Baking – The New York Times

Baking – The New York Times

2024-03-26 02:00:18 “The simple act of baking can conjure unexpected delight,” writes the Times Food columnist Genevieve Ko, who has been baking since she was eight. She writes: When you’re preparing a meal and starting with salmon and potatoes, you end up with cooked salmon and potatoes. But when you’re baking, you start with a…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentence: How It Compares With Bernie Madoff’s and Others

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentence: How It Compares With Bernie Madoff’s and Others

NYT > Top Stories 2024-03-28 10:53:10 Two years in prison for tax and securities violations. Eleven years for deceiving investors. A 150-year sentence for the largest Ponzi scheme in history. The country’s most notorious white-collar fraudsters — like Bernie Madoff and Elizabeth Holmes — have received a range of punishments for their crimes, from relatively…

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310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing

310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing

2024-03-14 10:05:11 Does social media harm young people’s mental health? Do video games deserve the bad rap they often get? Should parents track their children? Who is the greatest athlete of all time? Every school day, we publish new questions for students based on the news of the day, including prompts, like these, that inspire…

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LinkedIn targets users caught between TikTok and what used to be Twitter | TechCrunch

LinkedIn targets users caught between TikTok and what used to be Twitter | TechCrunch

TechCrunch 2024-03-28 10:01:35 Two weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was getting into games, helping users “deepen relationships” through puzzle-based interactions. And on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that the Microsoft-owned social network was experimenting with short-form videos. It’s as if LinkedIn is targeting a whole new “type” of user — one caught in limbo…

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Google.org launches M generative AI accelerator program | TechCrunch

Google.org launches $20M generative AI accelerator program | TechCrunch

TechCrunch 2024-03-28 09:05:53 Google.org, Google’s charitable wing, is launching a new program to help fund nonprofits developing tech that leverages generative AI. Called Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI, the program is to be funded by $20 million in grants and include 21 nonprofits to start, including Quill.org, a company creating AI-powered tools for student writing feedback,…

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