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Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” quantum chip, which it says is not based on a solid, liquid or gas, but a new state of matter, at the company’s labs in Redmond, Wash. on Feb. 12, 2025. With the development, Microsoft is raising the stakes in what is set to be the next big technological contest — the dream of a quantum computer that could exploit the strange and exceedingly powerful behavior of subatomic particles. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times)….

Microsoft says it has created a new state of matter to power quantum computers

March 1, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

Mojo chicken with pineapple. You can leave the jalape帽o out of the marinade and slice up a pepper to add to your chicken at the table. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao, The New York Times)

Recipes: Five weeknight dinners my kids will gladly eat

February 26, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

Here鈥檚 a mostly complete list of what my children, ages 5 and 7, eat for dinner.

Boul猫ts (epis-spiced meatballs). Flavored with epis, the herbaceous seasoning blend that is key in many Haitian dishes, these meatballs are deeply flavored and complex. Food styled by Samantha Seneviratne. (Kelly Marshall, The New York Times)

Recipe: The deeply spiced meatballs that call back to Haiti

February 25, 2025 at 9:18 a.m.

A favorite of chef Elsy Dinvil, these tender fried beef meatballs were a common sight on her childhood dinner table in J茅r茅mie, Haiti.

Operator, a new computer-using tool from OpenAI, is brittle and occasionally erratic, but it points to a future of powerful A.I. agents. (Ard Su, The New York Times)

How helpful is Operator, OpenAI鈥檚 new AI agent?

February 22, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The tool, which was billed as a 鈥渞esearch preview,鈥� is available only to people who pay $200 a month for the company鈥檚 highest subscription tier, ChatGPT Pro.

Signs greet personnel at the south entrance to Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora on Friday, July 30, 2021. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Trump plans to use military sites across the country, including in Colorado, to detain migrants

February 21, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

One of the bases that could be used is Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora.

Roasted chicken thighs with hot honey and lime. Speedy and simple to make; spectacular to eat. Food Stylist: Cyd Raftus McDowell. (Armando Rafael, The New York Times)

Recipes: Five weeknight dishes to make dinner in no time

February 19, 2025 at 1:03 p.m.

You know a recipe has a lightbulb moment when you make it and you can鈥檛 get over how good it is, how excellent its ratio of effort to flavor.

Orange marmalade in New York on Jan. 23, 2025. Bring a jar of sunshine into your kitchen by preserving the bright citrus fruits of winter. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani/The New York Times)

Recipe: An Orange marmalade to make Paddington proud

February 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

Marmalade techniques abound, and many are complicated, but everyone can master this easy recipe with good old-fashioned navel oranges and a little patience.

The chef Rasheeda Purdie serves potlikker ramen, the broth based on her grandmother's recipe for collard greens, at Ramen by Ra, her stall in Bowery Market in New York, Jan. 28, 2025. Once thought of as a byproduct of collard greens, brothy, complex potlikker takes on new life as a wonderful base for a Japanese staple. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Recipe: A ramen that merges Japan and the South

February 18, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Potlikker, the broth left over after cooking a pot of greens, makes a flavorful base for ramen in this recipe from chef Rasheeda Purdie.

FILE— Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive officer of Uber, arrives at an inauguration party hosted by X, Uber and the Free Press at the Riggs Hotel in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Khosrowshahi has mended his company’s relationship with Waymo and its parent company, Alphabet. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)

Is Waymo friend or foe to Uber?

February 15, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

It is hard to tell if Waymo has cut into Uber鈥檚 business, including in cities like San Francisco, where Waymo鈥檚 cars can fairly be described as a mainstream transportation option.

Steak au poivre. Like many treasured French dishes, steak au poivre abides by certain tenets: It begins with a piece of beef that is crusted in crushed peppercorns and ends with a glossy, peppery pan sauce. Food styled by Brett Regot. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

The best steak dinner is one you make at home

February 18, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

Steak au poivre might be associated with white-tablecloth dining, but it is a recipe that you can easily make at home for a fraction of the price.

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