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\u00a0The growth of AI and online bots is making it increasingly difficult to tell whether someone on the internet is actually human. It focuses on the Orb, a device that scans a person\u2019s iris to provide a \u201cProof of Humanity,\u201d while also raising concerns about privacy and the collection of personal information. Will proving that we are human will become necessary in the future?<\/p>\n
(The New Yorker<\/a>, approx. 35 mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cNevertheless, the Orb may be coming soon to a coffee shop, sidewalk, or shopping mall near you. \u201cWe have about forty million people on the network with some level of verification and about half of those, eighteen million, at the highest level of verification\u2014the Orb verification,\u201d Sada told me. \u201cBut right now we are really focussed on the U.S.\u201d During the Biden Administration, the S.E.C. wasn\u2019t inclined to look favorably on people being paid in crypto for having their eyeballs scanned. That changed when Donald Trump returned to office, and since the spring of 2025 it has been possible to secure a Proof of Humanity from an Orb within the land of the free and the home of the brave\u201d.<\/p>\n 2. The conspiracy continues\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n getty\n<\/p>\n Duane \u201cKeefe D\u201d Davis\u2019s conviction for the murder of Tupac Shakur is a major development after nearly 30 years of mystery surrounding the case. However, the guilty verdict does not fully explain who ordered or planned the killing. This article explores the uncertainty and conspiracy theories that remain around the rapper\u2019s death.<\/p>\n (The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, approx. 35 mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cIt was then that Davis claimed that he pulled out the .40-caliber Glock and passed it to the backseat for someone to take aim. In some interviews, Davis was cagey and refused to name the shooter. In others, he stated that Anderson delivered the four fatal shots into Knight\u2019s 750-series BMW. In one statement, Davis admitted that he would\u2019ve been willing to shoot had the Cadillac approached from a different angle. Then he diagrammed their getaway. The gun was never found. He claimed they parked the rental car at a nearby hotel and hid it atop one of the tires. When they returned the next morning it was gone\u201d.<\/p>\n 3. The MAHA Mantra\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n getty\n<\/p>\n The New Yorker follows a West Virginia custody battle centred on the parents\u2019 opposing views over vaccines and their children\u2019s medical care. It also explores how the MAHA or \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d movement and online communities have intensified vaccine scepticism.<\/p>\n (The New Yorker<\/a>, approx. 50 mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cKnow better, do better\u201d is a popular MAHA mantra, another way of saying D.Y.O.R., or \u201cdo your own research.\u201d This means turning to the internet to learn about red dyes, additives, food as medicine, essential oils, and when to apply a garlic poultice to the bottom of your feet. It also means knowing how to read vaccine inserts, the technical fine print on vaccine packaging. On parenting forums, mothers remind one another that no one cares about your child more than you do. On Facebook, discussion groups foster the feeling of a countercultural underground. Pages are shut down for promoting misinformation, then reappear under new names. Conversation takes place under the veil of coded language: vaccines are referred to as \u201cvak seens\u201d or, more commonly, with a cupcake emoji\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n 4. The real Queen of Freddie Mercury\u2019s life<\/a><\/p>\n getty\n<\/p>\n Mary Austin had a lifelong connection to Freddie Mercury, that began as a romantic relationship. She remained one of the most important and trusted people in his life, even after their relationship changed. After the singer\u2019s death, Austin inherited his home and part of his estate. The article reflects on their lasting bond and Austin\u2019s role in preserving Mercury\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n (The Guardian<\/a>, approx. 40 mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cA couple of years before Mercury died, when Austin was almost 40, she had her first son Richard with her then partner. Mercury became Richard\u2019s godfather. I ask if he doted on him. \u201cWell, he knew he had Aids, and he felt he should never touch Richard, go near him, because there was so little known about the virus at the time.\u201d She didn\u2019t share the anxiety, she says. When Mercury was dying, Austin was pregnant with her second son, Jamie. \u201cI was there next to his bed, I was holding his hand, I was doing whatever I needed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n 5. Saving Africa\u2019s Wild Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n frialamy stock photo\n<\/p>\n There are only 6,600 African wild dogs left in the world. The Endangered Wildlife Trust\u2019s African wild dog range expansion program has made it their mission to protect the dwindling species.<\/p>\n (Smithsonian magazine<\/a>, approx. 14 mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cWild dogs are the most successful hunters in Africa, with a kill rate of 80 percent. Lions, by comparison, kill just 30 percent of what they hunt. The dogs\u2019 superpower is also part of the reason they are so threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Was Stonehenge a prehistoric computer?<\/a><\/p>\n getty\n<\/p>\n In the 1960s, scientist Gerald Hawkins\u2019s developed a theory that Stonehenge was actually a prehistoric computer capable of predicting eclipses.<\/p>\n (BBC<\/a>, approx. five mins reading time)<\/p>\n \u201cIf this were true, Stonehenge was \u2018a device that priest-rulers could have used to enhance their power\u2019, argued a 1965 article in Time magazine. \u2018On the day or night that their stone computer predicted an eclipse, they might well have summoned their subjects to Salisbury Plain to observe a spectacle that terrorised most ancient peoples. When the eclipse started, the priests probably intoned the prayers that enabled the Sun or Moon to escape the blackness.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2026AND A CLASSIC FROM THE ARCHIVES\u2026 getty\n<\/p>\n Through its independent bookshops, historic libraries and pubs, Dublin has maintained a strong literary culture. Here the New York Times explores those spaces that help to keep the tradition alive.<\/p>\n (The New York Times <\/a>approx. twenty mins reading time)\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788690745_686_.png\")
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