Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 26, #641
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 26, No. 641.
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Prime Day Is Ending Soon, but We're Still Tracking 170+ Deals You Want to Pick Up
It's Day 3 of Prime Day and we're still here and hunting down the very best deals to shop.
The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump admā¦
Trump Plans to Name Adam Candeub as Antitrust Chief in Justice Dept.
President Trump plans to nominate a tech critic and telecommunications lawyer, Adam Candeub, to lead the division.
The New York Times Amends Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
In a new court filing, The Times accused Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train its A.I. systems using copyrighted articles.
This yearās Prime Day deals on Apple products are the best Iāve seen
Amazon’s Prime Day is now in its third day, and whether you’re looking for a new pair of wireless earbuds or a smartwatch, thereās a good ā¦
Turkey vs. USA: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D Match Live for Free
The United States men's national team looks to end the group stage with a 100% record as it takes on the already eliminated Turks.
Paraguay vs. Australia: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D Match Live for Free
The Socceroos and La Albirroja are set to battle it out for second place in Group D.
OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers
So much for voluntary review.
Americaās Time Capsule for 2276 Includes Futuristic Predictions From Claude
"San Francisco, famously predicted to be underwater, is not ā quite."
Here We Go Again: Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices Amid Memory Shortage
This is the third price hike for Xbox consoles since May of last year.
Android 17ās new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoreticallā¦
YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok
YouTube is adding even more TikTok-like features to Shorts, including a new "clear screen" mode that removes the icons and text from the video you're ā¦
YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed
YouTube Shorts is getting a makeover.
The most popular Grok feature is, apparently, exactly what you think
NSFW uses account for "well over half" of traffic, a new report says.
OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request
The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, ā¦
Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions
"We're contacting impacted users & refunding them in full."
Commodore has dropped the price of its retro phone by $100 ahead of preorders
A refreshing direction for a price change.
Framework has good news and bad news
Thanks to the component crisis, it's a bad time to want a new computer. But if you are waiting on a preorder for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro - which Fā¦
āBarbarianā Gets First Physical Media Release 4 Years After Its Premiere
Zach Cregger's first horror film will be available as a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray SteelBook.
OpenAI Leans Toward Holding Up I.P.O. Until Next Year
The A.I. companyās advisers are pushing its chief executive, Sam Altman, to move slowly after SpaceXās stock has been volatile and as the start-up graā¦
Larry Sanger, a Wikipedia Founder, Is Barred From Editing on the Site
A vote to bar Larry Sanger indefinitely from the volunteer community of Wikipedia came days after he submitted a proposal on āintellectual diversity.ā
Best Battery Life Laptops of 2026
From Windows models with Qualcomm Snapdragon X and Intel Panther Lake processors to MacBooks running on Apple's latest M5 chip, these are the longest-ā¦
Europeans Are Buying Teslas Again, Surrendering the Easiest Front in the War on American Big Tech
Tesla is hiring new workers and ramping up production at its German factory to meet demand.
DuckDuckGo, Unable to Resist the Pull of AI, Mistakenly Claims Trump Died of Rabies
Can't just be the non-AI search engine.
This Anker Charger Goes Everywhere With Me, and It's Less Than $35 for Prime Day
The Anker 622 MagGo stays on the back of my phone so a low battery is never a concern.
Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program
About a quarter of PCs are still running Microsoft's previous operating system. Microsoft ended official support for Windows 10 in 2025, but the compaā¦
Peppa Pig Contract Backlash Is the Latest Over the Use of AI in Entertainment
A group representing child actors is criticizing contracts that would allow AI to reuse a child's voice.
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ādigital worldsā that stress-test AI agents
Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
Score a discounted Xbox console before the prices jump
Microsoft announced today that the price of all Xbox models will rise in August, the second time in less than a year as memory prices continue to wreaā¦
The Best Tech to Level Up Summer 2026
Stay cool and enjoy the long, sunny days ahead with these gadgets to upgrade your life this summer and beyond.
Instagram wants to monopolize your attention
This week, Instagram launched a series of new features for its smart TV app that are all designed to get people to spend more time on the platform thrā¦