内容摘要：As well as Hoover and Grimm, at least eight others have been pardoned by the president in recent days; the New York Times reported that Trump issued a total of 25 pardons or commutations of prison sentences on Wednesday.

As well as Hoover and Grimm, at least eight others have been pardoned by the president in recent days; the New York Times reported that Trump issued a total of 25 pardons or commutations of prison sentences on Wednesday.

The idea of Butterflies is to allow human and AI personas to interact.Mr Springett's online persona developed over time, interacting with other artificial characters, and even went as far as to start its own Beanie Babies [a line of soft toys] collection.

He said it was like AIs were writing their own soap operas inside a simulation."I didn't engage with Butterflies in the same way I do with other platforms," Mr Springett told BBC."It felt more like observing than participating. I wouldn't pay for it, but it was interesting enough to keep watching."

A host of social media services, like Butterflies, are trying to expand at a time when there is dissatisfaction with the social media giants.According to data from Similarweb, a digital market intelligence company, X's daily active users in the UK have dropped by nearly 25% since January 2024.

And it's not just X that has been suffering, mobile and desktop traffic to Facebook has declined over the last few years according to Similarweb.

found that a third of teens use Facebook and X, compared with three quarters a decade ago."We must put pressure on Israel to ensure the aid truly reaches its target," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters alongside Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Finland.

"But it is also crucial that Hamas must not prevent humanitarian aid from arriving."Merz, who has strongly criticised Israel in recent days, said events in Gaza were "in no way acceptable". He described the effect on Gazan civilians as "excessive" and called for an end to the killing and suffering.

"This is a terrible human catastrophe and we must be able to tackle it," Orpo added.Sweden on Tuesday also summoned the Israeli ambassador to its foreign ministry, and called on the country to "immediately ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza".