Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users
After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies. After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it’s up to individual server owners to decide. Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it’s up to individual server owners to decide.
Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law. Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.
US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up
Companies cancelled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector. Companies cancelled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector.
Threads tests a way to share long-form text on the platform
With this new feature, users can attach a block of text to a post instead of creating a thread of several different posts when looking to share more in-depth thoughts and ideas. With this new feature, users can attach a block of text to a post instead of creating a thread of several different posts when […]
MathGPT.ai, the ‘cheat-proof’ tutor and teaching assistant, expands to over 50 institutions
MathGPT.ai, a tutor and teaching assistant that helps students learn, expands to over 50 institutions MathGPT.ai, a tutor and teaching assistant that helps students learn, expands to over 50 institutions
No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation
Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users, has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico. Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users, has reached a $2 billion valuation […]
Weston Ruter: The Site Speed Frontier with Performance Lab and Beyond
At WordCamp US 2025 this year, I’m presenting a talk called “The Site Speed Frontier with Performance Lab and Beyond” with the following description: The Core Performance team has been incubating enhancements for WordPress through the Performance Lab plugin. These have been available for a few years now; some have been merged into core (e.g. […]
Here are the 33 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare? Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?
Pixel 10 Pro review: familiar hardware, filled with Google’s AI
Pixel devices have always been a reflection of how Google sees Android, as well as a platform to showcase its own apps and technology advances. In the current era, this vision encompasses Google’s consumer AI suite. Google wants Pixel owners to live and breathe Google AI in all aspects of their lives through the new […]