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A quick-made chicken noodle soup, in New York, Dec. 19, 2019. Many shortcut versions rely on rotisserie chicken, which doesn’t absorb flavors in the same way as the ground chicken Alexa Weibel uses here. . Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao, The New York Times)
The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it. We need to stay calm — and develop a new test. (Ricardo Rey/The New York Times)
Sjoera Nas, a Dutch privacy consultant who helped to lead negotiations with Microsoft, Zoom and Google, in The Hague, the Netherlands, Dec. 21, 2022. Dutch privacy negotiators have spurred major changes at Google, Microsoft and Zoom, using a landmark European data protection law as a lever. (Melissa Schriek/The New York Times)
A version of kouign-amann (Breton for "butter cake"), a yeast-risen pastry with soft layers, deep buttery flavor and a chewy, caramelized top, in a large round skillet, in New York, Jan. 19, 2023. Making a kouign-amann at home rewards a determined baker seeking refuge from her grief. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. (Kelly Marshall, The New York Times)