Technologies

Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 2, #691

Here are the hints and answers for Connections for May 2, #691. You might want to get some barbecue after solving it.

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Today’s Connections puzzle could be tricky. Some of the words just seem so random, and putting them together can be tough. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

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

Yellow group hint: Sculptures.

Green group hint: Holds up something.

Blue group hint: Pass the sauce.

Purple group hint: Between head and body.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Kinds of carvings.

Green group: Pillar.

Blue group: BBQ offering.

Purple group: ____ neck.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is kinds of carvings. The four answers are bust, relief, statue and torso.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is pillar. The four answers are brace, post, prop and support.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is BBQ offering. The four answers are dog, link, rib and wing.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ neck. The four answers are bottle, break, goose and turtle.

Quick tips for Connections

#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.

#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the «shuffle» button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.

#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. «Rushmore» was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.

Technologies

Disney’s Abu Dhabi Theme Park Might Be Its Most Technologically Advanced Resort Yet

Disney’s seventh theme park destination could open by the early 2030s on Yas Island.

Disney and United Arab Emirates developer Miral say they’re planning Disney’s most tech-forward theme park and resort experience near Abu Dhabi.

The as-yet-unnamed waterfront destination will be on Yas Island, about 20 miles from the city of Abu Dhabi. It could open as early as the early 2030s and will be Disney’s first new theme park since it opened Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016.

«As our seventh theme park destination, it will rise from this land in spectacular fashion, blending contemporary architecture with cutting-edge technology to offer guests deeply immersive entertainment experiences in unique and modern ways,» said Disney’s CEO Bob Iger,

Disney and Miral posted a video with concept art and clips of Disney properties including Moana, Frozen and Tron. It touted Yas Island’s waterfront location as an opportunity to create interactive experience unique to this park. A spokesperson for Disney told CNN it’s been discussing this project for a decade and it’s interested in incorporating technologies such as Unreal Engine to fuse characters and stories into its attractions.

«This groundbreaking resort destination represents a new frontier in theme park development,» said Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences in a statement. «Our resort in Abu Dhabi will be the most advanced and interactive destination in our portfolio.

The company is celebrating its 70th birthday this month and through the rest of the year with events across its existing parks.

Technologies

Update Your LG Smartphone Now. Soon, You Won’t Be Able To

If you have an old LG phone, you’ll need to update it soon — LG stopped creating new smartphones in 2021 and is shutting down its update servers on June 30.

When LG left the smartphone industry in 2021, the company laid out a three-year plan to continue supporting customers with new updates for eligible phone models. While that support has continued for a little longer than the pledged time, LG is finally shutting down its smartphone update servers on June 30.

At the end of June, LG smartphones will no longer be able to install any new Android OS updates. This means you’ll be limited to the last version you downloaded before the servers were shut down.

Even if you’re downloading before the servers are discontinued, you can only upgrade to Android 12 or Android 13 and download any missing security patches, depending on your device.

LG is also shutting down the LG Bridge PC app. This software allows you to manage your phone’s contacts, images and videos on a desktop. More importantly, the app interfaces with LG smartphones to create data backups and install software updates. The LG Bridge software will also be sunsetted on June 30.

LG kept its phone update servers ‘past the typical use date’

Avi Greengart, a mobile analyst and president of Techsponential, says LG kept the lights on for a fairly long time in an environment in which consumers typically upgrade their devices every two or three years. Even so, he told CNET that today’s phones are being used longer than before — and they’re getting more support as well.

«Companies like Samsung are promising to update both the OS and security for up to eight years, which means that (those phones) will get new features long into the future,» Greengart said.

LG’s decision to end support for its smartphones will affect a «vanishingly small number of users,» according to Greengart. He advises that users upgrade their phones when they stop receiving security updates.

While many modern phones have outpaced the technology in older LG models, Greengart said that some customers hold onto their devices because of unique LG design traits like the rear fingerprint reader placement and dual-screen cover displays.

Greengart suggests that these customers look for alternatives that offer «secure face ID or fingerprint readers on the side power button» and «large fold phones from Samsung and Google in the US, along with Oppo and Honor in markets where those are sold.»

A representative for LG didn’t respond to a request for comment.