‘The Jinx’ is back—and with it, a whole new round of speculation about what Robert Durst may or may not have done.

The EU has initiated a formal investigation into Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, due to concerns over the company’s handling of child protection issues, the Commission announced on Thursday. TechCrunch reports that the European Union’s recent announcement of a formal investigation into Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook and Instagram has raised serious questions about the social media giants’ commitment to protecting minors on their platforms. The investigation, which comes under...

In an industrial corner of Oakland, wedged between a 10-lane freeway and a freight terminal, sits California’s newest source of renewable energy: a squadron of shiny yellow electric school buses. It’s the first all-electric bus fleet serving a major US school district. Starting in August, the 74 vehicles will also supply 2.1 gigawatt-hours of electricity to the Bay Area power grid, enough energy for 300 to 400 homes. The buses are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 25,000 tons...

The Temple believes in reason, empathy, and the pursuit of knowledge, its website FAQ helpfully explains. And it doesn’t worship Satan. “Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority,” it states. But it’s not just a joke, supporters say. And opponents seem to agree. One man was charged in January with a hate crime for vandalizing the temple’s altar at the Iowa State Capitol. Another was arrested and accused of throwing a pipe bomb at the group’s headquarters in...

Demand from homebuyers dropped for the week ending May 12 in what was the lowest level in two months during a period that tends to be the busiest for the housing market, according to the real estate platform Redfin. Redfin's Homebuyer Demand Index, which tracks interest based on home tour requests and home purchasing services from the firm's agents, declined 13 percent in the period. The lukewarm interest from buyers at the height of spring, a boom time for the housing market, is indicative of...

Sony Music Group is sending out warnings to what sources say are around 700 AI developers and music streaming services, warning them not to use its content to train AI. These so-called “opt-out” letters, which have been obtained by Variety, state that developers will need explicit permission to use that content and warns that some may already be in violation. “Due to the nature of your operations and published information about your AI systems, we have reason to believe that you and/or your...

Ukrainian Shelling Kills Four In Donetsk, Moscow Says