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Ofcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images. The UK watchdog said in a statement that there had been “deeply concerning reports” of the chatbot being used to create and share undressed images of people, as … Read More

Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible – restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye condition called hypotony. Moorfields hospital in London is the world’s first dedicated clinic for the disorder and seven out of eight patients given the pioneering treatment have responded … Read More

In Venezuela, the families of hundreds of political prisoners wait in hope outside the country’s most notorious jail for more news about the government’s promised release of more detainees. The Venezuelan government announced on Thursday it would release detainees considered political prisoners by human rights groups as a “goodwill gesture”. … Read More

The UK government has paid “substantial” compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and remains imprisoned without trial at Guantanamo Bay after almost 20 years, the BBC can reveal. Abu Zubaydah was the first man subjected to the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” techniques after the 11 September 2001 … Read More

How did South Korea become the world’s second-largest exporter of cosmetics? The promise of pore-free, glassy, youthful-looking skin has made Korean beauty products a global phenomenon. Americans spent as much $1.7bn (£1.3bn) on K-beauty in 2024, according to industry estimates, and the US now imports more cosmetics from South Korea … Read More

President Donald Trump says Iranian leaders have contacted the US to “negotiate”, as he considers taking military action in the country in response to the killing of protesters. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, Trump said a meeting was being set up – but added he may have … Read More

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