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4 Best Facial Tissues From Our Tests
That’s why CR’s José Amézquita brought 10 best-selling tissue brands into our lab to evaluate their tensile strength (how resistant they are to break under tension), softness, absorbency, and abrasion resistance (how much friction and rubbing a tissue can handle). We left no popular tissue untested, from well-known picks like Kleenex to eco-friendly Caboo tissues that cost more to money-saving…
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Amazon tests mixing and matching its grocery operations
Amazon’s next ideas for growing its grocery business could blur the lines between Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh by enmeshing the two businesses’ fulfillment networks in a new set of experiments, according to The Wall Street Journal. Amazon has reportedly started shipping Whole Foods products from 26 Amazon Fresh fulfillment centers and plans to build a microfulfillment center at a…
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The Truth About Blood Tests for Cancer
Some emerging tests are referred to as multicancer early detection tests, though others target one specific type of cancer. Typically, they test for material that’s shed by cancer cells, says Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD, a physician and co-director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. One of the best-known is the Galleri test…
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6 Best Electric Ranges to Buy Now, Based on Our Extensive Tests
This article focuses exclusively on electric smoothtop ranges, which can be installed in any house with a 220-volt electric line. They’re easier to clean than coil tops, and compared with induction ranges, electric smoothtop ranges are typically cheaper and will work with any kind of cookware. As with all electric ranges, whether induction or not, smoothtops may be eligible for…
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UK jobseekers could be using AI to beef up CVs, lie on applications, and complete skills tests – here’s why you really shouldn’t do that
UK jobseekers could be deceiving recruiters, according to a report from Capterra which found that almost half (41%) use AI to lie about skills on job applications. The survey found that over half (53%) of applicants are using AI to assist in their job hunts, with 77% of those leveraging the technology to exaggerate their qualifications or abilities. In particular,…
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Google tests showing full recipes right in search results
Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry. The company is testing a new feature called Quick View that appears for some cooking recipes. A search for “chocolate chip cookie recipe,” for example, shows a “quick view” button on a recipe from the blog Preppy…
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How to order free rapid covid tests from the US government — again
Autumn is here, and once again, warnings are going up about the spread of the covid-19 virus — along with the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. To try to minimize the upsurge, the US government is once again offering free home rapid antigen tests to each US household. According to the government website, orders will start shipping this…
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How not to conduct cyber awareness training: UCSC slammed for ‘tone deaf’ Ebola phishing tests
The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has come under fire after it conducted phishing training using a fake Ebola virus track and trace alert. Security experts have criticized the test after it caused panic on campus, forcing senior leaders at the university to come out and publicly acknowledge its error of judgment. On 18 August 2024, UCSC’s IT department…
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