Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images MrBeast says he designed the tool to help smaller creators but “missed the mark” MrBeast has removed a YouTube thumbnail generator that used artificial intelligence (AI) after a backlash from creators. The world’s most-subscribed YouTuber, real name Jimmy Donaldson, released the tool last week and said his intention had...
Getty Images From allegations of infidelity to swinging scandals, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives offers a look into a version of Mormon life far removed from traditional public perception. Set in suburban Utah, the TV series follows a group of Mormon women – most of whom rose to fame on TikTok and became MomTok...
Getty Images Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Canary Islands complaining of over-tourism The Spanish government has called for the removal of the listings of nearly 66,000 properties on rental platform Airbnb on the grounds that they breach regulations for tourist accommodation. The clampdown comes as protests against over-tourism have begun ahead...
Getty Images OpenAI, the parent of artificial intelligence service ChatGPT, has announced a new governance plan after a bitter power struggle over the business. Boss Sam Altman said OpenAI would remain under the control of its for-profit board, while becoming what is known in the US as a public benefit corporation. Mr Altman had put...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Katy Perry said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata” Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK as would “keep looking to the light”. Writing two weeks after the...
Charities have criticised the government for cutting the amount of funding families in England can access to pay for therapy for adopted children by 40%. Adoption UK said the news was “distressing” for families, who had already faced “an agonising wait” to find out whether the adoption and special guardian support fund would continue. Last...
Bea Swallow BBC News, West of England PA Media Camilla Hempleman-Adams said she “apologised unreservedly” for causing offence to indigenous communities An adventurer who claimed to be the first woman to solo traverse Canada’s largest island has been criticised for her “privilege and ignorance”. Camilla Hempleman-Adams, from Wiltshire, covered 150 miles (241km) on foot and...
World number one Luke Humphries says he will keep quiet in the future after facing backlash regarding his comments about struggling with the current darts schedule. After a 6-1 win over Dirk van Duijvenbode in the second round of the International Darts Open on Saturday, an emotional Humphries told Sky Sports that playing felt like...
Tesla’s sales plummeted to their lowest level since 2022 in a surprise to analysts amid a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of this year, a 13% drop from a year ago. Shares of Tesla tumbled after the release of the...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, and two top Trump administration officials traveled to Greenland on Friday on an itinerary that was markedly curtailed from its original plans due to Greenlanders’ frosty reception amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats to take the Arctic island from NATO ally Denmark — even by armed...
There have been few transfer sagas in recent history that have divided fan opinion quite like this. “[I] can’t believe the negativity directed towards Trent Alexander-Arnold and his potential move away from Liverpool,” former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock wrote on X. “I’ve seen comments like ‘he should be ashamed’ and he’s ‘not loyal to the...
US Vice-President JD Vance will join his wife Usha in travelling to Greenland on Friday, a visit that follows Donald Trump’s threats to take over the island. The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to receive a briefing on Arctic security issues and meet members of US forces stationed there, according to the...
Tom Gerken & Tom Singleton Technology reporters Kayleigh Gresty Sadie said she didn’t think the filter should be allowed on TikTok without some kind of warning A viral filter which made people appear overweight has been removed from TikTok, after the BBC reported it had sparked a wave of user criticism. Known as a “chubby...