Image by Sebastian Scholz When you think about home security, the living room might not be the first place you worry about. But it should be. It’s the heart of the home, the space where we unwind, entertain guests, and often keep our most valuable electronics, and it’s usually one of the first rooms an intruder targets. Fortunately, turning your living room into a high-tech stronghold doesn’t require bars on the windows or an off-putting alarm system blaring at every bump in the night. Smart-home technology has advanced rapidly, and today’s security tools blend seamlessly into your décor while quietly…
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Shoemaker Skechers announced on Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by investment firm 3G Capital in a $9.4 billion deal that would take the company private after nearly three decades as a public entity. It’s the biggest-ever deal in the footwear industry and was unanimously approved by the Skechers board of directors. The transaction will close in the third quarter of this year and be funded by a combination of cash from 3G Capital as well as debt financing from JPMorgan Chase Bank, per Bloomberg. 3G Capital has agreed to pay $63 per share, a 30% premium to…
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The first wave of WNBA preseason games over the weekend also brought the first big wave of training camp roster cuts. Due to the limited number of roster spots on WNBA teams and the salary cap restrictions, many WNBA training camp attendees don’t make teams. Teams will sign anywhere from 18-21 (ish) players to camp, and cut their rosters down to 11-12 by the time the season starts. Most teams will wait until after their first preseason game to begin to trim down their roster, at least getting a look at everyone before making decisions. One move that bucked that…
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Did you know that a pill you likely already have in your medicine cabinet could help stop cancer from spreading? That’s right — aspirin, the little white tablet you pop for headaches or to keep your heart healthy, does more than you think. Scientists are discovering that aspirin could help your body fight cancer, especially when it tries to move to new places in your body. This movement is called metastasis, and it’s what makes cancer so dangerous. In fact, metastasis is responsible for nine out of 10 cancer deaths.1 Finding a way to stop it could save lives —…
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File photo MANILA – The low pressure area (LPA) located 455 kilometers north of Kalayaan, Palawan as of 3 a.m. Tuesday is no longer affecting the country, a forecaster said. “This (LPA) is now almost at the boundary of PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility) and is about to exit. It has no direct effect on any part of the country,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecaster Chenel Dominguez said. READ: 2 tropical cyclones may form this month — Pagasa However, PAGASA forecast the easterlies to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms across Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Region. Moderate to heavy rains in those areas…
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At RSA Conference 2025, one theme echoed across the show floor: security teams don’t need more alerts—they need more certainty. As threats move faster and operations get leaner, organizations are shifting from reactive investigation to proactive, automated forensics. That’s why we’re excited to announce a major leap forward in Cisco XDR: automated forensics built into the detection and response workflow. The Modern SOC Struggles with Confidence, Not Just Complexity It’s no longer about just identifying suspicious activity. Today’s security tools can surface anomalies such as a rogue login, a strange process, or a lateral movement attempt. The real challenge? Proving what happened—and how…
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Compensation planning sounds straightforward until you’re knee-deep in spreadsheets, juggling budgets, bonus structures, and equity grants, and chaos inevitably hits. I’ve seen too many teams try to manage it all with clunky Excel files or disconnected HR systems, only to end up with frustrated employees, costly errors, and serious compliance risks. That’s why I decided to find the best compensation management software. While I don’t manage comp plans directly, I’ve worked closely with HR leaders, finance teams, and people ops pros who live and breathe pay transparency and performance-based rewards. To build this list, I analyzed top-rated tools on G2, combed…
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Becoming wealthy is not a fluke. I spent five years studying rich people in order to find out what they did from the moment they woke up in the morning to the moment they put their head on the pillow. In my book, Change Your Habits Change Your Life, I share ten incontrovertible truths about creating wealth that you should know if you want to be rich: Wealth Requires Daily Practice – You must read to learn every day. You must practice some marketable skill every day. Daily practice is how you grow into the person you need to be in order…
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Gain-of-function research, became especially controversial and politically polarized during the COVID-19 pandemic. One theory states the SARS-CoV2 virus spilled out of a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, China. Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty Images President Trump issued an executive order Monday restricting federal funding for research that involves a controversial field of scientific study known as “gain-of-function” research. The research, which is also known as “dual-use” research, involves experimenting with viruses and other pathogens that have the potential to trigger a pandemic. Those studies could discover how infectious agents might become more transmissible or make…
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Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat on Monday as uncertainty about tariffs calmed investors’ risk appetite. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:45 p.m. ET) Bitcoin BTC/USD -0.26% $94,467.01 Ethereum ETH/USD -0.25% $1,811.62 Dogecoin DOGE/USD -1.00% $0.1697 What Happened: Bitcoin wobbled between the mid-$93,000s and the early $95,000s, with the apex cryptocurrency hitting an intraday high of $95,193.19. Ethereum also experienced a choppy trading day as it wiggled in the $1,800 region. The second-largest cryptocurrency’s trading volume rose 27% in the last 24 hours. President Donald Trump endorsed cryptocurrencies in an interview, deeming it a “popular” and “hot” sector. About $146 million…