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Google Chrome updates are usually something worth celebrating – bringing new battery saving features, or powerful new tools to make your life a little easier. However, the latest upgrade is something you really want to avoid. As pointed out by ZDnet, the flagship feature in the new update is breaking the web browser for thousands …

Bundling up with multiple layers in November may sound a little silly, but Carilion Clinic says it does make a difference. Once the snow and cold weather hit, the number one weather-related emergency the hospital sees is injuries from slips and falls, followed by hypothermia and then frostbite. That’s why it’s important to dress for …

Image copyright Getty Images Hate eating certain vegetables? It could be down to your genes, say US scientists who have done some new research. Inheriting two copies of the unpleasant taste gene provides a “ruin-your-day level of bitterness” to foods like broccoli and sprouts, they say. It could explain why some people find it difficult …

Running Last week, research published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that running can reduce the risk of early death regardless of how long or at what speed you run. The research focused on 14 previous studies based on six different groups of participants, totalling more than 230,000 people over a period of …

open share links close share links Workers have long been disrupted by new technology, from typesetters giving way to automated printing processes to bank tellers and the rise of ATMs. Historically, new technology has led to greater productivity as displaced workers shift to new tasks —typesetters might become graphic layout artists, while bank tellers focus …

He must also placate fellow Republicans on whom he will depend to save his presidency in any Senate trial, after triggering self-inflicted crises over Syria and the G7 summit that tested his party’s tolerance for its volatile leader. Every Monday over the month since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi initiated an impeachment inquiry, it seemed like …

It may be the Twenty-First Century and the Digital Age but these people couldn’t care less. They would be just at home at the turn of the Industrial Age as they are in this century. These are people who do not need nor want to live in a technologically advanced world. RELATED: The Worst Events in …

Hack back your smartphone Change how you check the time As someone who hates being late, I used to glance at my phone throughout the day, causing me to get sucked into a notification on my phone’s lock screen. Instead, I started wearing a watch again. Just because your phone can seemingly do everything, that …

Image caption Electric vehicle charging projects could get an immediate green light from planners Developments that tackle climate change could avoid having to get planning permission, under proposals being considered by the Scottish government. Local renewable energy and electric vehicle charging are projects that may get the immediate go-ahead. The draft proposals are being considered …

My friend and colleague Mark Demeny wrote a great blog post discussing the demands of the marketplace on software vendors and how those demands – and the direction those vendors take as a result – affects you, the buyer. Here’s the money quote: “…in addition to looking at a simple technology purchase decision, you also …