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AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» TOKYO - Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit.
What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Is Netanyahu real or AI?” an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
Trump unveils golden vision for presidential library
The New York Times, Published on 31/03/2026
» WASHINGTON — A skyscraper with a red, white and blue spire. A golden escalator. Airplanes, including what appears to be Air Force One, displayed in the lobby.
Indonesian social media curbs for under-16s take effect
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2026
» JAKARTA - Anza Zafran Utama, a nine-year-old boy in the Indonesian city of Bogor, is either a dinosaur or a shooter when he plays Roblox on his smartphone.
G7 talks seek to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» ABBAYE DES VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France - Foreign ministers from the G7 meet outside Paris from Thursday, with European nations and allies seeking to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war while keeping other crises such as Ukraine and Gaza high on the agenda.
US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world — especially in the United States — are mobilising to help Iranians stay connected via Starlink.
China 'willing' to work with Southeast Asia on energy security
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2026
» BEIJING — China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Southeast Asian countries to address energy security issues arising from the war in Iran, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Brazil starts to restrict minors' access to social media
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» BRASíLIA — Brazil began implementing new measures on Tuesday to restrict minors' access to social media and prevent them from viewing violent or illegal content.
Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.
Germans head to Polish pumps as oil price bites
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» SłUBICE, Poland - Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.