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This is the future of senior housing

  Older consumers — and their adult children — now have more education and higher technological expectations. Source: Opinion: This is the future of senior housing – MarketWatch

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Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years 

Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past two decades evangelizing a vision of an abundant future Source: Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years | TechCrunch

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Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid

For years, Americans have been blanketing their homes with scads of solar panels. Now, they’re adding a growing number of batteries to store that electricity and protect against blackouts. Source: Why Americans Are Adding Home Batteries at a Record Pace – Bloomberg

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A neuroscientist makes the case that AI can think

Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats. Source: A neuroscientist makes the case that AI can think

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Data Guru David Shor on Educational Poparization and Why Trump Won 

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Scientists spent 10 years cracking superbug problem. It took Google's 'co-scientist' a lot less.

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When prompted, Google’s new AI “co-scientist” gave them the answer in two days. Source: Scientists spent 10 years cracking superbug problem. It took Google’s ‘co-scientist’ a lot less.

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The Two Parenting Years That Matter Most To Your Child's Success  

Why these years can affect how your child will love and grow as an adult. Source: The Two Parenting Years That Matter Most To Your Child’s Success | YourTango

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The Schools Reviving Shop Class Offer a Hedge Against the AI Future 

Hands-on skills are staging a comeback at leading-edge districts, driven by high college costs and demand for more career choices. Source: The Schools Reviving Shop Class Offer a Hedge Against the AI Future – WSJ

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Why It May Be Time to Sell Your US Stocks and Move to Greece and Have a Baby

If you’ve fully bought into the idea that American outperformance is a given, this weekend may be time for a rethink. Source: Why It May Be Time to Sell Your US Stocks and Move to Greece – Bloomberg

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NotebookLM Editorial Director Says Humanities Skills Are Rising in AI  

The editorial director of NotebookLM at Google Labs says the new ‘AI wrangler” role relies on deep knowledge of the latest models rather than coding. Source: NotebookLM Editorial Director Says Humanities Skills Are Rising in AI – Business Insider

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Woman Argues That Neurodivergence Is Mother Nature’s Backup Plan 

Neurodivergent individuals are capitalism’s worst enemies. Source: Woman Argues That Neurodivergence Is Mother Nature’s Backup Plan | YourTango

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Why AI will prioritize compassion, curiosity and potential over pedigree and end the knowledge economy

  Skills such as creativity, curiosity, courage, compassion and communication will be key as AI continues to disrupt workforces, said LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman. Source: The skills workers will need in the future as AI enters workplace

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Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracy  

Researchers from Google and Stanford have created accurate AI replicas of more than 1,000 people. Source: Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracy | Live Science

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Visualizing Ultra-Processed Food Consumption by Country

Ultra-processed foods are making up a growing share of adult diets globally. Here’s how consumption varies by country. Source: Visualizing Ultra-Processed Food Consumption by Country

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Kia unveils PV5 electric van as a futuristic ‘people mover’  

The first EV from Kia’s Platform Before Vehicle brand. Source: Kia unveils PV5 electric van as a futuristic ‘people mover’ | The Verge

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Are your noise-canceling headphones messing with your head? 

We all know headphones can be bad for your hearing if you listen to sounds too loudly in close proximity to your ears. But a BBC report suggests that a Source: Are your noise-canceling headphones messing with your head? | TechCrunch

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The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment 

It isn’t just artificial intelligence. Chinese biotech companies are now developing drugs faster and cheaper than their U.S. counterparts. Source: The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment – WSJ