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Dating apps used in Mexico to lure and kidnap U.S. citizens, officials warn

Los Angeles Times

U.S. citizens who visit Mexico are being warned that they may be at risk of being kidnapped by people who lure them in through dating apps, according to federal officials. The U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara warned that the victims of such schemes were kidnapped in Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit areas in recent months, according to a news release. The consulate did not say how often this type of crime has occurred or whether any suspects have been arrested. Victims and their family members were extorted for large amounts of money in order to be released, officials said. Some of the victims met their captors in residences or hotel rooms.


FDA approves first AI tool to predict breast cancer risk

FOX News

Senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses advancements in artificial intelligence aimed at predicting an individual's future risk of breast cancer and the increased health risks from cannabis as users age. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict breast cancer risk. The authorization was confirmed by digital health tech company Clairity, the developer of Clairity Breast โ€“ a novel, image-based prognostic platform designed to predict five-year breast cancer risk from a routine screening mammogram. In a press release, Clairity shared its plans to launch the AI platform across health systems through 2025. Most risk assessment models for breast cancer rely heavily on age and family history, according to Clairity.


I Teach Middle Schoolers. I'm Seeing Something in the Kids That's Getting Worse Every Year.

Slate

Good Job is Slate's advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? I have been an eighth-grade teacher for seven years now and am beginning to think I made a terrible mistake in terms of choosing my profession. The kids I teach are rude and feral. They refuse to read or treat others with the slightest bit of decency, give up at the first sign of difficulty, and possess the attention span of goldfish.


Lockly Secure Pro 2025 Version review: Once more, with Wi-Fi

PCWorld

Integrated Wi-Fi is the major upgrade in this revamp of Lockly's well-aged Secure Pro lock, making it a winner on all fronts. The Lockly Secure Pro isn't a new lock, but rather an upgrade to an old one: The original Lockly Secure Pro came out way back in 2019, hence this release's full (and rather awkward) name: Lockly Secure Pro 2025 Version. The two locks have roughly the same industrial appearance (though the new lock is reportedly 25 percent smaller), so you'll need to pay close attention when shopping to ensure you're getting the current version. While Lockly's website includes the 2025 indicator in the name, many vendors, including Amazon, do not. Look for Lockly model number PGD728WMBE1 to be sure.


How Snowflake's new tools turn business analysts into AI developers

ZDNet

Data warehousing giant Snowflake is holding its annual user and partner conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, this week. As with most infrastructure software vendors, the company emphasized the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) across its platform. Given Snowflake's focus on the enterprise, with almost 12,000 customers, the pitch of all the announcements had a singular message: Business analysts, the individuals who primarily work with the Snowflake database to get work done, can be the driving force behind both developing AI models and making predictions with those models. Also: Snowflake's new AI agents make it easier for businesses to make sense of their data Among the new features, ZDNET's Sabrina Ortiz relates that the chat mode lets one speak with the data, if you will, using natural language prompts. It is powered by OpenAI and Anthropic LLMs, along with Snowflake's own Cortex models.


Workday unveils new AI tools and agents for developers - here's how to access

ZDNet

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly central to the app-building process. At the same time, developers are awash in a rising wave of new AI tools, including agents. Now, Workday wants to help keep their heads above water. The company unveiled a suite of new AI features at its annual developer conference, Workday DevCon 2025, which kicked off on Monday. The announcements centered on a new developer toolset designed to help customers manage their ever-growing roster of AI tools within Workday.


Bing adds OpenAI's Sora video generator - and it's free

ZDNet

Turning text into videos is one of the latest AI skills creating a buzz. And Microsoft is offering a free way to transform your ideas into quick video clips. Introduced on Monday, the Bing Video Creator is now accessible through the Bing mobile app and is coming soon to Bing on the desktop and Copilot Search. "Bing Video Creator represents our efforts to democratize the power of AI video generation," Microsoft said in its blog post. "We believe creativity should be effortless and accessible to help you satisfy your answer-seeking process."


After Ukraine's surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside

FOX News

After Ukraine launched a sudden drone assault on Russian installations, it brought new attention to the U.S.' own vulnerabilities, regardless of which side the U.S. stood on Kyiv's attack. In recent years, Chinese Communist Party-linked entities have commercially targeted land around the U.S., including in the vicinity of sensitive installations like the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The Fufeng Group's 300-acre farmland purchase in 2021 first raised the collective antennae of Congress to such under-the-radar transactions โ€“ and even Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swiftly banned them in his state as a result, among other efforts around the country. On Tuesday, North Dakota's senators agreed that the U.S. must remain vigilant for any malign activity, whether it be from relatively novel drone assaults to potential espionage through real estate transactions. An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025.


Meta signs deal with nuclear plant to power AI and datacenters for 20 years

The Guardian > Energy

Meta on Tuesday said it had struck an agreement to keep one nuclear reactor of a US utility company in Illinois operating for 20 years. Meta's deal with Constellation Energy is the social networking company's first with a nuclear power plant. Other large tech companies are looking to secure electricity as US power demand rises significantly in part due to the needs of artificial intelligence and datacenters. Google has reached agreements to supply its datacenters with nuclear power via a half-dozen small reactors built by a California utility company. Microsoft's similar contract will restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the site of the most serious nuclear accident and radiation leak in US history.


Revealed: The ideal man and woman, according to UK singletons - so, would YOU date them?

Daily Mail - Science & tech

But which famous Brits have the most desirable features? Dating app Wisp asked 1,200 singletons to construct their ideal partner by choosing from a selection of well-known UK stars. From eyes and voice, to humour and attitude, the results offer a glimpe into what modern daters truly value. Meanwhile, Molly-Mae Hague's hair, Jesy Nelson's lips, and Emma Willis' personality top the female fantasy list. MailOnline fed these results into AI bot ChatGPT to visualise what the ideal man and woman really look like.