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YouTube announced on Thursday that its Dream Screen feature for Shorts now lets you create AI-generated video backgrounds. Up until now, Dream Screen could only create image backgrounds. The new capability is possible due to the integration of Google DeepMind’s AI video-generation model, Veo, which can create 1080p video clips in various cinematic styles. Users can…

A look at Trump's new top team… in 85 seconds

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Ahead of his White House return in 2025, Donald Trump has made several contentious hires in his new administration. Among his picks for Cabinet positions are Florida Senator Marco Rubio and former presidential rival and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr, who will require approval from the Senate. Here’s a quick look at some of…

Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no

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Getty Images NewJeans is one of the biggest K-pop acts currently They have sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, gained tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea’s hottest acts. What the members of NewJeans are not, however, are workers, according to the government. The…

UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents seen by BBC show

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Instagram Part-time model Valeria Baigascina appears to have a jet-set lifestyle High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (£1.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest. The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently…

Texas offers Trump land for migrant 'deportation facilities'

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Getty Images The land is in Texas’ Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley, on the border with the Mexican state of Tamaulipas Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400-acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants. In a letter, the Texas…

House speaker backs transgender bathroom restrictions on Capitol Hill

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Getty Images Johnson said the rule would be enforceable in the US Capitol and in House office buildings US House Speaker Mike Johnson has backed plans to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms on Capitol Hill. “Women deserve women’s only spaces,” Johnson said in a statement on Wednesday. He said the new rule would…

Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?

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Getty Images The Australian government is billing its proposed ban as “world-leading” “I felt really scared to be honest,” says James, describing an incident on Snapchat that left him questioning whether it was safe to go to school. The Australian boy, 12, had had a disagreement with a friend, and one night before bed the…

Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

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Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Putin has gifted North Korea with over 70 zoo animals Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. Putin’s environment minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought…

Moment world's tallest woman and shortest woman meet

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The world’s tallest woman and shortest woman enjoyed afternoon tea together in London, meeting in celebration at The Guinness World Record Day 2024. Footage shows Rumeysa Gelgi, a researcher from Turkey, towering over Jyoti Amge, an actor from India, who stand at 2 metres and 15.16cm (7ft 0.7), and 62.8cm (24.7in), respectively. Source: www.bbc.com…

Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC

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