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SAVE $200: As of Jan. 17, Amazon has the TCL 55-inch Class T7 Smart TV on sale for 33% off at $399, $200 off its list price of $599. Opens in a new windowCredit: TCLTCL 55 Inch Class T7 Series Smart TV$399 at Amazon $599 Save $200 Get DealWinter is honestly one of the best times to consider snagging a brand-new TV for your living room or getting that second TV for your bedroom that you've always wished you had on cozy weekend mornings. This weekend, Amazon has a 55-inch TCL smart TV on sale

Every year, NeurIPS produces hundreds of impressive papers, and a handful that subtly reset how practitioners think about scaling, evaluation and system design. In 2025, the most consequential works weren't about a single breakthrough model. Instead, they challenged fundamental assumptions that academicians and corporations have quietly relied on: Bigger models mean better reasoning, RL creates new capabilities, attention is “solved” and generative models inevitably memorize.This yea

SAVE $1401: As of Jan. 17, Amazon has Jackery's HomePower 3000 portable power station on sale for 56% off at $1,098, which $1,401 off its list price of $2,499. Opens in a new windowCredit: JackeryJackery HomePower 3000 Portable Power Station$1,098 at Amazon $2,499 Save $1,401 Get DealThis weekend, Amazon is running a massive discount on Jackery's HomePower 3000 portable power station. The power station is a battery-and-solar-generator combo (though the compatible, separately sold solar pane

SAVE $200: As of Saturday, January 17th, this Apple MacBook Air with an M4 chip is 17% off at $999, down from its list price of $1,199. Opens in a new windowCredit: Apple13-inch MacBook Air M4 Chip 2025$999 at Amazon $1,199 Save $200 Get DealStarting the year off with a new laptop could be just the thing to help you achieve that long list of New Year's goals you have drafted in your notebook. This weekend, Amazon has a 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air laptop with an M4 chip on sale for ju

It's that most magical time of the year: The White Lotus casting season.Season 4 of Mike White's hotel-set anthology series begins production in April of 2026, so casting announcements for the show's next set of ultra-rich guests and exasperated staffers have begun to roll in. Not only that, but the season's sure-to-be gorgeous setting has already been revealed.SEE ALSO:2026 TV preview: All the TV shows you need to know, and where to stream them
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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through ea

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you know Italian soccer teams.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 new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you ov

OpenAI’s decision to introduce advertisements inside ChatGPT for free users and its new $8 “Go” tier is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential pivots in generative AI’s short history. It’s not a simple business tweak. It’s a reframing of where digital intent, attention, and commercial influence intersect in an age where conversations increasingly replace search bars. OpenAI has not yet started showing ads in ChatGPT, but it plans to begin test

If you're a junk journaler (or have one in your life), you probably have a proclivity for swiping a crisp cocktail napkin into your bag when you’re out for drinks or saving a particularly cute flyer from a museum event that you went to. Maybe your first thought is even, “I should grab some for my junk journal” at the sight of confetti exploding over an arena during your favorite artists’ concert or a stray plastic flower petal that blew onto your picnic blanket. Junk jour

From the frigid forests of the North to the bustling streets of King's Landing, the world of Westeros is home to countless fantasy locations — so much so that Game of Thrones' opening credits provided a map to lay it all out for us!SEE ALSO:'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' review: 'Game of Thrones' prequel is a surprising comfort watch
So where on that map does Game of Thrones' latest spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, land?Unlike Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, there is no

At this point, iPads can do (almost) anything your laptop can do thanks to iPadOS 26. Whether you want to stream, browse the internet, illustrate, or edit videos, you can do it on the iPad. Recent developments in the Pro and Air models also set them up as gaming devices.The rapid pace of Apple's update schedule makes shopping for a tablet all the more difficult. So, we tested every model to help you find the best iPad for you.Which iPad model should I buy?The right iPad for you depends purely on

There are two periods of your life. There's before you see Ralph Fiennes absolutely devour an Iron Maiden musical number in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and there is after. And oh, how I pity anyone who's still living in the "before."The electrifying sequence comes in the third act of Nia DaCosta's zombie banger, when Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) brings his "Fingers" to the Bone Temple for an audience with Satan, aka Old Nick. Except the devil they encounter isn't really Old Nick. It's

NASA’s mega moon rocket will begin a slow trek to its Florida launchpad early Saturday, marking a major milestone for Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.The rollout of the Space Launch System and Orion spaceship to a Cape Canaveral launchpad will kick off the final series of ground tests before NASA attempts to send four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day flight into deep space. 

TL;DR: If you’re tired of juggling storage limits, Internxt’s 100TB lifetime cloud plan offers long-term peace of mind with privacy built in for $974.97 (reg. $9,900).Opens in a new windowCredit: InternxtInternxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription: 100TB$974.97 $9,900 Save $8,925.03 Get DealLiving in a digital world has its perks, but it also comes with a quiet, constant stress: running out of space. Photos pile up. Videos get larger. Work files multiply. And sooner or later, y

It was a refreshing experience to demo the Even Realities G2 smart glasses at CES 2026, which was filled with Meta Ray-Ban knockoffs. As someone who’s been using last-gen G1 glasses as my daily specs, I was stoked to try the G2 glasses. And they didn’t disappoint. Even Realities doubled down on its best features and polished the rough edges. They’re the closest a pair of smart glasses has come to traditional specs, thanks to the minimalist feature set that felt just right.Like

TL;DR: Live stream the 2026 Winter Olympics for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.This is shaping up to be an absolutely huge year for sport. Sure, the World Cup is probably the biggest event on the calendar. But there are so many other massive moments to get excited about. And there's really no need to wait, because the action starts early in 2026.The 2026 Winter Olympics is kicking things off in February with a host of top events including alpine skiing, ice hockey, bobsleigh, sn

TL;DR: Live stream Bills vs. Broncos for free on TVNZ+. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.With this year's Wild Card Weekend in the history books, it's time for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. The Bills scored a narrow win over the Jaguars last weekend, which now put the Bills up against AFC's top seed, the Denver Broncos. As the No. 6 seed, Buffalo will have their work cut out against a well-rested, dominant Denver, who haven't played since annihi

TL;DR: Live stream 49ers vs. Seahawks for free on TVNZ+. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Following an exciting Wild Card Weekend, the action promises to step up another gear in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. This is one of the hottest fixtures of the postseason so far, as the San Francisco 49ers travel to face the Seattle Seahawks.The Seahawks are the NFC's No. 1 seed, with a record of 14-3. The 49ers have only lost two more games and they're co

If you're a Game of Thrones fan, you're going to hear a ton of familiar names in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.SEE ALSO:'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' review: 'Game of Thrones' prequel is a surprising comfort watch
HBO's latest Game of Thrones spin-off takes place roughly a century before the original series, when knight Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall (Peter Claffey) first takes his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) under his wing. The pair make their way to a tournament at Ashford Meadow. And you k

It's almost the New Moon, which means we're approaching a night where none of the Moon will be lit up. You might think that's tonight, but believe it or not, there is a small sliver of light coming from it. Read on to find out just how much Moon is on display tonight.What is today’s Moon phase?As of Saturday, Jan. 17, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 2% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.As we're so close to the New Moon (the night where the Moon app

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 you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from pr

TL;DR: Live stream Zverev vs. Diallo in the 2026 Australian Open for free on 9Now. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The tennis season starts right here, with the 2026 Australian Open serving up two weeks of elite tennis action.Among the top stars in the opening round is German 28-year-old, Alexander Zverev, the No. 3 seed. This match against Gabriel Diallo, an unseeded Canadian, should be akin to warming up for Zverev. But expect the German to come o

TL;DR: Live stream Egypt vs. Nigeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for free on Channel 4. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been incredibly entertaining. We're sad that it's almost over, but we're grateful for the goals, passion, and drama.The AFCON final is scheduled to take place on Jan. 18, with hosts Morocco taking on Senegal. Before we get to the showpiece event, Egypt face Nigeria in the third-place playoff

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you can take the heat. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.SEE ALSO:Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO:NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for January 17, 2026
Where did Wordle come from?Originally created by engi

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you don't like foul language.Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word o

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love fun group activities.Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you

When 28 Years Later hit theaters last summer, audiences were awed not only by Danny Boyle's blistering new vision of zombie horror, but also by the curious introduction of Jimmy Crystal. Played by Sinners' Jack O'Connell, Jimmy instantly captivated audiences, who were ravenous to see more of him in the 28 Years Later direct sequel The Bone Temple. But can you handle what director Nia DaCosta has in store as she takes the reins for the second film in this emerging trilogy? SEE ALSO:'28

Critics are raving about Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and a big part of why is the absolutely sensational climax, in which Ralph Fiennes channels his inner metal god to perform Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" before an awed Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) and his remaining Fingers. Last year, O'Connell himself stunned audiences with a dizzying collision of horror and dance with Sinners, in which he played the singing, Irish-jigging vampire Remmick. With The Bone Tem

The German AI startup Black Forest Labs (BFL), founded by former Stability AI engineers, is continuing to build out its suite of open source AI image generators with the release of FLUX.2 [klein], a new pair of small models — one open and one non-commercial — that emphasizes speed and lower compute requirements, with the models generating images in less than a second on a Nvidia GB200. The [klein] series, released yesterday, includes two primary parameter counts: 4 billion (4B) and 9

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