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2+ min ago (476+ words) Kaitlyn is a Senior Writer at Android Authority with an acute focus on wearables. Specifically, she covers the development and launch of wearable technologies in the health and fitness market, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, smart rings, and most anything else you can wear. She critically reviews products from leading companies such as Samsung, Google, Garmin, and Apple, closely monitoring the impacts of these technologies on their respective users. From finely combing the tiles of Wear OS to trialing the advanced tracking metrics of a Garmin running watch, Kaitlyn is fluent in all things wrist-based and beyond. Her expertise in the technology sphere comes from hours of pouring over manuals and tinkering with the latest devices." Kaitlyn graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. A seasoned journalist with more than a decade of experience, she was the managing editor of…...

2+ min ago (259+ words) Black Friday always brings a few eyebrow-raising discounts, and this Samsung gem is definitely one of them. The 49-inch Odyssey G9 G95C is one of the brand's most over-the-top gaming monitors, and it has fallen to $777.99 on Samsung's site, down from $1,299.99. If you've been circling the idea of going super-ultrawide, this is the kind of price that makes the jump a lot easier to justify. Samsung 49-inch Odyssey G9 G95C Curved Gaming Monitor for $777.99 ($522 off) HDR performance is another selling point. With VESA DisplayHDR 1000 support, a quoted 1,000-nit peak brightness, and a high contrast ratio, darker game scenes should actually look dark rather than washed out. And if you care about the setup matching the rest of your RGB-heavy battlestation, Samsung's CoreSync and Core Lighting+ effects are designed to spill color onto the wall behind the monitor. The extras are practical too. You get…...

3+ min ago (1616+ words) Have you noticed a subtle yet profound shift in how we interact with technology? Gone are the days of clunky keyword typing; instead, we're engaging in natural, conversational exchanges with our digital assistants. We no longer punch in "Paris weather"; we simply ask, "What's the weather like in Paris this afternoon?" This isn't merely a minor convenience; it's a quiet revolution reshaping the landscape of online visibility. With over 8.4 billion voice assistants active globally and close to one in five individuals (20.5% of worldwide users) embracing this technology, overlooking this trend means losing access to an ever-growing segment of your potential audience. This is where Voice Engine Optimization (VEO) steps in, poised to become the indispensable discipline of 2025. Far from being a mere appendage to traditional SEO, VEO represents a completely reimagined approach to digital communication. Join us as we explore…...

3+ min ago (559+ words) If you've ever set up a test database, you know the pain: This "data" is useless for realistic testing. You can't demo your app to stakeholders, test search algorithms, validate UI formatting, or catch edge cases. I'm building SynthDB to solve this - a zero-config database seeder that reads your PostgreSQL schema and generates statistically realistic, semantically coherent data. The project is in active development and I'm looking for contributors! The key insight: column names contain semantic information. merchant_name " should be a company name support_email " should be a support email (matching the company) mac_address " should be a valid MAC address birth_date " should be a realistic age By analyzing column names and types together, we can infer context and generate appropriate data. How It Works (Current Implementation) SynthDB works in six stages: Schema Introspection - Read tables, columns, constraints Dependency Analysis - Topological sort for foreign key order…...

3+ min ago (748+ words) In a groundbreaking study illuminating the remarkable adaptability and evolution of North American raccoons, a team of researchers led by Apostolov, Bradley, and Dreher has tapped into the vast repository of citizen-generated images. By leveraging modern technology and involving the public in scientific inquiry, this innovative approach sheds light on the domestication signals prevalent in [] In a groundbreaking study illuminating the remarkable adaptability and evolution of North American raccoons, a team of researchers led by Apostolov, Bradley, and Dreher has tapped into the vast repository of citizen-generated images. By leveraging modern technology and involving the public in scientific inquiry, this innovative approach sheds light on the domestication signals prevalent in raccoon populations across various geographical landscapes. Their research promises to redefine our understanding of how human interaction and environmental changes shape wildlife adaptation. The significance of this research lies in…...

6+ min ago (1771+ words) We live in a time when our personal data is treated like currency, moving faster than we can keep track of. Every online purchase, downloaded app, and form we fill out contributes to an ever-growing digital record. Data brokers then buy, analyze, and sell this information for various purposes, including advertising and credit profiling. That's where data removal services come into play. They act on your behalf, reaching out to these brokers to request deletions. Some of them even keep an eye out for your information reappearing, so it doesn't sneak back into the public domain. With technology evolving, automation is now replacing manual efforts. Independent assessments are becoming the benchmark for trust. Here's a look at how the top services stack up and which ones can truly help you feel more secure. A few years back, privacy protection relied…...

7+ min ago (191+ words) It seems the humble moss is much more resilient than we first thought. Researchers have sent some samples into space and it survived for nine months (Credit : IvoShandor) Space is spectacularly hostile to life. The vacuum would make human blood boil. Cosmic radiation tears through unprotected cells. Temperatures swing wildly between extremes. Unfiltered solar ultraviolet light breaks down organic molecules with ruthless efficiency. Most organisms, humans very much included, would die within seconds of exposure. The International Space Station is often used to study plants and growth as pictured here (Credit : NASA) That protective advantage comes from the spore's encasing structure, which acts as both physical barrier and chemical shield, absorbing harmful radiation before it reaches the vulnerable genetic material inside. This adaptation likely enabled bryophytes, the plant group including mosses, to colonise land 500 million years ago and weather subsequent…...

7+ min ago (952+ words) In the evolving landscape of healthcare, long-term care services play an increasingly crucial role, particularly in populous nations like China. A recent study conducted by Xu, Liu, Ying, and their colleagues sheds light on the myriad factors that influence the availability and effectiveness of these services from a supply-side perspective. This rigorous investigation emerges as [] In the evolving landscape of healthcare, long-term care services play an increasingly crucial role, particularly in populous nations like China. A recent study conducted by Xu, Liu, Ying, and their colleagues sheds light on the myriad factors that influence the availability and effectiveness of these services from a supply-side perspective. This rigorous investigation emerges as a critical contribution to our understanding of the complexities surrounding long-term care provision in a country facing unprecedented demographic shifts and an aging population. At the heart of this research…...

8+ min ago (343+ words) Anthropic launched its new ChatGPT 5.1 rival in the form of the Claude Opus 4.5 model this week. The new version of Claude 4.5 version gets agentic AI abilities like the other recent AI models from OpenAI and Google as the users get wider options to try out their experience and tools. The successor to Claude 4.1 is also getting better with coding and contextual reasoning as the use case for these AI tools advance with the need to earn revenue from businesses." Claude Opus 4.5 AI Model: What's New" Anthropic has developed the new AI model with focus on using less computational power by reducing the number of tokens required to execute the same tasks. The main area of improvement with Claude Opus 4.5 is code generation, long-context reasoning and agentic AI tools." With the demands for AI computing hardware going through the roof, the…...