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Image editing on X’s Grok AI tool has been limited to paid subscribers, according to a message displayed by the chatbot – with the changes described as “insulting” by Downing Street. Users were able to upload a picture and ask Grok to alter the image, but the AI system now replies to requests with this…
Voting in the Green Party’s leadership contest kicks off today. The party, which has four MPs and more than 800 council seats, holds elections for its leaders and deputy leaders every two years. However, the last contest was in 2021 when current leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay were elected for a three-year term to…
CHICAGOΒ βΒ When UCLA met Michigan State on its home court less than a month ago, it turned out to be an eye-opening nadir for the Bruins. The game was out of hand in minutes. At one point, they trailed the Spartans by more than 30. The night went so awry for UCLA that its coach, Mick…
AUSTIN, TexasΒ βΒ βThe Sun Never Setsβ is filmmaker Joe Swanbergβs 10th indie to premiere at SXSW but his first to play the event since 2017. The astonishing pace with which he made his early work β loose, idiosyncratic stories that were progenitors of the emergent style known as mumblecore β has slowed significantly, but also given…
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has refused an invitation from King Charles to a state dinner with Donald Trump in protest over Gaza. Sir Ed, who has been vocal in his disapproval of the US president, said he “thought and prayed long and hard” about whether to accept the invitation to the state banquet…
Kara Dunn scored 21 points and fellow guard Jazzy Davidson had 12 but the USC womenβs basketball team suffered its fourth straight loss Thursday night at Galen Center, falling 62-55 to Maryland. The Trojans pulled even with 2:46 remaining but were outscored 8-1 the rest of the way. USC dropped to 10-7 overall and 2-4…
SAN DIEGOΒ βΒ When he was finished rounding the bases at Petco Park on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani made a detour on his return to the Dodgersβ bench. Seated by the visiting dugout was a fan in a San Diego Padres cap and brown Fernando Tatis Jr. jersey. The spectator had spent most of the afternoon reminding Ohtani…
A spokesman for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, on Tuesday denounced online claims that the congressman had inappropriate relationships with young congressional staff members. βThis false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because…
Octopus Energy Group is on the brink of selling a big stake in its software arm, Kraken Technologies, at a valuation that will cement its status as one of Britain’s biggest private companies. Sky News has learnt that Octopus Energy has lined up a syndicate of investors to buy between 10% and 20% of Kraken….
Thousands more Afghan nationals may have been affected by another data breach, the government has said. Up to 3,700 Afghans brought to the UK between January and March 2024 have potentially been impacted as names, passport details and information from the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy has been compromised again, this time by a breach…
