Tech: Are your solar eclipse glasses fake?

April 2–Massive container ships threaten bridges, chatbots fumble with non-English medical prompts, and how to spot counterfeit solar eclipse glasses. All that and more below! -Ben Guarino, Associate Editor, Technology

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Are Your Solar Eclipse Glasses Fake? Here's How to Check You're going to want to guard your eyes from the sun using legitimate protective gear Sarah Sloat

Chatbots Struggle to Answer Medical Questions in Widely Spoken Languages Two popular chatbots showed some difficulty in providing medical information when asked in Spanish, Hindi or Mandarin Ananya

Inside the Race to Protect Artists from Artificial Intelligence AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back. Rachel Feltman; Lauren Leffer

Ever Larger Cargo Ships Threaten Bridges, Ports and Other Structures Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big Robin Lloyd​

What Google's New AI Fruit Fly Can Teach Us about Real Behavior To learn how to move, groom itself and flap its wings, a fruit fly AI devoured hours of video of real insects Charlotte Hu

How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Online Will you be outside the path of totality during the 2024 total solar eclipse? What if clouds block your view? Find out how to watch the event online with this collection of livestreams Meghan Bartels

NASA's New Asteroid Sample Is Already Rewriting Solar System History Scientists have scarcely begun studying pristine material from asteroid Bennu brought back to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission, but have already found several surprises Robin George Andrews

The Tale of the Snail Slime Wrangler Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally. Christopher Intagliata

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