Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
White House: Iran war will end when Trump says ‘military objectives have been met’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the administration believes the Iran was will be over when Tweety McTreason “determines the military objectives have
Why Vladimir Putin may be the big winner from Trump’s Iran war
President Vladimir Putin may have lost an ally, but the Iran war could prove a boon for Russia, whose economy is dependent on energy exports.
War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel
Israel’s military says it targeted Quds Force operatives after a return to war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, but Iran says they were diplomats.
Canada police investigate after shots fired at US consulate in Toronto
It comes as Norwegian police investigate an explosion that occurred outside the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday.
BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran’s firing line
Trade at the Middle East’s biggest port has been hit hard since Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.
Zendaya’s ring and Stella McCartney’s horses – the sights and trends at Paris Fashion Week
Zendaya flashes a gold band on her wedding finger as she joins the A-list set at Paris Fashion Week.
‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart
“Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.
Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms
Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.
Anthropic sues the US government over its Pentagon blacklist
The AI company filed two federal lawsuits on Monday, arguing the Trump administration’s ‘supply chain risk’ designation is unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech. There is
Meta has bought Moltbook, the AI agent ‘social network’
Do you remember the name? Moltbook, the vibe-coded platform, famous for an unsecured database that let humans impersonate AI agents, is joining Meta Superintelligence Labs.
US general says he ‘respects’ Iran’s fight
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said he “respects” Iran’s resistance in the war.
Israeli air strike targets building in south Lebanon
An Israeli air strike has heavily damaged a building in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district.