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<p>Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing</p><p>A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.</p><p

Megyn Kelly was lambasted by “The View” hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and more for attacking Christina Applegate after the Emmy winner revealed she was misdiagnosed with MS. Kelly reacted to Applegate’s news on her eponymous talk show by alleging Applegate must be “crying now because I guess she no longer gets to be the […]

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President Trump on Thursday defended the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, Vivek Ramaswamy, amid backlash from a controversial attack ad that featured the estranged mother of Ramaswamy's opponent, Amy Acton. CBS News' Roberta Costa reports from Iowa, where Mr. Trump is making a campaign stop.

Sylvester Stallone is ready to embrace AI. During an interview on “The Overlap” podcast, the Oscar winner said that he received backlash for trying to get a “half human, half AI” movie off the ground but he didn’t care because “AI is here to stay.” Stallone did not mention the project, but he’s spoken previously […]

After I saw Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mind-bending comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?, I immediately thought that this movie is proof there should be a brand new Oscar category created, for Best Clearances. The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this […]

Ryan Bridge channelled his inner Paula Bennett, snapping 'Zip it sweeties' at the leaders.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nine undocumented migrants, all with criminal records, near a high school in northern New Jersey. But officials there said the agents are also questioning nearby residents, stirring fear in the community. Lilia Luciano reports.

VANCOUVER — A former creative writing student told a B.C. Supreme Court defamation trial that she was "shocked" and "horrified" at language used in a mass email by a fellow student who was investigating misconduct allegations against author and former UBC professor Steven Galloway.