National Cordon Bleu Day is celebrated on April 4 each year to commemorate the invention of Cordon Bleu, the dish which has fast become a favorite in restaurants across the globe. So, what is actually in Cordon Bleu? Well, the dish is made with either chicken breast, pork, or veal that is then snugly tucked […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog last week. Naturally, the warning comes down to security and privacy — bad actors can put QR codes in inconspicuous places or send them via text or email, then just sit back and wait for a payday in […]
Police are cautioning iPhone users over security concerns related to a new feature that is part of Apple’s latest operating system software update. Called NameDrop, the feature allows users with iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 “to quickly share contact information with a nearby iPhone or Apple Watch,” according to the tech company. As People magazine reports, […]
Hungarian physicians are using an artificial intelligence model that can detect breast cancer four years before it develops, The New York Times reported March 7. Called computer-assisted detection, the AI identifies spots in mammograms for physicians to inspect closely. An MIT study found the technology was able to identify changes between mammograms and detect spots that were […]
Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay up to $8.9 billion to the nearly 70,000 plaintiffs in order to settle lawsuits alleging the company’s talc-based baby powder caused cancer, quadrupling its initial proposal to resolve the suits. According to The New York Times, the legal fight, which lasted more than a decade, involves plaintiffs and families of people who passed […]
In the first day after it was unveiled, GPT-4 stunned many users in early tests and a company demo with its ability to draft lawsuits, pass standardized exams and build a working website from a hand-drawn sketch. As CNN reports, last week, OpenAI announced the next-generation version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its viral chatbot […]
February 23 is both National Dog Biscuit Day and International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day. No one quite knows the origin of these wagtastic holidays, but we all know that dogs dearly love their crunchy treats. According to lore, the dog biscuit was created in 1860, when an Ohio electrician named James Spratt journeyed to London […]
Fresh Ideation Food Group, a Baltimore-based company, is recalling more than 400 of its products, including breakfast sandwiches, pre-made wraps, salads, sliced fruit, and yogurt, due to potential Listeria contamination. “During routine monitoring of our facility, we determined that listeria may be present in the facility,” the company said in a statement. “In an abundance of caution, we have […]
Google’s decision to let go of 12,000 employees was only just announced on Friday, but it extended the recent trend of the “Big Tech” companies cutting jobs in previously unheard-of numbers, and now more reports are revealing just where those cuts happened. The Information reports that at Google, layoffs spread through nearly every group, including projects […]
You may have noticed that many kitchen staples have increased in price, including butter, breakfast cereals, and snack foods. However, those increases pale in comparison to the skyrocketed price of eggs. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s January Consumer Price Index, the cost of a dozen eggs has increased 59.9% year-over-year, and the price jumped 11.1% from November […]