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New UFO files detail sightings of six-foot 'skinwalkers' and 'portal to another world' near America's famous paranormal hotspot

Daily Mail - Science & tech

You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK, AU or IE homepage at any time using this menu. Family-run firm hasn't had a single layoff in its 75 years and posts huge annual growth, as CEOs flock to St Louis HQ to learn its secrets'Floating gold' worth thousands is being found washed up on America's beaches. Here's what to look out for... but beware its disgusting origins As Thomas Markle's son makes disturbing allegations against his father, the twisted feud raging in Meghan's family just took a sinister turn Why did Meghan tell Netflix: 'I've been a Daddy's Girl my whole life' four years after Met received a letter making such disturbing allegations? Damning video reveals vulgar rant of MAGA star Joe Mitchell, then-19, about'black women' and not liking'f***ing white people' while boasting about his own manhood Humble hero dad who shot and killed Bend school shooter speaks out for the first time and reveals awe-inspiring details of his courage... before making a heartbreaking apology I took the new lymphoedema drug and my leg swelling went down by a third. After years of wearing compression stockings, this daily pill finally worked.


Inside Meta's Efforts to Prevent School Shootings

The New Yorker

Inside Meta's Efforts to Prevent School Shootings Algorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution. Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the team. In 2023, he took a job as chief of police for the Spring Branch Independent School District, most of which is within the city. The job was more low-key--no more shootouts with snipers--but it came with its own challenges. After the 2022 shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left nineteen elementary-school students and two teachers dead, the state legislature had neglected to pass any meaningful restrictions on guns; instead, the state required that every school campus have an armed security officer.


Inside Meta's Efforts to Prevent School Shootings

The New Yorker

Inside Meta's Efforts to Prevent School Shootings Algorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution. Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the team. In 2023, he took a job as chief of police for the Spring Branch Independent School District, most of which is within the city. The job was more low-key--no more shootouts with snipers--but it came with its own challenges. After the 2022 shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left nineteen elementary-school students and two teachers dead, the state legislature had neglected to pass any meaningful restrictions on guns; instead, the state required that every school campus have an armed security officer.


Worldwide website emergency explained: How a critical PHP weakness sparked a global cybersecurity alert - and exactly what it means for you

Daily Mail - Science & tech

You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK, AU or IE homepage at any time using this menu. Elon Musk threatens Hillary Clinton's podcast partner Kara Swisher with prison after she claimed to know'what's coming for him' if Democrats take power Oregon teacher describes harrowing moment she played dead after being injured in school shooting: 'Only thing I could do' Harry's whining new interview sent my royal WhatsApp group wild. William and Kate's perfect retort will be tough for the petulant prince to swallow: ROBERT JOBSON AOC's spending spree: How Democrat'Champagne socialist' has been splurging thousands from campaign funds on luxury hotels and chauffeur services Inside the rise of the viral 50-cent'panic pill': It promises to'take the edge off' midlife anxieties - from job interviews to awkward family events. But as propranolol becomes an underground sensation - just how safe IS it? ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT: Why I let my four-year-old son use the F-word.


Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Ukrainian military has released footage of what it says is the world's first drone airlift of a wounded soldier from the front line. The 92nd Assault Brigade said a ground rescue mission was not possible as the wounded serviceman was surrounded by landmines and there was high Russian drone activity in the area. It says a heavy hexacopter, piloted by a remote operator, was able to maintain stability during the very difficult operation. BBC Verify has found confirmed the identity of the army personnel involved in the video, and found no signs of AI generation of manipulation.


Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A Russian man secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services has shared videos of surveillance work he says he has done for Kyiv inside Russia. The man, who we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. Ivan was cautious about how much detail he shared, making it impossible to verify the activities he claims to have carried out.


GTA 6: Can you cheat on someone with a video game character?

BBC News

GTA 6: Can you cheat on someone with a video game character? Image caption, The relationship between the two main characters, Jason and Lucia, is at the centre of Rockstar's latest Grand Theft Auto title Imagine your partner spending hours flirting with someone else, trying to hold their hand and taking them on dates. Most people would have questions. But what if that someone only exists inside a video game? The latest instalment in Rockstar's blockbuster Grand Theft Auto franchise is set to be the biggest entertainment launch of the year when it is released next month.


Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams

BBC News

Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams Be careful where you buy from, shoppers are being warned as criminals use AI to supercharge scams. Some fraudsters have made websites for fake retailers that claim to be family-owned firms selling quality UK-made products. Images may show a UK High Street with Union Jack flags in shot. If you order you're likely to find a product either never arrives, or is a cheap, mass-produced item from a country such as China, trading standards officers say. AI-generated images like this, as well as voice cloning and deepfake videos are increasingly being used to trick people out of their money, according to National Trading Standards.


The chatbot murder guide: AI's struggle between privacy, reporting violence

Al Jazeera

For months before carrying out Canada's deadliest school shooting in almost four decades, Jesse Van Rootselaar was consulting an unlikely adviser on how to perpetrate mass murder. "In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom, the 870 [Remington shotgun] is brutal Close quarters is its playground," OpenAI's ChatGPT guided the 18-year-old, according to reports. Earlier this week, on October 14, US authorities charged a Washington State man with allegedly conspiring with Van Rootselaar to plan the attack. But the mass shooting incident has raised questions that go beyond the traditional legal understanding of culpability. The British Columbia government in September filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of failing to prevent the incident and claiming they were aware of the conversations that turned deadly.


Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline

BBC News

Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline Close Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone. The footage shows the Ukrainian drone hovering above its target, before dropping a net and dragging it from the sky. The interception is part of Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian counter-offensive that Kyiv says has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months. But Ukraine says new restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network, are threatening its drone operations.