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CLASS OF 2026 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Kisner sees medicine in future
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (184+ words) Oelwein High School class of 2026 graduate Ella Kisner has dreams of becoming a doctor when she graduates this May. Ella, daughter of Ryan and Tara Kisner and sister of Kailynn, will be attending either Hawkeye Community College or NICC to…...
EU states back ban on AI generating sexualised deepfakes
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (293+ words) The EU move comes after an outcry over sexualised deepfake images of women and minors created by AI chatbot Grok EU nations on Friday backed a ban on AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes, after an outcry over such images produced…...
Pastor's Pen: Keep your eyes on the prize
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (232+ words) For the race is not always easy. It is filled with distractions and hazards of many kinds. There are temptations to become discouraged and give up, or to turn inward and think only of ourselves rather than of our brothers…...
AI-enhanced images of real events distort view of Mideast war
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (508+ words) The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders, prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and across the Gulf The Middle East war has unleashed a torrent of…...
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (697+ words) Artificial intelligence tools can also be found built into semi-autonomous attack drones and other weapons The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets,…...
Florida family sues Google after AI chatbot allegedly coached suicide
1+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) The case against Google Gemini is the latest in a wave of litigation targeting AI companies over chatbot-linked deaths The family of a Florida man who took his own life filed suit against Google on Wednesday, alleging the company's Gemini…...
X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos
1+ week, 3+ day ago (267+ words) Social media platform X says AI-generated content is a threat to information authenticity amid the ongoing war between the US and Israel, and Iran Social media platform X announced Tuesday it would suspend creators from its revenue sharing program for…...
China's overstretched healthcare looks to AI boom
1+ week, 4+ day ago (856+ words) Wang Yifan (left) says paediatrician avatars helped answer questions about her baby, reducing trips to hospital Chinese app AQ connects patients to AI clones of medical professionals, and recently surpassed 100 million users Shanghai-based doctor Duan Tao trained his avatar with…...
AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into 'digital battleground"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (694+ words) Kathmandu's former mayor Balendra Shah is the RSP's prime ministerial candidate Nepal is holding its first general election since deadly protests overthrew the government last year A surge of first-time voters have registered to cast their ballot for the first…...
Stocks mixed as investors digest Nvidia earnings
2+ week, 1+ day ago (664+ words) While Nvidia's earnings topped forecasts, investors mostly shrugged at the results Stock markets traded mixed on Thursday as investors digested company earnings, including better-than-forecast results from chip titan Nvidia. Oil prices fell as Iran and the United States began a…...