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Women members of an agricultural cooperative break cocoa pods on April 17, 2019 in a farm near Adzope, southern Ivory Coast. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesCocoa production is becoming increasingly volatile, even as the chocolate industry attempts to be more sustainable. Droughts, unseasonal rains and harsh winds have affected yields across key cocoa growing regions globally in the last few years. While the crop’s prices have eased somewhat from the significant shortages seen in 2024, chocolate prices remain high, reflecting a fundamental strain on the market. At…

Looking for Sunday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:ForbesToday’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram, Answers For Sunday, May 24 (Turn, Turn, Turn)By Paul TassiStrands does not always do holiday themed puzzles, but today they’ve gone and made for this solemn remembrance today. How To Play StrandsThe New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHappy Memorial Day, Wordlers! I’m sure you’re busy getting ready for whatever fun and exciting plans you may have, so we’ll keep this brief. Let’s solve today’s Wordle!Looking for Sunday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.Today’s Bonus Custom WordleNow that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.The…

A Houston toad is going to be weighed before being released in Texas.Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagAs America marks 250 years since its founding, one creature found only in the United States may not exist much longer. The Houston toad, native only in Texas, is struggling for survival, prompting desperate efforts from government officials and wildlife experts to save the species.“Houston toads and amphibians in general serve as an indicator species,” said Matt Lammers, Houston Zoo’s Houston Toad Recovery Coordinator, in a state announcement about the toad. “They let us know when habitats are starting to hit an ecological tipping…

Happy Memorial Day, Pipsqueaks! Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean we’re off the hook when it comes to today’s NYT Pips puzzles. Grab your dominos — and a beer and a hot dog — and let’s get right to it!Looking for Sunday’s Pips? Read our guide right here.How To Play PipsIn Pips, you have a grid of multicolored boxes. Each colored area represents a different “condition” that you have to achieve. You have a select number of dominoes that you have to spend filling in the grid. You must use every domino and achieve every condition properly to win.…

Answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.The New York TimesLooking for yesterday’s NYT Mini answers? You can find them right here:ForbesNYT Mini Answers Today: Sunday, May 24 Crossword HintsBy Kris HoltWondering what the “Hard-Knock Life” musical is? Not sure what social media app has Reels and Stories? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.The NYT Mini is a quick version of the newspaper’s larger, long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five Mini grid, but the…

The Dota action has been great this year. Credit: Valve Parivision has won the DreamLeague season 29 Dota 2 tournament, after beating Aurora in the grand final 3-2. The victory likely sets them up to receive a direct invitation to The International, the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year.After a somewhat underwhelming season for the roster, the victory at DreamLeague comes just at the right time, as the two biggest tournaments of the year are just around the corner. Having won DreamLeague, which in turn sees them finish second in the EPT points leaderboard, and also taken victory at…

Let’s say you and your team are struggling with an assignment for a client who’s notoriously difficult to work with. Even though your team is doing great work, the client lodges an unfair complaint against your star team member. At the end of the assignment, the team member asks for feedback, and you respond, “The client was satisfied with the end product.” There it is. You told a white lie to protect your star player. The frustrated grumblings of this client, you decided, weren’t a fair evaluation of their work and wouldn’t help your team grow. In fact, the feedback…

Sony Reon Pocket Pro PlusSonyMay 24 update: this post, first published on May 22, was updated on May 24 with further details of the Reon Pocket Pro Plus, its history and how it works.The Sony Reon series of thermos devices (think personal air conditioner) has a new member, the Reon Pocket Pro Plus. If you haven’t seen a Reon, that’s not surprising: it’s designed to be worn under clothing. The new model has arrived in time for summer heatwaves — the U.K. is just beginning to experience one right now.ForbesSony Marks 10 Years Of Noise-Cancelling Headphones With Premium 1000X The…

The AI conversation today focuses on systems. Which jobs will survive? How does education need to adapt? What happens to the economy when machines produce what humans used to? Governments are commissioning reports. Executives are restructuring. Educators are rewriting curricula. These are urgent questions. But there is one that matters just as much, and it’s the one we can actually do something about: What happens to us? Not our roles. Not our output. Our relationships, our sense of purpose, and our ability to connect with each other as human beings. I don’t pretend to have the answers to the economic…