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No, Hungary did not construct heated tunnels for its stray dogs

No, Hungary did not construct heated tunnels for its stray dogs

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s increasingly difficult to keep track of all the generative AI slop currently fooling unsuspecting internetgoers on any given day. Earlier this month, a (fake) image went viral after enough people genuinely believed North Carolina conservationists kept wild horses warm during winter storms by wrapping them in fiberglass insulation. Now, another hoax is tugging on the heartstrings of animal lovers. Multiple AI slop farm accounts are claiming that Hungary built heated aboveground walkways to accommodate the nation’s stray dogs amid freezing temperatures. “Saw this [Facebook] post about Hungary creating tunnels that keep dogs warm during the winter. Is this AI?” one user recently posted to the appropriately titled r/isthisAI subreddit along with one of the multiple similar images floating around the web. Although it may look realistic at first, a closer inspection shows multiple inconsistencies. Credit: Reddit The photo seems plausible enough at first glance. A dozen-or-so dogs are seen making their way through a glass-enclosed, well-lit corridor that …

Iran Unveils More Deep Underground Missile Tunnels, Warns Can Close Strait of Hormuz

Iran Unveils More Deep Underground Missile Tunnels, Warns Can Close Strait of Hormuz

Via The Cradle Tehran has unveiled a network of “underwater missile tunnels” and has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will “not be safe” if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the US, Iranian state television reported. Footage aired on Iranian state television showed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri inside the submarine missile facilities, displaying rows of cruise missiles reportedly capable of striking targets over 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away with smart guidance systems. “Our capabilities are constantly developing,” Tangsiri said, adding that Iranian forces were ready to deal with any threat “at any level and in any geography.” Earlier this week, the political deputy of the IRGC Navy, Mohammed Akbarzadeh, warned that Tehran could disrupt international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran refrained from imposing a blockade on the strait during the 12-day US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic in June, but has repeatedly warned it could be an option in any upcoming attack on the country.  Akbarzadeh said Iran receives real-time intelligence “from the sky, the surface …

UK, France bomb IS arms bunker in Syria

UK, France bomb IS arms bunker in Syria

Britain and France conducted a joint strike late Saturday against an underground arms cache in Syria used by Islamic State (IS), the U.K. defense ministry said. Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were joined by French aircraft in the strike near the city of Palmyra in central Syria, the ministry said in a statement. “Careful intelligence analysis identified an underground facility, in the mountains some miles north of the ancient site of Palmyra,” the ministry said. The analysis led officials to believe the facility was storing arms and explosives, according to the statement. “Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of access tunnels down to the facility,” the ministry said. The aircraft “completed successful strikes,” it said. Source link