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AI startup Perplexity is deploying undeclared web crawlers that masquerade as regular Chrome browsers to access content from websites that have explicitly blocked its official bots, according to a Cloudflare report published Monday. When Perplexity's declared crawlers encounter robots.txt restrictions or network blocks, the company switches to a generic Mozilla user agent that impersonates "Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" running on macOS, the web infrastructure firm reported. Cloudflare engineers tested the behavior by creating new domains with robots.txt files prohibiting all automated access. Despite the restrictions, Perplexity provided detailed information about the protected content when queried, while the stealth crawler generated 3-6 million daily requests across tens of thousands of domains. The undeclared crawler rotated through multiple IP addresses and network providers to evade detection.

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The radio broadcaster James Whale has died at the age of 74 due to cancer, with Nigel Farage among those paying tribute

The radio broadcaster James Whale has died at the age of 74 due to cancer, with Nigel Farage among those paying tribute

British people are involved in an international animal cruelty network that electrocutes, drowns and starves cats for online torture-porn videos.

A montage of 10 videos showing incredibly careless and reckless driving - all captured in the last 12 months - have been exclusively shared with the Daily Mail.

Police are trying to identify this man

'I had a spinning feeling during the migraine, but what followed was more of a rocking motion - everything around me was moving,' says Cameron, 27, a physiotherapist from Leeds.

It's part of a wider housing development at the site with more than 200 new homes

Ross Hart, 30, attacked a police van and air conditioning units at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4 last year because he was so angry about the small boats crisis.

Daily Mail has tracked down the exact sofa - along with similar options - so you can bring a touch of their breezy garden style to your own outdoor space this season.

Location Location Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has slammed parents who let their children use iPads at the dinner table, saying 'meal times are for talking', branded it 'damaging'

The first inmate at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey died on July 28 and the second passed away just three days later on July 31.

Lisa Faulkner revealed she was on the way to film something first thing this morning as she got back to work following her husband's BBC axing scandal.

Matthew Sylvester, 37, was filmed chasing a police car while pointing the imitation firearm in Telford, Shropshire, a court has heard as he faced sentencing.

Catherine Lloyd, 44, attacked her neighbour following a three-year dispute between the pair.

Kylie was excited - her life was about to change. The school principal was three months from undergoing a gastric sleeve, which she hoped would finally solve her decades-long struggle with weight.

The Government is expected to announce plans next month to clamp down on the number of migrants using study visas to enter Britain before claiming asylum.

Fujifilm has raised prices on cameras and lenses across its lineup, with price hikes reaching into the hundreds of dollars. From a report: Among the hikes is an increase to the price of Fuji's ultra-popular X100VI from $1,599 to $1,799. The capable X-T5 has gone from $1,699 to $1,899. And the already very expensive GFX100 II has gone from $7,499 to $8,299 -- an $800 increase. Increases to lens prices appear to be somewhat more modest, with bumps in the $50 to $150 range.

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Newsquest has announced it will be publishing souvenir supplements across its titles to mark the Teenage Cancer Trust's 35th anniversary

Newsquest has announced it will be publishing souvenir supplements across its titles to mark the Teenage Cancer Trust's 35th anniversary