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A fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., may have been created by artificial-intelligence tools. But that didn’t stop it from being spread by dozens of accounts on social media — and the stock market briefly dipped as the fake news spread. An image appearing to show a massive cloud of…
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (UPI) — South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has signed a $2.6 billion deal to deliver 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland by 2027. Under the contract, the firm will also provide Poland’s Armaments Agency with 155mm artillery ammunition and logistics support for the K9 howitzers. The Seoul-based company plans to work…
Aug 27 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” COVID-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. In a letter dated Aug. 26, Zuckerberg told the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary…
HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose almost $2 in choppy trading on Friday, as the three-week-old Iran war showed no signs of abating and the U.S. prepared to send thousands of additional troops to the Middle East in coming weeks. Brent futures for May rose $1.90, or 1.75%, to $110.55 a barrel as…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red carpet welcome on Tuesday night at the start of his first visit to the totalitarian state in 24 years. Mr Putin was met on the tarmac by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and – flanked by a military guard of honour – the…
Many Canadian YouTubers fear for their freedom of expression Everywhere around the globe, governments are busy drawing up new legislations to better control how digital tools and platforms operate. Some of those, like India’s new data law, are introducing new rules on how security software like the best VPN services handle users’ data, while others…