Scientists know that predicting when rivers will swell dangerously helps towns, farmers and water managers prepare. Yet the usual methods often guess too high or too low because rivers don’t always follow simple rules. One tool, called SWAT, mimics the land and water cycles to estimate how much wate
Kathy Hilton, best known for her reality TV life, recently shared a cautionary tale about trusting the wrong online advice. She tried a viral Jell-O diet, convinced by AI-generated videos featuring celebrities she trusted. Hilton wasn't alone in her mistake—scammers used digital impersonations of Op
AI-generated videos of famous singers like Taylor Swift and Rihanna are popping up on TikTok, but they’re not real. Scammers are behind these clips, using fake celebrity voices and faces to push sketchy offers. Most of these ads pretend to be interviews or red carpet events, but the real goal is to
A recent case highlights how fast fake images can spread online. After a man named Cole Allen was linked to an attack attempt on a former president, social media users started sharing altered photos of him. These images showed Allen dressed in different sports uniforms, from baseball teams to colleg
Celebrities have always worried about who controls their name and face. But now, with AI tools that can clone voices and faces almost perfectly, even historical protections aren’t enough. Taylor Swift has taken a step that could set a new standard for how stars fight back. She filed trademark reques
A tech founder nearly lost his crypto wallet after a fake Microsoft Teams call that looked totally real. The call included a face and voice he recognized—someone he’d spoken with before from the Cardano Foundation. Two other people joined, making the setup feel normal. When the video froze, a prompt
Deepfake videos aren’t just a problem for tech experts and social media scientists anymore. They’re now a real headache for famous faces who see their faces turned into bots, scams, and fake ads. YouTube just rolled out a new system that lets actors, singers, and other public figures fight back. Ins
Google has just launched two AI research tools called Deep Research and Deep Research Max, designed to do deep searches across the internet and private company data. Unlike older AI assistants that only scan public web pages, these new tools can also dig into a company’s internal spreadsheets, datab
The city of Dallas is changing how much people pay to leave their cars in the Deep Ellum district. Starting on May 8, a meter that once charged just ten cents will now cost at least one dollar each hour. The move comes after the Dallas City Council approved new parking rates for the entire city this
The Massachusetts Department of Education sent a letter to all school leaders warning that sharing non‑consensual AI images is illegal and urging them to stop the spread. The notice followed a report that only nine of 113 district policies mention AI‑generated sexual harassment, and just five say st
