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Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without consent
Grammarly has disabled a controversial AI feature that imitated the style of prominent writers and academics, and is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit from those whose identities were used without consent.
The feature, called Expert Review, used generative AI to produce feedback supposedly inspired by writers including the novelist Stephen King, the astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the late scientist Carl Sagan.
Continue reading...Diamond watches, customisable pre-nups and five brands of marijuana are amongst the rich pickings for the starfluencers in line for acting honours. Our film critic gets a preview
It is now 20 years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences discontinued their official Oscars goodie bag. Modest by today’s standards, this bundle of presents was subject to a distinctly non-glamorous IRS crackdown regarding the taxation of its contents, which it viewed as non-cash compensation.
But no sooner had that been taken away than a flurry of beneficent gifting moguls swooped in to take their place. Hollywood this week has been gripped by a discreet yet intense gifting frenzy, as rooms in luxury hotels and spas are requisitioned as gifting suites for the A-listers upon whom hugely expensive items will be pressed in the hope that these starfluencers will mention them on their Instagram feed.
Continue reading...Mayor says he will encourage Met to scale down his official vehicle alongside plans for new charges for big cars
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said he would be encouraging the Met to abandon his armoured car in favour of a smaller vehicle as he signalled a clampdown on driving SUVs in London.
Khan and Transport for London are considering options including additional charges on outsize vehicles to tackle the increasing numbers of SUVs on London’s roads, primarily to address road safety but also to address concerns about parking and congestion.
Continue reading...Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks
Donald Trump has said Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumbags” who it was a “great honour” to kill, as Tehran residents reported relentless bombing and violence continued to spiral across the Middle East.
The US president’s comments, which signaled an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign, came as Israeli and US warplanes launched successive waves of attacks on the Iranian capital and elsewhere on Friday. One strike reportedly hit close to a square near Tehran University where crowds were gathered in support of the Iran’s regime. The area is home to many government buildings.
Continue reading...US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light
Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield.
Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began.
Continue reading...Usyk condemns Russia’s return to global sport
Ukrainian champion calls Olympic shift “absurd”
Heavyweight star still targeting Fury trilogy
The world of sport appears to be softening the hardline stance it took when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag at the Paralympics. Fifa president Gianni Infantino said the international ban on Russian soccer teams “has not achieved anything”. And his counterpart at the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, insists all athletes should be allowed to “compete freely.”
Continue reading...DEN HAAG (ANP) - Gemeenten mogen zelf regels maken over het gebruik van onder meer staalslakken. Dat schrijft staatssecretaris Annet Bertram (Milieu, CDA) in een Kamerbrief nadat hierover onduidelijkheid was ontstaan onder gemeenten. Landelijk is er al een tijdelijk verbod en een vergunningplicht voor staalslakken, omdat dit restproduct van de staalproductie giftig kan zijn.
De staatssecretaris ging om tafel met de Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG) nadat meerdere gemeenten meenden dat de rijksoverheid hen belemmerde in het maken van lokale regels als het gaat om het gebruik van bouwstoffen zoals gebroken puin of staalslakken. Gemeenten hebben dus wel degelijk de bevoegdheid om daar lokale voorschriften voor te maken, benadrukt de bewindsvrouw. Ze heeft de VNG gevraagd om die boodschap over te brengen aan de gemeenten.
Het tijdelijke verbod op gebruik van staalslakken loopt tot deze zomer en wordt mogelijk verlengd tot januari 2027. Intussen werkt een taskforce aan een nieuwe aanpak.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index op het Damrak is vrijdag iets hoger gesloten. Beleggers bleven zich zorgen maken over de Iranoorlog die nu bijna twee weken duurt. De olieprijzen stegen verder, uit angst over de aanvoer uit het Midden-Oosten.
De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft de leiders van Iran vrijdag opnieuw bedreigd. Hij zei op Truth Social dat de Verenigde Staten beschikken over "ongeëvenaarde vuurkracht, onbeperkte munitie en zeeën van tijd". De Amerikaanse minister van Defensie Pete Hegseth stelde in een persconferentie dat de nieuwe Iraanse leider Mojtaba Khamenei gewond is geraakt en vermoedelijk verminkt.
De AEX-index eindigde 0,1 procent hoger tot 1001,66 punten. De MidKap daalde 1,2 procent op 974,38 punten. Donderdag waren nog kleine minnen op de Amsterdamse beurs te zien. De beurzen in Frankfurt, Parijs en Londen zakten tot 0,9 procent.
JERUZALEM (ANP) - Israël heeft sinds het begin van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten ruim 7600 aanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran en 1100 in Libanon. Dat melden de Israëlische strijdkrachten via sociale media.
In Iran zouden zo'n 4700 aanvallen gericht zijn geweest tegen het Iraanse raketprogramma. Ook worden er ruim 2000 aanvallen gemeld op hoofdkwartieren en andere locaties van het Iraanse regime.
De bombardementen in Libanon zijn gericht tegen Hezbollah, een bondgenoot van Iran die Israël beschiet met raketten. Volgens de verklaring van de krijgsmacht zijn in Iran duizenden "terroristische agenten" uitgeschakeld en in Libanon 380 "Hezbollah-terroristen" gedood.
De oorlog begon eind februari met Amerikaans-Israëlische aanvallen op doelen in Iran. Sindsdien zijn onder meer doelen in grote steden als Teheran en Beiroet gebombardeerd. De autoriteiten in Iran en Libanon stellen dat bij aanvallen ook veel burgerdoden zijn gevallen.
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss traveling for reporting and watching way too much DOGE bros.
JOSEPH: I just wanted to write some brief notes about the DOGE depositions and the piece I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves. Much of the reason I managed to watch all of this testimony was because I was on a couple of long flights this week. On the first flight, I saw the Justin Fox deposition on YouTube. I started watching it and recording the timestamps of interesting parts, and passed those over to our social manager Evy who then cut them into videos which have since been shared pretty widely.
Mr. Dollar Ton shares a report from the Guardian: Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to south-east North Dakota news outlet InForum. Lipps told the outlet she had never been to North Dakota and did not commit the crimes. Lipps, a mother of three and grandmother of five, said she has lived most of her life in north-central Tennessee. She had never been on an airplane until authorities flew her to North Dakota last year to face charges.
In July, U.S. marshals arrested Lipps at her Tennessee home while she was babysitting four children. She said she was taken away at gunpoint and booked into a county jail as a fugitive from justice from North Dakota. "I've never been to North Dakota, I don't know anyone from North Dakota," Lipps told WDAY News. She remained in a Tennessee jail for nearly four months without bail while awaiting extradition. She was charged with four counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information and four counts of theft.
According to Fargo police records obtained by WDAY News, detectives investigating bank fraud cases in April and May 2025 reviewed surveillance video of a woman using a fake U.S. army military ID to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars. The officers allegedly used facial recognition software to identify the suspect as Lipps. A detective reportedly wrote in court documents that Lipps appeared to match the suspect based on facial features, body type and hairstyle. Lipps told WDAY News that no one from the Fargo police department contacted her before the arrest. Lipps is now back home but says the experience has had lasting consequences. While jailed and unable to pay bills, Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said. She also told WDAY News no one from the Fargo police department had apologized.
In July, U.S. marshals arrested Lipps at her Tennessee home while she was babysitting four children. She said she was taken away at gunpoint and booked into a county jail as a fugitive from justice from North Dakota. "I've never been to North Dakota, I don't know anyone from North Dakota," Lipps told WDAY News. She remained in a Tennessee jail for nearly four months without bail while awaiting extradition. She was charged with four counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information and four counts of theft.
According to Fargo police records obtained by WDAY News, detectives investigating bank fraud cases in April and May 2025 reviewed surveillance video of a woman using a fake U.S. army military ID to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars. The officers allegedly used facial recognition software to identify the suspect as Lipps. A detective reportedly wrote in court documents that Lipps appeared to match the suspect based on facial features, body type and hairstyle. Lipps told WDAY News that no one from the Fargo police department contacted her before the arrest. Lipps is now back home but says the experience has had lasting consequences. While jailed and unable to pay bills, Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said. She also told WDAY News no one from the Fargo police department had apologized.
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Bij de aanstelling van Robin van Persie gaf hij aan hoe hij graag zou zien dat Feyenoord zou gaan spelen onder zijn leiding. Na ruim een jaar maken we met analyticus Pieter Zwart van VI de balans op. Zien we terug wat Van Persie had verwacht van zijn ploeg?
Een auto is vrijdagmiddag rond 16:00 uur achterop een vrachtwagen geknald op de Dammeweg bij Vierpolders. De automobilist raakte gewond en is naar het ziekenhuis gebracht. De auto raakte flink beschadigd.
Een auto is vrijdagmiddag rond 12:00 uur frontaal op zijn tegenligger gebotst op de Van Hogendorpweg in Alblasserdam. Een 69-jarige bestuurder is naar het ziekenhuis gebracht. Volgens omstanders was de bestuurder onwel geworden en reed hij daardoor op de verkeerde weghelft.
Bij de oorlogen in Oekraïne en Iran zijn tientallen landen betrokken, de wereldwijde gevolgen zijn groot. Is die verwevenheid genoeg om van een Derde Wereldoorlog te spreken? En wat ís eigenlijk een wereldoorlog?
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Ukraine's military said it used Storm Shadow missiles, developed by Britain and France, in the attack that killed eight people on Tuesday.