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☆ New Features for an Updated WordleBot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Tom Giratikanon | Josh Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As more readers have made WordleBot part of their day, we’ve updated it with new features and improvements. View and compare your past WordleBot scoresOne of the most common reader requests is to view the bot’s analysis for past Wordles. Now, for up to the past 90 days, you’ll be able to review each of your past WordleBot scores, and you can ask the bot to analyze past Wordles it hadn’t analyzed before. If multiple people play Wordle or use WordleBot on a single Times account, the bot will list only the most recently played or analyzed game for each previous day. If you have a hunch you’ve done better than other players and even the bot lately, now you’ll have the proof.

Persons: Here’s, You’ll, you’ll, hadn’t, WordleBot Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Today's Wordle: Hints and Answer for June 16, Wordle #727
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warning: There are spoilers for today's Wordle answer below. Below, find hints, tips, and tricks to solve today's Wordle, plus the answer. Today, June 16, Wordle #727 starts with the letter S.Does today's Wordle end in an S? No, today's Wordle does not end with an S.Are there double letters in today's Wordle? Wordle Answer for June 16, 2023The answer for Friday, June 16, 2023 is "Strap."

Persons: Wordle, —, you'll, today's Organizations: Service, New York Times, Wordle

☆ Today's Wordle: Hints and Answer for June 14, Wordle #725
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warning: There are spoilers for today's Wordle answer below. Below, find hints, tips, and tricks to solve today's Wordle, plus the answer. Today, June 14, Wordle #725 starts with the letter C.Does today's Wordle end in an S? No, today's Wordle does not end with an S.Are there double letters in today's Wordle? Wordle Answer for June 14, 2023The answer for Wednesday, June 14, 2023 is "Crime."

Persons: Wordle, —, you'll, today's Organizations: Service, New York Times, Wordle

☆ Today's Wordle: Hints and Answer for June 13, Wordle #724
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warning: There are spoilers for today's Wordle answer below. Below, find hints, tips, and tricks to solve today's Wordle, plus the answer. Today, June 13, Wordle #724 starts with the letter P.Does today's Wordle end in an S? No, today's Wordle does not end with an S.Are there double letters in today's Wordle? Wordle Answer for June 13, 2023The answer for Tuesday, June 13, 2023 is "Plunk."

Persons: Wordle, —, you'll, today's Organizations: Service, New York Times, Wordle

☆ New York Times revenue hit by slow ad spending, subscriber growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 10 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday as a turbulent economy sapped digital subscriber growth and forced businesses to cut back on advertising spending, sending its shares tumbling 6%. The Times expects digital ad revenue to decline by low-to mid-single digits in the current quarter, joining ad-dependent companies such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N) in struggling with tightened marketing budgets across industries. Digital ad revenue fell nearly 9% to $61.3 million in the January-March period, while total revenue of $560.7 million was below estimates of $571 million, according to Refinitiv data. It added 190,000 digital-only subscribers in the first quarter, compared with 240,000 in the prior quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 9.7 million. Separately, the Times named strategy head William Bardeen as its finance chief, replacing Roland Caputo who had announced his retirement in December.

☆ The Times Added 190,000 Subscribers Last Quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Times Company on Wednesday said it added 190,000 digital subscribers last quarter, driven partly by subscriptions to a bundle of products that includes The Athletic sports site, bringing the company’s total digital subscriber base to nine million. Adjusted operating profit was $54 million, a drop of 11 percent from a year earlier, as the new subscription revenue was offset by higher operating costs and lower advertising revenue. “In the first quarter, we made steady progress on our essential subscription strategy, with clear signs of substantial runway ahead,” Meredith Kopit Levien, chief executive of The Times, said in a statement. Over the last decade, The Times has tried to offset declines in its print business — which is profitable but fading — with new revenue from digital subscribers. In recent years, the company has honed that strategy by offering readers a bundle of online utilities including a cooking app, the Wirecutter online shopping service, games like Wordle and The Athletic, pitching itself to subscribers as a guide to the wider world.

Jeremy Selwyn/WPA Pool/Getty Images Camilla stands next to Queen Elizabeth II during a Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012. Chris Jackson/Getty Images From left, Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the state opening of Parliament in May 2013. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William. Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images In pictures: Britain's Queen Camilla Prev NextShe reportedly met Prince Charles at a polo match in Windsor in 1970 and they became friends. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William.

☆ Today’s Wordle Review
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Scott Cacciola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A batch of fives and sixes simply means that it was a stupid word in the first place. It pains me to admit that I’m not terrific at Wordle. I’m the Spike Owen of Wordle. I always thought it was KARAT, with a K. But I’ve already eliminated K, thanks to ROCKY. I rate this Wordle two out of five stars because I know that my sister-in-law is about to beat me.

☆ How We Make Games at The Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Deb Amlen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Game Jam is a ‘hackathon’ for games,” Ms. Bell explained, “and we treat it here as a way to explore new games and new features for existing games, anything new for our game products.”But just because an idea is pitched does not mean that it will be greenlighted. “We want a handful of games that we’re really proud of, with a lot of following and engagement,” Mr. Knight said. He cited Spelling Bee and Wordle as examples of these types of games. (While Spelling Bee was made in-house, Wordle was made by Josh Wardle, a game developer, and sold to The Times.) The team breaks the game development process down into phases, and Mr. Knight and other members of the Games team shared their general process.

☆ A puzzle aficionado used ChatGPT to create a new game that's basically 'reverse Sudoku'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The popular AI chatbot created 'Sumplete,' a game its human creator described as a "reverse Sudoku." Since the game launched last week, it has already attracted thousands of players. The AI chatbot then created 'Sumplete,' which Tait described as a "reverse Sudoku." After ChatGPT spit out a list of five games he was already familiar with, Tait prompted ChatGPT to create a puzzle game entirely from scratch. To Tait's knowledge, there is no other existing iteration of this "reverse Sudoku" game.

☆ HQ Trivia imploded fast but its legacy lives on
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But like HQ Trivia, these efforts rarely seem to last. Video Ad Feedback What is HQ Trivia 02:32 - Source: CNNThe short life of HQ TriviaTwice a day, for 30 minutes, the world stopped as players watched one or more people receive what could be a significant amount of money instantaneously on HQ Trivia – and viewers had their own shot at the pot, too. Unlike HQ Trivia, however, Wordle does not require its users to share that experience at the exact same moment in the day. BeReal may arguably be HQ Trivia’s most lasting legacy, despite it not being a trivia game. The aim is different – creating authenticity – but like HQ Trivia, it prompts users to be in the moment.

☆ I'm the Wordle editor. People complain about the words and recognize me on the street — but I wouldn't trade this job for anything.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She applied to be an associate puzzle editor at The New York Times in 2020 and got the job. I'd always loved puzzlesStarting in my late teens, I'd solve The New York Times Sunday crossword. I would submit them to The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Los Angeles Times. Becoming the Wordle editor has been transformative in my personal and professional lifeI've had someone recognize me in a local store and ask, "Aren't you the Wordle lady?" Being the Wordle editor is a thrill, and it's an honor.

☆ The Wordle of real estate is here. Can you guess a home's asking price?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Users get six tries to guess the asking price of a house, which Weitzbuch selects by hand daily. Your real estate prowess can finally be put to the test with Housle, a new daily game created by Los Angeles reality-TV producer Doug Weitzbuch. Modeled after Wordle, the massively popular game where users guess a five-letter word of the day, Housle tests you on the asking prices of homes for sale. Echoing Wordle's six guesses, Housle gives users six tries to predict the listing price of a house from any part of the country. Weitzbuch is also an avid Wordle player, sharing his daily score with four friends in a group chat dubbed "Wordle Nerdles."

☆ New York Times Staffers Walk Off Job Amid Contract Fight
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York Times staffers walked off the job on Thursday for one day. Union staffers are in heated contract negotiations with the paper over issues like pay. More than 1,100 union members had pledged to stop working at midnight on December 8 if an agreement had not been reached over a new union contract, with the stoppage planned for 24 hours. That is not where we are today," New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn wrote in a memo to staff, according to an unbylined Times story about the one-day strike beginning. Union members plan to picket outside of the New York Times headquarters on Thursday.

☆ What People Googled in 2022: Wordle, Ukraine, Queen Elizabeth
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wordle was the most-searched term around the globe in 2022, edging out terms such as World Cup, iPhone 14 and Jeffrey Dahmer . Wordle, a once-a-day online word game, exploded in popularity at the start of the year and peaked in search results in February, according to figures compiled by Google, a division of Alphabet Inc. Wordle, which was acquired by the New York Times in January, was the top-searched term both in the U.S. and globally.

Actor Johnny Depp topped Google’s list of trending people in 2022. Heard was the third top trending person on Google Search this year. The Depp-Heard trial also took a prominent spot in users’ search history this year. Andrew Tate, the self-described “success coach” who has been criticized online for what many see as misogynistic advice, topped Google’s 2022 category for trending “who is …” questions. In the gaming sphere, the popular online puzzle Wordle was the top trending game worldwide and in the U.S., according to Google Search.

☆ New York Times journalists will stage historic 24-hour strike after management and union fail to reach deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

An executive at The Times, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, acknowledged to CNN on Wednesday that the work stoppage would certainly create difficulties. Joe Kahn, executive editor of The Times, said in a note to staff, “We will produce a robust report on Thursday. “We’re asking readers to not engage in any [New York Times] platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line!,” Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large for the newspaper, wrote on Twitter. And we need productive negotiations to get to a deal.”Susan DeCarava, president of the NewsGuild of New York, said in response, “Union democracy is crucial to union power. “When Times management comes to the bargaining table with their insulting and disrespectful offers, they have to explain it to a room full of their own employees—and they hate it.

☆ Wordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Admit it: You’ve probably either Googled the answer for Wordle, or at the very least searched to play it. Google has revealed that “Wordle” is its most-searched term this year in the United States and globally, signifying that the five-letter guessing game owned by the New York Times still has a grip on us. Some days, however, getting the answer is tricky, prompting people to search for hints, tips and even the result. So much so, that the New York Times (NYT) bought Wordle in February 2022 to bolster its gaming subscription business and attract new people to the newspaper. Wordle remains free to play, but the Times puts its other games behind a paywall following a limited amount of free plays.

☆ New York Times journalists stage historic 24-hour strike after management and union fail to reach deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Stacy Cowley holds a sign outside the New York Times building in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 8, 2022. Joe Kahn, executive editor of The Times, said in a note to staff, “We will produce a robust report on Thursday. “We’re asking readers to not engage in any [New York Times] platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line!,” Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large for the newspaper, wrote on Twitter. New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks outside the Times' office, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in New York. “When Times management comes to the bargaining table with their insulting and disrespectful offers, they have to explain it to a room full of their own employees—and they hate it.

☆ 'Wordle' and 'Queen Elizabeth' were among the top 10 Google searches in the US in 2022. Here's the full list.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

#10: Jeffrey DahmerA picture of Jeffrey Dahmer on the left, and Evan Peters playing Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on the right. Netflix and Eugene Garcia/Getty ImagesNetflix's smash hit TV series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" was released in late September and quickly climbed the ranks to become one of the streaming service's most popular shows. After just 60 days, the show clocked more than 1 billion hours of viewing, according to Netflix. However, "Dahmer" has faced backlash from some of the serial killer's victims' family members, who said the show has retraumatized them.

Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings said Wednesday he was slow to come around to advertising on the streaming platform because he was too focused on digital competition from Facebook and Google . "So Google and Facebook were going to mop up the world — and they have in non-TV advertising." Advertisers were "desperate" for avenues in connected TV and internet, Hastings said, but Netflix was still on the sidelines. "We didn't have to steal away the advertising revenue. There are also free streaming services, such as Paramount's Pluto and Fox Corp.'s Tubi, which make revenue solely through advertising.

☆ ‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — “Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. “It was a word looked up frequently every single day of the year,” he said. The death of Angela Lansbury in October drove some interest in lookups of the word, Sokolowski said. “Gaslighting,” Sokolowski said, spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com to earn top dog word of the year status.

☆ Changes are coming to Wordle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN Business —Changes are coming for Wordle … again. It will, instead, include words that the New York Times has chosen. Also changing: The answer will never be a plural that ends in “s” or “es.” However, you can guess plural words to help you eliminate possible words. What solvers choose to use as guess words is their private choice.”The Times bought Wordle for “low seven figures” earlier this year. It’s a part of the Times’ portfolio of online games that includes the Crossword and Spelling Bee.

☆ New York Times beats profit estimates as subscription bundling pays off
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) topped quarterly profit estimates on Wednesday as more people signed up for its digital subscription bundle, helping offset a slowdown in advertising sales. The Times added 180,000 digital-only subscribers in the third quarter and said digital subscription revenue would grow by 30% to 33% in the current quarter. Still, lower-than-expected quarterly revenue of $547.7 million showed the company was not completely shielded from a wider slowdown in ad spending. The Times' digital ads revenue rose marginally to $70.3 million in the quarter, but the company warned it expects ad sales to fall in the fourth quarter. Reuters GraphicsOn an adjusted basis, New York Times earned 21 cents per share, compared with estimates of 13 cents, according to Refinitiv data.

☆ British radio host dies from suspected heart attack during on-air broadcast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A British radio host died during an on-air broadcast on Monday, according to the radio station. Host Tim Gough, 55, died while broadcasting his breakfast show on GenX Radio Suffolk from his Lackford, Suffolk home at 7:50 a.m., according to the radio station, which said in a news release that Gough died of a suspected heart attack. The entire GenX Radio family are shocked and devastated beyond words." According to Gough's biography on the GenX Radio website, his return to radio marked his first time back on air in over a decade. Tributes poured in on the station's Facebook page, where one commenter called Gough a "local radio legend."

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