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I first learned about Pura from a friend whose house always smelled like a high-end boutique under every circumstance. Cooking project, water leak … no matter what was going on in her house at the time, I only ever smelled berries. I have two cats and a multi-sports-playing teen—I knew I needed this. Now, after having owned multiple Puras for over two years, I have some thoughts.While my Pura journey began with the now-discontinued Pura 3, I have also since tested the Pura 4 and large-room Pura Plus, both of which have dual bays for two of Pura’s proprietary oil…

On Saturday, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. There’s a wide gap between what Americans have seen of the shooting and what federal officials are telling them.Soon after the shooting, Department of Homeland Security officials rushed to defend the officers involved, claiming the victim “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun” and that when federal agents attempted to disarm him, “the suspect violently resisted.”DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Border Patrol agent who shot Pretti, saying in a news conference that the agent…

Last night and into this morning, two Americans, Iva Jovic and Learner Tien, stormed their way into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in Melbourne—Jovic, 18, with a shock-and-awe win over veteran Yulia Putintseva, 6-0, 6-1; and Tien, who just turned 20, with a similar romp over Grand Slam champion and former world number-one Daniil Medvedev, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.For Jovic in particular, the ascent up tennis’s ranks has been dizzying. A year ago at this time, she was ranked 191st (she’s currently ranked 27th, though that will rise depending on just how far she makes it in Melbourne). But since…

Never underestimate the chilling powers of grainy grayscale imagery and ethereal whooshing sounds. Outside Parties asks, “What if I Spy, but in an alien hell dimension?”, and it is impressively unnerving despite the fact that nothing’s really happening at any given time. It goes all in on atmosphere, to great effect. This is the Playdate horror game that I’ve been waiting for.Adams Immersive’s Outside Parties is a sort of scavenger hunt across a massive image of a realm called the Outside, which can only be visited by astral travel, according to the lore. There are lots of unknowns about what…

After exiting early with a non-contact left knee injury in No. 10 Iowa women’s basketball’s eventual 91-70 victory over No. 11 Ohio State, Hawkeyes head coach Jan Jensen commented on Taylor McCabe’s injury status afterwards during her postgame radio interview.Jensen was initially unclear of the severity of McCabe’s injury.Advertisement“Lots of prayers up for McCabe. We don’t know what it is yet, but that kid’s meant so much and she’s led so beautifully. She’s one of our best defenders and obviously she’s a great shooter. But, we love her. If you have faith like I do, please lift her up in…

AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, but they still largely behave like helpful assistants for one user at a time. They’re not designed to manage the messier work of real collaboration: coordinating people with competing priorities, tracking long-running decisions, and keeping teams aligned over time.  Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, thinks closing that gap is the next major frontier for foundation models. The company this week raised a $480 million seed round to build a “central nervous system” for the human-plus-AI economy.…

From the moment a pixelated Gengar and Nidorino faced off in the opening animation of the first Pokémon games on the original Game Boy back in 1996, the Pokémon franchise has been a perennial favorite of kids and adults alike. With 2026 marking Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, Lego’s first-ever collaboration with the enduringly popular monster-catching megahit is perfectly timed—a crossover of pop culture titans with just one problem: Anyone who isn’t an ultra-fan with cavernously deep pockets isn’t invited.The recent announcement of a line of Lego Pokémon wasn’t a surprise—the Danish brick brand first revealed it had entered into a “multi-year…

The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks will do battle from Lumen Field with a trip to Super Bowl LX on the line. This NFC Championship will be the rubber match between these two NFC West foes after they split their prior two matchups over the regular season. Of course, this latest contest has much more on the line than simply taking a 2-1 edge, as the winner will be crowned the conference champion and advance to Santa Clara to play in the Super Bowl. As we do every week throughout the season, CBS Sports and SportsLine have compiled our experts’…

Microsoft issued another out-of-band update to fix a bug that caused Outlook to crash for Windows 11 users. This second emergency patch addresses issues seen with Outlook and files stored in the cloud following Microsoft’s January 2026 Windows security update.According to Microsoft, this update fixes a bug where some apps that “open or save files stored in cloud-backed locations” became unresponsive or displayed error messages. Some users also experienced Outlook crashing or not opening when PST files are stored in cloud-based options like OneDrive.This is the second time this year that Microsoft had to issue a last-minute fix for bugs…

An undated handout image of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by U.S. immigration agents as they tried to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, obtained by Reuters on Jan. 25, 2026.U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs | Via ReutersMajor Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration agents fatally shot U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed a letter urging “state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.” The companies said that the recent tumult in Minnesota has caused “widespread disruption and tragic loss of life.”Among…