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Melania Trump at the White House in February 2026.
Melania Trump at the White House in February 2026.
  • Melania Trump has been in the public eye since the 1990s.
  • Her style has evolved as she went from a model and Donald Trump's girlfriend to first lady.
  • In 2026, Melania has been favoring more subdued looks, as she did at the State of the Union.

Melania Trump has been a public figure since she first became involved with Donald


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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a holiday reception, Friday, December 12, 2025, at the White House.
  • First lady Melania Trump is keeping a relatively low profile during Donald Trump's second term.
  • She divides her time between homes in Florida, New York, and DC.
  • The first lady has made more public appearances than usual during the

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Over the past several weeks, as more and more Anthropic executives do interviews on a publicity blitz for Claude, one thing has gotten increasingly clear: Anthropic sure seems to think Claude is alive in some way, shape, or form.

"Alive" is obviously a loaded term; the more frequently used word is "conscious." If you ask Anthropic if the company thinks Claude is alive, the company will



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There are a few things I wish I had known before our first cruise.
  • To celebrate my kids' graduations, my family and I went on our first cruise.
  • Although we had a great time, I wish we had known a few things before getting on board.
  • For example, turning our phones on airplane mode would've saved us a lot of money.

2024 was a big year in our household. All three kids were graduating — our


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Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they're over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says users who don't confirm their age "will not be able to download and purchase apps or make in-app purchases."

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"The Drama."
  • In the last decade, A24 has become one of the best-known movie studios in Hollywood.
  • A24 has nine dated movies and another 12 that are set to be released at some point in 2026.
  • "The Drama," "Backrooms," and "The Invite" are some of the company's most anticipated releases.

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Quick Cut aims to help you spend less time staring at a blank editing timeline. | Image: Adobe
Quick Cut aims to help you spend less time staring at a blank editing timeline. | Image: Adobe

Adobe is launching a new Firefly tool that helps video editors to focus on storytelling by creating a first cut to refine and build around. The Quick Cut feature is launching in beta today for Firefly's video editor, allowing users to automatically assemble clips together based on text prompts



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Three new personality style options are now available for Alexa Plus.
That Brief option sounds great for people like me who find cheerful chatbots to be creepy or unsettling. | Image: Amazon
That Brief option sounds great for people like me who find cheerful chatbots to be creepy or unsettling. | Image: Amazon

Amazon is giving you more control over how Alexa behaves during conversations and responses. Three "personality style" presets are launching today for Alexa Plus users in the US that allow you to make the AI-powered voice assistant more concise, cheerful, or relaxed


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Spotify is rolling out a new feature that’s meant to make transitions in between tracks even smoother. If you’ll recall, the streaming service released the ability to create customized transitions within playlists in August last year. It gave people a way to create uninterrupted progressions and eliminate awkward silences between songs. Now, Premium users will be able to make sure the songs in



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Amazon is offering a new way for Alexa+ users to customize the AI assistant's communication style. The company has introduced three personalities for Alexa+, so the assistant can adopt an attitude that is Brief, Chill or Sweet. 

The Brief style will be exactly that: no small talk and no extra conversation. Chill is easygoing and seems to be inspired by caricatures of the surfer/stoner type, while


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Amazon continues to scale back its gaming efforts, this time by ending a notable publishing deal. The Game Business reports that Amazon will no longer be the publisher of an upcoming open-world racing title from Maverick Games, a new studio made up of former Forza developers. The deal was originally announced in 2024.

The news comes as Amazon continues to pull back after years of trying


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