Reface, an a16z-backed synthetic media app that’s developed out of Ukraine, has added push notifications informing its ~200 million-strong global user-base about Russia’s invasion of the country — urging people to #StandWithUkraine, including by watermarking face-swapped videos created with the
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Democratic governor says party should push masks and vaccines ‘as a matter of personal responsibility’
“I think talking about masks and vaccines as a matter of personal responsibility, as a data-driven way to reduce your own personal risk, is the right way to be talking about them,” Gov. Jared Polis told CNN’s Dana Bash on
Ossoff and Cruz push bill to extend term of the board tasked with investigating unsolved Civil Rights-era murders | CNN Politics
CNN— Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Thursday introduced a bill that aims to give an independent agency more time to investigate unsolved racially motivated murders from the Civil Rights era.
UK teachers warned not to push Black Lives Matter or other ‘partisan’ groups
British teachers have been barred from promoting Black Lives Matter as part of a crackdown on biased “partisan politics” in the classroom. The activist group was singled out in official government guidance Thursday on “schools’ legal duties on political impartiality.”
Puerto Rico Teachers Lead Push for Higher Pay for Public Workers
SAN JUAN, P.R. — In Puerto Rico, the base pay for public-school teachers is $1,750 a month — a figure that has not increased in 13 years and has forced Jessica Colón Cartagena, a special-education teacher, to tutor students and
Meta Visually Unifies Avatars Across Quest, Facebook & Instagram in Metaverse Push
Meta released its new Quest avatar system last year, bringing a big upgrade over the previous in terms of expressiveness and customizability. Now the company announced it’s standardizing those across all Meta platforms—Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram—essentially letting users build
Manchin Dares Democrats to Push Him Out of Party
Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) returns to a basement office meeting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., December 15, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) on Monday dared Democrats to push him out of the party if they
Browns offense absolutely rocked by COVID ahead of playoff push
With the Cleveland Browns hoping to close the campaign out strong to make the postseason, they’ve been dealt some major adversity on the COVID front. Fresh off a win over the Baltimore Ravens this past Sunday, the Cleveland Browns’ confidence
Eagles playoff push could be severely hurt by Jalen Hurts injury
The most recent injury update for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts means that Hurts might miss a crucial playoff push in coming weeks. The Eagles are 5-7, but the Philadelphia team could still make the playoffs. That’s the state of the
Debt cancellation and free tuition proposals target student loan crisis in first big push to expand college access since World War II
Most Americans see college as excessively expensive, but it wasn’t always that way. Over the last decade, the cost of attending a four-year public college or university has grown significantly faster than income. Deep cuts in state funding for higher
Russell Wilson shows Mariners some love for playoff push
Star quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks is amazed by the Mariners’ last effort push to make the MLB playoffs. Wednesday night, the Seattle Mariners won their 11th game in 13 outings. It’s been this extremely necessary streak of