Author: Awais

Defining exactly what chili “should” be can lead to Hatfield and McCoy-level feuds, so we’re not going to try to define it. We’re simply going to point you to 20 one-pot chili recipes of all kinds that our readers absolutely love so you can find one you love, too. The Best Vegetarian Chili Peyton Beckwith “It was a hit! Hubby said to throw away all my other veggie chili recipes! That’s something!” —DDS Fantastic Black Bean Chili Dotdash Meredith Food Studios “This recipe is hearty, excellent for a cold winter day like today, and though non-traditional, mushrooms in chili really…

Time is running out on your chance to land a new monitor this Cyber Monday, and I think I may have found the best gaming monitor deal yet. The AOC Q27G41ZDF 27-inch QD-OLED is on Best Buy for $369.99 (was $549.99), thanks to a very generous $180 price drop.• Shop Best Buy’s full Cyber Monday saleIt should be well known that QD-OLED panels are the best at producing deep black levels, with the best contrast ratios you’ll find on any display. That’s exactly why this AOC 27-inch monitor, priced at $369.99, is an absolute steal that you shouldn’t scoff at,…

Samsung has finally revealed its tri-fold smartphone, following months of rumors and leaks. It’s a phone that unfolds to reveal a 10-inch screen, and you’ll be able to buy one starting in 2026. Samsung’s current folding phones, the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, only have one folding point on the screen. A screen with three or four folding points could potentially create a larger screen when unfolded, and Huawei proved it could be done with last year’s Mate XT in China. Samsung showed off a prototype of a tri-fold phone back in October, and now the company is…

I am not shy about my complete and utter snobbery when it comes to mashed potatoes, especially for the holidays, which deserve a little something extra. I am big fan of pulling out all the stops when it comes to special-day spuds.  It’s no secret to anyone that the key to a rich and flavorful mashed potato is dairy, and lots of it, but what if I told you there is another secret ingredient that isn’t cream, milk, butter, crème fraîche, or sour cream. If you are making a dessert with egg whites this holiday season, then you’ll be happy…

Google is gearing up to launch Partner Match, a new targeting option that allows advertisers to use third-party partner data to create custom audiences for YouTube campaigns, according to newly published help documentation. How it works. Partner Match enables approved third-party partners to upload hashed user data—such as email, name, or ZIP code—which Google will match to signed-in YouTube accounts. Advertisers can then target these matched segments across: Video Reach campaigns Video Views campaigns Demand Gen campaigns (YouTube channel only) It will not support ad sequences or YouTube Select guaranteed deals. Where it’s available. Partner Match will roll out globally…

[Submitted on 17 Sep 2025 (v1), last revised 27 Nov 2025 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper titled Masked Diffusion Models as Energy Minimization, by Sitong Chen and 6 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:We present a systematic theoretical framework that interprets masked diffusion models (MDMs) as solutions to energy minimization problems in discrete optimal transport. Specifically, we prove that three distinct energy formulations–kinetic, conditional kinetic, and geodesic energy–are mathematically equivalent under the structure of MDMs, and that MDMs minimize all three when the mask schedule satisfies a closed-form optimality condition. This unification not only clarifies…

Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec who was most recently corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, as its new VP of AI. The company also announced that current AI exec, John Giannandrea, will retire in 2026.Subramanya, who Apple describes as a “renowned AI researcher,” spent 16 years at Google, where he was head of engineering for Gemini. He left Google earlier this year for Microsoft. In a press release, Apple said that Subramanya will report to Craig Federighi and will “be leading critical areas, including Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and…

I’ve been cleaning my Windows desktop lately by hiding all my app icons and pinning only my most used apps on the taskbar. The result was clean and distraction-free, exactly what I wanted. But there was a catch. While this minimalist approach looked great, it made opening unpinned apps much harder. The default Windows search launcher worked fine when staring at my desktop. But the moment a window covered my screen, things got annoying. I had to move my mouse all the way down to reveal my auto-hiding taskbar just to access the search bar. That extra step broke my…

There are few things as life-affirming as baking a chocolate cake from scratch, but sometimes it’s simply not possible. Maybe your kid is sick, or you’re running late, or you forgot to pick up Dutch-process cocoa powder. That’s when a great boxed chocolate cake mix can save the day.The first cake mixes were released nearly a century ago by P. Duff and Sons, a Pittsburgh company that patented a process for dehydrating cake batter. But it wasn’t until after World War II that premade cake mix really became popular. It was the same brands that dominate grocery store shelf space…

Google is testing a new mobile search flow that connects AI Overviews to AI Mode. Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, announced the test on X. The feature lets you ask follow-up questions in AI Mode without leaving the search results page. (1/2) Today we’re starting to test a new way to seamlessly go deeper in AI Mode directly from the Search results page on mobile, globally. This brings us closer to our vision for Search: just ask whatever’s on your mind – no matter how long or complex – and find exactly what you… pic.twitter.com/mcCS7oT2FI — Robby…