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The cast of the History Channel reality series Swamp People are mourning the loss of one of their own. On Saturday, July 26, “Little” Willie Edwards revealed via Facebook that his grandfather, Junior Edwards, died. “Rest easy pawpaw,” he captioned a photo of Junior out on the water with “Little” Willie’s father, Willie Edwards. “I know your probably running your …

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least 11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Michigan State Police said the local sheriff’s office is investigating the incident and details were limited. The agency asked that people avoid the area while the investigation is ongoing. Munson Healthcare said via …

“This Is Digital Stalking”: New Wi-Fi System Tracks People Without Devices and Sparks Outrage Over Invisible Surveillance Power  Rude Baguette Your body can be fingerprinted and tracked using Wi-Fi signals  PCWorld I’m Sensing a Disturbance in the Wi-Fi  Hackster.io Humans can be tracked with unique ‘fingerprint’ based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals  theregister.com WhoFi: New surveillance technology can track people by how …

At some point, you have probably heard somewhere that oil comes from dinosaurs, as if every time you fill up at the gas station, you are pumping refined velociraptor into your Volvo. It’s a vivid image, but it’s not true. Despite how widespread the belief is, oil isn’t made from decomposed dinosaurs. “For some strange reason, the idea that oil …

‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people  Reuters AI chatbots become lifelines for people with autism, ADHD  Rolling Out AI Chatbots Offer Communication Support For Neurodivergent Users  Finimize Source link

A new study has revealed that ‘highly intense’ grief can send you to an early grave. The findings come from a Danish study of 1,735 bereaved relatives, with an average age of 62, which looked at the link between mortality and intensity of grief. Researchers measured how intensely people experienced grief by using the Prolonged Grief-13 Scale. The bereaved with the highest …

Robots with neurotic personalities, a la C-3PO of Star Wars fame, can come off as relatable to people, a new study finds. Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — they haven’t really …

A Salmonella outbreak that sickened over 160 people in California and a handful of individuals in other states was caused by raw milk products from a single dairy farm, a new report explains. The outbreak — described Thursday (July 24) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — …

Trump signs order allowing forced hospitalization for homeless people  Axios ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS  The White House (.gov) Trump order shifts homelessness strategy toward enforcement  NewsNation What Trump’s order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused  PBS Washington elected leaders suggest Trump’s executive order on homelessness impractical  KOMO Source link

No other company makes the retro gaming scene more onerous than ModRetro. The company behind the ModRetro Chromatic—fronted by the CEO of military contractor Anduril, Palmer Luckey—is at it again, announcing an enticing recreation of the Nintendo 64 meant to hook up to your TV and play all your old cartridges as if it were 1996 all over again. Drooling …