South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’ (www.theguardian.com)
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’::By contrast, prompts for ‘Israeli’ do not generate images of people wielding guns, even in response to a prompt for ‘Israel army’
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry
Iranian mother jailed for 13 years after denouncing death of son shot at protest (www.theguardian.com)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’::Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry
US museum criticized for postponing Islamic art exhibit due to Israel-Hamas war (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in days before mass drowning (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrike hits ambulance convoy in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Tens of thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally in Washington DC (www.theguardian.com)
‘Hostage situation’ at Hamburg airport as gunman drives on to runway (www.theguardian.com)
German police say that two children are in car used to drive through security barriers...
South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
Bolivia’s leftwing government cuts diplomatic ties with Israel, alleging crimes and human rights abuses in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadors...
Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters block London’s Oxford Street in pro-Palestine demonstration (www.theguardian.com)
Panera adds warnings about caffeinated lemonade after suit over student’s death (www.theguardian.com)
Family sued after Sarah Katz died last year after drinking Charged Lemonade, apparently unaware of soda’s high caffeine content
Ex-Danish defence minister and spy chief ‘relieved’ after charges dropped (www.theguardian.com)
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China (www.theguardian.com)
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HBO boss apologises for using fake Twitter accounts to troll TV critics (www.theguardian.com)
The HBO CEO and chairman, Casey Bloys, has apologised for tasking employees with creating fake Twitter accounts to attack TV critics....
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China (www.theguardian.com)
The museum row in 2020 focused on the project’s collaboration with the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, China. Chinese authorities demanded that certain words, including “Genghis Khan”, “empire” and “Mongol”, be taken out of the French show.
Israeli forces surround Gaza City on three sides, says IDF chief (www.theguardian.com)
Students walk out of Hillary Clinton’s class to protest Columbia ‘shaming’ pro-Palestinian demonstrators (www.theguardian.com)
Malaysia issues ‘kill switch’ order to cut controversial concerts (www.theguardian.com)
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’