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Discord begins experimenting with face scanning for age verification

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Discord is currently running a limited test involving age verification through facial scanning technologies. The company confirmed that the test aims to „age-gate access“ to specific spaces.
In context: Discord has proven popular among both gamers and general users, but it’s not without its flaws. The messaging and social platform has previously been accused of exposing children to abuse and graphic content by not adequately protecting underage users from predators. This has prompted the company to implement stricter terms of service regarding CSAM and other sensitive content.
Discord is currently running a limited test involving age verification through facial scanning technologies. The company confirmed that the test aims to „age-gate access“ to specific spaces or features, while also disclosing how personal data is shared with third-party vendors. Privacy preservation appears to be a priority, according to Discord, with the test primarily targeting younger users attempting to access sensitive or potentially unlawful content on the platform.
The company stated that the data used to verify a user’s age is only processed once and is not stored on Discord’s servers. Age verification can be conducted either via biometric technology or through ID verification. The face-scanning solution used in the test operates locally on the device, meaning no biometric data should be collected or sent through the network.
ID verification, on the other hand, involves scanning an official ID document using the phone’s camera. According to Discord, the scanned ID is deleted after the user’s age is confirmed. The test is currently underway in the United Kingdom and Australia, both of which have become increasingly active in the fields of age verification and biometric identification.
In recent years, UK authorities have been working to integrate age verification technologies into online platforms and adult websites. Meanwhile, Australia has opted for a stricter approach, planning to ban users under 16 from accessing social media altogether – a measure expected to take effect by the end of 2025.
According to the BBC, these types of restrictive age-verification laws are not isolated measures, but part of a broader shift in digital regulation. Social media expert Matt Navarra points out that regulatory bodies are actively seeking effective methods to identify underage users online, with facial recognition emerging as one of the fastest solutions.
At the same time, Australia’s approach appears to be favoring platforms based on their perceived value to younger audiences.
Services like YouTube, which may offer educational benefits, are likely to be exempt from the forthcoming age restrictions. Critics – including competing platforms such as TikTok – argue that Australian authorities are arbitrarily deciding which services to exclude from the ban.

’28 Years Later’: Watch Trailer, See Release Date, Cast & More

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’28 Years Later‘ is the third installment of the original ’28 Days Later‘ horror franchise. See the release date, cast and more.
It’s been nearly two decades since the last update in the 28 Days Later post-apocalyptic horror franchise. 28 Weeks Later saw the Rage Virus wreak havoc around England. Now, original star Cillian Murphy is set to reprise his role from the first 2002 movie in the 28 Years Later trilogy. With a 2025 release date and a star-studded cast, fans can expect a wild and frightening ride from some of cinema’s most renowned actors.
Hollywood Life has all the details you need to know about the upcoming 28 Years Later movie, below.
28 Years Later cast member Ralph Fiennes described the events of the film during an interview with IndieWire in October 2024.
“Britain is 28 years into this terrible plague of infected people who are violent, rabid humans with a few pockets of uninfected communities,” the Harry Potter star said. “And it centers on a young boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother.”
Ralph elaborated that the protagonist “leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain. But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected. But he finds a doctor who is a man we might think is going to be weird and odd, but actually is a force for good.”
According to Wired, 28 Years Later was filmed using the iPhone 15.
28 Years Later is scheduled for a June 20, 2025, release date.
Fans can watch the upcoming sequel in theaters before it reaches a streaming service.
In the trailer that was released in December 2024, Cillian appears to be a gaunt zombie rising from the ground. The teaser asks viewers, “What will humanity become?”
Cillian is expected to reprise his role as Jim in the 28 Years Later trilogy. The rest of the 28 Years Later cast will feature Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman and Edvin Ryding.
Yes, there is a sequel to 28 Years Later titled 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple. It is part of a trilogy.
A release date for part 2 of 28 Years Later has not been determined yet. Filming began in late 2024.

Cenniki pszenicy i rzepaku tuż przed Wielkanocą. Podaż znikoma

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Niewiele dzieje się w skupach płodów rolnych. Ruch jest bardzo mały. Rolnicy nie chcą sprzedać zapasów, bo czekają na wyższe ceny w maju.
• Z tego artykułu dowiesz się jakie są ceny surowców rolnych 17 kwietnia 2025 r.
• W skupach trwa przedświąteczny marazm. Ceny nie zmieniły się znacząco.
• France Agri Mer obniżył szacunki eksportu pszenicy do krajów trzecich z 3,2 mln ton do 3,1 mln ton — co jest dalekie od 10,2 mln ton osiągniętych w poprzednim sezonie.
Jedynie o rzepaku można powiedzieć, że względem sytuacji sprzed dwóch tygodni odnotował wzrosty. Bo za tonę nasion z ubiegłorocznych zbiorów można dostać nawet 2450 zł. Z kolei w umowach na zbiory 2025 r. na lipiec wartość rzepaku wyceniana jest na od 1930 do 2090 zł/t. I to jest spadek względem ubiegłego tygodnia. Co ze zbożami? Tutaj sytuacja jest raczej stabilna. Stabilna jest też sprzedaż ziarna. Znikomy eksport, o którym pisaliśmy już na farmer.pl. Okazuje się bowiem, że według danych Komisji Europejskiej udział Polski w unijnym eksporcie zbóż sięga w tym sezonie 8 proc. To daje nam dopiero piątą lokatę w rankingu unijnych eksporterów. Na pierwszym miejscu jest Rumunia, która zebrała 27 proc. tego tortu. Na drugim miejscu, ale daleko za nią jest Francja z 16 proc. udziałem. Na trzecim miejscu są Niemcy (21 proc. udziału). Poza podium, ale jeszcze przed nami jest co ciekawe Litwa 10 proc. udziałem w eksporcie zbóż. Zestawienie jest zatem zaskakujące. Co więcej, polski eksport zbóż poza UE spadł w tym sezonie o blisko 60 proc. Ile tego ziarna mamy jeszcze w magazynach?
W tym miejscu warto zwrócić uwagę na przebieg pogody. Jest on zupełnie inny niż w roku ubiegłym. Na początku kwietnia mieliśmy do czynienia z bardzo niskimi temperaturami, teraz od kilku dni w cieniu bywa że jest nawet 28 stopni Celsjusza. Jest duży problem ze szkodnikami, ale przede wszystkim z suszą. Suszą już wczesnowiosenną. I nie tylko w Polsce.
Pisze o tym nawet Politico. – Od linii frontu na Ukrainie po zazwyczaj wilgotną Belgię, niedobór opadów sprawił, że znaczna część Europy jest wysuszona w połowie wiosny. Wczesna susza oznacza problemy dla łańcuchów dostaw i rolników, a także potencjalne negatywne skutki dla przemysłu, handlu i globalnego bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego – podają.
I uzupełniają, że według najnowszej aktualizacji Europejskiego Obserwatorium Suszy z połowy marca, obszary Polski, Ukrainy, Grecji, Bałkanów, Szwecji, Irlandii, Niemiec i innych krajów zostały objęte pomarańczową kategorią „ostrzeżenia”. Z kolei południowo-wschodnie wybrzeże Hiszpanii jest już objęte czerwonym alertem.
Co się dzieje na giełdach towarowych?
– Kurs euro/dolara powrócił w okolice 1,14 dolarów za euro, co zwiększa presję wywieraną na kontrakty wyceniane w tej walucie. Nadal na wartości traci unijna pszenica (blisko 10 euro w tym tygodniu) w poszukiwaniu konkurencyjności na rynku eksportowym. Seria pszenicy z dostawą w maju spadła na Matif do najniższego poziomu tego terminu dostawy. Na wykresie serii najbliższej pszenica tak tania była ostatnio w sierpniu ub. Roku – podaje Andrzej Bąk z eWGT.
Jak dodaje, w rezultacie pojawili się międzynarodowi nabywcy, choć z ograniczonym zainteresowaniem ofertami francuskimi.
– France Agri Mer obniżył szacunki eksportu pszenicy do krajów trzecich z 3,2 mln ton do 3,1 mln ton — co jest dalekie od 10,2 mln ton osiągniętych w poprzednim sezonie – uzupełnia Bąk.
Poniżej przedstawiamy zestawienie cen zbóż z 17 kwietnia 2025 r. w poszczególnych punktach skupu w zł/t netto (na podstawie wywiadu telefonicznego) przeważnie są to ceny na nowe zbiory:

Can Trump Fire Jerome Powell? Federal Reserve Chair Thinks No As President Urges His ‘Termination.’

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Trump said in 2018 he didn’t “believe” he had the “right” to fire Fed chief Jerome Powell, but he has repeatedly expressed displeasure with Powell’s interest rate policies.
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President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s yearlong feud escalated Thursday as the president urged Powell’s “termination,” the latest example of Trump testing the limits of the historic relationship between the Oval Office and the U.S. central bank and bringing questions of whether Trump has the authority to oversee such a “termination.”Key Facts

“Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!,” Trump posted Thursday to his Truth Social platform, potentially discussing the end of Powell’s term as the U.S.’ top-ranking central banker slated for May 2026, though “termination” certainly connotes a more unnatural end to Powell’s position.

Trump actually tapped Powell to the Fed chief role in 2017, but he quickly soured on Powell, as Bloomberg reported Trump talked about firing him in December 2018.

Following that report, Trump said in a statement posted to then Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s social media he “never suggested firing Chairman Jay Powell, nor do I believe I have the right to do so.”

Despite Trump’s own words, his actions during his second presidential term indicate a more aggressive interpretation of who he has the authority to fire, sparking questions over whether he will ultimately sack Powell as he did both Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission last month as well as members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

The firings challenge the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor decision from the Supreme Court, finding the president cannot fire leaders of independent federal agencies over policy disagreements, and the Supreme Court may hear an appeal from the ousted FTC officials this summer.

Powell addressed concerns about what a new legal precedent on federal commissioner firings would mean in a Wednesday appearance at the Economic Club of Chicago, saying he’s not sure if those court decisions “will apply to the Fed, but I don’t know” and the Fed’s independence from outside influence is „very widely understood and supported in Washington and in Congress where it really matters.“ Contra
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Trump firing Powell risks upending financial markets, two unnamed sources told Politico. “If Chairman Powell can be fired by the president of the United States, it will crash markets in the United States,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday. Warren previously served as chair of the Senate’s banking subcommittee on economic policy.Why Is Trump After Powell?
Trump’s issues with Powell stem from his vehement disagreement with Powell’s more cautious monetary policy stance. Powell is “always TOO LATE AND WRONG” and he “should have lowered Interest Rates…long ago,” Trump wrote Thursday. Trump’s reported discussions about firing Powell in 2018 came as the Fed raised rates. Interest rate cuts tend to be politically popular as they make borrowing costs from mortgages to small business loans less expensive, though the Fed has kept rates at a historically elevated level over the past three years to rein in inflation.Can The President Have A Say In Setting Rates?
There’s nothing prohibiting a president from expressing their opinion on monetary policy, and several presidents have made direct comments on what they believe the Fed should do, though perhaps none as brazen as Trump. In August, Trump said he believes the “president should have at least say” in setting rates. “I think that in my case, I made a lot of money, I was very successful, and I think I have a better instinct than, in many cases, people that would be on the Federal Reserve or the chairman,” Trump said. In his 1981 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan called for the Fed to tighten the money supply, but added he “fully recognize[d] the independence of the Federal Reserve System and will do nothing to interfere with or undermine that independence.”Crucial Quote
“I don’t think the court has yet been provided with a coherent rationale for a way in which it could overrule Humphrey’s Executor without also undermining the independence of the Fed, and thereby risking yet further harm to the stability of our economic system,” Stephen Vladeck, Georgetown University Law Center professor, told SCOTUSblog last week.What To Watch For
How Trump will handle the appointment of Powell’s successor. Bessent said Monday the White House will begin interviewing candidates this fall. Bessent told Forbes in November of his idea of tapping a shadow Fed chair, saying letting “everyone know who the Fed chair is going to be…enhances the credibility of the Fed.” Powell said in December such an arrangement is not “on the table at all,” adding: “There’s got to be trust and mutual respect and acknowledgement of the different authorities and boundaries that we have.”

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship

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Trump’s lawyers have urged the high court to allow a ban on birthright citizenship to take effect in parts of the country.
The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear arguments in May on President Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship.
But it was not clear whether the justices would weigh in on the constitutionality of Trump’s proposal or instead decide only whether it can be blocked nationwide by a federal judge acting on behalf of a few plaintiffs.
On his first day in office, Trump proposed to revise the 14th Amendment’s promise that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
Under Trump’s proposal, babies born in this country would not be deemed U.S. citizens if neither the mother nor the father was a citizen or a lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth.
The proposal was challenged as unconstitutional based on the words and history of the 14th Amendment, and three judges have struck it down nationwide. Those judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state ruled based on lawsuits filed by individuals, groups and 22 states.
Trump’s lawyers said those rulings went too far. They appealed to the Supreme Court on procedural grounds and made what they described as “a modest request.” They said the justices should rein in federal district judges and limit their power to make nationwide rulings.
If the justices were to agree, however, it could clear the way to enforce Trump’s new citizenship rules in many parts of the nation, even while the constitutionality of his plan remained in doubt.
Several justices have voiced skepticism over district judges handing down rulings that set a national rule. But others have questioned the notion of a constitutional revision that goes into effect in some states and not others.
Thursday’s brief order suggests the justices are closely split on how to proceed. They said they will hear arguments on May 15 and would likely issue a decision by late June.

Get the Arcane Season 1 Steelbook for its lowest price yet

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You can get the first season of Arcane on 4K Blu-ray for its lowest price ever on Amazon which features four discs packaged in a beautiful Steelbook case
Many of us have moved on to the second season of Arcane, the Netflix animated seried inspired by League of Legends. But, if you’d like to make the inaugural season a permanent part of your collection, you can currently pick up the 4K Blu-ray of Season one of Arcane for its lowest price ever on Amazon. Originally $59.99, this physical copy of the show comes packaged in a Steelbook case and is discounted to just $29.99.
The Steelbook version of the 4K Blu-ray release features a total of four discs which include all nine episodes from season one in addition to over three hours of bonus content that you won’t find in the version available on Netflix. This bonus content includes several “making of” featurettes in addition to breakdowns and commentary from the creators on the most memorable scenes from season one.Shopkeeper

A call from Tim Cook helped convince Trump to introduce tariff exemptions

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CEO Tim Cook’s working relationship with President Donald Trump has once again helped Apple escape issues in the U.S.-China tariff battle. Here’s how.
CEO Tim Cook’s working relationship with President Donald Trump has once again helped Apple escape issues in the U.S.-China tariff battle. Here’s how.
On April 11, following after a week of increases to the import tariff for Chinese goods entering the United States, President Trump made an announcement. While many products would be affected by a high import tariff of 145% at the time, Trump decided he was giving a reprieve on a variety of tech products and components.
While the reprieve itself is not permanent, with a semiconductor tariff expected to arrive in the future, the exemptions were immediately helpful to Apple. Indeed, a few days later, Trump confirmed that he was in talks with Tim Cook, and that he „helped“ him with the tariff exemption.
In a report from the , it appears that Cook did play a part in the tariff changes becoming a reality.
Warnings and silence
Cook talked to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick earlier in April, two people familiar with the phone call told the report. The call was about the potential impact of tariffs on iPhone prices, and also involved other senior White House officials.
There was also a decision by Cook to avoid publicly discussing or criticizing Trump and his policies. This was despite other executives taking to television to denounce the tariffs.
At the end of the week, the Trump Administration decided to implement the exemption on products Apple manufactures in China and ships to the United States. The decision had a byproduct of helping other major U.S. tech firms who made similar products.
There apparently wasn’t a complete agreement on the issue within the White House. Aide Peter Navarro allegedly wanted the tariffs to stay as they were without any electronics carveout.
The ol‘ Cook razzle-dazzle
The chief reason for Trump listening to Cook is because of his established relationship that has continued into the second term. Wilbur Ross, commerce secretary during Trump’s first term in office, referred to Cook as „playing a very careful role“ while being both very dependent on China and very important to U.S. interests.
Ross continued that Cook got respect from the White House because „he’s not a public whiner, he’s not a crybaby.“ As he had a voice of reality, Ross believed that it was unsurprising that Cook would be heard and his comments well received by the administration.
The repeated conversations and meetings with Trump, which have spilled over into the new term, as well as initiatives such as a personal donation to Trump’s inaugural fund, have helped Cook stay an important person in Trump’s eyes.
The Cook playbook has also been one that executives of other companies have also copied following that first term. This has included attempts by CEOs such as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Google’s Sundar Pichai meeting with Trump over the last few weeks, schmoozing to try and minimize the damage from Trump’s policies.
Other major tech names have also attempted to make themselves more well known to Trump, all with the same motive to get into Trump’s good books.
Not Apple-specific, but it is
Outside of comments from Trump himself that he was helping Cook and Apple, the White House has still worked to try and make it seem like it wasn’t an Apple-specific exemption.
Lori Wallach, executive director of Rethink Trade at the American Economic Liberties Project, highlights how Apple has been the biggest beneficiary of the exemptions. Of seven tariff lines added after the April 2 exception list, Wallach points out that they all consist of products that Apple makes, but few others do.
For its part, the White House is running an investigation into semiconductors, as a means to appear above-board and not playing favorites.
White House spokesman Kush Desai insisted that there were no exemptions granted to benefit Apple or any other company specifically. The Administration is „taking a nuanced, strategic approach“ on China, Desai continued.
Despite the pretense that everything is equal to all in the market when it comes to exemptions, the affair does demonstrate that Cook has led the way among other CEOs by cultivating a very beneficial relationship with the country’s chief.

Japan posts $63-B trade surplus vs US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

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TOKYO, Japan — Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.

Japan’s global trade deficit
Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
Japan’s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 trillion yen ($37 billion) for the fiscal year through March, for the fourth straight year of deficits, according to the provisional statistics.
The surplus with the U.S. ballooned to 9 trillion yen ($63 billion).
Exports to the U.S. are a contentious issue for U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese negotiators are in Washington to argue their case against higher U.S. tariffs. Japan is a key longtime U.S. ally and major investor in the U.S., employing hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Trump said on April 2 that he planned to impose a 24-percent tariff on imports from Japan as part of an announcement of higher tariffs on dozens of countries. After financial markets panicked, he put a partial 90-day hold on the import taxes, while increasing his already steep tariffs on Chinese goods to as much as 145 percent.
Japan still faces a 10-percent baseline tariff and a 25-percent tax on imported cars, auto parts, steel and aluminum exports. Most of those duties took effect recently, but they pose a grave challenge for embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Some analysts say Tokyo could, at some point, announce surprise concessions, like importing more American rice. Rice holds a special place in the Japanese psyche as the nation’s staple and has long been a protected sector in Japan. But recently a rice shortage has been pushing up prices.
Japan’s annual exports climbed 5.9 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong shipments of goods like computer chips and vehicles. Imports rose 4.7 percent. But a weaker Japanese yen made imports more costly.
A recent influx of foreign tourists to Japan has pushed exports higher, since such spending counts as exports.
For the month of March, Japan recorded a trade surplus of 544 billion yen ($4 billion). Exports climbed nearly 4 percent from a year earlier, for the sixth straight month of gains, although the surge was slower than in February.
Exports to the U.S. rose 3 percent, while shipments to the rest of Asia grew 5.5 percent. Exports to China fell, while shipments to Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea surged.
“This is likely due to the rerouting of exports within Asia to avoid tariff conflicts with the U.S.,” Min Joo Kang, a senior economist at ING, said in a report.

Android 16 Beta 4 is out now, as testing extends to more non-Pixel devices

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Google’s progress towards finishing work on Android 16 has just moved one notch closer, with today’s release of Beta 4.
Android 16 Beta 4 is now available for Pixel phones.
Testers can manually download an OTA or factory image, but most will want to wait for an update notification.
We’re now within spitting distance of Android 16 stable, due later this quarter.
Google is putting the finishing touches on Android 16, and last night told us to look forward to Beta 4 arriving today. While we’re not quite to the point where the new OS update is ready for a stable release, this Platform Stability phase of development signals that we’re really getting down to wire for Google making changes and getting its code ready for wide deployment. Right on schedule, Android 16 Beta 4 is now ready to install for Pixel phones and tablets.
We already saw Android 16 testing spread to both OnePlus and Xiaomi, and now Google shares that’s extending to even more manufacturers:Android 16 Beta 4: What’s new
This is the second major Platform Stability release in the Android 16 cycle, so changes are largely locked-in at this point in terms of the API and system functionality. That said, we’re already spotting some work on changes behind the scenes, like fixing the whole mess DND has become through Modes, and progress on new effects for video calls.
Google reiterates that it’s on target for a Q2 2025 release, and reminds testers already enrolled in the Beta that they’ll be getting notifications when their OTA update is ready to install.
We haven’t seen Google update its downloads just yet, but if you do want to manually reinstall, those should be available for you shortly.
This release also marks the first occasion the Pixel 9a is eligible to join Google’s Android Beta program.

Shooting at Florida State sends students running. Nearby hospital says it’s treating people.

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A shooting at Florida State University has sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital.
A shooting Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare was receiving and treating people affected by the shooting, said Sarah Cannon, a hospital spokesperson. She said the hospital cannot yet confirm the number of people in care, and said the details are still unfolding.
Ambulances, fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus midday Thursday after the university issued an active shooter alert near the student union.
Hundreds of students streamed away from the direction of the student union. Students were glued to their phones, some visibly emotional.
Junior Joshua Sirmans, 20, was in the university’s main library when he said alarms began going off warning of an active shooter. Sirmans said law enforcement officers escorted him and other students out of the library with their hands over their heads.
FBI officials are on scene, a spokesperson said.
Students and faculty were instructed to seek shelter and await further instructions.
“Lock and stay away from all doors and windows and be prepared to take additional protective measures,” the alert said.

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