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Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk's social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland's data privacy regulator said Tuesday.Ireland's Data Protection Commission said it notified X on Monday that it was opening the inquiry under the 27-nation EU's strict data privacy regulations, adding to the scrutiny X is facing in Europe and other parts of the world over Grok’s behavior.
Grok sparked a global backlash last month after it started granting requests from X users to undress... Read More
Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington's legacy.The city of Philadelphia sued in January after the National Park Service removed the explanatory panels from Independence National Historical Park, the site where George and Martha Washington lived with nine of their slaves in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.
The... Read More
Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin posted a video on social media Monday juxtaposing images of his many triumphs with a black-and-white image of the U.S. figure skater with his head buried in his hands, and a caption hinting at an “inevitable crash” amid the pressure of the Olympics while teasing that a “version of the story” is coming on Saturday.That is when Malinin is expected to skate in the traditional exhibition gala to wrap up the Olympic figure skating program.
Malinin, who helped the U.S. win the team gold medal early in the Winter Games, was the heavy... Read More
Austria wins gold in 1st Olympic men's super team ski jump as event is shortened due to weather
PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — A disappointing Olympics for Austria's ski jumpers turned to gold Monday on the final night of competition in the debut of the men’s super team ski jump at the Milan Cortina Games.Jan Hoerl and Olympic rookie Stephan Embacher led through the event before a snow squall forced the cancellation of the final round of the event.
Poland took silver and Norway won bronze.
The result was redemption for Austria, which won the men’s team event in Beijing in 2022, but had not reached the podium in this Olympics.
“The last 10... Read More
Eileen Gu wins silver for 5th Olympic medal. Canadian Megan Oldham's gold is her 2nd of the Games
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Eileen Gu last competed in a big air contest four years ago. She learned the trick that helped her reach the medals stand Monday night four days ago. Then, in a frenzied training session before the snowy Olympic final, she tried an even bigger trick, but hit her head on the landing and cracked her helmet.Given all that, finishing second, a mere 1.75 points behind Canada's Megan Oldham, felt like a victory, not a loss for the sport's best-known star. Given all that, picking up a fifth medal in the five events she has entered over two Winter Olympics felt... Read More
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