DeepSeek stuns tech industry with new AI image generator that beats OpenAI’s DALL-E 3
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released a new image generator, Janus-Pro-7B, which the company says is better than competitors.
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Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is trying to block a plan to distribute Wi-Fi hotspots to schoolchildren, claiming it will lead to unsupervised Internet usage, endanger kids, and possibly restrict kids’ exposure to conservative viewpoints. “The government shouldn’t be complicit…
Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more
Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain two newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit card information, locations, and other sensitive data from the Chrome and Safari browsers as they visit sites such as iCloud Calendar, Google Maps, and Proton…
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Last summer, Anthropic inspired backlash when its ClaudeBot AI crawler was accused of hammering websites a million or more times a day. And it wasn’t the only artificial intelligence company making headlines for supposedly ignoring instructions in robots.txt files to…
Why being vegetarian might hurt your chances on dating apps
A study published in the Social Psychological Bulletin reveals that individuals following a vegetarian diet may be viewed as less attractive dating partners by meat-eaters, particularly in Poland, a country with a strong meat-eating tradition. Participants in the study, who…
For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122. Piloted by a former US Navy aviator, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, the XB-1…
States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze
Amid the Trump administration’s abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they’ve lost access to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by the federal government and states to provide comprehensive health coverage and care to tens of millions…
A telltale toilet reveals “lost” site shown in Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry famously depicts the events leading up to the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings. Two scenes in particular show…
Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, the closest yet to catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock closer to Armageddon than ever before.
TikTok tics study sheds light on recovery trends and ongoing mental health challenges
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers observed a sharp increase in adolescents experiencing functional tic-like behaviors—involuntary movements and sounds resembling Tourette Syndrome but arising from distinct causes. A study from Boston Children’s Hospital revealed that nearly 80% of these adolescents…
