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Netflix said last year it was experimenting with and debuting some of its first shows produced with artificial intelligence. Now, the company is reporting that generative AI was used in roughly 300 of its programs this year, mostly across production and especially postproduction.
Product Review: You've Probably Watched One of the 300 Titles on Netflix Produced With AI
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Apple is once again raising its prices, this time targeting Apple Music and its Apple One subscription bundle, Music Business Worldwide reported Friday. The prices aren't going up by more than a dollar or two each, but since many people have these services billed as a monthly subscription, it will take a bigger bite out of…
Product Review: Apple Is Raising Prices on Music and One Bundle Subscriptions
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Digital storage has gotten quite pricy in recent months. And even if you splurge for terabytes of onboard storage for your phone or computer, at some point you'll probably run out of storage space. When that happens, you might be tempted to just upload everything to the cloud -- but are iCloud or Google One really worth…
Product Review: I Hate Paying for Cloud Storage Subscriptions. Here's How I Back Up My Photos and Videos
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Focal Bathys: French audio company Focal is known for its high-end speakers and headphones. You might call it the Bowers & Wilkins of France. Back in 2022, it finally did done what a lot of high-end audio companies have had to do in this age of on-the-go wireless music listening: They made active noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones. Easily one…
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Large veteran study found only a small link, highlighting the bigger role of individual risk factors By Kristen Dalli of ConsumerAffairs July 17, 2026
A Yale-led study examined whether neighborhood socioeconomic conditions are linked to pancreatic cancer risk.

Researchers found a slightly higher risk among veterans living in the most advantaged neighborhoods, not the most disadvantaged ones.

The increase was small, and researchers say established risk factors such as smoking and alcohol use remain much more important.

Researchers have long known that where a person lives can affect many aspects of health. For several common cancers, neighborhood characteristics including income, education, housing quality, and access to resources have been linked to differences in disease risk. But whether those same factors play a role in pancreatic cancer has remained largely unknown.

A new Yale-led study set out to answer that question by examining the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic conditions and pancreatic cancer.

The research focused on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which is often difficult to detect early because symptoms typically do not appear until the disease has advanced. While treatments have improved in recent years, researchers continue to investigate what contributes to the disease and whether certain groups may face higher risks.

For some common cancers, a persons neighborhood is correlated with their likelihood of developing the disease, researcher Louise Wang, MD, said in a news release.

We wanted to understand if this holds true for pancreatic cancer. Are individual-level risk factors, like genetics and lifestyle, the most significant, or do neighborhood-level factors play a role in the development of this cancer?
How researchers studied the question
The study analyzed health records from more than 5 million veterans who received care through the Veterans Health Administration between 2001 and 2021. Researchers identified more than 31,000 people who were diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and compared their risk based on where they lived.

To measure neighborhood conditions, the team used the Area Deprivation Index, a tool that evaluates factors such as income, education, employment, and housing quality. Neighborhoods were grouped into 10 categories ranging from the most advantaged to the most disadvantaged.


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