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16 Handles’ CEO and YouTuber Danny Duncan are Trying to Save Frozen Yogurt

5 August 2025 at 21:37
The frozen treat was inescapable a decade ago, then seemed to vanish. But one C.E.O., with help from the YouTuber Danny Duncan, is firing up the fro-yo time machine.

© John Taggart for The New York Times

The frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles is aiming to recapture a trend that peaked in the 2010s.

Norway’s Hedged Bet on Europe’s Energy Future: A Garbage Disposal for Emissions

A business called Northern Lights is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle.

Northern Lights, backed by the Norwegian government, is using a process known as carbon capture and storage to clean up industries like cement and fertilizer that pump out huge amounts of carbon dioxide.

A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators

A Danish zoo is asking owners of companion animals nearing life’s end to instead donate them as food for captive lynxes, lions and other carnivores.

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Lions at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark. In a Facebook post, the zoo noted that donations of pets would help it mimic the natural food chain.

With Texas Democrats Gone, Redistricting Plan Is Stymied for Now

The speaker of the Texas House issued civil arrest warrants for lawmakers who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum, but the scattered Democrats remained defiant.

© Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

Before yesterdayMain stream

Tesla Grants Musk $29 Billion in Stock to Keep ‘Elon’s Energies Focused’

5 August 2025 at 00:15
The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

Tesla approved a package of 96 million shares for Elon Musk, which he could tap after two years of service in a “senior leadership role” at the company.

A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era

4 August 2025 at 17:00
Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps. Artificial intelligence has ushered in an era of what insiders in the nation’s innovation capital call “hard tech.”

The ‘Troublemaker’ Behind Netflix’s Biggest Gamble

4 August 2025 at 17:01
Brandon Riegg pushed the streaming service to invest in live shows and sports, transforming Netflix into something more like a traditional TV network.

© Maggie Shannon for The New York Times

Netflix’s head of nonfiction series and sports, Brandon Riegg. Early in his Netflix career he had a memorable flop. Now, live programming is a major priority at the streaming service.

He Survived the Khmer Rouge and Built a Musical Legacy

By: Mike Ives
4 August 2025 at 12:00
Kong Nay, a blind lute player who endured the horrors of a totalitarian regime, exposed a new generation of Cambodians to their country’s traditional music.

© Andy Eames/Associated Press

Kong Nay teaching the chapei dang veng, a long-necked lute, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2003.

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 319

By: hoakley
4 August 2025 at 16:00

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 319. Here are my solutions to them.

1: Successor to 3 inside a scheme was part of a popular atelier.

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InDesign

Successor to 3 (Adobe developed it to replace the ailing PageMaker) inside (in) a scheme (a design) was part of a popular atelier (for many years it was one of the leading apps in Adobe’s Creative Studio).

2: High speed subatomic particle took the lead in the 1990s.

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QuarkXPress

High speed (express) subatomic particle (a quark) took the lead in the 1990s (by the mid-1990s it had taken around 90% of the desktop publishing market on Macs).

3: Creator of a squire’s assistant was the first, but died before Mac OS X.

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PageMaker

Creator (maker) of a squire’s assistant (a page) was the first (released in July 1985 for the Mac), but died before Mac OS X (by 2000, it was moribund as Adobe was replacing it with InDesign, released in 1999, and it was never ported to Mac OS X).

The common factor

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They have all been leading desktop publishing apps for Macs.

I look forward to your putting alternative cases.

A City in Kansas Is Suing Over a Planned ICE Detention Center

3 August 2025 at 19:34
Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the corrections industry, but residents are divided over plans for a privately operated immigration detention site in town.

© David Robert Elliott for The New York Times

Leavenworth, Kan., has long been known for its corrections facilities, including an imposing federal penitentiary.

Cruz Criticizes Hochul for Wearing Head Scarf at Slain Officer’s Funeral

4 August 2025 at 06:22
In a social media back-and-forth, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York replied to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas that “anyone with basic decency” would respect the officer’s Muslim faith.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York at the funeral for Didarul Islam, a police officer killed in a shooting in Midtown Manhattan.

Saturday Mac riddles 319

By: hoakley
2 August 2025 at 16:00

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.

1: Successor to 3 inside a scheme was part of a popular atelier.

2: High speed subatomic particle took the lead in the 1990s.

3: Creator of a squire’s assistant was the first, but died before Mac OS X.

To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.

I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.

Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.

Even as Air-Raid Sirens Blare, Ukrainians Wait for the Light to Change

20 July 2025 at 17:00
Anyone new to Ukraine may quickly notice the disconnect between the front line and much of daily life farther away, including the patient behavior of pedestrians waiting to cross the street.

© Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

The K-Pop Band Big Ocean Is Making Waves With Sign Language

20 July 2025 at 12:01
Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing.

© Tiffany Boubkeur/Getty Images

The members of Big Ocean (from left), Kim Ji-seok, Park Hyun-jin and Lee Chan-yeon, in Seoul in 2024.

A W.N.B.A. Star Loves These Sneakers. She Gets Fined for Wearing Them.

19 July 2025 at 01:26
When an upstart women’s shoe brand made a sponsorship deal with Courtney Williams, a Minnesota Lynx all-star, it put the hugely popular league in an awkward position.

© Tony Luong for The New York Times

Natalie White founded Moolah Kicks on the conviction that a sneaker brand catering exclusively to women and girls could outpace the big industry players.
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