A few years ago, while I was covering the rise of AI slop on Facebook, I asked my friends and family if they were getting AI spam fed into their timelines and if they could send me examples. A handful of them responded, sending me obviously AI-generated science fiction scenescapes, ...
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Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?
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British passengers from cruise ship isolating in hospitalBritish passengers from cruise ship isolating in hospital
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China sets new EV, hybrid recordChina sets new EV, hybrid record
China last month exported more EVs and plug-in hybrids than gasoline and diesel cars combined for the first time, underscoring the country’s growing global dominance in clean energy transport. While domestic sales have contracted, international demand remains robust, with so-called new-energy vehicle exports rising to 400,000 in April despite Western ...
South African firm scoops equity assets worth $120 millionSouth African firm scoops equity assets worth $120 million
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Aramco profit jump proves wisdom of decades-old pipeline investmentAramco profit jump proves wisdom of decades-old pipeline investment
The News Aramco’s profit jumped in the first three months of the year after surging oil prices helped offset lower exports from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, justifying the strategic value of the kingdom’s decades-old investment in pipelines that bypass the chokepoint. The company, which provides more than ...
War squeezes Asian farmers, oil pricesWar squeezes Asian farmers, oil prices
The Iran war is hitting Asia’s economies. A third of the world’s urea fertilizer supply has been “wiped out,” one analyst told The Washington Post, and prices are up 40%. Accordingly, farmers in Southeast Asia are choosing to skip or cut back on planting this season, or lower fertilizer use, ...