Hegseth: 'We didn't start this war but under President Trump we're finishing it' Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, seen here in January, detailed the U.S. operation against Iran. Joe...

New York Times Debuts the Midi Crossword, Its In-Between PuzzleThe daily New York Times Mini Crossword can be solved in a minute or so, while the newspaper's iconic original crossword puzzle might take hours. Now, puzzlers who want an in-between diversion can try a new puzzle from the Times, introduced this week -- the Midi Crossword puzzle. (And CNET readers can get daily answers for five...

UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth UpScrolled, a social network that caught fire after TikTok’s ownership change in the U.S., is facing a serious moderation problem. After growing to more than 2.5 million users in January, users have reported the app is not taking action on the creation of usernames and hashtags that contain racial slurs, and...

Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns Hachette Book Group said it will not be publishing a novel called “Shy Girl” over concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text. The novel was scheduled to be published in the United States this spring. Hachette said it will also discontinue the book in the United Kingdom, where it’s already available. ...

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