Since we largely avoid candy and other processed foods, I have to get creative and come up with other Easter basket ideas each year. As kids, my brother and I always looked forward to Easter, getting baskets with a chocolate bunny, and going on Easter egg hunts. Because of these special memories I work hard…
Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona delivered on every promise – a record-breaking event with 109,000 attendees from 205 countries, with over 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors, and partners showcasing an impressive array of cutting‐edge topics, from 5G and IoT to Unified Security for the AI-driven Future. As always, Cisco’s presence showcased a suite of innovations, such…
Undue Medical Debt is retiring $30 billion in unpaid medical bills for 20 million people. DNY59/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption DNY59/Getty Images/E+ Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off old medical bills for an estimated 20 million people. New York-based Undue Medical Debt,…
Picture this: you turn on your kitchen faucet for a refreshing glass of water, but tiny, invisible chemicals sneak into every sip. These are PFAS, nicknamed “forever chemicals,” and they’re hiding in drinking water all over the U.S. — even yours. So, what are PFAS? They’re man-made chemicals found in everyday items like nonstick pans…
Introducing version 3 of the Cisco Meraki Add-on for Splunk. A Splunk technical add-on (TA) is a modular component that normalizes, validates, and enriches specific data sources before indexing in Splunk to enable proper searching, reporting, and analysis without changing the underlying raw data. Keeping track of your networks shouldn’t…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks during inauguration ceremonies on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala. on Jan. 16, 2023. Butch Dill/AP hide caption toggle caption Butch Dill/AP Reproductive rights groups in Alabama wasted no time resuming their work after a federal judge ruled late Monday that the state’s attorney general can’t…
April is Global Volunteer Month. All month long, we’re recognizing some of the ways Cisco employees give their time, skills, and expertise in their communities. In 1991, the US established April as National Volunteer Month. Today, that scope has expanded, and it’s recognized as Global Volunteer Month. Since Cisco’s founding 40 years ago, giving back…
The Department of Health and Human Services is facing spending as well as staffing cuts. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The Trump administration is requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to cut spending on contracts by 35%, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon confirmed to NPR. The spending cut is across all…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately…
Beets are one of my favorite vegetables. I use beet root powder in homemade blush, add them to salads, and use them to make great tasting strawberry beet fruit leather. Beet root gummies are a delightful way to get the benefits of beets in gummy form. My kids love chewable vitamins and beet gummies are…