Publisher cancels horror novel over AI use
Hachette Book Group cancelled publication of upcoming horror novel Shy Girl over allegations that author Mia Ballard used artificial intelligence to generate large portions of text. According to the New York Times, it's the first time that a major publishing house has withdrawn a book over alleged AI use. Ballard claims that an editor added the AI-generated text.
Speed Training game shown
to reduce dementia risk
Brain training research shows a 25 percent reduction in dementia risk for one specific type of game.
It used a specific exercise called Double Decision, available through a platform called BrainHQ.
Here is how it works: a car or tractor flashes briefly in the center of the screen. Simultaneously, a Route 66 sign appears somewhere in the periphery, surrounded by distracting road signs. You must correctly identify both — the vehicle and the sign location — before they disappear. As your accuracy improves, the images flash faster and the distractions multiply.
It trains the brain to process multiple pieces of visual information quickly — a fundamentally different skill than memorizing word lists or solving logic puzzles. Researchers who study cognitive decline believe that processing speed, not memory alone, may be one of the earliest and most important markers of brain health.
Change your Google habits
By now, you have seen the AI answers pop up on Google when you search. And it's high time to treat Google more like an AI and less like a search engine.
Say you want to know if a glass of V8 is nutritionally better than a glass of milk. Instead of googling nutritional value of each, simply ask Google to compare them for you.
You can also use Google for broader informational questions: What are the causes of... What factors influenced... However, keep in mind that AIs work on probability and training data, not certainty. Treat broad and analytical AI answers as a helpful draft.
🏔️ Think you know your National Parks? Let's find out.
Which U.S. National Park receives the MOST visitors every single year — drawing over 12 million people and more traffic than Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon COMBINED?
A) Zion National Park
B) Rocky Mountain National Park
C) Great Smoky Mountains National Park
D) Yosemite National Park
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✅ The answer is C — Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
Straddling the Tennessee/North Carolina border, Great Smoky Mountains has held the #1 spot for most visited National Park for DECADES. No entrance fee, stunning scenery, and easy access from major cities? Yeah, the people have spoken.
Did you get it right? Drop your answer in the comments — no shame if the Smokies surprised you. They humble a LOT of confident trivia players. 😄
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This Day in History: 1929
Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, the daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness who for decades has been better known to her many film fans as the actress Audrey Hepburn, was born near Brussels, Belgium.
This Day in History: 1929
Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, the daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness who for decades has been better known to her many film fans as the actress Audrey Hepburn, was born near Brussels, Belgium.
This Day in History: 2007
shortly before her fourth birthday, Madeleine McCann of Rothley, England, disappeared during a family vacation at a resort in southern Portugal. Despite an international search, she remains missing.
This Day in History: 2007
shortly before her fourth birthday, Madeleine McCann of Rothley, England, disappeared during a family vacation at a resort in southern Portugal. Despite an international search, she remains missing.
This Day in History: 1972
after serving nearly five decades as FBI director. J. Edgar Hoover died, leaving the agency without the administrator who'd turned it into an efficient crime-fighting machine.
This Day in History: 1972
after serving nearly five decades as FBI director. J. Edgar Hoover died, leaving the agency without the administrator who'd turned it into an efficient crime-fighting machine.
This Day in History: 1962
The Weavers' appearance on The Jack Paar Show is canceled over a loyalty oath.
This Day in History: 1962
the U.S. Navy SEALs unit was created. Their elite members (only about 20% actually make it that far) are trained to operate in urban, desert and jungle locations and to withstand torture.
This Day in History: 2011
the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) debuted on television. The Queen of All Media had previously described her vision for the network as one that inspires our viewers and makes them want to be who they are on their best day.
This Day in History: 2008
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the NHL's inaugural Winter Classic, the first regular-season game played outdoors in the U.S. in the league's history, at New York's Ralph Wilson Stadium.
This Day in History: 1959
A popular revolution led by Fidel Castro takes over Cuba, leading to a long-standing U.S. trade and travel embargo.