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đ Check yourself: Say goodbye to all traditional and self-checkout lanes at Samâs Clubâs nearly 600 stores. Instead, youâll use âScan & Goâ on their app. Then, AI-powered cameras and sensors will check your cart as you walk right out. Shoplifting? No. Shop-glitching? Maybe.
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𧽠Cleaning isnât exactly fun. But the right gear? Total game changer.
đąđťââď¸Anna in Miami asks, âKim, your hair looks so healthy and thick. What shampoo do you use?â This one right here, all the time.
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Thatâs the year the world allegedly ends, according to a 12th-century prophecy. The internet is going nuts. After Pope Francisâ sudden death at 88, the so-called Prophecy of the Popes resurfaced with its final line: The next (and last) pope, âPeter the Roman,â will lead during a time of chaos, followed by Judgment Day. Out of the nine front-runners to become the next pope, three are named Peter. No pressure.
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đ Curtain call: Night owl or napper? These blackout curtains (25% off) block out the world for a pitch-black snooze.
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Thatâs the average refrigerator temperature in thousands of homes across Europe. The FDA says yours should be at 40°F or colder. Anything warmer, bacteria grows on your ready-to-eat food. So yeah, check your settings. If your cheese grabs you back, maybe turn that dial down.
Taobao downloads spiked this month. The Chinese shopping app is now the No. 2 free iPhone app, behind DHgate at No. 1. Folks are buying directly from China after watching TikToks of luxury items being relabeled and marked up. Now for $12.99, you too can own a âGucchiâ belt with radiation.
How long it takes to cook the perfect egg. If you hard-boil it, the yolk goes chalky. Soft-boil it, and the whites stay wobbly. Why? Yolks cook best at 149°F, whites at 185°F. Scientists found a fix: Switch the egg between boiling water (212°F) and tepid water (86°F) every two minutes for 32 minutes. This isnât a breakfast, itâs a culinary hostage situation.
Of people are polite to AI. The kicker? All those âpleasesâ and âthank yousâ are adding up and costing OpenAI tens of millions of dollars in electricity. CEO Sam Altman doesnât think itâs a bad thing, though. Why? Just in case thereâs an AI uprising someday. Plus, being nice can get you better responses.
Thatâs the range of the U.S. militaryâs MQ-9B spy drone. The twist? It just got a whole lot deadlier. Theyâve strapped a 25-kilowatt laser to it that can melt incoming kamikaze drones and missiles right out of the sky. And it doesnât stop there: The laser can be scaled up to 300kW in future versions.
Less risk of cognitive decline for older adults who regularly use smartphones and computers. Why? Research shows it keeps their brains active and engaged, which may help with memory loss. But hey, that doesnât mean they should go full TikTok zombie and scroll for hours. Everything in moderation, folks.
The walking speed you should aim for during exercise. Scientists say it can help lower your risk of heart rhythm problems that lead to heart attacks and strokes down the line. And no, itâs not that fast. The average person walks around 3.5 mph. Weâre talking a brisk little stride, not a power walk to catch a flight.