Humans can't control the weather, but there are things we can do to prepare for major hurricanes.
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Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler will start against the Bucs on Sunday, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday, replacing an injured Derek Carr.
This is the latest chapter of the Kamala Harris campaign’s effort to reach young male voters.
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When visiting The Internet Archive today, The Verge was greeted by a pop-up message claiming the site has been hacked. After closing the message, the site loaded normally, albeit slowly.
Here’s what it says:
“Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of you on HIBP!”
HIBP refers to Have I Been Pwned?, a...
Some progressive members sang “Bella Ciao,” a song associated with antifascism, to show opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who’s been accused of authoritarianism at home.
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Opens in a new window ...None of the activities that attempted to influence global elections drew viral engagement or sustainable audiences, OpenAI added.
OpenAI has seen a number of attempts where its AI models have been used to generate fake content, including long-form articles and social media comments, aimed at influencing elections, the ChatGPT maker said in a report on Wednesday.
Scientists predict that Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will appear at its brightest tonight and reach its closest point to Earth this weekend.
Our galaxy is packed with wonders and mysteries—and no, this isn’t a pitch for the next Star Wars series. We’re talking about a real-life event that only happens once every 80,000 years in the Northern Hemisphere, so maybe try not to miss it: A comet not seen since the Stone Age is going to light up the night sky beginning tonight through the end of...
In the days leading up to Hurricane Milton’s landfall, Florida has become a case study of the issues facing Americans during severe weather evacuations.
Over the past few days, Florida has been defined by images of gridlock and barren gas stations, as desperate drivers seek to escape Hurricane Milton. In response, Florida officials have suspended tolls and allowed driving on road shoulders, and sent state troopers to escort fuel trucks and supervise gas stations, where tensions are...
Line-calling technology has long been used at Wimbledon and other tennis tournaments to call whether serves are in or out.
Wimbledon is replacing line judges with electronic line-calling, the latest step into the modern age by the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament.
Bimbo said it creates ‘nationally uniform labels’ that prevent people from inadvertently eating foods that can trigger potentially life-threatening reactions.
A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don’t.
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It has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?
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Dan Riccio, a longtime Apple executive formerly in charge of hardware, is retiring from the company this month, Bloomberg reports.
Riccio has been with Apple for 26 years. Before becoming the SVP of hardware engineering in 2012, he led the company’s iPad division. As the company's hardware head, he oversaw some of the company’s most successful products, including the AirPods and large iPhones, as Bloomberg notes. He also headed up projects such as the Apple Car,...
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Sure, it’s not the Switch 2, but it’s a fun new Nintendo gadget.
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On Threads, the topic of “Threads Moderation Failures” is trending. Some users complain their accounts are being deleted or restricted for linking to articles with controversial topics. Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri is directly replying to some complaints and said he’s “looking into it.” And I’m one of many people who’s had their account deleted for allegedly being a child — which I am not.
Moderation is a perennial problem on social media,...