How AI English and human English differ—and how to decide when to use artificial language

Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it ...
TidBITS

DarkSword Exploit Threatens iPhones Still Running iOS 18

Security researchers have discovered DarkSword, a sophisticated exploit chain targeting iOS 18.4 through 18.7.2. Unlike past spyware aimed at high-profile targets, DarkSword is being surreptitiously ...
IEEE

Language Models Understand Themselves Better: A Zero-Shot AI-Generated Text Detection Method via Reading and Writing

Abstract: The rapid development and widespread adoption of large language models (LLMs) in recent years have introduced significant risks, necessitating robust detection methods to distinguish between ...
The 74

How AI Is Helping NYC English Teachers Improve Middle School Reading and Writing

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Today’s students are on a high-speed trajectory toward an “innovative” future — one in which artificial ...
The Hacker News

CERT/CC Warns binary-parser Bug Allows Node.js Privilege-Level Code Execution

A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular binary-parser npm library that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary JavaScript. The vulnerability, tracked ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Releases Azure Functions Support for Model Context Protocol Servers

Microsoft has moved its Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for Azure Functions to General Availability, signaling a shift toward standardized, identity-secure agentic workflows. By integrating ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content?

For this week’s Ask An SEO, a reader asked: “Is there any difference between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to traditional Google indexing? What ...
People

David Bromstad Holds Back Tears While Reading Emotional Text from Friend: 'My Rope When I'm Barely Holding On'

The HGTV star read the sentimental message during a recent episode of ‘My Lottery Dream Home’ Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, ...
The Verge

Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses

Ray-Ban Display users will soon be able to reply to texts with hand gestures. Ray-Ban Display users will soon be able to reply to texts with hand gestures. is a news writer covering all things ...
The New Yorker

Dyslexia and the Reading Wars

In 2024, my niece Caroline received a Ph.D. in gravitational-wave physics. Her research interests include “the impact of model inaccuracies on biases in parameters recovered from gravitational wave ...