Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new…
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Plug-in solar is legal in these 10 states now – how it could save you money
ZDNET’s key takeaways Multiple states are working to legalize backyard solar setups. After Utah, nine other states have legalized it, or are working on bills for plug-in solar. 24 other states are stalled but already working on…
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Upgrades and new arrivals coming to Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra
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explore the slopes, glaciers and unique traditions of car-free Aletsch Arena
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Move over, pervert glasses – the latest toxic trend is robogroping
You may be familiar with rule 34 of the internet, which states that if something exists or can be imagined, there will almost certainly be online porn of it. Now let me introduce my rule 35: whenever a new technology is created, it will, without…
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Ilhan Omar should be deported if she lied for citizenship, says Emmer
EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking House lawmaker from Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home state is calling for the embattled progressive to be jailed and deported if it is found that she or her father lied on…
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seven must-see highlights and experiences in the city
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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates
Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.
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74-year-old’s pumpkin farm brings in $2 million annually—in only 7 weeks
Three decades ago, when Kelly Schultz announced his intention to start a pumpkin farm, “everybody laughed at me,” he says. Schultz, a second-generation antique seller, had no prior experience with farming when he bought a small farm in Clarence,…
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‘We’re not playing games’: Parents launch playground protests to fight school field sell-off
On Saturdays throughout autumn, residents of Totnes have met at a field on the banks of the River Dart to play ballgames, fly kites or simply sit on the grass and chat.But it hasn’t just been about having fun – this has been a “play…
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