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5 Tips to Choose the Best Pendant Lights for Your Home

Regarding home decor, lighting is crucial in setting the right mood and ambience. Lights are a popular choice among homeowners as they can add a touch of style and sophistication to any room. However, choosing the right pendant lights for your home can be overwhelming with so many different styles, sizes, and materials available.
Before picking the lights for your home, keep the following essential considerations in mind:
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1. Determine the Purpose of the Pendant Light
Before you start shopping for lights, you need to determine the purpose of the light. Do you want the suspender to be the primary lighting source in the room, or do you want it to be more decorative? Lights can be used for various purposes, such as task, ambient, or accent lighting.
Task lighting is used to illuminate specific areas, such as a kitchen island or a study desk, while ambient lighting creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. Accent lighting highlights certain features, such as artwork or architectural details.
2. Consider the Size of the Room
The size of the light should be proportional to the size of the room. A small light may look out of place in a large room, while a large one may overwhelm a small one. As a general rule, the diameter of the suspender should be one-third to two-thirds the width of the surface it is illuminating.
For example, if you are hanging pendant lights over dining tables that are 60 inches wide, the light should have a diameter between 20 to 40 inches.
3. Choose the Right Style
Suspenders come in various styles, from traditional to modern, rustic to industrial, and everything in between. The style of the light should complement the room’s overall decor.
If you have modern or minimalist decor, choose a suspender with a clean and simple design, such as a geometric shape or a frosted glass shade. If you have traditional or eclectic decor, choose a light with a more ornate design, such as a crystal chandelier or a tiffany-style shade.
4. Select the Right Material
The material of the suspender can also affect its style and functionality. Lights can be made from metal, glass, wood, or fabric. Metal suspenders are durable and easy to clean, making them a popular choice for kitchens and bathrooms.
Glass lights can add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any room. Still, they require more maintenance as they are prone to smudging and dust. Wood lights can add a warm and natural feel to the room, but they may need to be more suitable for high-moisture areas.
5. Consider the Placement of the Pendant Light
The placement of the suspender can also affect its functionality and aesthetics. The height of the light should be adjusted based on the light’s purpose and the ceiling’s height. For example, if you are hanging a suspender over a dining table, the bottom should be 30 to 36 inches above the table.
If you hang a suspender in a foyer or entryway, the bottom should be at least 7 feet above the floor to avoid head bumps.
Choosing the best suspenders for your home requires careful consideration of various factors, such as the purpose of the light, the size of the room, the style of the light, the material of the light, and the placement of the light. Following these five essential points, you can select a suspender that provides the right light and enhances your home’s overall decor and ambience. Remember, lights can be a significant investment, so take your time to research and choose the perfect lights that meet your needs and preferences.
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With ‘F1’, Apple finally has a theatrical hit

Looks like Apple has its first bona fide box office hit.
The company has already produced critically-acclaimed and award-winning films for Apple TV+. In fact, while Netflix has reportedly spent millions on its Oscar campaigns, Apple’s “Coda” remains the only movie produced by a streaming service to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
It has, however, been a different story at the box office — at best, returns have fallen short of ambitious budgets, and with “Argylle,” the company had a spectacular flop. Last year, Apple reportedly decided to scale back on both budgets and theatrical releases, leading to canceled projects and criticism from directors.
Things have finally turned around with “F1” — currently the number one movie in theaters, on-track to earn $55.6 million this weekend at the domestic box office. With $144 million in global ticket sales, “F1” will soon surpass “Napoleon” ($228 million) as Apple’s highest-grossing film.
“F1”’s director, Joseph Kosinski, previously helmed “Top Gun: Maverick,” and in many ways, the new movie sounds like a loose copy of the “Maverick” formula, combining realistic, you-are-there cinematography (Brad Pitt is really driving those cars!) with a familiar narrative about an older veteran forced to work with a young upstart who needs to learn a thing or two about old-fashioned, analog grit.
“F1” (which is being distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros.) likely benefited from the surging U.S. popularity of Formula One racing, fueled in part by Netflix’s docuseries “Drive to Survive.” Much of it was filmed at actual Formula One races, and driver Lewis Hamilton also signed on as a producer.
Apple CEO Tim Cook even joined Hamilton for a Variety cover story in which Cook said the company was able to “bring some things that were uniquely Apple to the movie, like our camera technology.” The plan, he added, was “to have the whole of the company support it as well — our retail operation and everything.” (Not all customers have been pleased with the cross-promotion.)
While Apple’s bet seems to be paying off, it’s still not clear whether “F1” — with a reported budget of more than $200 million — will actually make a profit in theaters. Before its release, one box office analyst told Vulture that even in success, the movie “may end up being a very expensive commercial for original content on Apple TV.”

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Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok

A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump.
“We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday morning. “I think I’ll need probably China’s approval. I think President Xi [Jinping] will probably do it.”
Trump declined to share more details about the buyers, saying only that he would reveal their identities in two weeks (apparently his favorite unit of time).
Trump has repeatedly delayed a bill forcing owner ByteDance to sell the app or see it banned in the United States. In January, he said his “initial thought” was to create “a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners whereby the U.S. gets a 50% ownership.”
He’s also said he was open to allies Larry Ellison or Elon Musk buying the app, although Musk seems like a less likely candidate now.

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Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street Journal, it also hired three other researchers from the company.
Now The Information is reporting four more Meta hires from OpenAI: Researchers Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren.
This hiring spree comes after the April launch of Meta’s Llama 4 AI models, which reportedly did not perform as well as CEO Mark Zuckerberg had hoped. (The company was also criticized over the version of Llama that it used for a popular benchmark.)
There’s been some back-and-forth between the two companies, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggesting that Meta was offering “$100 million signing bonuses” while adding that “so far, none of our best people” have left. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth then told employees that while senior leaders may have been offered that kind of money, “the actual terms of the offer” were more complex than a simple one-time signing bonus.

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