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+ Ars Technica Software: Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here—Enlarge (credit: Memento | Aurich Lawson) Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and...
+ Hack a Day: Bringing the Horror of Seaman into the Real World—A little under 25 years ago, a particularly bizarre game was released for Segas Dreamcast. In actually, calling it a game might be something of a stre...
+ Hack a Day: From High Level Language to Assembly—If you cut your teeth on Z-80 assembly and have dabbled in other assembly languages, you might not find much mystery in creating programs using the ne...
+ Tech Dirt: House Looks To Make KOSA And COPPA Worse—If you had that Congress was going to take bad “protect the children” bills and make them worse on your bingo card, congratulations, you’ve won this w...
+ UFO Sightings: Massive UFO Encounter: Air Force Crew Faces Unidentified Craft Over Nuclear Silo—Air Force crew encounters a massive UFO over a nuclear missile silo, raising national security concerns during the Cold War. The post Massive UFO Enco...
+ UPI Science: EU General court annuls $1.7 billion antitrust fine against Google—Google has avoided a European Union $1.7 billion antitrust penalty over its AdSense advertising platform thanks to a Wednesday ruling from the EU Gene...
+ UPI Science: Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for first time since 2020—"Will they or won't they and by how much" appears to be the question of the day as the Federal Reserve board meets starting Wednesday as the markets h...
+ UPI Science: AI-generated election disinformation can subtly influence voters, deepen political divide—Experts warn that false images, video and audio created by artificial intelligence to spread disinformation about the 2024 elections can subtly influe...
+ UPI Science: 'Massive' drone attack forces Russian authorities evacuate town, shutter schools—A massive drone attack on Russia's Tver region to the northwest of Moscow overnight forced authorities to partially evacuate residents of a town and s...
+ UPI Science: AI-generated election disinformation can subtly influence voters, deepen politicial divide—Experts warn that false images, video and audio created by artificial intelligence to spread disinformation about the 2024 elections can subtly influe...
+ UPI Science: $100M will be targeted to schools, rural communities to boost U.S. healthcare workforce—The federal government on Tuesday released details on new plans to expand and strengthen the American healthcare workforce with a nearly $100 million ...
+ UPI Science: On This Day, Sept. 18: Hurricane Isabel strikes North Carolina—On Sept. 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel slammed into the North Carolina coast, causing nearly 40 deaths and inflicting property damage estimated at $4 bil...
+ UPI Science: Delta flight makes emergency landing after pressure issue makes passengers' noses, ears bleed—A cabin pressure issue on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Portland International Airport in Oregon forced the crew to make an em...
+ UPI Science: North Korea launches ballistic missiles for second time in a week—North Korea launched several ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the isolated regime's second launch in le...
+ UPI Science: UAW President Shawn Fain announces strike authorization votes against Stellantis—United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain announced Tuesday he will take "strike action" against Stellantis for failing to follow through on a de...
+ UPI Science: 9 killed, 2,800+ wounded when Hezbollah members' pagers explode across Lebanon—At least nine people were killed and some 2,800 others were injured Tuesday when the pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon in the m...
+ UPI Science: 6 charged in Rhode Island cockfighting operation—Six men were arraigned and charged with violations of the Animal Welfare Act in the U.S. District of Rhode Island Monday in Providence.
+ UPI Science: Senate Republicans block second Democrat-led IVF protection bill—The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed in another attempt to reach a solution to in vitro fertilization protection after Senate Republicans blocked a secon...
+ UPI Science: FBI investigating powdery packages mailed to state election officials—Threatening letters containing packages of non-toxic powders arrived at seven state offices Monday and triggered federal investigations.
+ UPI Science: Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows—Venezuela's government is ramping up efforts to repress peaceful protests in the wake of President Nicolás Maduro's disputed election win, according t...
+ UPI Science: $100M will be targeted to schools, rural communities to boost U.S. healthcare workforce—The federal government on Tuesday released details on new plans to expand and strengthen the American healthcare workforce with a nearly $100 million ...
+ UPI Science: Border agents to use aerostat in Florida Keys to track illegal immigration, drug smuggling—A tethered balloon over the Florida Keys will help border agents monitor for illegal activities. The AMO arm of the U.S. border protection agency will...
+ UPI Science: Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with sex trafficking, racketeering in New York indictment—U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said his investigation into embattled entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is ongoing after he announced federal racke...
+ UPI Science: 8 killed, 2,750 wounded when Hezbollah members' pagers explode across Lebanon—At least eight people were killed and some 2,750 others were injured Tuesday when the pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon in the ...
+ UPI Science: Instagram rolls out new Teen Accounts for young people—Instagram announced on Tuesday new accounts for teenagers that will provide built-in protections for young people and give parents the confidence thei...
+ Wired: 22 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using—Your membership gets you more than free two-day shipping. Here’s what you may be missing ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2024. [Category: Gear, Gear / How T...
+ Wired: Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max Review: Smarter iPhones—Apple Intelligence might be overhyped, but it brings some helpful capabilities to the iPhone. [Category: Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Phones]
+ Wired: Laura Loomer Is MAGA at Its Most Extreme—and She's Closer to Donald Trump Than Ever—Right-wing agitator and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer has Donald Trump’s ear. And she has for a while. [Category: Politics]
+ Wired: Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal—The Heritage Foundation’s plan for a potential Trump second term has little time for schemes to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. [Category: ...
+ Wired: It’s the Last Day of the All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale—All-Clad cookware is the best you can buy—and it has a price tag to match. This sale will stretch your dollars. [Category: Gear, Gear / Deals]
+ Wired: Josh Johnson Has Become the Funniest Guy on the Internet. That Is Not a Joke—The Daily Show correspondent and TikTok phenom once said the web was a bad idea. Now it’s the reason he’s famous. [Category: The Big Story]
+ Wired: RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids—RSV infects almost every child before they turn 2, and kills more than 100,000 infants worldwide each year. Machine learning and statistical models ar...
+ Wired: Most US Teens Use Generative AI. Most of Their Parents Don't Know—A news survey shows that AI use among high schoolers has exploded in recent months, as educators and parents struggle to keep up. [Category: Business,...
+ Wired: Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?—Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researcher...