Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps pleads guilty to sexual abuse crimes after conviction was overturned

James Heaps pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts of sex abuse involving five women and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Engadget

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...
The Washington Post

AI is just another technology Americans don’t like but can’t stop using

Americans feel gloomy about artificial intelligence, and everyone connected to the industry knows it. “AI is not very popular in the U.S. right now,” Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO who runs ChatGPT, ...
TechCrunch

Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...
BBC

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'

Anthropic says it is looking to resolve an issue which is blocking users of its AI coding tool. Claude Code, the AI-powered helper for writing computer code, has become popular in recent months. The ...
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We have a substance use prevention problem

Every week in the pediatric emergency department, I watch the consequences of adolescent substance use arrive through our doors. Overdoses. Acute intoxication. Psychiatric crises triggered by ...
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You're using the wrong HDMI port on your TV (and why that's a problem)

Nowadays, even bargain-bin TVs come with a bunch of HDMI ports. While the HDMI ports look the same, there's a good chance they are from different generations, thus packing separate capabilities. While ...
U.S. News & World Report

What Happens if You Don't Use Your Credit Card?

If you don't use your credit card, your issuer may consider your account inactive and close it. However, a closed credit card account can negatively impact your credit score, by decreasing your credit ...
The New York Times

Hard Fork

Is anti-A.I. radicalization a growing trend? By Kevin RooseCasey NewtonWhitney JonesRachel CohnVjeran PavicChris WoodDan PowellElisheba IttoopMarion LozanoRowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley Anthropic’s ...