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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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• Tesla's Fremont, California, plant suffered a 2-alarm commercial fire Monday evening.
• The Fremont Fire Department reported no injuries and is investigating the cause.
• The Tesla Fremont factory has seen several fires over the years. 

On Monday evening, a 2-alarm commercial fire occurred at Tesla's

• TikTok announced layoffs in its operations and marketing departments, staffers told The Information.
• It's unclear how many employees will be impacted.
• TikTok also laid off dozens of employees earlier this year.

The tech layoff wave appears to be continuing with major cuts at TikTok.

TikTok informed

Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go a bit too simplistic for you? The OnePlayer X1 Mini is the most gadget-y handheld yet. The upcoming 8.8-inch, 144Hz Windows gaming tablet has:

• Two detachable gamepads, like a Nintendo Switch
• A magnetically detachable keyboard cover, like a Surface tablet
• A kickstand
• An easy-access SSD slot under that kickstand

As an avid runner, I understand the appeal of tracking fitness metrics. That said, in recent weeks, I’ve also grown annoyed with the onslaught of notifications I receive on my wrist via my Apple Watch Series 7, which I find to be

Fans of 3 Body Problem were thrilled to hear the show had been renewed by Netflix, but something about the announcement was puzzling. Usually, when a show gets greenlit for more, there’s a specific announcement about what that means: another season, two more seasons, a special array of finale episodes, etc. That…

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C. Gordon Bell, a true visionary in the world of computing who helped design some of the first minicomputers in the 1960s, died May 17 at the age of 89, according to a new report from the New York Times Tuesday. Bell died in Coronado, California from pneumonia according to the Times, which cites an unnamed family…

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Google is making a new “Add to Chromebook” badge that’s designed to make it easier for ChromeOS users to find and install progressive web apps (PWAs) and Android apps. The badge links directly to the web app you’re looking to install or to the Google Play Store (if it’s an Android app), 9to5Google rep

Every movie starts with a script and a movie we’ve all been waiting for is finally getting one. Michael Lesslie, the writer of last year’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, is in negotiations to write Marvel Studios’ upcoming live-action X-Men movie.

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Surprise! People who buy the most expensive iPhone 16 will get more features than everyone else.

The latest sign that this is the case comes from a leak on Weibo (spotted by MacRumors). According to the post, Apple is boosting an ultra-wide rear camera lens on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, going from a paltry 12MP on the 15 Pro Max to a beefy 48MP. This is accompanied by a new custom 48MP Sony IMX903 wide

• An Egyptian spy ruined a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
• The intelligence official added more of Hamas' demands after Israel had already agreed to the deal, CNN reports.
• Israel, the US, and Qatar were reportedly blindsided by the secret changes.

An Egyptian spy torpedoed a potential