TikTok users are in the mood to manifest. But do they know what they’re manifesting? The concept of willing the universe to grant everything you want, sometimes referred to as “Lucky Girl Syndrome,” came alongside a surge in popularity of platform-wide mantras and affirmations in 2023. Manifestation mania followed another very 2020s TikTok trend: “shifting,” or basically lucid dreaming for views. A community of “shifters” alleged they spent hours in “alternate universes” living out completely different lives, often with fictional characters. Some made guided meditations, or used others’, to help shift into their dream selves. Throw in the increasing popularity…
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You might think that if you’re 65 or older and need a wheelchair or electric scooter to get around, Medicare would automatically cover it. But, as with so many areas of Medicare, things aren’t quite that simple. Whether Medicare will pay for the cost of a mobility device like a manual wheelchair, power wheelchair or electric scooter depends on whether you meet all its requirements. “It’s not the easiest thing in the world,” says Diane Omdahl, author of Medicare for You and cofounder of the Medicare advisory firm, 65 Incorporated. Manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs and scooters To clear up any…
NewsFeed Republican Congressman Tim Walberg suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ in order to ‘get it over quick’. His comments have been widely condemned and his office insists it was ‘metaphorical’. Published On 31 Mar 202431 Mar 2024
Ronna McDaniel, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, was hired by NBC News on Friday to be a contributor. "It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team," said top NBC exec Carrie Budoff Brown.
The UK-US star was known for playing Ambrose Spellman in Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Screenshots: CNN/The Hill It wasn’t all that long ago that Elon Musk declared of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), “She’s just not that smart.” On Thursday, she did her absolute best to prove him right. This story begins in the early morning hours, as the X CEO posted a message arguing that the goal of the Democrat Party is to “import voters.” It’s something he has been warning the American people about consistently for some time. Musk pleaded for a ‘red wave‘ in November. He cites concerns that if Democrats win, they will try to use illegal immigrants to create a…
Voice synthesis has come a long way since 1978’s Speak & Spell toy, which once wowed people with its state-of-the-art ability to read words aloud using an electronic voice. Now, using deep-learning AI models, software can create not only realistic-sounding voices but can also convincingly imitate existing voices using small samples of audio. Along those lines, OpenAI this week announced Voice Engine, a text-to-speech AI model for creating synthetic voices based on a 15-second segment of recorded audio. It has provided audio samples of the Voice Engine in action on its website. Once a voice is cloned, a user can…
Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund cut the value of its position in X by 5.7% in February, implying a 73% decline in the former Twitter Inc. since Elon Musk bought the social-media company. Fidelity, which gained a stake in X by helping Musk complete his $44 billion purchase in October 2022, valued the position at $5.28 million as of Feb. 29, according to a report posted Saturday listing the fund’s holdings. A month earlier, the value was $5.6 million. Read more: Banks Stuck With X Debt Held Refinancing Talks With Elon Musk The overall value of the Blue Chip Growth Fund’s X stake has fallen 73% since…
Take a look around an airport, airplane or hotel, and odds are that you’ll see at least a few Apple devices nearby. From iPhones to iPads to AirTags, the tech giant has developed a portfolio of products that have proven popular with scores of travelers. Perhaps it’s their portable and durable design or the ease with which the devices interact with one another, but the company has worked hard to try to convince road warriors to splurge for its tech. Apple may already have won the majority of the smartphone, smartwatch and tablet markets. However, Apple’s MacBook laptops haven’t risen…
Truce talks between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian media reported, days after the United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza. The resumption of indirect negotiations, reported by Egypt’s Al Qahera News TV on Saturday, comes as more protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu erupted in Israel’s capital. Many Israelis feel that Netanyahu is the main obstacle to signing a deal with Hamas and bringing the captives held in Gaza back home, Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut said. “These people have been calling for a…
RCP Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon introduces the three winners of RCP’s Samizdat Prize, Matt Taibbi, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, and Miranda Devine, and explains how they stood up to censorship and pressure from the government, media, and academia.
Blame it on the culture. That’s one takeaway from a new report by automotive research firm JATO Dynamics investigating what’s keeping US EV adoption “in the slow lane.” The report explains why US sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have lagged behind China and Europe. China accounts for more than half of global BEV demand, while Europe accounts for 22% and the US just 12%. Researchers homed in on Americans’ affinity for gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks. “More so than China and Europe, the US faces a specific challenge in overcoming a culture of ICE dependence, driven largely by relatively low fuel prices and the preference…