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Majority Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing changes they say will restore integrity to Washington’s venerable initiative process. Opponents contend the moves will effectively block residents’ direct path to the ballot to pass laws of their own making. Bills introduced in the House and Senate would bar paying a person for each signature they […]

Friends say the hairdresser was committed to giving her children ‘the best life she could’

The AI chatbot was used to remove clothing from images of women and children

A US-based rights group said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people during a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, as Tehran warned Washington against intervening.

There was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard.

The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk’s X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok’s generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool. Grok faces an outcry after it emerged that users could sexualise images of women and children using simple text prompts such as “put her in a bikini” or “remove her clothes”. “In Europe, we will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children,” said...

Team GB will send a 53-member team to the Winter Olympics after biathletes Jacques Jeffries and and Shawna Pendry became the final members of the squad.

Team GB will send a 53-member team to the Winter Olympics after biathletes Jacques Jeffries and and Shawna Pendry became the final members of the squad.

Team GB will send a 53-member team to the Winter Olympics after biathletes Jacques Jeffries and and Shawna Pendry became the final members of the squad.

Team GB will send a 53-member team to the Winter Olympics after biathletes Jacques Jeffries and and Shawna Pendry became the final members of the squad.

The use of technology in trade finance is advancing from digitising existing paperwork to re-engineering entire processes with artificial intelligence and shared data, according to bank executives at the Development & Innovation of AI for Digital Finance forum on Monday in Hong Kong. “When we are talking about digitalisation, we are actually making the current process digital,” said Raluca Popa, head of global trade solutions with HSBC, at the forum, part of International Financial Week 2026....

Oklahoma man uses old fire truck to keep people warm