67-year-old retired teacher arrested under terrorism laws LONDON: Ian Hislop, editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye, has condemned the arrest of 67-year-old protester John Farley, who was detained under terrorism laws for displaying a cartoon mocking the government’s ban…
Perplexity has faced accusations from media organizations including Forbes and Wired that it plagiarized their content. LONDON: The BBC has threatened legal action against Perplexity, accusing the AI startup of training its “default AI model” using BBC content, the Financial…
French streaming service Deezer will now alert users if they encounter music that it has identified as being entirely created by artificial intelligence, the company told AFP on Friday. PARIS: French streaming service Deezer will now alert users if they…
Officers prevent journalists from filming at a medical centre hit by an Iranian missile on Thursday and demand equipment be handed over The move was reportedly the result of directives issued by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Amid growing…
Manga Productions has licensed Nioh 3 in the Middle East and North Africa Full Arabic language support for gamers in the region, says CEO Essam Bukhari RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions has announced a partnership with Japan’s KOEI TECMO as…
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.” WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a former adviser to Donald Trump, said on Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of…
A KidsRights report found that one in seven children and young people aged 10 to 19 suffers from a mental health problem. AMSTERDAM: The “uncontrolled expansion” of social media is causing an unprecedented global mental health crisis for children and…
Lame is the number one influencer on the wildly popular social media app TikTok, with 162.2 million followers, and has become famous for his short, silent videos poking fun at the confusing tutorials and advice that plague the internet. Since…
Lazzarini said the Israeli authorities’ refusal to grant access to foreign media since the start of the Gaza war was unprecedented in the modern conflict. AMMAN: The head of the UN refugee agency for Palestine has sharply criticised Israel for…
An open letter released by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders called the restrictions “a situation without precedent in modern warfare.” NEW YORK: More than 130 news organizations and press freedom groups on Thursday called on Israel…
Groups linked to China’s intelligence service have targeted smartphones of people working in government, politics, technology and journalism, according to national security and technology experts. WASHINGTON: Cybersecurity investigators have spotted a highly unusual software glitch that has affected a small…
The admission follows an investigation by BBC Verify DUBAI: The Israeli military has admitted to the BBC that it carried out an airstrike on the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which reportedly killed at least one Palestinian…