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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a birdwatcher.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, 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 answer. There



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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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Sabrina Carpenter attends the Grammy Awards in February 2026.
  • The 2026 Grammys were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.
  • Stars arrived in glamorous and daring outfits to celebrate music's biggest night.
  • Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla wore some of the event's most eye-catching looks.

It's Grammys time, everybody.

Stars flocked to the Crypto.com


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The AI agents have gathered.
  • Moltbook is a viral new social media site similar to Reddit exclusively for AI agents.
  • The site was created by former Octane CEO Matt Schlicht, who bets agents will one day be "famous."
  • It is either a terrifying glimpse into the singularity or meaningless, depending on who you ask.

Moltbook, a new Reddit-style social network made entirely for AI




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After years of working and living in Hawaii, Bill Strayer decided to move to Bangkok in 2023 to retire.
  • Bill Strayer, 63, spent years working and living in Hawaii but always dreamed of moving to Asia.
  • He originally wanted to move to Japan, then fell in love with Bangkok after a trip in the early 2000s.
  • He pays about $950 in rent for a two-bedroom condo and says retiring in

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Kelluu began, as startups often do, in an old shed.

The small Finnish company makes airships — think van-sized blimps — originally designed to watch over power lines with cameras.

When I met the firm's CEO, Janne Hietala, last fall, he arrived at our restaurant in Joensuu with news. Kelluu, a seven-year-old company, had just become a defense contractor.

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Melania Trump's Amazon-backed documentary debuted in theaters on January 30.
  • "Melania: Twenty Days to History" debuted in theaters on January 30.
  • The doc follows Melania Trump, the US first lady, ahead of Trump's inauguration.
  • As of Sunday, the doc has grossed over $7 million in ticket sales.

A glimpse into Melania Trump's often-obscured personal life has drawn at least


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Apex Legends developer Respawn said it's ending Nintendo Switch support for the game this summer, with the release of Season 30. After that point, it'll work with the Switch 2 and all other currently supported platforms, but not the original Switch. "Season 29 will be the final update for Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch," the team wrote in a post on X.


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