Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 29, #567

The payment method could debut later this year. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/x-reveals-new-partnership-with-visa-for-digital-payments-what-we-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

The company plans to use its Model Y and Model 3 cars until its Cybercab launches in 2027. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-to-launch-self-driving-car-service-in-texas-in-june-elon-musk-says/#

Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to return to Earth in March after a months-long delay. https://www.cnet.com/science/stranded-nasa-astronauts-on-iss-set-record-for-woman-astronaut-spacewalk/#f

DeepSeek is a new open-source AI model developed in China that claims to be cheaper and more potent than large language models based in the US, such as ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. https://www.cnet.co

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,322 for Jan. 31. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-jan-31-1322/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 600 for Jan. 31. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-31-600/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Jan. 31 Strands puzzle, No. 334. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-31-334/#ftag=CADf328eec