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Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Betting App
Sydney Sweeney has fronted a nude promotional campaign for Novig, a sports prediction market app, and revealed she has joined the company as a strategic partner and equity holder rather than simply acting as a paid endorser. The advert sees her pose with sporting equipment such as footballs, basketballs and a hockey net, and appear…
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Comfort food season is here: Shop slow cookers, Dutch ovens and more fall cooking staples
Fox News has published a shopping roundup ahead of autumn, highlighting kitchen equipment intended to make seasonal comfort-food cooking, such as soups, roasts and baked goods, easier. The article is a promotional deals guide rather than a news report, featuring discounted cookware and appliances from well-known brands, several of which carry commercial or advertising ties…
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‘I thought a devil was about to appear from the smoke’: Jerry Hsu’s best photograph
In this instalment of the Guardian’s “best photograph” series, American skateboarder-turned-photographer Jerry Hsu discusses an eerie image of black smoke rising from a street grate in downtown Los Angeles, taken around 2011-2012 shortly after he relocated to the city. He describes the moment as unexpectedly cinematic, as though something demonic might emerge from the cloud,…
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Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks
Sequoia Capital has led a $25 million Series A funding round for Cymphony, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup building security tools to manage the risks posed by AI agents operating inside enterprises. The investment, part of a $30 million total raise that values the two-year-old company at over $100 million, reflects growing concern…
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WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
Security researchers at Calif have uncovered and helped patch a zero-click vulnerability in WeChat that allowed a malicious call from a trusted contact to hijack a user’s account without them even answering the phone. The flaw, dubbed WeWorm, stemmed from a memory corruption bug in WeChat’s VoIP stack and is described as the first zero-click…
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Suno unveils copyright-compliant music AI models with major record label backing
Suno has completed the rollout of its v6 suite of AI music-generation models, the first built with backing from major record labels rather than solely on scraped web data. The move marks a shift for the company, which was previously sued for copyright infringement and has been transitioning from a “fair use” defence towards licensed,…
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Inglourious baristas: why is Brad Pitt making coffee for 16 abusive dogs?
Brad Pitt has released a new advert for the coffee machine brand De’Longhi, timed to coincide with the release of his new film, The Heart of the Beast, in which he stars alongside a rescue dog. Directed by Spike Jonze, the roughly two-minute commercial takes a very different tone from Pitt’s earnest, dog-themed drama, instead…
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Celebrity dog whisperer wins £5million payout after being forced to shut down his kennels to clear the path for HS2
A celebrity dog trainer, Matthew Wiggins, has been awarded £4.9million in compensation after his high-end kennels business was forced to close to make way for the HS2 railway line. His company, WKD Trained Dogs Ltd, trained and supplied dogs to wealthy clients and celebrities, including Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma, from a Staffordshire farm…
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Eco-friendly holiday claims under fire as watchdog cracks down on misleading adverts
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has used an AI-powered monitoring system to identify misleading environmental claims in holiday adverts from Thomas Cook and Loveholidays, ruling that terms such as “eco resort” and “eco hotel” were not properly explained. The watchdog found that consumers could reasonably interpret these labels as indicating genuine environmental benefits, yet the…
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Suno CEO Mikey Shulman Breaks Down V6 & Warner/BMG Partnership | On the Record
Suno, the AI music generation company, has launched its new V6 model suite in what CEO Mikey Shulman describes as the first version built “in partnership with the industry.” The launch comes alongside newly announced partnerships with Warner Music Group, Believe and BMG, marking the first time Suno has agreed to share revenue with music…