The records broken by Man City in 2022/23 Premier League title win
A quick rundown of the records broken by Manchester City in the 2022/23 season after they were crowned Premier League champions.
2023-05-21 20:26
Woman dies after being hit by Garda patrol car
A 21-year-old dies after being hit by the car at Ludden just outside Buncrana.
2023-05-21 17:25
How Pacific Islanders in the US are keeping their culture alive through dance
In big cities with a large Pacific Islander presence, like New York, Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, many US-born Pacific Islanders as well as transplants are staying in touch with their culture through dance.
2023-05-21 16:28
Rachel McAdams’ mum desperate for her to make ‘Game Night’ sequel
Rachel McAdams has said her mother Sandra was desperate for her to make a ‘Game Night’ sequel as soon as she saw the 2018 comedy.
2023-05-21 16:27
This is what the 'perfect' man and woman look like, according to AI
Artificial intelligence has unrealistic and often dangerous ideas of what the “perfect” man and woman look like, according to a new study. Chiselled features, olive skin and eight-pack abs are among the features that kept cropping up when three leading AI image generators were tasked with creating “ideal” male and female bodies. The challenge was put to the popular programmes Dall-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney by eating disorder awareness group the Bulimia Project, which separated its request into two parts. First up, it asked the generators to come up with pictures of men and women based specifically on beauty standards set by social media. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Although it churned out quite a few different options, it showed a number of noticeable biases. Nearly all of the images featured petite women – with Midjourney named as the worst culprit – and all of the men looked like photoshopped versions of bodybuilders. The three AI favoured women with blonde hair and men with brown hair, and nearly half of the male images had facial hair. After analysing their findings based on social media, the Bulimia Project team broadened the scope of the task. This time, they asked the programmes to base their creations on images from across the internet. The main difference between the two categories was that the social media set was “far more sexually charged”, according to the study’s authors. The social media images also featured “largely disproportionate body parts”, which the Bulimia Project described as “unsettling”. “We can only assume that the reason AI came up with so many oddly shaped versions of the physiques it found on social media is that these platforms promote unrealistic body types, to begin with,” it said. “In the age of Instagram and Snapchat filters, no one can reasonably achieve the physical standards set by social media. So, why try to meet unrealistic ideals? It’s both mentally and physically healthier to keep body image expectations squarely in the realm of reality.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-21 15:59
A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say
A 20-year-old woman who had been missing for more than a week in western Texas was found dead Saturday, and a man has been arrested in connection with her killing, police said.
2023-05-21 13:20
At least nine killed in El Salvador stadium stampede
The disaster happened during a clash between two rival football sides in the capital San Salvador.
2023-05-21 12:18
Brooks Koepka aims to become most prolific champion of this generation at PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka has major No. 5 in his sights as he takes the 54-hole lead into the final round of the PGA Championship at Oak HillBrooks Koepka began the third round of the PGA Championship being booed by a small but vocal minority of fans surrounding the first tee. He ended it receiving a raucou...
2023-05-21 09:47
Mets set to make MLB history in Sunday doubleheader
The New York Mets are set to play in a doubleheader on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, but they are making history in the process.The New York Mets have not exactly lived up to the expectations entering the year, considering all of the money they spent in the offseason. But, they seem to...
2023-05-21 09:30
Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari leaves legacy of kidnapping, inflation and debt
President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 on promises to make the country safer and tackle corruption.
2023-05-21 07:49
Pennsylvania man wins $50,000 lottery prize in Maryland for a second time in 2 months
Most people aren't lucky enough to win a $50,000 lottery prize, but a Pennsylvania man did it twice in a matter of weeks.
2023-05-21 03:28
MLB standings ordered by run differential: Rays, Rangers, Braves lapping field
Taking a look at the MLB standings in every division and both the American and National League if it were ordered by run differential.It doesn't take a genius to dive into the MLB standings. You look at the records of teams like the Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers or eve...
2023-05-21 02:52