Ten-year-old Dakota Levi Stevens died just a month after being placed in foster care with 48-year-old Jennifer Lee Wilson in Berrien County, Michigan. Wilson has been convicted of reckless homicide after sitting on Dakota—who weighed just 90 pounds—for five minutes, using her full 340-pound weight to restrain him during a tantrum. She did this while…
On a crisp spring afternoon, Alexander Graves, a self-made billionaire and one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned entrepreneurs, put the finishing touches on the guest list for his wedding. After years of making headlines for his fortune, sharp business mind, and string of high-profile relationships, Alexander was finally ready to settle down—once more. This time,…
Raising children is among life’s most rewarding yet demanding responsibilities. But contrary to what some may think, the job doesn’t end when they turn 18. In many cases, the challenges of parenting actually continue—and even intensify—as children become young adults navigating independence, responsibility, and identity. Child-friendly pet care products One single mother recently faced such…
ZURICH, May 15 (Reuters) – Siemens (SIEGn.DE), opens new tab expects only a small impact on profit this year from the ramp up in global tariffs, the German engineering group said on Thursday, after it reported better than expected second quarter results. The technology company, whose products include factory automation software, controllers and trains, has a global…
May 15 (Reuters) – Hedra, an AI startup that helps businesses generate lifelike videos, said it has raised $32 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Infrastructure fund to expand operations and deepen its reach among marketers. The Series A fundraise valued the company at $200 million, according to a source involved in…
CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) – Buyers and sellers are heading into this year’s Cannes Film Market under a cloud of uncertainty as the initial shock of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign-made films has faded into a cautious business-as-usual approach. While the Cannes Film Festival conjures visions of glamorous celebrities on the red carpet and…
BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle maker Xiaomi (1810.HK), opens new tab said on Thursday it would launch a new self developed mobile phone chip, XringO1, in late May. The announcement was made by Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun on his Weibo account. He did not give any further details. The move marks an…
OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 upgrade is more than just hype. Here’s how this model outperforms GPT-4o in software development, long-form tasks, and accuracy, according to developers already using it. OpenAI is now bringing GPT-4.1 to the Plus, Pro, and Team tiers of ChatGPT. GPT-4.1 was previously available only to API users. Since I’m throwing a whole lot of buzzwords…
The company is reportedly pulling back on some privacy concerns to give its smart glasses lineup a bigger AI boost. 2 min read Meta is reportedly developing what it calls a “super sensing” type of facial recognition technology to its smart glasses lineup. A new report from The Information said that Meta is developing software for the…
What to expect from Google I/O about the company’s AI-infused strategy for AR and VR. 3 min read Google’s future of AI looks like it’s going through glasses and we should know more as soon as next week. A little tease by Android head Sameer Samat, where he put on a pair of smart glasses…