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Cruise vehicles on a lot in San Francisco, on Nov. 1, 2023. General Motors subsidiary Cruise has hired a law firm to investigate how it responded to regulators, as its cars sit idle and questions grow about its C.E.O.鈥檚 expansion plans. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

Cruise grew fast and angered regulators. Now it抖阴ap dealing with the fallout.

November 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt's driverless car company faces its own safety concerns as he contends with angry regulators, anxious employees and skepticism about his management and the viability of a...

Simon Hughes, a Vectara researcher, in Riverside, Ill., on Oct. 1, 2023. Hughes built a system that aims to show how often chatbots “hallucinate.” (Lyndon French/The New York Times)

Chatbots may “hallucinate” more often than many realize

November 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

When San Francisco startup OpenAI unveiled its ChatGPT online chatbot late last year, millions were wowed by the humanlike way it answered questions, wrote poetry and discussed almost any topic....

A Tesla home battery in a home's basement in Williston, Vt., Oct. 4, 2023. A Vermont utility, Green Mountain Power, is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries that it will install at customers' homes, saying doing so will be cheaper than putting up more power lines. (Caleb Kenna, The New York Times)

Vermont utility plans to end outages by giving customers batteries

November 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

A Vermont utility is proposing a different approach: It wants to install batteries at most homes to make sure its customers never go without electricity.

Chocolate layer cake. Claire Saffitz has cracked the code to an irresistible moist-tender cake that脮s not too sweet and not too dense. Food styled by Laurie Ellen Pellicano. (Joseph De Leo/The New York Times)

This is the ultimate chocolate cake

November 8, 2023 at 9:03 a.m.

The texture of this oil-based chocolate cake strikes an ideal balance between dense and fudgy and light and fluffy.

Meatballs. Kay Chun's simple meatball recipe will serve you well. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani, The New York Times)

Meatballs and more recipes to make this week

December 13, 2023 at 8:04 a.m.

Everyone has comfort food. Here鈥檚 mine: juicy meatballs done Italian American style, served with homemade tomato sauce or piled on top of a spaghetti heap.

Those promotions promising a “free” iPhone? It isn鈥檛 free.

November 4, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

There鈥檚 no such thing as a free iPhone. But phone carriers would like you to believe otherwise. Over the last few weeks, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have blitzed their websites,...

FILE — Confiscated cellphones stored in a specialized safe at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2023. A new state law requires Florida public schools to ban student cellphone use during class time. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)

This Florida school district banned cellphones. Here鈥檚 what happened.

November 4, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

One afternoon in late September, hundreds of students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando poured into the campus鈥檚 sprawling central courtyard to hang out and eat lunch. For members...

A mortadella sandwich with ricotta and pistachio pesto. A no-knead, no-fail dough that requires neither patience nor planning turns out delicious focaccia. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

The easiest homemade bread for an irresistible sandwich

October 30, 2023 at 7:06 p.m.

Making yeasted bread is one of the few acts of cooking where ingredients actually come to life.

Cheesy Stovetop Mac With Sausage and Kale. In this fall-cozy version of homemade hamburger helper, Romel Bruno combines sweet Italian sausage with hearty greens. Stirring in Cheddar and hot sauce at the end gives the dish a savory kick. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. (Dane Tashima, The New York Times).

Five Weeknight Dishes: Quick fall pastas

October 29, 2023 at 6:03 p.m.

The real beauty of pasta is that it tastes so special, especially when it抖阴ap swirled with fall produce. There鈥檚 a real restaurant feel to that kind of dish, but it...

David Reed, CEO of Vedanta Semiconductors, right, talks with his employees at his offices in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 1, 2023. Reed plans to use his connections to build a staff. (Atul Loke, The New York Times)

Modi wants to make India a chipmaking superpower. Can he?

October 28, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

According to India鈥檚 government, the microprocessor chips that power all things digital will soon be fully made in India. It抖阴ap an ambition as unlikely as it is bold, and speaks...

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