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A write-up on sigh.dev argues that Meta's Muse performs impressively at web scraping, drawing attention on developer forums where it ranks highly. The piece highlights the model's usefulness for extracting structured data from web pages, a task many are now testing with newer AI models.
- 2Elephants mine minerals deep inside Mount Elgon's Kitum Cave●🐘 ICYMI: In the pitch-black chambers of # MountElgon 's # Kitum Cave, African # savannah # elephants use their tusks to
African savannah elephants venture into the pitch-black chambers of Kitum Cave on Mount Elgon, using their tusks to scrape volcanic rock rich in sodium, calcium and magnesium. Generations of herds have hollowed out these deep mineral chambers and passed the unusual mining behaviour down, a striking example of animal culture and adaptation that is drawing fresh attention online.
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A new technical blog post examines common but flawed methods for detecting residential proxies, the techniques often used to mask automated traffic by routing it through ordinary home IP addresses. The article walks through detection approaches that fail in practice and explains why, drawing attention from developers and security engineers debating how sites should separate real users from bots.
- 4Philadelphia Inquirer launches AI tool for hyperlocal news●The Philadelphia Inquirer built Scrape, an AI tool to surface hyperlocal news
The Philadelphia Inquirer has built Scrape, an artificial intelligence tool designed to surface hyperlocal news. Developed with support from the Lenfest Institute, the tool aims to help the paper cover neighbourhood-level stories that might otherwise go unreported. The project is drawing attention as newsrooms explore AI to expand local coverage amid industry cutbacks.
- 5Skateboarding injuries send hundreds of thousands to emergency rooms●Skateboarding can be a dangerous activity with a high risk of injury, but the severity of these injuries can vary. • In
Skateboarding carries a high risk of injury, with severity varying widely depending on the accident. In 2022, an estimated 230,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for injuries related to skateboarding, scooters and hoverboards in the United States. Commenters are highlighting the dangers of these popular activities and the range of injuries, from minor scrapes to serious fractures and head trauma.
- 6AI bots and scraping could push the open web out of reach●Anno 202X, il web è così impestato e saccheggiato da bot e scraping dell'AI che i costi per la gestione di siti e comuni
Commenters warn that by 202X the web could be so infested with bots and AI scraping that running websites and online communities becomes affordable only for a handful of global billionaires, pushing humanity into isolated, self-contained systems. The post is drawing attention in Italian-language discussions about the rising costs of maintaining an open internet under pressure from automated AI traffic.
Repos
- mobile-next/mobile-mcp Model Context Protocol Server for Mobile Automation and Scraping (iOS, Android, Emulators, Simulators and Real Devices)