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Smart lock companies have spent 2024 crafting nifty ways for you to gain entry into your home, including iPhone-tapping Home Key options from Aqara, a palm scanner from Philips, keypad and fingerprint smart locks from August, and even a Face ID-style one from Lockly. These all sound pretty futuristic already… but do they feel like magic?I’m talking magic like how my car’s driver door unlocks without me needing to do or touch anything other than pulling on the handle. I’m talking about smart home locks that see me approaching and take action — so I don’t have to pause and…

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As deadly wildfires continue to tear through the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is standing by to offer its support, calling the situation “devastating.” “Ontario will always stand ready to serve. I’ve directed officials to send every available water bomber to fight these fires,” Ford said in a post on X. Roughly 130,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes since the fires broke out earlier this week, with massive areas of land burning in the affluent neighbourhoods of Pacific Palisades and Hollywood Hills in the west and Altadena in the east.…

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Dublin, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Enzymatic DNA Synthesis Market by Service, by Application, by End-User, and By Region” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The global enzymatic DNA synthesis market is estimated to be USD 0.296 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 3.90 billion by 2035, with a CAGR of 26.43% during the forecast period 2025-2035. The market will grow due to factors such as the rising need for eco-friendly and sustainable processes, expanding applications in biotechnology and healthcare, growing demand for synthetic DNA, technological advancements in DNA synthesis, and rising use of DNA-based…

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Former Vancouver Whitecaps youth program player Nathan Demian was out celebrating an Ohio State victory that had propelled his top-ranked Buckeyes to soccer’s final four when he was struck by a stray bullet during a gun battle between two passing cars. “It went through my right abdomen and then transversed through my whole body and then ended up on my back left side,” said Nathan, who is recounting the Dec. 7 shooting in Columbus to CTV News for the first time. The 22-year-old was conscious and able to walk to the ambulance, so he figured his injuries…

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WINDERMERE, Fla., Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the upcoming opening of its new Saddlecrest at Windermere community in Windermere, Florida. This exclusive Orlando-area community will feature luxury single-family homes situated on up to half-acre home sites, many with water views and direct access to Lake Roberts. Construction is underway on the new Toll Brothers model home, and the community is expected to open for sales in spring 2025. Saddlecrest at Windermere will offer a variety of expansive home designs that can be personalized to suit individual styles and preferences.…

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Dublin, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Transfection Reagents & Equipment Market by Product, by Method, by Application, by End-User, and By Region” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The global transfection reagents & equipment market size was estimated to be USD 1.47 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 3.34 billion by 2034 with a CAGR of 7.78% during the forecast period 2024-2034. The market will grow due to increased research and development in gene therapy and molecular biology, rising use of transfection in synthetic biology and genomic studies, technological advancements in transfection methods, rising demand…

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The threat of economically damaging tariffs on Canadian goods is looming larger as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration draws closer — and there is little Canada can do to fight back against the tools at Trump’s disposal. Although Congress typically oversees tariff and tax policy, Trump has broad executive authority to impose tariffs for national security reasons. That’s how he justified slapping tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in 2018, which kicked off a cross-border trade war during Trump’s first term.This time, Trump may go further.CNN reported Wednesday, citing multiple sources, that the president-elect is considering declaring a national emergency…

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Dublin, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Vietnam SDN Orchestration Market, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2019-2029F” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The Vietnam SDN Orchestration Market was valued at USD 35.2 Million in 2023, and is expected to reach USD 571.7 Million by 2029, rising at a CAGR of 58.90% The Vietnam Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Orchestration Market is experiencing significant growth and transformation, driven by the country’s increasing adoption of digital technologies and the evolution of telecommunications and IT infrastructure. SDN Orchestration involves the centralized management and automation of network resources through software-based controllers, enabling greater…

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Dublin, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Motorcycle Helmet Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2019-2029F” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The Motorcycle Helmet Market was valued at USD 2.42 Billion in 2023, and is expected to reach USD 3.59 Billion by 2029, rising at a CAGR of 6.79% The global motorcycle helmet market is driven by trends such as the growing demand for customizable and aesthetically appealing helmets, the adoption of lightweight and eco-friendly materials, the expansion of e-commerce platforms with innovative technologies like AR for virtual fitting, and the rising popularity of…

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Ontario’s homelessness crisis is “at a tipping point,” the group representing most of the province’s municipalities is warning, as the recorded number of homeless people ticks towards 100,000. A new report released by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts of the province, and demands action from the Ford government.According to the municipal association’s numbers, more than 81,000 people in Ontario experienced homelessness last year. That’s an increase of 51 per cent compared with the roughly 53,000 people recorded in 2016 and a 25 per…

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