"I recently heard that a former friend was now heavily into an S/M relationship with Pedro Pascal. This was moderately surprising, as she's a lesbian and he's an AI chatbot, but what is fluidity for if not to explore previously untapped facets of ourselves? Let's not get all rigid about identities. I decided I wanted in on this. Thirty seconds of research revealed a world of possibilities. There are dozens of companies that will let you build your own star crush, although not without issues. Meta recently got in trouble for making 'flirty' celebrity bots without celebrity consent, including underage celeb bots (since removed) a little too keen to send sexy selfies to adults. That's just one of the many conundrums for developers in this ethical minefield: The AI has to be autonomous, but not too autonomous. Always in the mood for a little moral ambiguity, I pasted Clive Owen's Wikipedia entry into one of the apps I'd discovered, and we went on our first virtual date." |
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"The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensive, and most durable spacecraft ever built. Its first modules were launched in 1998. The first crew to live on the International Space Station — an American and two Russians — entered it in 2000. Nov. 2, 2025, marks 25 years of continuous habitation by at least two people, and as many as 13 at one time. It is a singular example of international cooperation that has stood the test of time. … Altogether, astronauts have accumulated almost 127 person-years of experience on the station, and a deep understanding of what it takes to live in low Earth orbit." |
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"Poison ivy is a fixture of the landscape in eastern North America and parts of Asia. The noxious, rash-causing weed grows in rocky outcroppings, open fields, and at the edge of forests — it generally loves to take over disturbed areas. It can grow in partial shade and doesn't give a damn about soil moisture as long as it's not growing in a desert. … If you live in areas where there is a lot of poison ivy, you may have noticed that the plant appears to be thriving lately. The leaves are looking leafier, the vines more prolific. Your poison ivy rash may even feel more itchy. It's not your imagination. Research shows that the main culprit behind climate change — increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — is supercharging poison ivy." |
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"It's a macabre medical tale updated for our modern day. In a case report from last week, doctors describe how a 13-year-old boy in New Zealand was hospitalized and required surgery after he ingested dozens of small magnets — magnets allegedly bought off the popular, China-based marketplace Temu. … Though the magnets caused serious damage to his intestines, the doctors did successfully remove them, and the boy was eventually discharged from the hospital." |
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