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Meta Faces Privacy Backlash Over Opt-Out Consent Model for AI Content Generation Tools
Meta has launched Muse Photo and Muse Video, generative AI tools developed by its Superintelligence Labs that enable users to create photorealistic images and video content. The platform operates by allowing creators to
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Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle doubles down on claim Aussie died during Telstra outage – as she blasts Police Minister for questioning her ‘integrity’
Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle has reaffirmed her claim that an elderly South Australian woman died during Wednesday’s nationwide Telstra outage, while hitting back at the state’s Police Minister for questioning her credibility. The dispute matters because it feeds into wider concerns about whether the telecommunications failure disrupted access to emergency services, including the Triple Zero…
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CAA Slams Meta for Using Opt-Out Policy for AI Platform Muse Image, Which Can Create Content Using Public Instagram Accounts
CAA released a statement Wednesday night calling out the privacy risks of Meta’s new AI model Muse Image, which gives users the ability to create an AI photo of someone just by plugging in their public Instagram handle. The AI model operates on an opt-out policy, meaning users have to manually block access if they…
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US unleashes new round of strikes on Iran and Tehran targets Gulf allies after Trump claims they were begging for a deal but can’t be trusted: ‘They’re sort of crazy’
The United States and Iran exchanged a further round of heavy strikes on Wednesday, deepening a conflict in the Persian Gulf, as President Donald Trump branded Tehran “crazy” while claiming Iranian officials were desperate to strike a deal with him. The escalation matters because it threatens to collapse a fragile ceasefire and an interim agreement…
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Platner’s disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats’ Senate hopes
Along with creating tumult in a must-win race for Democrats, Graham Platner’s exit is laying bare division between the party’s left wing and moderates.
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U.S. Launches New Airstrikes On Iran And Tehran Fires Back At Gulf Arab States
The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire.
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Trump makes two astonishing verbal gaffes at NATO sparking wild ‘dementia’ allegations
US President Donald Trump made two verbal slips while speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a NATO summit on Wednesday, prompting fresh public commentary about his health and cognitive state. The moment matters because such gaffes by an 80-year-old sitting president fuel an already politically charged debate over his fitness for office, with critics…
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Far-right activist sparks outrage with outburst at Indian Prime Minister Modi as he arrives in Australia
Far-right activist Hugo Lennon heckled Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly after Modi arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday night for the third India-Australia Annual Leaders’ Summit, prompting widespread condemnation. The incident marred the start of a high-profile diplomatic visit that is due to include bilateral talks between Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Footage…
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate quits race over sexual assault claims
The Democratic Senate nominee in Maine has withdrawn from the race after several former partners accused him of sexual assault. He had been polling ahead of the long-serving Republican incumbent, Senator Susan Collins, and his exit — accompanied by a swift collapse of party endorsements — deals a significant setback to Democratic hopes of winning…
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Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: ‘Adios, trash bag’
Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania launched a scathing verbal attack on Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine, after Platner abandoned his campaign on Wednesday following a rape allegation. Speaking on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime”, Fetterman said “the trash took itself out” and repeatedly branded Platner an “accused rapist”,…