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Kapwing has released a study analyzing the best times to post on TikTok, based on data from 15,000 of the most-viewed videos as of December 2024. The study, which examined engagement patterns across 129 hashtags and 11 content categories, provides insights into when creators should post to maximize visibility on the platform. The study found that mornings consistently yielded the highest engagement rates across most time zones, contradicting the common assumption that evenings are the best time to post. “The general findings that mornings were recommended across almost all time zones is interesting,” Kapwing noted. “We think the assumption is to post later in the day when people have finished work and are more likely to be using TikTok leisurely, around 6 p.m.-10 p.m.” Kapwing advises TikTok creators to use the study’s data as a starting point rather than adhering to a single fixed posting time. “Experiment. Use the study and timings as a base for experiment. Take a range of times from the data and use them to identify the best one for you, opposed to plucking just ‘one magic number,’” the company recommended. Best Posting Times by Category Kapwing categorized the best posting times by content type, providing insights for creators in various niches. Key findings include: Overall best posting time: Wednesday at 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) Fitness: Monday or Wednesday at 11 a.m. Travel: Tuesday at 12 p.m. Home Improvement: Friday at 1 p.m. Food: Tuesday at 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. Small Business: Tuesday at 2 p.m. Beauty: Wednesday at 2 p.m. Books: Thursday at 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. Pets: Saturday at 10 a.m. Fashion: Monday at 12 p.m. Parenting: Friday at 2 p.m. Entertainment: Wednesday at 10 a.m. To conduct the study, Kapwing analyzed video timestamps across 11 content categories, using encoded metadata from TikTok’s “Top” tab. The analysis identified patterns in publication times, determining the most common time slots among highly viewed videos. Kapwing also released time-zone-specific heat maps detailing the best hours to post for users in the Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones. This article, "Study Identifies Optimal TikTok Posting Times for Small Businesses" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

Kapwing has released a study analyzing the best times to post on TikTok, based on data from 15,000 of the most-viewed videos as of December 2024. The study, which examined engagement patterns across 129 hashtags and 11 content categories, provides insights into when creators should post to maximize visibility on the platform. The study found that mornings consistently yielded the highest engagement rates across most time zones, contradicting the common assumption that evenings are the best time to post. “The general findings that mornings were recommended across almost all time zones is interesting,” Kapwing noted. “We think the assumption is to post later in the day when people have finished work and are more likely to be using TikTok leisurely, around 6 p.m.-10 p.m.” Kapwing advises TikTok creators to use the study’s data as a starting point rather than adhering to a single fixed posting time. “Experiment. Use the study and timings as a base for experiment. Take a range of times from the data and use them to identify the best one for you, opposed to plucking just ‘one magic number,’” the company recommended. Best Posting Times by Category Kapwing categorized the best posting times by content type, providing insights for creators in various niches. Key findings include: Overall best posting time: Wednesday at 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) Fitness: Monday or Wednesday at 11 a.m. Travel: Tuesday at 12 p.m. Home Improvement: Friday at 1 p.m. Food: Tuesday at 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. Small Business: Tuesday at 2 p.m. Beauty: Wednesday at 2 p.m. Books: Thursday at 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. Pets: Saturday at 10 a.m. Fashion: Monday at 12 p.m. Parenting: Friday at 2 p.m. Entertainment: Wednesday at 10 a.m. To conduct the study, Kapwing analyzed video timestamps across 11 content categories, using encoded metadata from TikTok’s “Top” tab. The analysis identified patterns in publication times, determining the most common time slots among highly viewed videos. Kapwing also released time-zone-specific heat maps detailing the best hours to post for users in the Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones. This article, "Study Identifies Optimal TikTok Posting Times for Small Businesses" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

Poshmark has announced the launch of Smart List AI, an artificial intelligence-driven feature designed to simplify and enhance the resale experience for sellers. Set to debut for iOS users in the U.S. and Canada in February 2025, Smart List AI aims to automate listing creation, reducing the time and effort required to sell items on the platform. Smart List AI allows sellers to generate detailed and compelling listings using a single photo, leveraging AI to optimize descriptions and product details. “The introduction of Smart List AI marks a pivotal step in Poshmark’s journey to develop new and practical opportunities for AI to reimagine the secondhand shopping experience,” said Manish Chandra, founder and CEO of Poshmark. “The introduction of Smart List AI marks a pivotal step in Poshmark’s journey to develop new and practical opportunities for AI to reimagine the secondhand shopping experience.” Poshmark is integrating artificial intelligence across its platform to refine every stage of the resale process. The company sees Smart List AI as a key innovation in creating a more efficient and user-friendly experience for sellers, emphasizing automation and scalability. With machine learning-driven enhancements, Poshmark continues to focus on building a marketplace where fashion enthusiasts can connect, sell, and shop more effectively. The introduction of AI tools underscores the platform’s commitment to evolving the resale experience through technology and community engagement. Smart List AI will roll out to all iOS users in the U.S. and Canada in February 2025. Image: Poshmark This article, "Poshmark Unveils Smart List AI to Streamline Secondhand Selling" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

Poshmark has announced the launch of Smart List AI, an artificial intelligence-driven feature designed to simplify and enhance the resale experience for sellers. Set to debut for iOS users in the U.S. and Canada in February 2025, Smart List AI aims to automate listing creation, reducing the time and effort required to sell items on the platform. Smart List AI allows sellers to generate detailed and compelling listings using a single photo, leveraging AI to optimize descriptions and product details. “The introduction of Smart List AI marks a pivotal step in Poshmark’s journey to develop new and practical opportunities for AI to reimagine the secondhand shopping experience,” said Manish Chandra, founder and CEO of Poshmark. “The introduction of Smart List AI marks a pivotal step in Poshmark’s journey to develop new and practical opportunities for AI to reimagine the secondhand shopping experience.” Poshmark is integrating artificial intelligence across its platform to refine every stage of the resale process. The company sees Smart List AI as a key innovation in creating a more efficient and user-friendly experience for sellers, emphasizing automation and scalability. With machine learning-driven enhancements, Poshmark continues to focus on building a marketplace where fashion enthusiasts can connect, sell, and shop more effectively. The introduction of AI tools underscores the platform’s commitment to evolving the resale experience through technology and community engagement. Smart List AI will roll out to all iOS users in the U.S. and Canada in February 2025. Image: Poshmark This article, "Poshmark Unveils Smart List AI to Streamline Secondhand Selling" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

Digital transformation is the most important investment that organizations can make to drive enterprise value. That’s according to 68% of 1,600 business leaders surveyed by Deloitte. And while I largely agree with their thinking, I would take things one very important step further. In my six years as CEO of Argyle, a technology company whose existence hinges on other organizations’ willingness to digitally transform their income verification process, I have learned this: A transformation that prioritizes the needs, skills, and experiences of the humans operating the technology being adopted is the key to long-term success. Consider the users Some call it taking a human-centered approach. I call it common sense. The point of automating business processes is to improve performance and drive efficiencies that allow humans to focus on tasks they do best. So it stands to reason that setting a digital transformation strategy in a vacuum and imposing technology on employees will fail at best, and backfire at worst. I say this with experience. In our earliest days at Argyle, we were heads down building out an infrastructure that didn’t previously exist. We focused on the functionality of our platform and its output because we had to get to market and prove we had a viable product. In the process, we considered the needs of the businesses that would buy our products, but lacked the resources or bandwidth to prioritize every potential user’s experience. As a result, we managed to successfully sell our technology, but struggled to attain the adoption rates we considered indicative of true success. As we matured, we learned better and amassed the resources we needed to do something about it. Now we know that widespread digital transformation only happens when people value and trust new technologies enough to change their behavior. And change is hard. Prioritize people in your digital transformation According to Accenture research, 80% of organizations intend to implement transformational change in the future. Meanwhile, 95% of organizations have undergone at least two or more transformations in the past three years. At the same time, most organizations aren’t exactly optimistic about the transformation process or its projected outcomes. Only 30% feel confident about their change capabilities, and 30% anticipate their transformation efforts having a significant impact on performance. That’s depressing. But it’s not unsolvable. McKinsey research has shown that prioritizing people is one thing organizations that have undergone successful digital transformations have in common. They don’t lose sight of the fact that their efforts are in service of their employees’ performance and that success depends on their enthusiastic adoption of any new technologies introduced. 4 ways to put people first In practice, putting people first means taking employees into consideration at every stage of a digital transformation journey. Here are four ways to do that. Tedious work: When deciding where to focus your efforts, for example, you could start with the tasks and processes that employees find the most tedious or frustrating—the ones that stand most in the way of them getting to do the work they enjoy or derive value from. It also entails being realistic about the extent of technological change your team can reasonably handle in its current state. Solicit input: When evaluating solutions, a human-centered approach could mean inviting employees to participate in a pilot program and soliciting their input. And it should mean working with technology vendors that proactively anticipate your employees’ needs in their solution’s design. Beyond that, vendors should also be willing, able, and agile enough to customize their solution to further meet your operational demands and team preferences. This goes a long way in eliminating or minimizing the disruptions and frustrations that could breed confusion among employees or trigger their resistance. Communications: At implementation, prioritizing people means devising a concerted rollout strategy that effectively communicates the change being instituted, why it’s being instituted, and its timeline—erring on the side of overcommunication, if there’s any doubt. McKinsey’s research showed that companies that proved successful at their automation efforts were seven times more likely to formally engage their communications team at the implementation stage. Thoughtful, team-wide training is also key and should be deeply supported, if not actively co-managed, by the technology vendor. Track and evaluate: And finally, digital transformation ought not to be a set-it-and-forget-it initiative. You should plan on regularly evaluating technology solutions with employee input in order to quickly identify and fix issues affecting adoption and performance. This will also allow you to successfully absorb, communicate, and provide training on upgrades as they become available. At Argyle, in order for us to lead our own slice of the digital transformation, we now consider and account for the human element of transformation as much as the technology itself. We know that our collective progress depends on the receptivity of the people operating our products—and that depends on our willingness to see them, hear them, and account for them in all of our decisions. We encourage all technology leaders to follow suit. Shmulik Fishman is founder and CEO of Argyle. View the full article

I absolutely love the Aventon Pace 500.3 e-bike. As I noted in my review, it's a solid all-around bike, powerful enough for experienced riders, but friendly enough for beginners. If this is your first e-bike, there are a few things you should do before you hop onto it and start riding. While the Aventon Pace 500.3 is ready to hit the road as soon as it is assembled and charged, if you want to get the most out of your new ride, you should take a few minutes to pair your bike with the Aventon app and customize the settings. Changing things like the screen brightness and the measurement units is helpful, but you'll probably be most interested in setting your ride's top speed. Understanding the Aventon Pace 500.3 dashboardBefore I get into the bike and the app's menus and settings, let's take a moment to understand the Pace’s dashboard controls. They're easy to grasp at a glance and comparable to those you'll see on most e-bikes, but if this is a your first time, there are a couple things worth noting. Credit: Stephen Johnson Here's a breakdown of what each button on the panel on the left handlebar does: The + and - keys control the level of pedal assist, from one to five. (A higher number equals more assistance.) The left and right arrows control the turn signals. The center button is power. The switch is the throttle: push it downward to go. That's all pretty basic, but there are a couple of less obvious things you can do here too: Long press the up arrow to turn on the headlight on and off. Hold down the + and - keys at the same time to bring up the settings menu. How to change settings from the Pace 500.3 dashboard Credit: Stephen Johnson There's not a ton of customization available to you from the handlebars, but if you want your display to read "kilometers" instead of "miles" this is the spot to change it. For most other changes, you'll have to pair your bike with Aventon's app first. Here's how to do it: Choose "connect to app" from the on-bike menu screen You should see a QR code. Scan the code, download the app, and make your account. Once you've paired your bike with your app once, they should connect automatically every time. The app is not necessary for riding the bike, and if you don't use it for a while, the bike should "fill in" the miles and other information from your rides since the last time you synced the two. How to change the top speed of an Aventon Pace 500.3To change the top speed of an Aventon 500.3, you need to use the menus in the app. You can set your top speed anywhere between 12 and 28 miles per hour., but before you make a choice, look into e-bike laws in your locality. There are three basic classifications of e-bikes, and how they work is a little convoluted: Class 1 e-bike are pedal assist only and top out at 20 mph. Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle and pedal assist and a speed limit of 20 mph. Class 3 e-bikes have a top speed of 28 mph, and are technically pedal-assist only, though in practice, many or even most class 3 e-bikes let you use either a throttle or pedal assist up 20 mph, then limit you to pedal assist for the last 8mph. Most places in the U.S. (but not everywhere) allow class 3 e-bikes to ride wherever analog bikes can legally go.. The Aventon Pace 500.3 is a class 3 e-bike, but it doesn't come configured that way. Out of the box, the top speed is set at 20 mph, and you need to use the app if you want to raise it to 28—or lower it for that matter. Once you know what's legal, here's how to change the top speed on your Aventon Pace. Sign onto the app. Credit: Stephen Johnson Click "settings" underneath the front wheel to bring up this menu: Credit: Stephen Johnson Click "Speed Limit and Metric" and you can set your bike's speed from anywhere between 12 mph and 28 mph. That's about it when it comes to changing settings on the Aventon Pace 500.3If you're into tinkering around with your e-bike, the Pace 500.3 might disappoint you. While some other brands allow users to get more granular and change things like the size of the wheel or the torque level of the throttle, altering those settings isn't possible for users of the Pace 500.3. View the full article

The financial services unit also made a categorization change that revised comparisons to prior periods and will be working with its REIT affiliate in new ways. View the full article

Software updates are important and inevitable. To expand features and patch existing security issues, you need to update your apps and machines. If you avoid updating, you might find certain programs, functions, or even websites stop working as they should. However, if you visit a website, and you see a prompt to update Chrome in order to proceed, run away. In all likelihood, you just encountered a scam. Don't fall for it. WordPress sites are getting hackedThe scam in question is targeting WordPress websites—10,000 of them, in fact. That's according to c/side, a web security company, whose research uncovered the current attacks. Here's what's going on: Hackers are hijacking sites that are running outdated versions of WordPress and plugins. (c/side hypothesizes attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in a particular WordPress plugin to execute their schemes.) Attackers are using two types of "popular" malware variants: AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer), which goes after Apple devices, and SocGholish, which is designed for Windows devices. When you visit one of these affected websites, hackers override the actual content of the site with a new, fake page. This manipulated content purports to be an alert that you need to update your browser in order to visit this site, as the page uses "the new chromium engine." The hackers sprinkle in a few different elements on this page to sell the scam, including two different update options, a check box to sign up or automatic usage stats and crash reports, and links to Google's, Chrome's, and ChromeOS' Terms of Service. You'll also see a Chrome logo, different menu options, and a rendering of a Chrome window. Credit: c/side These hackers are more clever than most. To an untrained eye, this alert page might look quite real. There are some red flags, of course: The hackers don't have the best grip on grammar, and haven't capitalized "Chromium," or the first word in "by downloading Chrome." You also wouldn't expect to see Google use a comma between "The site uses the new chromium engine, to continue it needs to be updated." But if you're trying to access a site and you see this message pop up, a quick glance might not be enough to distinguish this from a typical Google Chrome update alert. However, if you click one of the update options, that's where the trouble starts. The hackers' goal is to get you to download a malicious file onto your machine. Whether you have a Mac or a PC, this malware is designed to steal your password and other important information. AMOS malware, for example, steals data from Macs like usernames, passwords, cookies, and crypto wallets. Obviously, this type of hacking is dangerous. Imagine you inadvertently download this "update" onto your computer, and the malware gets to work scraping your usernames and passwords. It can then report back to the hackers, who take that information and break into your accounts—particularly your financial accounts. c/side hasn't disclosed a full list of the affected websites, but says that some of the internet's most popular websites are affected. Where to go from hereIf you run a WordPress site, c/side recommends updating your WordPress installation and plugins and remove any you no longer use. You should also look for any of the scripts the researchers identified and look for any signs of malicious activity. For the rest of us, if you believe you downloaded any malicious files from these websites, you should clear out your machine as soon as possible. You could try to identify the compromised files and remove them, but you may want to try a program that can scan your machine for you, such as Malwarebytes or Bitdefender. (c/side offers a similar service as well, which it promotes in its findings.) View the full article

Decades of research show the benefits of women in leadership are invaluable. Females embody a more transformational leadership style fostering mission-driven cultures. Female presence also improves team dynamics, with better collaboration and collective intelligence; the greater the ratio of women, the greater equality is seen in conversations, thus capitalizing on the team’s full knowledge and skillsets. All this translates into measurable results: meta-analyses link female leadership with improved sales, and their representation on the board of directors is also directly associated with financial performance. The largest study of women in corporate America marked its 10th anniversary and has found gains fragile, especially for women of color. The Women in the Workplace 2024 report from McKinsey and Lean In shows representation of women has improved at every level of management, but equity is still decades away. Despite the gains still to be made, corporate America’s prioritization of gender diversity has declined. Yet there would be a 22% increase in global human capital wealth if there was equal participation of women in just the healthcare industry alone! A trailblazing example The recipient of the nutraceutical industry’s first female leadership award, Trailblazing Woman of the Year Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, PhD, exemplifies the transformative leadership that women bring to the table. Recognized for pioneering groundbreaking industry-academia collaborations, Nkrumah-Elie was selected by the Council of Responsible Nutrition and my company, Radicle Science, for her passion for “advancing science, promoting diversity, and mentoring the next generation of female leaders.” The global director for external research at ChromaDex spearheaded the company’s industry-leading collaborative research program which has resulted in approximately $100 million in third-party funded research with 300 research collaborations, including Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and National Institute on Aging. When Nkrumah-Elie received her award, she used the moment to celebrate another trailblazer: Chioma Ikonte, PhD, the first Black woman to become a chief scientific officer in the nutraceutical industry. This type of championing and community building also helps address one of the biggest challenges women face in business: limited access to resources and networks. Evidence-based interventions Nkrumah-Elie’s experiences align closely with the best practices highlighted in McKinsey’s report surveying 280 organizations, as well as a meta-analysis published in the medical journal The Lancet reviewing 91 studies across six continents. These sources converge on four evidence-backed interventions to advance women in leadership: Structured processes for awareness and engagement Intentional leadership accountability and equitable policies are essential for addressing systemic barriers. McKinsey identifies bias tracking and bias reminders in hiring and performance reviews as among the most effective practices. Nkrumah-Elie reflects on her experiences: “I walked into my interview with 100% my authentic self, and I’ve been accepted for who I am and what I stand for every single day that I’ve been in the company. It’s wonderful to be somewhere where I’m celebrated, not just tolerated.” Mentoring and networking Mentorship is critical for fostering women’s leadership. The benefits are not just seen in individual career advancement, but across the entire organization, including better employee retention, engagement, and knowledge-sharing. Nkrumah-Elie emphasizes mentorship as a cornerstone of her philosophy: “Being a mentor is one of the greatest gifts, whether it is formal or informal…In our supplement industry, that means we are joining organizations like Women in Nutraceuticals that are helping elevate women in the industry.” Leadership development programs ​​Effective programs address systemic barriers while simultaneously building women’s leadership skills. Co-designing these initiatives with stakeholders ensures alignment with organizational and individual needs. Nkrumah-Elie shares how she was encouraged to grow as an industry leader: “When things were happening around 2020 and I started to present myself as a voice, as a voice for women, for intentionally marginalized groups, I was so worried I would lose my position. My mentor said, “You can say this at the NBJ meeting [the nutrition industry’s C-suite summit] and have these conversations and be listened to.” I think that’s unique to our industry. I question how many industries are continuing to take that perspective and hearing that voice, but their employees and consumers are the beauty of that diversity in America.” Support tools When integrated within broader strategies, support tools can identify and address gender inequities. Training managers to support employee well-being is among McKinsey’s best practices. Interventions, such as menopause support, with a strong focus on measurable impact, are also key differentiators in high-performing organizations. Understanding women have different needs, Nkrumah-Elie calls for integrating women into all parts of research and development in her industry: “That means we are advancing the science that’s studying and including women in all stages of life…we should not be excluding women because of differences in our biology, which has been done for hundreds of years. Now it’s time to say there is a right for women to be included in all aspects of this process.” Sustaining progress Most importantly, for any intervention to be effective and sustainable, there must be organizational support across all levels. Echoing the Lancet meta-analysis, McKinsey found that commitment and engagement, specifically with gender and racial diversity being a strategic priority, were among the top differentiators for the best performing companies. The science is clear. Companies committed to investing in structured processes, mentorship, leadership development programs, and tailored support tools are not just advancing equity in female leadership—they’re positioning themselves for better performance and long-term growth. As we celebrate the incredible women who are changing the world, we remember that each of us has a role to play. Whether it’s through mentorship, allyship, or simply amplifying women’s voices, together we can build a future where everyone’s potential is recognized and celebrated. Jeff Chen, MD, MBA is cofounder and CEO of Radicle Science. View the full article

At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we empower high-level women to mentor one another, encouraging personal and professional fulfillment through meaningful connections. This month, I am delighted to introduce Malika Begin, CEO and founder of Begin Development, a consulting firm based in Malibu, California. Malika shares her insights on the transformative power of generous leadership—an approach rooted in empathy and purpose—especially during crises like the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Q: In moments of crisis, what leadership styles or qualities have the greatest impact on nurturing trust, resilience, and forward momentum within a team? Malika Begin: As wildfires swept through Los Angeles and my community of Malibu, displacing families and testing our collective resilience, leaders were called to rise with empathy and strength in their organizations and communities. These moments don’t just reveal professional capabilities—they illuminate our humanity. Generous leadership provides a guiding light in these circumstances, fostering compassion, unity, and impactful action. Generous leadership is fundamentally about serving others. It means prioritizing people: listening deeply, sharing your time, and building trust to empower others. During times of uncertainty, whether due to natural disasters or other crises, leading with generosity becomes a stabilizing force. It fosters resilience and creates a sense of community, ensuring people feel supported and valued. Bringing your authentic self to leadership—with courage, vulnerability, and a focus on heart-led actions—can transform not only your team but your entire organization. Leadership today requires more than technical skills; it demands a willingness to connect deeply and authentically. Heartfelt and collaborative actions create extraordinary results for people and organizations. Q: How can leaders practice generous leadership during a crisis? Begin: Generous leadership has several foundational principles that become even more crucial in times of crisis. Here are some actionable ways leaders can embody this impactful leadership style: Communication: Be genuine in building deep connections. Share openly and authentically from the heart, fostering trust through honesty. Active listening: Provide spaces for your team to voice their concerns and share feedback. Listen with empathy, validate their experiences, and respond with tangible support. Collaboration: Be inclusive in inviting people into the decision-making process and respecting different perspectives. Ensure every voice is heard, especially during critical decisions. Give freely: Offer immediate resources such as flexibility, extended time off, access to mental health services, or financial assistance. Align your efforts with your organization’s values by donating to relief efforts or volunteering. Meaningful development: Validate strengths and successes while identifying expansive opportunities. Encourage personal and professional growth even in difficult times. Support your team’s growth and well-being by advocating for their success. Positive feedback and recognition: Celebrate your team’s efforts to overcome challenges. Specific and meaningful praise boosts morale and loyalty. Recognition and appreciation: Small acts of acknowledgment in important moments can have a big impact, especially if you know how they like to be recognized. Acknowledging contributions and milestones fosters a sense of value. Proactive problem solving: Anticipate challenges and engage your team in collaborative solutions. This builds trust and equips employees to handle uncertainty. Embrace your authentic self: Be emotionally accessible and vulnerable. Show your team that it’s okay to be human in challenging situations. Q: What is the impact of generous leadership on teams and organizations? Begin: The impact of generous leadership is profound. It strengthens morale by ensuring employees feel valued and supported, which fosters loyalty and trust. It boosts engagement, as teams are more likely to go above and beyond when leaders invest in them. Empowered employees also bring innovative solutions to complex challenges, enhancing overall creativity and problem solving. Furthermore, generous leadership solidifies culture by setting a lasting tone of compassion and resilience that endures beyond the immediate crisis. Generous leadership also yields mutually beneficial outcomes for individuals and organizations alike. For employees, it provides well-being and stability, reduces stress, and creates opportunities for skill development, which builds confidence and resilience. Recognition and belonging further enhances morale, promoting a sense of team spirit. Leaders benefit from stronger relationships, earning deep trust and rapport with their teams. Transparent and empathetic responses improve leadership credibility, enhancing their reputation as compassionate and effective leaders. For organizations, generous leadership cultivates crisis preparedness, creating a culture that’s ready to face future challenges with resilience. It drives higher performance, as thriving employees deliver better outcomes. Moreover, it creates cultural resilience, making the organization attractive to talent and better equipped to withstand external shocks. Q: How can leaders in Malibu and Los Angeles set an example for their teams and communities? Begin: Leaders in affected areas have a unique opportunity to model generous leadership by stepping beyond the corner office and into their communities. Organize donation drives, provide emergency resources, or simply offer a listening ear to those in need. Your actions set a powerful example of leadership in adversity. Beyond immediate crises, weave the principles of generous leadership into your organizational culture. This mindset isn’t just for emergencies; it transforms how we lead every day. Q: What are your concerns about the Southern California public sector leaders in this time of crisis? The worst thing that public sector leaders can do is show the tensions between themselves and blame allocation. Citizens want to see collaboration not conflict, and need solutions not platitudes. Ultimately, their legacies will not be defined only by what they achieve but by how they implement support and solutions for the people of Southern California when it matters most. Larraine Segil is founder, chair, and CEO of the Exceptional Women Alliance. View the full article

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Home improvement projects large and small can make us happier, our homes more comfortable and livable, and our property more valuable. But there’s a reason many people hesitate to take on some of these projects: They seem really complicated, difficult, and even dangerous. If you’ve never done any DIY home improvement projects, it’s easy to imagine that you'll quickly get in over your head and make matters worse. All of this is exacerbated in the bathroom, which is vital to our everyday health and hygiene. There are plenty of bathroom repairs best left to the professionals—but even if you’re totally inexperienced and wouldn’t know a Phillips-head screwdriver from a flathead, there are some basic bathroom repairs that seem a lot more difficult than they actually are. With a minimum number of basic tools and some YouTube videos, you can tackle all the things on this list. Change a faucetIf you’re just looking to replace a faucet and there’s no leak or other problem to repair, you can most likely accomplish the task with just a single adjustable wrench. (A basin wrench, designed specifically for these tight spaces, makes the job even easier but isn’t absolutely necessary.) You can see what’s involved in this video—just follow the instructions that come with the new faucet and you should be golden. Not every faucet will be this easy, but the vast majority of simple kitchen and bath faucets will be. The hardest part is squeezing yourself into the tight space under the sink to do the work. Number of tools needed: 1 (adjustable wrench) RegroutIf your shower grout is beyond a simple cleaning—caked in mold and other stains that won’t come out, cracking, or falling out—you might assume replacing it is going to require finding an expert. But this is an easy—if labor-intensive—job that anyone can do. All you need is a grout saw (you can also buy a grout saw blade for multi-tools, if you have one—just make sure you buy the right size), a grout float, a sponge, and a bucket (and, of course, grout). The process, as shown here, is pretty straightforward, especially if you use a pre-mixed grout. Just be sure to follow directions in terms of wiping off the excess grout before it sets into a glaze that will make your tiles look dull. Number of tools needed: 2 (grout saw, float) RecaulkJust like grout, changing out the caulk in your bathroom or kitchen might seem like a challenge, but it’s actually really easy. There are basically two steps, which you can see in this video: Remove the existing nasty, gross caulk that needs to go. Use a utility knife to scrape it out of the corners. You can use a caulk removing product to soften it up, which might make removal cleaner and easier, but it’s not a requirement. Caulk. Clean up and load your caulk gun with an appropriate bathroom caulk and apply a line of caulk to the gaps. Smooth with your finger and let it cure—done! For a better job, taping the joints with painter’s tape will give you nice, sharp lines. Number of tools needed: 2 (utility knife, caulking gun) Swap out the shower headIf your shower head is leaking or corroded, you don’t need a plumber. Replacing it will require two tools and about five minutes. Just disconnect the existing shower head using an adjustable wrench (this might take some elbow grease, and a lubricant like WD-40 can help loosen a corroded nut), clean the threads at the end of the pipe to get rid of any old Teflon tape, apply new Teflon tape to the threads, and attach the new shower head. That’s it! Tighten it up, test the water to make sure it doesn’t leak, and enjoy your shiny new shower head (but keep it clean going forward). Number of tools needed: 2 (adjustable wrench, Teflon tape) Replace laminate flooringIf you have laminate flooring in the bathroom and one of the planks has suffered water damage or some other problem, replacing it isn’t difficult as long as you have a spare piece of that flooring left over. If you don’t, you can try to match it, but be warned that different batches of flooring can sometimes have subtle differences in color and finish that aren't unnoticeable in the store but show up pretty clearly when the planks are side-by-side under the same lighting. If you have a spare plank or two, you can pretty easily pry up the damaged plank (you can make this easier by cutting down the middle of the plank with a circular saw—just be sure to set the blade depth properly so you don’t cut into the underlayment or the subfloor). Cut your new plank to size, then use a utility knife to slice off the “tongue” part of the plank (see it done here). This will allow you to just drop the replacement plank into place, but since you removed the tongue, you’ll need to use some glue to adhere the plank once it’s in. Weigh it down for a day, and you should be good to go. Number of tools needed: 5 (utility knife, rubber mallet, prybar, circular or table saw, laminate floor glue) Fix the toiletFinally, there’s the toilet. People’s apprehension about working with a toilet is understandable, but it’s actually a really simple thing. If your toilet is leaking from the bottom, running constantly, or has a loose handle, these are all things you can handle with minimal tools or experience: Leaking: If your toilet is leaking at the bottom, you need to fix it right away or you risk water damage and mold. The culprit is probably an old wax ring—but removing a toilet and replacing the wax ring is easy: Turn off the water supply and flush the toilet. Drain any remaining water (a siphon or pump can be helpful, but an old-fashioned cup and some towels will get the job done—still, expect to get a little damp). Pop off the plastic bolt protectors, and remove the bolts using an adjustable wrench. Lift the toilet off the floor and set it on its side. Remove the old wax ring residue from the bottom of the toilet and the flange in the floor using a putty knife. Place your new wax ring on the bottom of the toilet, reset it on the floor, and sit on it to mush the wax ring down into place. Then bolt it down, pop the bolt protectors back on, and turn the water on. Number of tools needed: 3 (adjustable wrench, putty knife, wax ring) Running: If your toilet constantly runs, it’s probably the flapper in the tank. This is so easy you don’t even need tools: Turn off the water and flush the toilet. Remove the tank lid. Disconnect chain from flapper, and remove flapper. Insert new flapper (you can buy universal ones if you’re not sure what kind your toilet needs), reconnect the chain, replace the tank lid, and turn on the water. Number of tools needed: 0 Loose handle: If the flush handle on your toilet has become so loose it’s challenging to flush the toilet, you probably don’t need a new one. Just lift off the tank lid and check to see if the plastic nut that connects it to the flapper is loose. You can usually hand-tighten this in about ten seconds. If you think it needs a bit more oomph, you can use an adjustable wrench, but that’s probably overkill. Number of tools needed: 0-1 (an adjustable wrench might be needed) View the full article

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It’s hard to imagine a time when hotels TVs didn't feel vestigial. Not all that long ago, some made their TVs a selling point, plastering “free HBO” all over their roadside signs. These days, guests are more likely to stick to their phones, sacrificing their room’s beautiful 48-inch flatscreen on the altar of TikTok and YouTube. But with just a little extra work, you can get the best of both worlds and cast whatever is on your phone to your hotel room's smart TV. How to cast your iPhone to a hotel TVThere are official and unofficial options to send what's on your iPhone to a TV. Let’s start with the most legit. Use AirPlay (provided your hotel supports it)iPhones can now use AirPlay to stream content from their phone directly to a TV at select hotels. The feature is available at “more than 60” IHG Hotels & Resorts locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, so give it a try the next time you’re staying at a Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites. The process is pretty painless: Upon turning your TV on, you should notice a QR code on the welcome screen. Simply scan it with a compatible Apple device to both connect to your room's wifi and authorize AirPlay to that screen. And that’s it—because the QR code is unique to your hotel room, you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally streaming to other guests' sets, or vice versa. Apple says more locations will be added “in the coming months,” which makes sense—the limited rollout probably has something to do with the special LG TVs required for the setup, meaning it'll take time for other locations to stock the new displays. But what if you’re not staying at an IHG property? This is where the hacks come in. Other ways to cast an iPhone to a hotel TVThere are plenty of dongles, like Roku and Fire TV sticks, that work with AirPlay right out of the box. The problem is getting a hotel TV to accept them. Hotel TVs tend to be a bit strict about which devices they’ll let you plug in. That’s thanks to special control boxes that lock them down. Luckily, if you can physically get to your TV’s hookups, you can (carefully) remove these boxes. Lifehacker has covered it before, but the gist is to look for an ethernet cable (or possibly an HDMI cable), gently remove it, and restart the TV before hooking up your accessories. Depending on your hotel, you might also want to disconnect the control box from power if you’re able. Note that you do this at your own risk—it's possible your hotel won't be happy with you unplugging its hardware. Once your device is plugged in, try swapping the TV input to your dongle and seeing if it works. If it does, simply connect it to wifi (you might need to open a browser page to do it, depending on your hotel) and you’re good to go. If using the hotel's wifi isn’t an option, don’t worry—AirPlay can work without it, and you can always fall back on a mobile hotspot. (Just be sure to hook your TV’s control box up again before checking out!) Chromecast HD With Google TV $53.27 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $53.27 at Amazon How to cast an Android Phone to a hotel TVStreaming an Android phone, like a Pixel 8 Pro or Galaxy S24 Ultra, to a hotel TV is much like streaming an iPhone, but with a few extra quirks, some of which can work in your favor. For instance, hotel chains like Wyndham and Hyatt already have Chromecasts connected to their TVs, letting you cast from your phone, or at least log into your streaming services, depending on how locked down they are. If you’re lucky enough to have a Chromecast officially set up from the start, just follow your hotel’s instructions and you should be good to go. As time goes on, you might also see hotels with Google TV Streamers instead, as the Chromecast brand has technically been discontinued. Alternatively, your TV could have Google Cast built-in. Much like with Airplay, LG is now adding built-in Cast support to its hotel TVs, letting you sign-in via a QR code and requiring no extra hardware. LG says this will work on any hotel TV running webOS23 or later, which comes pre-installed on models released from 2023 on, and can also be applied to certain models from 2022. Theoretically, this should allow for wider availability than even LG's Airplay support, although it might take a while for the hotel industry's TV hardware to catch up. That's why you might also want to bring your own dongle, like a Fire TV Stick or Chromecast, with you. While it’s possible to stream content from an Android phone to a TV without a dongle, it’s probably not going to be easy in a hotel environment, since these workarounds usually require accessing specific smart TV apps or functions that you can’t depend on your hotel to have or allow you to access. For the most seamless experience, I recommend a Chromecast (it'll be cheaper and smaller than a Google TV streamer, and will still work despite being discontinued), as certain other dongles can only mirror your screen, rather than cast content across devices. With casting, you’ll ensure you get the best resolution, and generally have a more intuitive experience. (Note, though, that Chromecasts do require wifi when they boot.) Once you’re in your hotel room with your dongle, you’ll want to connect it to your TV following the same steps outlined in the iPhone section above: gently remove the hotel control box’s connection to the TV, restart the TV, plug your Chromecast in, and swap to the proper input to test that everything worked. If it did, try to connect your dongle to wifi (again, you may need to open a browser page). If the hotel’s wifi isn’t working, you can either use a mobile hotspot to try casting, or you can screen mirror without using wifi at all, depending on your dongle (the Fire TV Stick is a good choice if this is a concern). Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K $49.99 at Best Buy Shop Now Shop Now $49.99 at Best Buy View the full article

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It's officially tax season. While you're probably eligible to file your taxes for free, with so many options available, it can be overwhelming to choose the right service. Here are some of the most popular tax filing services, their pros and cons, and who they might be best suited for. Intuit TurboTax TurboTax is one of the most well-known and widely used tax filing services. It offers a range of options, from free filing for simple returns to more comprehensive packages for those with more complex tax situations. Pros: User-friendly interface and step-by-step guidance Extensive help resources, including live support Ability to import data from previous years or employers Guaranteed maximum refund or reimbursement of fees Cons: Can be expensive for more complex returns Upselling of additional services or products Best for: Those with relatively straightforward tax situations who value convenience and a user-friendly experience. H&R Block H&R Block is another major player in the tax filing game, offering both online and in-person services. Pros: Robust online platform with solid support resources Option for in-person assistance at local offices Free filing for simple returns Cons: Online product can be more expensive than competitors In-person service fees can add up quickly Best for: Those who prefer the option of in-person assistance or have more complex tax situations that may require professional guidance. TaxActTaxAct is a more affordable online option that still offers a range of features and support. Pros: Lower prices compared to some competitors Good support resources, including live chat and video tutorials Free filing for simple returns Cons: Interface may not be as user-friendly as some others Fewer hand-holding features for complex situations Best for: Budget-conscious filers with relatively straightforward tax situations who are comfortable with a more DIY approach. FreeTaxUSA As the name implies, FreeTaxUSA offers free federal tax filing for all filers, with paid state filing options. Pros: Truly free federal filing with no income limits Clean, straightforward interface Good support resources Cons: Limited hand-holding for complex situations State filing fees, though relatively low Best for: Those looking for a solid, no-frills free option for federal filing, especially those with simple tax situations. Cash App TaxesCash App Taxes (formerly known as Credit Karma Tax) is the go-to example of truly free tax filing. If you're determined to file your taxes for free, Cash App Taxes is the way to go. Pros: Really, truly free Supports major IRS forms and schedules Simple, understandable website and mobile app Cons: Missing some forms and situations No expert tax help Requires a Cash App account to use Best for: People who have only W-2 income and a few deductions and credits. Tips for getting the most from your tax softwareThe best thing you can do is get started on your taxes as soon as possible. Gather all necessary documents before beginning, and even take advantage of early-bird pricing when available. The more time you give yourself, the more likely you'll be to really maximize deductions. Use the service's deduction-finding tools, and consider upgrading to premium versions if they offer additional deduction-finding features. Finally, keep records of everything. Here's my guide to creating the ultimate spreadsheet for your taxes now, so that next year will be a breeze. The closer it gets to the deadline, the harder it will be to get support from tax filing services if you run into issues or have questions. Their customer service lines and live chat queues will be overloaded. Start now and beat the last-minute rush. And if you run into trouble, here's how to finally reach a real human on the phone at the IRS. View the full article

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MrBeast’s fast-cutting, non-stop dramatics are already quick enough. Now, some users can watch his videos (and more) at 4x speed. YouTube is continuing their push for pace. In a new experiment, Premium users will be able to quadruple the speed of their videos. That’s up from YouTube’s previous ceiling of double speed. Meanwhile, TikTok users can up the tempo with a simple push-and-hold. And on Spotify, which is pushing to become video platform with their drive towards filmed podcasts, the speed cap is 3.5x. Ever since TikTok gained dominance, social media companies have worked quickly to shorten their video offerings. Meta and X pumped out TikTok clones for their seconds-long clips. YouTube’s iteration even has length in the title: “Shorts.” But YouTube’s 4x speed play could signal a new frontier for social video. Our feeds are getting snappier, both in length and pace. Social video’s push for speed By signing up for YouTube’s new features, these paid users can now boost their videos to 4x speed, up from a previous cap of 2x. The average MrBeast video is around 30 minutes. Now, imagine being able to watch that content in a mere 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Of course, the audio would be almost incomprehensible. But YouTube still wants to let you try it. It’s not YouTube’s first foray into speed changes. In 2023, they started letting users press-and-hold on the right side of their screen to immediately hit double speed. The feature was then just for Premium users; now, it’s available for the masses. Playback speeds were once relegated to increments of 25% (1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and on), but the company introduced a dial for greater granularity in October. Now users can control the pace down to 5% changes, just in case they were craving Dude Perfect specifically at 1.65x speed. YouTube’s press-and-hold model mimics that of TikTok, another company that’s been toying with playback speeds. One press against the top right side of the screen—around where many mobile users’ fingers land naturally—will send the TikTok into double time. They also have more granular speed options available in the video settings. For far longer, the audio industry has had speed changes available for its listeners. Audiobook enthusiasts can hear their novels at almost any speed, across their many platforms. Spotify offers the same feature for their podcasts, with a current cap of 3.5x speed. But now Spotify wants to compete with YouTube. They’re pushing podcasters to film their episodes, turning these pre-existing speed tools into video accelerators. Is quick-paced media good for us? While cranking a video’s speed to 4x may make it end quicker, there’s still debate about whether it’s an effective way to consume content. The pace demands that viewers skim-watch their videos, not collecting the same level of detail. But does that matter for, say, a YouTube beauty tutorial? Most research shows that there’s a cap on understanding sped-up video. In 2021, UCLA psychology researcher Dillon H. Murphy led a study on students watching lectures at a quickened pace. The students maintained almost the same level of learning up to 2x speed—but performance declined beyond that. Murphy then repeated the study in 2024, finding that the drop-off point had ascended to 2.5x speed. So no, you’re not processing all the information in that YouTube video essay set to 4x speed. But, at the still-quick 2.5x speed, you might be able to. If you’re a Premium user, that’s now an option. View the full article

In early 2024, Ryan Broderick, a surgeon at UC San Diego Health, was commiserating with some colleagues about the profusion of screens in today’s operating rooms. Though the displays provided essential guidance for minimally invasive operations in progress, they also added complexity. “We were looking around the operating room,” he remembers. “We have a lot of monitors, a lot of clutter. We were like, ‘There’s got to be a better way to do this.’” It wasn’t just about tidiness. ”For [a] monitor to be in the ideal position for surgery, it really should just be directly in front of your head without having to turn your neck or adjust your body,” explains Dr. Broderick. “But often in laparoscopy, you have to adjust your body, turn your neck, and be in uncomfortable positions. And with repeated use like that, it can lead to tight muscles, neck injury, back injury.” The doctors’ frustration with this situation happened to come to a boil at an opportune time. On February 2, Apple released the Apple Vision Pro, its first headset. A major element of the device’s spatial computing experience was the ability to float multiple virtual screens of any size in real-world surroundings, unconstructed by the bulky inconvenience of physical displays. Dr. Broderick’s team got its hands on a loaner Vision Pro and worked with UCSD Health chief clinical and innovation officer Christopher Broadhurst to assemble a system capable of streaming video feeds and overlaying them on the live view of a surgery in progress, greatly reducing the need to crane necks. In short order, the idea became a trial that involved real patients and is currently undergoing peer review. “We’ve done over 50 cases and have had great success thus far,” says Dr. Broderick. [Photo: Apple] Almost a year after reaching the market, the Vision Pro has a relatively low profile for an Apple product. Much of the discussion around the headset relates to the possibility of the company releasing a version for less than the current model’s imposing $3,499 price tag, a necessity for anything resembling widespread adoption. “Right now, it’s an early-adopter product,” CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen last October. “People who want to have tomorrow’s technology today—that’s who it’s for.” But UCSD Health isn’t the only medical institution that saw potential for the Vision Pro to be useful right away. Its launch prompted Sharp HealthCare, a major San Diego-based healthcare provider, to buy 30 Vision Pros and start a Spatial Computing Center of Excellence. Today, Sharp is hosting a summit on the Vision Pro’s applications in surgery, doctors’ offices, medical education, and beyond. ”There are 300 people coming—from 10 countries—who are beyond excited,” says Tommy Korn, an ophthalmologist with Sharp. For Apple, the summit validates the Vision Pro’s power as a platform for new experiences, whose positive impact could be enormous. ”It’s a really exciting and timely moment to bring key industry leaders in healthcare together to not just sit there and listen to a bunch of keynotes, but to connect and talk and share how they’ve used Vision Pro to take best practices and inspiration from peers,” says Susan Prescott, the company’s VP of worldwide developer relations and enterprise and education markets, and a 22-year veteran of encouraging the use of Apple products in business contexts. “This one is even surprising us” The healthcare industry doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being at the forefront of technological change. But when Apple unveiled its headset, ”Many key leaders became very excited, and have not just been excited, but have put their money where their mouth is,” says Prescott. “Sometimes enterprises take a little time to adopt technology. This one is even surprising us in the alacrity with which the product is being used and the apps are being built.” A few things did work in the Vision Pro’s favor. For example, from day one, it was designed for general-purpose computing. That’s a striking departure from the iPhone—which famously didn’t permit third-party apps until its second year—and even the iPad, which started out emphasizing lean-back content consumption over all else. Even the term spatial computing made the Vision Pro sound more like the Mac of the future than a mere VR gaming console you could strap to your face. Unlike some other products in the Vision Pro’s conceptual zip code that have also courted healthcare users—such as Magic Leap—it also benefited from being part of the greater Apple ecosystem spanning the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. That lowered the bar of entry for developers who already had experience writing apps for Apple devices. It also piqued the interest of medical professionals who were comfortable with Apple products: Dr. Korn says that 90% of Sharp HealthCare doctors use iPhones and more than half use a Mac at home. Then there’s the Vision Pro’s price—a lot of money for a consumer gadget but downright affordable by the standards of medical equipment. (“That’s a $20,000 monitor, that’s a $20,000 monitor,” Dr. Korn told me during our video call as he pointed at displays in a Sharp operating room used for testing purposes.) The fact that Apple didn’t skimp on the headset’s technology to hit a low price helped make it more suitable for healthcare: “We have the R1 chip that’s taking the feedback from the sensors and processing eight times faster than the human eye can blink,” says Prescott. “That’s great for anti-nausea, to help make sure people don’t feel unwell. But it’s also great as feeds are coming in with live, literally lifesaving, information.” That’s not to say that the Vision Pro might not find even wider acceptance in healthcare if it were cheaper. “Obviously, it’s a V1 product, and the price, for now, is what the price is,” acknowledges Prescott. But along with letting doctors replace technology that’s more expensive and cumbersome, she adds, Vision Pro sometimes lets doctors “do something that wasn’t possible before that just improves patient outcomes, which at the end of the day is an important part of the success of a healthcare organization.” Sharp partnered with Zeiss—the optical giant whose products include the prescription inserts available for the Vision Pro—to help develop an app that let ophthalmologists view cataract surgery videos using the headset. “They created the concept and brought it to us to test it and see how it worked in real life,” says Dr. Korn. Stryker, a maker of robotics for hip and knee surgery, released an app for reviewing surgical plans in 3D; medical publisher Elsevier published one with detailed models of the human heart and cardiovascular system. In the months following the Vision Pro’s release, Apple nudged enterprise adoption along with VisionOS updates that buttressed the device’s use in professional-grade environments. For example, it brought over the iPhone’s Mobile Device Management features for configuring, securing, and otherwise wrangling the devices en masse—capabilities widely regarded as absolute necessities for enterprise use. It also added support for wide and ultrawide virtual Mac screens, improving the headset’s ability to squeeze down a whole lot of display real estate into a form that requires no desk space. Ophthalmologist Tommy Korn demos the Apple Vision Pro. [Photo: courtesy of Sharp HealthCare] Despite the Vision Pro’s recognizably Apple-esque qualities, donning a headset remains a new kind of experience even if you’re just watching a movie or making a Zoom call, let alone performing surgery. However, UCSD Health’s Dr. Broderick says it’s not uncomfortable or distracting in the moment: “It’s pretty much not noticeable when you’re in the middle of the operation—the learning curve is near zero.” Operations typically last 45 to 90 minutes, time spans the Vision Pro can handle on one battery charge. Dr. Broderick emphasizes that he believes spatial computing will be an entire field over time—rather than the Vjsion Pro remaining a category-of-one product—and that he’s already thinking about what’s next. “Say I have a resident who’s trying to do a case and they’re in the wrong spot,“ he says. “Rather than taking over from them, if I could draw on their video feed in space where they should go, that might be helpful. And telementoring can be helpful for advancing training as well as providing care for patients who might be in a rural community. I think it’s going to be a pretty big deal when you can have imaging overlaid on your target anatomy.” Sharp HealthCare’s Dr. Korn is thinking even more broadly. “We know [the Vision Pro] is probably going to be great for surgery, precision, and analysis,” he says. “But gosh, I’ve already seen people using this for mental illness and meditation. People using the Kung Fu Panda app to help do Tai Chi. But also, doctors think, ‘hey, maybe we could use that for anesthesia, for patients, for children before they go into surgery.’ You’re seeing all these verticals coming in.” For all the healthcare apps that emerged during the Vision Pro’s first year, the what-ifs abound—and the summit at Sharp’s spatial computing center is about turning them into progress. View the full article

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