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Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
by  AFP

As travellers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com's internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams. “We've set up AI models to detect those and either block them from getting on there to begin or take it down before there's any booking," she said.

Christian studio eyes 'culture wars' challenge to Hollywood
Christian studio eyes 'culture wars' challenge to Hollywood
by  AFP

Hollywood's alleged "wokeness" is a frequent target for right-wing commentators and politicians. The move into animation makes sense for a studio that sees Disney as emblematic of Hollywood's excessive "wokeness" and tendency to "prioritize politics over storytelling."

'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age
'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age
by  AFP

Republicans are flooding the internet with out-of-context videos of US President Joe Biden, using what the White House has characterized as deceptive editing tactics to cast the 81-year-old as infirm less than five months from November's election.

Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school
Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school
by  AFP

Education bosses in Los Angeles voted Tuesday to work towards a complete ban on the use of smartphones in the city's schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, which manages the second biggest school district in the country, ordered staff to devise a plan to prohibit cell phones and social media throughout the school day.

Nintendo surprises fans by announcing new 'Zelda' game
Nintendo surprises fans by announcing new 'Zelda' game
by  AFP

Nintendo surprised fans on Tuesday by announcing a new chapter in its 40-year-old "Zelda" saga, one of the Japanese video game giant's biggest cash-cows. Each new chapter of Zelda is eagerly awaited by fans -- the franchise has racked up well over 140 million sales since it began in 1986.