http://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/technology/personaltech/ai-chatbot-pi-emotional-support.html My Weekend With an Emotional Support A.I. Companion Pi, an A.I. tool that debuted this week, is a twist on the new wave of chatbots: It assists people with their wellness and emotions. Credit...Janice Chang By Erin Griffith Erin Griffith, who reports on start-ups and venture capital from San Francisco, spent five days testing Pi. … Continue reading A weekend with an emotional support A.I. companion
Dietitians recommend adding this spice to your morning for your heart and to minimize bloat
Two articles with separate health reasons for sprinkling cinnamon on your morning coffee:https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dietitians-add-spice-add-morning-110013065.html Dietitians Say You Should Add This Spice To Add To Your Morning Coffee For A Healthier Heart Faith Geiger, Wed, November 2, 2022 at 7:00 AM woman adding cinnamon to cup of coffee Almost every coffee drinker has a preference for how they take … Continue reading Dietitians recommend adding this spice to your morning for your heart and to minimize bloat
Software to put your old photos and negatives online
https://apple.news/AUjAQWbJ5S3WOyvujaBmyTQ Top three apps you can use to convert old photos and negatives into digital images Kim Komando Special to USA TODAY, 8:00am, September 4, 2022 Forget scrolling through your phone’s endless photo gallery to find something. Here’s a pro trick to locate any photo you want in 30 seconds or less. If your photos aren’t … Continue reading Software to put your old photos and negatives online
Apple presents Ed Sheeran Live with his new album
http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-music-live-returns-for-a-brand-new-season-with-ed-sheeran/ UPDATEMay 5, 2023 Apple Music Live returns for a brand-new season of exclusive live concerts with a special performance by Ed Sheeran The global superstar will perform his new album in full for the first time, streaming on Apple Music and Apple TV+ on May 10 Apple Music Live — the live performance series that … Continue reading Apple presents Ed Sheeran Live with his new album
Apple iPhones almost half of global refurbished smartphones sales
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/04/24/apples-iphone-continues-to-dominate-refurbished-smartphone-market? Also check out: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1934317 Apple's iPhone continues to dominate refurbished smartphone market Malcolm Owen | Apr 24, 2023 Apple's iPhone made up almost half of refurbished smartphone sales in 2022, claims Counterpoint. Refurbished iPhone sales grew 16% year-on-year in 2022, with Apple also securing almost half of the entire global refurbished smartphone market. Refurbished smartphones are a great way for … Continue reading Apple iPhones almost half of global refurbished smartphones sales
Barnes & Noble acting like a group of indie shops — will it work?
http://www.fastcompany.com/90854345/barnes-noble-stealing-the-indie-shop-playbook-and-its-working? 02-28-23 Barnes & Noble is stealing the indie shop playbook, and it’s working James Daunt launched his first indie bookshop in London 33 years ago. The Barnes & Noble CEO is now bringing the lessons he learned to the biggest bookseller in America. Daunt Books, 2022. [Photo: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images] If you’re strolling down … Continue reading Barnes & Noble acting like a group of indie shops — will it work?
Biggest loss from First Republic Bank disappearing into Chase
https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-republic-bank-collapse-swag-free-umbrellas-b46fc45f? First Republic Bank Will Be Missed…For Its Free Umbrellas The coveted giveaway for clients was the forest-green umbrella. Carrying it around ‘makes me feel like a proper Englishman.’ A First Republic umbrella F. MARTIN RAMIN/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By AnnaMaria Andriotis and Ben Eisen May 5, 2023 5:31 am ET Ed Beardsworth got a tall box in the … Continue reading Biggest loss from First Republic Bank disappearing into Chase
Best single-serve coffee maker
I'm on a quest for a coffee that I can happily drink black. I have an ancient (2013) Hamilton Beach 4 cup coffee brewer that reminds me of hotel room machines. I grind my coffee with a Capressso (same vintage) conical burr grinder. I use Melitta paper filters as they seem to work better than … Continue reading Best single-serve coffee maker
Helpful technique from U.K. may improve prostate cancer treatment
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/prostate-cancer-now-cured-thanks-to-an-innovative-one-hour-operation Prostate cancer now cured thanks to an innovative one-hour operation [Sept 16, 2022: Emily Brown] The 'game-changing' treatment uses electrical currents to destroy difficult to reach tumours. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) Doctors in the UK hope that thousands of men with prostate cancer could be cured through an innovative hour-long operation. The 'game-changing' treatment uses … Continue reading Helpful technique from U.K. may improve prostate cancer treatment
Movies moving to pricing like Broadway
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/business/media/movie-theaters-ticket-prices.html? Heads Up: A Better Movie Seat May Cost You As the film business changes rapidly, multiplexes are experimenting with prices in ways that may seem shocking to theatergoers. AMC Entertainment is trying a program that bases prices for seats at evening shows on their location in relation to the screen.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New … Continue reading Movies moving to pricing like Broadway
Want to minimize student debt? Why not go to college in Europe?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/college-tuition-student-loans-europe-632f7130? Samuel Morris, a California native, says he’s happy about deciding to attend the Free University of Berlin. LENA MUCHA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Simon Constable March 4, 2023 11:00 am ET A college degree and drowning in debt don’t have to be synonymous. College tuition in the European Union tends to be far less … Continue reading Want to minimize student debt? Why not go to college in Europe?
The place of “The Silver Palate Cookbook” in home cooking (and pesto consumption) as we know it
‘The Silver Palate Cookbook’ Changed Home Cooking (and Pesto Consumption) As We Know It Published in 1982, it brought verve to entertaining and taught a generation of American cooks to trust in bold flavors, fresh herbs, and the joys of improvisation by Aimee Levitt Dec 7, 2022, 9:30am EST If you lived through the 1980s there’s a … Continue reading The place of “The Silver Palate Cookbook” in home cooking (and pesto consumption) as we know it
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