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Brits getting around age verification using animated game faces  Boing Boing Brits can get around Discord’s age verification thanks to Death Stranding’s photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK’s Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima  PC Gamer UK’s controversial online safety law requires Discord users to scan their face to prove they’re adults, and somehow Hideo …

Sneaky scientists: hidden AI prompts found in papers  Boing Boing Researchers are using AI for peer reviews — and finding ways to cheat it  The Washington Post Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews  The Guardian Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They’re Not Meant for Humans  Smithsonian Magazine Sneaky stuff  Komando.com Source link

Want to live forever? A 90-year-old physics rock star is betting his remaining years on it.  Boing Boing Source link

Scientists identify gut bacterial trigger for atherosclerosis  Boing Boing Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths  EL PAÍS English A gut microbiota metabolite linked to atherosclerosis could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment  ERC Gut bacteria metabolite linked to early atherosclerosis and potential new treatments  Medical Xpress Source link

Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body  Boing Boing Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows | Pfas  The Guardian Bacteria in the gut found to absorb PFAS ‘forever chemicals’  New Atlas Shifts in global cotton supply, demand and trade  Ecotextile News Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from …