SCARY PUMPKINS: Jack-o'-lantern origin goes back to Gaelic culture The origin of the practice of carving scary faces in pumpkins and lighting them from within got its start in Ireland in the early 1600s, when the legend of a shadowy figure began to arise known as ... 10/22/2024 - 9:25 am | View Link
How to Make a Jack-o'-lantern Choose a pumpkin. Look for one that’s firm, with a smooth surface, and no soft spots. Cut off the top of the pumpkin to create a lid so that you can scoop out the inside of your pumpkin. Cut a circle, ... 10/20/2024 - 12:09 am | View Link
6 Tips to Make Your Jack-O-Lantern Last From Now Through Halloween Without Rotting Don’t let your jack-o-lantern go bad before Halloween With the scary season comes a classic fall activity that all ages enjoy: carving pumpkins. Unfortunately, most jack-o-lanterns only last three to ... 10/19/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
North Augusta's Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee to go on as planned after Helene The city of North Augusta will have the still have its annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee on Oct. 25 and 26 in downtown North Augusta; Everclear to headline Saturday ... 10/18/2024 - 5:07 am | View Link
How to carve an epic jack-o'-lantern this Halloween Each year, master pumpkin carver George Nickolopoulos and his team carve about 5,000 to display at the Roger Williams Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. Nickolopoulos joins WBUR's Morning Edition to ... 10/17/2024 - 11:02 pm | View Link
Amazon; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIElectricity and labor headwinds slow Amazon's data center buildout. The company's predicament highlights challenges faced by the broader cloud industry. Amazon is making huge investments in data center capacity, including the use of nuclear energy. Amazon is spending heavily on data centers to support booming AI workloads, putting it on pace to build 240 new facilities by 2040, according to one estimate.
A Tesla Cybertruck (left) and a DeLorean (right)Alistair Barr/Business InsiderDoes Elon Musk have a hit on his hands with the Cybertruck? I wouldn't go that far. But recent sales data from auto industry tracker Cox Automotive is worth examining ahead of Tesla's results later on Wednesday. Tesla sold almost 17,000 Cybertrucks in the third quarter, according to Cox estimates, making it the third most popular EV in the US during the period.
The Soula app has daily check-in activities for the mother. SoulaThe Soula app has an AI chatbot, Dua, that aids mothers with postpartum depression support. AI chatbots like Dua aim to reduce healthcare burdens and improve mental health access. OB/GYN experts said that they welcome innovation in AI to destigmatize questions about pregnancy.
Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIBhutanese workers face the world's longest workweek, averaging 54.4 hours. Overwork is widespread in the Himalayan country, affecting 61% of its population. A Bhutanese hotel worker told BI she regularly works 112 hours a week but has gotten used to it. The picturesque Kingdom of Bhutan, nestled between China and India, is widely known for its unique approach to economic development — prioritizing its Gross National Happiness over GDP.
Genie AI cofounders, Nitish Mutha and Rafie Faruq. Genie AILegal tech startup Genie AI has secured a $17.8 million Series A from Google and Khosla Ventures. The startup's CEO, Rafie Faruq, says its AI editing platform can "turn around a contract in minutes."Check out the 13-slide pitch deck, shared exclusively with BI, that it used to secure the funding.
Seth Meyers tried gentle parenting his three young kids. Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty ImagesSeth Meyers said his kids think it's funny when he "drops the hammer."The father of three said he tried gentle parenting and got "no results."Gentle parenting is a parenting method that emphasizes communication over punishment. Seth Meyers tried gentle parenting and found it didn't work for him.