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• La startup TextWeave aseguró $10 millones en financiación semilla el mes pasado para aprovechar los LLM en la generación de textos de marketing para pequeñas tiendas. • La plataforma aborda necesidades de nicho en la creación de contenido, demostrando cómo las soluciones de IA especializada impulsan el crecimiento de las startups. • Esta financiación se alinea con las tendencias de adopción empresarial, donde la IA generativa encabeza las noticias de startups tecnológicas para tareas como la escritura automatizada.

Philip Young cambia todas sus declaraciones a culpabilidad después de negar inicialmente los cargos de creación de imágenes indecentes de menores. Un exconcejal conservador que admitió casi 50 delitos de drogar, violar y agredir sexualmente a su exesposa se ha declarado culpable de delitos adicionales de creación de imágenes indecentes de menores. Philip Young, de 49 años, se declaró culpable en enero ante el tribunal de la corona de Winchester de 11 cargos de violación y 11 cargos de administración de una sustancia con intención de aturdir a su exesposa Joanne Young, de 48 años, quien ha renunciado a su derecho al anonimato. Seguir leyendo...

Anthony Odiong está acusado de abusar sexualmente de tres feligresas espiritualmente vulnerables en Waco. Se están llevando a cabo planes para que la arquidiócesis católica romana de Nueva Orleans retire el nombre de un sacerdote de una capilla que él ayudó a construir en las afueras de la ciudad, mientras se avecina un juicio penal en Texas contra el clérigo por cargos de que abusó sexualmente de tres feligresas espiritualmente vulnerables allí, según supo The Guardian. Según informes, Anthony Odiong había recaudado 600.000 dólares para construir y luego inaugurar la Capilla de Sanación de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en Luling, Luisiana, en 2020, cuando era párroco de una iglesia adyacente, años antes de que las autoridades lo acusaran penalmente en Texas, donde también había ejercido anteriormente. Desde entonces, su nombre ha aparecido en varias inscripciones fuera de la capilla y en la estructura misma, incluso mientras el caso penal en su contra avanzaba hacia el juicio. Sigue leyendo...

Los conductores parecen no inmutarse ante los altos precios del combustible y los pronósticos meteorológicos sombríos, mientras que las obras de ingeniería provocan retrasos para los pasajeros del tren. Se ha avisado a los conductores que esperen el tráfico más intenso del fin de semana festivo de mayo en el Reino Unido en años, a pesar de los altos precios del combustible y del inminente fin del período soleado que amenaza con aguar el fin de semana largo. Según una investigación de la organización automovilística RAC, se esperaban más de 19 millones de viajes de ocio en coche durante el fin de semana largo, del viernes al lunes, la cifra más alta desde 2016. Es probable que las obras de ingeniería también perturben los viajes en tren este fin de semana. Continuar leyendo...

• El vehículo circulaba por Juvisy-sur-Orge cuando se salió de la carretera y cayó al río • Cuatro personas han sido rescatadas del Seine cerca de Paris después de que un autobús conducido por un conductor en prácticas colisionara con un vehículo estacionado antes de precipitarse al río. • El autobús circulaba por la localidad de Juvisy-sur-Orge, al sureste de la capital francesa, cuando se salió de la carretera y cayó al Seine, según informaron los fiscales.

• FOX Business Network (FBN) superó a CNBC en audiencia durante la jornada laboral, el horario de mercado y la programación diaria total durante abril de 2026, según datos de Nielsen Media Research publicados el 29 de abril. • Los programas insignia de FBN, "Varney & Co." y "Kudlow", mantuvieron sus posiciones como los dos programas de negocios más vistos en televisión, alcanzando sus meses consecutivos 50 y 55 superando a sus competidores de CNBC, respectivamente. • La victoria en los índices de audiencia subraya el dominio competitivo de FOX Business en el mercado de noticias financieras durante un periodo de importantes anuncios de política de la Reserva Federal y volatilidad del mercado.

• Activistas denuncian que las órdenes de protección de espacios públicos también se están utilizando para criminalizar una amplia gama de actividades cotidianas • Uno de cada cinco ayuntamientos locales ha prohibido decir palabrotas bajo nuevas órdenes «entrometidas», frente a uno de cada 20 ayuntamientos en 2022. • Un nuevo informe de la Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life ha revelado que las órdenes de protección de espacios públicos (PSPOs) —destinadas originalmente a abordar comportamientos antisociales graves— están siendo utilizadas por los ayuntamientos de Inglaterra y Gales para criminalizar una amplia gama de actividades cotidianas, como permanecer en grupos, gritar y recoger piedras.

• Los titulares de pases y cuidadores informan que están siendo acosados, filmados y amenazados por desconocidos que piensan que están fingiendo una discapacidad • Las personas con discapacidad que utilizan blue badges para su vida cotidiana han declarado que están siendo acosadas, cuestionadas e incluso agredidas, a medida que la retórica contra los beneficios sociales se vuelve más común en el UK. • Cerca de 3 millones de personas en el UK tienen ahora un blue badge, lo que incluye a 1 de cada 15 adultos en Inglaterra. El número de personas que cumplen los requisitos para el programa —que permite a los conductores aparcar en espacios más accesibles— ha provocado que algunos adviertan sobre el uso indebido y el fraude. Continuar leyendo...

• Sky Roberts dijo que las sobrevivientes "siguen luchando por ser escuchadas" después de que el rey, cuyo hermano Andrew fue acusado de agresión por Virginia Giuffre, no se reuniera con ellas • El hermano de la fallecida Virginia Giuffre criticó a King Charles III por no reunirse con las sobrevivientes de los abusos de Jeffrey Epstein durante su visita a United States esta semana. • "Las sobrevivientes están aquí sentadas con miembros del Congress, todavía luchando por ser escuchadas, todavía presionando por una rendición de cuentas real, mientras muchas de las figuras poderosas conectadas con estos sistemas permanecen fuera de su alcance, incapaces de reconocer a las sobrevivientes cara a cara", dijo Sky Roberts, el hermano de Virginia Giuffre.

Imágenes de CCTV que circulan en las redes sociales mostraron a niños en el centro de cuidado infantil Little Aresha en Yogyakarta, la mayoría menores de dos años, tendidos en el suelo vistiendo solo pañales y con las manos y los pies atados con trapos.

• Lauren Ashley Mastrosa recibió una orden de corrección comunitaria de 18 meses después de que su libro fuera leído por un pequeño grupo de lectores anticipados • La autora de una novela ofensiva que describe juegos de rol de niños pequeños ha sido condenada, pero evitará la cárcel por redactar material de abuso infantil. • Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, exejecutiva de marketing de 34 años para una organización benéfica cristiana, escribió Daddy’s Little Toy bajo el seudónimo de Tori Woods y lo publicó a través de un adelanto en línea en marzo de 2025. Continuar leyendo...

La policía advierte sobre la pornografía violenta y los influencers 'tóxicos' mientras los suicidios superan a los homicidios por tercer año consecutivo

• Delta Air Lines reported first-quarter net income of $1.8 billion, up 22% year-over-year, benefiting from strong leisure and business travel demand with average fares rising 8% despite lower capacity growth across the industry. • CEO Ed Bastian stated that forward bookings through summer 2026 indicate "resilient demand," with premium cabin bookings up 15%, offsetting concerns about potential economic slowdown and suggesting corporate travel spending remains solid. • The strong results bolstered airline sector sentiment, lifting Southwest Airlines and United Airlines stocks by 2.4% and 1.9% respectively on optimism about sustained pricing power and margin expansion through peak summer travel season.

Students aged 12 to 15 steered bus to safety and called for help after driver lost consciousness from asthma attackMiddle school students in Mississippi acted quickly to halt their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a highway, prompting the operator to declare: “They saved my life.”The bus in question had just left the Hancock middle school in the Mississippi community of Kiln on Wednesday when the driver, Leah Taylor, suffered an asthma attack and lost consciousness. Continue reading...

Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code. Continue reading...

Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successorIf Keir Starmer is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north-west who might help him – temporarily.It has been the week where the prime minister seemed at his most isolated. But Labour MPs told the Guardian they were urging colleagues not to depose Starmer next month, and were instead preparing to demand that Andy Burnham return to parliament in order to succeed him before the next general election. Continue reading...

Police allegedly found images on iCloud account of singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezA Los Angeles prosecutor said that the singer D4vd, who was charged this week in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was in possession of a “significant amount of child pornography”.Police allegedly found the images on the iCloud account of the 21-year-old singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. Continue reading...

HMRC owed more than £640,00 by company that advised clients such as TikTok, GSK and PalantirPeter Mandelson’s former consultancy business, Global Counsel, went bust owing £4.6m – including more than £600,000 to the taxman – a report by the group’s administrators reveals.The company, which provided advice to high-profile clients including Chinese-owned TikTok, US tech business Palantir and UK pharmaceutical firm GSK, collapsed into administration in February, after it lost a series of accounts over the peer’s relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation.According to data collected by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), 15,031 commercial child sexual abuse sites were found in 2025, compared with 7,028 found in 2024, a 114% increase. Continue reading...

Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith was planning to leave Australia to live overseas and had a business class flight out of the country booked in four days’ time when he was arrested at Sydney airport this month, court documents allege, with investigators telling a court “his willingness to return to Australia to face prosecution cannot be judged”.Roberts-Smith was ultimately granted bail last week under strict conditions, a move opposed by prosecutors who said there was potential concern he was a flight risk and might try to avoid ever having to face trial for a series of alleged murders he committed in Afghanistan. Continue reading...

• The number of small businesses in the United States continues to grow amid entrepreneurial optimism. • Owners report increasing difficulty securing startup capital needed to launch and expand operations. • Policies associated with President Trump are cited by business leaders as dampening access to financing for new entrepreneurs pursuing the American Dream.

Exclusive: Corrective Services investigates how Richard Guilliatt of The Australian was able to interview Rob and Karen Gilfillan for Shadow of DoubtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCorrective Services New South Wales is investigating how a journalist from The Australian was able to interview a man and a woman convicted of abusing their daughter for a podcast that raised questions about their guilt.After legal restrictions were lifted last month the victim said the podcast had been highly detrimental to her mental health. Continue reading...

Amid growing congressional scrutiny of his conduct, Patel has claimed he has ‘never been intoxicated on the job’US politics live – latest updatesHouse judiciary Democrats have launched a formal inquiry into FBI director, Kash Patel’s alleged drinking habits, demanding he complete a standardized alcohol abuse assessment and submit the results to Congress.In a letter sent on Tuesday, led by Jamie Raskin, a Maryland representative, Democrats on the committee called on Patel to take the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) – a 10-question World Health Organization screening tool used to identify harmful patterns of drinking – along with a sworn statement attesting to his answers. Lawmakers also requested all security clearance questionnaires Patel has completed since taking the role. Continue reading...

ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returnsBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company, which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s, next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East is likely to hit consumer spending.The fashion chain’s owner, Associated British Foods (ABF), confirmed the plan to split off Primark from the rest of the group, first mooted last year. Continue reading...

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktankEurope’s “stone age” system of booking train tickets makes it needlessly difficult for travellers to avoid polluting flights, a report has found.Booking equivalent train tickets is “difficult or impossible” on almost half of the EU’s busiest international air routes, analysis from the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank shows. Continue reading...

Preston Davey died aged 13 months after ‘routine abuse’ by Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, jury hearsA baby boy was “routinely ill-treated, sexually abused and physically assaulted” before he was killed by a secondary school teacher adopting him, a jury has heard.Jamie Varley, the teacher, 37, and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, were in the process of adopting Preston Davey. Continue reading...

The 82-year-old was accused of abusing girls in the 1960s but was acquitted in Perth despite judge finding the alleged victim was telling the truthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former champion footballer Barry Cable has been acquitted of a slew of historical child sexual abuse charges despite a judge finding the alleged victim was likely telling the truth.The 82-year-old faced a judge-only criminal trial over allegations he abused a girl aged about eight or nine at his family home in the late 1960s. Continue reading...

Owner of X summoned along with former CEO Linda Yaccarino over investigation by cybercrime unitBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesElon Musk has been summoned to Paris, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.The world’s richest man and Linda Yaccarino – the former chief executive of X – were on Monday summoned for “voluntary interviews”, while other employees of the platform were scheduled to be heard as witnesses throughout this week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Continue reading...

Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environmentPrimark may break free from Kingsmill, Twinings and the sugar business this week when Associated British Foods announces plans on a mooted demerger.The potential split comes at a tricky time for the group controlled by the billionaire Weston family, with its fashion and food arms facing tough competition and rising costs. Continue reading...