89 m. ago The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing materialAsk Google’s AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who.And if you ask OpenAI’s technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What’s wrong with that, you may think? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Best home security system 2025: Top UK house alarms tried and tested by experts

These are the best smart UK home security systems I’ve tested for keeping your house safe, from wireless alarms to video doorbells and security cameras that work seamlessly with your smart home technology.

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3 h. ago Happy birthday to the NES, companion to millions of Nintendo childhoods

Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the US – and a generation of kids were sucked into video games for lifeThe Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the United States on 18 October 1985: about a year after I was born, and 40 years ago today. It’s as if the company sensed that a sucker who’d spend thousands of dollars on plastic toys and electronic games had just entered the world. Actually, it’s as if the company had sensed that an entire generation of fools like me was about to enter the world. Which is true. That was the time to strike. We were about to be drained of every dollar we received for birthdays, Christmases and all those times our dad didn’t want us to tell our mom about something. (Maybe that last one’s just me.)Despite being slightly older than the NES, a horror I’m only now forced to face as I write this, it felt like that console had always existed in my life. I don’t have many memories from my baby years because I was to...

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3 h. ago Woman's texts predicted killer boyfriend's actions days before she died

Rebekah Campbell, 32, was murdered by her partner Michael Ormandy, 34, after he bursted into her home wearing a bullet proof vest. He has been jailed following the attack

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3 h. ago Putin mocks Trump with new strikes on Ukraine after Zelensky failed to win promise on Tomahawk missiles from US president

Putin's latest attack comes after Trump on Friday refused Ukraine's demands for Tomahawk missiles in a tense meeting in Washington between the US president and Zelensky.

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3 h. ago Indian techie shares peek into life and onboarding at Meta London; video goes viral: ‘Wild mix of work and wander’

Indian techie shares peek into life and onboarding at Meta London; video goes viral: ‘Wild mix of work and wander’  The Indian Express

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5 h. ago Man United boss Ruben Amorim gave teary goodbye to players as dressing room video released

An emotional Ruben Amorim told his players what he thought of them as he said goodbye

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6 h. ago Moment heroic passerby smashes sunroof to rescue trapped driver after car plunges into river

A black Audi plunged into a river in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on October 14 after swerving to avoid an elderly woman on an electric bike, trapping the driver inside as it sank.

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11 h. ago Millionaire in pristine white Bentley filmed being robbed of his $600,000 watch

The attack, captured on surveillance cameras, shows three masked men blocking the victim's car, before dragging him to the ground, and beating him.

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12 h. ago The little girl in the trunk: Shocking video shows moment 27

Twelve-year-old Lola Daviet was allegedly raped, tortured, and murdered by Dahbia Benkired, a migrant who was reportedly under an order to return to Algeria.

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13 h. ago Trump frees George Santos from jail after disgraced GOP rep. swindled thousands from disabled Navy veteran

President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately.

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13 h. ago Molly Mae finally admits she has a nanny despite solo parenting complaints

Molly-Mae Hague speaks about childcare in the second season of her award-winning Prime Video show, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, which has been released today

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13 h. ago BBC star’s nepo daughter reveals addiction battle on new single

A BBC star’s nepo daughter has revealed her addiction battle on her new single. The singer has opened up for the first time about struggling with addiction, ADHD and substance abuse. Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar's daughter, Madeleine Dunbar, 37, whose artist's name is Minx has explored her past in her new music video. The artist took...

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13 h. ago Trump says he has commuted sentence of George Santos in federal fraud case

Former Republican US representative was sentenced in April after admitting to deceiving donors and stealing identities of 11 peopleDonald Trump announced on Friday he had commuted the sentence of George Santos, the disgraced former New York representative and serial fabulist who had been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after a short-lived political career marked by outlandish fabrications and fraudulent scheming.The New York Republican was sentenced in April after pleading guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago ‘You’re telling their truth’: Sydney Sweeney on playing boxer Christy Martin

“You have to make sure you’re telling their truth — you’re a vessel for them,” Sydney Sweeney told The Independent about the pressure of portraying real-life boxer Christy Martin. (17 October)

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15 h. ago Wayne Rooney reveals he dragged up in a skirt and heels during Freddie Mercury

WAYNE Rooney has spoken of his night in heels and a mini-skirt mimicking Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. We told on Tuesday how the footballer-turned-pundit sang the band’s hits at his 40th birthday bash. Yesterday, on his new podcast, Rooney confirmed he dressed in drag like Freddie in the video for 1984’s I Want to Break...

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15 h. ago Police investigating rape of Sikh victim arrest man, 49, and woman, 65

The suspects were detained over a rape in Halesowen, West Midlands, on Thursday and then re-arrested over an attack in the nearby Oldbury area.

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15 h. ago Black TV star under fire after donning whiteface for internet broadcast

The Twitch star, who has over 960,000 followers on the livestream platform, posed in his new look alongside a group of friends in one video he shared to Instagram.

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15 h. ago Trump administration asks supreme court to allow deployment of national guard in Chicago area – US politics live

The move would escalate President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on US soilThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago TikTok comedian Steve Bridges found dead on his sofa at 41 as tearful wife pays tribute

His wife Chelsey, who he had been married to for 16 years, confirmed his death in a heartbreaking video in which she revealed his passing came 'totally out of the blue.'

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