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Sacha Baron Cohen is shocking fans with his Men’s Fitness U.K. cover story, which includes photos of the muscular body transformation he underwent before filming scenes as Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The “Borat” creator debuted as the infamous comic book villain in the Disney+ series “Ironheart” earlier this summer. “Some celebs use Ozempic and some use private chefs, …

New York CNN  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a “fraud crisis” because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people. “A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are still some financial institutions that will accept a voice print as authentication for you to move a lot …

The world is on the brink of a breakthrough in the climate fight and fossil fuels are running out of road, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as he urged countries to funnel support into low-carbon energy. More than nine in 10 renewable power projects globally are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives. Solar power is about 41% cheaper than …

House GOP leaders grapple for way out of Epstein crisis  Politico Johnson shuts door on House vote before September on releasing Epstein files  CNN Watch live: House Republicans hold news conference amid Epstein chaos  The Hill Trump Live Updates: Johnson Blocks Epstein Vote as Justice Dept. Seeks Interview with Maxwell  The New York Times Why the Epstein Coverup Matters  The Bulwark Source link

Epstein crisis forces House GOP to scrap votes  Politico Johnson shuts door on House vote before September on releasing Epstein files  CNN Johnson Says He Won’t Hold Vote Calling on Trump to Release Epstein Files This Summer  The New York Times House grinds to a halt as GOP tries to shut down Epstein votes  Axios Epstein furor upends House for second week in row  The …

Climate change-induced food price shocks are on the rise and could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest as the world’s poorest are hit by shortages of food staples. New research links last year’s surges in the price of potatoes in the UK, cabbages in South Korea, onions in India, and cocoa in Ghana to weather extremes that …

BBC Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the plain is now dry and cracked with holes she explains were once pools. “Before, the Vega was all green,” she says. “You couldn’t see the animals through the grass. Now …

Earlier this week, a prominent venture capitalist named Geoff Lewis — managing partner of the multi-billion dollar investment firm Bedrock, which has backed high-profile tech companies including OpenAI and Vercel — posted a disturbing video on X-formerly-Twitter that’s causing significant concern among his peers and colleagues. “This isn’t a redemption arc,” Lewis says in the video. “It’s a transmission, for …

The ‘Smart’ Restrooms That Can Solve America’s Public Bathroom Crisis  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business. I was reminded of that on Monday when I spoke with him a couple of hours before he was set to take the stage for an eager audience in Seattle’s McCaw Hall. Few documentary filmmakers can pack a …