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Elon Musk’s social media platform X has blocked searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name on the site resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, which added, “Don’t fret — it’s not your fault.” Searches for variations of her name such as “taylorswift” and “Taylor Swift AI” turned up the same error messages. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely last week on…

India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first match of the five-match Test series against England. “Jasprit Bumrah has been given an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for an incident on the fourth day of India’s first Test against England in Hyderabad,” the International Cricket Council said in a statement on Monday. According to ICC, the incident occurred in the 81st over of England’s second innings when Bumrah stepped in Ollie Pope’s way as he went for…

In partnership with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi M42 completes ground-breaking Ghaf tree genome sequencing Deep sequencing project identifies multiple variants of the Ghaf tree genome. Findings pave the way for the development of resilient trees adaptable to diverse ecological conditions to benefit planetary and human health. Dubai, January 29, 2024: M42, a global tech-enabled health powerhouse, in collaboration with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), has completed the sequencing and analysis of the Ghaf tree, the national tree of the UAE, to further build upon previous research led by Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. The…

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage at Macworld and announced Apple’s next big product: the iPhone. Sales of the iPhone began on June 29, 2007, and it completely changed the world of mobile phones. Now, in 2024, we’ve had over 16 years of iPhone releases. In just a few more years, it will be two decades of the iPhone, which is a little crazy to think about. Let’s take a look back at every iPhone release in order, what made them special, and how we got to where we are today with the iPhone 15. Every iPhone…

The UAE’s public sector entities on average face and thwart 50,000 cybersecurity attacks a day and the number is growing due to geopolitical issues around the world, a senior official said on Monday. Dr Mohammed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, UAE Government, said cyber threats now reach about 50,000 a day, touching the whole network of government entities which includes scanning, phishing email, DDoS and ransomware. He added that the number of cybersecurity threats is increasing due to the “geopolitical situations” around the world in the region. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp…

CNN Philippines will stop operations from January 31 due to “significant financial losses”, its owner announced Monday, in the latest blow for the media industry in the Southeast Asian nation. The broadcaster began operating in the Philippines in 2015 as a franchise of CNN, delivering mainly English-language news on free-to-air, cable and pay television. Staff were told Monday of the decision to shut down news and production operations on all platforms. “The decision follows significant financial losses sustained over the past years, despite rigorous efforts to adapt and innovate in a rapidly evolving and challenging media landscape,” CNN Philippines-owner Nine…

Dubai-based Emirates airline has announced it will ramp up its operations in Australia. The carrier will upgrade its second daily flight, EK430/431 between Dubai and Brisbane, to an A380 starting from October 1. There will also be a second daily service between Dubai and Perth operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, starting from December 1. From October 1, the second A380 flight EK430 will depart Dubai at 2.30am and arrive in Brisbane at 10.20pm. The return flight EK431 will depart Brisbane at 1.55am and arrive in Dubai at 10.05am. (All times are local.) The additional flight to Perth will be operated…

Tajikistan coach Petar Segrt is warm and affable with a booming voice but after gaining popularity for his charm at the Asian Cup, he is now turning heads after his side’s dream run to the quarterfinals. The only team making their debut at the tournament in Qatar, Tajikistan were the competition’s minnows and were barely given a second look when the 24-team group stage got underway. But they shocked the continent by first reaching the knockout stage before delivering the upset of the tournament by eliminating the UAE on penalties in the last 16 on Sunday. “We are now the…

More Than 20,000 Visitors Expected to Attend DeepFest atLEAP 2024 to Witness Rapid Innovation and Opportunities in AI Four-day DeepFest will uncover fascinating world of innovation, journeying through the past, present, and future of Generative Artificial Intelligence with help of 150 leading experts Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 29, 2024: DeepFest, the premier meeting place for the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem, is expected to attract upwards of 20,000 attendees this year. Co-located with LEAP, the world’s most-attended tech event, DeepFest will attract global thought-leaders, change-makers, data scientists, innovators, enterprises, academia, start-ups, and entrepreneurs across four days of live-demos, innovation sessions,…

On January 4, I received an email I had both been anticipating and dreading for months. My copy of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, one of my most anticipated games of 2024, had dropped into my inbox. Usually, that moment would give me a jolt of energy. I love critiquing games that have real substance, and I was still chewing on 2020’s unforgettable Yakuza: Like a Dragon several years later. That RPG tells a thematically rich story about an unlikely hero finding his confidence amid a quest to take on Japan’s criminal underworld. But the desire to dive into the…