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It may not sound like a New Year’s resolution, but Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is serving up some unusual advice as you start out 2026: Eat your ice cream. “Ice cream will make you happy, and that’s very important,” he explained.I asked, “Why would I live longer eating ice cream?””Ice cream is a good dairy product; it’s got protein, its saturated fats are in a globule, so it doesn’t affect you as much as saturated fats in meats and other things,” he said. “Plus, you typically do it socially with someone else. And you know, being happy is a very important…

Many people start the new year thinking about ways to improve their health, be more organized and manage their finances. Experts say there is one area that touches on each of those resolutions — home care.Early and routine home maintenance goes beyond fixing visible damage. It helps ensure a healthy living environment, extends the life of a home and can protect its long-term value, according to real estate professionals. Planning ahead for regular upkeep and for unexpected emergencies can reduce the risk of costly repairs later and help spread expenses more evenly throughout the year.According to research by the U.S.…

Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to have computers understand you better in loud environments, today launched a new pair of wireless earbuds that help users sound clear in calls and get clear transcription for notes. The company unveiled these earbuds ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and said that it plans to ship them in the U.S. in the next few months. The buds cost $199 and will come with a year-long subscription to the iOS and Mac app. The app will let users take voice notes or chat with AI without…

Apple is famously tight-lipped about what it’s working on. However, occasionally the tech giant gives hints about what’s coming.It’s pointed to big changes coming to its voice assistant Siri, for example.2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for Apple, which is expected to release a foldable iPhone and upgrade its AI, Apple Intelligence, a technology that CEO Tim Cook has struggled to establish as a household name.”Many will point to AI as Cook’s Achilles’ heel — and that critique is not misplaced, though not for lack of early ambition. The shortfall lies in execution,” Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee…

When asked in 2024 what kids should be studying today, Zuckerberg told Bloomberg that “the most important thing is learning how to think critically and learning values when you’re young.””This is somewhat of a hiring philosophy that I have, too,” he said. “If people have shown that they can go deep and do one thing really well, then they’ve probably gained experience in the art of learning something and taking it to an excellent level.”He also said in a 2024 interview that, when taking his then-seven-year-old daughter to a Taylor Swift concert, he told her that being like the superstar…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Diarmuid Early, the 40-year-old winner of the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the Excel business for about 20 years.I played around with it a little bit in college and started using it professionally at Boston Consulting Group. Then I spent 10 years at Deutsche Bank as a business manager. It was lots of data analysis and reporting on financials.I’ve been doing my own thing for about six years now, so I’ve pretty much used Excel my entire career.Winning the Excel World Championship…

While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, the executives behind those companies were equally busy turning their paper fortunes into actual cash — more than $16 billion worth, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of insider trading data. Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice. Oracle’s former CEO Safra Catz wasn’t far behind at $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell at $2.2 billion. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang watched his company become the world’s first $5 trillion…

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article.In his new book, “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules For a Long and Healthy Life” (to be published Tuesday by W.W. Norton & Co.), Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and health policy expert, discusses longevity, and how to best differentiate valid and effective health and wellness advice from “the speculative, deceptive, and just plain stupid.”Read an excerpt below, and don’t miss Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Emanuel on “CBS Sunday Morning” January 4!”Eat Your Ice Cream” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D.Prefer to listen? Audible has a 30-day free trial…

Ameilia Boodoosingh Gopie didn’t expect the deep depression after the birth of her first daughter in August 2022. In the months that followed, Gopie struggled to get out of bed and couldn’t spend time with her daughter. Her husband was essentially “a single dad for eight months,” she said. Routine appointments fell by the wayside.After nearly a year, Gopie finally began to feel better. She was determined to make up for lost time. She took her daughter to visit family in New York, Canada and Trinidad. Soon, her daughter was walking and talking. Gopie was so distracted by “getting to…

Nancy Preston didn’t have a heart attack. Nor did she have chest discomfort, shortness of breath or heart palpitations — all symptoms of heart disease. Instead, a routine mammogram led to Preston having quintuple bypass surgery last summer.“It was just something horrible waiting to happen,” said the 67-year-old from New York City. “I did not have symptoms, except for feeling a little more fatigued than usual, which I attributed to age.”Preston does have a family history of heart disease. Her mother had a heart attack and a double bypass, and an older sister had a heart attack and has a…