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Egg-in-a-nest sandwich. The best solo cooking recipes are meant to be prepared one at a time, like this hot sandwich, a cross between egg-in-a-nest and grilled cheese. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (Linda Xiao, The New York Times)

Cooking for one can be fun, easy and delicious. Here鈥檚 how.

May 28, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

The key to cooking well for one is choosing the right recipes. These tips will help you navigate what will work for you.

Roasted zucchini and shrimp with za’atar yogurt. Cooking the tiny crustaceans on a sheet pan can be tricky — this vibrant dish, full of golden-edged zucchini, from Melissa Clark changes that. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

A recipe for perfect broiled shrimp every time

May 26, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

This simple, colorful sheet-pan meal combines caramelized chunks of zucchini and tender shrimp.

Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when software updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security protections. With most phones, this happened after about only three years. Things are finally starting to change. The new number is seven. (Derek Abella, The New York Times)

Smartphones can now last 7 years. Here鈥檚 how to keep them working.

May 26, 2024 at 11:19 a.m.

Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security protections. With most phones, this...

"David" a 32-year-old pharmacy technician who fell for a sextortion scam, in Manhattan on Feb. 8, 2024. Young men are being coerced into sending naked pictures to scammers pretending to be women -- who then demand money. The consequences can be devastating. (Jeenah Moon, The New York Times)

“Chelsea” asked for nude pictures. Then the sextortion began.

May 25, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

‘Chelsea’ Asked for Nude Pictures. Then the Sextortion Began.

Natasha Laggan, who runs a Trinidadian cooking account on Instagram and YouTube, makes a Black Forest cake in Davie, Fla., April 23, 2024. The traditional version layers brandy-infused chocolate spongecake with airy whipped cream and cherry ornament — but Laggan long believed that the traditional liquor for the cake was rum. (Alfonso Duran/The New York Times)

How did Black Forest cake become the world鈥檚 favorite dessert?

May 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

Black Forest cake is typically made with a light chocolate sponge cake, soaked with cherry syrup and cherry brandy (Kirsch), then layered with whipped cream and cherries.

From left: miso-chile asparagus with tofu, pan-seared asparagus with cashews and creamy asparagus pasta with peas and mint. Broiling, pan-searing and sautéing each bring out the best in asparagus. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani, The New York Times)

The best ways to cook asparagus

May 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Because asparagus cook so quickly and are delightful at any stage of doneness -- crisp-tender, velvety soft and even raw, if very fresh -- they take well to a host...

Miso roasted salmon. Gently salty and bright from miso and lemon, this easy recipe from Eric Kim is destined to be eaten with a bowl of white rice and something green. Props styled by Megan Hedgpeth. Food styled by Maggie Ruggiero. (Linda Xiao, The New York Times)

Five Weeknight Dishes: Less-is-more miso roasted salmon

May 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

With this fish, less is more: The salty, umami balm of a miso marinade is lightened with lemon zest, which lends floral bittersweetness, and with lemon juice, which brings electric...

Chew bread. In the South, many Black families have made and eaten chew bread 鈥� a dessert similar to a blondie 鈥� for generations. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Armando Rafael, The New York Times)

This Southern delicacy leaves much to chew on

May 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

For many families growing up in North Carolina, chew bread was commonly served as dessert or a snack, especially after a Sunday church service.

Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for Meta A.I.’s Assistant to be the smartest chatbot, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search. (Derek Abella, The New York Times)

Meta鈥檚 AI assistant is fun to use, but it can鈥檛 be trusted

May 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Unlike other chatbots and image generators, Meta鈥檚 AI assistant is a free tool baked into apps that billions of people use every day, making it the most aggressive push yet...

Attendees at the Leap technology conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 6, 2024. The oil-rich country is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence. (Iman Al-Dabbagh/The New York Times)

“To the Future”: Saudi Arabia spends big to become an AI superpower

May 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an AI Superpower

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