After a rise in cases throughout the last year, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is declaring an outbreak of hepatitis A. According to public health, hepatitis A cases tripled from 2023 to 2024, with 165 cases reported in the county last year. As many as 29 have been reported in 2025 so far. Hepatitis A is found in the stool of infected persons and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. It can be spread through close person-to-person contact and through contaminated food or drink, public health warns. read more
Dogs have "extensive and multifarious" environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that "the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised".
The still mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its peak between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, said that the Teotihuacan altar was believed to have been used for sacrifices, "especially of children."
The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" ... read more
In the fiscal year that ended in June 2024, after giving out 2 million parking tickets, the city collected about $110 million in parking fines. Meanwhile, according to Mejia's data, it was spending $88 million on parking enforcement expenses like salaries and equipment. But when the cost of pensions and other obligations and liabilities were added to the mix, that figure jumped to more than $176 million. A $65 million shortfall. A $65 million shortfall when the city is experiencing a significant budgetary crisis that it needs to address. read more
Yeah, a major blow to Alphabet's control over the web.
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Ridiculous, we don't control the web.
On this website, I always post links to actually back up what I state and all of that is based on facts or figures that I have read in previous articles. However, in the recent times, it is becoming increasingly difficult to use Google Search to find those older articles. Some of the time, it will be still available, but buried 4-5 pages back.
This is true. But AI is overtaking "search", Google search engine is becoming irrelevant from a User Interface perspective.
Soon Apple phones will use Apple AI for search.
Personally, I have switched to using Grok for a majority of my search requests when I am looking for a specific supporting article because it is way more efficient than doom scrolling Google looking for an older link.
I haven't seen Grok spit up old articles perhaps you can share a "prompt" i could try.
This is all funny to me because Android and iOS are horrible and they are trying to invade the PC space, further spreading their misery.