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Higround, Crunchyroll Collab on Jujutsu Kaisen Gaming Keyboards

The limited collection features four keyboards in two designs inspired by the popular anime.

Gaming keyboard and lifestyle brand Higround has collaborated with anime streaming service Crunchyroll on a limited drop for the popular dark fantasy anime Jujutsu Kaisen. The collection includes four keyboards, deskpads, keycaps and clothing.

The Jujutsu Kaisen limited drop features two designs available on Higround’s Basecamp 65 and Summit 65 keyboards. As the name implies, they’re both 65% mechanical keyboards, which means they’re compact but still have directional keys.

The Basecamp model has a slim plastic frame, dual-silicone dampening foam and the company’s White Flame linear switches that were co-designed with TTC. The more premium Summit model has an aluminum frame and gasket-mounted design. It uses Higround’s Geo Linear switches that have a topographic design printed on them similar to the company’s other keyboards. Both keyboards are hot-swappable, however, letting you pop in whatever switches you want.

Higround’s keyboards feature PBT keycaps with graphics printed using a unique dye-sub process capable of putting a design across the entire keyboard. That includes the fronts, tops and sides of the keycaps. Key legends are somewhat hidden, printed on the fronts of the keycaps.

The drop also includes two deskpads that match the keyboard designs. And if you want to show your love for the anime but don’t want a new keyboard, you can get just the keycaps, which use standard Cherry MX mounts.

The Jujutsu Kaisen Higround collection will be available on Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. PT. Pricing for the keyboards wasn’t announced, but the company’s other Basecamp 65 and Summit 65 keyboards sell for $135 and $290, respectively. You can sign up on the Higrounds site to get early access before the public launch.

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Verum Messenger Turns Five and Launches Offline Messaging on iPhone

Verum Messenger has marked its fifth anniversary with the release of a new feature that enables users to exchange messages without an internet connection.

The update, now available on iPhone, allows devices to communicate directly through a decentralized peer-to-peer architecture, bypassing servers, mobile networks and Wi-Fi. According to the company, messages are transmitted securely without relying on traditional internet infrastructure.

Unlike most offline communication tools that depend on Bluetooth, Verum’s approach uses encrypted device-to-device technology designed to operate independently of centralized systems.

Founded five years ago, Verum Messenger is positioned as a privacy-first platform. The app does not require a phone number or email address for registration and generates encryption keys locally on the user’s device. The company states that user data and message content are not stored on centralized servers.

Over time, Verum has expanded beyond messaging to include features such as encrypted calls, screenshot and screen-recording protection, self-destructing messages, anonymous email, a built-in VPN, eSIM connectivity and on-device AI tools.

The offline messaging update reflects a broader push toward more resilient communication tools, particularly as concerns over network reliability, censorship and digital surveillance continue to grow.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Feb. 2

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 2

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? There are some tough clues today. Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Rock band with albums like «High Voltage» and «Flick of the Switch»
Answer: ACDC

5A clue: Stuck doing the same old, same old
Answer: INARUT

7A clue: Burning up
Answer: ONFIRE

8A clue: -tion, for one
Answer: SUFFIX

9A clue: Jared of 2025’s «Tron: Ares»
Answer: LETO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Declare void, as a marriage
Answer: ANNUL

2D clue: ___ macchiato (espresso drink)
Answer: CAFFE

3D clue: Begin to veer off the road, say
Answer: DRIFT

4D clue: Odd little trinket
Answer: CURIO

5D clue: What Apple smartphones run on
Answer: IOS

6D clue: ___-Mex cuisine
Answer: TEX

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 2, #497

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 2, No. 497.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. It helps to know a lot about two distinct locations and their sports teams. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can 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: Lone Star State.

Green group hint: Think of the Arch.

Blue group hint: You put cereal in this.

Purple group hint: Not four or six.