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BBCGoogle has rolled back its new AI tool that allowed people to create fake images on top of its satellite imagery, following a BBC Verify report in which experts raised concerns about misuse and the potential to spread misinformation.Less than 48 hours after the tech giant announced the integration of its AI image generator Nano Banana 2 into Google Earth, it said it was pausing the feature “while we work on implementing stronger guardrails”.In its statement on Friday, Google said it had seen “people sharing screenshots of generated imagery that appear to violate our policies”.The retracted feature enabled users to…
Phil Walter/Getty ImagesNew Zealand has outlawed greyhound racing, but neighbouring Australia has notAt least two chartered flights carrying up to 150 greyhounds are set to fly to Australia’s eastern states, as a New Zealand ban on the sport comes into effect.Several greyhound trainers in New Zealand are responding to a new ban by moving their dogs to Australia with plans to continue in the sport, governing body Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) told the BBC.While the ban across New Zealand takes effect on Saturday, the practice remains legal almost everywhere in Australia.The ban was first announced in December 2024, and…
GettyThe boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.Clement Delangue’s company Hugging Face was breached by a rogue OpenAI bot that broke out of a test environment and autonomously attacked his firm earlier this month.Hugging Face had to rebuild around a third of its IT network after the unprecedented incident.He told CNN his company – which is a small start-up – will not be taking legal action against OpenAI, but added that these types of hacks are illegal and should remain…
What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?An estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco have crossed into Ceuta, with dozens dying during the journey.51 mins agoEurope
Greek fire serviceHundreds of people in central Greece are being evacuated by sea after the coastal town they were in became hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country.Around 500 people, mostly tourists, were left stranded after the fire broke out near Agios Vasileios in Viotia on Friday morning and rapidly spread on strong winds, local media report.Another fire has broken out further along the coast, while firefighters continue to battle a large wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that ignited earlier this week.Greece is one of several European nations suffering devastating wildfires after a…
Fifa executive joins Burnham in questioning InfantinoFifa’s chief operating officer strongly criticises Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.1 hr agoWorld Cup
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists — and skygazers — are eager to observe. Space tracking expert Bill Gray predicts an impact of 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) — seven times the speed of sound — near Einstein Crater on the moon’s sunlit western limb. With the action unfolding in…
Watch: Moroccan police clash with migrants near border with Spain’s CeutaSpain’s North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco, though more than 25,000 have returned voluntarily, officials said.29 mins agoWorld
De Agostini Editorial / Getty ImagesIt is estimated that more than 2,000 elephants roam in and around Amboseli National ParkFifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals’ carcasses.Ten of the elephants had been found with signs of paralysis and then died within two days. The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.Investigations are continuing, but for the…
AFP via Getty ImagesPeru’s constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country’s former president after he was found guilty of corruption.Ollanta Humala, who led the country from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting illegal funds from the Venezuelan president and Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to fund his election campaigns in 2006 and 2011. The former president had said he would appeal against the verdict, and now Peru’s constitutional court has declared the entire criminal proceedings against him null and void. Humala is expected to be released from Barbadillo Prison in the capital Lima,…