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Scientists are exploring a counterintuitive approach to weight loss: making the body heavier. Rooted in military training, this approach hacks the body's internal scales to kickstart the metabolism.

Why do we go to art galleries? The obvious answer, of course, is that we go to look at paintings and sculptures. But those who run them seem to think it is to be taught their own weird view of history.

Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, was recorded walking precariously while a train whizzed below her (right). Ebba Morina, 13, (left) also showed an eerie obsession with subway surfing online.

Around 493,000 migrants have been deported since Trump took office in January, while another 1.6 million have self-deported.

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: Micro Center and iFixit have announced a partnership that combines the DIY repair giant's guides, parts, and toolkits with Micro Center's nationwide chain of computer and electronics stores. Customers browsing iFixit online can now find local Micro Center locations through a built-in locator and even stop in for a free consultation with a certified technician. Inside stores, shoppers will see iFixit toolkits and parts on shelves, while Micro Center's in-house technicians begin using iFixit's gear for professional repairs.

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He's been garlanded with an OBE and a knighthood - not to mention an invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton 's wedding.

Labelled 'shrill' and 'strident' - insults rarely applied to male politicians - the leader of the Conservatives faced palpable 'rudeness' and hostility, even from within her own party.

Nicki Minaj and her rival Cardi B have found themselves back at the centre of headlines after reigniting their longstanding feud last month. 

The fashion designer, 51, continues to rake in a very healthy sum thanks to her royalties from the Spice Girls and her short-lived solo career.

The 32-year-old, from Ukraine, was sent home after she failed to impress the judges with her showstopper during pastry week.

Scientists found that brief bursts of activity improves cardiovascular fitness (CRF), a key measure of how efficiently the heart, lungs and blood vessels deliver oxygen to the muscles.

Some travel experts have shared their thoughts on where to avoid sitting, and many agree on the same thing.

Are you a bit of a daredevil? A thrill seeker? A fan of ghosts and all things paranormal? If so, you might be on the hunt for a spooky adventure - especially now, in the run up to Halloween.

A British traveller visiting his American fiancé in Chicago has been left stunned after stopping at Walmart - where he stumbled across aisles teaming with 'bin bag'-sized products.

Candy Ventures Sarl (CVS) insists it has been the victim of a 'clear case of fraud', the High Court heard yesterday.

The Rev Richard Cole's Murder Before Evensong is essentially a 1980s-set remake of ITV 's Grantchester, with a dash of Midsomer Murders thrown in.

Brooklyn Beckham looked downcast as he stepped out in LA on Tuesday, just days after skipping his mother Victoria's Paris Fashion Week show amid the Beckhams' ongoing family feud. 

Police say 58-year-old Stephan Marcum hung fake body bags labeled with local officials' titles, sparking outrage and a terroristic threatening charge.

Dolly Parton's family is asking fans to send love and prayers as the country music legend deals with a mysterious health issue.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Sora 2, Open AI's new AI video generator, puts a visual watermark on every video it generates. But the little cartoon-eyed cloud logo meant to help people distinguish between reality and AI-generated bullshit is easy to remove and there are half a dozen websites that will help anyone do it in a few minutes. A simple search for "sora watermark" on any social media site will return links to places where a user can upload a Sora 2 video and remove the watermark. 404 Media tested three of these websites, and they all seamlessly removed the watermark from the video in a matter of seconds. Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor and an expert on digitally manipulated images, said he's not shocked at how fast people were able to remove watermarks from Sora 2 videos. "It was predictable," he said. "Sora isn't the first AI model to add visible watermarks and this isn't the first time that within hours of these models being released, someone released code or a service to remove these watermarks." [...] According to Farid, Open AI is decent at employing strategies like watermarks, content credentials, and semantic guardrails to manage malicious use. But it doesn't matter. "It is just a matter of time before someone else releases a model without these safeguards," he said. Both [Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security] and Farid said that the ease at which people can remove watermarks from AI-generated content wasn't a reason to stop using watermarks. "Using a watermark is the bare minimum for an organization attempting to minimize the harm that their AI video and audio tools create," Tobac said, but she thinks the companies need to go further. "We will need to see a broad partnership between AI and Social Media companies to build in detection for scams/harmful content and AI labeling not only on the AI generation side, but also on the upload side for social media platforms. Social Media companies will also need to build large teams to manage the likely influx of AI generated social media video and audio content to detect and limit the reach for scammy and harmful content." "I'd like to know what OpenAI is doing to respond to how people are finding ways around their safeguards," Farid said. "Will they adapt and strengthen their guardrails? Will they ban users from their platforms? If they are not aggressive here, then this is going to end badly for us all."

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