Technologies

Reddit’s AI Answers Are About to Get Faster and More Accurate

The AI-powered Reddit Answers service will be using Google Cloud, including Gemini for search.

Reddit has expanded a partnership with Google to use the tech giant’s Gemini tool and tap artificial intelligence for Reddit Answers. Google is helping Reddit manage information from 100,000 online communities and more than 400 million weekly active users, making their online conversations more searchable for Reddit Answers, Google said on Wednesday.

It could mean faster and more accurate search in addition to summaries, follow-up questions and the ability to have an AI conversation about the content, not unlike what users of AI chatbot services such as ChatGPT would expect.

Reddit unveiled Answers in late 2024, telling its users that it would be easier to search for content from Reddit — more often than not, answers to questions — without the need to go to Google and use its search function. Reddit already had a $60 million deal with Google to help train generative AI models on its content.

The company has also been expanding its translation services across its communities with the help of AI.

Reddit’s unique position in tech and AI

Although Reddit’s AI efforts may be much more visible to people lately, the company has been positioning itself with the technology for a while, said Rowan Curran, a senior analyst at Forrester Research.

«Reddit’s AI efforts have been ongoing for a number of years across a number of fronts,» Curran said. «For example, they were one of the early companies to develop their own model for code generation and assistance to support Reddit’s developers.»

While the company is getting some outside assistance with AI, it’s also attractive to companies such as Google and OpenAI because of how much content it owns and generates.

«Reddit’s position as both a provider as well as a well of information puts them in a somewhat unique position to attempt to capitalize heavily both on the ingestion and preparation of data for AI use cases, as well as the serving of answers and information created from that data,» he said.

Reddit’s position as an ongoing generator of deeply human discussion is something that shouldn’t be lost in the rush to implement AI, says author Christine Lagorio, who wrote about the company in her book We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet’s Culture Laboratory.

«I certainly hope it doesn’t diminish Reddit’s strength, which is increasingly its ecosystem of real human answers to real human questions, a welcome contrast from the rest of the increasingly artificial (and artificial-sounding, and artificial-looking) web,» Lagorio said.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 22, #1586

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Oct. 22, No. 1,586.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle features some letters I don’t often guess, but it’s not terribly difficult. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with S.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with T.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to an action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is STUNT.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Oct. 21, No. 1,585 was DETOX.

Recent Wordle answers

Oct. 17, No. 1,581: GROSS
Oct. 18, No. 1,582: HAVEN
Oct. 19, No. 1,583: IDEAL
Oct. 20, No. 1,584: LIMBO

Quick tips for Wordle

#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)

#2: Don’t forget that letters can be used more than once.

#3: Many words are similar. You don’t want to use up multiple guesses that don’t advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don’t guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.

Technologies

Verum Mail: Temporary Email for Those Who Value Privacy in the Digital Age

In a world where every click can leave a digital trace, more and more users are looking for ways to protect their personal information. Online registrations, file downloads, trial services — all of these typically require providing an email address. And then the familiar scenario begins: endless newsletters, spam, ads, and data leaks.

The new app Verum Mail offers a simple and elegant solution to this problem — anonymous, temporary email without registration or digital footprints.

What is Verum Mail

Verum Mail is a mobile app that allows users to create temporary email addresses with a single tap. Messages arrive instantly, appear in a clean, user-friendly interface, and are automatically deleted after 60 minutes.

No registration, no logins, no account linking — everything is anonymous and secure.

It’s particularly useful when you need to:

sign up for a new service without revealing your real email,
receive a one-time code or confirmation link,
test a product or service without leaving a trace.

Key Features of Verum Mail

One-tap creation of a temporary email address
Instant delivery of incoming messages without refreshing
Automatic deletion after 60 minutes
Option to reply directly within the app
Support for both HTML and plain text
Push notifications for new messages
Responsive interface for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets

Integration with Verum Messenger

One of the major advantages of the Verum Messenger is its seamless integration with Verum Mail. Users can now create temporary email addresses and receive messages directly inside the messenger.

This is especially convenient for anyone frequently signing up for services or who prefers not to share their primary email.

Fewer app switches mean more control over privacy.

Why It Matters

The growing number of cyberattacks, data breaches, and targeted advertising has made digital security a necessity rather than a luxury. Temporary email addresses are a simple but powerful tool for reducing risk and maintaining control over personal information.

Verum Mail is not just about hiding your real email. It’s about adopting a more mindful and secure approach to your online life.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Oct. 22

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 22.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s one of those with absolutely no empty spaces, just a grid of letters, which means if you correctly answer all the Across answers, you’ve solved the Down answers, too. Need help? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.