computers Remembering the Amstrad CPC, a superior 8-bit computer Rob Beschizza

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Technology To ace a hacking test, AI broke out and hacked a real company Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Light Flip is a minimalist phone without the dumb Rob Beschizza

Heavy Metal William Shatner's metal band is playing Riot Fest Gail Sherman

This Oklahoma boy is truly a "bird caller extraordinaire" Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Eight things you can still sell when digital copies are free Ellsworth Toohey

DIY Four cheap ways to fatten a tool handle so it stops hurting your hand Ellsworth Toohey

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Culture A whole language built from about 120 words Ellsworth Toohey

serious business Anti-Forbes list ranks wealthy by the wealth their companies generated for others Rob Beschizza

puzzles The NY Times' crossword editor kept building puzzles from his hospital bed Ellsworth Toohey

Culture Six American habits that baffle the French Ellsworth Toohey

Business Chipotle Mexican Grill actually opening a restaurant in Mexico Rob Beschizza

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politics UK politician Ann Widdecombe beaten to death in own home Rob Beschizza

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News Israeli soldier shot an unarmed Gaza aid driver, witnesses say Séamus Bellamy

SAG Sean Astin tells Congress AI should not get to steal your face Jason Weisberger

History The shootings at Kent State are now closer to the end of World War I than to today Popkin