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Apple rolls out UK device-level age checks as Microsoft-backed benchmark tackles robot clumsiness; 76ers log season’s biggest win; Iran’s speaker warns U.S. troops; Claude Code adds integrations and “Dream” helper; Vatican probes Holy Sepulcher entry block; 12 tons of KitKat stolen in Italy; NASA names Artemis crew for first Moonward mission in decades

Apple rolls out UK device-level age checks

Apple is adding age restrictions in the UK, after a software update, users must prove they are 18 or older via credit card or scanned ID to access unrestricted features. If you are underage or unverified, Apple flips on Web Content Filter and Communication Safety, which can limit certain apps and sites and scan messages, shared photo albums, AirDrop, and FaceTime for nudity. It is framed as compliance with the UK Online Safety Act push to keep minors away from porn, including closing the “just use a VPN” loophole, and as a pitch for OS-level verification instead of every app reinventing the same bouncer.

Microsoft-backed benchmark aims to stop robots from fumbling chores

Microsoft researchers and academic collaborators published an AI benchmark (via an arXiv paper) meant to help robots plan and execute multi-step household tasks more reliably. The focus is on common real-world failures like indecision, bungled sequencing, and generating incorrect steps, basically teaching robots that “tidy the room” usually involves picking things up before declaring victory.

Sunday stats, 76ers notch biggest win of the season

The 76ers’ biggest win so far got the Sunday stats treatment, with Tyrese Maxey delivering a standout performance after returning early and Paul George adding a strong two-way showing in Saturday night’s win in Charlotte. Basketball remains the only place where “two-way showing” is praise, not a job description for a politician trying to avoid questions.

Iranian parliament speaker threatens U.S. forces if deployed on the ground

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iranian forces are prepared to attack U.S. troops if they deploy on the ground, and warned that U.S. regional partners would face continued punishment, according to Iranian state media. Another day, another round of geopolitical chest-thumping where the people who pay the price are never the ones doing the talking.

Claude Code adds integrations and a “Dream” background helper

Claude Code reportedly changed in several ways without altering the underlying model, including Telegram and Discord integrations for messaging from phones, plus a new background sub-agent called Dream that consolidates memory files between sessions to reduce long-run memory decay. The theme is less “smarter AI” and more “please stop making me re-explain everything after I close my terminal,” which is a very human problem dressed up in very futuristic clothing.

Vatican seeks answers after reported Holy Sepulcher entry block

The Vatican is seeking clarification after reports that Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Father Francesco Ielpo from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. Church leaders said they followed wartime restrictions and expected private Holy Week services to proceed, calling the reported denial an unprecedented disruption in centuries, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned it as an offense to the faithful. Israel’s Civil Administration had previously closed major Old City holy sites for security reasons, and Israel has not publicly responded.

12 tons of KitKat reportedly stolen in Italy en route to Poland

Nestlé says about 12 tons of KitKat chocolate, roughly 413,793 bars, were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy while headed to Poland. Somewhere out there is a heist crew that looked at the world and said, “Art? Jewels? No, give us the wafer bricks.”

NASA unveils Artemis crew for first Moonward mission in decades

NASA introduced the four astronauts slated for an Artemis mission, a major step toward the agency’s first crewed return toward the Moon in more than half a century. It is positioned as a new era of lunar exploration, finally moving beyond nostalgia for Apollo and back toward actually going places.

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