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Google Admits Its Mind-Blowing Text-to-Image AI Is Endlessly Problematic

The tech company's Imagen application promises photorealistic image creation of whatever you type, making it ripe for abuse

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We’ve Never Been This Close to Treating Extreme Hair Loss Before

Tennessee-Martin quarterback Dresser Winn looks to pass the ball. Winn signed the first-ever name, image and likeness deal to support a political candidate.

Tennessee College QB Signs First-Ever NIL Deal to Support Political Candidate

A large spider sitting on a web. A new study looks at the large black market for spiders and other arachnids.

Apparently There Is a Thriving, Terrifying Black Market for Spiders

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David Sabatini attend 2019 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Dinner at Consulate General of France on May 22, 2019 in New York City.

We Might Need to Reevaluate the Sexual Harassment Allegations Against David Sabatini

The renowned biologist and likely Nobel Prize recipient lost everything after he was accused of sexual harassment by a former partner

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Arrival of Jumping Worms Suggests California Might Be Experiencing the Apocalypse

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