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A thrill ride at Disney's Blizzard Beach ended in disaster for one Florida man. Now, he's suing, claiming the park's negligence left him permanently disfigured.

Automated web-scraping bots seeking training data for AI models are flooding scientific databases and academic journals with traffic volumes that render many sites unusable. The online image repository DiscoverLife, which contains nearly 3 million species photographs, started receiving millions of daily hits in February this year that slowed the site to the point that it no longer loaded, Nature reported Monday. The surge has intensified since the release of DeepSeek, a Chinese large language model that demonstrated effective AI could be built with fewer computational resources than previously thought. This revelation triggered what industry observers describe as an "explosion of bots seeking to scrape the data needed to train this type of model." The Confederation of Open Access Repositories reported that more than 90% of 66 surveyed members experienced AI bot scraping, with roughly two-thirds suffering service disruptions. Medical journal publisher BMJ has seen bot traffic surpass legitimate user activity, overloading servers and interrupting customer services.

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Christian Dior's latest creative director is from a rugby-loving family from Northern Ireland, failed his 11-plus and spent his childhood indulging in shopping at TK Maxx.

It's bad news for macho stars like Chris Hemsworth and Jason Momoa, as science suggests women prefer blokes with more feminine faces.

'It's a high-stakes intelligence war,' analyst explains

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The pathologist considered that Mr Fraser had likely passed away a few weeks before he was found

$100 million+ deals are beholden to enterprises' on-prem upgrade cycles

Snowflake's ability to grow in the market for larger enterprise customers is hampered by the renewal cycle for older, on-prem data warehouse and analytics tech.…

A blueprint to get Britain 'war ready' to fight Vladimir Putin today reveals a chilling list of this country's vulnerabilities, from cyber-attacks to our reliance on undersea data cables...

Microsoft will require all USB-C ports on Windows 11 certified laptops and tablets to support data transfer, charging, and display functionality under updated hardware compatibility program rules. The mandate targets devices shipping with Windows 11 24H2 and aims to eliminate what Microsoft -- and the industry -- calls "USB-C port confusion," where identical-looking ports offer different capabilities across PC manufacturers. The Windows Hardware Compatibility Program updates also require USB 40Gbps ports to maintain full compatibility with both USB4 and Thunderbolt 3 peripherals.

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There's a glimpse of the Australian 27-year-old masked while standing, crucifix-like, during Dr. Victor Frankenstein's (Oscar Isaac) reviving, electrical experiment

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a surge in the number of people falling ill after failing to wash a common summer food that is likely to be contaminated with deadly bacteria.

Sports teacher Glenn Colmer, 51, was hit by a massive, sudden seizure at his home in Southampton on February 18, and was rushed to hospital.

These two benefits offer additional financial assistance for older individuals with a disability, long-term illness, or physical or mental health conditions

JK Rowling has called the alleged results showing that Olympic champion Imane Khelif is a biological male 'a win for women'.

Emma Drebenstedt had attended a techno party, along with nearly 200 others, in a forest near Dresden, Germany , before she was tragically killed in the early hours of May 18.

Dubbed Operation Spiderweb, the mission - overseen by Zelensky himself - used hundreds of first-person view attack drones smuggled into Russia in containers disguised as cargo.

The trial is expected to take place in a 'small number' of stores, although the exact figure remains undisclosed

A runner competing in the California state high school track and field championships had her title stripped away from her after she celebrated in a way the governing body deemed 'disrespectful'.

Apple has filed an appeal with the European Union's General Court in Luxembourg challenging the bloc's order requiring greater iOS interoperability with rival companies' products under the Digital Markets Act. The EU executive in March directed Apple to make its mobile operating system more compatible with competitors' apps, headphones, and virtual reality headsets by granting developers and device makers access to system components typically reserved for Apple's own products. Apple contends the requirements threaten its seamless user experience while creating security risks, noting that companies have already requested access to sensitive user data including notification content and complete WiFi network histories. The company faces potential fines of up to 10% of its worldwide annual revenue if found in violation of the DMA's interoperability rules designed to curb Big Tech market power.

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The dancer, 22, and Love Island star, 32 have sparked an online frenzy since meeting on Celebrity Big Brother, with their sweet friendship blossoming into romance after the series ended.