Pretend Disk Format: PDFs harbor new dangers
A particularly insidious phishing campaign is disguising malware pretending to be ordinary PDF documents behind links to virtual hard disks. Because workers are used to
Anthropic says no to ads in Claude chats
Anthropic will not put ads in conversations with its AI assistant Claude. It wants ads nowhere near its AI-generated content. “Even ads that don’t directly
GOP candidate who used to run library board rages against LGBTQ+ books: “Trash” & “perversion”!
Former Sen. and current Alabama gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones (D) has vowed to replace members of the state’s library board who banned trans books from
Psychedelics may rewire the brain to treat PTSD. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how.
New research shows MDMA and psilocybin may restore neural flexibility in people with PTSD, thereby helping the brain unlearn fear and relearn safety.
Psychedelic drug ayahuasca could treat PTSD, early studies hint. But exactly how it works isn’t clear.
Using methods such as brain scans and symptom tracking, scientists are beginning to study whether a complex psychedelic brew known as ayahuasca can help rewire
Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing
Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico’s Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when temperatures outside exceed 100
EU says TikTok needs to drop “addictive design”
Brussels has warned TikTok that its endlessly scrolling feeds may breach Europe’s new content rules, as regulators press ahead with efforts to rein in the
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Welcome to Edition 8.28 of the Rocket Report! The big news in rocketry this week was that NASA still hasn’t solved the problem with hydrogen
‘He wakes up crying and has nightmares’: Father speaks out after son detained by ICE
A five-year-old boy who spent nearly two weeks detained in US immigration suffers nightmares, terrified his family could be separated again, said his father.
One Battle After Another: The awards frontrunner now made ‘devastatingly’ timely
In filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, resistance is framed as survival.
UiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition
UiPath, the Romanian unicorn, has agreed to buy WorkFusion, bringing a specialist in AI agents for financial-crime compliance into its fold as part of a
Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defence
Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics far from front lines.
Iraq’s Shia bloc divided over tactics after US rejects al-Maliki for PM
Opposition within Shia coalition and US threats hinder Nouri al-Maliki’s path to becoming Iraq’s next prime minister.
Trump shares election conspiracy social media video with racist depiction of Obamas
U.S. President Tweety McTreason is sparking backlash from Democrats over a late-night social media repost in which Barack and Michelle Obama are superimposed atop the