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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 2, 2024 Clara Vannucci for The New York Times Need a Home for 80,000 Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle. Earlier this year, George and Roxanne Miller relocated the world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles from their home in Florida. But first they took a road trip. By Siobhan Roberts NASA, via Associated Press The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won't Be the Last AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn't want the competition to find out which one. By Jonathan O'Callaghan via David Aaron What's in a Name? The Battle of Baby T. Rex and Nanotyrannus. A dinosaur fossil for sale in London embodies one of the most heated debates in paleontology. By Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance, via Getty Images ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. 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