Today's Wordle Hints, Clues and Answer for Puzzle #1658 on January 2, 2026


Today's NYT Strands is live for Friday, January 2, 2026 (Puzzle #670).










Samsung's One UI 8. 5 firmware reveals a Privacy Display feature for the Galaxy S26 series that makes screens unreadable from side angles.

Wall Street analysts are questioning whether artificial intelligence investments have entered bubble territory as corporate spending surges while tech layoffs continue into 2026.

Samsung launched its One UI 8

Samsung's Galaxy S26 series leaked via dummy units and One UI code, revealing a familiar design with camera improvements and potential February 2026 launch.

Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1657, and this Thursday challenge serves up a familiar literary term that rewards standard vowel-heavy openers.

The Thursday edition of NYT Connections arrives with puzzle #935, serving up a grid that rewards vocabulary depth and lateral thinking.


Samsung's One UI 8. 5 firmware reveals a Privacy Display feature for the Galaxy S26 series that makes screens unreadable from side angles.

Wall Street analysts are questioning whether artificial intelligence investments have entered bubble territory as corporate spending surges while tech layoffs continue into 2026.

Samsung launched its One UI 8

Samsung's Galaxy S26 series leaked via dummy units and One UI code, revealing a familiar design with camera improvements and potential February 2026 launch.

Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1657, and this Thursday challenge serves up a familiar literary term that rewards standard vowel-heavy openers.

The Thursday edition of NYT Connections arrives with puzzle #935, serving up a grid that rewards vocabulary depth and lateral thinking.

Samsung restored two popular camera features through a Camera Assistant update this week, but moved them from the main camera interface to a companion app.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra will adopt a unified camera island design that fixes two persistent user complaints but introduces a new wobble problem, according to leaks from tipster OnLeaks .

Google's December Pixel update delivers 33 bug fixes alongside Android 16 QPR2, addressing battery display issues, fingerprint unlock problems, and display glitches across 18 device models.

Apple's restrained artificial intelligence strategy may deliver returns in 2026 as competitors face growing skepticism about massive AI investments, according to analysis from The Information .

Google's Android 16 QPR2 update arrived in December 2025 with AI-powered notification management that groups low-priority alerts and summarizes group chats.

Google's December Pixel update introduced a flickering always-on display bug affecting Pixel 10 devices. The issue emerged after users installed Android 16 QPR2 earlier this week .

OpenAI is paying its 4,000 employees an average of $1

Apple reportedly plans a major product expansion for 2026, according to multiple sources including MacRumors and TechRepublic.

Google's Android 17, internally codenamed Cinnamon Bun , will launch in June 2026 according to multiple reports.

Microsoft shares gained 16. 65% in 2025, trailing the S&P 500's 17. 67% return and significantly underperforming AI peers like Nvidia (36%), Alphabet (64%), and AMD (78%).

Google appears to be developing a native App Lock feature for Android 17, according to code discovered in recent Canary builds .

Elon Musk's xAI acquired a third building on December 30 to expand its Colossus supercomputer cluster, pushing total training capacity toward 2 gigawatts of compute power.

Google will add motion sickness reduction to Android 17 next year , matching Apple's iOS 18 feature that launched in September 2024.

Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1656, and this Wednesday challenge delivers a common-sounding word with a mythological twist that could trip up pattern recognition.

The Wednesday edition of NYT Connections arrives with puzzle #934, delivering a New Year's Eve special that blends holiday traditions with clever wordplay.

Triller Group stock plummeted 61. 5% on Tuesday after Nasdaq confirmed trading suspension and delisting effective December 30, 2025.

ChatGPT exhibits "anxiety" when exposed to violent user inputs, according to a multi-university study published earlier this year .

Chinese researchers have developed a system that uses passengers' brain signals to improve autonomous vehicle safety in risky situations.

Nvidia is in advanced negotiations to acquire Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs for $2-3 billion, according to reports from Israeli financial daily Calcalist .

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max users report static speaker noise when charging their devices, according to multiple reports across Apple forums and social media .

Vivo's X300 Ultra flagship has received European EEC certification , confirming the camera-focused smartphone will launch globally in early 2026.










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