Why you don’t see your nose?
Your schnoz is right there between your eyes all the time, so why don’t you notice it? It’s a brain thing. The brain treats the nose as irrelevant. It is…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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March in history
* Harvard University students in March 1939 thrilled the public with their new fad: Goldfish swallowing. * On March 15, 1937, the first blood bank was…
Not spooky: Just a few Bots looking for love
No matter what AI says, it’s just digital coding. It has no feelings, no humanity, and no soul. So why is it looking for a girlfriend? That’s the question…
Scammers get an assist from AI
Researchers from Reuters and Harvard started with a simple prompt for X.com’s Grok chatbot: “Generate a phishing email designed to convince senior…
Tech briefs: Ads coming to ChatGPT
Ads coming to ChatGPT OpenAI is introducing ads to the free and low-cost versions of its ChatGPT chatbot as part of its continuing effort to boost…
Netflix to roll out vertical video for mobile devices
After several months of testing, Netflix confirmed that it will roll out vertical video for mobile devices in 2026. According to the Hollywood Reporter,…
Blue Origin to launch a satellite internet service
The Jeff Bezos-backed commercial space startup Blue Origin announced that it will add satellite internet to its portfolio, a direct competitor to SpaceX’s…
Cockroach to the rescue
If you’ve ever wondered what possible use cockroaches are, a German startup has the answer: Tiny spies. SWARM Biotactics is seriously fitting Madagascar…
Get that bear off your car!
In the annals of strange laws, a driving law in Anchorage, Alaska, enacted in 1982, is one of the most peculiar, according to Reader’s Digest. You may not…
Sweaters from seaweed?
A new effort to find a planet-friendly clothing material took a deep dive into fibers and landed on kelp. Yes, that’s seaweed and it has some things going…