In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks
Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok…
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AI systems are great at tests. But how do they perform in real life?
Earlier this month, when OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company…
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30 Tutorials for Creating Stunning Photo Effects in Photoshop
Photoshop is a powerful tool for creating a range of stunning photo effects that can take…
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AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is peer review, when anonymous…
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Regex Cheatsheet: Essentials You Must Know
Regex (Regular Expressions) is like a super-powered search function with pattern recognition. Think of it as…
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EU Issues AI Act Compliance Guidelines
In a significant step toward enforcing the European Union’s sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act, the European Commission on Friday…
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Chapter 5: Manipulating Strings in AWK
AWK isn’t just a text processor – it’s your personal calculator and string manipulation wizard rolled…
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Chapter 5: Manipulating Strings in AWK
AWK isn’t just a text processor – it’s your personal calculator and string manipulation wizard rolled…
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Chapter 4: Mathematical Operations in AWK
AWK handles numbers like a built-in calculator. I would say like a scientific calculator, as it…
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Node.js vs. Angular: Choose the Best Technology for Your Web App
Thanks to the recent rapid rise of JavaScript apps, more JavaScript frameworks are now available to…
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How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training
Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly Twitter) and built by Elon Musk’s…
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LHB Linux Digest #25.17: AWK Series, at command, Docker Copy, Pangolin and More
I told you about the AWK tutorial series in the previous newsletter. Well, it has an…
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Chapter 3: Built-in Variables and Field Manipulation
You already saw a few built-in variables in the first chapter. Let’s have a look at…
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Chapter 2: Pattern Matching and Basic Operations
Think of AWK patterns like a security guard at a nightclub – they decide which lines…
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Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way – here’s how to stay safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name….
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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Sticky Elements
Modern websites often feature extensive scrolling. Long pages are common on desktop devices, but are even…
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Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate. Robots can help
The following article contains material that some readers might find distressing. Around the world, knives are…
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What makes somebody a narcissist? Mounting evidence suggests links to insecure attachment styles
Narcissism has become the armchair diagnosis of the decade. Social media is awash with people flinging…
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Evidence shows AI systems are already too much like humans. Will that be a problem?
What if we could design a machine that could read your emotions and intentions, write thoughtful,…
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WordPress 6.4 – Slick New Looks and Functionalities
It is that time of the year again! No, it’s not the holiday season (although we…
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Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds
In today’s fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as…
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Meta’s new AI chatbot is yet another tool for harvesting data to potentially sell you stuff
Last week, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp – unveiled a…
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Decentralized Web Hosting: How to Host a Decentralized Website
The internet has come a long way since its inception, with websites becoming an essential part…
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Using a Web Developer’s Mindset to Overcome Life’s Challenges
**Applying the Web Developer Mindset to Life’s Challenges** — ### The Intersection of Life and Web…
