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Pope Leo XIV is back on social media, with a message of peace
Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles. The Vatican posted a first Instagram post Tuesday repeating the first words Leo said to the world as pope: “Peace be with you all!”
AP News - May 13, 2025 9:39pm EDT
AI tool put to test sifting public views on botox and fillers
The technology's success sorting comments on cosmetic surgery paves the way for its wider use, the government says.
BBC News - May 13, 2025 9:32pm EDT
A decade of digital rights: Where has Big Tech's progress gone?
In a world with rising authoritarianism, the report shows that many Big Tech companies are largely continuing with “business as usual,” failing to address critical issues.
Global Voices - May 13, 2025 9:03pm EDT
Kosmos 482: Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
BBC News - May 13, 2025 8:49pm EDT
Trump to lift sanctions on Syria - as he announces $600bn deal with Saudi Arabia
The US president was speaking at a US-Saudi investment conference during a four-day trip to the Middle East.
Sky News - May 13, 2025 8:32pm EDT
UK government to launch AI tool to speed up public consultations
Guardian UK - May 13, 2025 8:05pm EDT
Dallas Mavericks were paid $33 million over 3 years by Chime for jersey patch
In Chime Financial's IPO prospectus on Tuesday, the company disclosed terms of its sponsorship deal with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
CNBC - May 13, 2025 7:17pm EDT
Psychedelics Allowed Ancient Peruvians to Consolidate Power, Study Says
Gizmodo - May 13, 2025 7:10pm EDT
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'
Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
AP News - May 13, 2025 6:13pm EDT
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.
Ars Technica - May 13, 2025 5:49pm EDT
“Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Android permissions as “gatekeeping”
Without full file access, it’s kind of hard to use your own cloud.
Ars Technica - May 13, 2025 5:18pm EDT
Gladstone A.I. co-founders Jeremie Harris and Edouard Harris examine the investment focus of President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip on ‘The Will Cain Show.’
Fox News - May 13, 2025 4:54pm EDT
Google is testing AI search on its homepage
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, Alphabet investors have been concerned that OpenAI could take market share from Google in search.
CNBC - May 13, 2025 4:03pm EDT
Feds ask Musk's car company how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents in Texas rollout
Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk's car company to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national “robotaxi” launch that is key to keeping Tesla's stock price aloft.
AP News - May 13, 2025 3:45pm EDT
Google announces Material 3 Expressive, a colorful evolution of Android design
Google’s take on Android is getting brighter and bolder later this year.
Ars Technica - May 13, 2025 3:15pm EDT
Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
It's likely Microsoft's largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023.
CNBC - May 13, 2025 3:06pm EDT