Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.
The Hechinger Report

Sex, drugs and … AI?: Students think everyone else is doing it more than they are

As colleges scramble to write rules for artificial intelligence in the classroom, one basic question remains unknown: How many students are actually using it? An anonymous survey of 338 undergraduates ...
Variety

Olivia Rodrigo Was ‘Enraged’ at Trump’s White House for Using Her Song to Promote ICE: ‘What They’re Doing Is Awful, Barbaric and Cruel’

Olivia Rodrigo told Dazed magazine in a new interview ahead of the release of her third studio album that she was “enraged” last fall when she was scrolling on her phone and discovered that Trump’s ...
Harvard Business Review

How People Are Really Using AI in 2026

It’s been three-and-a-half years since generative AI exploded onto the scene. In this past year, progress has continued its relentless pace: Vibe coding took off, companies embraced agentic workflows, ...
9to5google

What are you actually doing with Gemini?

Further reflecting on Google’s practical focus for Gemini and AI in general at I/O 2026 last week, I still find myself struggling to find ways to actually make this technology useful in ways that ...
Palm Beach Post

Do Burmese pythons attack, or even eat, humans? Python Challenge dates

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that pose a significant threat to the Everglades ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge is an annual event designed to raise awareness and remove ...
Digital Trends

Amazon employees are doing fake tasks because they’re forced to use more AI and show it

The corporate AI race is slowly starting to feel less like innovation and more like performance art. Companies desperately want employees to “embrace AI,” employees desperately want management off ...
NPR

She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned

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Time

Letting AI Do Your Work Erodes Your Confidence, According to a New Study

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The Conversation

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to ...
ZDNet

Half of all US employees use AI at work now - and waste almost 8 hours a week doing it

Half of employees now use AI at work at least occasionally. Many of them also don't know their employers' AI strategy. AI is boosting productivity, but not reshaping workflows. Half of all employees ...
The Washington Post

The surprising ways cannabis may affect the aging brain

Marijuana use seems to be more popular (or at least more openly talked about) than ever. Regardless of whether you’re on the gummy bandwagon, you might wonder how it really affects your brain after ...