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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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The way people discover information online is quietly but fundamentally changing. Instead of scrolling through links and choosing which article to open, users are increasingly asking large language models to answer directly. Tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity don’t send people browsing; they synthesise information from multiple sources and deliver a ready-made response inside the interface. For



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Dimko Zhluktenko broke down what he carried as a drone operator, picking everything of use and quality so it didn't get too heavy.
  • A Ukrainian soldier, until recently a drone operator, shared the gear he carried for the role.
  • His kit included an anti-drone net gun, "tactical Crocs," zip ties, medicine, weapons, and tech.
  • The job requires being able to stop attacks, control a drone



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"There's so much going on right now — there's too much, really — and then in other areas there's not enough going on. You remember those Epstein files?"

That's how Jimmy Kimmel opens the monologue above, responding to the news that the remaining files concerning convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will apparently be released "in the near term," despite there still being no specific date.

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"You remember those? Those files Congress voted to legally required the Justice Department to release by December 19th of last year? And then December 19th came and went, and now it's the end of January and we still don't have them?" asks Kimmel.

"These Epstein files are like Melania's movie — no one's ever gonna see them."


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Elon Musk dreams of a saving-free future. Dario Amodei says it will be hard to get there.
  • Elon Musk said retirement savings could become "irrelevant" if he's right about an abundant future.
  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned this week that it won't be easy to realize that vision of plenty.
  • Addressing AI-fueled job losses and

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you know soccer players.

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


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A protester rallies against the presence of US Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine.
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  • One restaurant owner faced online backlash after posting a "No ICE" sign.
  • Some are debating how best to support immigrant

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be