Author: Trendici
Meta has faced some serious questions about how it allows its underage users to interact with AI-powered chatbots. Most recently, internal communications obtained by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office revealed that although Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was opposed to the chatbots having “explicit” conversations with minors, he also rejected the idea of placing parental controls on the feature.Reuters reported that in an exchange between two unnamed Meta employees, one wrote that we “pushed hard for parental controls to turn GenAI off – but GenAI leadership pushed back stating Mark decision.” New Mexico is suing Meta on charges that the…
Writer Caitlin Abber lives with her husband, Geoffrey, and their five-year-old daughter, Simone, in Queens, New York. “Style has always been part of my identity,” she says. “When I was little, I’d dress up like a grunge kid or the orphans in Oliver. Now, as a 42-year-old mom, I want to express vitality and an excitement to be alive.” Here, she shares five favorite outfits… Top: Sea NY x Rent the Runway. Jeans: Levi’s. Belt: Madewell, similar. Boots: Madewell, similar. Lipstick: VioletteFR Bisou Balm in Amour Fou. “When you’re short — I’m 5’1” — it’s hard to find full-length pants that don’t…
OpenAI is releasing a new app called Prism today, and it hopes it does for science what coding agents like Claude Code and its own Codex platform have done for programming.Prism builds on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform the company is announcing it acquired today. For the uninitiated, LaTeX is a typesetting system for formatting scientific documents and journals. Nearly the entire scientific community relies on LaTeX, but it can make some tasks, such as drawing diagrams through TikZ commands, time-consuming to do. Beyond that, LaTeX is just one of the software tools a scientist might turn to when preparing…
Getty ImagesA former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP’s drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her.Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence – 18 months of which are to be served behind bars – and, according to local media, was ordered to pay Sandrine Josso €5,000 (£4,348) in damages for emotional distress. Guerriau, now 68, had invited Josso, 50, to his Paris flat in November 2023. He later admitted serving her a drink spiked with MDMA, but maintained it was an accident and denied having any intention of assaulting her.Shortly after the verdict on…
Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018.He is due to meet President Xi Jinping on Thursday.Around 60 British business and cultural leaders are also on the trip, including representatives from bank HSBC, pharmaceutical company GSK, Jaguar Land Rover and the National Theatre.It marks the latest and most important moment in the government’s attempt to reboot the UK’s relationship with China. But critics argue China is of a wildly different world view, can’t be trusted and the government ought to be much more cautious in its…
Google AI Plus, the company’s most affordable AI subscription plan, is now rolling out in the US. It will cost you $8 a month for its features, though you can get it for $4 a month for the first two months for a limited time only. AI Plus gives you access to 200GB of storage, as well as access to the Gemini 3 Pro model, Deep Research and Nano Banana Pro inside the Gemini app. Nano Banana Pro generates images that look so realistic, they’re nearly indistinguishable from ordinary photos snapped on phones. Google even had to limit its usage…
According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have decided on a ‘clear boundary’ that would ‘force’ them to part ways with under-fire head coach Thomas Frank. Frank was appointed to replace former Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou, with the ex-Brentford manager chosen to steady the ship following his predecessor’s chaotic reign. Postecoglou had some supporters as his football was entertaining and he helped Spurs to win the Europa League last season, but their shambolic performances in the Premier League made his position untenable as they finished 16th last term. Under Frank, Spurs enjoyed a decent start to this campaign as they sat near…
Adobe Photoshop introduced some new features that are rolling out for creators today. As you’d expect from any service operator in this day and age, there’s some AI involved. Adobe has improved the tools for Generative Fill, Generative Expand and Remove that are powered by its Firefly generative AI platform. Using these tools for image editing should now produce results in 2K resolution with fewer artifacts and increased detail all while delivering better matches for the provided prompts. The Reference Image option for Generative Fill has also been upgraded to deliver “geometry-aware results that better match the scene.”One of the…
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira thinks Viktor Gyokeres’ lack of goals is a “concern” for the Gunners after they lost 3-2 to Manchester United on Sunday. The Gunners came from 2-1 down to level the game up at 2-2 on 84 minutes through Mikel Merino but a brilliant Matheus Cunha strike three minutes later won the match for the Red Devils. Arsenal are leading the Premier League but Manchester City and Aston Villa – who occupy second and third place – closed the gap to just four points over the weekend, piling pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side. Unlike Man City, who…
TikTok has reached a settlement in a closely-watched lawsuit over social media addiction, narrowly avoiding a trial that’s scheduled to begin jury selection Tuesday. Terms of the deal, which was reported by The New York Times, weren’t disclosed.TikTok’s settlement comes about one week after Snap reached a settlement in the same case. The trial is expected to move forward in Los Angeles with Meta and YouTube as the only defendants. Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, said in a statement to NYT that they were “pleased” with the settlement and that it was “a good resolution.” TikTok didn’t immediately…