Someone wearing augmented reality (AR) or "smart" glasses could be Googling your face, turning you into a cat or recording your conversation - and that creates a major power imbalance, said Cornell researchers. Currently, most work on AR glasses focuses primarily on the experience of the wearer. Researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and Brown University teamed up to explore how this technology affects interactions between the wearer and another person.

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A man jumps into the sea on a breakwater in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. More than 10 of Spain's regions are on red alert for the second day of the latest heat wave, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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FILE - The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation on Aug. 15, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. The federal government is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, about the health of the Colorado River and water cuts in 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) FILE PHOTO

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Brent White has been appointed as the inaugural assistant provost for global engagement at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His appointment was announced at the UH Board of Regents meeting on May 18, and will be effective June 15, 2023. As the assistant provost for global engagement and senior international officer, White will lead the strategic positioning necessary to advance UH Mānoa's work on the international stage. White is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California, one of California's oldest, private universities.

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SAN ANTONIO – Boerne may not have won a state championship last year, but they played with a 'heart of a champion,' according to Coach Che Hendrix, on Friday. The Greyhounds improved to 2-1, defeating Antonian Prep in an arm-pincher, 42-35 at Antonian Prep Stadium. The Greyhounds scored on a keeper at the 1:06 mark in the fourth quarter to give themselves a one-score advantage. Antonian attempted to send the game into overtime with a balanced offensive attack, but turned it over on downs following an incomplete pass from quarterback Jayce Toscano to Jaden Villarreal.

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Eman Villamor, Mark Cuadra, and Maczi Micutuan. | Contributed photos CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rongcales annihilated M-Tech, 120-79, to log their first win in last Sunday evening's Mandaue's Pride Basketball Association (MPBA) Season 2: Cebuano Cup at the Mandaue City Sports Complex.   Eman Villamor unloaded 25 points from his 12-of-21 shooting to become the top scorer of Rongcales, who finished the game with a staggering 41-point lead in the final score. Mark Monte added 19 points with 9 rebounds.

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click to enlarge Daria Bishop Tandoori chicken and vegetable thali at Laliguras Indian Nepali Restaurant. A s the Seven Days food team reflected on the state of Vermont's dining scene at the end of 2022, one of the unexpected highlights was an explosion of global cuisines. In a state where farm-to-table tends to drive the conversation — and where we have wood-fired pizza coming out of our ears — a new wave of Afghan, Argentinian, Bosnian, Colombian, Dominican, Filipino, Haitian, Indian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jamaican-British, Korean, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Somali and Taiwanese pop-ups, food carts, market vendors and restaurants is more than welcome.

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DDD Partners LLC cut its stake in Visa Inc. ( NYSE:V – Get Rating ) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,062 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 65 shares during the quarter. DDD Partners LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company.

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Tertiary education has shed almost one in five jobs, with the federal government urged to boost funding amid warnings things are getting worse.

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Department of Finance Canada Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance announced that 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families will begin receiving their new, one-time Grocery Rebate. This targeted inflation relief for vulnerable Canadians provides eligible couples with two children up to an extra $467; single Canadians without children up to an extra $234; and seniors with an extra $225, on average. By targeting the Grocery Rebate to the Canadians who need it most, the government is delivering important relief while maintaining Canada's AAA credit rating and strong track record of fiscal responsibility.

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MANILA, Philippines — At least P54-million worth of diesel fuel had been seized from a maritime vessel that was intercepted in Sual, Pangasinan, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Friday. According to reports from the BOC, the smuggled fuel was found inside M/V Veronica-1, which was at the subport of Sual, after BOC's Intelligence Group conducted an inspection. The team, composed of BOC's Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), Port Operations Division of the Subport of Sual, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Navy (PN), Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, and the local police, launched the inspection after the issuance of a Pre-Lodgement Control Order (PLCO).

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MANILA, Philippines — An announcement saying that inflation rates went down has no effect on the majority of Filipinos who are wallowing in poverty. This was the reaction of Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list Representative France Castro. She was referring to a report of the Philippine Statistics Authority that inflation rate for April had decreased from 7.6 percent in March 2023 to 6.6 percent in April. Castro said poor families cannot feel any comfort from these figures because the salaries remain low.

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CEBU, Philippines—A fire burned down a house of an elderly couple in Sitio Upper Grotto in Poblacion, Toledo City, Cebu on Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2023. The fire was reported at around 4:19 p.m. and was declared fire out at 4:30 p.m.   Estimated damage to the house of couple Santiago Bacalso, 87, and Felisa Bacalso, 86, was pegged at P10,000. Fire officials are still investigating the incident.   Here are photos from the Bureau of Fire Protection in Toledo City of the aftermath of the fire.

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MANILA, Philippines — The trip of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the United States will help attract investors to the Philippines who will help strengthen local industries, Trade Assistant Secretary Glenn Peñaranda said at the Laging Hand public briefing on Monday. Marcos and his delegation are currently in the US for a series of engagements, including a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden. 'This is important because aside from having traders read the positive developments that show that our economy developing, we have a big population that will not only serve as a market but also as a strategic asset.

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People wearing thick winter clothes are packed inside a foodbank called House of Thomas in Seoul. Sitting back to back in the 72 square meter facility equipped ...

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Apparel retailer Gap Inc is eliminating hundreds of jobs from its global workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The company joins a growing number of American firms, including tech giant Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc and consumer companies Clorox Co and Wayfair Inc, to downsize its workforce amid mounting worries of a recession in the United States. The current round of job cuts at Gap is expected to be larger than the roughly 500 corporate roles it eliminated in September, the report added.

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ARTC has completed a five-day period of major works on the Botany Rail Duplication project Works included the demolition and installation of a new bridge at O'Riordan Street, Mascot The Botany Rail Duplication will allow freight to be moved more efficiently and effectively The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and delivery partner John Holland have successfully completed major works on the Botany Rail Duplication project, including demolition work and installation of a new rail bridge at O'Riordan Street, during a five-day rail shutdown.

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Cadre Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:CDRE – Get Rating ) saw strong trading volume on Monday . 137,197 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 79% from the previous session's volume of 76,464 shares.The stock last traded at $20.91 and had previously closed at $20.96. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of brokerages have issued reports on CDRE. Lake Street Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Cadre from $30.00 to $28.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 16th.

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Emergency crews and firefighters are working to extinguish the fire advancing through the forest near the town of El Rosario in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Officials say a wildfire is burning out of control through the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, affecting nearly 8,000 people who have been evacuated or ordered to stay indoors. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

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