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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

Pete Buttigieg hammers Trump at Iowa town hall amid 2028 presidential speculation

Buttigieg criticized the Trump administration on a wide range of issues at a Cedar Rapids event, focusing on core issues of freedom around speech and due process.

NBC News - May 13, 2025 9:32pm EDT

US tech argues secret to besting Chinese AI is... capitalism

Register UK - May 13, 2025 9:24pm 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

Elementary schools in Maryland evacuated after heavy rains cause flooding

No injuries were reported, but rescuers used boats in the effort to get people out of the area in Allegany County on Tuesday.

NBC News - May 13, 2025 8:32pm EDT

AI paper mills are swamping science with garbage studies

Register UK - May 13, 2025 8:28pm EDT

Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection

Register UK - May 13, 2025 8:15pm EDT

Apple reportedly considering raising prices for its upcoming fall iPhone lineup

Raising prices could help Apple cushion higher costs stemming from tariffs that have hampered global supply chains and forced the company to shift more production to India

The Globe and Mail - May 13, 2025 8:10pm 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

All eyes on Cassie as the prosecution's star witness testifies in Diddy's trial

In today's edition of Diddy on Trial, we take a closer look at R&B singer Casandra Ventura's first day on the witness stand.

NBC News - May 13, 2025 7:12pm EDT

Psychedelics Allowed Ancient Peruvians to Consolidate Power, Study Says

Gizmodo - May 13, 2025 7:10pm EDT

Meghan Trainor changes lyrics to 'All About That Bass' following weight loss

The singer altered a line in the 2014 hit song during a recent performance.

NBC News - May 13, 2025 6:32pm EDT

Mars may have vast underground oceans

Register UK - May 13, 2025 6:24pm 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

$100 million New Jersey deli fraudster Peter Coker Sr. gets six months in jail

Coker's son, a former fugitive, is due to be sentenced later in the day for the New Jersey deli scheme, which also involved a shell company.

CNBC - May 13, 2025 5:32pm 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

Saudi investment is a way America can position itself to have AI-dominance over China, says Gladstone AI CEO | Fox News Video

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

Copyright Office thinks AI companies sometimes stole content

Register UK - May 13, 2025 4:17pm 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

Microsoft chops 3% - mid-managers top the list

Register UK - May 13, 2025 3:52pm 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