There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past ...

How directors and writers striving for a PG-13 rating have learned to ration the use of a four-letter obscenity.

The sight of the slur shocked and alarmed the mother of a young boy with special needs. Kimberly Steffes of Joliet never imagined a sitting president would use the “R-word,” a derogatory term long ...

Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...

Part of the fun of being a dog parent is the conversations you have with your pet. You may not speak the same language, but that doesn't stop you from bonding. While you and your dog likely have great ...

Copilot integration in Microsoft 365 apps makes it a snap to generate first drafts, revise text, and get instant summaries for long docs or email threads. Here’s how to use Copilot for writing ...

Taking to Instagram, the quiz favourite, 43, shared a picture of herself in costume as Wicked Fairy Carabosse as she revealed the first performances of Sleeping Beauty had started at Wyvern Theatre in ...

If your starter word contains a J, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

There will almost certainly be a cut in US interest rates this week, and quite probably one next week here in the UK. But in both countries inflation continues to run way above the target of 2 per ...