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The 6 Best Medical Mystery Episodes of House M.D.
I think there are few people who could disagree that House M.D is one of the greatest TV shows in history, and one of the main reasons this show was so watchable (apart from Gregory himself) was that each episode (or two) centered around a medical mystery. The writers of this show sure did some digging in the medical journals…
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Meta adds privacy feature to WhatsApp days after US House ban – Computerworld
Using genAI processing to summarize personal messages marks the first time Meta has applied Private Processing, Meta said. “We expect there will be others where the same or similar infrastructure might be beneficial in processing user requests,” the company explained. Meta last week added secure keys to Facebook messaging, which provides an extra authentication layer for users to access messages.…
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US House reportedly bans WhatsApp from staffers’ devices over security concerns – Computerworld
Consumer messaging apps such as WhatsApp often lack administrative controls organizations need for compliance and data retention, failing to provide centralized management capabilities or detailed audit trails required in regulated industries. Even more concerning is the metadata exposure issue: Although WhatsApp encrypts message content, communication patterns and usage statistics may still be collected, potentially revealing sensitive business intelligence. Additionally, WhatsApp…
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The Essential Questions About Utilities You Need to Ask When Buying a House
Once they’ve found a place they love, most home shoppers shift to considering the hard numbers: The selling price or the monthly rent, the estimated taxes, the square footage, their mortgage rate, etc. Often lost in the shuffle are questions about the utilities—the gas, electricity, water, and internet services that power a home and make it comfortable and livable. Utilities…
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How to Keep Annoying Bugs Away From Your House and Yard
Yellow jackets can sting and cause allergic reactions, and ants can potentially damage your house. Here are tips from CR’s insect repellent expert, Chris Regan, and from Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, PhD, associate director of Cornell University’s Community & Urban IPM Program, on how to banish a variety of bugs from your yard and home. To reveal each tip, click the dots…
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White House condemns Europe’s ‘extortion’ of Apple and Meta – Computerworld
Will the future be better tomorrow? In this kind of context, the idea that relationships may become worse before they get better isn’t just a problem waiting to happen. It appears to be a problem that’s already here. Like a squawking duck, this particular sequence of events certainly seems to be forming up to become exactly what it sounds like…
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Reports: White House mulling DeepSeek ban amid investigation
Reports suggest US President Donald Trump is considering banning DeepSeek amid an investigation into the AI developer. The administration is considering banning US citizens from using DeepSeek, according to three sources familiar with the matter, the New York Times reported. Chinese AI firm DeepSeek shocked the AI industry in January when it released a more efficient model that competed with…
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Six Psychological Traps to Avoid When House Hunting
Buying a house has always been a stressful experience. It involves a lot of money for most people, and it’s where you’re going to live, the most meaningful space in your life. Finding the house that ticks all the financial, physical, and emotional boxes can be a challenge. And it’s a challenge that a lot of people fail: 82% of…
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10 Warning Signs That Someone Incompetent (or Unethical) Is Flipping a House
If you’re in the market for a new home, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve toured a few “flipped” houses—properties that were recently purchased, quickly renovated, and just as quickly put back on the market. Even amid the current real estate crunch, house flipping remains a popular business model: In the first quarter of 2024, 67,817 houses were flipped, which…
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Trump White House appeals to right-wing new media with ‘Podcast Row’
On Thursday, several conservative podcasters were invited to the White House to participate in Podcast Row, an event meant to engage alternative media by granting them hours of unprecedented access to senior Trump Administration officials. The White House intends to make this a recurring event. “Bringing in new media outlets has obviously been a priority of this administration and we…
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