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Screenshot: The Prince and Princess of Wales / XThe Kate Middleton saga has been a boon for tabloids and cat nip for internet conspiracy theorists. Since Middleton had abdominal surgery in January and then failed to show up at a number of annual and/or scheduled events, the internet has been flooded with theories about what might have happened to her. Then came the doctored photos, making things even worse. Despite myriad claims from the royal palace that Kate is alive and well, public speculation persists. I will admit…

One of the coolest things about traveling is that you come face to face with so many different behaviors, values, and ways of living. However, once you spend some time abroad in any country, you begin to realize that no place on Earth is ‘perfect’ and no culture is the 'best.' Every culture has its quirks, nuances, pros, and cons. The members of the r/AskReddit online community recently opened up about some of the most annoying and questionable things that people from their cultures do. Scroll down for a dose of…

It felt like Samsung's Unpacked event last week wasn't as much for introducing the Galaxy S24 series as it was for introducing Galaxy AI. All of the media messaging prior to the event had been hyping up the new artificial intelligence features that the lineup brings to the table. Samsung made no secret of the fact that this was what it wanted people to pay attention to. Samsung dived straight into Galaxy AI at Unpacked, with the Galaxy S24 series not being formally unveiled until almost half an hour into the event. It…

In some families, it’s pretty normal for the parents to charge their older children some amount of rent when they come of age. This can be a symbolic sum to teach them about budgeting or real money that goes towards running a household. But certain households end up taking it way too far.An eighteen-year-old young adult turned to the Internet for advice when his stepfather started demanding what came out to 95% of his income for rent. People did their best to provide him with some advice on how to get out of this pretty…

Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock)By now you’ve probably heard that ChatGPT has a penchant for making up lies and stating them as fact, or what experts refer to as an AI “hallucination.” That didn’t stop two lawyers in New York City from having ChatGPT spit out some legal documents. Unsurprisingly, the AI fabricated some quotes and citations out of thin air, but the lawyers submitted the documents anyway, apparently without doing any diligence to check the facts.The shenanigans came to light when the court noticed six of…

If you’ve ever planned a wedding, you’ve likely been bombarded with a host of expectations and recommendations. You may have heard that “you’ve just got to have a bouquet toss!” Or reminded not to forget your "something blue" and "something borrowed!” But every couple has the right to plan their big day however they like, and according to women of Reddit, there are plenty of traditions they’d happily retire. Below, you’ll find a list of traditions surrounding tying the knot that some women find outdated and unnecessary,…

From 'Satanic' clothing at Target to clueless boyfriends cheating on their partners with Instagram bots, we struggled to discern digital hoaxes If you made it through 2023 without once mistaking AI-generated content for the genuine article, congratulations: this year was absolutely bursting at the seams with deepfake videos and phony pictures that ranged from mischievous pranks to malicious misinformation. And with the rise of increasingly sophisticated language, audio and…

Tesla has launched its Cyberquad for Kids, an electric ATV for kids, in China after being banned for the dumbest reason in the US. In lieu of the actual Cyberquad, which is expected to be a full-scale electric ATV that is going to be an option with the Cybertruck, Tesla launched the Cyberquad for Kids in partnership with Radio Flyer last year. It is equipped with a small 500-watt electric motor and 288 Wh battery pack capable of a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph) and a few miles of range. It’s…

From the makers of Stable Diffusion, Stable Doodle is the company’s latest free text-to-image and image-to-image combo. It takes your poor attempts at mouse-drawn images and converts them into a more cohesive AI illustration. The service is free, and users on the Stability AI-owned Clipdrop platform can use their mouse (or a drawing tablet) to create a simple black and white line drawing that can transform into a more interesting image in a variety of styles.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets…

EA has just revealed a lot of stats for its recent game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, for the last month, detailing the choices players have made in the game's customization options and how they're dying the most.Thanks to the official EA Star Wars account, we know that one of the most popular things to do is unclogging Greez's toilet, because over 861,000 players have done it so far. On top of that, Rick The Door Technician somehow managed to kill 489 players.In addition to Rick killing nearly 500 players,…