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Apartment Therapy · Home & design ·
A professional organizer offers five suggestions for making a cluttered medicine cabinet more usable. The writer says the advice created significantly more bathroom storage.
Apartment Therapy · Home & design ·
The reviewer recommends a blanket that combines weighted and heated features for colder weather. She says it has improved her evening relaxation routine and is also a gift she likes to give friends.
Apartment Therapy · Home & design ·
Certain secondhand kitchenware can be valuable, and complete vintage Pyrex sets may fetch hundreds of dollars. The writer says she looks for this item whenever she shops thrift stores.
Apartment Therapy · Home & design ·
Designer Nataliya Gerasimova updated a Bellevue rental with natural materials, sculptural furniture, and varied textures. She shares the home with her husband and dog, and the changes are temporary rather than structural.
Apartment Therapy · Home & design ·
A popular IKEA lighting piece is returning for 2026. The story suggests demand may be high, so shoppers could have trouble finding it.
The Robot Report · Robotics ·
Gecko Robotics said its contract with the U.S. Navy and General Services Administration has grown by $300 million, quadrupling its ceiling value six months after an initial $71 million award. The company’s Komodo system scans deck coatings and produces maps of corrosion and material thickness to spe
The Robot Report · Robotics ·
RoboBusiness 2026 begins at the Santa Clara Convention Center with an opening keynote on the next 20 years of robotics. The first day includes show-floor demonstrations, breakout sessions, and a closing keynote about AI in production robotics. The event marks the conference’s 20th anniversary.
The Robot Report · Artificial intelligence ·
Avenda Health introduced Surgery Mode for its Unfold AI prostate cancer mapping platform, adding intraoperative tools for robotic and non-robotic procedures. The features include enlarged 3D views, maps adjusted to the surgical console camera angle, MRI slice review, and capsule risk scores. The com
The Robot Report · Robotics ·
Nominations are open for the 2027 TRR50 Robotics Innovation Awards, with a submission deadline of Jan. 5, 2027. Winners will be honored at a gala during the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston on June 2-3, 2027. Categories include Startup of the Year, Application of the Year, Robot of the Year, and Rob
MedPage Today · Healthcare systems ·
Quest Diagnostics disclosed unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, which clients use to order tests and view results. The company discovered the breach on Wednesday, notified federal law enforcement, and is still determining how many patients and records were affected. Ques
MedPage Today · Public health ·
Calley Means, a senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a prominent MAHA advocate, resigned from the Trump administration. He did not state a reason, and his departure comes as some MAHA leaders express frustration over limited progress on food security and pesticide regulation.
MedPage Today · Drug development ·
A Swedish population-based cohort study found that rituximab was associated with a higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis than comparator disease-modifying treatments. The crude IBD incidence was 110 per 100,000 person-years with rituximab, co
MedPage Today · Cancer research ·
The phase III INTerpath-001 trial found that intismeran autogene plus pembrolizumab improved recurrence-free survival in patients with resected stage IIB-IV melanoma. The combination reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 42% versus pembrolizumab alone, with 24-month recurrence-free survival of
MedPage Today · Mental health ·
A forensic psychiatrist analyzes the Elizabeth Holmes documentary through her clinical experience with women convicted of fraud. She explains that psychopathy and manipulation can appear differently in women, sometimes drawing on stereotypes such as the damsel in distress. She cautions that viewers
Small Business Trends · Labor & employment ·
Slack launched Frontline, a mobile workspace for retail, healthcare, factory, and other deskless employees. The product brings task lists, policy updates, training materials, and Salesforce data into one mobile interface with secure sign-in options. It is intended to connect frontline staff with com
Small Business Trends · Small business ·
The national average for gasoline slipped to $4.27 a gallon, down 6 cents from the prior week, even as crude oil approached $100 a barrel. October's average is still on track to set a record, and the seasonal shift to winter-blend fuel is providing only limited relief. Demand increased while domesti
Small Business Trends · Small business ·
Apple introduced HomeView, a $299 tabletop or wall-mounted device with a 7-inch screen, speaker, video calling, Siri AI, and smart-home controls. Preorders started Oct. 13 in the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and the U.K., with sales beginning Nov. 13; the EU is excluded because Siri
ScienceDaily · Physics ·
An international team analyzed 2,884 Type Ia supernovae, combining three decades of observations into a unified dataset. When paired with other cosmic measurements, the data provide more evidence that dark energy may change over time rather than remain fixed. The result challenges a central assumpti
ScienceDaily · Chemistry & materials ·
Four decades after the Chornobyl disaster, microscopic radioactive particles are still present in surrounding soil. X-ray studies showed that some particles retain much of their original structure, including fuel-like uranium dioxide, material fused with zirconium, and oxidized uranium formed during
ScienceDaily · Neuroscience ·
Researchers studied the locus coeruleus, a small brainstem region that produces norepinephrine, in mice. They found it does not send one uniform signal everywhere; instead, distinct groups of neurons connect to specific brain and spinal cord targets. The dorsal cells mainly reach the cortex and fore
ScienceDaily · Physics ·
Switzerland’s glaciers lost more than 5% of their total ice volume in 2026, with average thinning of 2.5 to 4 meters and up to 10 meters in some lower areas. The Rhône, Aletsch, and Clariden glaciers had their worst melting on record, while Bella Tola and Griessfirn disappeared entirely. Nearly 20%
ScienceDaily · Neuroscience ·
A seven-year study followed 294 adults with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease and tracked their weekly physical activity. Higher activity was associated with slower declines in memory, thinking, and movement, and those active more than eight hours per week showed almost no average cognitive decli
Billboard · Music ·
Fontaines D.C. earned their second U.K. No. 1 album with 'Dopamine Chamber,' which moved more than 70,000 chart units in its opening week. The debut is the third-largest opening week of 2026 overall and the biggest by a group, trailing only Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia Rodrigo's album sit
Billboard · Music ·
Jamie Miller's 'Babydoll' rose to No. 1 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart dated Oct. 23. He is the first Welsh artist to top the tally since 2011 and the first Welsh solo male to do so in 41 years. The song edged Tate McRae's 'Housewife' at No. 2, while an Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan remix lan
Billboard · Music ·
The International Bluegrass Music Association Awards took place Oct. 22 in Chattanooga, Tenn., with Sam Bush and Sierra Hull hosting. Billy Strings won entertainer of the year for the fifth time, and his video with Bryan Sutton earned music video honors. East Nash Grass took album and instrumental g
Billboard · Music ·
John Mayer released 'Tom and Jerry' on Friday, his first solo single in more than five years and his first release for Mercury Records. The midtempo song uses brushed drums and a repeating guitar riff while Mayer sings about a complicated attraction. Contributors include Blake Slatkin, Pino Palladin
Billboard · Music ·
Billy Corgan discussed his friendship with Marilyn Manson on The New York Times Popcast, saying his Christian faith leads him to support friends while still forming his own judgments. Corgan said he did not believe Manson was guilty of the allegations and noted that the district attorney examined th
ZDNET · Cybersecurity ·
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, can expose process memory and allow unauthenticated code execution on vulnerable servers. The PHP Project has released fixes and additional mitigation guidance for a less likely code-execution path. Security firm Wiz, which found
ZDNET · Software & cloud ·
Android 17 introduces app bubbles that keep up to five apps as floating icons above other content. The feature starts as a Pixel exclusive and is expected to reach other phone makers, while Samsung offers a similar Smart Pop Up View option. Users can long-press an app and choose Bubble to pin it for
NBC Sports · Football (NFL) ·
Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs seems likely to play in Sunday's game against Detroit. The report indicates he remains on course to be available.