Posts by Riah Marton
Gov. Newsom signs bills offering AI protections for actors
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law two bills that will give actors more protections over their digital likenesses, addressing concerns brought up during last year’s Hollywood strike led by performers guild SAG-AFTRA. One of the bills, AB1836, prohibits and penalizes the making and distribution of a deceased person’s digital replica without permission from…
Read MoreA computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make AR glasses a reality
In its relentless search for ways to weave digital products into people’s lives, Big Tech has achieved some big wins. Smart phones are ubiquitous. Apple Watch users talk to their wrists. Artificial intelligence-powered assistants are everywhere. But convincing people to wear computers on their faces has been a dud. So far, at least. Augmented reality…
Read MoreAmerica’s Got Talent Alum Emily Gold’s Family Shares Moving Tribute After Her Death – E! Online
Content warning: This story discusses suicide. Emily Gold is being remembered by those who knew her best. Days after the 17-year-old America’s Got Talent contestant died by suicide, her parents, Steven Gold and Brandy Gold, shared a heartbreaking tribute to their daughter in a social media post Sept. 15. “With sadness beyond measure we must…
Read MoreEmily Gold: Heartbroken Parents of ‘America’s Got Talent’ Cheerleader Break Silence after Daughter Jumped to Death on California Overpass
The parents of a teen cheerleader who impressed audiences on ‘America’s Got Talent’ say they are left with a “hole the size of the universe” in their hearts after her suicide on Friday night. Emily Gold, 17, was found dead under a bridge along the eastbound 210 Highway in California, weeks after performing with her…
Read MoreThousands of Hezbollah Fighters Wounded and Eight Killed When Their Pagers Start Exploding in Beirut as Officials Blame Israel [VIDEOS]
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Hundreds of Hezbollah militants were seriously wounded or killed on Tuesday when the pagers they used for communication exploded around their belts and pockets. Officials allege that the blasts were triggered by a hacking attack from Israel. Hezbollah officials also confirmed the wide-range attack on its operatives, including fighters and medics. One Hezbollah member, on…
Read MoreSean “Diddy” Combs Indictment: Authorities Seized Over 1,000 Bottles of Baby Oil During Home Raid – E! Online
The rapper’s associates—referred to in the indictment as the “Combs Enterprise,” including supervisors, security and household staff, assistants and other employees—are accused of facilitating Freak Offs by booking hotel rooms and stocking them with necessary supplies, cleaning the rooms, arranging travel, giving Combs cash to pay the sex workers and scheduling the IV fluids. “In…
Read MoreLuckin Coffee to buy US$2.5 billion worth of Brazilian coffee
CHINA’S Luckin Coffee is set to announce later this year an agreement with Brazil to buy some US$2.5 billion worth of coffee from the South American country’s producers, a Brazilian official said on Tuesday (Sep 17). “We have already negotiated the next Luckin Coffee announcement, they want to disclose it at the time of the…
Read MoreChinese insurance broker Yuanbao files for US IPO amid reviving investor appetite
CHINESE insurance broker Yuanbao on Tuesday (Sep 17) filed for an initial public offering in the US, signalling a broader recovery in investor appetite for new listings. IPOs in the US are experiencing a reasonably stronger year after a prolonged dry spell as more companies test the market, encouraged by the strong performance of high-profile…
Read MoreSean ‘Diddy’ Combs Slapped With Sexual Assault, Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy Charges in NYC Court
Disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been slapped with charges amid a long-running federal investigation into sex trafficking, according to federal prosecutors. Combs, 54, was arrested at the Park Hyatt New York in Manhattan on Monday night, about six months after federal agents conducted raids on his mansions in Los Angeles and Miami as part…
Read MoreWhy Kelly Osbourne Says Rehab Is Like Learning “How to Be a Better Drug Addict” – E! Online
Matthew Perry “Couldn’t Speak or Move” Due to Ketamine Episode Days Before Death Kelly Osbourne isn’t holding back. The 39-year-old recently issued a scathingly honest review of her experiences with rehab as part of TMZ’s new documentary TMZ Investigates Matthew Perry and the Secret Celebrity Drug Ring. “First rehab I went to was like university…
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