Day: February 19, 2024

Japanese American WWII internment camp detainees memorialized with new monument

4:04 pm February 19, 2024

Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to reveal columns of names. Pinedo is hoping the list includes her great-grandparents, who were detained in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II. “For a lot of people, […]

Former Bank of China chairman indicted on bribery charges following investigation

4:01 pm February 19, 2024

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive. Liu Liange is accused of taking advantage of his positions at the Bank of China […]

Now that artificial intelligence can clone voices, video game actors must weigh their options

3:06 pm February 19, 2024

If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee. Except it’s not quite Magee’s voice. It’s a synthetic voice clone generated by artificial intelligence. As video game worlds get […]

Kirk Cameron announces ‘innovative’ new TV series, says America’s parents are ‘sickened’ by woke Hollywood

3:05 pm February 19, 2024

Known for the past few years for his wholesome book readings for kids in public libraries across America, actor, producer and author Kirk Cameron now has a new project he’s announced on Monday morning, Feb. 19. “Parents and grandparents are sickened and tired of their children being attacked by the woke wolves of Hollywood,” Cameron […]

Dutch leader blames Ukrainian refugees for lack of government reform, lashes out against the Netherlands

3:05 pm February 19, 2024

Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders, who won the most seats in an election three months ago but has so far failed to form a new coalition government, said on Monday the Netherlands was “Europe’s fool” for accepting too many Ukrainian refugees. Wilders opposes continuing military aid to Ukraine, arguing that the Netherlands needs to […]