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Matthew Miller/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Withings Body Scan smart scale to review, and the timing couldn't have been better. I had another reason to start 2024 with a weight loss goal.Also: My favorite hybrid smartwatch just got smarter, and its battery life is still incredibleI drastically cut my sugar intake, even with my sweet tooth, reduced most of my carbs, bumped up my exercise to three to four times per week, and jumped on the Withings Body ScanWithings latest smart scale measures much more than your…

Google was pretty late to the foldable party, and its first foldable phone was launched four generations after Samsung launched its first foldable smartphone. Despite being the lead Android developer, Google was also late optimizing Android for foldable devices. It has now been revealed that Google took Samsung's help to optimize Android for foldable phones. Google tested Android 12L on Galaxy Z Fold 2 before releasing the operating system Before Android 12L was launched, there were reports about a foldable phone that…

A century of forest growth likely helped keep the eastern United States cool as the rest of the country warmed, according to a new study in Earth’s Future. Credit: Wes Hicks/Unsplash Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United States helped counter rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research. The authors highlight the potential of forests as regional climate adaptation tools, which are…

In 1985, Abimbola Olurotimi Ogunbanjo began a long, rich career in Lagos, when he joined Chase Manhattan Bank as a credit analyst. Born in July 1962 to a renowned corporate lawyer, Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo, from Ogun State, he obtained Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from American College, Switzerland, in 1985, followed by an LLB in Law from the University of Buckingham, UK, in 1989. Mr Ogunbanjo joined his father’s law firm, Chris Ogunbanjo LP, in 1990 after leaving Chase Manhattan…

When two chefs meet, it seems they always have something to teach each other. Even when Gordon Ramsay stops at a small roadside joint in Malaysia, the local auntie preparing a beef rendang has a trick or two to show him.So, in an attempt to expand their horizons, Reddit user Freedfg made a post on the platform, asking everyone to share their best-kept family cooking secrets.From scrambled eggs to chicken salad and beyond, here are some of the ways you can add a flavorful twist to your beloved dishes. Or at least trick…

Imagine yourself driving down a highway, and suddenly your car starts showing some trouble. You look into the instrument cluster and realize that the car has run out of fuel, and the petrol pump is not nearby. What do you do in such a situation? People often call for Roadside Assistance or ask other road users for help. There have been instances where people have towed such cars that are stranded in the middle of the road. Here we have a video where a Toyota Innova Crysta that ran out of fuel was pushed by an Ola…

The chatbot’s creators, from the AI company Limbic, set out to investigate whether AI could lower the barrier to care by helping patients access help more quickly and efficiently. A new study, published today in Nature Medicine, evaluated the effect that the chatbot, called Limbic Access, had on referrals to the NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression program, a series of evidence-based psychological therapies for adults experiencing anxiety disorders, depression, or both.   It examined data from 129,400…

It looks like Timothée Chalamet isn't just taking fashion cues from Zendaya, his exceedingly stylish Dune: Part Two co-star—the actress has apparently been giving him interior design help, too. Timothée, Zendaya and their fellow Dune castmates, Arrakis newcomers Florence Pugh (who plays Princess Irulan) and Austin Butler (taking on the terrifying role of Feyd-Rautha), appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, February 1 to promote the much-anticipated sci-fi sequel.  During the chat, Chalamet confirmed to Kimmel that he…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After Colorado's Marshall Fire consumed more than 1,000 homes in suburban Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, hundreds of crowdfunding campaigns sprang forth to provide some immediate relief to homeowners who lost everything. Within a few weeks, GoFundMe campaigns raised $23 million for Marshall Fire victims, dwarfing…

For this experiment, the researchers relied on 61 hours of video from a helmet camera worn by a child who lives near Adelaide, Australia. That child, Sam, wore the camera off and on for one and a half years, from the time he was six months old until a little after his second birthday. The camera captured the things Sam looked at and paid attention to during about 1% of his waking hours. It recorded Sam’s two cats, his parents, his crib and toys, his house, his meals, and much more. “This data set was totally unique,” Lake…