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How to recognize when AI chatbots hallucinate

The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

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Meta just closed several VR studios, but VR gaming isn’t dead yet (I hope).

In November, California voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats win five more House seats and counter the Republican redistricting that President Trump has prompted in other states.

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With school holidays slowly winding down, Samsung has discounted a slew of monitors, tablets and phones and here are the best deals we’ve found.

The app offers a way for people who live alone to let others know they're alive and well.

Micron is even more unpopular after trying to defend its decision to shut down the Crucial brand of consumer RAM.

Copper demand is rising fast due to electrification, data centers, and renewable energy, while supply struggles and recycling cannot meet needs.

If your Verizon device shows "SOS" instead of service bars, you're among the thousands affected by today's outage.

You can now decorate guest rooms at a new resort hotel, buy Lego items and add characters from The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon games.

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 15, No. 683.

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 15, #949

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Jan. 15, No. 1,671.

Users of the online music platform can flag music they believe was AI-created.

Torvalds says he briefly used AI for a hobby project, reinforcing pragmatic limits, skepticism toward hype, and caution around critical software development.

Many companies are still operating AI agents in silos – a lack of trust could be preventing them from setting it free.

The two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as President Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of Denmark's Arctic territory of Greenland.

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Gemini was the most logical choice for Apple Intelligence, at least until Apple can make its own AI model.

Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.

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In a case related to Illinois state law about the return of mail ballots, the U.S. Supreme Court says political candidates have the legal standing to challenge election policies.

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