Turning your home into a smart home is easier than ever. Today’s gadgets can do everything from warming the house before you wake up to locking the door behind you at night. You can ask a voice assistant to dim the lights, set a reminder or play music while a robot vacuum takes care of the floors. With more devices working together across platforms, it’s never been simpler to make everyday life
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.
Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.
Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you
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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is topping opponent Andrew Cuomo in the polls, but donation data shows New York's venture capitalists aren't
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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is easy if you have some knowledge on college basketball.
As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be
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Last fall, Salesforce debuted an AI agent so remarkably human-like it seemed like a vision from the future.
In a sleek demo, the company showed how luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue was using Salesforce's new flagship AI software Agentforce to create "Sophie," a charming, patient customer service representative. A Salesforce executive dialed a Saks hotline, the chipper
