AI-generated images are everywhere. They’re being used to make nonconsensual pornography, muddy the truth during elections and promote products on social media using celebrity impersonations. When Princess Catherine released a video last month disclosing that she had cancer, social media went abuzz with the latest baseless claim that artificial intelligence was used to manipulate the […]
Treasury minister Gareth Davies: reports of ‘spear-phishing’ attacks on MPs ‘extremely troubling’ William Wragg has told the Times that he gave out the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on a dating app in what appears to have been a “spear-phishing” cyber-attack. Asked about the situation during the morning media round, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — During a regular day in the office, I last about five minutes at my desk. Then I get antsy and move to the table in the office kitchen. Then to the conference room. Then back to the kitchen. For whatever reason, deskbound work is a challenge for me. At home, I rotate […]
Lionel Messi looked on from the sidelines as Inter Miami CF lost 2-1 to Monterrey in the first leg of the teams’ Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jorge Rodriguez netted a stellar goal late in the game to give Monterrey the win on the night, as Messi […]
The Sun newspaper’s politics show, Never Mind the Ballots, leans heavily on the great soft-comedy moments of golden British TV men-talking, its name pilfered from the Buzzcocks, its graphics from Have I Got News for You. This was a smart idea, because it looks fun, but it was also a dumb idea, because it was […]
Celtic fans displayed a banner before kick-off at Tony Macaroni Arena Livingston have threatened to ban flags and banners at their ground after accusing Celtic’s Green Brigade supporters group of unfurling “unapproved” tifo displays on Sunday. The Scottish Premiership club claim two banners appeared contrary to a prior agreement, describing it as “wholly and utterly […]
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters opted Tuesday to ban private funding for election administration, joining more than two dozen states that have ended or limited the practice after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife spent $350 million to help local governments run elections during the coronavirus pandemic. Voters approved an amendment to the state […]
Colombian playmaker Leicy Santos will join the Washington Spirit from Spain’s Atlético Madrid this summer on a three-year contract, the NWSL team announced Tuesday, giving incoming coach Jonatan Giráldez a splashy signing to coincide with his midseason arrival. Santos, 27, has scored seven goals in 43 appearances for Colombia and represented her national team at […]
If you witness nature’s majesty and can’t live-stream it on TikTok or post in your group chat, did it even happen? In places around the United States where people will flock to see next week’s solar eclipse, some local officials have warned that mobile service could temporarily flake out. Cellular networks sometimes bog down when […]
Sunak claims there has been ‘no change’ to his plan to call election in second half of year On BBC Radio Newcastle Sunak was also asked when he would call an election. Faced with this question in an earlier interview, Sunak declined to repeat his line about an election in the second half of the […]