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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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Set 10,000 years before the events of Dune, the new series Dune: Prophecy still features a lot of familiar names from Frank Herbert's original novel. House Harkonnen, House Atreides, and House Corrino all pop up in some degree.

One name that's noticeably missing? Bene Gesserit. Which might seem odd, since Dune: Prophecy centers entirely around the origins of the Bene Gesserit, known only as "the



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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for November 16's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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.

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A Texas bankruptcy judge expressed concerns about the Infowars auction at a hearing on Thursday.
  • The Onion's bid for Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families.
  • The deal is now on hold after a bankruptcy judge expressed concerns about the auction.
  • The Onion CEO Ben Collins has said he wants to transform InfoWars into an "alt-media" parody hub.

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Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.
  • Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, adding Microsoft as a defendant.
  • Musk included emails between himself and Altman from 2015 in which they discussed starting OpenAI.
  • Musk said OpenAI and Microsoft have formed a "de facto merger."

Elon Musk unveiled several emails between



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Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as Noah and Joanne in "Nobody Wants This."
  • "Nobody Wants This" is a Netflix rom-com series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
  • Bell's character, Joanne, is a podcast host who falls in love with Brody's character, Noah, a rabbi.
  • Here's everything we know about season two.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the season one finale of "Nobody Wants This."

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Connections: Sports Edition is a new 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 words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the



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In which various government bodies fight over “permissionless” assets | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

The US Securities and Exchange Commission wants to “unilaterally wrest regulatory authority away from the States” when it comes to crypto, according to a lawsuit from 18 states. These states want to halt the SEC’s enforcement actions, so they can manage crypto



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Bluesky, the X competitor that's attracted over three million followers since the U.S. presidential election, doesn't train generative AI models on user data.

In a post on Friday, Bluesky said, "we do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so." In a follow up post, it explained that it uses AI to assist in content moderation and in the Discover