STOCKHOLM, Jan 28 — DNA from a type of “chewing gum” used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on the Stone Age diet and oral health, researchers said Tuesday. The wads of gum are made of pieces of birch bark pitch, a tar-like black resin, and are combined with saliva, … Read more
LISBON, Jan 17 — Bobi the Dog’s title as the world’s oldest canine was suspended yesterday, after the Guinness World Records began to have doubts about his real age. He died in October at the official age of 31 years and 165 days, eight months after the record-breakers’ hall of fame declared on its website … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 — Producer-writer Norman Lear, whose groundbreaking hit comedies such as All in the Family and Maude addressed race, abortion and other social issues rarely seen before on US television, died on Tuesday, at the age of 101, his family said. Lear, one of the most influential people in television, died at … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 — Producer-writer Norman Lear, whose groundbreaking hit comedies such as All in the Family and Maude addressed race, abortion and other social issues rarely seen before on US television, died on Tuesday, at the age of 101, his family said. Lear, one of the most influential people in television, died at … Read more
OCTOBER 31 — October marks the celebration of International Day of Older Persons, and it’s noteworthy that Malaysia is unmistakably progressing towards becoming an ageing nation. By 2030, it is projected that 15 per cent of our population will be aged 60 or above. Although our life expectancy has significantly increased in comparison to our … Read more
WASHINGTON, July 24 — Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating “AI girls” and manipulated images fuelling “sextortion” rackets — a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology. Artificial intelligence-enabled deepfakes are typically associated with fake viral images of well-known personalities such as Pope Francis in … Read more
Instagram also allows users to verify their age by uploading an ID document. — AFP pic Thursday, 10 Nov 2022 11:34 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10 ― It will be increasingly difficult to lie about your age on Instagram. The social network is finally rolling out its new feature to verify the age of … Read more
The NFT sector is experiencing a sharp drop in sales volume. ― Shutterstock pic Friday, 29 Jul 2022 8:09 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 ― NFTs are feeling the full force of the difficulties currently facing the cryptocurrency market. Investors are increasingly cautious about buying these non-fungible tokens, especially since many have lost money … Read more
Photo sharing platform Instagram is starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the United States. ― AFP pic Friday, 24 Jun 2022 8:05 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 ― Photo sharing platform Instagram said yesterday it was starting to trial a tool that … Read more
Johor has the right to decide on whether to reduce the minimum age of election candidates for the State Legislative Assembly seats from 21 years to 18.
