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Your favourite activities are back in 2025 — and that’s not all. Stay tuned for the NEW surprises we’re cooking up 👀

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Don't you dare be perfect

The lesson of Larry Ellison's misadventures in farming | TechCrunch Larry Ellison’s leap into farming with his company, Sensei Farms, serves up a classic reminder: being a genius in one arena doesn’t mean success in

I guess AI still needs experts techcrunch.com/2025/02/23/t...

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Grieving In a new book, Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor explores the ways grief affects the body, from the heart to the immune system.

The book "The Grieving Body" explores how grief affects the body, from the heart to the immune system.

Author Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor joins us to discuss what she has learned about the physiology of grief over the years.

#TheGorge is the best Valentines movie ever!! #happyvalentinesday 😍😍🥰🥰🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🕷️🕷️🕷️💀💀💀

Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox The primer on Jevons paradox that you didn't know you needed.

The primer on Jevons paradox that you didn't know you needed.

🇬🇷🇬🇷welcome to the Greek dad club 🙌

The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, auction houses and art galleries. She was also a Black woman who passed as…

Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th century, became one of the most powerful figures in the rare book world, leaving historians to grapple with questions of identity and self-invention.

Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science. The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and…

NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science.

“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.

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Shop local & support emerging artists! Three OCAD U students & alumni will sell their work at Bamtori Studio’s Valentine’s Day Market.
🗓️ Feb 1, 11 AM–5 PM
📍 3377 Bayview Ave, North York
Details: ocadu.ca/events-and-e... #TorontoArt #SupportLocal

Small language models: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025 Large language models unleashed the power of AI. Now it’s time for more efficient AIs to take over.

Large language models unleashed the power of AI. Now it’s time for more efficient AIs to take over.

We named small language models as one of the 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025.

Redefine success as a balance between effort and renewal. Embrace that rest, recovery, and reflection are not interruptions but essential steps in your journey toward a fulfilling and joyful life. Every pause is progress, and every moment of care for yourself brings you closer to your goals.

I always wonder if we will create a movie library again? Commercials are back and fees are going up. Going to #CES I thought there must be a better way/a new Netflix, an alternative. U don’t really “own” the movie u purchased if you end your subscription #futureofmovies think vinyl not 📀 dvds #tech

Thank you for an awesome panel! 2nd startup founder who said fuck yah I’m building again!! @mark 🤗🤗 @fortune.com #brainstormtech dinner #CES2025 #lasvegas

The Canadian Scavenger Selfie Hunt for #CanadaatCES has started in Canada! #CES #CES25 spotting the Voices team!

Your Essential First-Time CES Experience Guide Powered by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

Looking forward to my first ever #CES2025 #CES #lasvegas here is a guide for a newb like me www.ces.tech/attendee-gui... First time guide

Underrated story that bike share ridership is exploding across every North American system I follow (Toronto, Washington DC, Quebec City, etc.).

Secret to AI Profitability Is Hiring a Lot More Doctorates From spotting weeds in cotton fields to scanning the bush for signs of poachers, AI startups are recruiting scores of experts for highly specialized tasks.

From spotting weeds in cotton fields to scanning the bush for signs of poachers, AI startups are tackling increasingly niche problems to turn profitable

Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...

When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...

AI Cuts Scam Losses, Speeds Up Home Loans at Top Australia Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia said generative artificial intelligence tools cut customer losses from scams in half. It has also helped to shorten the process for mortgage pre-approvals to as little a...

Australia's Commonwealth Bank said generative artificial intelligence tools cut customer losses from scams in half. It has also helped to shorten the process for mortgage pre-approvals to as little as 10 minutes.

Holiday season is upon us!! ♥️♥️♥️

Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport YouTube video by The Onion

Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport

My holiday paper this year! #keepitpink

Today we watched our Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences (CMS), #UofT student startup sandbox presentations! I love teaching these courses! Thank you #GoogleCanada for hosting us!!
#productdevelopment #productdesign
#entrepreneurship #UTSC #startups #UniversityofToronto

I think all the men in the town were once snowmen 🤔
☃️❄️=🤷‍♂️ #hotfrosty

Felt like #faithnomore today - while I write a blog about #AI #art and when easy shit doesn’t give you the happiness as hand-thing haptic stimulas #readytohand

Had a fun week at #Area15 #lasvegas #meowwolf

Oh and the dog mommy sister is the best part 🦮

Just one conversation! To set up the show. Ok I got to stop thinking to much about this 🤪