TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement
World news | The Guardianby Agencies·13d ago
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner Meta’s recent...
White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·13d ago
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration’s battle with the news media.
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·13d ago
Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and...
Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot
World news | The Guardianby Catie McLeod·13d ago
It looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne’s Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers gathered on the grassy median strip on Friday, with drinks in hand.
Two people arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manhole
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·13d ago
Two people have been arrested for allegedly emerging from manholes across New York City. Police reportedly suspect them of searching for valuables that had been washed into the storm drains and...
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·13d ago
Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the...
Supreme court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map from use in midterms
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·13d ago
The supreme court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is under way in...
Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters
World news | The Guardianby Lucy Campbell·13d ago
The CEO of a Michigan credit union is no longer employed there, according to the organization, after she posted on social media what appeared to be an AI-generated image of her and her family...
Ex-American Idol contestant told lover he dreamed of killing wife, murder trial hears
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·13d ago
The Ohio former pastor and American Idol contestant accused of fatally shooting his wife fantasized to his then lover about killing his spouse and sent her AI-generated love songs, according to...
Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
World news | The Guardianby David Smith in Washington·13d ago
Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on Friday, facing criticism that they had squandered an opportunity to pause their countries’ artificial...
Turning Point USA knew of security concerns yet insisted Charlie Kirk speak outdoors, report says
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·13d ago
A new report says that Turning Point USA insisted the conservative political group’s leader Charlie Kirk speak outdoors at Utah Valley University – where he was ultimately assassinated – despite...
Idaho cold case may be tied to unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders, authorities say
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·14d ago
A man found dead in an Idaho church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 in the Chicago area that were dubbed the “Tylenol murders” and ushered in child safety caps for...
New Jersey lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment accusation
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·14d ago
Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor of New Jersey, resigned from his position on Friday, after the release of a report accusing him of sexually harassing a female staffer, among other ethics...
Overcrowding and racism at Manston asylum centre linked to government decisions, inquiry hears
World news | The Guardianby Diane Taylor·14d ago
A catalogue of failures including racism, use of force and chronic overcrowding at a Home Office processing site for people who arrive on small boat were linked to decisions made at the highest...
Partner of woman killed by US hunter who allegedly mistook her for deer says death ‘no accident’
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·14d ago
The partner of a Delaware woman who was shot dead by a hunter allegedly mistaking her for a deer has said the killing was “senseless” and the hunter had “no excuse”.
Hurricane Nolo predicted to bring ‘life-threatening flooding’ to Hawaii
World news | The Guardianby Dani Anguiano·14d ago
Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding to Hawaii on Friday, affecting communities that are still recovering from devastating storms earlier this...
Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streets
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·14d ago
The UK government has pledged £210m to regenerate high streets by taking boarded-up shops, pubs and clubs and turning them into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs.
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
World news | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·14d ago
From the moment scientists spotted plumes of water erupting from Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, it became the most tantalising place in the solar system to search for life beyond Earth.
Dolly Parton Day declared in various cities and states across the US on 9/25
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·14d ago
Cities and states across the country are declaring 25 September as Dolly Parton Day, one month after the late Queen of Country died at age 80.
Ed Sheeran’s concerts in Massachusetts canceled due to severe weather
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·14d ago
Ed Sheeran’s concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, have been canceled due to severe weather, adding further complication to a tour embroiled in controversy.
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