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The latest EY research shows AI is moving from promise to performance, and technology leaders are under growing pressure to show real ROI. Recent research conducted by the global EY organization, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, highlights a persistent artificial intelligence (AI) return on investment (ROI) trap. Many organizations remain stuck in pilots and point solutions, without end-to-end process redesign, mature governance or suitable KPIs. Architecture choices are pragmatic. Only a small minority of organizations are building their own large language models (LLMs), while most rely on external or hybrid models to move faster and reduce risk.

Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 959 on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Today’s Strands theme was tricky. It helps to be a runner. Read on for all the answers.

A supply-chain attack involving ConnectWise’s cloud services has exposed Microsoft 365 customers to unauthorized application access, with researchers reporting successful sign-ins across 173 partner and customer tenants. The incident centres on credentials associated with ConnectWise Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, and raises concerns about attackers exploiting permissions already entrusted to business software. ConnectWise has confirmed unauthorized access to application identities within its Cloud Backup environment. In an October 17 update on its service-status page, the company said it was shutting off application access, interrupting customer backups while investigation and remediation continued.