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Microsoft has released a tool designed to automatically identify deepfake videos. The tool, dubbed Microsoft Video Authenticator, is rolling out ahead of the US presidential election and is meant to help stop the spread of digitally altered videos. Video Authenticator will be able to “analyze a still photo or video” and give it a “confidence …

Facebook will stop accepting new political advertisements in the week before November’s presidential election in an attempt to clamp down on misinformation. The move is one of several steps Facebook will take to combat voter suppression and protect the integrity of a contentious vote held amid the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. “This …

What is ANTIFA?  Well, it depends on who you’re asking.  If you’re asking your own lying eyes, ANTIFA is a violent leftist, anarchist, fascist group that claims to fight against fascism, even though they epitomize one of the characteristics that matches the very nature of fascism, which is to try to silence the voice of …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to be ready to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine by November 1, according to new reports. In a letter to state governors and health officials last week, CDC director Robert Redfield said that Texas- based McKesson Corporation would soon be requesting permits to build distribution …

The University of California system can no longer consider ACT and SAT tests in admissions or scholarship decisions, a judge ruled Monday, saying the testing disadvantages applicants with disabilities. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman issued the preliminary injunction on Monday, acknowledging arguments that students with disabilities would have difficulty taking exams amid the …

BALTIMORE –— Through the thick Maryland humidity there were signs of life Wednesday from a Mets team that desperately needs a hot streak. Among the successes for the Mets in their 9-4 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards to snap a five-game skid was David Peterson’s seamless adaption to a different role. Moved to …

After a three year break following his exit from “Vikings,” Travis Fimmel returns to TV in sci-fi epic “Raised By Wolves.” Premiering Thursday on HBO Max, the show is executive produced by Ridley Scott, who also directed the first two episodes. Set in the future, it follows two androids raising human children on a mysterious …

Billionaire activist hedge manager Bill Ackman has offered to take Airbnb public through his $4 billion blank-check company, but the company’s CEO Brian Chesky is reportedly holding out for a more traditional IPO process. Chesky hasn’t completely ruled out a merger with Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, but no further discussions are underway, Bloomberg reported …

Coffee makes her tick. One of TikTok’s biggest stars is getting a custom drink named after her. Charli D’Amelio’s go-to Dunkin’ order, a cold brew with whole milk and three pumps of caramel swirl, will henceforth be known as “The Charli.” D’Amelio, who has more than 80 million followers on TikTok and is said to …

Efforts to end Hollywood’s extended writers strike hit a wall this week when the union that represents the writers said it’s failed to come to a deal with Tinseltown’s top two agencies, WME and CAA. The impasse, announced late Tuesday, comes more than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes — from Shonda Rimes and …