If you want to take advantage of high interest rates to boost your savings, you may be looking for alternatives to a savings account. Certificates of deposit and Treasury bills offer annual percentage yields (APYs) of 5.00% or better and can be excellent options to maximize your savings. But which of those is better for […]
Tag: Tools
Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes Grant for AI Tools to Combat Dyslexia
This article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN — When Millard North High School junior Janae Harris was in second grade, she read to a kindergarten class but kept getting stuck on words. The teacher continually corrected her, Janae said, and told her she “needed to learn how to read” before she read to another […]
Genius cleaning tools for secretly dirty 2019
No fan fiction here: Take your cleaning game to the next level with these genius tools. (Amazon) As if we don’t have enough things to do around the house, there’s a bunch of spots you actually should be cleaning but probably aren’t. Like the garbage disposal. The clothes dryer. And the dishwasher — yes, you’re […]
Lane County announces tools meant to connect people to shelter and housing resources
Lane County announced Thursday a new coordinated entry portal and associated tools designed to connect people experiencing homelessness or eviction to shelter and housing resources. Lane County Coordinated Entry “is a low-barrier first step to accessing services available to anyone in Lane County facing a housing crisis,” the county said in a press release. The […]
Google Bard is now Gemini as new AI tools launched
Google has rebranded its Bard AI chatbot as Gemini as the tech giant announced a new mobile app and a more powerful AI tool, Gemini Advanced. From Thursday, a Gemini app will launch on Android for the first time, and the chatbot will be made available inside the official Google app on Apple’s iOS. In […]
Graham man’s bus to help homeless people put on pause after thieves steal $70,000 worth of tools
A Graham man who is working to build a shower bus to support people experiencing homelessness in his community will have to put his project on pause after he said thieves stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of his tools. STOLEN VEHICLE AND TOOLS: Joe Bowers, owner of Bowers Plumbing and Remodel, said his […]
Driver flinging tools at pursuing Florida cops turns out to be escapee, sheriff says
A baffling crime spree that included a driver throwing tools from a stolen truck started to make sense when deputies realized the suspect just escaped from jail, according to investigators in Florida. The odd series of events began around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, when a school resource officer saw a barefoot man climbing the […]
Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall Group pushes new AI tools to boost merchants’ service to consumers in first major move after leadership reshuffle
Alibaba Group Holding‘s main e-commerce unit is now beta testing artificial intelligence (AI) tools and functions for merchants on its Chinese online shopping sites, marking the first major move at the enterprise since a leadership reshuffle in December. The Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG) unveiled the new AI features, which are designed to improve services […]
These anti-snoring tools can help you (or your partner) sleep better — starting at $15
There’s usually a reason why you’re sawing logs at night, and figuring out the root of your snoring can go a long way toward solving it, according to Omid Mehdizadeh, MD, an otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor) at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. In general, “snoring usually happens as air […]
Thinking about starting a yoga practice this year? Here are all the tools you need for your first class
A new year brings opportunities for new challenges. If you’re not into Crossfit or running and it’s a little too cold to get out onto the pickleball court, consider getting into a yoga flow. It’s great for strengthening, lengthening and getting a good stretch, but if you’ve never taken a class, you might be wondering […]
Two arrested after stealing tools, copper from Maidsville building
Jan. 2—Two men are in custody at North Central Regional Jail after they allegedly broke into a building in Maidsville on Friday to steal tools and copper. Monongalia County deputies were called to the scene, near the intersection of Fort Martin Road and Lazzelle Union Road after a caller reported seeing two men “pounding on […]
Online tools, internet use should be limited in schools
I’m continuing on the question I last started with: Should school age students have access to their phones during school hours? Teachers and principals in general say no. Most school districts and each building has a policy of one sort or another about use of smartphones or internet devices during class time; often that has […]