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October 28—This week, I wrote about why people often fall for chatfishing—the use of chatbots to get dates on dating apps—and what the solutions might be. Also, check out this story about Google’s exploration of quantum chaos using its most powerful quantum chips.

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Top Stories
So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps

Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference
Google Explores Quantum Chaos on Its Most Powerful Quantum Computer Chip

“Quantum echoes” rippling through Google’s quantum computer chip Willow could lead to advances in molecular chemistry and the physics of black holes
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How the World’s Most Famous Code Was Cracked

Uncovering the CIA’s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing
AI Reads Your Tongue Color to Reveal Hidden Diseases

Inspired by principles from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers used AI to analyze tongue color as a diagnostic tool—with more than 96 percent accuracy
UFOs Are Just One Explanation for Mysterious Patterns in Old Telescope Data

New peer-reviewed research reporting strange lights in the pre-space-age sky is sparking curiosity and controversy
This New Shape Breaks an ‘Unbreakable’ 3D Geometry Rule

The noperthedron has a surprising property—which disproves a long-standing conjecture
 
What We’re Reading
  • OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week| WIRED
  • Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs | TechCrunch
  • “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman | MIT Technology Review
 
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Quantum Network Is Step Toward Ultrasecure Internet

The experiment connects three devices with entangled photons, demonstrating a key technique that could enable a future quantum Internet
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