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Cheshire police in the UK are deploying “DNA tagging spray” at fourth-tier soccer matches to reduce fan-related violence and disorder. The spray, invisible to the naked eye and detectable under UV light, adheres to skin and clothing for months. Each spray has a unique DNA code that can be used to identify and prosecute offenders. […]
Patrick Schlott, a 31-year-old electrical engineer from Vermont, is tackling rural communication gaps by restoring vintage pay phones and enabling them to make free calls across the U.S. and Canada. Using his own funds and internet-based calling tech, Schlott has installed these phones in several towns in Orange County, where cell service is often unreliable. […]
Imagine your pet as a person. Would you fall head over heels, or run the other way? Inspired by a viral TikTok trend, MetLife Pet Insurance surveyed 1,000 U.S. pet owners to explore the emotional depth of their human-pet bond.1 From AI-generated pet portraits to choosing apartments based on pet compatibility, the results reveal just how […]
The Rochester City School District is actively seeking public input on how to implement a statewide bell-to-bell cell phone ban set to take effect this fall. The district, which serves 22,000 students, held its first public meeting Tuesday to discuss the policy, which will restrict the use of cell phones and other internet-enabled devices such […]
The Federal Trade Commission’s new “Click to Cancel” rule, effective July 14, simplifies how consumers end unwanted subscriptions. The rule mandates that companies must offer cancellation methods that are just as easy as signing up, eliminating tactics like requiring phone calls or live chats unless those were used to subscribe. New York Attorney General Letitia […]
TikTok is creating a U.S.-only version of its app ahead of a possible sale to American investors, with a planned launch on September 5. Users will need to switch to the new app by March. The move follows a Trump-imposed deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets. TikTok building new version of app ahead […]
Google just announced a series of updates intended to bring its Gemini AI and other AI-powered tools deeper into the classroom. At the ISTE edtech conference, the tech giant introduced more than 30 AI tools for educators, a version of the Gemini app built for education, expanded access to its collaborative video creation app Google […]
A Facebook post shares a link to the live stream of a funeral service, or to a fundraising page set up by the family of the deceased. Clicking on that takes you to a separate page where it asks for your card details, and explains there is a £10 fee to watch the virtual funeral, or […]
A man declares his love for an AI chatbot he affectionately named Sol. Chris Smith used to be an AI skeptic; however, that was before he fell for his AI girlfriend, he told CBS News in an interview. Smith used ChatGPT to build the model he programmed to flirt with him despite living with his partner […]
Residents in New Jersey have been told that the state’s public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1. A key driver in that rate hike: data centers. The spread of these large-scale computing facilities across the U.S. amid growing demand for artificial intelligence, data storage and […]
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