Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 7 #706Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today's NYT Strands puzzle is especially tricky, as a variety of words could fit the theme. Some of...

Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans from satellites, but most of that is based on the top layer of water. Below that, the picture gets murkier. Buoys, ships, and some autonomous rovers have recently added some detail, but it’s...

U.K.'s parliament had a rare debate about the royals Europe February 24, 20265:51 PM ET Lauren Frayer DEBATING ROYALS IN PARLIAMENT...

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm  Gather AI, a startup that offers an AI platform for warehouse cameras and drones, has raised a $40 million Series B funding round led by Smith Point Capital. That’s the VC firm founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block.  The Gather team first met Smith Point a year ago at a logistics conference,...

Virtual Boy Review: Nintendo's Oddest Switch Accessory Yet Is an Immersive '90s MuseumOn my desk is a Nintendo device that looks like equipment stolen from a cyberpunk optical shop. It's big, it's red and black, it sits on a tripod, it has an eyepiece, and it has a Nintendo Switch 2 nestled inside. Hello, Virtual Boy, you're back.Nintendo has made a lot of weird consoles over the years, but the...