Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, October 11 (game #991)

The Iconfactory, known for creating Twitterrific, released a new app called Tapestry, combining social and news reader elements to display personalized feeds in chronological order. Users can filter content with features like keyword "Muffle" and search across feeds, with customization options available through a subscription. Timeline apps like Tapestry aim to simplify internet content consumption by consolidating various feeds into one platform, offering a more efficient way to access a wide range of content types....

Indian startup Presentations.ai, which uses AI to generate presentation decks, raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to scale its software after amassing millions of users. Founded in 2019, the platform has over 5 million users globally and aims to be the ChatGPT for presentations, offering tools like theme palettes, real-time sync, and brand templates, with plans to launch a dedicated presentation agent and enterprise sales team using the seed funding. Full...

Third-party app store AltStore PAL announced the availability of a porn app called Hot Tub for iOS users in the European Union, claiming it as the "first Apple-approved porn app." Apple expressed deep concern over the app, citing safety risks for EU users and stating that they do not approve or endorse it. AltStore creator Riley Testut denied making false statements, explaining that Hot Tub went through Apple's notarization process for distribution with alternative app...

Cristina Criddle reports on Constitutional Classifiers, a system developed to protect AI models from jailbreaks by monitoring inputs and outputs for harmful content. Leading tech companies like Microsoft and Meta are also investing in similar safety measures. This new technology aims to enhance the security and reliability of artificial intelligence systems. Full Article

At the beginning of each month, tech websites rely on Statcounter Global Stats' charts to generate articles about technology trends, particularly focusing on Windows 10 and Windows 11 popularity. However, the monthly fluctuations in data are mostly statistical noise, with pageviews from Windows 10 PCs steadily decreasing and those from Windows 11 PCs increasing over time. Despite the fluctuations, the underlying data shows consistent trends, with the data not reflecting actual market share. Statcounter, an...

OpenAI has introduced a new A.I. tool called Deep Research that can gather and synthesize information from the internet quickly, offering concise reports in five to 30 minutes. Demonstrated in Washington, the technology can perform complex research tasks, generate questions, and provide citations, though it may struggle with accuracy and distinguishing authoritative information. Deep Research is available through ChatGPT Pro subscription and is based on OpenAI's reasoning technology, o3, which uses neural networks to learn...