Why I'm Telling People to Stop Hunting for Dumb TVsFrom the dawn of the era of smart TVs -- internet-connected TVs with built-in streaming apps and other web services -- there have been many people who wanted nothing to do with them. Some might think it would save them money, assuming the smart circuitry adds cost. Others might just hate the idea of everything requiring an internet...

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Truck carrying fireworks catches fire, sparks spectacular displayOnlookers were treated to an early Fourth of July display when a truck hauling fireworks caught fire on 6 June, sending pyrotechnics skyward along a Tennessee highway.Sparks flew for several minutes, stopping traffic in both directions, while astounded eyewitnesses filmed the spectacular scene near the city of Chattanooga.The...

AI Chatbots Miss More Than Half of Medical Diagnoses, Study FindsAlthough chatbots and large language models can answer a slew of everyday questions, they shouldn't be the first place you turn to for medical advice, a new study from the scientific journal Nature Medicine shows. During the study, 1,298 participants in the UK were asked to use a large language model, such as ChatGPT or...