The U.K.’s Online Safety Act has sparked an explosion in VPN downloads

It’s a tough time to be an adult online in the U.K. right now. Last week’s passage of the Online Safety Act, a law aimed at shielding children from inappropriate (read: adult) content, has brought about a version of the internet that feels more like being back in school. You now essentially need a hall pass, in the form of official ID or a live selfie, to go almost anywhere.

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Peptide stacking is the latest viral wellness trend. Experts urge caution

What’s better than one peptide? A whole stack of them, apparently.

Peptide stacking is the latest health hack going viral online, promising to optimize workouts and overall well-being.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that help build proteins. As the name suggests, peptide stacking involves taking multiple types of supplements—often in the form of tablets, powders, or injections—at once to enhance their effects and target specific fitness goals, such as building m

Siltronic lowers annual revenue guidance as semiconductor business weakens

German semiconductor materials supplier Siltronic on Tuesday lowered its full-year sales guidance and warned on sales in the next quarter, amidst continued weakness in its semiconductor business and high customer inventories.

The group now expects sales to be in the mid-single-digit percentage range below the previous year, having previously guided towards sales being in the same region as the previous year.

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How are Americans using AI? This poll reveals 3 findings

Most U.S. adults say they use artificial intelligence to search for information, but fewer are using it for work, drafting email, or shopping.

The massive blackout in Spain, Portugal, and France exposed a global power crisis. Now what?

On the morning of April 28, large parts of Spain, Portugal, and southern France went dark. A massive blackout left millions without power, halting trains mid-track, cutting mobile networks, and rattling the foundation of one of Europe’s most advanced energy grids.

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4 new AI tools that are worth your time

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The ‘Vogue’ AI model backlash isn’t dying down anytime soon

AI-generated “models” have now made their way into the hallowed pages of Vogue.

In the August print edition of Vogue, a Guess advertisement features an almost-too-perfect model wearing a striped dress and a floral playsuit from the brand’s summer collection. In very small print, it notes that she was created using AI.

While Vogue

Tesla signs $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to make AI chips

Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics, a move that could bolster the South Korean tech giant’s unprofitable contract business but is unlikely to help Tesla sell more EVs

This AI startup lets you ask data questions in plain English—and gets you answers in seconds

Businesses have spent the past decade or more amassing vast amounts of data on customers, sales, and nearly everything else measurable. Yet everyday employees—and even C-suite leaders—often struggle to work directly with these datasets, which typically require specialized technical skills to access, analyze, and query.

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Estée Laundry is back—and this time it’s got a newsletter

Estée Laundry, the anonymous Instagram account and self-proclaimed beauty industry “watchdog,” is back after a two-year hiatus.

Estée Laundry—the name a play on beauty giant Estée Lauder—launched in 2018 to air out “the beauty industry’s dirty laundry,” as the account’s bio once read. It posted regularly, and followers, or “Laundrites,” were encouraged to weigh in on daily beauty news and controversies. That continued unti


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