A UK man who used AI to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, according to The Guardian. Hugh Nelson, 27, created the images by using photographs of real children, which were then manipulated by AI. Nelson was convicted of 16 child sexual abuse offenses back in August, after a lengthy police investigation. This was the first prosecution of its kind in

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- Israel over the weekend launched strikes on Iran.
- Observers feared that Israel would hit Iranian energy infrastructure.
- Instead, it hit those sites' defenses — making it easier to launch more strikes later.

Last week, Apple promised a week of new Mac announcements in the near future. Well, the future is now, and Apple has unveiled a new Mac device and released Apple Intelligence.
Let's not waste any time. Here are all of the announcements Apple made this week.
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- Volkswagen plans to close factories in Germany for the first time, a top union official said.
- The German carmaker is under intense pressure to cut costs amid sliding sales in China.
- VW has struggled to compete with Chinese EV giants such as BYD that are now expanding into Europe.
Volkswagen is planning to

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- From kids to pets, everyone enjoys dressing up for Halloween.
- Spending on costumes could reach nearly $3.8 billion this year, per the National Retail Federation.
- It found Spider-Man is the most popular costume for children, while adults prefer a witch outfit.
With Halloween c

Apple showed off a new 24-inch iMac with a variety of color options, though there's still no option for a M4 Pro chip.
Apple’s new iMac is here. The 2024 model hasn’t changed much on the outside (save for new colorways), but it’s now updated with the latest Apple silicon. The new model has the same display and colorful designs as previous models, though there's a new nano-texture glass screen option that reduces glare and reflections. The M4 chip inside gives it a speed boost and a more powerful neural engine for
Netflix is rolling out a new feature called Moments that lets you save, share and easily rewatch certain scenes from shows and movies. So if there's a killer bit in a comedy special that you want a friend to see, or a shocking twist in Squid Game that you can't get enough of, this might be useful.
The feature will be mobile-only for the time being. Moments is debuting worldwide on Netflix's iOS

Save $249.01: As of Oct. 28, you can save 22% on the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. That brings the laptop down to $849.99, instead of the usual $1,099 you'd shell out.

Google is working on a AI tool that could take over your computer with a simple command. According to The Information, the tool, dubbed internally as Project Jarvis, can browse the internet and perform tasks like purchasing products and booking flights on its Chrome browser.
The tool reportedly works by taking screenshots of a computer screen and "interpreting the shots before taking actions like