You may never have heard the term “synthetic media”— more commonly known as “deepfakes”— but our military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies certainly have. They are hyper-realistic video and audio recordings that use artificial intelligence and “deep” learning to create “fake” content or “deepfakes.” The U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about their potential to
CHAMPAIGN — COVID-19 cases have been escalating recently in Champaign County partly due to infections spreading among mostly unvaccinated schoolchildren and teens, a local health official said Friday. Over the past two weeks, 90 percent of new COVID-19 cases among youths ages 12-17 have been in unvaccinated individuals, according to Awaid Vaid, deputy administrator of
Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Blake Farmer/WPLN News hide caption toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLN News Jason Dean received six stitches
A true estate company is trying to get to block a new Oregon regulation that bans authentic estate agents from forwarding “love letters” from homebuyers to sellers. The lawsuit submitted in federal courtroom Friday by the conservative Pacific Authorized Foundation on behalf of Full True Estate Team alleges the state’s ban on these communications violates
RJ Scaringe, Rivian founder and CEO, and Ford Executive Chairman Monthly bill Ford announce a $500 million Ford expenditure in Rivian. Supply: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – Ford Motor and Rivian no lengthier plan to co-acquire an electric powered auto, the companies verified Friday. The two firms initially introduced enhancement of a joint automobile when
This week’s Ketchup brings you more headlines from the world of film development news, covering such titles as Lethal Weapon 5 and four different Marvel movies. This WEEK’S TOP STORY JONAH HILL TO DEPICT JERRY GARCIA IN SCORSESE’S GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) For many movie fans, director Martin Scorsese may be synonymous