Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.The NYT Mini Crosswordreally threw me with 6-Across. "ME, in an address," makes sense now that I know the answer, but at the time, I kept thinking of someone addressing a letter to "me," and did not solve the clue. Finally, I filled in the rest of the puzzle and DUH--there was the answer. Need some more help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 23, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: "It's only a ___" (response to a sore loser)Answer: GAME5A clue: Here's a pointer!Answer: ARROW6A clue: ME, in an addressAnswer: MAINE7A clue: Fencing swords at the OlympicsAnswer: EPEES8A clue: Fit one inside the other, like measuring cupsAnswer: NESTMini down clues and answers1D clue: Purple candy flavorAnswer: GRAPE2D clue: Zodiac ramAnswer: ARIES3D clue: French painter of "Water Lilies"Answer: MONET4D clue: Rams' matesAnswer: EWES5D clue: Last word of graceAnswer: AMENHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

Looking for the most recentConnections: Sports Edition answers? Click here for today's Connections: Sports Edition hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today'sConnections: Sports Editionhas one of my favorite themes in the yellow category. Think of a team name, but make it represent only one team member. Read on for more hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.For now, the game is in beta, which means the Times is testing it out to see if it's popular before adding it to the site's Games app. You can play it daily for now for free and then we'll have to see if it sticks around.Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried ItHints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.Yellow group hint: Viking and Seahawk also qualify.Green group hint: Not exactly a cannonball.Blue group hint: Tyson and Ditka, alsoPurple group hint:Three-legged is another one.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: NFL teams, in singular formGreen group: Diving positionsBlue group: Famous MikesPurple group:___ raceRead more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 23, 2025, #122. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is NFL teams, in singular form. The four answers are Bear, Bill, Dolphin and Packer.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is diving positions. The four answers are free, pike, straight and tuck.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is famous Mikes. The four answers are Bossy, Evans, Piazza and Trout.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is ____ race. The four answers are horse, pennant, relay and road.

Update: Worldwide release confirmed.To kick off the new year, Arc System Works has announced Technos The World: Kunio-kun & Arcade Collection for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. This information was shared in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu.This new collection will launch in Japan on 24th April 2025 and first-print editions will include a bonus soundtrack. There's no word about a local release, but we'll let you know if we hear anything. It's also mentioned how this collection will include "convenient features" like saving and loading to enhance experience, as well as some additional bug fixes.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state of health and how to prevent things going wrong. Now, investors are making a big bet on Neko.The startup has raised a fresh $260 million in funding, a Series B that values Neko at $1.8 billion post-money, TechCrunch has learned exclusively.Neko will be using the capital to break into new markets like the U.S.; continue developing its diagnostics, potentially with acquisitions; and to open more clinics in response to demand. With its waitlist now at over 100,000 people up from 40,000 just a few months ago Neko has scanned and evaluated 10,000 patients to date in clinics in Stockholm and its newer market of London.Its very clear that theres incredible demand for a different way of thinking about health care, Hjalmar Nilsonne, the CEO and co-founder, said in an interview. He spoke to TechCrunch over a video link from New York, where he is working on laying the groundwork for setting up clinics in the U.S. market.The U.S. is a priority, he said, because right now it accounts for the most people on its waitlist outside of Europe. Of course, we want to come to the U.S. We think theres a lot we could contribute to the ecosystem here, made possible by this funding round, he added.Lightspeed Venture Partners, a new investor in the company, is leading this Series B, with General Catalyst, O.G. Venture Partners, Rosello, Lakestar and Atomico participating. The round follows a Series A of $65 million in 2023 from Lakestar, Atomico, General Catalyst and Prima Materia, the investment firm co-founded by Spotifys Daniel Ek, who happens to be the other co-founder of Neko. Prima Materia also seeded Neko with its initial funding but is not an investor in this latest round.Image Credits:Neko Health (opens in a new window)The funding and Nekos growth are coming at a time when demands are shifting in the world of healthcare.Around the world, whether healthcare systems are state-backed or privatized, theres been a rising focus on preventative healthcare to spot signs before they develop into problems, including to offset the costs of handling chronic and complex conditions in populations that are living longer than before.Alongside that, there has been a massive injection of technology into the worlds of medicine and health: new devices, new insights, and applications powered by, for example, artificial intelligence are changing how doctors are interacting with patients, what they are able to diagnose, and what patients are looking for in a medical environment.Not all of these advances are evolving seamlessly very far from it but they show few signs of going away, and Neko is playing into all of these changes.The Neko Health experience involves a visit to a clinic calm, futuristic, minimalist where, for 300, a customer gets an hour-long exam based around proprietary hardware and software. That exam generates millions of health data points, Neko says.Moles and other marks on your skin are detected and counted as part of a check for skin cancer; waist circumference, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, heart rate, grip strength and other parameters are measured and used to determine whether you are at risk of metabolic syndrome, stroke, heart attack, diabetes and more. The visit includes a consultation with a doctor and recommendations for follow-ups if needed. Image Credits:Neko HealthThose follow-ups might come shortly after the initial visit for example, further monitoring of blood pressure or heart activity or it might be another full appointment the following year. Nilsonne said that currently 80% of its customers have rebooked and paid in advance for appointments in a years time.Considering Neko is a company that has staked its whole ethos on the power of data and advance planning, it had a fairly random start in life.It was co-founded back in 2018 after Ek reached out to Nilsonne over Twitter to chat about the state of the healthcare market in response to a tweet of Nilsonnes. Neither have backgrounds in the field Nilssons previous startup was in climate tech but through ongoing conversations, early ideas for Neko began to form.It took six years to bring together a team and work out Nekos vertically-integrated approach. Even so, Nilsonne said that Neko went into the market hoping for the best but unsure if their idea would resonate; now, according to the company, demand exceeds capacity.Looking ahead, along with building more clinics to take in more users, Neko is focused on R&D around its medical hardware and software.Its starting from a fairly low-tech baseline because of the costs until recently of building and owning medical devices. The average ECG machine in primary care is 15 years old, meaning the software is 15 years old, Nilsonne said. We have a completely different model where were vertically integrated, meaning we make these devices, we make the software, and we have the clinic.He added that Nekos aim is to have updates on a yearly cadence, bringing in more parameters to measure, and likely different tiers of service at different price points.The body scan today is kind of the iPod moment for Neko, he said. The iPod was an iconic product that people loved, and that was exciting. But no one today is using an iPod. It enabled Apple to invest in this incredible paradigm of hand held computational devices. So we very much see this as the beginning of a journey where were trying to contribute, you know, incredibly affordable, high quality preventative diagnostics, and every year were going to be able to do more and more with less and less.The funding round, he said, will allow us to double down and really increase our investments in making the product better, which is ultimately about solving some of the core problems in health care.It will also give Neko a chance to put more space between itself and others looking at preventative healthcare opportunities, such as Zoi in France and Aware in Germany. The capital could also set it apart from efforts from public health services, such as the Health Check provided by the NHS in the U.K., which covers many of the same areas that Neko does.Some weeks ago, I heard from one of Nekos early backers that some of the most insistent waitlisters were investors who wanted to check out the company first-hand for the health of their bodies and of their funds.It seems that getting Lightspeed off the waitlist quickly yielded a strong result. As part of this funding round, Lightspeed partner Bejul Somaia will join Nekos board.

A software engineer has bought the website OGOpenAI.com and redirected it to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab thats been making waves in the open source AI world lately.Software engineer Ananay Arora tells TechCrunch that he bought the domain name for less than a Chipotle meal, and that he plans to sell it for more. The move was an apparent nod to how DeepSeek releases cutting-edge open AI models, just as OpenAI did in its early years. DeepSeeks models can be used offline and for free by any developer with the necessary hardware, similar to older OpenAI models like Point-E and Jukebox.DeepSeek caught the attention of AI enthusiasts last week when it released an open version of its DeepSeek-R1 model, which the company claims performs better than OpenAIs o1 on certain benchmarks. Outside of models such as Whisper, OpenAI rarely releases its flagship AI in an open format these days, drawing criticism from some in the AI industry. In fact, OpenAIs reticence to release its most powerful models is cited in a lawsuit from Elon Musk, who claims that the startup isnt staying true to its original nonprofit mission.Arora says he was inspired by a now-deleted post on X from Perplexitys CEO, Aravind Srinivas, comparing DeepSeek to OpenAI in its more open days. I thought, hey, it would be cool to have [the] domain go to DeepSeek for fun, Arora told TechCrunch via DM.DeepSeek joins Alibabas Qwen in the list of Chinese AI labs releasing open alternatives to OpenAIs models. The American government has tried to curb Chinas AI labs for years with chip export restrictions, but it may need to do more if the latest AI models coming out of the country are any indication.

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Former President Trump has announced an unprecedented $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative ... [+] called "The Stargate Project," partnering with tech giants OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank to cement America's leadership in artificial intelligence.Adobe StockOne of the first announcements made by newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump is The Stargate Project, a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure.Trump announced the project on day two of his presidency, standing alongside three of the most powerful men in tech: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, and Masayoshi Son, chair of Softbank.Details were relatively sparse; we learned that funding would come from the technology arm of the UAEs sovereign wealth fund and that $100 billion of investment would be promised for the first year.Trump claimed that it will be the largest AI project by far in history.So what does such a huge investment, championed by the incoming president of the worlds most powerful nation, mean for the future of AI? Lets take a look.MORE FOR YOUThe AI EmergencyTrump himself has said that his involvement in the project is because of an emergency situation.By treating it as an emergency, Trump and his government may be able to quickly remove regulatory obstacles or divert funds to the project in order to see results sooner.Hes made it clear that he considers it vital for US national interests that the country maintains its position as a world leader in AI technology. He will definitely be aware of the fact that other countries, most notably China, but also the UK and members of the EU, are also pouring huge amounts of investment into research and development.The US already leads the world in terms of AI funding, with $70 billion flowing into initiatives in 2024 compared to under $30 billion across the rest of the world (with around $20 billion of that in China). If it happens, this new investment will keep the country firmly in first place.But its likely that this news isnt just about building new technology. Its also about creating jobs and the economic prosperity that will bring. Trump says he expects Stargate to create 100,000 jobs over four years. This will be a huge boost to a president who knows that his performance will be judged on the performance of the US economy during his tenure, perhaps above anything else.So What Is Stargate?Not a great deal is known at the moment, but heres what we do know:A project using the name has been underway for some time, with construction work already started on a Texas data center.Earlier media coverage referencing the term connected it to a partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft. This involved a $100 billion data center and AI supercomputing project.During Trumps announcement, Ellison said that 10 500,000 square feet data centers are already under construction, with 10 more on the way.OpenAI put out a statement stating that $500 billion will be invested over five years in a new company named Stargate that will aim to secure American leadership in AI, create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and generate massive economic benefit for the entire world.As well as OpenAI (creators of ChatGPT), the initial investors include Oracle, the California company responsible for much of the critical backstage infrastructure that supports the internet, Japanese software giant Softbank, and Emirates wealth fund MGX.Other partners include ARM, Nvidia and Microsoft. Perhaps most intriguingly for those wondering where this venture will lead, OpenAIs statement concludes with all of us look forward to continuing to build and develop AI and in particular AGI.AGI refers to artificial general intelligence an advanced form of AI beyond whats available today, capable of learning any task, not just tasks that we designed it for.Trouble In Paradise?However, within hours of the announcement, there were already signs of drama unfolding.Its well-known that Elon Musk, who played a huge role in Trumps election campaign, and Altman dont get on. Less than a day after Trumps announcement, the pair were taking shots at each other on social media.In an exchange quoted by the Financial Times, Musk throws doubt on the claim that $1 billion in funding is already secured.Altman responds, Wrong I realize whats great for the country isnt always whats optimal for your companies, but in your new role, I hope youll mostly put the country first.Could it be that Musk wasnt too happy that Trump decided to give star billing to an AI project led by his own rivals? With Musk set to take a high-profile role as the head of the newly launched Department of Government Efficiency, overseeing government spending, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.So What Does This Mean?The launch of The Stargate Project represents more than just an unprecedented financial commitment to AI development. It marks a defining moment where artificial intelligence moves from being merely a technological pursuit to becoming a cornerstone of national strategy.Yet the success of this ambitious venture will likely be measured not just in computational power or market dominance, but in how it addresses fundamental challenges facing AI development. These include the massive environmental impact of large-scale computing infrastructure - with each of the planned data centers potentially consuming as much energy as a small city - and the complex questions of how to ensure the benefits of such advanced AI systems are distributed equitably across society.As construction begins in Texas and partnerships take shape, three key developments will be crucial to watch: how the project navigates the increasing tensions between major tech players, whether it can deliver on its ambitious job creation promises, and most importantly, how it balances the race for AI supremacy with growing calls for responsible development.The Stargate Project's $500 billion commitment makes one thing clear: AI is no longer just shaping the future - it's reshaping the present. How America handles this transformation could determine not only its technological leadership but also set the global standard for how nations approach the development of artificial intelligence in the decades to come.

Thanks to its strong technology foundation, FREYR is well positioned to provide sustainably produced battery solutions to substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. gettyThe numbers are mind-boggling. According to the IEA Global EV Outlook which examines regional targets and current vehicle statistics, at least 235 to 300 million electric vehicles (EVs) will need to be produced to meet the combined electrification goals of the EU and the United States by 2035.Where will all the batteries come from to meet these needs?An emerging leaderThere are a number of technological, environmental, economic, and social dimensions that impact the production of batteries for EVs and transportation systems.The scarcity of key resources like lithium and the energy-intensive extraction processes that are required, the costs and complexity of the existing manufacturing and supply chain processes, and the current limited lifespan of batteries and the status of recycling and end-of-life management are all challenges that impact the production of batteries. These are all challenges that battery manufacturers need to consider.One company that is changing the game is FREYR Battery, a clean energy solutions provider and emerging leader in sustainable lithium-ion batteries.FREYR is helping build clean energy capacity in the United States with its Giga America battery plant for industrial-scale battery component production and has plans to develop its Giga Arctic site in Norway. Its mission is to produce environmentally friendly battery cells through a business model that maximizes long-term value creation and unlocks sustainable, superior returns for its stakeholders.FREYR develops battery solutions for stationary energy storage, which are crucial for integrating renewable energy sources into the grid and ensuring energy stability. It also provides battery solutions for electric buses, trucks, and marine vessels.The company is actively involved in the development and production of next-generation battery cell technologies. By leveraging advanced manufacturing processes and sustainable practices, the company aims to produce battery cells with higher energy density, longer lifespan, and reduced environmental impact. And with its recent acquisition of Trina Solar's U.S. manufacturing assets, FREYR is now enabling the integration of solar energy solutions with its battery storage technology to offer comprehensive clean energy systems.Charging forward in the cloudAs a new company, FREYR Battery needed a robust and scalable technology foundation to support its plans. To help achieve its ambitions, FREYR chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition as part of the GROW with SAP for scaleups program.We wanted to stick to best practices and take advantage of predefined proven processes from the very start. Thats why we invested in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, said Morten Grims, head of controlling/IT and administration at FREYR Battery. The end goal is to accelerate growth without increasing complexity.FREYR was able to rapidly implement its finance foundation with capabilities for warehousing, maintenance, and production processes to serve its industrial-scale clean battery cell production. The company now has access to data across its manufacturing processes, giving its people rich insights to help it continuously improve its operations and its solutions in line with its sustainability goals.As a startup company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the biggest challenge is making the right decisions at the right time, proceeding step by step. According to Grims, if you start with best practices that are contained and visualized in the SAP Signavio solution thats part of the package, its easy to achieve a configured system. The tool enabled the company to look at processes and understand the order in which to implement them as dictated by the business. This approach made it easy to sit down with the operators to clarify how to operate the system.Our operations team has benefited from the speed of the implementation. As a startup, we knew that having standardized processes from the beginning was an advantage, he explained. We wanted to avoid designing everything from scratch and having to go through a business engineering process to roll it out. With a set of best practices to follow, our operations can be compliant from the get-go.Embedding advanced ERP speedily into an organization can be the source of significant commercial advantage for a startup. It allows the company to turn on core functionality at the right time to meet requirements and then adopt more functionality organically as its needs grow.For FREYR, this robust and scalable architecture means meeting strategic goals more quickly. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition allows the company to bring new plants online quickly and add new functionality with ease during times of critical development. The solution is already supporting its financial and procurement operations and joint-venture initiatives in the United States ahead of commencing manufacturing activities.Thanks to its strong technology foundation, FREYR is well positioned to provide sustainably produced battery solutions to substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. Its clean, next-generation battery cells will go a long way in helping regional entities accelerate the decarbonization of energy and transportation systems.Follow me on LinkedIn.

Just before NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams headed to the Starliner spacecraft on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral in Florida in June last year, they will have probably said something to their family and friends along the lines of: See you next week.Thats because their stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was scheduled to last eight days in what was the first crewed flight of the Starliner. But the mission took an unexpected turn when the spacecraft developed several technical issues on the way to the ISS. Fortunately, the capsule managed to dock, and Wilmore and Williams were able to safely board the ISS. However, after weeks of trying to resolve the issues, it was eventually decided that, out of an abundance of caution, the Starliner would be brought home empty.Recommended VideosThis left officials having to decide exactly how to get Wilmore and Williams back to Earth.Please enable Javascript to view this contentAfter much deliberation, it was eventually decided that the pair would have to hitch a ride on the returning SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying the Crew-9 astronauts, in February. But then, in December, NASA announced that Crew-9 would not be coming home until March at the earliest.In one of the most remarkable astronaut missions of recent years, Wilmore and Williams orbital adventure has now lasted 233 days 225 more than originally planned.You have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity, Williams said of the unexpected situation back in September. Were actually excited to fly in two different spacecraft Were testersDetermined to stay upbeat about everything, Wilmore commented that he and Williams were very fortunate to be able to remain on the space station for an extended period and to have a back-up option in the pipeline, pointing out how there were many cases in the past where there have not been other options.Notably, the pair are staying in orbit for way longer than most astronaut missions to the ISS, which usually last around six months, with their trip on course to span nine months.Still, they have plenty of scientific research to be getting on with, and in a workspace that has window views like no other.Editors Recommendations

President Donald Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.The pardons were issued shortly after Trump was sworn in on Monday."They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity.President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency."They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.Shortly after being sworn in on Monday, Trump signed an executive order that pardoned roughly 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. The order also commuted the sentences of 14 other individuals, which included members of two far-right extremist groups, the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys."They were treated like the worst criminals in history. And you know what they were there for? They were protesting the vote, because they knew the election was rigged and they were protesting the vote," Trump told Hannity.The January 6 Capitol riots left five dead, including a Capitol Police officer.armed with wooden sticks and metal pipes when they descended on the Capitol. Trump has maintained his claim that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" although no evidence has been found to justify it.During the pre-taped interview that aired Wednesday evening, Trump repeated many of the talking points he shared in his inaugural address and throughout his campaign, criticizing former President Joe Biden for his handling of the southern border, crime, and the war in Ukraine."They are all solvable. With time, effort, money, unfortunately. But they are all solvable," Trump said. "Probably we can get our country back, but if we didn't win this race, I really believe our country would have been lost forever."When asked about the preemptive pardons issued by President Joe Biden, including for some Biden family members, Trump said it set an "amazing" precedent."This guy went around giving everybody pardons. And you know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing is he didn't give himself a pardon," Trump said of Biden.Trump also said in the interview that he planned to visit North Carolina, which was hit by Hurricane Helene last year, on Friday and then California, which was hit by several wildfires earlier this month. He also criticized California's response to the fires as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency."FEMA is going to be a whole big discussion very shortly because I'd rather see the states take care of their own problems," Trump said.More of the interview is set to air on Fox News on Thursday evening.