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NY Times Spends Millions to Buy Wordle

The NY Times has purchased Wordle, a viral word game created by a Brooklyn engineer, in the low seven figures according to the company. Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, released the guessing game to the public in October 2021. Wordle has exploded in popularity and has rapidly become a daily obsession for solvers. […]

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NY Times Gets Athletic for $550 Million

NEW YORK — The New York Times Company is purchasing The Athletic, a global sports website, for an all cash purchase price of $550 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. The Athletic has more than 450 full-time writers, editors and producers break exclusives, cover the biggest moments, and […]

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NY Times Launches Parenting Site

The NY Times has launched a new site focused on parenting. NYT Parenting is a site for new and expecting parents who want help having and raising kids today. Whether readers are struggling with fertility or feeling burnt out at home with little kids, in the Parenting section the NY Times will provide guidance and […]