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A few weeks ago, Donald Trump thought it would be funny to accuse US Vice President Kamala Harris of using AI for an image of a crowd greeting her at the airport. “Did anyone notice that Kamala cheated at the airport?” Trump asked angrily, jabbing his thumb into his phone. “There was no one on the plane and she used AI… She should be disqualified because making fake images is election interference. Anyone who does that cheats on anything!”Just as some animals are more equal than others, some politicians are more honest. So when the former president himself posted an…
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. — The McCracken County Property Assessment and Control Office is now collecting residential street photos using a 360-degree camera mounted on a vehicle called the InstaPro 360 Pro 2. According to Bill Dunn with McCracken PVA, the technology makes collecting photos quicker, cheaper and more accurate. Before the technology was introduced, the McCracken County PVA had to individually photograph each home it wanted to assess. Dunn said it could take the office weeks to complete photos for a single neighborhood. With the technology, it takes about an hour, he said. The device costs $5,500. Photo taken in…
On Thursday, August 22nd, Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors were welcomed to Meredith Communications for a welcome party for new employees.General Manager Bill Salk introduced the ambassadors to new athletic director Chris Barney, who recently moved to the area from Grinnell. Chris comes to Meredith Communications with 30 years of experience and the title of 2023 Iowa High School Coaches Association Broadcaster of the Year. Barney is originally from Columbia, Maryland, but was fortunate to come to the Midwest to be closer to family. Barney looks forward to being part of the close-knit community and continuing to do the…
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz was given the go ahead to use Neil Young's “Rockin' in the Free World” at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Waltz ended his speech to rapturous applause and left the stage at the Democratic National Convention at Chicago's United Center to the tune of Young's “Rockin' in the Free World” from his 1989 album “Freedom.” CNN reported that Young had personally approved the song's use by the Harris campaign because it's a favorite of Waltz's. The song's anthemic message has been used as background music for political parties in the past, most famously…
Brandon Sheppard, Nick Hoffman and Bobby Pierce are within 76 points of each other with nine races remaining in the 2024 season. With nine races remaining in the highly competitive World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model season, there are three drivers looking to reach a historic milestone in 2024. Four-time World of Outlaws champion Brandon Shepherd is looking to win his fifth championship and break a tie with Josh Richards for the series' all-time winningest driver. After excelling in the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds division, second-year star Nick Hoffman is looking to cement his status as a star in…
COLFAX COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) – The state of Nebraska issued a health alert Thursday about a harmful algae bloom, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County.Calamus Reservoir in Garfield County was on alert last week but has been removed from the health alert.According to the Department of Health and Human Services, samples taken earlier this week from the alert lakes showed total levels of microcystin, a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae, exceeding the standard limit of 8 parts per billion.When a health alert is issued, public caution signs are…
Manually stamping passports is “time-consuming and does not allow for the systematic detection of illegal immigrants,” the EU said. advertisementPassport stamps are a badge of honor for many travelers and provide a fond record of their adventures.However, once you enter the Schengen Area, that will soon become a thing of the past.The new Automated Entrance System (EES), due to be introduced on 10 November 2024, will digitally register non-EU visitors and eliminate the need for physical stamps.”The EES will replace the current system of manual stamping of passports, which is time-consuming, does not provide reliable data on border crossings and…
No. 10 Florida State will play its first game outside the United States on Saturday when it faces Georgia Tech in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The Seminoles were undefeated in the ACC last season but missed the College Football Playoff. The team has a 15-11-1 record against each other, including a 41-16 victory in their most recent meeting (2022). Georgia Tech exceeded expectations last year in head coach Brent Key's first season at the helm, earning its first win since 2018.Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The latest Florida State vs. Georgia Tech odds…
Get back in the fight as you defend Azeroth from the shadows below. Journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the nerubian empire, where the malicious Harbinger of the Void is gathering arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees. World of Warcraft’s next expansion—The War Within—will launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time globally. Wherever you live and whatever faction you represent, you can be part of one globally unified front as the way into the Khaz Algar…
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot has been flooding the web with “deepfake” images of everyone from Donald Trump to Musk himself, with results that range from the downright bizarre to the downright disturbing. Since its release last week, Grok users have created a rash of fake images of Trump robbing a convenience store and flying a plane into the Twin Towers, as well as images of Harris pregnant with Trump's child, Musk as an overweight slob and former President George W. Bush snorting cocaine from his desk in the Oval Office. Some of the gruesome deepfakes looked like the work…