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Nathan Cofnas, a U.S. academic, has been temporarily suspended by Belgium’s Ghent University. Allegations of discrimination relate to Cofnas’s claims of plagiarism against the late Jason Arday, once known as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor.

We’ve seen a number of wild things regarding AI and the push that companies are making with it over the past few years. Previously we saw YouTube editing people’s videos with AI despite them not asking for it. This isn’t an issue that’s been locked to just YouTube, either.

The Antwerp diamond sector has firmly denied allegations of a link between a lavish gift to President Trump and the exemption of European diamonds from new U.S. tariffs. The controversy centers around an 18-carat gold ring, adorned with 321 diamonds, given to Trump.

Physical media is hanging by a thread, and all signs point to disc-based games becoming obsolete in the coming months. While dedicated fans are fighting to reverse the trend, Capcom’s latest remarks underscore why a fully digital future appears all but inevitable.

Lawmakers, Native American tribes, and consumer advocates are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plans to impose regulations on sports wagering in the booming prediction market industry. The proposal, reviewed through public comments released on Monday, seeks to impose moral boundaries and set limitations on certain types of predictions.

There are many instances in which the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump fail to garner the attention required to make them heavy hitters in the anime world. Shueisha routinely tracks the many manga they publish, asking fans to give the publisher input on which stories they’re reading. Luckily, there are some manga that are allowed…

In entertainment news, the creator of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood, Eline van der Velden, defends her creation amid industry backlash for potentially replacing human performers. Van der Velden stresses that Tilly’s purpose is to spark debate.

The trailer for the Universal Pictures epic ‘The Odyssey’ starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron. Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Comedian Lee Se-young, who became embroiled in an exposure controversy over her daring cosplay outfit, is drawing attention for her bold moves

T.I. generated controversy when he said that he takes “yearly trips to the gynecologist to check” his daughter’s hymen in 2019