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Fable, a popular book tracking app, announced it will remove its AI features following a backlash over offensive reader summaries. The AI-generated summaries, which were designed to celebrate readers’ uniqueness in a playful way, instead sparked criticism for containing offensive language related to race, gender, sexuality, and disability. Problematic summaries The annual reading summaries were […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign-Urbana Safe Routes to School Project is looking for volunteers to help clear snowy sidewalks ahead of the winter storm early next week. Many residents of Champaign-Urbana need to walk or use a wheelchair to get to their destinations. Snow makes it more dangerous as they join vehicle traffic in […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or set fire to the complex and accused Hamas of using the […]
PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — Carp are no longer welcome at the Utah Lake. To help remove the fish, Utah is offering a $5,000 grand prize and several monthly prizes as part of a year-long Great Carp Hunt contest. The carp have been around in Utah Lake since the 1880s, according to Utah Lake officials. They […]
US lawmakers have instructed Google and Apple to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores by January 19, 2025, if its China-headquartered parent company ByteDance hasn’t sold the platform by that date. On December 6, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) rejected TikTok’s legal challenge to a law requiring […]
Accurate and efficient background removal is vital for professionals in photography, design, and e-commerce, as cluttered backgrounds can detract from the subject. Whether it’s for advertising, e-commerce listings, or social media content, seamless matting is crucial for adapting images to various platforms while preserving quality. Full disclosure: This story brought to you by Aiarty. However, […]
Rome police officers used bolt cutters to remove key boxes – combination-protected lock boxes containing the keys to a property – from poles, lampposts and gates in central streets including Via di San Teodoro, Via dei Fienili and Via dei Foraggi, according to La Repubblica. Police authorities left behind notices urging the owners of the […]
A girls’ cross country runner at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, delivered an impassioned plea to her school board on Thursday amid an ongoing controversy over a trans athlete on her team. The 16-year-old high school student, Kylie Morrow, addressed a recent lawsuit by her teammates alleging that their “Save Girls Sports” T-shirts were likened to […]
This relatively new addition to the AI-powered remove tool makes choosing what you want to remove faster and easier. Check it out: Above: Here’s the original image. The lantern on the far right is partially cut off (and I don’t like the fact that we have an even number of lanterns), so we’ll remove it […]
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at how to use the Remove Tool in Photoshop. Quickly remove unwanted objects, distracting details, and even people with just a couple of clicks. Let’s take a look! Step 1 The Photoshop Remove Tool is found in the left-hand toolbar, grouped in with the Spot […]