We use our smartphones just about everywhere, even in the bathroom, though we may not want to talk about that part. A recent study of colonoscopy patients revealed that most used their phones on the toilet at least once a week — and that those phone-on-the-toilet users showed a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids. The cause and effect are clear. Caught …
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Uncle Sam has closed up shop. The federal government shut down on Wednesday, as Congress failed to extend its annual appropriations. Now, food will go uninspected, Superfund sites uncleaned, and IRS helplines unanswered. Millions of Americans will suffer from disrupted government services, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are liable to miss paychecks, and economic growth will likely slow. What …
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But on other tasks, the model showed much more variable results. When asked to generate a video highlighting a specific written character on a grid, for instance, the model failed in nine out of 12 trials. When asked to model a Bunsen burner turning on and burning a piece of paper, it similarly failed nine out of 12 times. When …
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A new nanoscience paper describes an exciting new material that closely resembles a much-loved puffed corn snack. A scatter of twisted tubes, dubbed nano-cheetos, are shown in a clear electron microscopy image. The only problem: the material isn’t real. The image was made with ChatGPT, by a team of materials scientists who warn that such AI-generated images could make scientific …
Read More »WASHINGTON––To reduce business burden and ensure effective regulation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it will postpone reporting requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule (RRE Rule) until March 1, 2026. FinCEN is taking this step to provide industry with more time to comply—consistent with the Administration’s …
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Super Bowl Contenders and Pretenders Entering NFL Week 5: Who’s Real and Who’s Fake Sports Illustrated NFL contenders and pretenders entering Week 5: Which of the seven 2-2 teams can you trust? NFL.com NFL storylines: Super Bowl contenders, tush push future, Ravens | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC BVM Sports Source link
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A for sale sign is displayed in front of a single family home, on July 17, 2025, in Derry, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP A proposed $1.6 billion merger would unite the nation’s two largest real estate behemoths, Compass and Anywhere, combining Compass’s regional brokerages with Anywhere’s nationally recognized brands, including Century 21 and Coldwell Banker. …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Hulk Hogan had four months to live, and he had had enough at the ShopRite. The grocery store in Montgomery, New York, was full of fans of the Hulkster, 200 or so. They had been waiting for a rare …
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Emmy- and Grammy-nominated performer Selena Gomez has married music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco, announcing the news in an Instagram post showing the couple kissing and embracing on a lawn. “My wife in real life,” Blanco responded to the post on Saturday by Gomez. Gomez wore a white halter bridal dress with floral flourishes, and Blanco wore a tuxedo and …
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