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The pen is mightier than the sword - A picture is worth a thousand words
The film takes its name from The Girl in the Tower – A Ceremony by Halsey, the gothic-inspired live production Halsey introduced during her European festival run this summer. The performances transformed her catalog into a theatrical experience, with the set incorporating songs from across her career, including “Experiment On Me.” https://inmusicblog.com/news/halsey-girl-tower-concert-film-youtube/
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories have announced a groundbreaking legal settlement with technology giant Meta over accusations that the social media company deliberately designed addictive products they knew to be harmful to children.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is set to pay at least $12 billion and up to $17.1 billion in financial penalties, in addition to implementing design changes for underage users. "This is the least they can do to prevent harms that have metastasized and have already caused suicides … [but] we cannot be relying on fines, or certainly even on litigation, after harms have already transpired.
What we need are rules of the road. And we need rules that go to the root cause of the business model," says Amba Kak, the co-executive director of AI Now Institute, who joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on tech policy and regulation.
Kak, who advises various governments on AI regulatory guidelines, adds, "The era of looking to tech CEOs or tech luminaries to give us answers for what are fundamentally social and political questions, I think, is gone."
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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety https://t.co/OMLoO6Cf4L
Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s escalating “no-win” trade war with Canada, his handling of Iran and the “huge mistake” he’s making on Ukraine.
A secretive US mission to Moscow is raising fresh questions about Washington’s engagement with the Kremlin. A US Air Force aircraft reportedly carrying CIA chief John Ratcliffe landed in Moscow, with no prior announcement or official confirmation from either side. US media reports say Ratcliffe met Russian officials as efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war remain stalled. Washington also reportedly asked Kyiv to temporarily pause strikes during the visit. The mission comes amid rising US-Iran tensions and Russia’s close ties with Tehran. Watch the full report as Firstpost’s Gursshheen Gahllen brings you the latest.00:00 - Introduction and Morning Headlines (Canada Tariffs, South Korea-Russia tensions, Meta safety concerns).
01:40 - CIA Chief John Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow: Flight tracking and mission details.
03:13 - Strategic significance of the visit regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
04:13 - Contextualising the visit against past high-level US-Russia diplomacy.
05:03 - The Iran connection: "Operation Economic Outcast" and Russia-Iran ties.
06:28 - Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz: Trump's warning to Iran.
07:21 - Iran’s regional response and the Omani-Iranian shipping corridor project.
09:32 - Deep dive into Operation Economic Outcast and financial sanctions.
10:48 - Operation Sindur: General Anil Chauhan on munitions hitting Pakistani sites.
12:20 - Analysis of the May 10th air campaign and India's military calculations.
13:50 - Discussion on lower airspace tactics and the element of surprise.
15:21 - Timeline of the 2025 terror attacks and subsequent military escalation.
Why was CIA in Moscow? Is Ukraine 'slowly losing' war? | Michael Clarke live Q&A
Meta - the operator of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram - and its boss Mark Zuckerberg are facing their biggest trial yet, with the tech giant being sued for the value of the company: $1.4 trillion.
The trial, in Oakland, California, stems from a lawsuit filed in 2023 by 29 American states accusing Meta of being responsible for alleged social media harms to young people.
As the lawyers for California told the jury: Meta's entire business model was to hook the users, hold them as long as they can, harvest their data and then hide the truth from the public. If found guilty the company will not just face a potentially crippling fine it may also be required to change the way it uses social media.
It has been described as big social media's big tobacco moment. The reckoning in the courts comes at a time when the backlash against AI is also gathering steam.
Meta is accused of designing psychologically manipulative features, designed to lure young people in and then maximise their time on the apps. Zuckerberg's company is ultimately accused of contributing to the US mental health crisis. Meta denies all allegations.
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0:00 - Meta stands trial over claims Instagram and Facebook are addictive
3:20 - Social media addiction trial has same ‘resonance’ as Civil Rights movement
A history of the technology and subsequent use and abuse of deepfakes.
Beginning with a little-known 1994 Photoshop demo in which a programmer digitally cloned his girlfriend, this film follows the evolution of fake imagery through internet hoaxes, celebrity porn, and the breakthrough AI technology that made it possible to generate entirely convincing people from scratch.
Meet Ian Goodfellow, the creator of the AI tech behind deepfakes - as he explains how he first made AI generated images, and predicts that the computers will continue to get better at faking indefinitely.
Uncover early deepfake porn communities, through messages shared with the first journalist to report on deepfakes globally. Hear from a young journalist, who speaks out about her experience of deepfake nudification and how it can happen to anyone.
**Correction, Julie Yukari's name was spelt incorrectly in this video.
China’s humanoid robot makers now control 97% of global shipments, giving Beijing an early lead over U.S. rivals. At the World Robot Conference, robots sort boxes, handle laundry, and bag clothes, but the real test is whether they can become everyday tools.
