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Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. The purple category requires you to twist the spelling of certain team names. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own…

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 6 is out now and, with its arrival, the show’s debut season has come to a close.Six weeks after the increasingly popular show premiered, fans — including you, I bet — have fallen in love with its underdog pairing of Dunk and Egg. So, HBO would be silly to call time on their Westerosi adventures, right?If you want answers on what the future holds for the fan-favorite Game of Thrones characters, you’ve come to the right place. Below, I’ll walk you through what happened in the HBO Max show’s season 1 finale, titled…

This post, the last in my series on ASUS-based Wi-Fi systems, helps you pick the best AiMesh combo to build a network with multi-Gigabit bandwidth, either the entry-level 2.5Gbps or the top-tier 10Gbps. Before continuing, though, consider getting your home wired first—we’re mostly talking about wired networking here, especially if you live on a sprawling property. Multi-Gig wired backhaul AiMesh combo: Any router with two or more 10Gbps ports, as shown here, is the best candidate for hosting a top-performing AiMesh system. Dong’s note: I first published this post on October 29, 2021, and last updated it on February 20,…

Apple’s satellite features were originally designed for emergencies, allowing iPhone users to contact emergency services when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. With recent versions of iOS, Apple has expanded those capabilities to include sending and receiving messages via satellite. This makes it possible to stay in touch with friends and family from remote locations where traditional networks do not reach, such as hiking trails, rural areas or offshore locations.Messaging via satellite is built directly into the iPhone and works automatically when no cellular or Wi-Fi signal is available. While it is not intended to replace regular messaging, it can…

Here’s is an animation that was part of the Galaxy Unpacked event invite. SamsungWe’re just days away from the likely reveal of the Galaxy S26 lineup. Samsung is hosting a Galaxy Unpacked event on Feb. 25, 2026, at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) in San Francisco. We expect to see the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra announced, which will replace the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra.Samsung has already made a splash this year, releasing the Galaxy Z TriFold for $2,899 in the US at the end of January, the first twin-hinge foldable that immediately sold out after going…

I can’t lie, guys… the end of Bridgerton season 4 part 1 infuriated me. In its final episode, Benedict (Luke Thomspon) goes to find Sophie (Yerin Ha) in the servant’s quarters.Things get steamy, but then comes the line that will make you want to punch the second-eldest Bridgerton son in the face.”You deserve everything, and I want to give you as much as I can… be my mistress,” Benedict confidently says. Sorry, mistress? Sophie rightly leaves, hurt, joining the rest of the staff for a night on the town. You may like Benedict better come good in the season’s final…

Since the beginning of 2025, Ubiquiti’s UniFi has become increasingly relevant for the home, in addition to the business and enterprise environments that were once its original sole focus. This post includes the current five best UniFi Cloud Gateways, a.k.a. UniFi consoles or “routers” if you will, based on my real-world experience, for home users or SMBs. It will also include tips on which UniFi switches or access points to pair with them, depending on your broadband speed and whether your home is wired with network cables. Let’s dig in! Dong’s note: I first published this frequently revised roundup on April 26, 2025,…

Currently, Anthropic and OpenAI hold a kill switch that can stop the spread of potentially harmful AI agents. OpenClaw primarily runs on their APIs, which means the AI models performing the agentic actions reside on their servers. Its GitHub repository recommends “Anthropic Pro/Max (100/200) + Opus 4.5 for long-context strength and better prompt-injection resistance.” Most users connect their agents to Claude or GPT. These companies can see API usage patterns, system prompts, and tool calls. Hypothetically, they could identify accounts exhibiting bot-like behavior and stop them. They could flag recurring timed requests, system prompts referencing “agent” or “autonomous” or “Moltbot,”…

Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, is retiring, Satya Nadella has announced. Asha Sharma, the President of Microsoft’s CoreAI division is taking over Spencer’s role, while Sarah Bond, the current President of Xbox, is resigning.”I am long on gaming and its role at the center of our consumer ambition, and as we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Asha Sharma will become Executive Vice President and CEO, Microsoft Gaming, reporting to me,” Nadella says. “Over the last two years at Microsoft, and previously as Chief Operating Officer at Instacart and a Vice President at Meta, Asha has helped build…

NASA has been investigating the now-infamous Boeing Starliner incident since the story dominated headlines in late 2024 and early 2025. The Starliner suffered malfunctions that stranded now-retired astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore for months. The agency has now released a report on what happened, taking responsibility for its role in the mission’s failure. “The Boeing Starliner spacecraft has faced challenges throughout its uncrewed and most recent crewed missions,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman in a NASA blog post on Thursday. “While Boeing built Starliner, NASA accepted it and launched two astronauts into space. The technical difficulties encountered during docking with the International…