Month: December 2022

The hugely popular Lensa AI app creates portraits based on image prompts, but users say it sexualizes them unnecessarily Officially, the Lensa AI app creates “magic avatars” that turn a user’s selfies into lushly-stylized works of art. It’s been touted by celebrities such as Chance the Rapper, Tommy Dorfman, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Britney Spears’ …

The inherent misogyny of AI portraits – Amelia Earhart rendered naked on a bed Read More »

The proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that after the takeover, 57% of women were laid off compared with 47% of men Twitter has been hit with another lawsuit in the wake of Elon Musk’s mass layoffs, with the latest legal action accusing the company of disproportionately targeting female employees for cuts. The proposed class action, which …

Twitter sued for disproportionately firing female workers after Musk buyout Read More »

Caitlin Cassidy gives Nino Bucci the full picture of the latest ‘magic avatar’ generator and image editing app Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Caitlin, I’m seeing a lot of weird portraits of friends popping up on my social media timelines. What is going on? OK. So there’s …

What does the Lensa AI app do with my self portraits and why has it gone viral? Read More »

Development of technology and tactics of groups like Islamic State have led to rise in online extremism Most convicted terrorists in Britain were turned to extremism by the internet, with half of those radicalised online having some problems with mental health, personality disorders, depression, or autism, the most authoritative study of its kind has found. …

Most convicted terrorists radicalised online, finds MoJ-backed study Read More »

Draw the curtains, pull up your weighted blanket and hunker down with these cosy sims, expansive fantasies or, for actual goblins, subterranean dungeon crawlers Earlier this week, “goblin mode” was announced as Oxford’s word of the year, bringing a new level of awareness – and hopefully acceptance – to this previously misunderstood and maligned lifestyle …

Unsocial hours: the best video games to play in ‘goblin mode’ Read More »

In this week’s newsletter: Over the course of 60 hours of interviews from 1993, the revolutionary leader opens up in Mandela: The Lost Tapes. Plus: five of the best podcasts with massive archives Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Mandela: The Lost TapesAudible, all episodes out …

Best podcasts of the week: Nelson Mandela on prison and politics in his own, never-before-heard words Read More »

South Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns Texas governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app’s data-sharing practices with the Chinese government. “TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users’ devices – including when, where and …

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Encryption of iCloud storage means the information will be safeguarded from hackers as well as government agencies Apple announced a suite of security and privacy improvements on Wednesday that the company is pitching as a way to help people protect their data from hackers, including one that civil liberty and privacy advocates have long pushed …

Apple announces new security and privacy measures amid spike in cyber attacks Read More »

Sentence is slightly longer than one given to Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors in the now defunct blood testing firm Sunny Balwani, former Theranos executive and romantic partner of Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison over his role in the now-defunct blood testing firm. The sentence is slightly longer than …

Former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison Read More »

Company reportedly has not applied for any permits to use portions of the building for residential purposes Twitter is under investigation by city officials in San Francisco following a complaint that the company allegedly converted rooms in its headquarters to sleeping quarters, an inquiry that has drawn scorn from Elon Musk. As of Monday, the …

San Francisco investigating Twitter over complaint it added beds to office rooms Read More »