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Discord shifts to age prediction for suspicious accounts
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 15/02/2026
» Discord has announced a shift in its age verification strategy, moving toward an "age prediction" system that targets only suspicious accounts rather than requiring all users to undergo facial scans or submit identity documents.
Discord to mandate face scans or ID for adult content access
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/02/2026
» Discord, a popular communication platform where people can talk and hang out using text, voice, and video, said it will require users to verify their age through facial scanning or ID checks to access adult content, with the new measures set to roll out globally from March as part of stronger protections for minors.
New system Windows 11 to prompt memory scans after Blue Screen errors
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 28/10/2025
» Microsoft is currently piloting a new feature within Windows 11, designed to check for memory issues following Blue Screens of Death (BSOD), often colloquially referred to as the "blue screen".
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Long-term symptoms indicate post-concussion syndrome
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 24/06/2025
» Dear Doctors: I was in a pretty bad car accident. I thought I was lucky I got away with just a concussion, but now I have headaches and see an aura when I look at lights at night. I'm told it may be post-concussion syndrome. Can you please talk about what that is and whether it can be cured?
3D mammograms offer different angles and greater detail
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 11/03/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: I am a 65-year-old woman in remission from breast cancer. I had a single mastectomy and now have an annual mammogram on my remaining breast. I recently learned about 3D mammograms. Is there any advantage of this type over the standard kind? I am told I have dense breast tissue.
Turning smart glasses into surveillance tools
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2024
» I'm sure most readers are familiar with the Apple Vision Pro, and may have also been witness to someone wearing one out in the real world, because I have. Since then, there has been a new version of the Meta Ray-Bans that look like a pair of nerd glasses from the 1970s. The latter have turned into something from the TV series Person Of Interest by a couple of Harvard undergrads. The pair, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, are known for their punch-activated flamethrower. This time they built a system that allows the Ray-Bans to scan faces of people in view, pass this to an AI system that scans the internet for identification, and builds a dossier that is passed back to the glasses. It's called I-XRAY and challenges the concept of privacy because, if available, it will even provide details like address and social security number.
The power of the placebo
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 04/06/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: We use mints to help our six-year-old with carsickness. When the mints came from the tin, they didn't help at all. But when we started keeping them in a prescription pill bottle, the "medicine" made his symptoms go away. Is this the placebo effect? Why does it work?
Researchers use AI to detect pancreatic cancer sooner
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 27/02/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: A dear friend was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was so advanced, he died just a month later. I recently saw a discussion on television about using AI to detect pancreatic cancer early, while it is still curable. How would that work?
Lifestyle changes can help fight sleep inertia
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 19/12/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: I recently heard on social media about something called sleep inertia. It came up in a conversation about how to get a better night's sleep. Is this real, or was it invented? I often don't feel refreshed when I wake up and wonder if sleep inertia might be why.