NYT Mini Crossword Hints, Clues and Answers for Saturday, January 3, 2026

NYT Mini Crossword Hints, Clues and Answers for Saturday, January 3, 2026

Today's NYT Mini Crossword is live, and Saturday's grid brings a tech-savvy mix of social media references and digital culture with some classic wordplay.

Bogdana Zujic
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Instagram Chief Warns AI Images Are Evolving Too Fast for Platforms to Track

Instagram Chief Warns AI Images Are Evolving Too Fast for Platforms to Track

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri warned that AI-generated images are evolving too fast for social platforms to track, forcing a fundamental rethink of how we verify authenticity online.

Bogdana Zujic
4 min read
ARC Raiders Retains 91 Percent of Its Steam Player Base

ARC Raiders Retains 91 Percent of Its Steam Player Base

ARC Raiders retains 91% of its Steam player base while Battlefield 6 lost 85% of its launch audience, according to SteamDB data analyzed by Forbes .

Luka Berger
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ARC Raiders Disables NVIDIA Filters to Level Cross-Platform Playing Field

ARC Raiders Disables NVIDIA Filters to Level Cross-Platform Playing Field

Embark Studios' extraction shooter ARC Raiders has disabled NVIDIA Filters functionality, eliminating a controversial advantage that gave PC players superior visibility over console competitors.

Luka Berger
3 min read
LG Unveils 2026 Gram Laptops with New Aerominum Alloy

LG Unveils 2026 Gram Laptops with New Aerominum Alloy

LG Electronics unveiled its 2026 Gram laptop lineup ahead of CES 2026 , introducing a proprietary magnesium-aluminum alloy called Aerominum that reduces weight while reinforcing structural strength.

Bogdana Zujic
4 min read
Microsoft Previews Windows 11 Framework for Third-Party AI Agents

Microsoft Previews Windows 11 Framework for Third-Party AI Agents

Microsoft introduced a preview of its Agent Launchers framework earlier this month , allowing developers to register AI agents directly with Windows 11.

Paige Roberts
7 min read
Apple Plans Major 2026 Mac Refresh with OLED Displays and M6 Chips

Apple Plans Major 2026 Mac Refresh with OLED Displays and M6 Chips

Apple's 2026 product roadmap could mark the Mac's most significant year since the original Macintosh debuted in 1984, according to multiple reports .

Paige Roberts
3 min read
Chromebook Shipments Grew 3 Percent in 2025 as Platform Evolves

Chromebook Shipments Grew 3 Percent in 2025 as Platform Evolves

Chromebook shipments grew 3% year-on-year in Q3 2025, reaching 4. 2 million units, according to Omdia research , as consumers embraced the platform's evolving capabilities.

Paige Roberts
4 min read
Tech Enthusiasts Transformed Old Chromebooks into Linux Servers

Tech Enthusiasts Transformed Old Chromebooks into Linux Servers

Two tech enthusiasts independently transformed aging Chromebooks into functional Linux servers last week, demonstrating how decade-old hardware can find new life as smart home controllers.

Paige Roberts
3 min read
Epic Games adds Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega skin to Fortnite

Epic Games adds Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega skin to Fortnite

Epic Games added Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield to Fortnite on December 30, 2025 . The characters join as part of the Wallace Organization bundle in the Item Shop.

Luka Berger
5 min read
Microsoft Office lifetime licenses drop to record low prices this week

Microsoft Office lifetime licenses drop to record low prices this week

Microsoft Office lifetime licenses dropped to record lows this week, offering permanent access to productivity software for less than two years of Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

Paige Roberts
6 min read
Sony PlayStation 6 Faces Potential Delay to 2029 Due to RAM Shortages

Sony PlayStation 6 Faces Potential Delay to 2029 Due to RAM Shortages

Sony's PlayStation 6 could face manufacturing delays into 2029 due to global RAM shortages, potentially pushing the console's release beyond its original 2027-2028 target window according to industry

Luka Berger
5 min read
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A11+ in the US at $249 to challenge Apple's iPad

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A11+ in the US at $249 to challenge Apple's iPad

Samsung launches Galaxy A17 5G and Tab A11+ in the US on January 7-8, targeting Apple's entry-level iPad with a $100 price advantage.

Paige Roberts
4 min read
Former Coupang Employee Dumped MacBook in River to Hide Data Breach Evidence

Former Coupang Employee Dumped MacBook in River to Hide Data Breach Evidence

A former Coupang employee attempted to destroy evidence of a massive data breach by smashing his MacBook Air and throwing it into a river, only to have investigators recover the device days later.

Paige Roberts
3 min read
Apple plans to launch three new MacBook models in early 2026

Apple plans to launch three new MacBook models in early 2026

Apple will launch three new MacBook models in early 2026, according to multiple industry reports . The refresh includes M5-powered Air models and higher-end Pro variants with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

Paige Roberts
5 min read
Apple patches two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in WebKit

Apple patches two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in WebKit

Apple issued emergency security updates for iPhone and iPad users this week, patching two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in WebKit.

Paige Roberts
5 min read
ARC Raiders players exploit Kettle weapon macros for instant kills

ARC Raiders players exploit Kettle weapon macros for instant kills

ARC Raiders players face instant-kill exploits from Kettle weapon macros , undermining PvP balance in Embark Studios' extraction shooter.

Luka Berger
4 min read
OpenAI Accelerates Screen-Free AI Hardware with Voice-Operated Pen Device

OpenAI Accelerates Screen-Free AI Hardware with Voice-Operated Pen Device

OpenAI accelerates screen-free AI hardware development with a voice-operated pen device and March audio model deadline.

Bogdana Zujic
4 min read
Google Plans 2027 Test Launches for Orbital AI Data Center Project

Google Plans 2027 Test Launches for Orbital AI Data Center Project

Google's Project Suncatcher will begin test launches in 2027, marking the first concrete step toward orbital AI infrastructure.

Bogdana Zujic
3 min read
NYT Strands Hints & Answers for Friday, January 2, 2026 (Puzzle #670)

NYT Strands Hints & Answers for Friday, January 2, 2026 (Puzzle #670)

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

Bogdana Zujic
3 min read
Today's Wordle Hints, Clues and Answer for Puzzle #1658 on January 2, 2026

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

Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1658, and this Friday challenge serves up a common word with a double vowel that could trip up pattern recognition.

Bogdana Zujic
5 min read