Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 18, #513 Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 18, No. 513. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally...

US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws In Brief Posted: 6:56 AM PST · February 25, 2026 Image Credits:Mandel Ngan / Getty Images The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against countries’ attempts to regulate how American tech companies handle foreigners’ data, arguing that data sovereignty...

Watch Out, Meta. I Tried Alibaba's Qwen Smart Glasses and They're Mega Impressive These AI-focused smart glasses are available now in China but will roll out internationally later this year. Katie Collins Principal Writer Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK....

MapTap, a daily geography game, is my new Wordle As Wordle celebrates its fifth anniversary, we have to be honest with ourselves: are we still having fun, thousands of Wordles later? Sometimes, we are — but other times, the daily word game has felt like a means to keep a streak alive. Instead, my friends and I have gotten hooked on a new game, MapTap, which is available both as an app and on...

The Hotel Assassination lands at a point in GTA V where Franklin needs cash, Lester needs a clean pair of hands, and the story needs a push forward. It's the first assassination job from Lester, and unlike the later optional hits, you can't really leave this one sitting forever if you want the campaign to move on. Players building a fresh run, or checking progress on GTA V Accounts, will notice...