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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 16, 2026
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 16, 2026

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

Meggie Smitham · 16 Jul, 2026
AirPods just got a long-requested feature in new public beta
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AirPods just got a long-requested feature in new public beta

While it was overshadowed by the iOS 27 public beta, Apple also released a new public beta firmware for AirPods this week. The update brings a long-requested fe...

Chance Miller · 16 Jul, 2026
Skullcandy’s bass-boosting Crusher headphones now come with Bose’s ANC
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Skullcandy’s bass-boosting Crusher headphones now come with Bose’s ANC

Skullcandy announced a new version of its Crusher wireless headphones today featuring a few of Bose's audio technologies including its QuietControl ANC and head...

Andrew Liszewski · 16 Jul, 2026
Skullcandy Crusher 1080 review: Haptic bass meets whisper-quiet ANC
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Skullcandy Crusher 1080 review: Haptic bass meets whisper-quiet ANC

Skullcandy's new flagship Crusher 1080 headphones blend Bose audio and big bass.

Cyrus Klocko · 16 Jul, 2026
HP’s OLED-equipped 2-in-1 laptop is a solid back-to-school deal
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HP’s OLED-equipped 2-in-1 laptop is a solid back-to-school deal

With storage and memory prices still at an all-time high, we’re happy to tell you about a solid deal on a good laptop when we find one, rare as they are. Best B...

Brad Bourque · 15 Jul, 2026
Apple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on Macs and iPads
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Apple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on Macs and iPads

A new AppleCare Plus subscription for a Mac or iPad will cost more soon, with prices going up by $0.50 per month or $5 per year for new sign-ups, according to B...

Stevie Bonifield · 15 Jul, 2026
Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
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Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.

Kyle Orland · 15 Jul, 2026
Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all
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Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all

Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs - which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery fo...

Sean Hollister · 15 Jul, 2026
Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
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Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon

While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.

Robert Pearlman · 15 Jul, 2026
Elon Musk bought a gas turbine company
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Elon Musk bought a gas turbine company

It's likely to become a direct power source for SpaceXAI's data centers.

Gunner Witting · 15 Jul, 2026
Sheetz moves 838 stores off VMware: Broadcom created “too much uncertainty"
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Sheetz moves 838 stores off VMware: Broadcom created “too much uncertainty"

The conveneince store chain will use StorMagic instead.

Scharon Harding · 15 Jul, 2026
xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’
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xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a laws...

Emma Roth · 15 Jul, 2026