President Biden sets up new AI guardrails for military, intelligence agencies

Ireland's new minister for AI oversight, Niamh Smyth, admitted to not using ChatGPT or DeepSeek, but is committed to learning fast for her new role at the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. Smyth is concerned about high-school students using AI for homework and aims to support businesses and educate on AI benefits. This mirrors the 2018 incident in Japan, where a cyber-security minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada, resigned after admitting to never using a computer, raising...

Getting quality sleep is crucial for a healthy lifestyle. White noise machines can help by blocking out environmental sounds and replacing them with calming white noise. The best overall white noise machine is the Homedics Sound Spa, which is affordable and portable, with various soothing sound options. The LectroFan is another excellent choice, offering 20 white noise and fan sounds for those who prefer simplicity. The Sound+Sleep SE from Sound of Sleep is a more...

Firefox 135 introduces AI capabilities through third-party chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude and ChatGPT, expanding translation options to include Chinese, Japanese, and Korean pages. The browser also includes features to prevent history abuse by websites and enforces CRLite certificate revocation checking for enhanced security. Users can access AI through the sidebar "sparkle" button, with the option to switch providers via a drop-down menu, catering to those who desire AI functionality within Firefox. Full Article

The Iconfactory, known for creating Twitterrific, released a new app called Tapestry, combining social and news reader elements to display personalized feeds in chronological order. Users can filter content with features like keyword "Muffle" and search across feeds, with customization options available through a subscription. Timeline apps like Tapestry aim to simplify internet content consumption by consolidating various feeds into one platform, offering a more efficient way to access a wide range of content types....

Indian startup Presentations.ai, which uses AI to generate presentation decks, raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to scale its software after amassing millions of users. Founded in 2019, the platform has over 5 million users globally and aims to be the ChatGPT for presentations, offering tools like theme palettes, real-time sync, and brand templates, with plans to launch a dedicated presentation agent and enterprise sales team using the seed funding. Full...

Third-party app store AltStore PAL announced the availability of a porn app called Hot Tub for iOS users in the European Union, claiming it as the "first Apple-approved porn app." Apple expressed deep concern over the app, citing safety risks for EU users and stating that they do not approve or endorse it. AltStore creator Riley Testut denied making false statements, explaining that Hot Tub went through Apple's notarization process for distribution with alternative app...