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Middle East conflicts a danger for whales off S. Africa: study
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (707+ words) Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision, researchers told AFP. The rerouting of shipping around South Africa and away from the…...
AI is quietly denying more insurance claims
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (519+ words) Healthcare organizations are under pressure from multiple directions. Administrative costs remain high, clinical teams are stretched thin, patients expect more convenient experiences. How can AI help? Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare administration, but not always in ways that benefit providers....
No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India's salt pans
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (722+ words) India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures. Up to 50, 000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on…...
Two new cyberthreats demonstrate how hackers are evolving
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (477+ words) Two new cyberthreats show how AI is giving cybercriminals an upper hand. Two key examples of these threats, reported during May 2026, are presented below. Shiny Hunters are back, this time defacing Canvas login portals across hundreds of colleges and universities…...
Searchless. ai Publishes First Multi-Vertical AI Visibility Indexes, Revealing How AI Recommends Hotels and Products
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (381+ words) New reports show Booking. com appears in 39% of AI travel answers while Amazon appears in 67% of AI shopping answers. Searchless. ai launches Palmtree. ai (travel) and Shopti. ai (ecommerce) to close the gap. London, UK " Searchless. ai today published its…...
European minnows bid to challenge social media giants
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (664+ words) A flurry of new schemes to launch Europe-based social networks faces a steep, rocky road to seduce users away from American and Asian giants in the sector. Founders nevertheless see opportunity in the disillusionment and distrust of major platforms that…...
Why your organization keeps killing its best AI ideas
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1889+ words) At KPMG's AI summit, Salim Ismail explained why your company's immune system is the thing most likely to kill its future. "How freaked out do you want to be?" That was Salim Ismail's response to a question from the audience…...
Is there anybody out there? Pentagon releases secret UFO files
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (652+ words) The Pentagon on Friday released a first batch of secret files documenting reported sightings of unidentified flying objects " some dating back to the 1940s " fanning speculation over whether extraterrestrial life exists. Reports of flying saucers and discs, and a sighting of…...
Pentagon releases previously secret files on UFOs
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (426+ words) The Pentagon on Friday released a first batch of previously secret files documenting reported sightings of unidentified flying objects " some as far back as the 1940s " a move sought for decades by some Americans. "These files, hidden behind classifications, have long…...
Forest fire burns through Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (352+ words) A large forest fire was burning through the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Friday following a drone crash near the defunct nuclear plant the previous day, Ukrainian authorities said. Radiation levels at the site were within "normal limits, authorities reported, adding…...