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The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-15s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle online safety.Under the plans, there would be a gradual approach to children using social media which would include banning under 13s from accessing platforms.Those aged 13 to 15 would only be able to access platforms for an hour per day via “mini accounts” set up through their parent or guardian’s social media account.The European Commission said social media companies would need to prove their platforms were safe by design, while EU chief Ursula von der Leyen…
It’s been a big couple of weeks for Suno.Last Tuesday (September 8), the gen-AI firm announced a new licensing agreement with Believe, adding to existing deals with Warner Music Group and BMG.The next day, Suno introduced its V6 models, which the firm says were trained from scratch on a collection of copyrights from licensed partners.One major question raised by this news: how much say individual artists will have over whether their music gets absorbed into Suno‘s V6 mainframe.That’s a particularly acute question for Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore, given the global volume and diversity of the artists and labels they distribute.The answer from Believe Founder…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! As a shopping editor, I spend most of my day covering fashion, testing products and gushing over them. The other part of my job? Covering my favorite stylish finds, especially when they go on major sale. And in case you haven’t heard, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is officially back! And everyone at Us Weekly is counting down the days until we can browse the long-awaited shopping event. I couldn’t help myself, so I scoured its early deals hub, and…
Israel’s defence minister has pledged to remove Palestinians from the besieged Strip.Published On 16 Sep 202616 Sep 2026Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has rejected any plans for Palestinian displacement, following comments by Israel’s defence minister saying the army would “finish the job” in Gaza.Speaking during a visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, el-Sisi stressed “Egypt’s firm stance against the displacement of the Palestinian people or any attempt to annihilate the Palestinian cause”, the Wafa news agency reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAbbas praised Egypt’s steadfastness in defending Palestinian rights and reiterated that “Gaza is an integral…
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University of Southern California men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman is being accused of launching a “profanity-laced, racially-charged post-game locker room tirade” at one of his former star players, according to a lawsuit filed by the player’s attorney on Monday, September 14. Guard Chad Baker-Mazara transferred to USC from Auburn prior to the 2025-26 season to play his final collegiate year for the Trojans. He was dismissed from the team, however, on March 1, the day after the alleged incident. Musselman’s alleged rant came after USC lost, 82-67, to Nebraska on February 28, according to court documents obtained by the California…
The latest on Cutter Gauthier TSN: The Anaheim Ducks improved their offer to Cutter Gauthier Sunday, and talks with agent Kurt Overhardt had continued, according to Pierre LeBrun. Along with the eight years going off the table, the amount of signing bonus and front-loading money is also having it’s structure changed. The teams are happy but the agents and players aren’t thrill by it. “So that has been a big issue here in this Cutter Gauthier negotiation because while there was progress in the last couple of days, they’re still at it. They don’t have a done deal yet. They’re…
After days of press coverage, Macklemore announced on Monday that he had been dropped from the line-up.In a statement on Instagram, he said the boycott had been organised by Robert Kraft – the billionaire owner of the Gilette Stadium in Massachusetts.Kraft – who once hired Ed Sheeran to play at his wedding – confirmed he’d made the decision to bar Macklemore, saying his venue would not “provide a platform for hate speech,” accusing the rapper of “a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric”.”I agree with Macklemore, too many lives have been lost and there has been too much suffering, but only…
Former Palantir engineer-turned New York state Assemblymember Alex Bores knows Americans want AI regulation. He co-authored the RAISE Act, New York’s frontier AI safety law. He ran this year for Rep. Jerry Nadler’s open congressional seat on that platform, even as many of his donors came from within the AI industry. But that didn’t stop Leading the Future, a super PAC funded in part by OpenAI president Greg Brockman and Andreessen Horowitz, from spending more than $7.6 million against him over that law. Public First Action, with $20 million from Anthropic, spent on the race in Bores’ corner. Total outside…
A Florida woman charged in the death of her 3-month-old infant blamed co-sleeping for her son’s death despite evidence showing she allegedly contributed to his fatal injury. A ring Jessica Vlasac, 42, had been wearing was ultimately linked to her son’s fatal head injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which said there was “no evidence of co-sleeping causing the death.” A medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Nelson, found during an autopsy that the baby had hemorrhaging around his skull and “three separate impact injuries” to his forehead, the sheriff’s office said in a Friday, September 11, news release. The…