If you spend much time on social media, you’ll have surely noticed the surge in AI-generated video filling up your feed. We were promised superintelligence but instead got “AI slop” – clips-for-clicks of people and pets doing funny, diverting, but ultimately pointless things. Or worse. Deepfake videos of politicians or celebrities have improved in line […]
Donald Trump has said he has postponed attacks against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure after “very good and productive conversations” with Tehran. The US president said the pause would last for five days and depended on “the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions”. He had previously given Iran a 48-hour ultimatum that warned
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Leonid Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur who was the owner of the adult content platform OnlyFans, has died. In a statement, the company confirmed his death from cancer at the age of 43. A spokesman for OnlyFans said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. “Leo passed away peacefully after a long
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A control tower at a major airport serving New York City was evacuated after reports of smoke. The evacuation took place at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and a ground stop put in place after a burning smell from an elevator. Air traffic was paused at Newark at around 7.30am local time, the
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Specialist members of the armed forces have been mobilised to help police in their search for the remains of a mother and son who were murdered nearly 50 years ago. Renee MacRae, 36, and her three-year-old son Andrew were killed by William MacDowell in November 1976. Married MacDowell, who had been having an affair with
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The Earth’s climate is in a “state of emergency”, according to the United Nations which has warned it is more out of balance than at any other time in observed history. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which is the UN’s weather agency, predicted that rapid and large-scale changes to the global climate in recent decades
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Scotland’s busiest railway station will fully reopen on Wednesday – more than two weeks on from a devastating fire that tore through a neighbouring building. The main part of Glasgow Central was closed to passengers after a huge blaze broke out at a nearby vape shop on Union Street on 8 March, destroying the B-listed
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There is no end in sight to rising fuel prices but supplies are “stable”, according to an industry body. The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), which represents the bulk of UK operators, told Sky News that price increases which the forecourts are facing rose sharply again last week and would continue to feed through to the
A British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on “falsified” spying charges say they feel abandoned by the UK government – and have urged the prime minister to “step up and help us”. Speaking from prison in Tehran, Craig and Lindsay Foreman said they feel “let down, alone and completely frustrated” with how their
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If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. Today we speak to Dr George Hawche, a GP at the Fulham Medical Centre in west London… A salaried GP