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How to Use Apple’s AirDrop on Samsung Galaxy S26 Phones

The new feature makes it easier to exchange media across the two mobile ecosystems.

At long last, sharing content between iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones just got a lot simpler. Samsung has added support for Apple’s AirDrop feature in Quick Share, so you can quickly send media between the two platforms with a few taps.

The compatibility is launching first on the Galaxy S26 series, though Samsung says it’ll expand to more devices soon. You can share content with any Apple device that supports AirDrop, like iPhones, Macs and iPads.

This long-overdue update removes a persistent bottleneck. Sharing a batch of photos and videos after a hangout can be a pain if not everyone is using an Apple or Android device. This should help remove that friction.

Samsung isn’t the only Android phone maker to add AirDrop support. Google brought it to Pixel 10 phones in November, and expanded the feature to Pixel 9 devices in February. It may only be a matter of time before more Android phones join the roster.

How to send content from a Galaxy S26 phone to an iPhone

To go from a Galaxy device to an iPhone, use Quick Share’s new AirDrop compatibility.

First, go to your Galaxy S26’s Settings, and tap on Connected Devices.

2. Tap on Quick Share.

3. Hit the toggle next to Share with Apple devices to turn that on. You won’t have to do this again, unless you manually turn this setting off later.

4. Make sure AirDrop on your iPhone is set to Everyone for 10 Minutes.

5. Now, back to the Galaxy device. Find the photo or media you want to send and hit the Share button.

6. Tap Quick Share.

7. Tap the Apple device you want to send to.

Success!

How to send content from an iPhone to a Galaxy phone

Now let’s go the other way around.

First, swipe down to access the Quick Settings Panel on your Galaxy device. Tap Quick Share Contacts.

You’ll see this window appear, which lets you receive content from nearby devices. Make sure you keep it open.

2. Go to your iPhone and find the photo or media you want to send. Tap the Share button.

3. Find your Galaxy device and tap on it to send.

And you’re all done!

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After Cutting Down on ‘Side Quests,’ OpenAI Bought a Talk Show

The AI giant recently said it would end its Sora image generator and put off a planned ChatGPT «adult mode» indefinitely.

OpenAI has spent the last few weeks seemingly trying to refocus on using AI for business instead of what execs dubbed «side quests,» dumping its AI video generator and its plans for an adult-themed chatbot. So this week, of course, the company announced it’s jumping into the media business.

OpenAI said it was acquiring Technology Business Programming Network, better known as TBPN, which runs a 3-hour show streamed on weekdays that delves into the biggest topics — and brings in the biggest names — in tech business.

(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)

OpenAI said it added TBPN to «help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates,» Fidji Simo, CEO of AGI deployment at OpenAI, wrote in a message to employees shared by OpenAI. Simo said the company also wanted to take advantage of TBPN’s marketing prowess. «They have a strong pulse on where the industry is going, their comms and marketing ideas have really impressed me,» Simo said.

TBPN launched in October 2024 and has been compared to ESPN in how it covers tech — two guys at a big desk with news, analysis, commentary and banter about topics such as AI, crypto, startups and the defense industry. The show’s two hosts and co-founders, Jordi Hays and John Coogan, have had some of tech’s biggest names in studio — OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, entrepreneur Mark Cuban and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff, to name some.

The show is streamed live from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT Monday through Friday on YouTube and X from the Ultradome, a studio on a Hollywood film lot. The show has 70,000 viewers daily and looks set to make more than $30 million in revenue this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

TBPN co-host Hays acknowledged in a statement that the show has been «critical» of the AI industry.

«After getting to know Sam and the OpenAI team, what stood out most was their openness to feedback and commitment to getting this right,» Hays said. «Moving from commentary to real impact in how this technology is distributed and understood globally is incredibly important to us.»

In an era of fast-moving media consolidation, it’s a fair question — can TBPN keep saying what they really think, even if that ruffles OpenAI’s feathers? In her statement, Simo said OpenAI wants the show to maintain its «editorial independence.»

«TBPN will continue to run their programming, choose their guests, and make their own editorial decisions,» she said. «That’s foundational to their credibility, and it’s something we’re explicitly protecting as part of this agreement.»

Altman, OpenAI founder, echoed that sentiment with a posting on X. also calling TBPN his «favorite tech show.»

«We want them to keep that going and for them to do what they do so well,» Altman posted. «I don’t expect them to go any easier on us, am sure I’ll do my part to help enable that with occasional stupid decisions.»

The acquisition prompted some criticism and concern on social media as people wondered whether TBPN could really maintain editorial independence.

«Reporters doing accountability journalism are getting mowed down by mass layoffs & are now almost extinct — while the targets of their accountability reporting are giving hundreds of millions of dollars to pundits,» David Sirota, a longtime columnist and founder of the investigative news outlet The Lever, posted on X. «What stage of the media dystopia is this?»

TBPN will be under the supervision of OpenAI’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane, who joined the company in October 2024 and is the company’s main strategist in working with government officials. Decades ago, he worked in the White House of President Bill Clinton — helping to handle the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations — and as press secretary to Vice President Al Gore. Lehane also set up a procrypto super PAC called Fairshake that helped defeat anticrypto candidates during the 2024 elections and helped Airbnb battle housing regulations.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 4, #558

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 4, No. 558.

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

March Madness is coming to a close (as it should — we’re in April now). Connections: Sports Edition features a basketball theme today. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: By the numbers.

Green group hint: Not defenses.

Blue group hint: They lead the teams.

Purple group hint: No one can beat them.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Basketball stats, in singular form.

Green group: Basketball offenses.

Blue group: Championship-winning men’s college basketball coaches.

Purple group: Men’s college basketball teams to complete undefeated season.

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is basketball stats, in singular form. The four answers are block, minute, steal and turnover.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is basketball offenses. The four answers are motion, pick and roll, Princeton and triangle.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is championship-winning men’s college basketball coaches. The four answers are Drew, Fisher, Self and Wooden.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is men’s college basketball teams to complete undefeated season. The four answers are Indiana, North Carolina, San Francisco and UCLA.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 4 #762

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for April 4, No. 762.

Looking 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 includes a fun, seasonal theme. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Early risers.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: April showers bring these.

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:

SODS, SOLID, CODA, SODA, COLD, COLDS, SLAM, DROP, MOSS, SLAB, WING

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

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:

TULIP, CROCUS, DAFFODIL, HYACINTH, SNOWDROP

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is SPRINGBLOSSOM. To find it, start with the S that is four letters to the right on the bottom row, and wind up…kind of in the shape of a flower? These Times designers are getting creative!