Australian tourists have been warned to take precautions after two people tested positive for the potentially deadly Nipah virus in India. India’s National Centre for Disease Control confirmed on Tuesday that two cases of the virus had been detected in the eastern state of West Bengal since December. It identified…
Lamar Odom checks into rehab after his arrest on DUI charge as spokeswoman says he is ‘taking responsibility’
Two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom has checked into rehab following his recent arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. The 46-year-old retired Los Angeles Lakers star entered a 30-day treatment program at iRely Recovery to ‘reset and focus on his health,’ his manager, Gina Rodriguez, told Page Six. ‘After…
Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta users will start to see new AI models and products from the company in a matter of months. “In 2025, we rebuilt the foundations of our AI program,” Zuckerberg said on an investor call Wednesday, referring to the company’s recently restructured AI lab. “Over the coming…
NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation
NASA has announced an earlier-than-expected target date to launch the next astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency is now targeting Feb. 11 for liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which will fly four astronauts to join the skeleton crew presently operating the orbital lab. A scant three…
Pilates Pro Nofar Hagag Shares How Her Workouts Can Help You Nail Red Carpet or Instagram Poses
From the red carpet to Instagram, Pilates expert Nofar Hagag is helping stars like Brooke Shields, Emily Ratajkowski, and Karlie Kloss look and feel their best, in photos and in real life. The fitness pro, known for her full-body sweat sessions featuring 25 minutes on the Reformer and 25 minutes…
My 600-Lb. Life Gone at 50
Reading Time: 3 minutes We have sad news to report out of the world of reality television: Charity Pierce, who was best known for documenting her weight loss journey on My 600-lb Life, has passed away, according to her daughter Charly Jo. She was 50 years old. (Instagram) “I wasn’t…
ChatGPT just gave me 4 FTSE 100 ‘hidden gems’
Image source: Getty Images Even after a barnstorming 2025, the FTSE 100 still looks cheap on many metrics. What unheralded stocks are lurking in the index? What brilliant bargains could lead the vanguard if the Footsie surges in 2026? I grabbed that ever eager-to-please invention, ChatGPT, to give me a…
Adding Textures to Portraits Using Blend Modes in Photoshop
Julie Powell is a passionate photographer and educator, running online classes and workshops for still life, macro, food and portraits, based in Melbourne, Australia. Julie is also an award-winning digital artist and photographer who has a deep passion for fine art and conceptual photography, having exhibited in galleries in Europe,…
4 reasons why I’d avoid buying a used receiver
I like buying used things all the time, and I’ve even bought a used receiver. While it worked out fine for me, I was made well aware of several issues when I plugged it in to get it going. It wasn’t anywhere as simple as plugging in a new receiver,…
Stupid Interview Mistakes Criticizing The Past
Stupid Interview Mistakes: Criticizing The Past By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter In this video, I talk about another 1 of those dumb things that people do on interviews – – criticizing the past. From Paycheck to Purpose I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, the head coach of…