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Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 950 on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strands theme is “This can’t be right.” And here’s a hint: Not buying
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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle wasn’t as tough as past puzzles, I thought. I did get fooled into thinking one of the groups was going to be Olympic sports, or things connected with the Olympics, but it’s never that easy. Read on for hints and the
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* Anthropic is assembling a deep bench of former Google infrastructure specialists * Google continues to lose veterans across critical data center functions to Anthropic * John M. Wilson’s move adds another senior name to Anthropic’s infrastructure operation Google’s former global design and construction chief John M. Wilson has joined
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Ask Vivek Gupta, Senior Director and Head, Technology Cloud, Oracle India on what separates the Indian enterprises making real progress with AI from those still stuck in pilots, and his answer has little to do with models or GPUs. It begins with a simpler question: what outcome are we trying
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A new safety assessment raises questions about how much parents can rely on ChatGPT’s teen protections. In an Oct. 7 assessment, Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute rated ChatGPT for Teens an ‘Unacceptable Risk.’ Researchers tested more than 4,000 prompts before and after the teen experience
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Hark wants your next AI assistant to do the boring stuff before you even remember to ask. The AI startup, founded by Brett Adcock, launched Hark Pro on Oct. 6. The free AI agent is designed to handle everyday digital tasks and anticipate what users may need next. The service
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Amazon is preparing to move beyond its traditional Fire tablet lineup with three new Alexa tablets that address one of the biggest limitations of its older devices: the lack of built-in access to the Google Play Store. The company announced the new Alexa tablets on Oct. 8, with prices starting
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The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget 2026 is turning into a big year for Apple hardware news. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the company's first touchscreen laptop is expected to debut "on or
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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games
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Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday'
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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's
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* Anduril wins a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion for submarines * Palmer Luckey joined Project Meridian days before Anduril received its Navy contract * Anduril will invest $3.7 billion of its own money in the shipyard Anduril has secured a US Navy agreement worth as much as $2.
