Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16
Pinterest’s chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.
Why scientists can’t get a laugh
Humor is hard to pull off in front of a cold audience, full stop.
A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava
A French naval officer went on a run around the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, inadvertently leaking the warship’s location when he uploaded the workout to Strava.
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin enters the space data center game
“Project Sunrise” would include more than 50,000 satellites performing high-energy compute on orbit.
US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker
The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant Stryker.
Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents
Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies.
AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good
AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.
Kalshi and Gambling Is Not Investing clash over March Madness bets as ‘Mick’s Picks’ campaign launches
A public clash between prediction market platform Kalshi and the advocacy group Gambling is Not Investing is playing out alongside March Madness, with fresh comments from Kalshi leadership adding fuel to the debate.
Kalshi reportedly raises $1B at $22B valuation in funding amid regulatory pressure
Kalshi is said to have pulled in more than $1 billion in a fresh funding round, pushing its valuation up to about $22 billion, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. This appears to be a sharp jump