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China’s DeepSeek Previews New AI Model a Year After Jolting US Rivals

Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prior models, especially in coding, a capability that has become central […]

Meta Launches Parental Oversight for Teen AI Engagements

Meta has launched a new capability within its Family Center, enabling parents to gather information on the subjects their adolescents talk about with Meta AI across platforms such as Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook. This enhancement, which is available in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and Brazil, seeks to improve parental supervision without supplying complete message transcripts. Instead, parents are given categorized labels like “School,” “Fitness,” or “Technology,” providing a summary of the discussions.

This initiative comes as Meta is facing backlash for its approach to teen safety, including a recent court order totaling $375 million concerning child exploitation. The company has experienced mounting pressure to illustrate responsible management of AI, prompting adjustments such as prohibiting teen access to celebrity-voiced AI characters.

The new Insights tab presents a list of up to 10 topics from the previous week, assisting parents in grasping the key themes of their teens’ AI interactions. Meta has also formed an AI Wellbeing Expert Council to ensure that AI responses are suitable for minors and has created conversation starters in collaboration with the Cyberbullying Research Center to promote discussions between parents and their children.

While advocacy organizations contend that this strategy shifts the burden of safety onto parents, it signifies progress toward monitored AI use for young people. The effectiveness of this feature in promoting improved family dialogues or leading to increased conflicts regarding screen time remains to be determined.

Saros: The Pinnacle of Action Thrills

The alien world of Saros feels like it has been touched by King Midas. The sky is golden after another impossibly frequent solar eclipse; rocks, specifically those of the precious resource Lucenite, radiate a shimmering amber. Even the body of our gruff hero Arjun Devraj (played by Rahul Kohli) is liable to turn deep, opulent […]

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” Released with Linux 7.0

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Canonical has just announced the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” Linux distribution about two years after Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” was introduced. The new version of the operating system comes with the just-released Linux 7.0 kernel, GNOME 50, and a range of updates and new features. As a long-term support release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will be supported for 5 years until April 2031, and an Ubuntu Pro subscription provides access to ESM (Expanded Security Maintenance) updates for ten years, or until April 2036. One of the benefits of using the latest Linux 7.0 kernel is support for Intel Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors, including Intel Xe3 integrated graphics and the integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) optimizations, which may also benefit Wildcat Lake processors (aka Panther Lake Lite). Canonical also highlights TPM-backed full-disk encryption, improved support for application permission prompting, Livepatch updates for Arm-based servers, and […]

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