New findings add another dimension to “gut feelings.” Eating an orange a day may lower a person’s depression risk by 20 percent, according to a study led by Raaj Mehta, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. That might be because citrus stimulates growth of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii […]
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Major models, including Google’s Gemma, Meta’s Llama, and even older OpenAI releases like GPT2, have been released under this open weights structure. Those models also often release open source code covering the inference-time instructions run when responding to a query. It’s currently unclear whether DeepSeek’s planned open source release will also include the code the
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LONDON — Apple said Friday it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud. The iPhone maker said its Advanced Data Protection encryption feature is no longer available for new users
LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection of properties on the market. Sales fell 4.9% last month from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million units, the National Association of Realtors said
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Gene Scheer. Photograph by Kate Russell. In early March, a new production of Moby-Dick will open at the Metropolitan Opera. In some ways, Moby-Dick already has everything an opera needs: narrative drama, memorable characters, high stakes, and even the high seas. But to adapt Herman Melville’s classic text—sometimes called the most famous novel no one
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Coinbase says the Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its case against the cryptocurrency platform, pending commission approval. Shares rose 3% at the opening bell Friday, though the decision, not confirmed by the SEC, would not be unexpected. The Trump administration has projected a much more lenient stance on cryptocurrency markets. The SEC declined to
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UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled early Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal said federal officials have launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare Advantage
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Air Canada has launched a new promotion, offering travellers up to 25% off Aeroplan award flight redemptions. This limited-time offer provides an excellent opportunity to make your Aeroplan points go further on flights to over 180 destinations. There’s no promo code needed, as the discount will be automatically applied at booking. However, you’ll need to
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Tesla is recalling more than 375,000 vehicles due to a power steering issue. The recall is for certain 2023 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating software prior to 2023.38.4, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The printed circuit board for the electronic power steering assist may become overstressed, causing a loss of
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MIAMI — Refugees had been arriving in the United States at levels unseen in nearly three decades, assisted by nonprofits and ordinary people across the political spectrum. More than 160,000 Americans across every state signed up to resettle newcomers through the Welcome Corps, a public-private effort launched two years ago. More than 800,000 new arrivals
