Minneapolis faces HUD investigation over alleged racial preferences in housing policy amid a much broader Minnesota fraud scandal.

Thousands of abusive videos were produced last year--that researchers know of. In 2025, new data show, the volume of child pornography online was likely larger than at any other point in history. A record 312,030 reports of confirmed child pornography were investigated last year by the Internet Watch Foundation, a U.K.-based organization that works around the globe to identify and remove such material from the web. This is concerning in and of itself. It means that the overall volume of child porn detected on the internet grew by 7 percent since 2024, when the previous record had been set.

Meta's Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won't receive any more content updates. I hear a stranger's heavy breathing through the rollicking dude-bro anthem blasting my eardrums, courtesy of the pop-rock band Imagine Dragons. Me and two people I just met are punching digital blocks that fly at our heads in the VR workout platform Supernatural . My new friends have nameplates floating above their heads that say Chip and Alisa. That's all I know about them.

Trump officials reboot coal council Biden admin shut down, calling previous administration's move 'ignorance and arrogance' as industry fights red tape.

Signal's Founder Built a Chatbot That Can't Spy on You Welcome back to, TIME's new twice-weekly newsletter about AI. If you're reading this in your browser, why not subscribe to have the next one delivered straight to your inbox? What to Know: Signal's founder is working on encrypted chatbots Moxie Marlinspike, the cryptographic prodigy who wrote the code that underpins Signal and WhatsApp, has a new project--and it could be one of the most important things happening in AI right now. The tool, named Confer, is an end-to-end encrypted AI assistant. It uses smart math to ensure that even though the compute-intensive process of running the AI still happens on a server in the cloud, the only person who can access the unscrambled details of that computation is you, the user.

OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. If someone ever makes an HBO Max series about the AI industry, the events of this week will make quite the episode. On Wednesday, OpenAI's CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, announced the company had rehired Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, cofounders of Mira Murati's AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab. We reported last night on two narratives forming around what led to the departures, and have since learned new information. A source with direct knowledge says that Thinking Machines leadership believed Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct while at the company last year.

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Experts tell Senate committee on Thursday that AI chatbots pose a threat to children's mental health and can foster unhealthy relationships.

Furious Karoline Leavitt attacks British journalist after question about ICE shooting: 'You are a left-wing hack' Amy Schumer's friends reveal true meaning of thin bikini pictures and why they're'monitoring her'... as depth of ex Chris Fischer's heartbreak is laid bare Chilling final message of doctor's wife gunned down next to her twins, 6, in Arkansas mansion... as her son reveals red flags everyone missed The urgent questions for Timothy Busfield's wife Melissa Gilbert that no one dares ask: MAUREEN CALLAHAN analyzes child sex abuse claims spanning 30 years... and uncovers a potential bombshell Nicole Richie addresses her daughter's new identity after unveiling transformation on her 18th birthday Girl, 11, starved to death'by mother and her boyfriend' only had a single blueberry in her stomach when she died, medical examiner says '90s Vogue model Niki Taylor looks amazing as she sizzles at age 50 for new campaign ICE agent Jonathan Ross who killed Renee Nicole Good now a millionaire thanks to online fundraisers... after GoFundMe netted Good's family seven-figure amount'Arrogant' Broncos coach Sean Payton gets destroyed by NFL fans over brutal response to reporter I was swimming in shallow waters on my dream holiday when I was attacked by a shark. I lost my hand, leg and two-thirds of my blood. I should be dead... but this is how I was saved by three angels Palm Beach elites break out in civil war over $200m'greed project'... as Don Jr's fiancée furiously intervenes Pamela Anderson BLASTS Seth Rogen after awkward Golden Globes run-in that left her'p**sed off' 'Brazilian Popeye' bodybuilder famed for injecting alcohol and oil into his arms dead at 55 Moment teenager launches bottle attack on'paedophile' is shown to murder trial after 49-year-old'was lured to meeting with girl, 16, and beaten to death with rocks' Trump's AG secretary sparks mockery with tone-deaf $3 dinner advice as food costs soar'The end of the world as we know it': Poland warns of'disaster' if NATO nations turn on each other over Trump's bid to claim Greenland as Danish troops arrive in the region Scientists have just discovered dogs might not be man's only best friend Dogs have long been celebrated for their ability to sense human emotion, making them man's best friend, but new research has found they are not the only ones. A new study has uncovered that horses possess the same skill, specifically smelling human fears. Researchers from the University of Tours in France found that when horses were exposed to scent samples from humans experiencing fear, they became more reactive.

Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his image and voice to protect them from unauthorised use by artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Clips including his famous catchphrase alright, alright, alright from the 1993 film, Dazed and Confused, have been registered to the United States Patent and Trademark Office database, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. It is the first time an actor has attempted to use trademark law to protect their likeness from AI misuse, his lawyers and an expert said. Stars across Hollywood and the music industry including Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift have endured a wave of fake video, audio and images online, created by AI tools. Lawyers for the Magic Mike star told the WSJ they had no current examples of McConaughey's likeness being manipulated by AI, but hoped the trademarks could be used broadly against any unauthorised copies of him.