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TECHNOLOGY
In Test of AI-Detection Services, One Saw This Image as “Real”
Some humans also think it's real and plan an expedition to “wherever the hell this was taken.”
Zillions of AI-Generated Books,
With Wacky Titles Like Apricot
Bar Code Architecture
Swamp Amazon's Bestseller Lists

If you're working on your first novel that you've cleverly titled Apricot Bar Code Architecture, you've just become a victim of automation.
 
SPORTS
NFL Cracks Down on
Gambling, Suspends Four
Players

Wagers on them at official league site FanDuel returned a tidy profit.
Scientists Create Robot That Could Eventually Replace Pro Tennis Players
“You cannot be serious” screams John McEnroe.
As smartphones become more ubiquitous, fewer people are keeping their landlines. What percentage of Americans currently have a traditional landline telephone?
   A )  80%  
   B )  75%  
   C )  70%  
   D )  27%  
Hint: the electricity's out, can we use your phone?
 
TRAVEL
New York City: Congestion
Pricing Coming Next Year

Aim is to rid Manhattan of traffic, “riff-raff” from outer boroughs.
 
ODDS 'N' ENDS
Marie Antoinette's Private Apartment Opened Up to Public for First Time
When finished viewing, each visitor receives a complimentary slice of cake.

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