Year: 2025

Apple Shares ‘Detectives’ Ad Promoting iPhone 17 Pro Camera

Apple Shares ‘Detectives’ Ad Promoting iPhone 17 Pro Camera

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Apple today shared a new “Shot on iPhone” ad promoting the 8x optical zoom feature on the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. The ad includes a series of quick zooms to show off what the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models can do. Apple’s video description highlight the 200mm focal length of the lens. With an equivalent 200 mm focal length, the 8x optical-quality zoom makes this our longest iPhone Telephoto ever. So you can get dramatically closer with iPhone 17 Pro. 8x zoom is a new feature this year, exclusive to the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. The prior iPhone 16 Pro models were limited to 5x optical zoom. Popular Stories Report: Apple’s AI Strategy Could Finally Pay Off in 2026 Apple’s restrained artificial intelligence strategy may pay off in 2026 amid the arrival of a revamped Siri and concerns around the AI market “bubble” bursting, The Information argues. The speculative report notes that Apple has taken a restrained approach with AI innovations compared with peers such as OpenAI, Google, …

USDA Details Billion Farm Aid Package Favoring Rice, Cotton; Soy Farmers Warn of Strain

USDA Details $12 Billion Farm Aid Package Favoring Rice, Cotton; Soy Farmers Warn of Strain

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By P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department ‌of ​Agriculture released details on Wednesday about how ‌much row crop farmers will receive next year from a $12 billion aid program, but ​soybean growers say such payments fall short of helping those hurt by low crop prices and trade disputes. The Farmer Bridge Assistance program is ‍expected to distribute $11 billion in one-time payments ​to farmers, who will be paid on a per-acre rate if they planted one of the 19 commodity crops identified as ​being eligible for ⁠the program, USDA said in a statement on Wednesday. U.S. farmers produced massive corn and soybean harvests this fall amid a global glut of grain, and lost billions of dollars amid falling crop prices. Soybean farmers were particularly hard hit by the loss of soybean sales to China, by far the world’s top buyer, when it turned to South American suppliers during ‌stalled trade talks. While the aid is expected to help farmers prepare for the next planting season, growers and agricultural ​economists …

AWARE’s new executive director, DEI expert Lim Shoon Yin, takes over as Corinna Lim steps down

AWARE’s new executive director, DEI expert Lim Shoon Yin, takes over as Corinna Lim steps down

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Women’s rights group Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) saw a change in leadership on Jan 1, 2026. Corinna Lim, 61, is stepping down after 16 years as AWARE’s executive director. She is succeeded by Lim Shoon Yin, 50, a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expert. Corinna Lim will remain in an advisory role for six months before fully handing over leadership. Founded in 1985, AWARE conducts research and advocacy on issues affecting women in Singapore, including workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, the poverty faced by older women and Singapore’s compliance with United Nations standards on gender equality. Corinna Lim, who is a lawyer by training and has a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University, joined AWARE as a volunteer in 1992, providing pro bono legal counselling to women dealing with workplace harassment and domestic abuse. She recognised how women from underprivileged backgrounds suffered as they could not afford legal advice. She eventually left corporate law to focus on women’s rights work, later serving as AWARE’s honorary secretary in 2006 before becoming its first …

Keeping Your New Year’s Goals Without Breaking the Bank

Keeping Your New Year’s Goals Without Breaking the Bank

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People head into the new year with renewed energy to explore fitness and wellness trends. While the excitement of beginning new goals and habits remains strong, some people can quickly feel discouraged when they see the price tags associated with new fitness trends. However, there are ways to save and splurge as the new year approaches. You can start by thinking about expanding your definition of fitness. Nowadays, when people think about fitness, they are not just thinking about physical fitness. They think about mental health, emotional resilience, and general life satisfaction (Chekroud et al., 2018). For example, when you set your physical fitness goals, include mental health goals (recognize and identify the positive way you feel post-workout), practice emotional resilience (give yourself grace if you miss a workout), and determine how your physical fitness goals will increase your overall life satisfaction (like a stronger ability to play with your grandchildren). The following goal setting steps and budget-friendly tips, paired with physical fitness, can help you develop well-rounded goals. Consider New Trends People will continue …

Trump admin sued for halting work on the US’s largest offshore wind farm

Trump admin sued for halting work on the US’s largest offshore wind farm

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Photo: Dominion Energy Dominion Energy is suing the Trump administration after the US Department of the Interior ordered five offshore wind projects currently under construction to stop offshore work on December 22 – including Dominion’s 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm in the US. CVOW has been under construction since early 2024 and was scheduled to come online in early 2026. It’s capable of providing enough clean energy to power about 660,000 homes. Dominion said it has already spent around $8.9 billion on the $11.2 billion project, and its customers are footing the bill. Additionally, Virginia has become a hub of data center growth, making its energy needs urgent. At the center of the dispute is a typical Trump administration claim, ie, vague, thin on evidence, and released at an awkward time (right before Christmas this time): offshore wind turbines could pose “national security risks” based on “recently completed classified reports” because their spinning blades and reflective towers can create radar “clutter” – interference that can generate false targets or …

Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in road crash | World News

Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in road crash | World News

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Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital days after a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. The British-Nigerian boxing star is now recovering at his home in the country, according to a statement from the regional governments of Lagos and Ogun states. Joshua was travelling in the back of a black SUV when it hit a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos on Monday, killing his friends Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share ‘I’ve lost sleep thinking about it’ The 36-year-old two-time world champion and his mother paid their respects to them at a funeral home on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their repatriation to the UK, the statement added. “Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late this afternoon though heavy hearted and full of emotions over the loss of his two close friends he was deemed fit (enough) to recuperate from home,” the statement, posted on X, read. The post also expressed gratitude for the team …

Winner predictions after AFCON group stage – Sports

Winner predictions after AFCON group stage – Sports

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Our journalists take their chances to guess the results of the knock out phase in AFCON 2025 © france24 Issued on: 01/01/2026 – 00:15 From the show Reading time 1 min The group stage of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations has made for some exciting games. Halfway through the competition, what are France 24’s consultants’ predictions for the knockout round? Source link

Meet The Brain Stimulating Headband That’s Promising ‘Better Periods’

Meet The Brain Stimulating Headband That’s Promising ‘Better Periods’

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We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. There’s a lot of pressure to become a better version of yourself around this time of year. New Year’s resolutions are great and all, but sometimes the wellness and productivity of it all is just… a bit much. With everything from our disrupted routines after the holidays to reduced daylight and seasonal mood changes to the financial pressure of recovering after all those holiday gifts and parties, the pressure to get back on track, only better, can be crushing. Add the special hell of PMS on top of that, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for the month from hell. In the UK, unmanaged menstrual symptoms are the cause of millions of lost working …

Energy Dept. orders Colorado to waste millions to reopen a dead coal plant

Energy Dept. orders Colorado to waste millions to reopen a dead coal plant

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The Department of Energy ordered Colorado coal plant to stay open for three months, one day before it was set to close. The coal plant will require tens of millions in repairs to get up and running again, and its retirement was expected to save Colorado ratepayers $79 million per year. Coal is a dead energy source. It’s costly, inefficient, and deadly both for workers and for all species on Earth alike. For these reasons, coal has seen a rapid decline in the US, as the country shifts to significantly better power sources. Coal peaked at around half of US electricity supply in the early 2000s, but has been dropping precipitously since around 2008. Now, coal is only 15% of US electricity supply, and that number will keep dropping. There is no point to opening new coal plants, because they’re enormously expensive, and it’s getting worse. This is why almost all of new US capacity this year has been solar or wind generation. Advertisement – scroll for more content But that hasn’t stopped republicans from …

I tried the cheapest ChatGPT subscription — here is what you actually get

I tried the cheapest ChatGPT subscription — here is what you actually get

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AI subscriptions come a dime a dozen, but few match up to what the best in the industry can offer. While most AI services like Perplexity and Gemini offer tiers starting at $20, ChatGPT has introduced a new Go tier starting at just $5 for basic access. Now you can stack free AI chatbots so you never pay a cent for AI, but usage limits will still hamper your progress after just a few prompts. $5 a month is quite competitive considering subscription pricing from the competition. So I tried ChatGPT Go, and here’s what you actually get for your money. Going from Plus to Go The real differences aren’t as dramatic as they seem Yadullah Abidi / MakeUseOfCredit: Yadullah Abidi / MakeUseOf I’ve been a ChatGPT Plus subscriber in the past, dropping $20 monthly on the power-user experience any time I needed it. When Go launched, the price difference was hard to ignore. Considering it’s a 75% price drop, I decided to downgrade and see if I’d immediately regret it. The transition itself was seamless. …