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Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you remember your childhood games.

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


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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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  • Advertising could be a $25 billion business for OpenAI by 2030, Evercore ISI's Mark Mahaney wrote.
  • OpenAI said Friday that it will start testing ads for some ChatGPT users.
  • A big ads business at OpenAI could present a challenge to Google's search business.

Advertising could become a $25 billion business for OpenAI — and pose a threat to Google


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Sally Tian spent years moving between cultures. In 2025, she decided to move back to China to start a search fund.
  • Sally Tian grew up between China and Canada, living and working in both countries at different points in her life.
  • After grad school, she decided against corporate life and moved to China to pursue a search fund.
  • She says returning to China reshaped her identity, work goals



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Gina Jaguttis came to Bali to improve her surfing and left with a newly launched side hustle.
  • Gina Jaguttis launched a slow fashion workwear brand after being inspired at a surf camp.
  • Her business idea came from personal struggles finding quality professional clothing.
  • She said she realized that if the business fails, it would at least make a good story.

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19 January 2026, Brandenburg, Lietzen: Northern lights shine in the night sky over the landscape in eastern Brandenburg.

The Northern Lights are putting on a show for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delivering a beautiful display of light across several U.S. states. Here's how to watch the aurora borealis this week.

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), this week's Northern Lights will be visible on Jan. 19 and linger through to the next day


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Au Hui Her and Liu Yi Wen run The Weirdoughs, a bakery in Singapore.
Au Hui Her and Liu Yi Wen run The Weirdoughs, a bakery in Singapore.
  • Au Hui Har and Liu Yi Wen opened a cozy neighborhood bakery in Singapore this year.
  • Before becoming business owners, they worked in the fine dining and pharmaceutical industries.
  • Running a bakery means rising well before the sun and baking hundreds of loaves daily.

Ten minutes before The Weirdoughs opened its doors on a


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A new study from a German think tank found that foreign exporters paid only 4% of the US tariffs, with the rest paid by American buyers.
  • A Kiel Institute study found US tariffs are mostly paid by American importers and consumers.
  • The study found foreign exporters paid only around 4% of the tariff cost.
  • The research contradicts Trump's messaging that Americans

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Pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys West has passed away at the age of 95. Her name may not be familiar to you, but her contributions certainly are; West's work laid the foundation for the global positioning system. As you likely know from experience, GPS is now an essential component of industries ranging from aviation and emergency response, as well as ensuring that you get to that dinner date


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