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'Don't cut it up': Invasive hammerhead worm found at St. Louis County park for first time
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (390+ words) "They release toxins that can irritate the skin, and if eaten, can make people and pets sick." "Avoid cutting them " they can regenerate" is not the kind of warning most people expect to hear from a local parks and recreation…...
Shoppers asked Chat GPT for a popular handbag, and it pointed them to a cloned scam site
1+ week, 4+ day ago (493+ words) "The fact that scam websites can appear in AI-generated results is worrying." Using artificial intelligence to shop can seem helpful, yet a single misleading suggestion can turn an ordinary search for a handbag into a costly fraud, as the Guardian…...
AI giant says its own models could soon improve themselves " and now it wants a global pause
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (499+ words) "Anthropic might give the impression of being warm and fuzzy, but their definition of AI safety is narrow." Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude, warned in a blog post that its own systems could eventually become capable of improving…...
Researchers warn of 'privacy attack' as common home Wi-Fi routers can identify your body through walls
2+ week, 1+ day ago (537+ words) "Radio waves instead of light waves are used for the recognition." Your home Wi-Fi router may be doing more than keeping your devices connected." Researchers warn that common routers could also be used to identify nearby people, even through walls....
'No idea this existed': Creator finds hidden shop where empty bottles get refilled with everyday essentials
2+ week, 1+ day ago (385+ words) Stores like this allow people to keep using the same containers for items like soap, shampoo, detergent, and cleaners. A Phoenix Tik Tok creator is introducing viewers to a local store built around reusing containers instead of constantly replacing them....
Trump signs voluntary AI safety order after pushback cuts federal review to 30 days
2+ week, 5+ day ago (457+ words) "Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies," the order states. Trump's long-awaited artificial intelligence executive order has finally arrived, though in a scaled-back form…...
Hackers are turning 'I am not a robot' captchas into a trap that can hand over your passwords to scammers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (433+ words) Real CAPTCHAs will not ask you to repair them by entering keyboard commands. Clicking an "I am not a robot" box has become such a routine part of life online that most of us barely think twice about it. But…...
Homeowner shares ingenious way to beat the heat: 'It helped a lot"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Tucson is one of the hottest cities in the U. S. Those hot summer days can be brutal, especially when the sun comes beating down through your windows. Even with your AC on full blast, it can feel like your home isn't…...
Backyard rabbit fertilizer experiment turns an unmowed lawn into a buffet of forearm-long dandelions
3+ week, 2+ day ago (315+ words) "I hate mowing the lawn and like free food." A Reddit user's backyard experiment offers an alternative to mowing, watering, and spending money to maintain a traditional lawn. In a post on r/Anticonsumption, the user showed off towering dandelions…...
AI is coming for jobs, water, and electricity " and the backlash may get brutal
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (387+ words) "Stop putting AI in every system we use and rely on." Backlash against the rapid advancement of AI is growing as more people link the technology boom to job losses, rising electric bills, and even their dwindling local water supplies....