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A type of “mindfulness” therapy that helps people become more aware of their emotions may help prevent a relapse of depression, a new meta-analysis finds. People in the study who received this type of therapy, called mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), were 31 percent less likely to experience a relapse of depression beyond the first year compared with those who did …

Samsung unveiled a big new push into Internet of Things at its developer conference today, and it’s using a cute little robot to demonstrate it. It’s called the Otto. Built on Samsung’s ARTIK IoT (Internet of Things) platform, Otto is similar to devices like the Amazon Echo, only it takes things to a new level with an HD camera that …

Beyonce put paid to speculation that her marriage may be in trouble when she thanked her “beautiful husband” Jay Z as she kicked off her world tour in Miami on Wednesday evening. The 34-year-old singer paid a gushing tribute to Jay Z, 46, before launching into a performance of her love song ‘Halo’, despite concerning fans with several references to …

A lamb born without fleece on an English farm has been adorned with a man-made coat to keep him warm. Nicknamed Skippy because “he looks like a kangaroo,” the little lamb was abandoned by his mother and is now reportedly being hand-reared by farm hand Sally-Ann Fisher, who describes him as a “freak of nature.”

A Georgia teen is being sued for allegedly driving distractedly, using Snapchat as she sped into another car at 107 miles per hour. Both Snapchat and driver Christal McGee are named in the lawsuit filed in Spalding County, Georgia, by Wentworth and Karen Maynard, according to a civil complaint. The law suit says that Christal McGee, who had three passenger …

Nintendo’s new gaming platform, codenamed NX, will be launched worldwide in March next year, the company said Wednesday without providing any further information on the new console that has been shrouded in secrecy. Nintendo noted that it will be a global launch. The system will follow the Wii U, which launched in 2012. Nintendo hoped that it could recapture the …

Kid Rock is “beyond devastated” after finding his personal assistant’s body on his property. According to reports, 30-year-old Michael Sacha was killed in an apparent ATV accident early Monday (April 25). Metro Nashville Police Department said the accident happened when Mr Sacha drove two people down the driveway in an ATV (all terrain vehicle or quad bike) to meet an …

Snapchat is wading into the legal battle over whether “ballot selfies” – photos of ballots cast on election days – are a constitutionally protected form of free speech. The company filed court paperwork last week as part of a legal case seeking to defend voters’ right to take and share “ballot selfies” on election day. In September of 2014, the …

Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, filed paperwork stating that she doesn’t know if her late brother had a will or trust — in which case she and his half-siblings could inherit his estate. “I do not know of the existence of a will and have no reason to believe that the decedent executed testamentary documents in any form,” she said in …

The blue, black and white days of Instagram might become 33% less chromatic, as leaked screens showing the app’s next update posit a stark, black-and-white interface to come. The new color scheme appears to be part of an effort to help photos, specifically color photos, pop more in a user’s feed. The icons have also undergone design changes. The camera …

A brawl broke out at an Alabama city council meeting after the mayor punched a city council member in the face and several others joined in. The Monday night meeting became heated when the city finances were being discussed centering around the lack of audits and the handling of millions of dollars worth of public money. Mayor Charles Shaw and …