Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment
Google’s Gemini comes up short on kids’ safety, says Common Sense Media.
Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again
Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ the new streaks.
Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links
Meta says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work and drive others to “wherever it lives,” even if not on Threads itself.
Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
Google Photos already offers video generation through its “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video.
Apple’s Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered by Google Gemini
An AI Siri is in the works and it could be running Gemini under the hood.
Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings
Roblox says it’s expanding its use of age estimation technology and entering a partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to standardize its game ratings.
PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites and free Perplexity Pro subscriptions
The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways.
Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world
Lens Live will not replace Amazon’s existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or scan a barcode to discover products. Instead, it brings a real-time component to Amazon Lens.
WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool
WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg introduced the new WordPress AI tool, called Telex, at the company’s WordCamp US 2025 conference in Portland last week, alongside other AI experiments.
Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it’s up to individual server owners to decide.