As someone currently in the gift-buying process, I can confirm it’s easy to become stumped by what to give your loved ones. You want to gift them something they’ll actually use and won’t gather dust in a junk drawer. We all aspire to sleep better, so why not give... Read more

Looking for the most recent Mini 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. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints... Read more

Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook has launched a new feature called “For You” on December 17. This is an in-app personalization hub that caters to each user and their individual betting habits. This is based on things such as favorite leagues, players, teams, and betting history, allowing every single user... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, with four logos in place of words. If you’re struggling with... Read more

Brian Barrett: I just this week was looking back at some of our earliest DOGE reporting and reminded of what a crazy couple of months that was. So just as a reminder for folks who were slumbering through the first half of the year, A, I’m jealous. I respect... Read more

While Gemini 3 is still making waves, Google's not taking the foot off the gas in terms of releasing new models. Yesterday, the company released FunctionGemma, a specialized 270-million parameter AI model designed to solve one of the most persistent bottlenecks in modern application development: reliability at the edge.... Read more

The IRS has now published updated confirmation that the casino slot jackpot tax is to be almost doubled in 2026. An X post by Vital Vegas stated: “Sources say the IRS will officially confirm the reporting threshold for slot jackpots increases from $1,200 to $2,000 starting Jan 1. Now,... Read more

Red Dead Redemption came out 15 years ago for PC and consoles, but now a mobile version of the open-world Western is out for iOS and Android devices, and it’s available for Netflix subscribers at no additional charge.  The mobile version is a faithful port of the original game... Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the plans. It will focus on using ultrasound to read brain activity. Along with Altman, WIRED has learned, Forest Neurotech’s... Read more

Congressman Abe Hamadeh has shared concerns about the partnership between Kalshi and CNN, highlighting “threats to market integrity, democratic stability, and American national security”. Congressman Abe Hamadeh wrote a letter to Acting Chairwoman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Caroline D. Pham, outlining concerns centered around the recently announced... Read more