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Google famously used brainteasers in interviews during the 2000s to probe creativity and composure, but a 2013 internal review concluded they were a waste of time and poorly predicted performance, leading Google to drop them; the article recalls some examples and invites readers to test their own solutions.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle (#958) for Jan. 24, 2026 is broken down with group-by-group hints and the full solutions: Yellow group (gear for a boxer): gloves, mouthguard, robe, shorts; Green group (championship): award, crown, cup, title; Blue group (kinds of necklines): boat, crew, halter, scoop; Purple group (snow ___): cone, globe, leopard, pea. The piece also mentions a NYT Connections Bot and points to other Games puzzles like Wordle and Mini Crossword.