Category: Tools and Information

‘There was something bigger in the ground here’: Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from the time of Emperor Hadrian | Live Science

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A metal detectorist in western Germany has discovered one of the largest hoards of Roman silver coins ever found in that country from the reign of Emperor Hadrian.

The pile includes more than 900 silver denarii — the denarius was the standard coin of the early Roman Empire — and weighs almost 7 pounds (3.1 kilograms).

The stash was discovered about a year ago in a field near the small city of Wesseling, a few miles south of Cologne, according to a translated statement from Germany’s Rhineland regional government. It’s now on display at the Rhineland Regional Museum in Bonn (LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn).

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4 Payroll Trends to Watch | Business News Daily

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Payroll is an essential function for any business. Your payroll system ensures accurate compensation for your team while accounting for payroll taxes, company benefits, and other deductions.

Payroll hasn’t always been at the forefront of innovation. However, payroll systems are evolving to accommodate changing work patterns and new technologies that enable more seamless payroll processing.

Whether you use a payroll service or you process payroll in-house, it’s essential to keep up with the latest payroll trends. We’ll explore four payroll trends to watch and share top payroll providers that can handle this function for your business.

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Apple iOS 27: 4 new productivity shortcuts you should try today | Fast Company

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After months of beta testing, the iPhone’s newest operating system, iOS 27, is now available. This year, Apple focused on artificial intelligence features, smaller improvements, and bug fixes, making it a more subdued update than in years past. But that doesn’t mean iOS 27 lacks truly useful enhancements that can help boost your productivity throughout the day. Here are four of our favorites.

SIRI IS FINALLY GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR ASSISTANT

It’s no secret that Siri, Apple’s personal digital assistant that has lived on the iPhone for nearly 15 years, has never been very useful, especially compared with modern-day chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude. But iOS 27 includes a completely revamped Siri, transitioning it from a legacy digital assistant to an LLM-powered agent, capable of having persistent, context-aware conversations that can not only help with your questions, but also carry out time-sucking admin work.

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How regenerative agriculture builds more resilient food systems | Fast Company

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PepsiCo knows the future of farming rests with the next generation of farmers. Here, one multigenerational family operation reveals how it uses technology and data-driven insights to build more resilient food systems.

PepsiCo may be known for beverages, but it is also one of the world’s largest food companies. Ensuring a sustainable, resilient supply of agricultural ingredients is a business priority—and transformation starts in the fields. Perry Farms in Southern Alberta, Canada, has grown potatoes for Lay’s for more than four decades. Here, the family farmers demonstrate how they use regenerative practices and technology to strengthen soil health and crop resilience.

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What Italy Can Teach Us About Work/Life Balance | AllBusiness.com

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As an American expat who has been living in the south of Italy for the past three years, I’ve picked up on several differences in the way Italians value work compared to the American point of view.

You’ve already heard of la dolce vita…it turns out it’s a part of the culture that Americans could stand to emulate. Here are a few of the practices and mindsets I’m working to adopt in my new home.

1. You Are Not Defined by What You Do

Go to a cocktail party in the U.S. and inevitably, one of the first things a stranger will ask you is: “So, what do you do?”

We’re obsessed with our jobs, and we wear them as masks that define us. Italians, on the other hand, don’t identify themselves by the work they perform. In fact, it’s rare that I talk about work with friends here.

Italians, instead, are more keen to talk about what they’re into. Often, this means what they ate or what they’re planning to eat! They also talk about the animals they’re raising, the weather, and the latest gossip.

I think Americans could stand to dissociate a bit from their work. After all, we are composed of many things, and work is but one component!

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How to pair or reset a Roku remote | Digital Trends

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If your Roku remote has stopped working, you may not need to replace it. The batteries may simply need changing, while a voice remote can lose its connection and need to be paired again.

The fix depends on which Roku remote you have. Simple remotes use infrared and don’t need pairing, while voice remotes connect wirelessly and can be paired or restarted if they stop responding. Here’s how to identify your remote and get it working again without wiping your Roku or setting everything up again.

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Startup Profitability Is No Longer Optional: What Founders Need to Know | The Startup Magazine

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For years, the startup model has been based on raising capital, growing quickly, and neglecting short-term profits to gain more market share. That strategy allowed businesses to build scale, but also resulted in high cash burn, poor unit economics, and strong reliance on subsequent funding rounds.

But in a more selective investment climate today, startup profitability has moved from nice-to-have to something investors actively screen for, and founders who ignore that shift are finding it harder to raise.

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The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them | CNN Business

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Touchscreen kiosks, self-checkout machines, and QR-code menus were only here to help.

The dream was that these self-service technologies would recommend food we’d like at McDonald’s and speed up CVS lines. But kiosks ended up presenting way too many choices when we just wanted the burger. Self-checkout machines kept announcing there were unexpected items in the bagging area. And we got sick of looking at our phones to pick a main course at dinner.

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‘Predatory behavior’: Elite mathematicians clash over OpenAI’s ‘solution’ to million-dollar math problem | Live Science

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HEIDELBERG, Germany — Often considered the slowest, most methodical, and most abstract of the sciences, mathematics usually advances so incrementally and esoterically that it rarely troubles the mainstream media.

It was therefore with some discomfort that a panel of elite mathematicians took to the stage Sept. 15 here at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, a conference that unites young researchers with award-winning mathematicians and computer scientists. The focus of the panel: to confront the rapid rise of AI, whose threat to their quiet discipline has thrust them into the limelight

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