Timef 08/24/2025

From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically, the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5 —  available on the open source platform Hugging Face.

7 rumored iPhone 17 features Android already has

At last, a Nintendo N64 controller designed for two-handed humans.

Help the whole family catch more z’s with soothing background noise from our favorite sound machines.

Image generators are designed to mimic their training data, so where does their apparent creativity come from? A recent study suggests that it’s an inevitable by-product of their architecture.

Digital Rights Management software makes it difficult to copy movies, music, ebooks, and games that you already own. There are ways around it, but breaking DRM opens up legal and ethical concerns.

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers. Oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.

The NFL 2025–2026 season is here. Here are the best football streaming deals and everything you need to know about how to watch.

Every PC gaming setup needs a great monitor, and we've rounded up the best ones to help take your gaming sessions to the next level.

The “Panama Playlists” exposed the Spotify listening habits of some famous people — and two journalists who didn’t know as much about protecting their privacy as they had thought.

Get Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac with a lifetime license for just $69.97 (reg. $219) — no subscription fees.

Get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air with 12-hour battery life and 128GB storage for just $199.97 with free shipping.

The best Labor Day deals from Purple. Save up to $800 in Purple's Labor Day sale.

This 2-in-1 ASUS Chromebook has a detachable touchscreen, and it's on sale for only $170

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

See the moon phase expected for August 24, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Answers to each clue for the August 24, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

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" #1527 on August 24 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

In March 2025 the Earth was hit by a fast radio burst as energetic as the sun, but lasting only milliseconds.

OpenAI isn't the only AI company looking to crack down on SPVs.

The former Adept CEO said he hopes to be "remembered more as "an AI research innovator" than a "a deal structure innovator."

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Chipotle rolled out drone deliveries that should be able to drop your burrito to you out of the sky.

While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,”   the administration does not appear to be committing new funds.