Image by Siavash Keshmiri There’s nothing like a little FOMO (fear of missing out) to push a perfectly rational adult into financial quicksand. Whether it’s that influencer-approved water bottle or the newest tech gadget your coworker can’t stop raving about, we’ve all felt the temptation to hit “buy now” just…
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Venting Makes Anger Worse — To Quell Anger, Do This Instead
You’ve probably heard that letting off steam by hitting a punching bag or going for a run helps you cool down when you’re angry. But recent evidence says otherwise. A review published in Clinical Psychology Review found that these approaches don’t just fail to reduce anger — they might make…
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Meta Releases Standalone Meta AI App with Personalization, Voice Features, and Companion Integration
Meta has launched the first version of its standalone Meta AI app, bringing a more personal and conversational AI assistant to users across iOS, Android, web browsers, and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Built on Meta’s Llama 4 model, the app aims to deliver a more seamless and relevant AI experience…
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Do Probiotics Help You Lose Weight? Find Out Now
Gut health is more than just a wellness buzzword. Over the past few years, probiotics (those friendly live bacteria) have gone from obscure supplements to daily essentials for many people. While we now know they support digestion, immunity, and skin health, one question continues to dominate the conversation: Do probiotics…
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Legarda secures better retirement benefits for DFA personnel
Senator Loren Legarda has lauded the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12181, or the Adjusted DFA Retirement Benefits Act, a measure she principally authored and co-sponsored. RA 12181 honors the service of officers and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and strengthens the foundations of Philippine diplomacy.…
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IBM CEO: AI Replaced Hundreds of Human Resources Staff
Former employees at IBM were replaced with AI, the company’s CEO confirmed earlier this week. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that the tech giant had tapped into AI to take over the work of several hundred human resources employees. However, IBM’s workforce expanded instead…
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AI Agent for Color Red
LLMs, Agents, Tools, and Frameworks Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) is full of technical concepts and terms; a few terms we often encounter are Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic systems. Although related, they serve different (but related) purposes within the AI ecosystem. LLMs are the foundational language engines…
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Falcons fans are FURIOUS a rookie is taking Julio Jones’ number
There are just some things you don’t do as an NFL team — one is giving away the number of a legendary franchise player to a rookie. That’s the exact thing the Falcons did this week, with Julio Jones’ No. 11 going to Jalon Walker, who Atlanta took in the…
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States try to revive Medicaid work requirements : NPR
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Nov., 2024. In January, Sanders announced plans to reprise an effort to institute work requirements for Medicaid, as Arkansas did under the first Trump administration. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP More…
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10 Best 3D Modeling Software That I Reviewed (and Loved)
When Disney’s Toy Story debuted in 1995, it was the first movie I watched that was 3D. Now, reminiscing about that movie, I was instantly wowed by the imagery, thinking it looked so real. This experience influenced my perception of art, and as a kid, I thought, “I want to…