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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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Shopify CEO says companies often undervalue founders and put them in a corner.
  • Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke said companies undervalue founders' experience and leadership.
  • Lütke said he elevated the founders of Shopify's acquisitions during the pandemic.
  • He said that he asks potential hires: "Have you started a company before?"

Don't put your best employees on the "skunk work team,"


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FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco.
FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam said regular humanoid robots aren't sufficient for his warehouses.
  • FedEx's CEO said regular humanoid robots won't make the cut for work at his warehouses.
  • He said "super humanoid robots" with a "couple of elbows" would be better at automating deliveries.
  • Other companies, like Amazon and GXO, have heavily leaned into humanoid robots in their warehouses.

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Geran-2 drones lie on a cobblestone street in Kyiv.
Geran-2 drones are, for now, the most commonly used Shahed-type drone deployed by Russia to attack Ukraine.
  • Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Russia is already building 404 Shahed-type drones a day.
  • It plans to eventually surge that capacity to 1,000 Shaheds a day, the Ukrainian forces chief said.
  • That capability would let Russia launch nearly 5 to 6 times as

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A Meta product manager says vibe coding tools are letting non-technical product managers ship features.
  • A Meta product manager credits vibe coding tools for transforming his workflow.
  • Zevi Arnovitz said using AI to code felt like he had been given "superpowers."
  • "Everyone's going to become a builder," Arnovitz added.

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Harvey's CEO reveals an early tactic that helped him win customers for his legal AI startup.
  • Harvey's CEO says showing lawyers what was wrong with their arguments helped him grab attention fast.
  • Winston Weinberg said it was a risky move because early versions of the tool could hallucinate.
  • The legal AI sector is expanding, with Harvey valued at $8 billion following a December funding round.

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Jim Farley said developing the Red Bull F1 engine taught him one thing about beating China at the software game.
  • Ford is reentering Formula 1 racing, designing the engine for Oracle Red Bull Racing's 2026 car.
  • Ford's CEO said the process has taught him one thing about beating Chinese cars — software.
  • He said Chinese cars are "really good," and working on the F1 engine brings

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Patti Smith says growing older has made her more aware of how much time she has left.
  • Patti Smith, 79, says aging has made her more determined to keep working for as long as she can.
  • "And I have so much to do and so many things I want to do, so many things I want to write," she said.
  • Despite experiencing many losses in life, Smith said she wants

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It's day one of the new lunar cycle, and over the next few days, a thin crescent will begin to appear as the Moon moves further along its orbit. It'll take a few days before it comes into view properly, but from tonight you should be able to see a sliver of Moon in the sky.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Monday, Jan. 19, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 1%



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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give


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A man sits on a horse outside an inn at night, while a young boy looks up at him.

The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is only one episode in, but there have already been some nods to the wider Game of Thrones universe.

Aside from the many moments of comedy, though, there was also a scene early on in the episode that may have contained an intriguing clue — even if we're not quite sure why it's significant yet.

So what happened, and why might it be relevant? Let's unpack.

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To be known as "The Tall" you'd have to be pretty tall, but how tall, exactly, are we talking?

This may not be your biggest question after watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but we're willing to bet it's crossed your mind.

The show includes multiple mentions of everyone's favourite hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), being of large stature. But how tall is the character in