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A new Forbes Health survey polled 1,000 U.S. adults who have used a dating app within the last year. Collaborating with Talker Research the survey uncovered what the biggest “icks” (a modern dating term used to express information we deem unpleasant) are with dating profiles—and what makes someone more inclined to match. Given that people […]
For fifty years, the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) has quietly served as America’s frontline response to nuclear threats. Composed of scientists, federal law enforcement agents, and regulatory experts with high-level security clearances, NEST operates much like an elite, high-security volunteer squad. The team’s mission includes detecting, responding to, and mitigating nuclear incidents—from “dirty bombs” […]
A Florida mother takes legal action against Google and artificial intelligence company Character AI after her 14-year-old son committed suicide last year when an AI chatbot encouraged him to take his own life. The mother noticed her son’s behavior changed and stopped playing sports and hanging out with his friends. The mom saw him but […]
The Internet Archive, the world’s largest digital repository, suffered a cyberattack in October 2024, compromising the personal information of over 31 million users. The breach leaked email addresses and encrypted passwords, according to the website Have I Been Pwnd. While the nonprofit, based in San Francisco, confirmed that its vast collection of archival material is […]
A study from last year shows that 40% of people caught their partner snooping through their phone. Another survey showed that 82% of people admitted to having snuck into their partner’s phone and 1 out of 4 people have found something significant when they looked at it. Reports say it is actually illegal to go […]
NFL games have become some of the top events for sports betting, taking in a revenue of more than $11 billion since January of this year. So, for the money that New York State collects in taxes from sports betting companies, where does the money go? A lot of the money goes to funding education. […]
Users are falling victim to a sophisticated AI-based account takeover scam, which carefully impersonates Google staff over multiple weeks. Sam Mitrovic, an IT consultant and tech blogger, received a notification to approve a Gmail account recovery attempt, which he denied. According to his blog, Mitrovic then received a call roughly 40 minutes later, showing the caller […]
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June, welcomed a SpaceX capsule that will bring them home in 2024. SpaceX launched a rescue mission on Saturday with a crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams. This came after NASA deemed […]
The Polaris Dawn mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, aims to conduct the world’s first commercial spacewalk. Four astronauts, including mission commander Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, have trained extensively to prepare for the risks of spacewalking. If successful, Isaacman and Gillis will exit their Dragon capsule to float […]
Comic Relief US has launched its second annual “Game to Change the World” campaign on Roblox, aiming to build community and encourage charitable habits among children both virtually and in real life. The game features a magical world where players complete wizard-led quests, voiced by celebrities like David Tennant, to collect tools that improve their […]