Meanwhile, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran was ready to respond "decisively" to its enemies, accusing the US and Israel of being behind the protests....
US President Donald Trump said on January 13 he’s cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.” Trump did not offer any details about ...
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A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The Sileme app, or...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say...
The author left San Francisco over a decade ago. Courtesy of the author I crave going home to the Bay Area, but long visits remind me why Spain feels right. The Bay Area feels car-bound, expensive, ru...
Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...
My brother is one of many Palestinians Israel continues to illegally detain. Their release must be part of talks....
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Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
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Elon Musk’s platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women...
Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Grok will no longer be allowed to create AI photos of real people in sexualized or revealing clothing, after widespread global backlash. "We have implem...
Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account's ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported o...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reuters Tesla shifts its full self-driving service to a subscription-only model. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will end outright purchases of FSD in February. The lesson: Yo...
Working fewer days might help create buy-in among workers for adopting AI, authors of a book on the four-day workweek suggest. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adopting a four-day workweek could boost employ...
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...