NYT Mini Crossword Hints, Clues and Answers for Thursday, January 15, 2026

NYT Mini Crossword Hints, Clues and Answers for Thursday, January 15, 2026

Today's NYT Mini Crossword is live, and Thursday's grid brings a mix of straightforward vocabulary and clever wordplay.

Bogdana Zujic
3 min read
AMD Stock Surges After KeyBanc Upgrade and Strong AI Demand

AMD Stock Surges After KeyBanc Upgrade and Strong AI Demand

AMD stock upgraded by KeyBanc with a $270 target as surging AI demand drives record revenue and supply constraints.

Felecia Smith
6 min read
Lucyd Showcased Their Camera Free Smartglasses With Twelve Hour Battery Life At CES 2026

Lucyd Showcased Their Camera Free Smartglasses With Twelve Hour Battery Life At CES 2026

Lucyd's camera-free smartglasses offer eight-hour battery life and audio features, prioritizing privacy for consumers at CES 2026.

Chevaugn Powell
4 min read
Apple Launches Creator Studio Subscription Bundle for $12.99 Monthly

Apple Launches Creator Studio Subscription Bundle for $12.99 Monthly

Get professional creative software like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for just $12

Elizabeth Kartini
4 min read
Apple Arcade Adds Civilization VII on February 5 as a Mobile Exclusive

Apple Arcade Adds Civilization VII on February 5 as a Mobile Exclusive

Play Civilization VII exclusively on Apple Arcade starting February 5, featuring touch-optimized mobile play for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Elizabeth Kartini
4 min read
Leaked Android 17 Details Show Split Notifications and Separate Wi-Fi Toggles

Leaked Android 17 Details Show Split Notifications and Separate Wi-Fi Toggles

Android 17 splits notifications and Quick Settings into separate panels and brings back individual Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles.

Elizabeth Kartini
5 min read
Apple Reportedly Plans to Replace Dynamic Island with Punch-Hole Design for iPhone 18 Pro

Apple Reportedly Plans to Replace Dynamic Island with Punch-Hole Design for iPhone 18 Pro

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models may replace the Dynamic Island with under-display Face ID and a single punch-hole camera, mirroring a common Android design.

Elizabeth Kartini
5 min read
OpenAI Signs a $10 Billion Deal with Cerebras for AI Computing Power

OpenAI Signs a $10 Billion Deal with Cerebras for AI Computing Power

OpenAI secures $10 billion in AI computing power from Cerebras to accelerate ChatGPT and enhance real-time AI interactions through 2028

Bogdana Zujic
3 min read
VoiceRun Raises $5.5 Million Seed Funding for Enterprise Voice AI Platform

VoiceRun Raises $5.5 Million Seed Funding for Enterprise Voice AI Platform

VoiceRun's $5.5M seed funding fuels its enterprise voice AI platform, enabling scalable, code-first deployments for production-ready applications.

Bogdana Zujic
5 min read
CrowdStrike Acquires Browser Security Firm Seraphic for $420 Million

CrowdStrike Acquires Browser Security Firm Seraphic for $420 Million

CrowdStrike acquires Seraphic Security for $420 million to secure the browser as the new enterprise front door against AI-driven threats.

Bogdana Zujic
4 min read
Microsoft Will Spend $500 Million Annually on Anthropic AI Models

Microsoft Will Spend $500 Million Annually on Anthropic AI Models

Microsoft commits $500M yearly to Anthropic's AI, integrating Claude as a top-tier model for business customers on Azure.

Bogdana Zujic
4 min read
Anthropic Reorganizes Leadership as Mike Krieger Moves to Co-Lead AI Labs

Anthropic Reorganizes Leadership as Mike Krieger Moves to Co-Lead AI Labs

Anthropic reshuffles leadership, moving Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger to co-lead its AI Labs incubator for rapid prototyping, amid major funding and enterprise growth.

Bogdana Zujic
6 min read
Google Launches Personal Intelligence Beta for Gemini AI Assistant

Google Launches Personal Intelligence Beta for Gemini AI Assistant

Google's new beta feature connects your Gmail, Photos, and more to deliver hyper-personalized, context-aware AI responses.

Bogdana Zujic
5 min read
Verizon Suffers Nationwide Outage Leaving Customers Without Service

Verizon Suffers Nationwide Outage Leaving Customers Without Service

Nationwide Verizon outage disrupts cellular service and 911 calls across major US cities, leaving customers stranded without connectivity.

Luka Berger
5 min read
Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Upgrades Linux Kernel for Performance Gains

Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Upgrades Linux Kernel for Performance Gains

Samsung's One UI 8.5 beta boosts performance with a major Linux kernel upgrade and adds new LockStar unlock animations.

Elizabeth Kartini
3 min read
Bilt Rewards launches three new credit cards with 10% introductory APR

Bilt Rewards launches three new credit cards with 10% introductory APR

Bilt Rewards introduces three new credit cards with a 10% introductory APR, aligning with political calls for rate caps and expanding beyond its rent-focused roots.

Paige Roberts
3 min read
Apple Doubles Wi-Fi Bandwidth for Recent Macs and iPads

Apple Doubles Wi-Fi Bandwidth for Recent Macs and iPads

Apple boosts Wi-Fi speeds for recent Macs and iPads via software updates, doubling 5GHz bandwidth for faster transfers and streaming.

Paige Roberts
5 min read
GMKtec Launches $260 NucBox M5 Ultra Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

GMKtec Launches $260 NucBox M5 Ultra Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

Get a powerful AMD Ryzen 7 mini PC starting at $260, featuring dual 2.5GbE ports for networking tasks and dual M.2 slots.

Paige Roberts
5 min read
Apple's macOS Tahoe menu icons violate its own design guidelines from 1992

Apple's macOS Tahoe menu icons violate its own design guidelines from 1992

Apple's macOS Tahoe menu icons break long-standing design rules, creating visual clutter and inconsistency that slows user navigation.

Paige Roberts
4 min read
Apple plans four MacBook launches throughout 2026 targeting all market segments

Apple plans four MacBook launches throughout 2026 targeting all market segments

Apple plans four MacBook launches in 2026, from a budget model to redesigned OLED Pro laptops, refreshing its entire lineup.

Paige Roberts
4 min read
Wear OS 6 Glitch Creates Overlapping UI on Pixel and Galaxy Watches

Wear OS 6 Glitch Creates Overlapping UI on Pixel and Galaxy Watches

Wear OS 6 bug causes overlapping screen elements on Pixel and Galaxy watches during display transitions, affecting third-party watch faces.

Elizabeth Kartini
3 min read