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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Lee Curtis developed 'maternal care' for Lindsay Lohan
Jamie Lee Curtis felt "tremendous maternal care" for Lindsay Lohan after they starred together in Freaky Friday. The 66-year-old actress starred alongside Lindsay, 39, in the 2003 comedy movie, and Jamie admits that she developed a close bond with her co-star at the time. She told the Guardian newspaper: "I felt tremendous maternal care for Lindsay after the first movie, and continued to feel that. "When she'd come to Los Angeles, I would see her. She and I have remained friends, and now we're sort of colleagues. I feel less maternal towards her because she's a mommy now herself and doesn't need my maternal care, and has, obviously, a mom – Dina's a terrific grandma." Jamie insists that Lindsay doesn't need any life advice from her. The actress said: "I'm bossy, very bossy, but I try to mind my own business. She doesn't need my advice. She's a fully functioning, smart woman, creative person. Privately, she's asked me questions, but nothing that's more than an older friend you might ask." Jamie and Lindsay have reunited to star in Freakier Friday, the sequel to their 2003 movie, and Lindsay recently claimed that she's now "wiser" and more "settled" than ever before. The actress told People: "I'm at ease in my life because I've lived, I feel like, such a long life at such a young age. I feel wiser now and very settled. I've become such a positive person. It annoys my husband sometimes. He's like, 'You have to see the real s***.' I don't have to, though! I'm going to think of the positive side." Jamie, meanwhile, feels like she can "trust" her younger co-star. The veteran film star said: "I know I can trust her. I can't say that about a lot of people. "I do know that if I tell her something, it's gonna stay with her. We've both been through hard things, 'cause we're alive and life is hard. And we're not dead yet. So the truth of our experience together, it belies all of the kind of showbizzy stuff. We connected, and we really stayed connected. And that is special and rare for me."
New York Post
3 days ago
- Health
- New York Post
New tool can remove nearly all of a cancer-causing ‘forever chemical' from water — in just 5 minutes
Your tap water's dirty little secret might have just met its match. Scientists have engineered a high-tech filter that strips toxic 'forever chemicals' from drinking water in a matter of minutes. Better yet, the new tool glows on contact with contamination, serving as both a purifier and an real-time monitoring system. 4 Research suggests the majority of Americans have 'forever chemicals' in their drinking water. sebra – Forever chemicals — officially known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — are tiny, man-made compounds that break down very slowly and accumulate in people, animals and the environment over time. They've been used since the 1940s in everything from non-stick cookware and grease-resistant food packaging to waterproof fabrics and personal care products. But concerns are mounting over the potential health effects of PFAS, with some experts likening them to 'slow poison.' One of the most widely used forever chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), has been linked to higher risks of certain cancers, liver damage, immune system issues, high cholesterol and even developmental delays in fetuses and children. It has been detected across a range of environments and products — from soil and rainfall to seafood, human blood and drinking water. 4 While PFOA was previously used in the manufacturing of non-stock cookware, it has largely been phased out due to concerns about potential health and environmental risks. Dina – In fact, a 2020 study estimated that more than 200 million Americans are drinking water contaminated with PFOA or PFOS, another notorious forever chemical formally known as perfluorooctane sulfonate. Now, researchers at the University of Utah may have found a way to help reduce that exposure. The scientists recently developed a lab-engineered, crystalline substance known as a metal-organic framework (MOF) that functions like a molecular sieve. When water flows through the material, it snags and traps PFOA molecules, effectively removing the forever chemical. 4 The work builds on past research from the team that created a porous material that fluoresces in the presence of PFAS. THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH In lab tests, the MOF cleared out more than 99% of the toxic substance in just five minutes. 'This sort of rapid treatment is crucial for real-world applications,' the study authors wrote in their report. The material also worked in the presence of other PFAS compounds, salts, and natural organic matter found in drinking water supplies, suggesting it could perform well in a variety of real-world environmental conditions. Better yet, the MOF can be reused, with researchers finding it retained 93% of its adsorption efficiency after five wash cycles. That's a big deal, since current methods for removing PFAS are often slow, costly, inefficient and don't hold up well after repeated use. 4 PFAS in drinking water are estimated to contribute to more than 6,800 cancer cases each year. WESTOCK – An added bonus: when PFOA molecules bind to the material, it glows fluorescent — providing instant, on-the-spot confirmation of contamination. 'This MOF represents a major leap forward for PFAS remediation,' Rana Dalapati, the study's lead author, said in a statement. 'Its ability to both selectively capture and sensitively detect PFOA in real time makes it a versatile and practical solution for water treatment and environmental monitoring,' she added. Looking ahead, the team believes this material could one day be adapted to capture other PFAS chemicals, not just PFOA. Wondering if you should be concerned about forever chemicals in your drinking water? The Environmental Working Group's Tap Water Database is a good place to start — just enter your ZIP code to see what's in your local supply. While the newly developed MOF may one day offer a powerful solution, it will likely be a while before it's available for public use. In the meantime, if you live in an area with known PFAS contamination, consider getting a water filter. Look for one certified by the National Sanitation Foundation to reduce levels of PFOA and PFOS to help limit your exposure.
New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Can you tell an AI influencer from a real one? The Post polled Times Square visitors — and the results were not great
Don't believe your lying eyes. With the incredibly rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence, it's getting harder to tell what — or, more precisely, who — is real these days. Sexy influencer Mia Zelu made headlines earlier this month after her stunning snaps from Wimbledon sent fans into a frenzy. Advertisement 13 Instagram users were fawning over photographs of Mia Zelu at Wimbledon earlier this month — but it turns out she's not a real person. The AI character was created by an unidentified software developer, fooling millions of people. The blonde beauty boasts 168,000 followers on Instagram, but there's just one problem: she isn't real. Mia is an artificial bot designed by an unidentified software developer, and she's just one of a growing species. Advertisement 'AI influencers' are cropping up on social media in droves, duping users into believing they're actual humans with their incredibly lifelike images and videos. Findings from Getty Images VisualGSP research and image testing revealed that 68% of people '…can't tell if an image is AI-generated. This highlights the need for clear labelling for AI-generated content…' Getty Asia-Pacific head of creative Kate Rourke told Stockhead. Knowing that, The Post took to Times Square to see if both locals and tourists could tell the difference between real beauties and fake bots. We showed each participant six different images — three snaps of real-life influencers and three of computer-generated AI models — and asked them to guess which was which. Advertisement 13 'Naked Cowboy'Robert Burck, tries to tell the difference between real and AI influencers. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post 13 Big Apple resident Quinn Starner, 23, was stumped several times doing The Post's quiz. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post The results were shocking: It turns out it's extremely difficult for people to distinguish between the genuine and computer-generated. Not a single person was able to guess all six correctly. Many more failed dismally, showing just how easy it is for software developers to trick even tech-savvy youngsters into believing what they see on a screen is real. Image 1: Dina Advertisement 13 Dina boasts more than 172,000 followers on TikTok — but is she a real beauty or an AI bot? @diinaxxy/Instagram 13 Manthan Thaker, 32, from Tampa, Florida put his skills to the test. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post Swedish influencer Dina boasts more than 172,000 followers on TikTok — but the brunette has recently faced AI accusations. 'Lemme tell you guys I am not AI generated,' she insisted in a video shared online, saying she's simply 'very good at doing makeup.' But a majority of the pedestrians The Post tested in the pop quiz thought Dina was designed by an AI tech whiz, citing her use of Photoshop and filters. Several were stunned to learn she was indeed a real person. Sometimes, it seems truth really is stranger than fiction. Answer: Real model Image 2: Aitana Lopez 13 Aitana Lopez boasts 372,000 followers on Instagram, where fans fawn over her too-good-to-be-true beauty. @fit_aitana/instagram Advertisement Aitana Lopez, an AI model, is the brainchild of Spanish software developer Rubén Cruz. Real companies pay the fake model to advertise their products online, and Cruz is now making up to $10,900 a month — thanks to his AI creation. And while the items she promotes are authentic, it's assumed that a sizable share of Aitana's 372,000 Instagram followers don't know that she's simply a fictional character. A majority of the people we stopped and tested in Times Square were also unable to tell that the beauty was a bot. Advertisement 'You're gonna make me look like an idiot out here today,' Robert Burck, the famous 'Naked Cowboy' quipped after guessting incorrectly. Answer: AI Bot Image 3: Ines Troccia 13 Italian model Ines Trocchia, 30, is pictured. Several social media skeptics believe she's AI. @inestrocchia/instagram 13 'That's fake man, that's AI, that's AI,' David Gonzalez, 20, told The Post. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post Advertisement Italian model Ines Trocchia, 30, is another real-life beauty facing AI accusations due to her sizzling photographs. 'It's extremely frustrating that people think I'm an AI model,' Trocchia told outlets last year. 'It's complete insanity to me.' Several people we stopped on the street were also convinced that Trocchia looked too good to be true. 'That's fake man, that's AI, that's AI,' David Gonzalez, 20, told The Post. Advertisement The Queens local was stunned — and excited — when he learned Trocchia was indeed a real person. 'Oh my God,' he enthused, joking that Trocchia ought to give him a call. 'I'm Dom, I'm from New York if you wanna… you know what I mean.' Answer: Real model Image 4: Gessica 13 Gessica Kayane has close to 20 million followers on Instagram. @gessica/instagram The third real-life beauty in The Post's quiz was Brazilian influencer Gessica Kayane. The brunette has an eye-popping 19.5 million followers on Instagram, but she still faces skeptics — including immigration officials from her own country. Recently, Gessica revealed she was almost barred from re-entering Brazil because her dowdy passport photo didn't match her hot Instagram images. Most of our poll participants were equally confused, believing Gessica was the creation of an AI expert. Several pointed to the model's rippling abs in the image we showed as proof that she was't human. But the influencer insists she's the real deal — aside from a few Photoshop touch-ups, of course. Answer: Real model Image 5: Milla Sofia 13 Milla Sofia is a 24-year-old social media influencer from Helsinki, Finland — but is she the real deal? @AiModelMilla/X 13 Aaron J Christopher, 21, a self-proclaimed social media influencer, stopped for our test in Times Square. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post Milla Sofia is an AI bot — a fact that her creator doesn't try to hide. Billed as a 24-year-old 'virtual girl' from Helsinki, Finland, the blonde-hair, blue-eyed bot has become a sensation on social media. Her anonymous creator told the Independent that he's not trying to push unrealistic beauty standards. 'Social media influencers edit and airbrush their content all the time, and different filters are popular,' he explained. However, the tech whiz may need to brush up on his skills, as everyone we quizzed was correctly able to identify Milla as AI. Answer: AI Bot Image 6: Mia Zelu 13 Mia's photos are so incredibly lifelike that she's managed to dupe even famous athletes into believing they're legitimate. @miazelu/Instagram 13 Father and son Oscar and Carlos Simon put their skills to the test in Times Square. Olga Ginzburg for N.Y. Post With our vox pop quiz, we saved the hardest 'til last, testing tourists and locals as to whether or not they could tell if Mia Zelu (mentioned at the top of the article) is real or AI. Mia's photos are so incredibly lifelike that she's managed to dupe even famous athletes into believing they're legitimate. Indian cricket star Rishabh Pant has liked many of her posts, leading fans to believe that he'd been'catfished' 'Rishabh Pant thinks he's interacting with a real girl, totally oblivious to the fact that it's an AI,' criticized one. But it turns out Pant isn't alone. Almost all the pedestrians who partook in The Post's quiz believed she was a real model. Big Apple resident Quinn Starner, 23, was one of the few who figured out that the beauty was a bot. 'She's beautiful,' Starner stated. 'But she's fake.' Answer: AI Bot.
Hamilton Spectator
20-07-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
‘If I could get another hug I would never let go': Devastated family mourns matriarch, 71, killed in unprovoked stabbing in North York
In a family of huggers, Shahnaz Pestonji and her daughter Yasmin had to start shifting around. With her second child due in August, Yasmin's baby bump was getting so big, that whenever she saw her mother, they would do a little shuffle move so that it was to her mother's side and they could properly embrace. 'She'd start laughing, and be like, 'oh, we can't touch' because of my belly. So we started hugging like that the last couple weeks. She would always laugh when I tried to hug her and my belly would bump into her and that's who she was,' said Yasmin. Shahnaz, 71, was stabbed to death on Thursday in what police described as a random, unprovoked attac k, while she was on her weekly grocery run, leaving her husband, Soli, 75 and daughters, Dina, 41 and Yasmin, 39, reeling after the loss of the woman that they say was their rock and an 'angel on this Earth.' Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, was stabbed to death in a random, unprovoked attack on Thursday at a plaza while she was grocery shopping. She is pictured with her husband Soli, two daughters Yasmin and Dina and grandchild Shayna. Her family describes her as a joyful woman with a loving spirit, whose distinctive laugh was contagious and who had an active social life with family and friends. She worked as a nurse at Sunnybrook, working with veterans and seniors, but since she retired about 15 years ago, she was devoted to her growing family. 'We used to travel a lot,' said Soli, who celebrated his 47th wedding anniversary with her earlier this year. 'But once we had grandkids, she didn't want to go anywhere.' In the house near Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue that the family has called home for decades, there's art and souvenirs from all over the world on the walls. Tiny koalas sit on top of two lamps, while Egyptian artwork adorns the walls. After she retired, she kept busy, with a group she did yoga with, her friends she had lunch with, their large extended family, but the most important thing to her, was her immediate family. 'They were always doing something, but she would never say 'I'm busy,' because it's like an excuse, I'm too busy for you. She made time for everything, especially family,' said Dina. An incredibly tight knit family, Dina recalled when she was 29, she had a stroke and was hospitalized for months. She said her mother and family were there everyday and she would always bring food for her, she was an incredible cook. Beyond that, she said what really helped her recover was her positive attitude. Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, was stabbed to death in a random, unprovoked attack on Thursday at a plaza while she was grocery shopping. She is pictured with her grandchild Shayna. 'My mom, every single day, they would be at the hospital. I lived in the hospital for many months. And she would always be like, 'Dina, today I brought a bag for me.' There always was food in it, because that was the only thing I would be looking forward to,' said Dina. It was only a year or so after her recovery that Dina told her that her mother had a rule when people visited her. 'She was like, D, when you didn't understand what was happening, I had a rule that no one that was allowed to come into your room could say anything negative because I wanted you to always believe that you were going to get better,' said Dina. The family is devastated by what happened, but they are trying to remember the joy that Shahnaz had every day and shared with them. 'She also was so expressive to us. There was never a day that went by that we didn't feel loved. That we didn't know how much she cared for us, how much she loved us, how much we meant to her,' said Dina. 'There's no doubt in any of our minds that she knows how much we loved her and she was the centre of our world and we know how much she loved us and at least we can take some gratitude in knowing that there are no hugs that weren't tight enough. I mean, if I could get another hug I would never let go,' said Yasmin. The Pestonjis say that so far, they don't know anything more than what the police have told the public. Late Friday, police revealed that they are looking for a 14-year-old boy that they believe was attempting to rob Shahnaz at the parking lot. 'The worst thing is, there is no warning. You know when the cops come to your door and you know, that is, that is the worst thing,' said Soli. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
New York Post
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
My sexy makeover is so unbelievable haters think I'm AI — but here's how I really went from drab to fab
They thought it was a tech-streme makeover. A content creator named Dina has been accused of employing AI generation after undergoing a glow-up so drastic that she looked like a completely different person, as seen in a TikTok video with nearly one million views. The video starts out with a photo of Dina in 2019 sitting on a stoop in glasses, jeans, a baggy turtleneck and a beanie. Advertisement It then cuts to a pic of the brunette from this year on similar steps, but this time she looks unrecognizable. 4 Dina before her makeover. TikTok / @diinaxxy 4 'Lemme tell you guys I am not AI-generated,' Dina declared. TikTok / @diinaxxy Advertisement 4 Dina after her glow-up. TikTok / @diinaxxy In lieu of her girl-next-door-esque ensemble, she is seen rocking a skimpy plunging black top, a cutoff skirt, and knee-high leather boots while flashing the camera a sultry look like something out of a fashion mag. If that wasn't extreme enough, the bombshell's hair and eyebrows look straighter, her complexion is completely unblemished and her eyes have seemingly changed color from brown to olive. 'POV: You disappear for a few years and then post a story,' she captioned the clip. Advertisement 4 Dina attributed her glow-up to her extreme makeup skills. TikTok / @diinaxxy Needless to say, viewers found Dina's transformation absolutely jaw-dropping with one awestruck commenter exclaiming: 'Damn, now that's a glow up.' 'I think I just passed out,' gushed another. However, a few accused the smokeshow of employing some virtual voodoo to achieve the whiplash-inducing new look. Advertisement 'It's AI guys,' scoffed one naysayer. However, Dina, who boasts over 170,000 followers on TikTok, assured commenters that she didn't employ the aid of a digital fairy godmother. 'Lemme tell you guys I am not AI generated,' she declared in a followup clip where she looked similarly stunning. She attributed her incredible metamorphosis to the fact that she's 'very good at doing makeup' and is wearing contact lenses. Dina also dismissed allegations that the photo itself was AI-generated, demonstrating how she plucked it straight from the camera roll on her Smartphone. 'I am real so you guys can chill out,' she declared. Advertisement Nonetheless, perhaps skeptics could be forgiven in this age where AI models are becoming increasingly indistinguishable from the real deal. In fact, hornball viewers have been hornswoggled by Mia Zelu, a synthetic influencer who has become an Instagram sensation by sharing hyperrealistic snaps of herself at various tennis events and elsewhere.
