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Instagram tightens its teen policy: Meta-owned app begins using AI to find accounts belonging to under-18s - even if they list an adult birthday

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Gabrielle surging into major hurricane as forecasters warn of'life-threatening' impact to East Coast Fed governor installed by Trump outlines bold case to slash interest rates to 2.5% in months So is Meghan Markle's former best pal about to tell all? Jessica Mulroney has an axe to grind and'knows where the bodies are buried', friends warn amid claims she's penning memoir Incredible secret DNA weapon that nailed Bryan Kohberger... and how no criminal can hide again Why Jennifer Aniston is'being silenced' from speaking out on close friend Jimmy Kimmel's firing Six charities including Teenage Cancer Trust cut ties with Sarah Ferguson after leaked email showed her apologising to'supreme friend' Jeffrey Epstein Will Smith's'nepo baby' son Jaden sparks outrage after landing coveted job at designer fashion brand I've had crippling anxiety for years. Heather Locklear fans can't believe how amazing the Melrose Place vet looks at 63... 40 years after fame hit Whoopi Goldberg claims The View is too fearless not to discuss Kimmel canning... despite completely avoiding subject at crucial moment There's a new dating trend that's great news for guys who struggle to get laid. Even divorce lawyers say it's the secret to happiness. But ladies, I promise it'll backfire I'm a 49-year-old beauty editor and menopause gave me hair loss and short, brittle locks that wouldn't grow.


Ancient Egypt's cemetery police blew bone whistles made from cow toes

Popular Science

Science Archaeology Ancient Egypt's cemetery police blew bone whistles made from cow toes The 3,300-year-old artifact was found in the capital of the'Heretic King.' Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Ancient Egyptian royal cemetery guards may have relied on an ear-splitting accessory to signal suspicious behavior. According to archaeologists writing in the, a 3,300-year-old cow toe bone excavated among the ruins at the city of Aketaten likely functioned as a high-pitched whistle for patrolling police. If true, the small security accessory is the first of its kind discovered in an Egyptian dynastic context, and suggests the need for further investigations into the kingdom's other potential osseous technologies. Located about 194 miles south of Cairo, Akhetaten was founded in 1346 BCE under the direction of Pharaoh Akhenaten .


Trump will reportedly link autism to pain reliever Tylenol - but many experts are sceptical

BBC News

Trump officials are expected to link the use of pain reliever Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, according to US media reports. At an Oval Office event on Monday, the US president will reportedly advise pregnant women in the US to only take Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, to relieve high fevers. At the Charlie Kirk memorial service on Sunday, Trump said he had an amazing announcement coming on autism, saying it was out of control but they might now have a reason why. Some studies have shown a link between pregnant women taking Tylenol and autism, but these findings are inconsistent and do not prove the drug causes autism. Tylenol is a popular brand of pain relief medication sold in the United States, Canada and some other countries.


If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?

The New Yorker

If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For? Large language models are transforming medicine--but the technology comes with side effects. "I'm worried these tools will erode my ability to make an independent diagnosis," a medical student said. In 2017, Matthew Williams, a thirtysomething software engineer with an athletic build and a bald head, went for a long bike ride in the hills of San Francisco. Afterward, at dinner with some friends, he ordered a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake. Midway through the meal, he felt so full that he had to ask someone to drive him home. That night, Williams awoke with a sharp pain in his abdomen that he worried was appendicitis. He went to a nearby emergency clinic, where doctors told him that he was probably constipated. They gave him some laxatives and sent him on his way. A few hours later, Williams's pain intensified. He vomited and felt as though his stomach might burst. A friend took him to a hospital, where a CT scan revealed cecal volvulus--a medical emergency in which part of the intestine twists in on itself, cutting off the digestive tract. The previous medical team had missed the condition, and may even have exacerbated it by giving him laxatives. Williams was rushed to the operating room, where surgeons removed about six feet of his intestines. After recovering from surgery, Williams began to experience severe diarrhea almost every time he ate. Doctors told him that his bowel just needed time to heal. "It got to the point where I couldn't go out, because I would constantly eat something that would make me sick," he said.


Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?

WIRED

Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. With SpaceX and Starlink, Elon Musk controls more than half the world's rocket launches and thousands of internet satellites. Just off the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway, the hotel's rooftop bar is open late. The bartender passes out shots and turns Ozzy up. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off, its orange plume glowing bright, about 12 miles due north up the Banana River. The "Iron Man" riff starts to blast. When we hear the thud of the sonic boom, most everyone lets out some kind of hoot. This is SpaceX's 95th launch of the year, one nearly every other day. That's more liftoffs than the rest of the world gets into space, combined. For our politics issue, WIRED examines the state of tech's influence on governmental power--and the people who will change everything in the future. On this particular night, this Falcon 9 took 28 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Starlink, of course, is another Musk space venture that dominates its competitors.



Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,306

Al Jazeera

How is Russia replenishing its military? What is a'coalition of the willing'? How China forgot promises and'debts' to Ukraine How are Europe, the US pulling apart on Ukraine? A Ukrainian drone attack killed three people and injured 16 near the town of Foros on the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, wrote in a post on Telegram. Russia's Ministry of Defence said the attack occurred "using strike drones equipped with high-explosive payloads", in a resort area "where there are no military targets whatsoever".


US children among five killed in Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon

Al Jazeera

Why is Israel still in southern Lebanon? A war to shape Lebanon's future An Israeli drone strike has killed five people, including three children, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon's Health Ministry has said, as Israel continues to target its neighbour despite a US-brokered truce that took effect in November. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday that the strike targeted a motorcycle and a vehicle, and wounded two other people. Why then did Israel attack Syria? The mother of the children was injured in the attack.


The NFL Goes MrBeast Mode

WIRED

WIRED went to Brazil for YouTube's first live NFL broadcast. It was helmed by the platform's biggest influencers as the league expands its quest for global domination. Kay Adams, Deestroying, haleyybaylee, and Cam Newton at YouTube's first live NFL broadcast. The first international game of the National Football League season, a Friday-night tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, is celebrated on the ground by the usual pomp and circumstance. There are photo booths and merch tents catering to local fans, samba dancers in feathered head-pieces entertaining American die-hards traveling across the equator, and a press conference where Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has to backtrack after calling association football (that is, the kind that is still most popular in Brazil, and the rest of the word) "soccer."


How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt election in Europe - BBC investigation

BBC News

A secret Russian-funded network is attempting to disrupt upcoming democratic elections in an eastern European state, the BBC has found. Using an undercover reporter, we discovered the network promised to pay participants if they posted pro-Russian propaganda and fake news undermining Moldova's pro-EU ruling party ahead of the country's 28 September parliamentary ballot. Participants were paid to find supporters of Moldova's pro-Russia opposition to secretly record - and also to carry out a so-called poll. This was done in the name of a non-existent organisation, making it illegal. The results of this selective sampling, an organiser from the network suggested, could lay the groundwork to question the outcome of the election.