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Bulking season has always had a reputation for being messy. Some lifters treat it as a free pass to load up on burgers, fries, and milkshakes in the name of “getting big.” Sure, the scale moves up fast, but so does your body fat, leaving you sluggish in the gym and staring at an extended, painful cut when it’s time to lean down. The reality is, bulking doesn’t have to be an all-you-can-eat buffet. A well-run bulking cycle is calculated, structured, and purposeful. I’m talking about adding slabs of quality muscle while keeping fat gain under control, so that when…

MrBeast is known for his over-the-top viral videos and over-the-top charitable acts.The YouTube star, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has given away millions of dollars in his videos to causes such as the Arbor Day Foundation and The Ocean Cleanup.MrBeast’s latest philanthropy project, the #TeamWater campaign, helped raise $40 million in a month for those who need clean water. It was a collaboration with content creators like Mark Rober and followed MrBeast’s #TeamTrees project in 2019, which Elon Musk gave to.The 27-year-old started on YouTube by posting videos under the username MrBeast6000 from Donaldson’s hometown of Greenville, North Carolina,…

Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant carpet and firefighting foam.The chemicals’ resistance to heat, oils, stains, grease and water makes them useful. However, that same chemical stability also makes them linger in the environment – and in the human body. Studies have suggested that some types of PFAS can contribute to health harms, including thyroid disease, liver damage and kidney and testicular cancer.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that there is no safe level of human…

Productivity software maker Atlassian has agreed to acquire The Browser Company, which makes the Arc and Dia browsers, for $610 million in cash. “Today’s browsers weren’t built for work; they were built for browsing. This deal is a bold step forward in reimagining the browser for knowledge work in the AI era,” Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian’s CEO and co-founder, said in a statement. “Together, we’ll create an AI-powered browser optimized for the many SaaS applications living in tabs – one that knowledge workers will love to use every day,” he added. The Browser Company’s CEO Josh Miller, said on a post…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — For a second straight year, Lamar Jackson is completing the same cycle.A spectacular season ends with an agonizing playoff loss. Then months later, Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are given a chance to avenge that defeat when they face the same opponent again in Week 1. Last year they opened at Kansas City after losing to the Chiefs in the postseason. This time it’s Buffalo.On one hand, it’s an early opportunity to put the sour taste of January behind them. On the other hand, it’s both too late and too early to silence the doubters.In…

Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a subscription plan last year that bundled a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The company said Thursday that the subscription now gives users access to the latest AI models through Duck.ai without paying extra. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use, and users get access to models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. With DuckDuckGo’s $9.99 per month plan, users will be able to access newer models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce made teammate Patrick Mahomes and reporters laugh on Thursday when asked what has changed in his life since announcing his engagement to pop superstar Taylor Swift last week.“I got one more ring for it,” Kelce said at a news conference in Sao Paulo ahead of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. “I would say ever since I’ve been dating Taylor, life has been fun.”“I love when the lights are bright,” Kelce added, without mentioning whether Swift is going to make an appearance at…

At long last, the white whale of iOS has been harpooned: Instagram finally made an app for iPad.Shockingly, there had never been a true iPad Instagram app — you could download the regular Instagram mobile app and use it on an iPad, but it was a uniquely crummy experience — you could use it with a phone-sized display or zoomed out, and the whole thing was clunky and sad.Finally, there’s a new iPad version, nearly 15 years after Instagram first launched. (The iPad, also launched in 2010, just barely predates Instagram.)I tried it out on my iPad (which, honestly, I…

Celebrity ambassadors are helping the nonprofit The Neurodiversity Alliance tell more robust narratives about people with differing brains. They are part of a growing peer-to-peer movement that is building its own more inclusive spaces and encouraging its members to speak for themselves.Alex Hackel, a professional skier and creative filmmakerAlex Hackel, a 29-year-old X Games medalist from the greater Boston area, credits his dyslexia with helping him think outside the box to develop his own street skiing video style. After a partially torn ACL sidelined his competitive skiing career, he realized he could combine his passion for the sport with his…

DENVER (AP) — Engineering student Tory Ridgeway buried his head.Just finished with his Lockheed Martin internship and weeks away from his final year at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the 22-year-old from Maryland found himself overwhelmed by the solidarity he felt at a neurodivergent leadership conference.Having autism and ADHD, Ridgeway already knew there were plenty of others like him. But he hadn’t realized they shared the same negative self-talk. He said he locked into focus when he heard The Neurodiversity Alliance President Jesse Sanchez describe overcoming feelings of being a “defective toy.” “They talking to me,” Ridgeway said. “I felt seen. I…