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Month: October 2023

Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning nomination, leaving new cycle of chaos

By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel. Emmer becomes the third House

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AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action

By MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation this week

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The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade Gaza

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods, where militants use civilians as human shields, brings back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. For U.S.

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Fake placenames with anti-Israel messages flood Google Maps’ depiction of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt

By Donie O’Sullivan and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — When Google Maps users navigated to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, they might have seen placenames that included, “F**k Israel,” and “May god curse Israel’s Jerusalem.” Cyber activists appeared to have targeted the service to post anti-Israel messages, likely by taking

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