Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills regulating how minors interact with social media platforms and AI chatbots in California. The chatbot rules impose time limits, mandate mental health safeguards and self-harm protocols, require parental notifications, and mandate independent child safety audits with legal liability for noncompliant companies. Separately, social media platforms must block users under 16 from accessing features deemed 'addictive,' including autoplay, notifications and personalized algorithmic feeds.
A technical analysis compares Microsoft's Prism binary translator, which lets x86-64 Windows software run on Arm-based aarch64 processors, against native Geekbench 7 performance. Using a pro key from Primate Labs founder John Poole to profile individual workloads, the tester measures how much performance is lost when translating x86-64 instructions instead of running aarch64 code directly.
A developer found that copying the login.keychain-db file from one Mac to another no longer works on macOS Tahoe when the destination Mac has a Secure Enclave chip. Previously, users could transfer this SQLite-based keychain file and unlock it on a new machine simply by entering the correct password, but that method now fails.
Special Master Judge Jose Linares has paused his own earlier order requiring the DOJ to hand over records from 14 federal agencies to Apple, while District Judge Julien Neals reviews the government's appeal of that ruling. Apple wants the documents to show how agencies weigh privacy and security in smartphone purchasing decisions, arguing this supports its defense that certain contested practices are legitimate safeguards rather than anticompetitive conduct.
Akane Torikai's speculative manga imagines a society after men have vanished, but instead of portraying liberation, it shows how systems of control over bodies persist under new leadership. The story reframes familiar post-apocalyptic gender tropes to examine how authority structures adapt rather than disappear.
Collaborative Fund, a $1 billion New York venture firm known for early investments in Lyft, Reddit, Sweetgreen and Olipop, has acquired a stake in Major League Soccer's D.C. United and its home venue, Audi Field. The move follows a broader pattern set by Thrive Capital, whose Thrive Eternal vehicle recently bought stakes in the San Francisco Giants and acquired the Los Angeles Lakers outright for $12.5 billion with Bob Iger as co-owner.
UK physicians Mara Znagoveanu and Edward Artley documented a school-age boy who arrived at the emergency room with a wide, reddish-brown, net-like rash on his abdomen that nurses initially mistook for bruising. After ruling out trauma, illness and organ problems through exams, X-rays and a CT scan, the doctors traced the marks to prolonged, direct skin exposure to heat from a laptop the boy used daily, resulting in a condition known as erythema ab igne, or 'toasted skin syndrome.'
CNET published the hints and full solution for the Sept. 11 NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, number 718. The groups covered NFL injury designations, ways to reach first base, Las Vegas Aces players, and types of dunks.
Jimmy Kimmel said he removed an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico from his broadcast after concerns that the FCC, under Brendan Carr, could threaten ABC affiliate licenses over the segment. The interview was reportedly still available in some other format, but not aired on television as originally planned.
Anthropic disclosed that it disrupted multiple cases this year where users attempted to leverage its Claude AI models for biological research that could potentially support bioweapons development. The company said it couldn't always distinguish legitimate scientific inquiry from malicious intent, since research into pathogens can serve both vaccine development and weapons creation, but chose to act cautiously given the high stakes. Anthropic's broader misuse report also flagged state-linked actors from China, Iran, and Russia using its models for surveillance, propaganda, and now conventional weapons design assistance.
Scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, led by Jishen Qiu, developed a method to convert Martian sand into a low-grade concrete by mixing it with pig-derived gelatin, engineered yeast coated in mussel-like proteins, and water. Mars' cold, low-pressure atmosphere naturally freeze-dries the mixture, causing water to sublimate and leaving behind a porous, foam-like solid strong enough for construction.
An opinion column argues that artificial intelligence development is accelerating faster than society's ability to manage its risks, and calls for a deliberate pause to allow for more careful oversight. The author frames this as a matter of prudence rather than alarmism, suggesting current AI progress lacks sufficient safeguards.
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