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The internet gave us cat videos, online shopping, and the ability to order pizza at 2 a.m. — it also gave us scammers, data miners, and trolls, but don't worry, our Brain Ping INTERNET SAFETY GUIDE has you covered on how to enjoy the former while outsmarting the latter.

“On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Blog”: Online Safety Tips for Adults and Kids | ioCreative The following tips are our internet safety guide for adults and children, divided between general tips, social media, and anonymous websites.

Think you can spot fake news from a mile away? Think again—especially now that AI’s out there spinning digital tall tales faster than your uncle at Thanksgiving. Our “How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up?: How to Spot AI Misinformation and Fake News” is your crash course in separating real from robot, packed with sharp humor and smarter tips than your average doom-scroll. Read it before your next “breaking news” post turns out to be written by a toaster.

“How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up?”: How to Spot AI Misinformation and Fake News | ioCreative “How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up?”: How to Spot AI Misinformation and Fake News by Anna Diehl | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized If you’re reading this, congratulations on finding a guide on how to spot AI misinformation and turn off AI assistants — written by humans, for humans! We can’t tak...

Want to MASTER the Craft of Google Searches? Come enjoy an entertaining lesson and LEARN rarified Tips & Tricks & Hacks and more with our new Brain Ping installment!

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Master the Art of Google Fu with Search Tips & Tricks | ioCreative Master the Art of Google Fu with Search Tips & Tricks by Anna Diehl | Oct 7, 2025 | Computing Skills, Information Literacy, Navigating the Web Tags: User Advocacy To start our series of digital literacy blogs, we’ve created this guide on Google search tips and tricks you can use for precise result...

Say hello to Brain Ping — our fresh, funny, and fiercely curious new blog that launches you into the cosmic frontier of internet literacy. Whether you’re dodging digital black holes, orbiting the latest tech trends, or charting a course through the ever-shifting galaxy of online life, Brain Ping is your mission control, your navigational AI, and your snarky co-pilot with a stellar connection. Come explore the smarts, the snafus, and the star-powered strategies to stay light-years ahead — one ping at a time. CHECK BACK MONTHLY FOR NEW POSTS! https://iocreative.com/blog/

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More incredible news from the stars ...

Euclid telescope captures Einstein ring revealing warping of space Dazzling image shows galaxy more than 4bn light years away, whose starlight has been bent due to gravity

Utterly mind-blowing ...

Pair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole Streams are the largest ever seen, measuring 23m light years and with combined power of trillions of suns

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Moon landing: US clinches first touchdown in 50 years A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever achieved by the private sector.

For those looking to add a little spice to their lives in Bham (thanks Anna) ...

Spicing Up Subdued Excitement: Bellingham’s Spice Stores and International Markets - WhatcomTalk There's nothing subdued about the array of seasonings available at Bellingham's spectacular spice stores.

This gives us a real sense of scale in our universe …

Scientists have found a black hole so large it eats the equivalent of one sun per day With a mass 17 billion times larger than our sun, this black hole is the fastest-growing black hole ever recorded, Australian National University said.