Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial toldLily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, Los AngelesReutersThe world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...

Claude Showed Me How to Change a Tire Step by Step With This New FeatureClaude can create interactive charts, diagrams and visualizations directly in the chat using a new feature Anthropic announced Thursday. The new tool, which is currently in beta (so expect bugs), is no AI image generator. It's not a Nano Banana rival, but something completely different. In fact, you really need to see the...

France's Socialists hold onto power in major cities in election boost for mainstreamHugh SchofieldParis correspondentGetty ImagesSocialist Emmanuel Grégoire became the new mayor of ParisSocialists and allies held on to power France's big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year's presidential elections. The...

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 3, #1749Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today's Wordle puzzle features fairly common letters, so you might get it quickly. If you need a new...

Mali attacks: What next for the junta after shock of rebel offensive?4 hours agoMakuochi Okafor,BBC AfricaandMohamed Ibrahim,BBC ArabicAFP via Getty ImagesTuareg separatist fighters have taken over the city of Kidal after Russian and Malian troops withdrewIt is hard to overstate the sense of shock reverberating across West Africa after attackers, in co-ordinated assaults, managed to enter...