Earlier this month, a popular lifestyle magazine introduced a new “fashion and lifestyle editor” to its huge social media following. “Reem”, who on first glance looked like a twentysomething woman who understood both fashion and lifestyle, was proudly announced as an “AI enhanced team member”. That is, a fake person, generated by artificial intelligence. Reem … Read more
Humans have been drawn to the idea that alcohol may have health benefits for almost as long as they have been drinking it. In ancient China, rice wine was widely used for medicinal purposes, while Hippocrates, the ancient Greek “Father of Medicine”, advocated moderate amounts of alcohol for the mind, body and soul. Later, proponents … Read more
There is oodles of lace, glinting diamante and enough sequins for several series of Strictly Come Dancing: no, it’s not the Met Gala but an unassuming street in north London where a quiet battle is under way to protect a hidden fashion treasure. Almost 100 fashion stores, with names such as Bien Avenue, Cinderella and … Read more
The United States has an “insatiable appetite” for beef and is currently Australia’s biggest export market ahead of Japan and China. In the first half of this year, Australia exported 155,430 tonnes of beef to the US, up 75 percent from the same period last year and the highest since 2015. And it’s not just … Read more
The telephone line was a little fuzzy, and the voice on the end gravelly from several days of Covid isolation. Yet the poignancy of the message, and the moment itself, could not have been clearer: “I’m watching you, kid. I love you,” the speaker said. Joe Biden’s warmhearted call to his vice-president, Kamala Harris, at … Read more
Last year, Rachel Antell, an archival producer for documentary films, started noticing AI-generated images mixed in with authentic photos. There are always holes or limitations in an archive; in one case, film-makers got around a shortage of images for a barely photographed 19th-century woman by using AI to generate what looked like old photos. Which … Read more
The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, and while the world’s top athletes are busy competing for gold, a different kind of prize has caught the attention of the internet: Olympic condoms. These prophylactics, adorned with cheeky slogans like “In the field of love, be fair, ask for consent” and “No need to be … Read more
Even in a room full of generals from around the world decked in military braid, the arrival of the prime minister causes a stir. At the Farnborough international airshow this week, knots of advisers and armed police surrounded Keir Starmer as he walked through the stalls, occasionally allowing a favoured chief executive or a nervous … Read more
Stifling though the crowds of tourists can be at the height of summer, a hint of love is in the air across the five villages of Italy’s Cinque Terre as a Ligurian riviera coastal path famed as a meeting point for courting couples reopens after an almost 12-year closure. Sculpted into the steep cliffs wedged … Read more
For 25 years, real estate agent Adam Flynn has refuted the claims of his fear-mongering colleagues that the Australian property bubble is about to burst. Now he believes their dark prophecy may come true. Speaking to FEMAIL, the industry expert and property investor claimed that a rise in interest rates in August or September, plus … Read more