The US exports anti-LGBTQ hate online | WIRED
About once a For two weeks, David Ermes gets an email from a journalist or fact-checker along the lines of “Boys have to dress up… Read More »The US exports anti-LGBTQ hate online | WIRED
See the likely face of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon teenage girl
Enlarge / (left) Skull of a teenage girl from the 7th century AD. (right) Facial reconstruction as she might have looked in life. University of… Read More »See the likely face of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon teenage girl
Lawyers are having a really bad day in court after citing fake cases fabricated by ChatGPT
Getty Images | style photography A federal judge filed a lawsuit and fined the plaintiff’s lawyers $5,000 after they used ChatGPT to examine court documents… Read More »Lawyers are having a really bad day in court after citing fake cases fabricated by ChatGPT
Stocks may be booming, but don’t forget about cash and bonds
Now it is a different landscape. Bonds are more reliable than last year because yields are already high. Even if they continue to rise, there… Read More »Stocks may be booming, but don’t forget about cash and bonds
SmileDirectClub releases customers from non-disclosure agreements in settlement
SmileDirectClub, which provides orthodontic services through the mail, has agreed to release customers requesting refunds from non-disclosure agreements as part of a settlement with the… Read More »SmileDirectClub releases customers from non-disclosure agreements in settlement
Titan Submersible Tragedy sheds light on the lack of safeguards for high-risk travel
Mountaineers have long climbed to the top of Mount Everest, and scientists in submersibles have descended into the Antarctic Ocean. In recent decades, travelers with… Read More »Titan Submersible Tragedy sheds light on the lack of safeguards for high-risk travel
Starbucks Union steps up pressure with plan to discontinue Pride decor
Thousands of workers in organized Starbucks stores across the country will go on strike over the coming week, their union said Friday, after workers in… Read More »Starbucks Union steps up pressure with plan to discontinue Pride decor
Windows 11 preview adds better passkey support, reverts File Explorer changes
Enlarge / A PC with Windows 11. This week’s Dev Channel Windows Insider Preview build for Windows 11 adds another handful of useful and/or interesting… Read More »Windows 11 preview adds better passkey support, reverts File Explorer changes
Hollywood directors ratify their contract
Union film and television directors on Friday approved a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios, with 87 percent voting in favour. The Directors Guild of… Read More »Hollywood directors ratify their contract
Elon Musk presents ‘Cage Match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
Two of the world’s richest and most influential men, who happen to run rival social media networks, seemed to push each other into agreeing to… Read More »Elon Musk presents ‘Cage Match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
North Sea sees potential shift from oil and gas to renewable energy sources
The North Sea has long been host to some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and hundreds of oil and natural gas production platforms. Now,… Read More »North Sea sees potential shift from oil and gas to renewable energy sources
Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with fake calls
Police in the UK are seeing a “record number” of fake calls to 999, the UK’s emergency services number, and the culprit is apparently Android.… Read More »Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with fake calls
Harvard dishonesty expert Francesca Gino is accused of fraud
Over the past two decades, dozens of behavioral scientists have come to the fore in pointing to the power of small interventions to improve well-being.… Read More »Harvard dishonesty expert Francesca Gino is accused of fraud
How people in the Queer community feel about personal finance
I married my wife last October in a backyard wedding my parents hosted and covered for $5,000. My wife’s mother gave us an equivalent honeymoon… Read More »How people in the Queer community feel about personal finance
The use of AI in elections is causing a battle over guardrails
In Toronto, a candidate for this week’s mayoral election vowing to clear out homeless camps has released a series of campaign promises illustrated by artificial… Read More »The use of AI in elections is causing a battle over guardrails
