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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.

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  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman privately criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a message to employees.
  • "What's happening with ICE is going too far," Altman wrote in an internal Slack message.
  • He also praised Trump's leadership and said he hoped the president could "unite the country" going forward.

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An open-source AI agent that "actually does things" is taking off, with people across the web sharing how they're using the agent to do a whole bunch of things, like manage reminders, log health and fitness data, and even



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Meta has started blocking links to ICE List, a website that compiles information about incidents involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, and lists thousands of their employees' names. It seems that the latter detail is what caused Meta to take action in a move that was first reported by Wired

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Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, some bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads), deftly navigate dog poop, and have arms to pick up your socks, but there are plenty of basic budget robot vacuums


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After nearly four years away from the stage due to South Korea's mandatory military service, BTS is officially back with their 2026-2027 Arirang World Tour — the group's first full-group global tour since 2022. Spanning over 70 shows across five continents, the tour kicks off in


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A courtroom sketch shows brothers Tal Alexander, Alon Alexander, and Oren Alexander as prosecutor Madison Reddick Smyser delivers her opening statement in their sex-trafficking trial.
  • The Alexander brothers' sex-trafficking trial got underway with opening arguments on Tuesday.
  • Oren and Tal Alexander were top real estate agents; their brother, Alon, was a security firm exec.
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Power lines during a winter storm in Irving, Texas, on Sunday, January 25th. | Photo: Getty Images
Power lines during a winter storm in Irving, Texas, on Sunday, January 25th. | Photo: Getty Images

The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Bitterly cold temperatures lingering after Winter Storm Fern are still testing power grids, already under stress from a rush of new AI data centers.

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