By BARBARA ORTUTAY Roblox, the online gaming platform wildly popular with children and teenagers, is rolling out an open-source version of an artificial intelligence system it says can help preemptively detect predatory language in game chats. Related Articles Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve … [Read more...] about Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats
The decline of neighborliness in America | GUEST COMMENTARY
After a recent summer storm here in Baltimore, I took a walk along the trail near our house. I found a group of people sheltering beneath an overpass with instruments to play: fiddle and banjo, a couple of guitars. A young woman handed me a zither and invited me to join along. I’d never seen a zither, let alone played one, but I did what I could for a little while as droplets … [Read more...] about The decline of neighborliness in America | GUEST COMMENTARY
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
NEW YORK (AP) — WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were “linked to criminal scam centers” targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week. Related Articles Maryland tax-free week starts Aug. 10: Everything you need to know Claire’s, known for piercing millions of teens’ ears, files for … [Read more...] about WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
Ohtani gets 1,000th career hit with go-ahead homer, strikes out 8
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight over four innings Wednesday in the longest mound outing yet this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar. The right-hander made his eighth mound start of the season after not pitching in 2024 while recovering from elbow surgery. He closed … [Read more...] about Ohtani gets 1,000th career hit with go-ahead homer, strikes out 8
NFL suspends Vikings’ Jordan Addison for 3 games over DUI case
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was suspended for three games by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy for a drunken driving case last year. Addison avoided a trial by pleading no contest to a lesser charge last month, after facing two misdemeanor DUIs for his arrest on July 12, 2024, when a California Highway Patrol … [Read more...] about NFL suspends Vikings’ Jordan Addison for 3 games over DUI case