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In response to a recent surge in AI-generated explicit content featuring pop sensation Taylor Swift on the social media platform, Elon Musk’s X has announced plans to bolster its content moderation team. The tech mogul, who acquired the platform, formerly known as Twitter, for $44 billion in late 2022, aims to address concerns surrounding child […]
A frightful incident unfolded in India when a tech CEO died following a fall at a company event. Vistex CEO Sanjay Shah, who hails from the Chicago area, and company president Raju Datla, fell in front of a crowd of 700 people that were gathered at the Ramoji Film City Studios in Hyderabad, India for […]
Following her receipt of the 170th Akutagawa Prize on January 17, 2024, Rie Kudan, 33, revealed during a press conference that she had used ChatGPT in around 5% of her work, including as inspiration for some parts of the dialogue. The Akutagawa Prize is regarded as Japan’s most prestigious prize for pure literature and is […]
In a remarkable breakthrough, 11-year-old Moroccan kid Aissam Dam, who was profoundly deaf at birth due to an extremely rare abnormality in a single gene, is now able to hear the sound of existence thanks to groundbreaking gene therapy. Before his family moved to Spain, Dam had never heard anything at all about the world […]
This Barbie is having mixed feelings towards the Oscar nominations. Man, The Academy isn’t being too slick about their inferiority complex when it comes to successful women in the film industry. But, is it really all that deep? On January 23, 2024, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally revealed its list of […]
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the top cancer treatment and research facilities, is moving to retract six studies and correct dozens of published papers–with some being leading research papers in the field–following allegations of data manipulation. In a blog posted earlier this month, British scientist and blogger Sholto David discussed how the notable institute’s […]
Rock band Coldplay returned to Manila again for their ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ last January 19 to 20 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. So what happens usually before large-scale concerts like this: concertgoers are given wristbands (or Xylobands in this case, because Coldplay), that are supposed to be returned at the end […]
This precedent win has definitely sparked positive change within South Korea’s entertainment industry in dealing with defamation. On January 17, 2024, it was revealed that South Korean personality and IVE member Jang Wonyoung had won her civil lawsuit against the controversial YouTuber Sojang. The news was announced by Wonyoung’s agency Starship Entertainment in a statement […]
Guinness World Records has stopped recognizing the Portuguese dog, Bobi, as the “Oldest Dog Ever” after professionals raised doubts about the legitimacy of his age. Amid an ongoing investigation, Bobi, who held the title of ‘World’s Oldest Living Dog,’ was stripped of both that and the title of the ‘World’s Oldest Dog Ever.’ “While our […]
