All posts tagged: Caring

Startup Generates Caring Letters to Your Friends Using AI, Handwrites Them Using Robot Pen

Startup Generates Caring Letters to Your Friends Using AI, Handwrites Them Using Robot Pen

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Think back to the last time you peeled open an envelope to find a handwritten letter. Maybe it was a heartfelt thank-you message for attending someone’s wedding. Perhaps it was a note from a close friend traveling abroad. Whatever the reason, it feels good to get an actual letter in the mail, right? Now, you may never experience that feeling again without a jolt of paranoid suspicion. Introducing Handwrytten, a young AI company oozing with corporate-twee, peddling in a Rube Goldberg machine of automation that produces handwritten notes with zero emotional or physical effort: a large language model produces the content, and then a proprietary robot inks it out onto stationary with unmatched “speed, quality, and realism.” “In an age where we are all drowning in electronic communication, handwritten notes really stand out,” the company’s website reads, bragging that its robo-scrawl is “virtually indistinguishable from human writing.” From what can be gathered on its website, Handwrytten is primarily …

When Caring Becomes Counterculture – The Atlantic

When Caring Becomes Counterculture – The Atlantic

Published by Daniella Wilson

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, Atlantic staff writer David Frum opens with his take on President Trump’s reaction to a recent Supreme Court defeat on tariffs, arguing that the real issue is not just economics but the president’s drive for unchecked power. Then David is joined by Tim Miller of The Bulwark to unpack Tim’s recent trip to Minneapolis and what he saw on the ground amid ongoing ICE enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. They explore why younger Americans find “Resist libs” cringe and how that cynicism has helped fuel Trump’s politics. David and Tim also debate whether Never Trump conservatives are losing the core values that once defined them and whether that evolution is necessary in order to actually take on Trump. Finally, David revisits the history and meaning of the State of the Union address, questioning whether this long-standing ritual needs rethinking in the Trump era. The following is a transcript of the episode: David …

In ‘London,’ Car-Sharing Is Caring: Berlin 2026 Interview

In ‘London,’ Car-Sharing Is Caring: Berlin 2026 Interview

Published by Daniella Wilson

“The setting was very strict, because we were in the studio,” explains Sebastian Brameshuber. “But this strict set-up brought about this freedom for how the conversations could flow.” We are discussing London, the new film from the Austrian director of Movements of a Nearby Mountain and And There We Are, in the Middle, which will world premiere in the Panorama program of the Berlin International Film Festival. It is described as “neither a documentary nor entirely fiction.” The film features Bobby Sommer as Bobby, who is always on the road, driving up and down a highway that links the Austrian cities of Vienna and Salzburg. Via a car-sharing service, he picks up other people who are looking to travel the same route while saving money on petrol, including a young man struggling with the country’s mandatory military service, a queer woman who is about to get married, a supermarket trainee, and an academic exploring the history of the highway. Square Eyes is handling world sales for the movie from Panama Film producers David Bohun and Lixi Frank that debuts at Berlin on Monday, …

Demi Edmunds: ‘Funny, kind and caring’ teenager killed in three-car collision in Cwmbran, South Wales | UK News

Demi Edmunds: ‘Funny, kind and caring’ teenager killed in three-car collision in Cwmbran, South Wales | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A teenage girl who died in a three-car collision in South Wales was “funny, kind and caring”, her brother has said. Demi Edmunds, 17, died at the scene of the crash on the A4042 in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, at around 12.25pm on Thursday, Gwent Police said. The teenager from nearby Caldicot, was the only pedestrian involved in the incident. Her brother, Jake, said in a tribute published by Gwent Police that she was “the best sister I could’ve ever asked for. She was funny, kind and caring. “Me and her were very close, she was like a best friend to me that I could trust with anything and everything, but she’s no longer with us any more. “Hopefully she’s in heaven, somewhere better.” The girl’s family, who police said have asked for privacy, said in a shared statement that Demi was “a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin and niece. Read more on Sky News:UK warships head to ArcticTeenager charged after fatal stabbing “Demi loved her friends, and she was loved by all”, they said, describing her …

Caring for grandchildren is linked to better brain health in older adults

Caring for grandchildren is linked to better brain health in older adults

Published by José Betancourt

Older adults often look for ways to maintain mental sharpness as they age. A new study published in Psychology and Aging suggests that while being a grandparent caregiver is linked to higher cognitive function, the specific amount of time spent on care or the types of activities performed may not be the primary drivers of this benefit, particularly for preventing decline over time. Keeping the brain active is a priority for many aging individuals. Researchers have often examined lifestyle factors that might protect against memory loss and cognitive slowing. Engaging in hobbies, solving puzzles, and maintaining a strong social network are frequently cited as protective behaviors. One major source of social engagement for older adults is caring for grandchildren. This role provides social interaction and requires mental effort. However, the exact relationship between looking after grandchildren and brain health has remained somewhat unclear. Flavia S. Chereches of Tilburg University led a team to investigate this dynamic. The researchers wanted to understand if simply being a caregiver is enough to see benefits. They also wanted to …

People Who Truly Care About Others Use These 11 Phrases On A Regular Basis

People Who Truly Care About Others Use These 11 Phrases On A Regular Basis

Published by Jenni Sidey

One of the best ways to know if someone is a truly caring person is to listen to the phrases they say often. While it’s pretty easy to identify whether the people closest to you truly care about others, it can be more difficult to ascertain the extent to which others, like neighbors, first dates, casual friends and extended family members truly care about the well-being of other people.  Learning who is truly good to others isn’t a meaningless task. Caring might come naturally to some, but according to a report from Harvard’s Making Caring Common Project, many Americans struggle to feel “substantial concern for people who are different from them in background and character,” and also “struggle to extend compassion when others disappoint them or make mistakes and fail to treat as fully human those with whom they disagree.” So, if you want to know which people truly care about others, listen close for these phrases they may say on a regular basis. People who truly care about others use these 11 phrases on a …

The Hidden Costs of Compulsive Caring

The Hidden Costs of Compulsive Caring

Published by Jenni Sidey

Caring is usually seen as an unquestioned virtue. We admire the devoted partner, the endlessly patient friend, and the person who is always available in a crisis. But in adult relationships, caring can sometimes become more than a loving response to another person’s needs; it can become a relational pattern, a central way of organizing intimacy, identity, and self-worth. When this happens, it becomes a psychological role. Caring as a Way of Belonging For many people, chronic caretaking begins early in life. In families where emotional needs were inconsistent, overwhelming, or poorly contained, some children learn—often without conscious awareness—that being attuned to others is the way to stay connected. They become the child who: Soothes a distressed parent. Mediates conflict. Suppresses their own needs to keep relationships stable. Over time, caring becomes a strategy for attachment. For example: If I take care of you, you won’t leave. If I am needed, I am safe. If I am useful, I belong. By adulthood, this strategy may be so familiar that it feels like a personality rather …

11 Signs Someone Cares Less Than They Used To (But Hopes You Won’t Notice)

11 Signs Someone Cares Less Than They Used To (But Hopes You Won’t Notice)

Published by Jenni Sidey

Relationships are complicated. Whether it’s romantic or platonic, there may be times when someone will start to pull back. Usually, when someone starts to care less than they used to, they hope you won’t notice. This may be because they derive some benefit from maintaining the relationship. They may want to keep you around, but at arm’s length. In doing so, they will start to pull back. This person may stop texting back, or suddenly appear too busy to spend time with you. These will likely be small changes, since they do not want you to notice the change in their behavior. No matter how close you once were, when they pull back, you may not be able to tell. These are 11 signs someone cares less than they used to (but hopes you won’t notice) 1. They’re always busy Ivan S from Pexels via Canva Have you noticed someone in your life is suddenly busier than they once were? They used to have time to hang out, but now, they have something going on …

Renee Nicole Good, woman shot by ICE agent, was out ‘caring for her neighbors,’ Minneapolis officials say

Renee Nicole Good, woman shot by ICE agent, was out ‘caring for her neighbors,’ Minneapolis officials say

Published by Sam Flores

The woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen. The Minnesota Star Tribune spoke to her mother, Donna Ganger, who called Good “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.” “She was extremely compassionate,” Ganger told the Tribune. “She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” A memorial for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.Scott Olson / Getty Images The Minneapolis City Council described Good in a joint statement as a resident who was out “caring for her neighbors” when she was killed. In a separate statement, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said she was “heartbroken and angry” about the death of Good, whom she called “a U.S. citizen, a mother, and a Twin Cities resident.” A relative said the family is mourning her death and will release a statement when appropriate. Court documents filed in 2023 show that Good was the mother of three children. At the time, …

Inside the free clinic caring for those who can’t afford the only hospital in town

Inside the free clinic caring for those who can’t afford the only hospital in town

Published by Sam Flores

The Samaritan Clinic is a small, free clinic serving people without health insurance in Albany, Georgia. It was created in 2008 to provide care for people who couldn’t afford medical treatment. More than 15 years later, the need has changed little. Today, Albany has one of the highest poverty rates in the state. About 16% of residents are uninsured, nearly double the national average. And people here pay some of the highest commercial health insurance rates in the country. Not far from the Samaritan Clinic is Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Southwest Georgia’s largest hospital — a nonprofit founded on the principle that patients should be treated regardless of their ability to pay. So why do some residents turn to a free clinic for care? This short documentary is part of “Sick in a Hospital Town,” a five-part series about why people in Albany are so sick when the main institution is a hospital. You can read and listen to it. Watch the video here. Source link