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Lyft has launched “Earnings Assistant,” an AI chatbot tool for drivers seeking to “optimize their time on the road.” With it, drivers can create plans based on information about things like airport arrivals or local events, announced Jeremy Bird, EVP of driver experience at Lyft in an email to The Verge. The Earnings Assistant feature…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by US tariffs, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 3, 2025. | Image: MOHAMMED BADRA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images In an unprecedented display of diplomatic aggression, French authorities publicly accused Russia of sponsoring several high-profile cyber attacks on French entities for…
The 2025 NFL Draft brought its fair share of surprises, but the Shedeur Sanders saga became a hotly debated topic. The Cleveland Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round. Shortly after the selection, Sanders took to social media to share a short but emotional message: “Thank you GOD.” In the days since, many figures in…
President Donald Trump has championed tariffs as the economic tool that will bring parity to the nation’s chronic trade deficit with foreign countries while boosting U.S. jobs and the economy. But many of Trump’s tariff polices have been walked back or paused after going into effect. “I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade…
Teddi Mellencamp stepped out for her first formal appearance at an event since her cancer diagnosis. At An Unforgettable Evening Benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund in Beverly Hills on Monday, Mellencamp shared the good news that her immunotherapy treatments have been working for her. “We did a double dose five days ago, and then…
Former Mumford & Sons musician and podcast host Winston Marshall asked the White House on Monday if President Donald Trump would give “political asylum” to UK citizens punished for their speech. The British rock star-turned-political commentator appeared at Monday’s press briefing where he addressed concerns about free speech being under threat in his home country…
OpenAI is rolling back its latest GPT-4o update after CEO Sam Altman said the company would be making fixes to address the chatbot’s “sycophant-y and annoying” personality introduced with recent updates. The rollback, which started Monday night, is “now 100%” rolled back for free ChatGPT users and will be rolled back for paid users “hopefully…
An off-duty cop in New Jersey was charged and jailed after she allegedly broke into a residence and assaulted two victims last week. Rebecca Sayegh, 32, was charged with home invasion burglary and two counts of assault, according to the Ocean County Prosecuter’s Office. She was also booked with two counts of criminal mischief, along…
One of the two teens convicted in the “Slender Man” stabbing case has had her release delayed once again after a judge found an issue with the proximity of her living quarters to the victim. It’s been over a decade since Morgan Geyser, now 22, along with Anissa Waeier, nearly stabbed their sixth-grade friend, Payton…
Poker Face’s Natasha Lyonne has a new project in the works that seemed poised to become a case study in the debate about how and whether Hollywood should be using generative AI. Lyonne is teaming up with technologist and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier to produce a new sci-fi film that will feature elements generated…