Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, January 8, 2026

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Thursday, January 8, 2026, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories.
IEEE

BAUODNET for Class Imbalance Learning in Underwater Object Detection

Abstract: Underwater object detection is of great significance for various applications in underwater scenes. However, class imbalance issue is still an unsolved bottleneck for current underwater ...
GitHub

Standalone program and library which can downgrade Java classes/programs down to Java 8.

To use JavaDowngrader as a library in your application, check out the Usage (As a library) section. If you just want to downgrade .jar files you can check out the Usage (Standalone) section. To ...
IEEE

Visible-Thermal Tiny Object Detection: A Benchmark Dataset and Baselines

Abstract: Visible-thermal small object detection (RGBT SOD) is a significant yet challenging task with a wide range of applications, including video surveillance, traffic monitoring, search and rescue ...