I moved to Rome in search of the dolce vita but discovered its dark underbelly

Always wanted to live in Rome? Here’s what it’s really like to move to the Italian capital. “Welcome to the jungle!” It was these four words, uttered by a burly taxi driver picking me up at Rome’s railway station, that greeted me to the Italian…

Wellness trend or ‘significant’ risk to animals? UK investigation reveals dark side of puppy yoga

Puppy yoga could put young dogs at risk, the RSPCA warns after an ITV News investigation into the popular activity. It’s hard to imagine a more soothing start to the day than stretching back into ‘Downward Dog’ pose, as a German Shepherd puppy scampers around…

The dark web is overflowing with stolen ChatGPT accounts

There’s no doubt about it: ChatGPT, the AI chatbot from OpenAI, is extremely popular and has seemingly single-handedly thrust chatbots and AI language models into the mainstream. But with this popularity come some side effects. For one: ChatGPT accounts are now a prime target for…

Titanic visit by exhibit producer one of ‘most powerful experiences of my life’: ‘Very dark, very cold’

As urgent search efforts continue for the submersible that vanished on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic, a tourist exhibit producer who made the trip in a different vessel described it to Fox News Digital on Tuesday as “one of the most powerful…

Reddit faces massive protests as thousands of communities ‘go dark’ over new company policy

A number of popular subreddits restricted users from accessing information from June 12-14 as a form of protest against Reddit’s new policies that they say are severely hampering third-party apps.  A subreddit is a topic-specific community on the website Reddit.  Subreddits range from broad topics…

Edgar Allan Poe: Odd and interesting facts about the dark and mysterious poet behind ‘The Raven’

It’s been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history. While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much more to know about him than just his…

Exploring The Dark Side Of The GPT Chatbot From OpenAI

Since its release on 30 November 2022, ChatGPT has been hailed as one of the biggest developments in artificial intelligence (AI). The ‘GPT’ in the name stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT), a neural network learning model which enables machines to perform natural language processing…

India’s Gen Z grapples with Modi’s dark past in new documentary

SRINAGAR, India — When the lights were suddenly cut off, the crowd of young people switched on the flashlights on their smartphones. They turned them toward the seat of a motorbike, where student activist Aishe Ghosh stood in defiance.  “They will shut one screen, we…

Top Homeland Republican blasts ‘after dark’ border numbers release, promises ‘tides are changing’

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee took aim at the Biden administration’s “after dark” drop of December border numbers, accusing the administration of a lack of transparency — while promising the “tides are changing” now the Republicans have control of the committees. Customs…

Dark money group linked to Leonard Leo is dissolved

But just three days after POLITICO’s inquiries, the BH Fund closed down, according to documents filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Adam Kennedy, a spokesperson for the firm now known as CRC Advisors, which had performed extensive consulting work for Leo in 2017 and…