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2026-05-10 @ 10.03.28 ∈ In English

Behind the Scenes Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog

Two weeks ago we announced that we had identified and fixed an unprecedented number of latent security bugs in Firefox with the help of Claude Mythos Preview and other AI models. In this post, we’ll go into more detail about how we approached this work, what we found, and advice for other projects on making good use of emerging capabilities to harden themselves against attack.

2026-05-08 @ 18.49.45 ∈ In English

Sharper brains switch to a 'not what you know, but who you know' mindset online and on social media, study shows

Rather than encoding information itself, individuals increasingly track who possesses the information. It indicates that people engage with and use the social network like an external hard drive for the brain.

2026-05-08 @ 18.44.01 ∈ In English

More than one in three Norwegian dogs shows signs of tick-borne disease

The vast majority of dogs that had antibodies in their blood did not fall ill. Many have only experienced temporary symptoms that can resemble a cold, or no symptoms at all.

2026-04-30 @ 14.08.42 ∈ In English

Urban birds fear women more than men, and scientists don't know why

This finding was also consistent across the 37 bird species studied[. The] researchers conclude that urban birds can recognize the sex of the humans approaching them.

2026-04-30 @ 13.53.31 ∈ In English

Pet cats that roam outdoors can carry similar disease risk as feral cats

A new study led by University of British Columbia researchers has found that pet cats allowed to roam outside unsupervised carry infectious diseases at rates comparable to feral cats, even when they receive veterinary care, regular meals, and shelter.

2026-04-23 @ 20.32.26 ∈ In English

Black grouse eye test reveals best flags to protect birds from fatal cables

The team [discovered that black grouse have one of the widest known fields of view known: 353 °. But they cannot see dark red and their vision is quite poor.]

2026-04-17 @ 10.05.10 ∈ In English

(A U.S. viewpoint; not new research, and not from a medical expert, but enjoyably thorough examination.)

The Mystery in the Medicine Cabinet

I’m now convinced that for most people in most circumstances, acetaminophen is safer than ibuprofen, provided you use it as directed. I think most doctors agree with this. In fact, I think many doctors think it’s obvious.

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