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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. If you’ve never heard of a particular method for healing an injury, the green group could stump you. And there’s one of those last-name groups that the New York Times loves to throw at players. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it for free online. 

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Collectibles.

Green group hint: For an injury.

Blue group hint: Not olds.

Purple group hint: Rock and ____.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Sports memorabilia.

Green group: «Rice» method.

Blue group: Youngs.

Purple group: Things that roll.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports memorabilia. The four answers are autograph, jersey, poster and trading card.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is «rice» method. The four answers are compression, elevation, ice and rest.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Youngs. The four answers are Chase, Cy, Steve and Trae.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is things that roll. The four answers are bowling ball, dice, gymnast and screener.

The fourth beta of Android 16 has begun rolling out to supported Pixel smartphones and tablets, and it’ll be the last release for the beta program. Android 16 reached platform stability in its last beta, and this secondary stability release is all about tightening up all the screws before the final release in a few months. We’ll probably hear more about Android 16 next month during Google I/O 2025.

Users installing the latest beta will receive the latest fixes and optimizations first, and will be able to submit feedback via an app installed within the build itself. The Android Developers blog also announced that the latest beta is now available for more devices from its partners, allowing more people to get in on the Android 16 fun. 

Below, we’ll cover the updates of the latest beta and how you can install beta on your Pixel device. For more, don’t miss our Pixel 9a review and how to get Android 16’s Live Updates working with Google Maps.

What’s new in Android 16 beta 4?

Given how close we are to the final release of Android 16, we didn’t expect to see any major changes, and that seems to be the case with the latest beta. The blog post doesn’t share specifics on what changes were made, indicating that new features have not been added, though there may be a couple of minor or cosmetic tweaks. If the developer blog adds any specifics to the post, we’ll detail them here. 

Install Android 16 on a partner device

While it’s not a feature, Android 16 is now available for even more devices, so Pixels are no longer the only piece of technology to get this release. 

Here’s a list of the partners that now support the Android 16 beta on their devices:

• HONOR
• iQOO
• Lenovo
• OnePlus
• OPPO
• realme
• vivo
• Xiaomi

You can learn how to install Android 16 on supported devices from these partners on the Android 16 devices page.

What Pixel devices can install the Android 16 beta?

In order to install the Android 16 beta 4 (or any of the prior betas), you’ll need a compatible Pixel device. Here’s the full list of supported devices.

• Pixel 6 and 6 Pro
• Pixel 6A
• Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
• Pixel 7A
• Pixel Fold
• Pixel Tablet
• Pixel 8 and 8 Pro
• Pixel 8A
• Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold and 9a

How to install the Android 16 beta 4

Installing the Android beta is easy. Here’s how to do it.

1. Go to the Android Beta site and log in to your Google account.
2. Click or tap on «View your eligible devices» or just scroll down to the section.
3. You should see the devices associated with the Google account you’ve logged in with.
4. Under the device on which you’d like to install the Android 16 beta, click or tap the «+ Opt in» button.
5. Agree to the terms of the beta program and click or tap «Confirm and enroll.»

Once your device is enrolled, you can check to see if the update is waiting for you. It typically doesn’t take long.

• Go to your Settings menu. Tap System.
• Tap Software updates. Tap System update.

From there, the Android 16 beta 4 should start downloading to your device. If it continues to say «Your Pixel is up to date,» give it a few more minutes or try restarting your phone. 

For more, check out why Android 16 is being released earlier this year. 

Elon Musk’s artifical intelligence company xAI has added memory to its flagship AI known as Grok. The announcement was posted on Musk’s social media platform X on Wednesday, along with information about how the memory functions work, which is similar to other AI models. When you speak to Grok, it’ll pick up tidbits about your likes, dislikes, preferences and interests, and then use that information to tailor its responses directly to you.

Chat GPT and Google’s Gemini AI both added memory in 2024, and both can now remember conversations long-term to give you more personalized answers. In the example from xAI, the user asks Grok for a workout routine. The AI responds by mentioning that the user had previously asked about «dynamic, high-energy activities and fitness trends like jump rope and weightlifting.» Grok then makes a workout routine that incorporates those elements.

When referencing old conversations, Grok’s UI has a button that lets you see which previous conversations it references. Users can also view what Grok remembers about them and can tune that manually to make Grok forget what it learned. Grok’s new memory is available in beta on Grok.com along with the official iOS and Android apps. It is available for both free and premium Grok users.

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How to turn the memory off

Despite being in beta, the feature is enabled by default, or at least it was when we tried it. The good news is that you can toggle Grok’s conversation history mode on and off at will. So, if you don’t want Grok to remember everything you tell it, here’s how to make it stop.

• Grok.com: Tap your profile picture and then Settings. Navigate to Data Controls. The feature is «Personalize Grok with your conversation history.» Toggle it off to disable.

• Android and iOS apps: Open the Settings, navigate to Data Controls. Here, the feature is «Personalize with memories.» Toggle it off to disable the feature.

In addition, users can toggle the private chat mode by using the ghost icon in the chatbox. Grok will not store the details of your conversation in private chat mode. While you are in the app’s Data Controls, you can also disable Grok from using your X history during conversations.