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This AI turns your thoughts into images more accurately than ever
Aug 6, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We’ve seen “mind-reading” AI tools that turn your brainwaves into images. And this technology just keeps getting better. Scientists at Radboud University in the Netherlands…
Watch: Rare Canada lynx “poses” for a trail camera
Aug 5, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We just love it when animals strike a pose (okay, humans too). A rare Canada lynx was recently caught on camera posing better than some…
Turkey’s Instagram ban affects 50 million users
Aug 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Turkey’s internet regulator, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), blocked access to Instagram without any explanation today (August 2). The move left the country’s…
Google’s “Circle to Search” gets smarter, identifying AI images and misinformation
Aug 1, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In an era brimming with misinformation, we need all the weapons we can get to fight it. Google has added a new tool to its…
14-year-old TikTok star dies over a selfie after falling from a waterfall
Jul 31, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
One of the most devastating selfie-related accidents happened recently in Myanmar. A 14-year-old TikTok star, Moe Sa Nay, tragically lost her life while attempting to…
Teenager causes train crash for YouTube fame, faces felony charges
Jul 31, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The lengths people are willing to go just to create content for social media have officially gone too far. A 17-year-old Nebraska teen is facing…
Emotive image of young climate refugee wins 2024 Mangrove Photography Award
Jul 31, 2024
Alex Baker
Mangrove forests are said to be one of Earth’s climate change ‘canaries’. In other words, it’s a fragile yet rich ecosystem that is on the…
Wildlife camera captures its own death by California’s massive Park Fire
Jul 30, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A harrowing video has emerged showing a wildfire camera meeting its fiery end as it captured the relentless advance of the Park Fire, currently the…
No, that floating Olympic surf photo isn’t AI, it’s real!
Jul 30, 2024
Alex Baker
It’s probably the most eye-catching image from the 2024 Olympic Games so far. I’m talking about the photograph of Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina, which appears…
Reality TV star receives death threats for posting “outfit check” before Auschwitz visit
Jul 29, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
American reality TV star Anna Redman recently came under fire over a social media post. The former Bachelor contestant posted her outfit choice for an…