The new p was designed to showcase the upcoming Galaxy Watches’ cabilities.

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Today’sConnections: Sports Editionis a toughie. The purple category is a real challenge. If you’re struggling with the 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 pear in the NYT Games p, but it does in The Athletic’s own p. Or you can play it for free online.

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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: Going to the game.

Green group hint: Game often played on the beach.

Blue group hint: It’s coming home!

Purple group hint: Dunk that ball.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Seen at a stadium entrance.

Green group: Volleyball stats.

Blue group: Members of England’s World Cup squad.

Purple group: Starts with part of a basketball hoop.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is seen at a stadium entrance. The four answers are metal detector, ticket scanner, turnstile and will call.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is volleyball stats. The four answers are block, dig, kill and service ace.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is members of England’s World Cup squad. The four answers are (Dan) Burn, (Harry) Kane, (Kobbie) Mainoo and (John) Stones.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starts with part of a basketball hoop. The four answers are base runner, glass houses, netminder and Rimington.

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Today’sWordle puzzleis an unusual word, and a real challenge. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

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Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’sWordleanswer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels and one sometimes vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with A.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with Y.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer refers to a substance produced by melting and mixing two or more elements, where at least one is a metal.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is ALLOY.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, June 3, No. 1810, was NOTCH.

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May 30, No. 1806: SMILE

May 31, No. 1807: ETUDE

June 1, No. 1808: CHILI

June 2, No. 1809: BASIS

A new p arrives this fall months before Meta planned to shut it down.

The European Commission has announced a new European Technological Sovereignty Package, designed to further reduce its reliance on foreign tech. The EU wants to focus on building out Europe’s cacity in areas such as semiconductors, AI, cloud computing and open-source projects.

The package consists of two legislative proposals. The first is the Chips Act 2.0, a refresh of legislation introduced in 2023 that at the time was a response to what the Commission called “critical vulnerabilities in the global semiconductor supply chain.”

With the AI boom driving growth in the market, the Chips Act 2.0 will introduce a new excellence label for Europe’s semiconductor regions, adopting an ecosystem proach for both AI-related and mainstream chips. The EU wants to bring chip manufacturers closer to their customers so they can citalize on growth sectors such as data centres and cloud providers.

Also part of the proposals is the Cloud and AI Development Act, which reinforces Europe’s plan to triple data centre cacity on the continent within the next five to seven years. The legislation is another arm of the EU’s ply AI Strategy, which encourages AI adoption and innovation across its member states.

The Commission says the Act will “support research and innovation in cutting-edge and sustainable technologies, while balancing AI ambitions with climate commitments.” The conditions for deploying data centres across the EU will be streamlined, while a new EU-wide framework built around cloud and AI sovereignty will, it says, protect sensitive data while supporting the rollout of advanced AI and cloud tech.

The new proposals also put a big onus on open-source projects in growth sectors like AI and cybersecurity. The EU says it will support open-source startups and invest in skills, while amplifying initiatives like the Open Internet Stack.

The final component of the package is the Strategic Roadm for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, which outlines the Commission’s commitment to nurturing cooperation between the energy and digital sectors, and ensuring that any new data centres being added to the grid are done so sustainably and transparently. AI models “trained on European data and developed by European companies” will be key to improving Europe’s electricity infrastructure, and the Commission will encourage a faster rollout of smart meters.

“We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals running, our energy grids stable and our services secure,” said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “This is about protecting our citizens, defending our interests and making our own choices. Europe has the talent, the research excellence, the industrial base and the Single Market. Together, we must turn these strengths into technological sovereignty.”

The suite of new proposals will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The Commission also intends to consult with member states, the European Investment Bank Group and other stakeholders on how its tech sovereignty package will be financed.

Throughout 2026 we’ve seen a number of EU member states, particularly France, begin to shift away from an overreliance on countries like the US and China for its technology needs. Back in January, the French government announced that it was ditching Zoom and Microsoft teams in favor of a home-grown solution that will be in place across all of its civil service departments by next year. A few months later, the country also outlined plans to switch Windows to the open-source Linux on its workstations.

Earlier this week, it was reported that the European Parliament is also taking steps towards shunning Google on its in-house computers. According to Politico, searches made via the address bar on Firefox and Edge will soon be hosted by French alternative Quant. Workers can still opt to use another search engine’s website or change the default systems on their computer if they prefer.