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Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations Moravec‘s Paradox

Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations

A 60-year-old man spent three weeks being treated at a hospital after replacing table salt with sodium bromide following consultation with the popular artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT. Three physicians published a report on the case in the Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases earlier this month. According to the report,…
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August 14, 2025
Spotify-like AI helps discover never-before-seen supernova as greedy star attempts to eat a black hole Black Hole

Spotify-like AI helps discover never-before-seen supernova as greedy star attempts to eat a black hole

An artist's impression of the events leading up to supernova SN 2023zkd, which likely occurred when a star attempted to swallow a nearby black hole. Here, the star's shape is stretched by the black hole's massive gravitational forces. (Image credit: Melissa Weiss/CfA) Scientists may have spotted a never-before-seen kind of…
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August 14, 2025
Philippine Department of Interior Bans Government Staff From Esports Wagering eSports

Philippine Department of Interior Bans Government Staff From Esports Wagering

The Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has banned staff and local government officials from online gambling, including esports. The ban is in place with immediate effect and applies to all DILG personnel, including related agencies, as well as all officials and employees of local government units…
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August 14, 2025
20-year-old American pilot is stuck in Antarctica for weeks in legal drama over airport landing Antarctica

20-year-old American pilot is stuck in Antarctica for weeks in legal drama over airport landing

A 20-year-old American pilot who is traveling across the globe to raise money for childhood cancer research has been stuck in Antarctica for more than a month after he was accused of illegally landing there. Ethan Guo, then 19, began his journey in Memphis, Tennessee, in September 2024 to raise…
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August 14, 2025