Meta has abruptly taken down a new feature that allowed people to use its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to make fake images from user content on Instagram. The feature was part of a broad rollout of Muse Image, a new AI image generation tool Instagram’s parent company released on Tuesday. It allowed users of the…
Popular Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay 10.3m yuan (£1.1m; $1.5m) in damages after a court ruled that its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark, fuelling an online debate over copyright protection. Chinese media reported last week that a court in the eastern Jiangsu province ruled that the Shenzhen-based tea company…
Jalen Brunson is coming to Monica McNutt’s defense after the New York Knicks radio analyst faced backlash over comments she made about Taylor Swift. Following the Knicks’ championship-clinching Game 5 victory on Saturday (June 13), the NBA Finals MVP addressed the controversy surrounding McNutt’s remarks during the Game 4 broadcast, when she questioned the pop…
If Eric Murphy loses his primary election on June 9, he believes he already knows one reason why. Last year, the North Dakota state representative, a Republican, tried to expand the window of pregnancy in which women could access abortion. The state legislature had banned it for almost everyone from the moment of conception. Tied…
At the same time, the gala is grappling with other uncertainties, including a transition of professional roles for the longtime editor of Vogue, Anna Wintour, whose control over the event — from the seating charts to the finger food — is famously ironclad. In the last year, the 76-year-old Wintour stepped aside from her role…
Los Angeles parents are fed up with schools loading up students with laptops and tablets, and assigning schoolwork on a slew of apps. Some families, who had decided against giving their children screens at home, told school board members that they were appalled to find young students using school-issued devices — even in kindergarten. Some…
When Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, one of his first acts was to sign an executive order intended to cut federal funding for any school teaching what the administration defined as “critical race theory”. A raft of other orders mandated the termination of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) personnel, offices and training across the…
Reporting Highlights Health Fears: Some critics say large solar farms are a public health threat. While there is little reputable evidence for this, their claims have helped power a backlash. Stalling Solar: Restrictions on solar development are proliferating nationwide, helping to slow the growth of installations even as consumer energy costs are rising. Michigan Battleground:…
President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash after posting an image on Truth Social depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure. The AI-generated image, which has now been deleted, showed Trump appearing to heal a sick man in a hospital bed. The image post came hours after the president posted a lengthy message criticising Pope Leo…
Shorouk Express Bavarian conservatives, who are part of von der Leyen’s conservative European People’s Party (EPP) and govern in an alliance with Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), say they will stand against the proposals. “Unilateral pressure on Israel does not bring peace any closer,” said Hoffmann. “On the contrary, that is exactly what Hamas wants…
