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• I stopped using self-checkout to reclaim small moments of human connection.
• Choosing a cashier made me rethink loneliness and daily social habits.
• Brief conversations at the grocery store changed how I see community.

I was initially resistant to the self-checkout kiosks

• A court filing revealed Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft.
• His claim that he was defrauded of seed money he donated in 2015 will be heard by a jury in April.
• Musk's lawyer says he is now

• HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is a prequel show in the "Game of Thrones" universe.
• The story is set about 100 years before the main series and 70 years after "House of the Dragon."
• At this point in the timeline, the Targaryen family is still in power, and the realm is at peace.

"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is

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Silicon Valley is sending a clear message about how staff should perform, and how it wants to pay them.

Instead of obsessing over punishing the bottom of the stack, Big Tech is increasingly

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you

• Anne Goldberg has been tech-savvy since operating early computer models in the 1980s.
• 40 years on, she is using her knowledge to teach seniors how to use iPhones and other devices.
• The boomer, who often runs classes at independent and assisted living facilities, shares her tips.

Technophile Anne Goldberg has become accustomed to formatting PowerPoint presentations in her

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you know Italian soccer teams.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new

AirPods work most smoothly with Apple hardware, but they also connect reliably to Android phones, Windows laptops and other Bluetooth devices. The pairing process depends on the platform in use although the basics remain the same. Once the AirPods are placed in pairing mode, most devices detect them quickly and handle the remaining steps in the background. The guide below explains how to pair

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent a cease and desist letter to xAI, days after his office launched an official investigation into the company over reports that Grok was generating nonconsensual

If you’ll recall, xAI and Grok have been under fire for taking images of real individuals and putting them in revealing clothing like bikinis upon random users’ requests.

Bonta’s office