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The Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 chipset powers Meta’s Quest Pro VR headset The Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 chipset powers Meta’s Quest Pro VR headset Starting with the processor, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 is Qualcomm’s latest offering in the flagship XR (extended reality) market. Compared to the previous solution, the new chipset delivers 50 percent higher sustained power and 30 percent improved thermal performance. The company says these improvements allow for smaller and lighter MR (mixed reality) and VR (virtual reality) devices....

From the event post: This four-day, three-night retreat is ideal for lawyers, judges, law teachers, and law students who either seek an introduction to mindfulness, or wish to integrate an existing mindfulness practice into their work, studies, and life, and to deepen their understanding of meditative practice. Open to beginner and those with some meditation experience, this retreat will provide substantial periods of silent meditation practice, including sitting meditation, silent walking, and qi gong....

For Holmes, the benefits of mindfulness are elementary. The talented sleuth is hyperaware of his surroundings. He solves mysteries armed primarily with the ability to live in the here and now. “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear,” explains Holmes to his sidekick Watson in A Scandal In Bohemia. No question that Holmes’ powers of observation are extreme. Yet Konnikova says practicing mindfulness may help us clue-in to our lives (pardon the pun) and improve our decision-making skills too: Who can say how many valuable insights are hiding in plain sight?...

** Read on to learn more: When building a Black hair care routine, the first thing you’ll need to realize is one simple rule: No curl is created equal. There are different natural hair curl patterns. Also understand that your texture will likely differ from your besties— we all have beautiful heads of curls and need to take a unique approach to their care! Here are some helpful tips:...

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal are the bill providers, and they call it the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bill also has guidelines for social platforms to reduce showing harmful content to children. The bill includes three fundamental propositions. First, social platforms should allow users under the age of 16 to protect their data. Addictive features should also be removed, and algorithm-based recommendations should be obsolete. Another part of the bill says that “strongest settings” must be enable by default, and more control and monitoring features must be available to parents....