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fake images of wild horses standing on a beach wrapped in pink mattress-like insulation material

No, North Carolina’s wild horses were not wrapped in insulation

By Margherita Bassi

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Poop DNA tests and AI dog surveillance: The tech changing pet care.

By Mack DeGeurin

She-bear and bear-cubs. Adult female of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) with cubs on the snow in spring forest.

Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears

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This AI thinks it’s the 1800s

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

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Why does AI suck at making clocks?

A humanoid robot is carried by technicians after being knocked out in a kickboxing match at the World Humanoid Robot Games on August 15, 2025 in Beijing, China.

2025 proved humanoid robots are here to stay. And fall down.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Rivian announces AI chip in move towards self-driving future

By Kristin Shaw

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Librarians can’t keep up with bad AI

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Robot dog with Elon Musk’s head poops out AI generated art

By Mack DeGeurin

A brightly coloured illustration which can be viewed in any direction. It has many elements to it working together: men in suits around a table, someone in a data centre, big hands controlling the scenes and holding a phone, people in a production line. Motifs such as network diagrams and melting emojis are placed throughout the busy vignettes.

How to glimpse a pre-AI internet

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Science confirms hand gestures make you seem more persuasive

By Margherita Bassi

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Turkey tallying could get a boost from AI-powered drones

AI created video of bunnies on a trampoline

AI videos of animals could be dangerous. Here’s how to spot them.

By Margherita Bassi

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How to use AI Mode instead of regular Google searches (or avoid it altogether)

In 3D the kissing number is 12, as illustrated by basketballs. Illustration: Kira Vesikko / Aalto University

Human outsmarts Google DeepMind AI, solving centuries-old ‘kissing problem’

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How to use Visual Intelligence on your iPhone with iOS 26

Selection of overripe avocados against yellow background

AI may help you pick the perfect avocado

two images of a person in a city, one with a bus and one without

Google’s latest AI photo-editing tool means you might not need Photoshop

Video still of bipedal robot doing cartwheel in lab

This humanoid robot can cartwheel surprisingly well