For hundreds of years, people have told stories about a "Loch Ness Monster". Now, a group of scientists have come up with a way to prove whether the monster exists or not.
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A family in Portland, Oregon was surprised to learn that their digital assistant had recorded them talking, and sent the recording to someone they knew.
A digital assistant is a computer service that acts as a personal helper, such as Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant. The helpers respond to questions or commands that users say out loud.
Millions of people are talking about a recording of a single word. They can't decide if it says "Laurel" or "Yanny". There are good reasons to be confused.
People are using computer assistants more and more. But as these assistants become more common, people are also discovering more problems with them.
A soldier in the US Army lost an ear in a car crash two years ago. Now she has gotten a brand new, real ear. It grew inside her arm.
A temple in Japan recently held a funeral for 114 dogs. The temple was asked to do this by a company that fixes toys. Why? The dogs are robots.
Scientists have discovered that the clouds covering the planet Uranus smell like rotten eggs. The scientists found this out by studying sunlight bouncing off of the clouds.
For over a week, the City of Atlanta's computer systems have been under attack. The computer files have been taken over by criminals who want over $50,000 to allow the computers to work again.
Newspapers and governments are looking into the way a company used information from FaceBook to change election results in the US and the UK.
Alexa, a computer voice meant to give people help, has been scaring them instead. People say their Amazon devices have been making a scary laughing sound when they don't expect it.