The AI Hype Index: College students are hooked on ChatGPT

Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Large language models confidently present their responses as accurate and reliable, even when they’re neither of those things. That’s why we’ve recently seen…

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Old solar gadgets, rogue modules, and risky firmware could be the cyber timebomb inside your solar system

Forescout report finds many vulnerable solar devices run outdated firmware with known exploits active in the wild Europe holds 76% of all exposed solar power devices, with Germany and Greece particularly at risk SolarView Compact exposure jumped 350% in two years, and it’s already linked to cybercrime The rapid growth of solar energy adoption worldwide…

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SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flight The latest test of Space X’s giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk’s company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off from Texas on Thursday. But the Super Heavy booster managed to return to…

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Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’

Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Watch: wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants – in multiple ways – to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals…

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