Meta secretly hired hundreds of contractors to pose as teenagers online and bombard rival artificial intelligence chatbots with prompts about suicide, sex, drugs and eating disorders in an effort to test their safety systems, according to a report. The covert effort, known internally as “Cannes,” was managed by Meta contractor Covalen and allegedly targeted OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Character.AI, Wired reported this week. While companies routinely benchmark, or test and compare, competing AI models by probing their responses to safety-related prompts, the reported scale of Meta’s testing appears to have been far larger than is typical. Contractors were instructed…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance predicted Tuesday that Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, dismissing some of the other rumored contenders as overrated. “I think it’s got to be AOC. I know that’s probably conventional wisdom,” Vance told “The Michael Knowles Show”…
South Korea’s government allegedly forced a US web retailer to carry out a bizarre and risky plot to recover a stolen laptop from the bottom of a river in China – part of a high-level data-privacy clampdown that US officials claim is the latest example of the country’s anti-American tech regulations…
With age comes wisdom — and hormonal changes. Conan O’Brien found that out after an unexpected exchange revealed a surprising reason behind a shift he’d noticed in himself. Andropause — often dubbed “male menopause” or “manopause” — describes the age-related decline in testosterone levels that many men experience later in life. Unlike…
LeBron James is fueling the rumors of him joining forces with Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors after informing the Lakers on Monday that he will be departing from the team. Hours before James and the Lakers announced that he would be departing from the team this summer, his…
LeBron James’ Lakers career can now be viewed as a timeline, with each stop telling a different part of the story: the arrival, the injury, the Anthony Davis trade, the bubble championship, the Kobe Bryant grief, the scoring record, the NBA Cup, the Bronny James moment and, finally, the Luka…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Who wants stiff jeans? Not Us — and, apparently, not Sarah Jessica Parker, either. Instead of heavy denim, Parker wore a crisp summer skirt that made her look like the…
Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old anti-Israel socialist who stunningly defeated 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in Tuesday night’s primary race, said she will not support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as the party leader. “I’m not supporting anyone for leadership who takes corporate PAC money. I’m dead serious about this…
On America’s 250th birthday, venture capitalist and Silicon Valley kingmaker Marc Andreessen is shamelessly optimistic about our country — and making the same audacious bet the Founding Fathers did: that our nation’s best days are ahead. But the present American revolution is technology, and the danger isn’t primarily from foreign…
Network latency in bitcoin mining is driving massive energy waste — the annual equivalent of the total generation capacity of Switzerland’s entire hydroelectric power system, scientists say. This wasted energy results from inefficiencies in the mining process and increasing competition among bitcoin miners.In a new study published May 26 in…
Tick these TikTok tricks off your list. With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers. But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city…
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to those who celebrate. For the 16th straight year, the Mets are paying Bonilla $1.19 million on July 1 due to one of the most bizarre deals in sports history. After Bonilla, now 63, hit just .160 across 60 games for the Mets in 1999, the…
Before joining Love Island USA, Amora Cacheé Robinson found a job on Craigslist as a bikini server. “I went on Craigslist and I found a listing looking for bikini server girls,” Amora shared in the Tuesday, June 30, episode. “So I went and then they gave us these string bikinis.”…
Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson told “Pod Force One” in the latest episode, released Wednesday, that the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer could be handing over even more records about its talks with Biden administration officials who sought to suppress online speech. “Pfizer will have to turn over documents talking…
The patient: A man in his 20s in Edinburgh, U.K.The symptoms: The man visited an eye clinic after noticing floaters — small, dark shapes drifting across his field of vision — along with brief flashes of light in his right eye for six days. He was otherwise healthy and had…
It is the start of July. That means your favorite Giants players and coaches are somewhere other than the team facility, probably on vacation. The early weeks of summer are upon us, and if you cannot muster up some level of optimism about your favorite team, you are either a…
Aaron Judge is “starting to feel better,” Aaron Boone said, though that feeling has not yet translated into concrete progress toward a return. Thursday will mark four weeks since the Yankees announced their captain had suffered a stress fracture of a rib and would undergo additional medical imaging in “approximately…
Love Island USA‘s Caleb McDaniel is just as confused by the villa’s code words for sex as the audience is. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the Peacock show, Caleb asked what “French fry” means and Trinity Tatum replied that it was “Deejaying.” No more information was provided for…
California voters will weigh in on 14 statewide ballot measures in the Nov. 3 election — covering taxes, housing, healthcare funding, climate policy, election rules and public campaign finance. The proposals include competing tax plans, major borrowing measures for housing and medical research, changes to environmental review timelines, and new…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The state of Christian Pulisic’s left calf has all but disappeared as a story headed into the U.S. national team’s Round of 32 clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Injury aside, though, it’s been more than three months since Pulisic played a full 90 minutes. He may be asked…
Love Island USA‘s Kenzie Annis stood behind her decision to explore multiple men at once in the villa. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the show, Kenzie confessed to Dylan Wrona that she secretly had a makeout session with Gal Tshnieder. She defended her decision to explore her feelings for…
WASHINGTON — In a seismic ruling for campaign finance law, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their preferred candidates are unconstitutional. The 6-3 ruling paves the way for Republicans to exploit their massive fundraising advantage in the 2026 midterm cycle as they try to…
Sabrina Ionescu planted her feet and let the ball fly. Through the net it fell Tuesday night. She celebrated by waving finger guns. Finally. For two weeks, Ionescu had been searching for her shot and fit within a new system that matured without her. She looked off a count in…
Whoopi Goldberg thinks sending President Donald Trump to the moon for NASA’s next space mission would be a great idea. During the Thursday, April 30 episode of The View, the panel was discussing Trump’s recent comments about going to space following the recent Artemis II. During a recent address with…
A US Senate candidate in Michigan is under fire for past social media posts where she not only looked down on “Middle America” but also proclaimed her love for California — so much so that she even voted in California elections while supposedly in Michigan. Democrat Mallory McMorrow deleted thousands of…
Kathy Ruemmler has said she’ll be stepping down as Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer at the end of June – but she also plans to set the record straight about her controversial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, On The Money has learned. The 55-year-old ace litigator announced in February she would leave…
BALTIMORE — The stick of dynamite that was affixed to the Mets core this winter did not blindside Pete Alonso. The Orioles were among the first teams to reach out during his free agency, and momentum began building toward a long-awaited megadeal in a spot Alonso called “a match made…
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews is officially on island time after moving to Hawaii amid her health journey. “Travel with me to heal my skin!” Matthews, 26, captioned an Instagram video on Wednesday, April 29, in which she revealed she was leaving Utah for Hawaii while…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to rhetorical war Thursday with Democrats during a combative Senate hearing, where he fielded tough questions about his military purge, concerns about insider trading, the conflict in Iran, and more. The famously feisty Pentagon chief was joined by a calm Gen. Dan…
Fresh data showed the US economy grew at a 2% annualized pace in the first quarter while core inflation rose 3.2% year-over-year in March as data shows a resilient, if uneven, recovery. Economic growth came in a touch softer than expected, with the Commerce Department reporting a 2% annualized expansion…
Milwaukee Brewers right-handed pitcher Brandon Woodruff can’t shake the injury bug. The two-time All-Star left his Thursday afternoon start against the Diamondbacks in the second inning after a concerning drop in his fastball velocity. Woodruff, whose heater has averaged 92.5 mph this season, per Baseball Savant, did not throw a…
Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour’s connection goes beyond The Devil Wears Prada. During her appearance on the Thursday, April 30, episode of Jenna Bush Hager’s “Open Book” podcast, Streep, 76, reacted to the news that she and the former Vogue editor-in-chief have a surprising family relation. “It came out that……
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers agreed to send the Senate’s 45-day extension of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 spy program to President Trump’s desk, thanks to a shocking number of reps who didn’t vote. In a 261-111 vote, the House approved the measure under suspension of the rules, which requires a…
A former JPMorgan staffer who sources identified as Chirayu Rana has been accused of making fabricated sexual-harassment claims against a high-ranking executive at the bank after an internal investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, The Post has learned. Multiple sources told The Post that 35-year-old Rana, now a principal at…
Urine and fecal residue encrusted on the inside of ancient Roman chamber pots unearthed in Bulgaria has revealed the world’s oldest known evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite, which causes acute gastrointestinal distress.In the first century, the Romans established a province called Moesia Inferior in the Balkan Peninsula,…
Got a little time to kill? Here’s how to put it to good use. A team of Japanese researchers has designed a daily workout routine that studies suggest can improve posture, flexibility, balance and agility — and it only takes 10 minutes. Best of all, you don’t have to wobble…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. She’s a long shot, but Dave Portnoy is happy to have a horse in the race. The Barstool Sports founder’s filly, No. 15 Lovely…
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are fully supportive of each other’s career endeavors. “I wouldn’t be here without him,” Heidi, 39, told Us Weekly exclusively at the 2026 Billboard Women in Music event, which took over the iconic Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to celebrate some of the most influential…
A California city near the Mexican border has had enough of the state’s openness toward illegal immigrants — now taking the state’s sanctuary laws to court. El Cajon, led by Republican mayor Bill Wells, just filed a lawsuit against the state’s sanctuary laws after its city council earlier in the…
Twenty-five years since 9/11, asking rents for large blocks of space at the World Trade Center nearly rival those on Park and Sixth avenues, Midtown’s prime corridors, a Post survey found. When Moody’s moves out of 7 World Trade Center at the end of 2027, Larry Silverstein expects to fetch…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is threatening a total shutdown of Facebook and Instagram in New Mexico if a state judge orders the company to adopt new safety features, according to a court filing Thursday. The threat from Meta comes just weeks after a New Mexico jury slapped the company with $375…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. In most cases, the team facing elimination is under the most pressure in a Game 6. But on Thursday night, it’s the Minnesota Wild…
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have weathered their share of highs and lows, but his Lyme disease diagnosis ultimately brought them closer than ever and answered a lot of questions that long lingered in their relationship, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Before Justin knew he had Lyme disease he…
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