Google works to reduce non-consensual deepfake porn in search

Google is making adjustments to its search engine to reduce the prevalence of sexually explicit fake content high in results, responding to the explosion in non-consensual unsavory content people have created using generative artificial intelligence tools. When that AI-generated content features a real person’s face or body without their permission, that person can request its removal...

Death toll from India landslides rises to 151, search on for missing

CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) - Rescue workers began looking for people trapped under debris early on Wednesday, a day after landslides caused havoc in the Wayanad district of India's Kerala state, with at least 151 people dead and many still missing. Heavy rain in one of India's most attractive tourist destinations collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of...

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

CAIRO (Reuters): Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements. Hamas mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Hanieh attended Iran's new president's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. "Early this morning,...

UK police arrest man after ‘major incident’ in north west England

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they had arrested a man after a "major incident" in Southport, north west England, on Monday in which there were several casualties. Merseyside Police said they were called to reports of a stabbing and a knife had been seized by armed police. There is no wider threat to the public,...

Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote." It was not clear what the former president meant by his remarks, in an election...

How El Chapo’s son helped U.S. arrest fabled narco chief “El Mayo”

(Reuters) - As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the U.S.-Mexico border to cross illegally, U.S. agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty. The son of jailed former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman planned...

Bangladesh’s internet shutdown isolates citizens, disrupts business

DHAKA - Md. Rakibul Ahsan was finishing a logo he had designed for a foreign client as the deadline fast approached. Just before he could hit send, Bangladesh's internet was shut down, stranding him and the rest of the country offline. Student-led protests against quotas for highly sought-after government jobs led to violent clashes that killed...

Hello, apa khabar, vanakkam, nǐ hǎo … is your child multilingual?

In the current world where cultural diversity is ever growing and becoming the norm, the number of children who are multilingual have increased. It is not surprising that in a country like Malaysia, with its rich and diverse multicultural society, children who speak two, three, or even four languages every day is a common occurrence. So, how...

CrowdStrike CEO apologizes for tech outage, says systems should be recovering -NBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz apologized for a global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday, vowing to work with all of its customers as they work to get their operations back online. "We're deeply sorry for the impact that we've caused to customers, to travelers, to anyone affected by this, including our...