Nowhere Is Safe From Worsening Climate Change, New US Report Warns
The floods, heat waves, storms and fires fed by global warming are getting worse across the US and
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EVs Are the Only Bright Spot in Climate Fight, Study Shows
Global efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions are failing in almost every way, with one exception: the boom
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Diogo Dalot withdraws from Portugal squad for November internationals
Manchester United have revealed why Diogo Dalot has withdrawn from Portugal's squad for their final Euro 2024 qualifiers this month.
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Microsoft, Google to not challenge EU gatekeeper designation
By Foo Yun Chee and Supantha Mukherjee BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM Microsoft and Alphabet's Google will not challenge an EU law
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Sunak Opens Rift With Tory Right by Reviving Centrist Cameron
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced months of right-wing pressure to take more risks to rescue his flailing Conservative
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Taylor Swift 'never beating the sorcery allegations' say fans after viral video
Taylor Swift has hilariously responded to witchcraft jokes after footage from her Argentina gig shows a perfectly timed plane flying over the stadium while she was singing a lyric about a plane. The last several weeks saw fans jokingly accuse the star of sorcery after a performance of her track 'Willow' looked as though she was performing a spell. Now, Swift has turned to X/Twitter writing: "Never beating the sorcery allegations." The clip shows the 33-year-old singing the lyrics from her 2022 track 'Labyrinth': "I thought the plane was going down/How'd you turn it right around." The footage then shows a plane flying over the stadium. Swifties flocked to the post, with one writing: "When you masterminded a little too hard……" "You somehow planned this," another joked, while a third added: "TAYLOR SWIFT WITCH CONFIRMED". "The plane watching you sing a sing about planes," one X user said. One person humoured that the plane was a "paid actor". It comes after Swift shared her first public kiss with NFL player Travis Kelce, which sent fans into a whirlwind. The clip surfaced on social media and showed Swift waving at fans after her Argentina show before spotting her boyfriend in the crowd. She runs over to Kelce, before hugging and kissing him. The crowd then erupts into cheers. Swift has also been present at Kelce's games too, with stats that go to show she is his "good luck charm". Broadcaster CBS shared a graphic titled 'You Belong with TE,' referencing Swift's song 'You Belong With Me'. It suggested that Kelce averaged 99 receiving yards per game, with it bumping up to 108 following Sunday's game. It then showed a separate post when Swift isn't in attendance at Kelce's game when he's "left to his own devices" – a reference to 'Anti-Hero' – with just 46.5 yards per game. How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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China’s Booming Copper Output Leaves Less Space For Codelco
Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of
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China's Tencent Music tops quarterly revenue estimates
(Corrects second paragraph to say revenue fell, not rose) China's Tencent Music Entertainment topped third- quarter revenue estimates
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Orsted CEO Ousts Top Executives After $4 Billion Impairment
Orsted A/S’s chief Mads Nipper dismissed two top executives as the company fights to recover from huge writedowns
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Football transfer rumours: Real Madrid ready Alexander-Arnold offer; Juventus contact Man Utd over Sancho
Tuesday's roundup of transfer rumours include Real Madrid's interest in Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jadon Sancho's suitors, Victor Osimhen's plans, Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min, Andreas Christensen and more.
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AI-generated faces now look more real than ever. Can you spot the fake ones?
AI-generated faces of white people now seem more real than actual ones, according to a new study which raises concerns that the technology may be used to fool people. More people thought AI-generated white faces were human than the faces of real people, while the same wasn’t true for the images of people of colour, according to research published recently in the journal Psychological Science. “If white AI faces are consistently perceived as more realistic, this technology could have serious implications for people of colour by ultimately reinforcing racial biases online,” study co-author Amy Dawel from the Australian National University, said. One of the reasons for this discrepancy, according to researchers, is that AI algorithms are being trained disproportionately on white faces. “This problem is already apparent in current AI technologies that are being used to create professional-looking headshots. When used for people of colour, the AI is altering their skin and eye colour to those of white people,” Dr Dawel explained. The study also found that the people who identified AI faces as real were most often confident that their judgements were correct, indicating people may not know they are tricked using such images. This kind of AI “hyper-realism” when misused may lead to people not realising they’re being fooled, scientists warn. While there are still physical differences between AI and human faces, researchers say people tend to misinterpret them. For instance, the study found that white AI faces tend to be more in proportion which people mistake as a sign of humanness. However, we can’t rely on these kinds of physical cues for long, researchers say. With AI technology advancing rapidly, they say the differences between AI and human faces could “disappear soon”. When that happens, scientists warn that it could have serious implications for the proliferation of misinformation and identity theft, urging for action to be taken seriously. “AI technology can’t become sectioned off so only tech companies know what’s going on behind the scenes. There needs to be greater transparency around AI so researchers and civil society can identify issues before they become a major problem,” Dr Dawel said. “Educating people about the perceived realism of AI faces could help make the public appropriately sceptical about the images they’re seeing online,” she added. Read More Trump’s Truth Social warns company may be forced to shut down amid huge losses Solar panel world record smashed with ‘miracle material’ AI among biggest threats to next UK election, cyber security agency warns Trump’s Truth Social warns company may be forced to shut down amid huge losses Solar panel world record smashed with ‘miracle material’ AI among biggest threats to next UK election, cyber security agency warns
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Japan’s Largest Banks to Buy Back Shares After Profit Soars
Japan’s biggest banks unveiled plans to boost shareholder returns after posting bumper profits, thanks in part to a
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