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Samsung Canada brings early reactions back into the conversation as foldables move into the mainstream When Samsung initially introduced the Galaxy Fold in 2019, it challenged long-held ideas about what a smartphone could be and the internet had opinions. Consumers and reviewers were skeptical whether foldables were too experimental, too fragile or unlikely to become everyday devices.

I set up a digital wall calendar at a friend’s house a couple of months ago. Her first question was one I’ve constantly asked myself as I test these devices in my own home: “Does it have a voice assistant?”It feels like the one thing missing from these devices. Digital wall calendars have been on the rise in popularity this year, driven by the popularity of the Skylight Calendar. After testing multiple models in my own home, I can see why. These devices take any and all of the digital calendars you already have (Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook Calendar—you name it) and put them onto a single device in your home. It’s great if you’re like my husband and me, who live by our Google Calendars but don’t want to be tied to our phones when discussing plans. These devices can also double as household management tools with meal planning, chore trackers, to-do lists, photo screen savers that double as a digital photo frame, and even financial management for your kids if you go with the Greenlight Family Hub. GreenlightFamily HubThe Greenlight Family Hub has been an interesting device in the world of digital calendars because of how many features it offers.

The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open-source model for understanding DNA that can run locally on a laptop. Developed in collaboration with researchers at Zhongguancun Academy in China and the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, the model is trained on genomic sequences and natural language so that people can ask questions about the effects of DNA changes on gene activity and health and get conversational answers in return. Lewis Tunstall, a senior research scientist at Hugging Face, says the tool is meant to help researchers design new drugs and genetic therapies, and it could potentially aid patients in interpreting their own genomes. “We've unlocked a new capability in language models, which is fundamentally about being able to chat with DNA,” he says of the new model, dubbed Carbon-X.

Image: ShutterstockNew paper suggests coordinated targeting of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) could tackle multiple drivers of aging and age-related disease simultaneously Researchers have outlined a bold plan for slowing aging by targeting one of the body's most important cellular communication systems. In a new paper published today in Frontiers in Science, scientists describe how novel therapies that modulate GPCR signaling could one day help delay multiple age-related diseases at once—potentially extending healthy years of life.