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'Glaze' software aims to protect art from copycat AI
Researchers at the University of Chicago have released free "Glaze" software that they say can thwart efforts by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to copy an artist's style.
Elon Musk puts Twitter's value at just $20 billion
Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media.
Latest 'John Wick' tops N.America box office in a big, bloody opening
Lionsgate's neo-noir action thriller "John Wick: Chapter 4" opened this weekend with North American ticket sales estimated at an impressive $73.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.
It's no joke: club helps Jordanians win comedy gold
When life gave them lemons, two Jordanians launched a club to train people in the art of comedy in a country where years of economic woes have left little to laugh about.
Taiwan father-daughter design duo's road trip to Grammy glory
Driving down a desert road, fresh off a heartbreaking loss at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Taiwanese designer Xiao Qing-yang and his daughter were already working on their next project.
Hugh Grant: romcoms are a 'big fat lie'
Romantic comedies made Hugh Grant one of the most famous men in the world, but he has a few doubts about their premise.
Iran mother's pain and hope in film on daughter's execution
She was executed for killing the man who was trying to rape her. Now the subject of a devastating documentary, her mother says there are seeds of hope in her terrible story.
US state to require parental consent for social media
Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for accounts used by under-18s, placing the burden on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to verify the age of their users.
Pussy Riot wins Woody Guthrie prize for challenging oppression
The Russian music and performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers announced Thursday.
Disinformation attack targeted key Sahel state Niger: AFP investigation
A wave of disinformation attacks has hit Niger, a country that has become a linchpin in western strategy in the jihadist-torn Sahel, an AFP investigation has found.
Inside TikTok's operation to win over Washington
With a giant billboard at Washington's main train station, an army of influencers on Capitol Hill and ad campaigns in the political press, TikTok is pulling out all the stops as it fights for survival in the US capital.
TikTok chief faces off with US lawmakers as ban looms
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew battled for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faced skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
'Man on Wire' Philippe Petit still risks it all at 73
Almost 50 years after his famed tight-rope walk between the Twin Towers in New York, Philippe Petit still has his head in the clouds.
S.Africa art show highlights destructive ties between Man and Nature
A lioness towers over a seemingly dead hunter, her paws pinning his body to the ground.
TikTok chief faces US Congress as lawmakers mull ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
Cold shower for Hungary's famed hot baths
Hungary's grand thermal baths are struggling to stay afloat, buffeted by rocketing energy bills.
'Cleanfluencers' sweep TikTok, drawing millions
Marie Kondo may have admitted defeat, but a new generation of "cleanfluencers" is taking social media by storm, with millions watching them scour filthy homes and dole out cleaning hacks.
Europe's first majority Black orchestra debuts stateside
After more than three decades in the classical music industry, British double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku began grappling with the question that had troubled her for years: Why was she consistently the only Black musician onstage?
Across globe, women battle 'gendered disinformation'
Fake photos showing Ukraine's first lady sunbathing topless, incorrect video subtitles defaming Pakistani feminists for "blasphemy", slow-motion clips falsely depicting "drunk" female politicians -- a barrage of disinformation targets women in the public eye.
TikTok users protest proposals for US ban at Congress
A group of TikTok content creators descended on the US Capitol Wednesday to protest against calls for a ban on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, amid fears that it presents a national security threat.
TikTok boss to deny China ties to US lawmakers
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will staunchly deny allegations by US lawmakers Thursday that the hugely popular video-sharing app had ever, or ever would, share data with the Chinese government.
Joking Biden teases 2024 run at arts awards ceremony
Joe Biden used an arts awards ceremony Tuesday -- where one honoree was an actress who famously played a fictional president -- to drop perhaps his heaviest hint yet that he's seeking a second White House term in 2024.
Bad Bunny ex seeking $40 mn, alleging unauthorized use of voice note
A former girlfriend of Bad Bunny has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Puerto Rican megastar, alleging he used a recording of her voice in several songs without permission.
TikTok says half of Americans use site as ban threat looms
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said Tuesday that US user numbers had soared to 150 million -- almost half the total population -- as he prepared to fight at US Congress for the Chinese owned site's future.
'Veep' actress gets (real) White House honor
It will be the recognition that her bumbling character in "Veep" always longed for when actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Tuesday is awarded the nation's highest honor for artistic contribution by President Joe Biden at the White House.
Duran Duran to reunite with original guitarist Andy Taylor
Duran Duran, the British band who led the New Romantic movement in the 1980s, are to reunite with guitarist Andy Taylor for a new project.
Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear
In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models paraded second-hand garments down an improvised catwalk, seeking to raise awareness of the fashion industry's environmental impact.
Electro-pop master M83: 'We're losing the mystery in music'
Anthony Gonzalez, the man behind M83, the group that helped define electro-pop, fears for a music industry that increasingly wants artists to be influencers.
Three found guilty of murdering US rapper XXXTentacion
A Florida jury on Monday found three young men guilty in the shooting death of the rising rap star known as XXXTentacion in 2018.
Media mogul Murdoch, 92, engaged for fifth time
Conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch will tie the knot for the fifth time, at the age of 92 years, he said Monday in an interview with his own newspaper, the New York Post.
Spurred by TikTok, some Americans return to cash to curb spending
Manicured fingers meticulously place cash in transparent envelopes marked "food," "gas" and other categories, demonstrating in a TikTok video a retro technique for controlling what you spend that is newly popular with some money-conscious Americans.