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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an


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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 tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you


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Pips is the newest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the new game 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 covered! Below are



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"I agree with much of what the administration does, but we have differences of opinion," Elon Musk said of his time with the Trump administration.
  • Tesla unveiled a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk that requires succession planning.
  • Despite the requirement, there's no indication from the board or Musk that a change is imminent.
  • Observers say

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We gave the cast of The Paper (Oscar Nunez, Alex Edelman and Gbemisola Ikumelo) a list of journalists from TV and film to staff their ultimate squad of journalists for the fictional local newspaper they would create. We gave them to choose from. Which journalist will they fight over? Who does Alex Edelman think is the worst journalist on the list? Could one of these journalists end up having a



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Liquid Glass, Apple's big new design language, is finally rolling out. Liquid Glass is essentially a new design concept that's built on the idea of layering software elements that look like actual glass, making for a design that looks more natural, rather than completely digital.

It's a pretty neat idea. The concept has actually been refined quite a lot over the past few months during the beta



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  • Musk's previous $56 billion pay package was blocked by a Delaware judge.
  • Tesla and other companies left Delaware. The state freaked out and relaxed its corporate code.
  • Texas and Nevada followed suit. Now it's even easier for companies to pay huge exec compensation.

There are some hard lessons to take from Tesla's stunning new $1 trillion


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  • OpenAI researchers say they've found a reason large language models hallucinate.
  • Hallucinations occur when models confidently generate inaccurate information as facts.
  • Redesigning evaluation metrics can prevent models from guessing, OpenAI researchers said in a paper.

OpenAI researchers claim they've cracked one of the biggest obstacles to large language


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