People are taking up characteristic words and phrasing of the most widely used generative AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to the Max Planck Society.

MICROPLASTICS ARE EVERYWHERE
Researchers studied previous reports on microplastics and their prevalence in food ingested by humans and found a clear correlation between food storage and reuse to the amount of these particles found in food products.

IRAN: ISRAEL HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN TO ‘DADDY’ OR BE ‘FLATTENED’
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, mocked Israel’s reliance on the U.S. in its 12-day war with Tehran, and said Tel Aviv was forced to run to “Daddy” for protection—a reference to NATO’s Mark Rutte’s embarrassing moment with U.S. President Donald Trump during a summit last week.

DARPA SETS POWER BEAM RECORD
U.S. military researchers have sent a laser carrying 800 watts of power across 5.3 miles (8.6 km), setting a new record.

TRUMP CELEBRATES ISRAELI COURT’S DECISION TO POSTPONE NETANYAHU’S TRIAL AFTER THREATENING TO WITHHOLD U.S. BILLIONS
Money talks and bullshit walks.

SHELLFISH COULD BECOME YOUR NEW ONE-A-DAY VITAMIN
Clams, mussels, and oysters are among the world’s best sources of animal protein. Scientists at Cambridge University decided to make them even better by turning them into a one-stop source of a person’s complete daily nutritional needs.

‘PEACE’ PRESIDENT TRUMP COMPARES BOMBING IRAN TO HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI
U.S. President Donald Trump last week compared the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites to the Truman administration’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WWII.

FLOATING BLANKETS USE SUNLIGHT TO PURIFY TAINTED WATER
Researchers at The Ohio State University have created “nanofibrous blankets” that float on contaminated water and solve a key problem in current methods used to purify it.

TRUMP ROLLS OVER FOR A NEW WAR
It is generally believed that American voters elected Donald Trump president at least in part due to their embracing his lies that he was a peacemaker who would not involve the United States in the pointless wars that have proliferated since 9/11.

THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF CHLORINE EXPOSURE
Chlorine exposure from pools, tap water and cleaning products creates toxic byproducts like chloramines that damage skin, lungs and eyes, with effects building up over time.