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ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group

ByteDance said newer versions of its AI video and image-generation models include stronger intellectual-property protections.
ByteDance said newer versions of its AI video and image-generation models include stronger intellectual-property protections.

Birds of a feather flock together for Japan’s Jones

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Wales v Japan - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - November 15, 2025 Japan head coach Eddie Jones before the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Wales v Japan - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - November 15, 2025 Japan head coach Eddie Jones before the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

Brazil presidential race ramps up with catchy campaign earworms

MC Bob Rum, who wrote the original 1995 song \"Rap do Silva,\" which was adapted in July 2026 as a campaign jingle highlighting the working-class roots of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during his presidential campaign, gestures while listening to a music during an interview with Reuters at his studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
MC Bob Rum, who wrote the original 1995 song \"Rap do Silva,\" which was adapted in July 2026 as a campaign jingle highlighting the working-class roots of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during his presidential campaign, gestures while listening to a music during an interview with Reuters at his studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Chinese AI videos are coming for much more than Hollywood

China’s dominance in generative video could give it an advantage in building so-called “world models,” long heralded as the next generation of AI.  
China’s dominance in generative video could give it an advantage in building so-called “world models,” long heralded as the next generation of AI.  

ST documentary traces national service journey of four Singapore recruits

(From left) Aniq Afhami Hamir, Haravin Shaun Sivakumar, Connor Francis Foster and Javis Goh did eight more weeks of physical training before basic military training. 
(From left) Aniq Afhami Hamir, Haravin Shaun Sivakumar, Connor Francis Foster and Javis Goh did eight more weeks of physical training before basic military training. 

India's Modi turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest

A commuter rides a scooter past a hoarding depicting a student and a police officer along a pavement in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
A commuter rides a scooter past a hoarding depicting a student and a police officer along a pavement in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

The viral videos that inspired tens of thousands to swim to Spain’s Ceuta

People react as they celebrate, in Ceuta, Spain, July 28, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.  FARO TV /Handout via REUTERS
People react as they celebrate, in Ceuta, Spain, July 28, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.  FARO TV /Handout via REUTERS

US commander warns troops their videos help Iran, sources say

US Central Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said Iran was benefiting from being able to see the success or failure of its strikes in near real-time by searching news reports or online posts by journalists.
US Central Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said Iran was benefiting from being able to see the success or failure of its strikes in near real-time by searching news reports or online posts by journalists.

English amateur team under investigation for finger-snapping dismissal ruse

New York army veteran in custody after fire set outside ICE offices

A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) truck stands parked outside 26 Federal Plaza, which houses the FBI's New York City field office and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, following reports that a person deployed an incendiary device, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2026. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) truck stands parked outside 26 Federal Plaza, which houses the FBI's New York City field office and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, following reports that a person deployed an incendiary device, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2026. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

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