for funding.
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Among other engagements, he will also visit the site of the new housing project in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh that seeks to address the accommodation shortage for Irish language summer colleges in the area and attend the official opening of GTEIC, a working hub which has had investment of more €2.5m.
The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Foley said: “I warmly welcome Minister Dara Calleary to Kerry for a series of important engagements. The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has supported many projects and initiatives in Kerry in recent years, and I am pleased that the Minister will have the opportunity to see first-hand the very positive work being done across the county.”
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The end table was built from scratch, with [Peter] going through all the woodworking steps required to assemble the piece. The three-legged wooden table is topped with a tiny N-scale model railway layout, and you get to see it put together including the rocks, the grass, and a beautiful epoxy river complete with a bridge. The railway runs a Kato Pocket Line trolley, but the really neat thing is how it’s powered.
[Peter] shows us how a small gearmotor generator was paired with a bridge rectifier and a buck converter to fill up a super capacitor that runs the train and lights up the tree on the table. Just 25 seconds of cranking will run the train anywhere from 4 to 10 minutes depending on if the tree is lit as well. To top it all off, there’s even a perfect coaster spot for [Peter]’s beverage of choice.
People are losing their minds over Apple’s decision to put an iPhone chip in the MacBook Neo. All it shows is that they really don’t understand the engineering of Apple Silicon.
Apple’s A18 Pro is more than an iPhone chip
After years of rumors, the budget MacBook was revived on March 4, 2026. The MacBook Neo is its name, and people are already losing their minds over one key cost-cutting decision. The MacBook Neo has the A18 Pro at its heart, the same chip that powered the iPhone 16 Pro. It’s something that had been rumored, yet still seems to have blindsided some of those looking to create a fuss on social media. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
SunBriteTV has launched the Veranda 4, a full-shade outdoor 4K smart TV series that takes direct aim at the covered patio market where Samsung’s Terrace line has established the dominant commercial presence over the past several years.
The outdoor TV category has expanded steadily as homeowners invest in permanent alfresco entertainment setups, with weatherproofed screens becoming a standard fixture in residential outdoor living spaces alongside dedicated outdoor audio systems and covered kitchen installations.
The Veranda 4 enters that market with 600-nit brightness driven by a direct LED backlight, a figure SunBriteTV claims sits 58% higher than its previous generation, giving the panel the output needed to hold picture quality in partially shaded environments without washing out in ambient daylight.
An IP55-rated aluminium exterior handles rain, heat, and humidity, while internal components carry additional protective coatings, and SunBriteTV’s Eco Bright Outdoor Technology prevents backlight failure at operating temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius, covering the range of conditions a permanently mounted outdoor screen would face across summer months in most North American climates.
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LG’s WebOS powers the smart platform, supporting access to a wide variety of third-party streaming apps such as Netflix and Disney+. There’s also a redesigned media bay tucked discreetly within the chassis, giving users flexibility to run their own streaming devices without visible cable clutter behind the screen.
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Connectivity covers built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and voice control, with two integrated 8-watt loudspeakers handling audio for everyday viewing without requiring a separate outdoor sound system for basic use cases.
The Samsung Terrace, which similarly targets covered outdoor environments and carries comparable weatherproofing credentials, starts at a higher price point than the Veranda 4, giving SunBriteTV a potential cost advantage in the residential installation market where budget often determines product selection alongside brand recognition.
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The Veranda 4 is available now in 65-inch and 75-inch sizes, priced at $3,198.95 and $4,648.95 respectively, with additional screen sizes launching later in 2026.
At MWC 2026 this week, TCL expanded its personal audio lineup with the new CrystalClip open-ear wireless earbuds, including a premium CrystalClip with Crystals by Swarovski edition. While TCL is best known globally for its televisions, the company has steadily built a presence in the true wireless category with models such as the MOVEAUDIO S600, Neo, and S180.
The new CrystalClip series signals a deeper push into the fast-growing open-ear clip-on earbud segment, combining air conduction audio technology, AI-driven features, and extended battery life with a design focused on all-day comfort.
Air Conduction vs. Bone Conduction: What’s the Difference?
Open-ear clip-on earbuds rely on air conduction to deliver sound into your ears, directing audio toward the ear canal without sealing it off. This approach has gained traction because it tends to provide a more natural fit, greater long-term comfort, and fuller sound layering with more balanced bass, mids, and treble compared with most bone-conduction designs. At the same time, the open design keeps your ears unobstructed, allowing you to remain aware of your surroundings—an important advantage for commuting, exercising outdoors, or everyday listening where safety and environmental awareness still matter.
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TCL CrystalClip Wireless Earbuds with Charging Case
Clip-on Design Prioritizes Awareness and All Day Comfort
The clip-on form factor of the TCL CrystalClip is designed to keep listeners aware of their surroundings while enjoying music, podcasts, or calls. Because the earbuds rest outside the ear canal, users can still hear approaching traffic, public announcements, or nearby conversations without removing the earbuds. This open design supports everyday situational awareness while maintaining continuous playback.
To balance comfort with stability, TCL integrates an ergonomic clip structure engineered for consistent contact without excessive pressure. The CrystalClip applies approximately 43 grams of clamping force to help maintain a secure fit across different ear shapes. A titanium arch bridge reinforces the clip mechanism, contributing to durability and shape retention over extended use.
Each earbud weighs just 5.5 grams, minimizing fatigue during long listening sessions. With an IPX4 water resistance rating, the CrystalClip is built to withstand sweat and light splashes, making it suitable for office use, workouts, commuting, and daily mobility.
TCL CrystalClip with Crystals by Swarovski
Blending Technology & Style
Beyond comfort and stability, the TCL CrystalClip combines practical audio engineering with a design intended to complement everyday style. The earbuds feature a streamlined clip-on silhouette that sits close to the ear, allowing them to function not only as a listening device but also as a subtle accessory. The compact shape and balanced proportions help maintain a clean, understated appearance suitable for commuting, office environments, or casual use.
For users who prefer a more fashion-forward option, TCL also offers a CrystalClip with Crystals by Swarovski edition. This version incorporates decorative crystal elements that add a subtle visual accent while maintaining full functionality, including charging and wireless connectivity. The result is a design that blends personal audio technology with a touch of jewelry-inspired styling.
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Immersive Audio Experience
Inside the TCL CrystalClip, a 10.8 mm dual-magnetic dynamic driver forms the foundation of its audio performance. The driver is paired with 3D spatial audio processing, designed to create a wider and more layered listening presentation for music, podcasts, and video content while maintaining clarity across highs, mids, and bass.
TCL also incorporates enhanced bass tuning to add greater depth and presence to everyday listening. While the open-ear design prioritizes comfort and environmental awareness, the tuning aims to maintain a balanced and engaging sound profile suitable for a wide range of content.
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For connectivity, Bluetooth enables wireless playback from smartphones, tablets, and other compatible devices. During calls, dual microphones with ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation) help reduce background noise so voices remain clearer in busy environments such as cafés, public transit, or crowded streets.
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TCL CrystalClip Clip-on Wireless Earbuds with Crystals by Swarovski
Smart Interaction Powered by AI
Beyond audio playback, the TCL CrystalClip is designed to support communication and everyday productivity through a range of smart features. Touch controls on the earbuds allow users to manage playback, answer calls, and activate additional functions directly from the earbud surface. When paired with compatible TCL smartphones and supported apps, users can also access simultaneous interpretation features, enabling real-time multilingual communication for travel, meetings, or everyday interactions.
CrystalClip also provides quick access to popular voice assistants, including Siri, Google Assistant, and Google Gemini. This allows users to check information, manage schedules, control smart devices, or send messages using voice commands, keeping interactions hands-free while on the move.
All-Day Listening
TCL’s CrystalClip provides up to 36 hours of total battery life and fast charging that delivers hours of playback in just minutes. Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity and dual-device seamless switching further enhance convenience, enabling seamless transitions between smartphones, tablets, and other connected devices.
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TCL CrystalClip with Crystals by Swarovski
The Bottom Line
TCL has made significant progress in the television market over the past year, highlighted by flagship displays such as the TCL X11L SQD Mini LED TV and expanded manufacturing partnerships that have strengthened its global presence. With the introduction of the CrystalClip line at Mobile World Congress 2026, the company is clearly looking to extend that momentum into the highly competitive wireless earbud category. Although TCL has previously released models such as the MOVEAUDIO S600, Neo, and S180, its presence in personal audio has remained relatively low profile until now.
The CrystalClip series stands out by combining open ear clip-on design, air conduction audio, spatial sound processing, and AI-driven features at a price that undercuts many established competitors. In addition with CrystalClip with Crystals by Swarovski edition, TCL is leaning into the growing overlap between personal audio and wearable style. On the feature side, the earbuds compete with products such as the Sony LinkBuds Clip and Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, both of which offer similar open-ear concepts but at significantly higher prices.
What ultimately makes the CrystalClip unique is the combination of affordable pricing, fashion-forward styling, spatial audio support, and open-ear situational awareness in a lightweight clip-on design. The addition of a low-latency gaming mode broadens the appeal even further for mobile gamers who want wireless convenience without added delay.
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For listeners curious about open-ear earbuds but unwilling to spend premium prices, the CrystalClip may offer an accessible entry point. Commuters, casual listeners, and style-conscious buyers looking for something different from traditional in-ear buds will likely find the concept appealing. Whether TCL can carve out meaningful market share in an already crowded wireless earbud space remains to be seen, but the CrystalClip lineup suggests the company intends to compete on features, design, and aggressive pricing rather than brand legacy alone.
Price & Availability
Availability is expected across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America beginning March 2026.
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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has an unusual topic. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: I’m cheering you on.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
STAN, LOVER, DEVOTEE, FOLLOWER, ENTHUSIAST
Today’s Strands spangram
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for March 6, 2026.
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Today’s Strands spangram is YOURBIGGESTFAN. To find it, start with the Y that’s three letters down on the far-left vertical row, and wind down, up and over.
It’s one thing to create your own relay-based computer; that’s already impressive enough, but what really makes [DiPDoT]’s design special– at least after this latest video— is swapping the SRAM he had been using for historically-plausible capacitor-based memory.
A relay-based computer is really a 1940s type of design. There are various memory types that would have been available in those days, but suitable CRTs for Williams Tues are hard to come by these days, mercury delay lines have the obvious toxicity issue, and core rope memory requires granny-level threading skills. That leaves mechanical or electromechanical memory like [Konrad Zeus] used in the 30s, or capacitors. he chose to make his memory with capacitors.
It’s pretty obvious when you think about it that you can use a capacitor as memory: charged/discharged lets each capacitor store one bit. Charge is 1, discharged is 0. Of course to read the capacitor it must be discharged (if charged) but most early memory has that same read-means-erase pattern. More annoying is that you can’t overwrite a 1 with a 0– a separate ‘clear’ circuit is needed to empty the capacitor. Since his relay computer was using SRAM, it wasn’t set up to do this clear operation.
He demonstrates an auto-clearing memory circuit on breadboard, using 3 relays and a capacitor, so the existing relay computer architecture doesn’t need to change. Addressing is a bit of a cheat, in terms of 1940s tech, as he’s using modern diodes– though of course, tube diodes or point-contact diodes could conceivably pressed into service if one was playing purist. He’s also using LEDs to avoid the voltage draw and power requirements of incandescent indicator lamps. Call it a hack.
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He demonstrates his circuit on breadboard– first with a 4-bit word, and then scaled up to 16-bit, before going all way to a massive 8-bytes hooked into the backplane of his Altair-esque relay computer. If you watch nothing else, jump fifteen minutes in to have the rare pleasure of watching a program being input via front panel with a complete explanation. If you have a few extra seconds, stay for the satisfyingly clicky run of the loop. The bonus 8-byte program [DiPDoT] runs at the end of the video is pure AMSR, too.
Yeah, it’s not going to solve the rampocalypse, any more than the initial build of this computer helped with GPU prices. That’s not the point. The point is clack clack clack clack clack, and if that doesn’t appeal, we don’t know what to tell you.
