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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're a klutz.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and

Today's Connections: Sports Edition requires expertise in women's tennis.

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 each new set of

Happy Thursday and 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

• Nothing CEO Carl Pei said his smartphone startup is targeting young consumers.
• He said younger users are less taken by Apple because they didn't grow up watching it rise.
• The new smartphone maker has made inroads and is now valued at $1.3 billion.

The smartphone industry is a hard one for newcomers to break into. It's littered with failed

Here are some recently released titles to add to your reading list. This week, we read Near Flesh, a collection of short stories by the late Katherine Dunn, and 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun, the revival of the hit horror series.

When you arrive at TwitchCon 2025 at the San Diego Convention Center, you're immediately met with tight security. Bags are checked, backpacks are prohibited, and everyone passes through metal detectors. To access different areas inside, attendees must scan their wristbands — but these often malfunction, and security rarely makes exceptions.

With such a visible security presence, you'd think

• I threw my daughter an elaborate birthday party for her first birthday.
• I rented out a restaurant, bought a large cake, and hired a face painter.
• I did it all to show off on Instagram, but I realize it should've been about my daughter.

I threw my 1-year-old a birthday party that was too over-the-top for a baby that still

TL;DR: Bring home a feature-packed MacBook Pro for just $279.97 (reg. $1,499) through Nov. 2, while supplies last.

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• Ireland plans to make a basic income for artists permanent in 2026.
• In a three-year-long pilot program, officials paid local artists $1,500 monthly.
• Recipients in the pilot said the basic income payments improved their daily lives.

As Ireland's $1,500-a-month basic income pilot

NVIDIA has taken a big step towards strengthening its domestic chip manufacturing, revealing the first Blackwell wafer made in the US. The hardware company assembled the wafer, which is the base material for NVIDIA's AI chips, in TSMC's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. 

NVIDIA revealed its Blackwell platform last year, boasting a goal of revolutionizing the AI industry