Met Gala Deepfakes Are Flooding Social Media

[ This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia, and has been translated from Italian. The Met Gala is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events of the year, but this time the music and entertainment celebrities who graced its red carpet had some competition for the public’s attention: generative AI deepfakes. In a post published … Read more

Johor pupils get extra aid to prepare for school

[ JOHOR BARU: About 11,200 students in Johor will get an extra RM150 to RM200 each to buy stationery, clothes and books for the 2024 school term that begins next week. This is on top of the RM150 in aid that they have each received from the Federal Government’s Early Schooling Aid (BAP) programme. The … Read more

Do you feel ‘meh’? This sociologist reveals five ways to get out of it

[ Sometimes, when you say the words “I’m fine,” you really do mean it. You’re not great, you’re not terrible, you’re just fine. You don’t exactly have much mojo, but you are able to keep going. You’re vaguely disillusioned about how your life turned out, but it’s not as though you hate it either. You … Read more