Author: Amanda Martinez

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is introducing facial recognition technology to tackle scams using celebrities’ likenesses in advertisements. This move aims to protect public figures like Elon Musk and Martin Lewis, who have fallen victim to such scams. These scams typically promote investment schemes and cryptocurrencies, with Lewis reporting “countless” daily instances of his name and face getting misused. Meta’s existing ad review system uses AI to detect fake celebrity endorsements, but facial recognition tech will enhance its capabilities. Here’s how it works: flagged ads are compared to celebrities’ Facebook or Instagram profile photos. If the image…

Technological progress has amazingly resulted in the creation of solutions for a wide range of issues, the most notable of which is the treatment of blindness. Scientists from Australia’s Monash University created the world’s first prosthetic eye, the Gennaris Bionic Vision System. This remarkable accomplishment brings new optimism to millions of visually impaired people. This innovation may also revolutionize how we treat diseases that were once considered incurable. Much research and development was carried out over ten years to produce the Gennaris system. It delivers impulses directly to the brain’s vision area, allowing it to circumvent injured optic nerves, which…

ByteDance’s intern AI interference recently led the company to fire the intern for purposely messing with an AI model’s training. Despite the circumstances, ByteDance denied that the intern had caused significant damage. The corporation claimed that social media posts overstated the intern’s involvement with its artificial intelligence. Despite ByteDance’s assurances that its AI processes were mostly unaffected, the issue received widespread notice. ByteDance stated that the intern was from the advertising technology team, not the Artificial Intelligence Lab. The firm recognized specific news websites and the intern’s social media pages as sources of incorrect information regarding the occurrence. Doubao, ByteDance’s…

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces five new civil lawsuits in a New York federal court. Two men and three women accuse the hip-hop mogul of sexual assault at parties in LA, New York, and Las Vegas. The youngest plaintiff was just 13 at the time of the alleged incident. Combs remains in custody at a Brooklyn jail, denying federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. His lawyers dismiss the lawsuits as “clear attempts to garner publicity,” stating Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone. The new cases allege Combs or his associates drugged plaintiffs’ drinks, causing dizziness and disorientation. Plaintiffs claim Combs…

South Korea has summoned Russia’s ambassador, Georgiy Zinoviev, to demand the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly training to fight in Ukraine. Seoul’s spy agency reports around 1,500 North Korean soldiers have already arrived in Russia. Zinoviev pledged to relay South Korea’s concerns but emphasized Moscow and Pyongyang’s cooperation adheres to international law. Pyongyang remains silent on the allegations. South Korea has long accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons for Ukraine. Reports suggest up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers may be deployed. Kim Hong-kyun stressed that this gravely threatens South Korea and the international community. After Vladimir…

Masked men abducted British and Turkish nationals in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday. The British man, Necdet Seyitoğlu, said that four Turkish individuals abducted with him remain missing. According to Seyitoğlu, who resided in the UK for 18 years before moving to Kenya two years ago, his abductors released him after eight hours when he submitted a copy of his British passport. The UK Foreign Office said they’re “providing consular support to a British man and his family following an incident in Kenya.” Kenyan police are investigating a “kidnapping” after a motorcyclist saw two cars block a silver saloon car from…

A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea earlier today. Fortunately, Netanyahu and his wife were absent, and no injuries were reported. Israeli forces successfully intercepted two drones crossing into Israel from Lebanon, while a third drone struck a building in Caesarea. Militants in Lebanon launched approximately 55 rockets into Israel since morning. The ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated tensions in the region. Israel has responded to the rocket attacks by targeting locations in Lebanon linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. In a striking incident, an Israeli strike in Jounieh, a…

Scotland is bracing for severe weather as Storm Ashley approaches, bringing high winds and heavy rain. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for western areas, predicting gusts of 70-80 mph on Sunday. A yellow alert covers the entire country, with winds reaching 60 mph. Storm Ashley, the first named storm of the season, will unleash its fury on Saturday night. Meteorologists describe this rapid pressure drop as a “weather bomb.” This phenomenon will bring high winds coinciding with high spring tides, increasing the risk of large waves and coastal overtopping. Residents in western Scotland face potential power cuts,…

A significant collapse at a crucial energy facility has resulted in a nationwide blackout in Cuba, leaving 10 million people without power. On social media, the energy ministry confirmed that the nation’s electrical infrastructure collapsed on Friday at 11:00 (15:00 GMT). The shutdown occurred when Cuba’s largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras, shut down, exacerbating the island’s energy crisis. Cuba has been battling months of extended blackouts, causing Prime Minister Manuel Marrero to declare an “energy emergency” just a day before the most recent blackout. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez promptly emphasized the importance of the situation, assuring the public that restoring…

The head of the Palestinian organization Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in Gaza. The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Khalil Hayya, announced Sinwar’s passing on television. Sinwar, according to Hayya, was a “brave and intrepid” leader who devoted his life to the struggle for Palestinian freedom. Sinwar, a 62-year-old resident of Rafah in southern Gaza, died after a violent battle with Israeli forces. In his Thursday account of the firefight, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari reported that soldiers apprehended Sinwar after he escaped into a building. Israeli troops identified him using a drone and confirmed his identity through dental exams…

The recent discovery of a missile in Ukraine’s Poltava area suggests that North Korea is supplying Russia with ammo. Russia and North Korea have deepened their cooperation recently, with Kim Jong Un referring to Putin as his “closest comrade” on his birthday. Key officials from South Korea’s National Security Office, Ministry of National Defence, and National Intelligence Service attended a major security briefing on Friday. Yoon’s office said the participants committed to monitoring the situation and responding to the international community using all possible measures. After Ukrainian military intelligence reported that Russia’s army was establishing a North Korean battalion, the…

On October 16, 2024, the world was left heartbroken by the sudden death of One Direction star Liam Payne. The 31-year-old singer was found unresponsive in his hotel room at the CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Just an hour before his tragic death, Liam posted a video “lovely day in Argentina” with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who had left the country just two days before his death to return to Miami on social media, which fans later described as concerning and “off.” In the video, Liam seemed emotionally distressed, but the full context of his state of mind remains…