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Jenna Ortega revealed that she quit Twitter (now X) after explicit artificial images of her as a teenager became rampant. “I hate AI,” Ortega, a star known for his roles in Wednesday and Tim Burton’s upcoming Beetlejuice, boldly stated his decision in an interview with The New York Times. “I mean, AI can be used for incredible things. I think I saw the other day that artificial intelligence can detect breast cancer four years before it progresses. That’s amazing. Let’s just leave it at that. Did you create a Twitter account when you were 14 because you had to, and…

The North American Potato Storage Association (NAPSO) is proud to announce the launch of its official YouTube channel, a major step forward in its mission to promote the dissemination of critical potato storage knowledge and best practices. The new platform is designed to be a comprehensive resource for professionals, researchers and enthusiasts, offering diverse video content that reflects cutting-edge research being conducted in the industry. Access expert webinars on demand The NAPSO YouTube channel showcases a variety of videos providing in-depth information about the organization’s activities, goals and initiatives. “These videos provide a window into the important work NAPSO is…

ISC Names New Vice President of Entertainment Division | Insurance Business America Insurance News ISC Names New Vice President of Entertainment Division New hires aim to strengthen relationships between distributors and brokers Insurance News Kenneth Araullo Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a Carlsbad, California-based program management company specializing in a wide variety of insurance products, has announced the appointment of Ashley Gonzalez (pictured above) as vice president of entertainment. Gonzalez will play a key role in expanding ISC’s Abacus distribution, strengthening existing broker relationships and identifying new program opportunities that align with the company’s core competencies. In 2021, ISC acquired Abacus,…

Veteran WR/KR Jamal Agnew is healthy and ready to begin his free agent visit, according to Mike Garafolo. Garafolo added that 10 teams have expressed interest in signing Agnew, whose skill as a top-tier kick returner has become even more important due to rule changes this year. We explored several possible landing spots for Agnew earlier this summer. Agnew, 29, was a fifth-round pick of the Lions in 2017. He is playing out his four-year, $2.65 million rookie contract and will be making a base salary of $645,000 in 2020. Agnew signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Jaguars…

Friday Night Lights comes to Brazil on Friday, September 6, as the Green Bay Packers take on the Philadelphia Eagles on the second day of the NFL’s Week 1 schedule. It will be just the second NFL game to be played on a Friday in September since 1970, and the first time an NFL game will be played in Brazil. The Packers-Eagles game will feature two of the NFL’s most exciting quarterbacks. The Eagles will have Jalen Hurts leading a talented and proven wide receiver duo in AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, while the Packers will be looking to prove…

The UAE said on Tuesday it had requested consular assistance for Dubai-based Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was arrested in France for allegedly failing to curb criminal activity on the app. “The UAE is closely monitoring the case of Telegram founder, its national, Pavel Durov, who was arrested by French authorities at Paris-Le Bourget airport,” the Gulf state’s foreign ministry said. “The UAE has requested the Government of the French Republic to urgently provide him with all necessary consular services,” it added. The messaging platform’s 39-year-old billionaire founder, Durov, was detained at Paris airport late on Saturday. He is accused…

A Malaysian minister has insisted that big tech companies such as Google, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) must comply with Malaysian laws to continue operating in the country, and said the government is open to discussions with industry groups about proposed regulations that would require social media companies to obtain licenses to operate in the country. The comments came shortly after the Asia Internet Coalition, which represents a number of technology companies, wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, pointing out lack of clarity in the proposed regulations.”Big tech companies are big but our laws are stricter. If…

The 2024 NFL preseason is over, which means a lot of dreams are shattered.The three-game exhibition schedule is a final chance for marginal players to prove they deserve to be on regular-season rosters, but once it’s over, the league will require teams to cut their lineups from the 90-player maximum allowed over the summer to as few as 53 for key games.That will mean a 32-team trade frenzy that will send undrafted rookies and former Pro Bowl players onto the free market. Some will be claimed on waivers to find new teams. Many more will end up on practice squads.…

The APSA Public Scholarship Program sees political science graduate students publish abstracts of new research in the American Political Science Review. Written by Dirck de Kleer, the article features a new article by Eunji Kim and Shawn Patterson Jr., “The American Audience: The Political Impact of Entertainment Media.” Americans watch a lot of television, averaging more than four hours a day. It’s no wonder, then, that political scientists have studied the media’s impact on politics for years, from the impact of election ads on voter turnout to the role partisan media plays in polarization. But the media they study are…

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is taking issue with how quickly MMA fans can turn on fighters. Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is in unfamiliar territory, having lost three straight bouts – two title fights against Leon Edwards and one last-minute middleweight bout against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. Before his three-fight losing streak, Usman had gone more than nine years unbeaten and had defended his title five times, and he compared his current form to former champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, saying people have already forgotten what they’ve achieved. “For a long time, I just kept entertaining.…