Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...

These Tools Say They Can Spot A.I. Fakes. Do They Really Work?

Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests ...

Fake CAPTCHA attacks exploded by 563% last year: How to spot them and stay safe online

You might not think of a CAPTCHA check as a cybercrime lure, but if you fall prey to one, you may become infected with malware. Learn how to spot them with our guide.

The Benefits and Drawbacks of At-Home STI Testing

You can get at-home medical tests for everything from Covid-19 to drug testing to hormone levels or food sensitivities. You can examine your gut, your blood, or even your DNA. At-home STI tests use ...
InfoQ

Building Embedding Models for Large-Scale Real-World Applications

Sahil Dua discusses the critical role of embedding models in powering search and RAG applications at scale. He explains the ...
Food & Wine

If You're Not Looking at This Line on Your Check, You Might Be Overpaying

Automatic gratuity isn’t a scam — it’s the system that keeps servers from losing money while doing their jobs. Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience ...
Yahoo

Fact Check: 'The View' Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With 'The Charlie Kirk Show', As Of October 30, 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead Stories says: Didn't Happen Did ABC cancel "The View" and replace it with "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by the late ...
CNN

Fact check: Grocery prices are up, not ‘way down’ as Trump claimed

Newly released inflation figures show that President Donald Trump was wrong when he repeatedly claimed this month that grocery prices are “down” or “way down.” They were up, again, last month. And ...
Snopes.com

Yes, Charlie Kirk's last words were, 'Counting or not counting gang violence?'

Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings during a debate with an attendee during an event at a Utah college right before he was shot Sept. 10, 2025. These posts accurately described Kirk's ...
The New York Times

What’s Inside the Envelope That U.S. Open Winners Get? It’s Not a Check.

Both singles champions will win $5 million. But the envelope they receive during the trophy presentation is a symbolic gesture. By Ron Lieber In 2017, Sloane Stephens got wide-eyed as she prepared to ...
Today

Is There a Right and a Wrong Way to Check Out of Hotels? A New Travel Tactic Sparks Debate

Travel tastes and tendencies vary among those on the go, however one hotel habit has sparked debate among vacationers: To check out, or not to check out? One TikTok user recently generated buzz on the ...
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Social Media Influencers Check Into a Hotel of Horrors in 'Do Not Enter' Trailer [Exclusive]

Lionsgate is asking, "What would you do to go viral?" with its upcoming new horror flick, Do Not Enter. Hailing from prolific music video director Marc Klasfeld, the film centers on four social-media ...