Instagram Adds Blur Tool to Hide Your Soft Launch
Instagram adds an AI-powered Pixel effect that lets users blur people in Stories, making it easier to hide partners during relationship “soft launches.”
OpenAI Investigates Agent Activity After User Data Leak
OpenAI is investigating a growing number of rogue AI agent incidents after 53 ChatGPT user images leaked and agents accessed government websites.
Bill Gates Warns AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths
Bill Gates warns AI could contribute to events causing a billion deaths and calls for government regulation to keep increasingly powerful systems under control.
Florida Man Arrested After Mom Reports His YouTube Stream
Florida Man Arrested for Drunk Driving After His Mother Reportedly Saw His YouTube Videos and Called Police to Check on Him.
Liquid Death Launches $1 Coffin for Dogs and Owners
Liquid Death and BARK Launch a $1 Human-Sized Coffin Designed for Dog Owners Who Want to Be Buried Alongside Their Pets.
Meta Unveils $1,300 VR Glasses With a Built-In Cinema
Meta Unveils $1,300 VR Glasses That Turn Your View Into a 5K Cinema, Workspace and Front-Row Seat at Live Sporting Events.
Iran Seeks U.S. Deal Before November Midterm Elections
Iran Signals It Wants a U.S. Deal Before Midterms, Offering to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Restart Talks Within Seven Days.
6-Year-Old Breaks Rubik’s Cube Record Twice in 3 Days
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s Rubik’s Cube average world record twice in three days, lowering it to just 4.27 seconds.
“LEGO Bandit” Arrested After $20K Florida Theft Spree
Florida’s alleged “LEGO Bandit” was arrested after a U-Haul chase, with police linking him to more than $20,000 in LEGO thefts.
YouTube Brings Micro Dramas From Phones to TV Screens
YouTube is betting big on microdramas, bringing episodic Shorts from phones to TV screens as watch time for the format surges 90%.