Owner of the βUK Nightlifeβ TikTok account has been arrested
A new era of public exposure has landed us here.Β A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassment after covertly filming women on nights out and uploading the videos to TikTok and Instagram. The clips, often titled βManchester nightlifeβ or βLiverpool nightlifeβ were uploaded daily, and featured...
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Home-based brain simulation therapy improves depression symptoms
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Space travel might be worse for human health than scientists thought
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Universal partners with βethicalβ AI music generator KLAY
A company called Klay Vision is building a βLarge Music Modelβ called KLayMM, which aims to set ethical foundations for AI music generation. Universal Music has partnered and says the βnext Beatles will play with KLAY.β After βBBL Drizzyβ something needs to change. Last May, comedian Will Hatcher went viral when Metro Boomin sampled his AI-generated song about Drake having a BBL (Brazilian butt lift). Aubrey refutes the allegations. This was the...
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Grim revelations arise from two-year TikTok investigation
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