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Daniela Cottafavi, 65, askes whether the robot would be able to get the doctor on the phone during a focus group in Carpi, Italy, on March 6, 2023. The Western world鈥檚 oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand. (Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times)

Who will take care of Italy鈥檚 older people? Robots, maybe.

April 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.

FILE — Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, in Cupertino, Calif., June 6, 2022. The company is expected to unveil an augmented reality headset in a few months. Some employees wonder if the device makes sense for Apple. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

At Apple, rare dissent over a new product: Interactive goggles

April 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

As the company prepares to introduce a VR headset in June, enthusiasm at Apple has given way to skepticism, said eight current and former employees, who requested anonymity because of...

Jacarandas, deciduous trees that grow in bunches and bear an attractive purple-blue color, in full bloom in Mexico City on March 15, 2023. Every spring, Jacarandas bloom in Mexico’s capital city, the colorful purple flowers a living legacy of a Japanese gardener. (Marian Carrasquero/The New York Times)

“Merchant of landscapes”: The lasting footprint of a Japanese gardener in Mexico

March 28, 2023 at 11:06 a.m.

History has blurred some details of the president抖阴ap request and its execution, but today, the jacarandas stand tall among the city鈥檚 greenery, a lush canopy heralding spring鈥檚 arrival.

A cap with a pro-gun message, exactly the kind of thing thieves look for, on a vehicle’s dashboard in Nashville, Tenn., March 24, 2023. In 2020, over half of all gun thefts were from cars, according to the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety, which analyzed FBI data. (Eric Ryan Anderson/The New York Times)

The largest source of stolen guns? Parked cars.

March 26, 2023 at 2:57 p.m.

In a country awash with guns, with more firearms than people, the parked car has become a new flashpoint in the debates over how and whether to regulate gun safety.

Marisa Shuman with students at the Young Women鈥檚 Leadership School of the Bronx, in New York, Jan. 19, 2023. Shuman generated a lesson plan using ChatGPT, the new chatbot that can create clear prose using artificial intelligence, to examine its potential usefulness and pitfalls and to get her students to evaluate its effectiveness and think critically about artificial intelligence. (Hiroko Masuike, The New York Times)

At this school, computer science class now includes critiquing chatbots

March 25, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Across the United States, universities and school districts are scrambling to get a handle on new chatbots that can generate humanlike texts and images. Other teachers are leveraging the innovations...

An image provided by Google shows an answer produced by its chatbot, Bard. Google lets users provide feedback on the usefulness of a particular answer. (Google via The New York Times)

Google releases Bard, its competitor in the race to create AI chatbots

March 25, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

For more than three months, Google executives have watched as projects at Microsoft and a San Francisco startup called OpenAI have stoked the public鈥檚 imagination with the potential for artificial...

FILE — Homemade Hamburger Helper in New York, Dec. 10, 2019. Think of this as the most luxurious Hamburger Helper you’ve ever had. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Ryan Liebe/The New York Times)

Homemade hamburger helper recipe

March 24, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

The entire dish -- even the pasta 鈥� is made in one pot, and melds the indelible comfort of macaroni and cheese with the complexity of a good Bolognese.

FILE — Creamy one-pot pasta with chicken and mushrooms, in New York, Nov. 19, 2018. As the making of the “sauce” is integrated into the pasta-cooking, it really becomes a one-dish meal — as interesting as risotto, and even a bit quicker. Food styled by Michelle Gatton. (Julia Gartland/The New York Times)

Creamy one-pot pasta with chicken and mushrooms recipe

March 23, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

It really becomes a one-dish meal -- as interesting as risotto, and even a bit quicker. Here is a combination of gemelli with mushrooms and chicken to get you started.

FILE — One-pot Japanese curry chicken in New York, May 28, 2020. Usually milder and sweeter than Indian curries, classic Japanese curry is a thick beef-and-vegetable stew served over rice. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

One-pot Japanese curry chicken and rice recipe

March 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

Usually milder and sweeter than Indian curries, classic Japanese curry is a thick beef-and-vegetable stew served over rice.

Crisp gnocchi with brussels sprouts in New York, Aug. 26, 2019. For a fantastic meal that can be ready in 20 minutes, toss together seared gnocchi and sautéed brussels sprouts with lemon zest, red-pepper flakes and brown butter. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Andrew Purcell, The New York Times)

Crisp gnocchi with Brussels sprouts and brown butter recipe

March 21, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

For a fantastic meal that can be ready in 20 minutes, toss together seared gnocchi and saut茅ed Brussels sprouts with lemon zest, red-pepper flakes and brown butter.

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