Category: Tools and Information

You can now ‘expand’ images in Photoshop using AI | Digital Trends

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Adobe is updating its Photoshop app with a new AI-powered feature that will allow you to easily make an image larger and add context to the image based on its original subject.

The feature, called Generative Expand, is now available to Photoshop beta users. You’ll be able to expand images in any direction and generate an additional scene for the space with a combination of traditional app tools and AI. It uses Photoshop’s crop tool in conjunction with a text field for a prompt to create the details for the image you want to add.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs. Motorola Razr Plus | Digital Trends

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Samsung has finally added a big cover screen to its Flip lineup with the Galaxy Z Flip 5. After years of offering tiny cover displays that are good for widgets and notifications, but nothing more, the Flip 5 is a major step forward.

Since its launch, we’ve hailed the Motorola Razr Plus as the best user experience on a clamshell foldable because it allows you to get things done without opening the phone — and in a very seamless manner. But with the addition of a 3.4-inch cover display on the Z Flip 5, has it finally bridged the gap between the two flip phones? Here’s a full comparison between the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Motorola Razr Plus.

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What To Know About Working In A Startup Environment | The Startup Magazine

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Are you considering working in a startup environment? If so, there are some critical pieces of information to understand when navigating this unique work situation. Working at a startup can bring excitement, growth potential, uncertainty, and risk. Keep reading for startup tips from an experienced consultant for joining startups as we dive into what you should know when joining a startup or about how to join a startup.

Understand The Differences Between Big Companies And Startups

When choosing between a big company and a startup, it’s essential to understand the differences. A big company often provides stability, established structures, and higher salaries, whereas joining a startup is riskier but potentially more rewarding. In a startup, you will likely take on more responsibilities, have more growth opportunities, and contribute to shaping the company’s direction and culture. It’s an exciting and dynamic experience that requires an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to adapt to change. So, before deciding, consider the differences and weigh your options carefully.

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Benefits You Should Offer Every Employee | The Startup Magazine

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Employee benefits are one of the most crucial things you will need to offer your workers. Both to make sure you can recruit the best and then keep them over the long term. The good news is you can find out what some of the most popular employee benefits are in the post below.

Parental leave

Did you know that even today some businesses offer zero parental leave? That means people have to go straight back to work after giving birth or welcoming a new baby into their family. Of course, as having a baby is such as big life change not offering time off for people to adjust to this will cause them undue stress, both at work and in their personal lives. It’s also pretty dehumanizing to expect people with such as important event occurring in their lives to carry on at work as if nothing has happened.

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Can houseplants purify the air in your home? | BBC News

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Most people don’t realize just how many pollutants are swirling around indoors, where they typically spend most of their time.

For example, many of the products we use for cleaning and freshening our homes, schools and workplaces are adding invisible toxins to the air.

“The smell of fresh is not a smell,” says Anne Hicks, a paediatric pulmonary specialist at the University of Alberta.

“If you can smell it, there’s a chemical in the air that’s getting up your nose. So all of that is air pollution, whether it smells good or bad,” she says.

“Indoor air pollution is huge, and it’s a relatively unknown frontier, because even my next-door neighbour’s house has a different air pollution fingerprint than my house would have,” Dr Hicks says.

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Servant Leadership: 9 Ways to Be a Better Servant Leader | Getentrepreneurial.com

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After a long week at work and a late night serving curry and clearing tables at a BBQ we had hosted for our students, it was 9:30am on a Saturday morning.  I was at the airport collecting some colleagues (that I’d never met before) who had flown into town from another campus for an event that they needed a lift to, 214 km away, off-road.

“Your taxi is here!” I happily chirped as I loaded their suitcases into the back of the car.   They thanked me graciously and we talked for the next 3+ hours as we bumped and jiggled along one of the most beautiful typically-deep-red Australian outback tracks to a remote Aboriginal community.

As we rocked up to their destination, one asked “so what did you do to deserve having to be the driver for trip like this? What’s your role?”.

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How hot your iPhone or iPad can get before the battery is permanently damaged | Mashable

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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s very hot. Major heat waves have hit regions all over the world, including the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia.

With dangerously high temperatures in some areas, authorities have advised staying indoors and taking it easy. The same can be said for your iPhone. According to Apple, “using an iOS or iPadOS device in very hot conditions can permanently shorten battery life.” Here’s how to protect your device and what to do if it gets too hot.

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Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs | Live Science

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Researchers exploring an ancient, underwater volcano off the Pacific coast of Canada have discovered it is still active — and “covered” in thousands of giant eggs.

Before the expedition, the team thought the volcano was extinct and the waters around it frigid. However, they found the underwater mountain — which towers 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above the seafloor — spouting warm water and encrusted with deep-sea corals. The hot, mineral-rich fluid keeps the surrounding waters toasty, providing ideal conditions for some marine creatures to survive in the deep sea. The researchers were even more surprised to see a Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) weaving in and out of the fronds and laying eggs on the summit, nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) beneath the surface.

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‘MIND diet,’ intended to prevent dementia, doesn’t offer significant brain benefit, trial suggests | Live Science

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The MIND diet — which is intended to guard against dementia, and is rich in fruits and veggies and low in saturated fats — has no short-term brain benefits beyond those seen in people who follow a standard, “suboptimal” diet, a three-year trial suggests.

The trial’s results, published Tuesday (July 18) in The New England Journal of Medicine, showed that participants who followed the MIND diet for three years showed slight improvements in their overall cognition, as measured with a dozen tests. However, those mental improvements were not statistically different from those seen in people who followed their usual diets.

A subset of people from both the MIND and standard diet groups also underwent brain scans, which revealed that their brains changed in the same ways over the three-year period, regardless of the diet they followed.

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How to Use YouTube for Small Business | Business News Daily

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YouTube can be an effective video platform for small business marketing. Here’s how to use it to its full potential.

  • YouTube is home to more than 2 billion users worldwide and drives visits from more than 122 million people daily, making it a great platform for small businesses looking to market with video content.
  • Video is extremely engaging and useful for many types of businesses. Creating a YouTube channel for your business offers a centralized platform for your audience to view and engage with your videos.
  • Fill out your YouTube profile and follow these tips to upload engaging video content that will resonate with your audience and grow your followership.
  • This article is for small businesses looking to improve their marketing strategy by adding video content and boosting engagement with their audience.

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