Discord will soon require users worldwide to verify their age with a face scan or ID to access adult content, according to BBC Technology. The online chat service, which boasts over 200 million monthly users, announced the new safety measures, set to roll out globally from early March, to protect users by placing everyone into a teen-appropriate experience "by default."
In other news, the FBI released images of a suspect in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared from her home on January 31, as reported by Al Jazeera. Police in the US stated that a man had been questioned in connection with the case.
Meanwhile, xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, has experienced significant attrition, with at least nine engineers, including two co-founders, publicly announcing their departure in the past week, according to TechCrunch. The company and Musk have yet to comment on the exits. More than half of xAI's founding team has now left, intensifying scrutiny around the company's stability. Three departing staff members plan to start a new venture, while others cited a desire for more autonomy and smaller teams.
In a separate development, Sam Blond, a former VC for Founders Fund, launched an AI sales startup called Monaco, also according to TechCrunch. Blond, who left his VC role just 18 months after starting, co-founded Monaco with his brother Brian Blond and two other co-founders. The startup has raised a total of $35 million in seed and Series A rounds, both led by Founders Fund.
Finally, an Irishman, Seamus Culleton, is reportedly fearing for his life after a Trump-era ICE crackdown turned his American dream into a nightmare, as reported by Sky News. Culleton, who was married to an American and had a work permit, is currently detained in a detention center in Texas. His wife, Tiffany Smyth, shared photographs illustrating their life together.
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