Exclusive: US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters

National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. NSA/Handout/Reuters CNN Operatives working for the Chinese and Iranian governments prepared fake, AI-generated content as part of a campaign to influence US voters in the closing w...

2024-06-07

Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks

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2024-06-07

Social media platforms race to address AI-generated images ahead of November election

With less than 200 days until the November election, the largest social media companies have outlined plans to ensure users can differentiate between content generated by machines and humans. Anna Barclay/Getty Images Editor’s Note: A version of thi...

2024-06-03

Rudy Guiliani’s radio show has been canceled after he repeatedly discussed false 2020 election conspiracy theories

Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on January 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/File CNN Rudy Giuliani was suspended...

2024-06-03

US imposes sanctions on more than a dozen companies in China for support of Russia’s war in Ukraine

A Chinese flag in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano/Bloomberg/Getty Images CNN The United States imposed sanctions on more than a dozen companies in China and Hong Kong for their support...

2024-05-30

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to Western ‘threats’

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2024-05-30

Beyoncé announces new hair care line ‘Cécred’

CNN Beyoncé has revealed she will be launching a hair care line on February 20. The 29-time Grammy winner made the announcement on Instagram, posting a cryptic video featuring apparent home movie footage of her mother’s salon Headliners, in Houston,...

2024-05-28

Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following alleged affair

CNN  —  The Ukrainian-born beauty queen who sparked a debate on cultural identity by being named Miss Japan has relinquished her title just two weeks after being crowned. Karolina Shiino, the first person of predominantly European he...

2024-05-28

Hong Kong’s best new restaurants for 2016

Koko Koko is a new izakaya-style dining spot. In the picture is its baby back pork ribs glazed with a master stock. courtesy Koko Almas It's not hard to score a window side table at Almas, as it only has seven seats up on the 102nd floor of the Inte...

2024-05-24

How to be a Hong Kong local: 10 tips on faking it

Count with your hands These three numbers can really show off your local know-how: six, nine and 10 (left to right). CNN Love thy umbrella The importance of the umbrella to Hong Kongers can't be overestimated. Rarely exalted, often abused, regularly...

2024-05-24