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The number of calories your AI-powered food-tracking app may be missing per meal, according to new testing that found popular apps underestimated calories and fat by about one-third. That means the 'healthy' lunch your phone logged could be significantly heavier than it claims.

Source: Science Daily

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What's Ahead
  • This week: Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever return to WNBA regular-season play this week following her standout All-Star weekend.

  • This fall: LeBron James makes his Philadelphia 76ers debut when the 2026-27 NBA season tips off this fall, following his departure from the Lakers.

  • 2028: Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider film arrives in 2028, Marvel announced at San Diego Comic-Con, part of a slate that also hands the Black Panther mantle to David Jonsson.

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On This Day
  • 1940Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the cartoon 'A Wild Hare'
  • 1953The Korean War armistice is signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting
  • 1974The House Judiciary Committee approves its first article of impeachment against President Nixon
  • 1996A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the Atlanta Summer Games

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