Epstein files photo shows trapdoor opening to water. Here's its likely purpose

Social media users speculated that the door was used for nefarious purposes related to unproven "ritualistic sacrifice" rumors.

Moltbook: AI bots use social network to create religions and deal digital drugs – but are some really humans in disguise?

A new social network called Moltbook has been created for AIs, allowing machines to interact and talk to each other. Within ...
Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...
The New York Times

Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored. By Santul Nerkar ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
CNN

The success of the forced Epstein files vote is emboldening some Republicans to go it alone

House Speaker Mike Johnson may want to put the Jeffrey Epstein saga behind him, but some Republicans saw rank-and-file members’ success in forcing Tuesday’s vote as an opportunity to push their own ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
Forbes

The Surprising Idea That Generative AI Might Be Better Off Using Visual Images Of Text Rather Than Pure Text As Tokens

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. For anyone versed in the technical underpinnings of LLMs, this ...
Entrepreneur

Recruiters Say Hiding AI-Friendly White Text in Your Resume Doesn’t Work. These New Hires Say Otherwise.

Last year, 82% of companies used AI to review resumes, per Resume Builder. Candidates have been trying to game the system for years by hiding messages for AI chatbots in white text on their resumes.
Techno-Science.net

Mureka.ai: Generate High-Quality Soundtracks Using Simple Text

Mureka AI is a popular AI music generator that lets you generate high-quality music tracks with simple text prompts. It also supports multimodal inputs, including your vocals and even song references.
BGR

How To Open AI Files Without Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a vector design software used for things like image editing, graphic design, creating logos, and more. While it can be used for both hobbyists and professionals, the price tag is ...