On Friday, federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island issued rulings
that could soon bring relief to millions of Americans whose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1,
requiring the Trump administration to fund the program, at least partially while the legal proceedings continue.
The SNAP program, commonly referred to as food stamps, is among many government programs affectedby the ongoing shutdown,
and has been one…
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Big Wellness Finds an Easy Target With Perimenopause https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/opinion/menopause-supplements-wellness.html
“My body is here, but my soul never left the place that once held my laughter, my silence, my peace.
I miss the warmth of my home — the sunlight spilling through familiar windows, and the small joys I once took for granted: quiet mornings, fleeting smiles, the fragile moments that made life whole.”
– @…
Sublime Security, which uses AI agents to protect against phishing and other email threats, raised a $150M Series C, bringing its total funding to $240M (Eduard Kovacs/SecurityWeek)
https://www.securityweek.com/sublime-security-raises-150-millio…
The LLMs are useful for some tasks, I'm currently tidying up, proof reading and editing a document written by many international co-authors.
The LLM I'm using can very quickly correct grammar and spelling mistakes and produces much easier to understand text from occasionally tortured paragraphs. It still needs an experts eye (mine!) to check no mistakes have been introduced or complexities over-simplified.
This is actually the first time I've used an LLM for this task. It's making it much faster and less painful.
It also explains a lot about academic publishing lately..