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In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.
Fears for 'Super Saturday' as pubs reopen in England
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» LONDON - Pubs in England reopen on Saturday for the first time since late March, bringing cheer to drinkers and the industry but fears of public disorder and fresh coronavirus cases.
Fears for 'Super Saturday' as pubs reopen in England
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» LONDON - Pubs in England reopen on Saturday for the first time since late March, bringing cheer to drinkers and the industry but fears of public disorder and fresh coronavirus cases.
Anti-Brexit protesters stage mass rally in London
AFP, Published on 24/03/2019
» LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of protesters swamped London on Saturday demanding another referendum on EU membership amid political paralysis over Brexit, in one of the country's biggest protests in decades.
Police slam US actor, say he staged racist attack to boost career
AFP, Published on 22/02/2019
» CHICAGO - Chicago police on Thursday accused an American TV actor of exploiting the "pain and anger of racism" by staging an attack against himself as a "publicity stunt" to further his career.
Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake' videos
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: If you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably appearing in a cheap adult movie, don't adjust your television set -- you may just be witnessing the future of "fake news."
UN picks Wonder Woman as women's envoy; critics want Real Woman
AFP, Published on 22/10/2016
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United Nations on Friday designated Wonder Woman to head a women's rights campaign, drawing angry protests from feminist groups and some UN employees who denounced the appointment of a comic-book character as "ridiculous."
Oscars organizers invite women, minorities in diversity push
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Almost half the people invited to join the organization that bestows the Oscars this year are women and almost as many people of color, the body announced in a bid to honor its vow to push for more diversity.
Harry Potter, now a dad, set for stage debut in London
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» LONDON - Harry Potter makes his stage debut on Tuesday in a new London play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a father of three, in the latest offshoot of the globally successful franchise.
Hollywood women say 'no more' to pay disparity, harassment
AFP, Published on 11/10/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actresses bemoan pay disparity with their male counterparts, as well as the despised "casting couch" -- where film executives sometimes make sexual advances before deciding who gets a coveted movie role.