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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

AP Photo/Joshua A. Volunteering is tied to having fewer symptoms of depression and being more satisfied with your life. There are also health benefits for those who start volunteering much earlier in life. New volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., to help out at CASA of Lexington in April 2023. Does that sound far-fetched?

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Ready to Declutter Your Digital Life?

The MatrixFiles

This past holiday season, I decided to declutter my digital life. I still need to clear folders in Drive, delete photos in iPhoto on my phone and Mac, yada, yada. The post Ready to Declutter Your Digital Life? It’s a new year and with a new year comes new year’s resolutions. Many of us resolve to tidy up our closets and garages.

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New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life

The Verge

An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday, as people try to create the creepiest fake “video” possible, apparently. It’s kinda like the iOS Live Photos feature , which adds a few seconds of video to help smartphone photographers find the best shot.

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6 Innovative QR Code Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

6 Innovative QR Code Strategies for Nonprofits Take your nonprofit’s QR codes beyond fundraising and volunteer recruitment: 1) Showcasing Donor Impact: Use QR codes on personalized thank-you postcards that direct supporters to engaging videos or photo galleries showing how their contributions make a difference.

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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] It was specifically designed in a way to start the healing before children even see the first doctor, says Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf, medical director of the Stad Center. Natural-looking materials, abundant daylight, and spacious common areas are intended to exude calm. I see this all the time.

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In Miami, this 3D-printed seawall will help protect the coastline

Fast Company Tech

BIOCAP tiles, a 3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact along urban seawalls, will be installed on the existing seawall there in spring 2025. Seawalls disrupt natural shoreline dynamics and can wipe out the complex habitat zones that marine life relies on.

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OpenAI's built-in image generator for ChatGPT is now available to free users

Engadget

One of the tool's most popular uses that we've seen so far is the creation of Ghibli-style images using real-life photos. Users simply have to upload the photo they want to use and then instruct ChatGPT in natural language to create a Ghibli-style version of it. OpenAI is still fixing the issue.

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