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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced he intended to shut down 16 of the most popular AI “undressing” sites at a press conference on Thursday.

The Verge reported that the City Attorney is accusing these sites of violating federal laws regarding revenge pornography, deepfake pornography and child pornography. Chiu’s office also accused the sites of violating the state of California’s



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Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism for how he praised Miriam Adelson, whom he awarded the Presidential of Freedom to in 2018.
  • Sen. JD Vance defended Donald Trump amid an outcry over his comments about the Medal of Honor.
  • Trump said the nation's highest civilian award was "actually much better" than the Medal of Honor.
  • Democrats used the episode to point

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  • Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, led by Crown Prince Mohammed Salman, is going global.
  • The sovereign wealth fund is investing in everything from Uber and Blackstone to Heathrow and LIV Golf.
  • The verdict is out on just how successful it will be in its global investment spree.

In the months before Mohammed bin Salman celebrated his 30th birthday nearly a decade ago



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The latest version of Google's text-to-image model is now available to the masses.

Teased back in May at Google I/O, Imagen 3 is the tech giant's most advanced AI generator that rivals other models like Midjourney, DALL-E 3, and X's very uncensored Grok-2. Speaking of which, Google has taken a different approach than Grok-2, which has swiftly become known for generating copyrighted images and deep



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A federal appeals court in California upheld part of a district court ruling on Friday that blocked a landmark online safety bill for children from taking effect.

The panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals objected to a portion of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act — specifically, a requirement



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Sara Blakely's next act is the footwear brand Sneex.
  • Sara Blakely this week unveiled her latest invention: sneaker stilettos.
  • The billionaire floated the idea of comfortable heels over a decade ago.
  • Some people online applauded the concept of Sneex but criticized the aesthetics.

The billionaire Sara Blakely is reentering the entrepreneurial fold after selling a majority stake in Spanx, her



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An inside view of a bedroom during the media visit of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village on July 2nd, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo by Aurelien Meunier / Getty Images

Now that the Paris Olympics are over, the temporary air conditioning units shipped in for athletes are poised to have a second — and hopefully third — life.

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Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson began seeing each other in 2017.
  • Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin have been dating since 2017.
  • The actor, 34, and the Coldplay front man, 47, have kept their relationship largely out of the spotlight.
  • Johnson did, however, make her directorial debut on Coldplay's music video for "Cry Cry Cry."

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