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Al Bawaba
03-08-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Smart glasses can remember names of people you meet, only for $299
Published August 3rd, 2025 - 10:35 GMT ALBAWABA - If you can't remember people's names, well, this is not an issue anymore; new, smart glasses will solve the problem and save the names of people you meet. Singapore-based startup Brilliant Labs has announced a new version of its open-source Frame smart glasses, which were first released early last year, with smart features. The new smart glasses, called Halo, are priced at $299, which is closer in price to Meta's basic Ray-Ban glasses. For those with memory or vision impairments, Halo glasses will use Brilliant Labs' new Narrative system, which uses data collected from the camera, microphones, and user interactions to create a personalized knowledge base for each user. This is Halo: the open source glasses platform for the creative and inquisitive — who see the world different ♥️At the heart of Halo is Noa, your private AI agent:🗣️Have realtime conversations with Noa about anything you see, hear, or imagine. 👀Noa can remember what it saw,… — Brilliant Labs (@brilliantlabsAR) July 31, 2025 © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Business Upturn
01-08-2025
- Health
- Business Upturn
Sacred Journey Recovery in Vista, CA Offers a Life-Changing Approach to Men's Addiction Treatment Amid Rising Meth and Fentanyl Use
Vista, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As San Diego County battles a growing surge in methamphetamine and fentanyl use, Sacred Journey Recovery in Vista, California, is offering a transformative solution for men seeking lasting recovery. This innovative men-only treatment center has emerged as a beacon of hope in a region that has seen a troubling rise in overdose deaths and treatment admissions tied to stimulant and opioid abuse. Recent trends show that meth and fentanyl, often used together, are driving up emergency room visits and contributing to a new wave of addiction that traditional models of rehab are struggling to address. Sacred Journey Recovery stands apart by combining clinical excellence with adventure-based healing and a uniquely masculine, purpose-driven culture. The program's foundation is built on an integrated clinical model that utilizes evidence-based therapies including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. These modalities go beyond surface-level coping strategies and reach into the core of what fuels addiction. DBT helps men gain control over impulsive behaviors and intense emotional swings. CBT rewires distorted beliefs and habits that perpetuate substance use. ACT teaches clients how to move through pain while still acting in alignment with their personal values, and Narrative Therapy gives men the chance to redefine their identity through a more empowered lens. These methods are not simply confined to the therapy room. They are actively lived out—on hiking trails, climbing walls, and in deep fireside conversations that foster trust and growth. What truly elevates the experience at Sacred Journey Recovery is its use of cutting-edge brain mapping technology, or QEEG. This non-invasive diagnostic tool captures a snapshot of the brain's electrical activity, offering insights into overactive or under-functioning regions that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, trauma, or cognitive difficulties. By understanding the brain's patterns, clinicians can create highly customized treatment plans while giving clients a visual representation of how their brain is healing throughout the recovery journey. It also serves a larger purpose: reframing addiction as a brain-based disorder rather than a moral failure, which can be a transformative shift for men who have carried deep shame into treatment. The treatment model extends beyond clinical interventions. Sacred Journey Recovery's program is rooted in mentorship, community, and challenge. Clients participate in experiential therapies that include hiking, camping, indoor skydiving, wolf therapy, and structured rites of passage. These experiences are not recreational extras—they are designed to facilitate breakthroughs, cultivate resilience, and foster a sense of earned confidence and brotherhood. In a world where men are often isolated and discouraged from emotional expression, Sacred Journey creates space for connection, self-reflection, and leadership. San Diego County's rising overdose rates, particularly from fentanyl-laced street drugs and methamphetamine, have placed an urgent spotlight on the need for accessible, innovative care. Vista, located in the heart of North County, has become a critical area of focus. Sacred Journey's outpatient model includes both Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), providing structured, consistent care while allowing clients to gradually reenter work, family, and community life. The facility also partners with trusted sober living homes, giving clients the stability and support they need during this transitional period. One family member who witnessed the transformation firsthand shared, 'Sacred Journey Recovery is an incredible men's rehab in sunny Vista, CA offering adventure-based PHP and IOP programs. Their team combines clinical care with real-world healing through outdoor wilderness therapy, wolf therapy, brotherhood, and holistic support. Taking their clients hiking, rappelling, camping, indoor skydiving really sets them apart in the recovery space. Their sober living partnerships help clients succeed beyond treatment. Highly recommend for any man who is ready to transform their life.' At a time when men across California are facing overwhelming pressure from addiction, trauma, and disconnection, Sacred Journey Recovery is offering something bold and vital: a place to rediscover strength, reclaim purpose, and build a life worth staying sober for. With clinical integrity, deep brotherhood, and adventure at its core, this Vista-based center is not only changing lives—it's redefining what recovery can be. ### For more information about Sacred Journey Recovery, contact the company here: Sacred Journey RecoveryDrew Anagnostou760-888-5202 [email protected] 161 Thunder Drive #214, Vista, California 92083
Engadget
31-07-2025
- Engadget
Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses
Brilliant Labs is the startup behind Frame, the open-source smart glasses designed for hackers and other creative types. Today, the company is launching Halo, a new pair of glasses that, predictably for the age we live in, are being sold on the back of their AI features. Halo is a wayfarer-style pair (compared to the Panto-styled Frame) and, if you're a spectacles wearer, you'll be able to get prescription lenses in more than 100 countries thank to a partnership with SmartBuyGlasses. Brilliant is happy to brag that Halo includes a camera, microphone and bone-conduction speakers in its slender chassis. A natural pitfall of many smart glasses has been the compromises necessary to keep weight down while still offering enough functionality to be useful. Being able to keep the weight to a trim 40 grams is one hell of an achievement, especially given the glasses have a color OLED display and a battery that promises to run for 14 hours on a single charge. Unfortunately, instead of a display that overlays onto the lens, Halo "works" by projecting into your peripheral vision. I'll be honest, these displays are becoming more of an irritation the more I use them, especially compared to models that have prisms inside the lenses. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Last year, Brilliant introduced Noa, its AI agent which it said was designed from the ground up to be used within the context of a pair of glasses. The company says that, when paired with Halo, Noa will be able to talk to you in a way that is natural and intuitive, as if 'speaking with a real person.' It claims the secret sauce is in the fact Noa will be able to 'understand what it hears and sees within its environment and responds with contextually relevant information in real time.' That's a lot of braggadocio, especially given the promises that come next about Narrative, its agentic memory system. Narrative will, so it is said, remember the name of a person you met or the details of a conversation you've had 'years or even decades later.' This will harness the glasses' optical sensors and microphones to keep tabs on what's going on from your point of view. And since audio and video are both being constantly recorded, the system will build a 'private and personalized knowledge base' about you. Naturally, a pair of AI-enabled smart glasses will raise privacy hackles, and Brilliant says Noa will act as a VPN between you and the AI model behind it. Your interactions will be private by default, and users will get a lot of fine-grain privacy controls to ensure they're happy with how much data they share. Plus, you'll have voice commands to turn off the microphone, camera and the glasses themselves should you need to. Although if you're doing something you'd rather not be recorded, the smartest advice is to not wear a pair of AI glasses in the first place. Not to mention that your general concerns about having a database built of every single thing you do in a day (and your social graph) is likely to be easily de-anonymized if necessary. Brilliant also promises Halo will enable users to build custom applications for their glasses just from natural language commands. The company says that you just need to tell Noa what you need, and it'll build an app to serve your purpose 'within seconds.' Pre-orders for Halo are opening today, but shipping isn't due to begin until late November 2025, with the price set at $299. Compatible prescription lenses will be available to purchase through SmartBuyGlasses, too. The company is also taking great pains to tell users that it will, again, be releasing a limited number of pairs and so anyone interested in owning one will need to get in the line.
Business Wire
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Proxima Partners with Narrative To Launch New Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) Segments For Programmatic
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Proxima, a data intelligence software company that empowers marketing teams to scale customer acquisition profitably, today announced the launch of their unique DTC segments in the data marketplaces of popular DSPs, including The Trade Desk and Yahoo. Programmatic advertisers and agency traders can now seamlessly activate digital advertising campaigns against high-value, unmodeled, 100% deterministic DTC consumer segments within their preferred DSP. With over $20 billion in verified eCommerce data powering our audience models, Proxima now delivers deterministic DTC segments on The Trade Desk and Yahoo—putting razor-sharp targeting within every brand's reach. Share Launched in 2022, Proxima is building the world's largest DTC commerce graph. Their predictive models analyze over $20B in eCommerce transactions and 64 million anonymized shopper profiles to help marketers reach and convert high-value customers across their advertising ecosystem with unparalleled efficiency. In partnership with Narrative, the leading data collaboration platform, Proxima is extending their AI-powered targeting capabilities to programmatic campaigns. Advertisers can locate Proxima's DTC segments by simply searching 'Proxima' in their DSP's data marketplace. They can then select from a variety of segments organized by retail vertical, buyer behavior, and other eCommerce attributes to target premium consumers, drive more paid media revenue, and reduce wasted spend. "Brands and agencies are increasingly prioritizing eCommerce and transaction data across their marketing channels to drive better outcomes," said Alex Song, CEO of Proxima. 'Our clients have leveraged Proxima's targeting tech to optimize over $500M in Meta campaigns – delivering exceptional ROI on paid social. Working with a partner like Narrative now enables us to extend our high-impact targeting capabilities to programmatic advertisers.' According to Narrative sources, the early market reception to Proxima's segments has been extremely positive. "In just its first few weeks of launching on the DSP marketplaces, the Proxima datasets have generated revenues 4x higher than anyone we've onboarded. Their data is highly curated and accurate. The rapid adoption of their DTC segments demonstrates advertisers' strong interest in reaching this segment of consumers," says Tim Mahlman, CEO of Narrative. About Proxima Proxima is transforming the consumer technology landscape and giving B2C businesses the data they need to make informed decisions that drive superior marketing performance. Proxima is a first-of-its-kind data intelligence solution that securely leverages artificial intelligence and a proprietary data network to enable businesses to achieve greater scale, efficiency, and financial success across their acquisition, retention, and full customer lifecycle marketing. Their mission is to be the essential intelligence platform for powering marketing performance for all consumer businesses. Learn more about Proxima here. Search 'Proxima' in the 3rd party marketplace on The Trade Desk and Yahoo to start acquiring high-LTV customers.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Research on display at Ohio State Lima
Apr. 1—LIMA — Several levels of academic inquiry will be on display during a research-focused day on Thursday, April 3, at Ohio State University at Lima, 4240 Campus Drive. The Undergraduate Research Forum will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the campus library. Twenty-nine students will present their findings across a variety of topics including: —Small mammals of South Asia —Parasitoid flies —Plants of the Tecumseh Interpretative Nature Preserve —Colias butterflies —Tree species of the Ohio State at Lima campus —Microorganisms of the Miami-Erie Canal —Bioassessment of the Lost Creek —Narrative comprehension in preschoolers —Smartphone usage patterns and suggestibility —Executive functioning in children Each student or group of students will display research findings on a poster and talk about their projects. Two students will also present their Second Year Transformational Experience Program projects. At 1:30 p.m., an exceptional undergraduate student on campus with a successful record of research success will be awarded the 2025 Undergraduate Research Award, presented by Charles River Laboratories. At 3 p.m., Dr. Virginia Tompkins will present "Examination of Factors Influencing Young Children's Narrative Comprehension," a study on the effects of race and gender on preschoolers' story comprehension in the Special Collections Room of the library. Featured Local Savings
