Samsung leaks the Galaxy Buds FE by posting their user manual

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Images of the Galaxy Buds FE.
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There has been a lot of smoke around the unannounced Samsung Galaxy Buds FE, but the company may have accidentally confirmed the existence of the wireless headphones by posting what appears to be their official user manual, as reported by WinFuture. The PDF is currently available at this link on Samsung’s website, but in case that gets

Adobe Firefly AI Is Out of Beta in Photoshop and Illustrator

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Two of the most popular image editing tools available, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, are being reshaped to focus on generative AI. As of Wednesday morning, all Adobe Firefly AI tools are available to all subscribers, allowing users to create the deepfakes they always wanted to without messing about with finnicky…

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I took a semester off during my junior year at Yale. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made.

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Simi Fagemi in Morocco
The author in Morocco during her gap semester.

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  • I was reaching burnout during my junior year at Yale University. 
  • I decided to take a semester off and got an NYC internship and a job in New Haven, Connecticut.
  • During that time, I had a mental reset, traveled, and spent time with family. 

The idea of taking a semester off during college first crossed my mind after a take-home final left

The typical brown bag school lunch costs 50 cents more this year, and it's a perfect example of how little daily costs from inflation add up to a big expense

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Each day's packed lunch is about 50 cents more this year than last year – assuming a very rough 10% combined increase in prices for ham sandwich supplies, plus sides.

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  • Inflation ticked up last month and food prices – namely typical school lunch supplies – remain stubbornly high.
  • Brown-bag staples like bread, ham, lettuce, condiments, apples, and juice cost
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Carbon offset data startup Treefera raises €2M to map forests with AI

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Treefera says it wants to transform the accuracy, transparency, and efficiency of the carbon offset industry with AI and data from a trillion trees across the globe. It just received a vote of confidence in the form of a €2mn seed round led by Concept Ventures and participation from the CTO of Intel, among others. The practice of voluntary offsetting has faced criticism from various quarters, with

Return-to-office policies are driving people to sell their homes - even at a loss

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Children ride scooters past 'open house' flags displayed outside a single family home in Los Angeles, California.
Children ride scooters past 'open house' flags displayed outside a single family home in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Return-to-office policies are an emerging force in the housing market, according to a Redfin survey.
  • It found that about 10% of home sales are driven by employees who are forced to end remote work.
  • More and more companies have been requiring their employees to

The Biden administration approves $100 million to fix the nation’s broken EV chargers

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Electrify America EV charging station
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EV owners fed up with the often broken, discombobulated charging experience in the US are about to get a lifeline from the federal government.

The US Department of Transportation is authorizing $100 million to “repair and replace existing but non-operational, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.” The investment comes from a $7