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Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the “coming weeks,” teens will no longer be able to access AI characters “until the updated experience isContinue Reading

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French prosecutors say Russia-linked tanker ‘Grinch’ under investigation after interception in western Mediterranean., French prosecutors say Russia-linked tanker ‘Grinch’ under investigation after interception in western Mediterranean. The French navy has diverted an ‍oil tanker, suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”, ‍towards the port of Marseille-Fos for furtherContinue Reading

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Economic Blackout: Businesses Close for Day in Minnesota to Protest ICE Crackdown, Minnesota Activists Arrested for Anti-ICE Church Protest; White House Posts Doctored Photo, Outrage Grows over ICE Detaining 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos, Seven Democrats Back Spending Bill to Fund DHS & ICE, Israel Kills 4 in Gaza as Kushner LaysContinue Reading

Copper trading needs to implement KYC to stop EV charger theft

Electric vehicle owners in Victoria have been greeted by a frustrating sight recently. Instead of a high-powered DC connector ready to top up their battery, they are finding severed stumps of rubber and copper. Evie Networks recently took to social media to highlight a string of attacks in the Dandenong area…Continue Reading

A Lenovo update hints at Nvidia Arm CPUs coming soon

The transition from x86/x64 architecture (the stuff that’s been powering desktops and laptops for decades) to Arm architecture (the stuff more usually found inside smartphones) was supposed to be a massive change for Windows. It certainly hasn’t been that, at least not with the first couple of generations of Qualcomm chips…Continue Reading

Microbial Communities That Support Human and Plant Health Could Be Key to Life in Space

Microorganisms rarely live alone. Instead, they form dense, organized communities known as biofilms, structured assemblies of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes embedded in a shared matrix. These communities coat plant roots, line human tissues, and support essential processes like nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and protection against disease. Researchers are now suggesting that biofilms may alsoContinue Reading