Timef 10/24/2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1588 on October 24 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

San Francisco is preparing for federal law enforcement's invasion of the Bay Area, whether it happens or not.

Intel added $20 billion to its balance sheet in Q3 but didn't offer many details on the progress of its floundering foundry business.

Ford is prioritizing its gas and hybrid F-150 trucks instead.

WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.

While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems.

As of Oct. 23, get the Roborock Saros Z70, for just $1,399.99. That's the lowest price ever on the robot vacuum and mop that comes with a mechanical arm.

The chipmaker reported higher than expected revenue on Thursday, and its stock price has risen over 90 percent since August.

A new exhibit at the Las Vegas Mob Museum explores the rise and proliferation of organized cybercrime.

As of Oct. 23, get the Anker MagGo Power Bank for the lowest price we've seen.

Samsung's new XR headset goes up against Meta's latest model in this comparison.

As of Oct. 23, the Roborock Q7 M5+ robot vacuum and mop is down to $229.99. That saves you $200 when using the on-page coupon.

Elevate your binge-watching habits with Curiosity Stream, a documentary streaming service with a lifetime subscription on sale now for just $149.99 (reg. $399.99).

The Dodgers and Blue Jays will compete to win the MLB 2025 World Series starting Oct. 24. Here's how you can watch live for free.

New revelations affect the wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, lawyers say.

Trump said he scrapped plans to send the National Guard into San Francisco after calls from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff. Mayor Daniel Lurie confirmed the plan was canceled.

OpenAI has acquired Software Applications, Inc., the startup behind Sky — an AI-powered natural language interface for Mac that can view your screen and take actions in your apps.

Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe will be wearing yet another hat as the company preps for arguably its most important vehicle launch -- the mass market R2 SUV -- in 2026.

The Keurig K-Mini can easily sneak into the smallest kitchens.

Friendly text conversations about BBQs and social events can lead to WEEX gold trading scams that target older adults with fake investment opportunities.

Spotify Wrapped should be coming soon. We've got the details.

The milestone marks a new record for the platform, as YouTube’s annual music industry payout increased by $2 billion since 2022.

Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, two 20-year-old college dropouts, grew an AI note-taker app to five million users and an eight-figure ARR, they say.

Meta AI's photo editing tools can be found in Instagram Stories when tapping the paintbrush icon. Users can describe what they want to add, remove, or change.

Elon Musk's EV car company was buoyed by tax credits and regulatory carbon credits — it can't rely on either going forward.

Build Mode is our new podcast that will be a survival guide for early-stage founders navigating the messy, high-stakes chaos of building a company from scratch, hosted by Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen.

I tested the AirPods Pro 3 on Android — the sound and ANC are stellar, but Apple’s iOS exclusives hold them back.

After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 at Moscone West, in a homecoming of sorts for both tech and the city that helped define it.

CoPilot Mode of Microsoft's Edge browser is the company's take on the long-hyped AI browser category.

Kevin James might be posting videos as an art teacher aka Matt Taylor aka @thisismatttaylor on TikTok.

Claude's memory will now be available to individual paid users in addition to users on Enterprise and Team plans.

Microsoft has unveiled “Mico,” a new animated avatar for its Copilot AI that brings back shades of Clippy. The expressive blob acts as a friendly, customizable face for the chatbot.

California company Skyeports creates self-healing glass spheres from Moon regolith that generate solar power and support plant growth for sustainable lunar living.

Changpeng Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange, and served four months in prison last year.

As of Oct. 23, save $150 on the Hisense 55-inch E6 Series QLED 4K Fire TV at Amazon.

The Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are on sale at Amazon for just $199.95. That's 56% off their list price.

The Vornado Velocity Cube 5S space heater is on sale at Amazon for $54.43, down from the list price of $99.99. That's a 46% discount.

Google intends to use electricity from the 400-MW power plant in Decatur, Illinois, to operate nearby data centers. Carbon capture will eliminate some of the plants emissions, but how much remains to be seen.

“Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED.

The Ninja FrostVault cooler (45 quart) is on sale at Woot for $199.99, down from the list price of $299.99. That's a 33% discount.

Shop the best Jackery power station deals live at Amazon. Save up to 47% on the Explorer 300, HomePower 3000, and Explorer 2000.

Save up to 58% on Anker Solix portable power stations at Amazon

Reddit has sued Perplexity for illegal data scraping, and it used an interesting tactic to allegedly catch Perplexity in the act.

Stocking stuffers might be small in size but they don't have to be cheap and crappy. Here are 60+ of our favorite small gift ideas.