Growing up, I was never really into getting my nails done. I was very much a no nail polish kind of gal, mainly because I didn’t like how they looked when they started chipping. Eventually, I was introduced to gel, a longer-lasting alternative to regular polish and that opened the door for me to explore…
Grok’s raunchy, unfiltered AI companions may be making headlines for their unhinged and often NSFW responses, but it’s Grok 4, xAI’s latest model, that’s been driving the app’s revenue of late. Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 4 late on July 9, and by Friday, July 11, Grok’s gross revenue on iOS had jumped a whopping…
A recent study suggests that going to bed earlier may lead to more physical activity the next day—even if you sleep the same amount of time as usual. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in June, also revealed a surprising link between getting more shut-eye than normal and lower…
Pharmaceutical scientists come up against a hard limitations here on Earth: gravity. Varda Space wants to change that. The company has raised a massive new round to turn space into the “ultimate high ground” for the production of critical pharmaceutical components that can be brought back to Earth and used to make finished drugs. The…
A couple of weeks ago, everyone began discussing Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy again because preliminary images of Ryan Murphy’s new show about her romance with JFK Jr., American Love Story, were released. There was swift criticism of Bessette-Kennedy’s costuming, which is to be expected when trying to re-create the look of one of the world’s most famous…
When I travel, I pack like a stylist on a budget. Everything has to work with everything, and the stakes feel weirdly high for each outfit. For my most recent monthlong trip to Barcelona, I gave myself a challenge: Make 45 outfits out of one suitcase of clothes. The result? A capsule wardrobe that actually…
Plastic has a recycling problem. Only about 9% of plastic gets recycled, and a majority of that waste comes from single use items like plastic grocery bags. It’s partly a design problem — they’re made to be discarded. But it’s also a technology problem because recycling such films isn’t easy, and the results usually aren’t great….
The Edmonton Oilers have been the comeback kids of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They need their biggest comeback yet. Trailing 3-2 to the Florida Panthers in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final heading into Tuesday’s Game 6 in Sunrise, Florida, the Oilers have a huge hill to climb to keep their championship hopes alive. “For whatever…
If you’ve ever tried to slather sunscreen onto wet, wriggling children at a pool or tried to apply it to your own back, you can appreciate the appeal of spray sunscreen. Sunscreen is one of our best defenses to protect skin from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) recommends using…
I don’t know about you, but when the temperature rises and I’m faced with the age-old summer dressing dilemma of how to look put-together whilst staying cool, I normally opt for a dress. And while dresses will always have a place in my heart—and wardrobe—this year I’m planning on mixing it up a bit. For…
