AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same, and that’s not an accident. For a decade, platforms fought over who would dominate a single format: music, video, podcasts, audiobooks. Now, powered by AI, they’re fighting over something bigger — becoming the app you default to whenever you have time to kill, no matter what form the...

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 20, #543Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today's Connections: Sports Edition involves a lot of team names, so let's hope you can sort them...

Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claimJust nowBrajesh Upadhyay and Dulcie LeeReutersUS President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.During the interview, which aired on Sunday's Meet The Press, the president claimed both the current primary...

Meta's Metaverse App Is Vanishing From VR June 15Meta's biggest swing at creating a social network for VR is dying a quick death in June. Horizon Worlds, a platform that Meta said would be deemphasized for VR in favor of mobile earlier this year, is disappearing from VR on June 15.The news, which broke yesterday, was a shock to people like me who thought Meta would at least keep access to...

Expectant mothers in Cuba struggle under fuel blockadeIn January 2026, the Trump administration enforced an oil and fuel blockade on Cuba, triggering severe energy shortages and widespread blackouts that have especially impacted vulnerable populations, such as expectant mothers.The shortages of food, milk, and essential medicines are straining maternal care services, making pregnancies more...