This Experimental Google Feature Lets You Send Robocalls to Local Businesses

Usually, its the businesses that are behind robocalls, but if you work at a nail salon or an auto repair shop, get ready for customers to start sending hordes of AI Karens your way. Googles latest experimental AI feature, available to those who sign up for Ask for me on Google Search Labs, is aiming to be a sort of personal AI secretary for you. Once enabled, itll pop up an Ask for me button under certain searches, promising to call local shops for you to help you figure out availability, service costs, and the like....

January 31, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Sharon Gonzales

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, January 31, 2025

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Sniffers. Blue category - They know a lot, but they might be a little annoying about it. Purple category - Hop in the pool and do one of these to propel you through the water....

January 31, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Jacqueline Hernandez

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Friday, January 31, 2025

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle Examples of things an infant might say. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle....

January 31, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Casey Johnson

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, January 31, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for January 31, 2025 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

January 31, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Jennifer Patterson

17 of My Favorite Methods for Decluttering a Home

Some are ruthless, while others leave some wiggle room for items you are hesitant to part with. “This can help you determine if you even actually use the thing you’re considering getting rid of. “Do I want the job of managing this item? “This helps you realistically frame the commitment and responsibility that holding onto something will demand of you. “Would I know I had this if I needed it?...

January 30, 2025 · 4 min · 757 words · Monique Hamilton

My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The iPad Air M2

For the most budget-friendlyoption, theiPad 10th genis your best bet. For those looking for top-of-the-line specs, theiPad Prois the way to go. If you’re somewhere in between, that’s where the iPad Air’s sweet spot is. The M2 chip isn’t new, but it is a powerful processor, especially for a tablet. The iPad Air gives you about 10 hours of juice depending on your use. There is no IP rating protection against the elements, though....

January 30, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · George Smith

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, January 30, 2025

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Stuff on hand for a Super Bowl party. Blue category - Can we move on, like? BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!...

January 30, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Mary Adams

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, January 30, 2025

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! His name is in the spangram. (Click hereif you need some more reference material.) BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle....

January 30, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Bryan Nelson

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, January 30, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for January 30, 2025 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

January 30, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Jonathan Jones

Your Phone Makes a Great Reading Device, Actually

I don’t like how scrolling makes me feel these days. Every headline, meme, and take I scroll past leaves me feeling worse about the world. It isn’t entirely unwarrantedthere’s a lot of bad happeningbut marinating in that feeling doesn’t help. Scrolling isn’t always detrimental, of course. Scrolling is briefly thinking about lots of things; reading is taking the time to think about one thing. That’s why I’m trying to do more reading and less scrolling....

January 30, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Elizabeth Swanson

'Miette' Is a Cookbook for Folks Who Enjoy Baking for Others

Welcome to Cookbook of the Week. One of the latter isMiette.This weeks cookbook comes from the eponymous bakery in San Francisco. I get the appeal. The bakerys offerings are European in backbone but have a distinctly retro American look. The desserts are classic, and true to how the bakery produces their products. Keep in mind that youre looking for the most recent version. The 2011 cover features their three layer Tomboy cake....

January 29, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Christopher Carter

All the Apps ByteDance Operates in the US

TikTok has had a wild start to 2025. The app was banned in the United States, went dark, then came back online. You might be addicted to the app yourself. The rest, of course, is history. TikTok has become a world-wide phenomenon, capturing the attentions of one billion users. TikTok Lite If you have an Android equipment, you might have seenTikTok Litebefore. This app is TikTok, only a lighter, more streamlined version....

January 29, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Sharon Rivera

How I Learned That I Don't Need a Carving Knife (and What I Use Instead)

If youve been shopping around for knives, youve probably noticed that there aretons of options availableto you. I was carving meat, so a carving knife is what I needed. What is a carving knife? The goal of a carving knife is to take care of long cuts or single-stroke cuts. The fewer times you have to lift the knife and continue the same cut, the better. It can help you there too....

January 29, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Kimberly Mcguire