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I love an account on X (formerly Twitter) called @LizaMinnelliOutlives (which is not run by the icon herself, shockingly) that lists things like celebrity deaths or deals. Well, in a twist, the real Liza Minnelli is no longer outliving her late mother Judy Garland’s new words. The actress and singer has given ElevenLabs, an AI startup that offers cloning services, permission to recreate her mother’s voice for its new Reader app. Garland joins James Dean, Burt Reynolds and Sir Laurence Olivier among the deceased stars whose AI voices are featured in the “iconic voices collection,” thanks to settlements with their…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. I took the train to visit three cities in Switzerland, and there are only a few things I would do differently. Morgan McFall-Johnsen While traveling in Switzerland, I made a few mistakes that would be easy to avoid next time.I visited Zurich, the country’s largest city, and two towns in the Swiss Alps: Sion and St. Moritz.Restaurant reservations and bus stops caught me off guard, as did a few other surprises. I went to Switzerland for the first time last year, taking the train from Zurich and crossing the Swiss Alps.although I…
Get ready to save on your travels just in time for Amazon Prime Day. Whether you’re a frequent traveler or planning your next long road trip, it’s the perfect opportunity to score top-of-the-line travel gadgets at unbeatable prices. We’ve done the research and will walk you through the must-have gadgets that will enhance your travel experience without breaking the bank.Related video above — Rossen Reports: Do This Before You Travel This SummerHere’s a list of the best deals on everything from portable chargers to luggage scales:For more on summer deals, click here. Get ready to save on your travels just…
“This trend that has popped up in social media in recent years is a way that people can show that they voted, but is also a way to celebrate their pets,” said Chris O’Brien, the national media manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “Elections are really important for animal welfare,” he added. “We know that the power that politicians have across the political divide can make really positive change for our pets.” POLITICO rounded up the best of the veritable menagerie for your viewing pleasure. Ian Forsyth/Getty Image It’s a shame that hounds can’t…
July 4, 2024, 7:44:30 PM (IST)Labour leader pledges ‘new strategic partnership’ with IndiaKeir Starmer, the human rights lawyer turned Labour leader, has pledged in his manifesto to pursue a “new strategic partnership” with India, including a free trade deal, if he is given the mandate to form a Labour-led government in Thursday’s general election.Sir Keir, who was knighted by the late Queen Elizabeth II for his services to law and criminal justice, spent much of his career in the legal profession before entering politics, first being elected as a Labour MP for London in 2015.The 61-year-old father of two teenagers,…
Last week, Poland’s parliament, the Sejm, passed an amendment to copyright law implementing a 2019 European Union directive requiring major internet platforms to compensate publishers for the reuse of their content on services like Google’s Search and Facebook’s Meta. Publishers pushed for the bill to be amended to establish rules that would allow them to better negotiate compensation with Big Tech giants. But the government largely ignored their demands in the final amendment to the law, the news groups said. “Due to their rapid development, [technology companies] “Polish media have taken the lion’s share of advertising revenues that used to…
LONDON — Thursday’s general election is the nation’s first since King Charles III took the throne. But can the reigning monarch — and senior members of the royal family — vote in the election?They can, but they don’t.Welcome to Britain’s constitutional monarchy, where kings reign, but they do not rule.The monarch and royal family members “choose to abstain” from voting, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said. “Anything else would violate the need under our unwritten constitution for the monarchy to be above party politics.”GET CAUGHT UPStories to keep you informedAfter wielding absolute power across Britain for centuries, the monarchy has evolved…
For the most part, Cori Lint was happy.She worked as a computer engineer by day and as a part-time cellist by night, filling her free time with rollerblading, gardening, and long chats with friends. But a few days a month, Lint’s mood would deteriorate. Panic attacks would strike suddenly. Suicidal thoughts, too.She had been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but Lint, 34, who splits her time between St. Petersburg and Tulsa, Oklahoma, struggled to understand her experience, a divide so extreme she felt like two different people.“When I felt better, it was like I was thinking about someone else’s experience,…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. A Christie’s curator owns Titian’s “Rest on the Flight into Egypt.” Peter Nicholls/Getty Images “Rest on the Flight into Egypt” and other works were stolen from an English country house in 1995.The painting, by an old Venetian master, was found at a bus stop in 2002 after a tip-off.Christie’s auction house said the £17.5 million sale price was a record for a Titian work. An old painting by one of Europe’s most famous painters has sold at auction for a record price years after being found in a shopping bag at a…
SAN FRANCISCO — Getting ready to buy a new computer? Get ready to hear about artificial intelligence.In the past few weeks, Dell, HP, Samsung, Lenovo, and other PC makers have released nearly a dozen new Windows laptops, all with processors and AI features. Microsoft calls them “Copilot+ PCs” — a nod to its Copilot AI chatbot — and you’ll see plenty of them this year, both online and in retail stores.With prices starting at $999, some of these new types of PCs might seem like tempting deals, whether for you or someone heading off to school this fall. But after…