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Taylor Swift’s TAS Rights Management has filed applications to trademark the singer’s voice and image, aiming to protect against threats posed by AI — Taylor Swift has filed new trademark applications to pro…
Kid Rock was a guest on a US military helicopter ‘joyride’ with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, report claims
It’s not clear whether the alleged ‘incentive flight’ on two AH-64 Apache gunships were funded by American taxpayers
Trump, Melania Slam Jimmy Kimmel For “Widow” Joke
US President Donald Trump called Monday for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired for likening First Lady Melania Trump to an “expectant widow,” in a joke made days before a third alleged attempt to assassinate Trump.
Iraq Taps Businessman, Ali al-Zaidi, to Form New Government
After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate.
UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study
Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education among Europe’s richest countries because of rising ill-h…
First teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse recorded in England and Wales
Police warn of violent pornography and ‘toxic’ influencers as suicides outstrip homicides for third year runningThe first teenage girl has been identified as having been driven to kill herself after domestic violence, as police chiefs blamed violent po…
Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds
NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hitHalf of headteachers say parts of their school are either out of use or unfit for purpose due to leaks, damp, mould, asbestos, ageing boil…
‘Significant gaps’ in UK aid strategy in wake of cuts, MPs warn – as they call for more transparency
New report from parliament’s International Development Committee – which includes evidence from The Independent – says that the government needs to clearly outline how it will monitor and evaluate its new strategy around foreign aid
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: AI is moving into the physical world — fast
From cars to robots, industries across China are seeing AI expand from cloud-based systems into devices.
Archaeologists and researchers at Pompeii used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Giada Zampano/Associated Press)
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Archaeologists and researchers at Pompeii used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius — Archaeologists and researchers at the…