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There are new ways to set boundaries on your kids’ iPhones.iOS 27, released Monday, is Apple’s AI-ified update to the software brains inside the iPhone. Some changes are available for models as old as iPhone 11.And, for parents, there are four core changes.Screen Time has a redesigned parental dashboard that…
Jeanne Calment was the oldest verified person to have ever lived, passing away at 122.Despite Calment’s extraordinary longevity, her home country, France, ranks 19th in the world for average life expectancy.The World Bank Group collected data on life expectancy at birth by country through 2024. Life expectancy at birth is…
Mark Zuckerberg said AI companies don’t need an industry-wide agreement to slow development when safety concerns emerge.In a post on X on Tuesday, the Meta CEO argued that market pressure will make alignment, meaning ensuring that AI systems follow their users’ intentions, a competitive advantage.”Every lab has the responsibility and…
Pulley, a software that startups rely on to track their funding, is shutting down after seven years.The company said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday that it will cease operations after December 8.Pulley had raised more than $50 million from investors, including Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Stripe,…
Target workers are getting a stylish new way to follow the retailer’s dress code.The company said Tuesday it is offering employees access to a line of apparel in the bullseye’s trademark red, designed by style icon Isaac Mizrahi.Target implemented tighter dress code requirements earlier this summer for store workers as…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a straightforward rule for companies building powerful AI: Keep people in charge.”We should do what it takes to build stuff that serves humanity first and is in human control,” Nadella told the audience at the All-In Summit on Tuesday. “You’ve got to have choice. You…
Ford Motor Company is refreshing its best-selling F-150 pickup for 2027 with hands-free towing technology, updated styling and the first-ever F-150 Carhartt edition. Greg Christensen, Ford’s general manager of North America Trucks, told Fox Business that the overhaul was shaped by how customers actually use their trucks — from hauling…
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” is off to a rocky start on the viewership front under its new leadership.Ratings for the “60 Minutes” season premiere on Sunday night plunged more than 20% from last year, according to data from Nielsen.About 7.9 million people watched the episode, orchestrated by new lead producer…
In December, the White House announced that the board had “unanimously” voted to rename the Kennedy Center the Trump Kennedy Center, and the website was updated to reflect the change.Trump’s name was added to the building’s signage on December 19, reading “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy…
It’s seven years late and has racked up over $15 billion in charges, but Boeing’s most important plane is expected to finally fly passengers in 2027.Over a dozen airlines are waiting on the yet-to-be-certified Boeing 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine widebody in production, packed with more than 400 seats and…
