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Heat pump owners online are debating an unusual Midea mini-split quirk: some systems appear unwilling to run in heating mode once outdoor temperatures climb above 90 degrees. For many homeowners, it's the kind of edge-case problem that raises a broader question about how smart HVAC systems decide what they will — and will not — do. The issue came up in a recent Reddit post by a user who said their Midea mini-split seems to ignore a heat call when the outside temperature is above 90 degrees.

David J. Buck/How-To Geek Streaming services have made watching movies almost frictionless. However, most people don't think much about what they're giving up for it. Every time you open Netflix or Hulu, you're not just watching something; you're being watched in return. The platform logs what you pause, what you skip, how long you hover over a thumbnail, and that data feeds into profiles that eventually get sold.

Wordle (Associated Press) Hey, there! The weekend is almost upon us. Let's make sure you get there with your Wordle streak intact. Here's our daily Wordle guide with some hints and the answer for Friday's puzzle (#1,854). It may be that you're a Wordle newcomer and you're not completely sure how to play the game. We're here to help with that as well. Wordle is a deceptively simple daily word game that debuted in 2021. There is one five-letter word to deduce every day by process of elimination.

A new heat pump is supposed to make home heating and cooling easier, not leave homeowners second-guessing their thermostat. But one homeowner is trying to determine whether a recently installed Moovair system can work with an Ecobee Premium without sacrificing some of the efficiency benefits associated with inverter-style operation. The question came up in a post on Reddit.

MARVEL Tōkon Fighting Souls Open Beta Runs July 24-26, 15 Playable Fighters MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is opening its doors to everyone. The Open Beta runs for a full 72 hours starting July 24, and this time, Arc System Works is letting players try nearly the entire launch roster, including Blade, who becomes playable for the very first time. The beta runs from July 24 at 12:00am PT (8:00am BST, 4:00pm JST) through July 26 at 11:59pm PT (July 27, 7:59am BST, 3:59pm JST).

Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls' Single-Player Episode Mode Is Written By Kieron Gillen Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls just gave its single-player crowd a real reason to pay attention. The tag-team fighter from Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works has revealed Episode Mode, its primarily single-player campaign, and confirmed that it was written by Kieron Gillen, the acclaimed comic writer and former games journalist with a long history of writing for Marvel.

Here are the answers to puzzle #866. (Caroline Igo/Yahoo Tech) Start your weekend off strong with today's New York Times Strands puzzle. I'm here to offer clues (and spoilers) to Friday's puzzle #866. I don't consider peeking at one or two hints to be cheating. The game is supposed to be challenging. Since I'm a daily Strands player, I'll also share how I did each day. Today's puzzle contains four hidden words and a spangram. If you're new to NYT Strands, we'll show you how to get started.

The wind was howling. My fingers were freezing. I stood on the edge of a massive, jagged peak looking down at a tiny pool of turquoise water thousands of feet below. I had one shot. The light was fading. If I hesitated for even a second, the mountain shadow would swallow the entire valley and ruin the contrast of the shot. FPV drones are intense. They require absolute focus. I calibrated my goggles, took a deep breath, and pushed the sticks forward.

In its release, Moonshot claimed K3 performed “competitively” with Anthropic’s Fable 5, currently the most advanced AI model widely available on the market today. Chinese startup Moonshot AI has released the latest version of its Kimi AI model, further shrinking the performance gap between Chinese and U.S. models just as global businesses are increasingly questioning the cost of deploying models from Anthropic and OpenAI.

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