In a statement released last week, digital services giant Yandex revealed it has been working on a software prototype that would allow users to watch videos in their browser in another language. The program is capable of simultaneously translating the content, and dubbing it with a computer-generated voiceover. If that …
Read More »‘Fauci ouchie’: WH releases ‘cringe’ video of Fauci reading glowing tweets about himself & Covid-19 vaccine
The four minute video was released Friday and is part of the White House’s strategy to promote Covid-19 vaccines to the public. Both Fauci and the ‘Good 4 U’ musician read tweets about themselves and the vaccines in the video, and many of them are glowing endorsements of Fauci, with …
Read More »Drone VIDEO shows partly submerged German town as severe floods claim 100+ lives nationwide
The houses in Insul, Rhineland-Palatinate can be seen partially submerged and damaged after the Ahr river overflowed its banks due to heavy rainfall. © Ruptly More than 100 died in Rhineland-Palatinate and neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia, German media reported on Friday, citing officials. Many more are unaccounted for as cell phone service …
Read More »Louisiana governor & FEMA rep raise eyebrows with video urging Covid-19 vaccine as part of hurricane preparedness
The seemingly odd suggestion was the first to come from FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell’s lips in a recent public service announcement on hurricane preparedness. “You can take simple steps to prepare for hurricanes, including getting the Covid-19 vaccine,” Criswell told Louisiana residents in the short video posted to the governor’s …
Read More »Internet gasps as Mark Zuckerberg celebrates July 4th by posting video of himself wake-foiling while holding American flag
The one-minute video, which was posted Sunday on the Facebook CEO’s Instagram account, shows Zuckerberg riding a wake foil – also known as a hydrofoil surfboard — on what appears to be a lake. He holds an American flag, which is attached to a short pole, and Denver’s 1971 hit …
Read More »A viral dance video, a best-selling book and a lead in the polls: Meet the firebrand poised to be Italy’s first female PM
When sisters Giorgia and Arianna Meloni competed as children for their grandfather’s affections by singing the schmaltzy Neapolitan ballad, Parlami d’amore Mariu (Speak to Me of Love, Mariu) over and over, neither dreamt that one of them would one day achieve gold record status… let alone a bestselling book and …
Read More »‘Scary’ Boston Dynamics dance video divides internet as robo-dogs celebrate Hyundai acquisition
Though it announced the completion of the acquisition last week in a press release, Boston Dynamics decided to mark the occasion in style on Tuesday. The video shows five of its dog-like ‘Spot’ robots dancing to the song ‘IONIQ: I’m On It’ by South Korean boy band BTS, and demonstrates …
Read More »‘Thuggery’ threatening public discourse? Brits divided over video of men getting handsy with Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty
Footage posted to social media on Tuesday shows two men disregarding common conceptions of personal space after spotting Whitty walking down the street. The video begins with the two individuals pressing up against the senior government adviser. One man tries to pull Whitty in for an embrace, while the other …
Read More »‘A**hole of the day’: Hapless fan causes HUGE Tour de France crash as peloton gets wiped out (VIDEO)
The speeding peloton had around 43kms to go of the Grand Départ stage through Brittany in northern France. In scenes that have gone viral on social media, television cameras caught Tony Martin crashing into a cardboard placard held out by a overeager fan at the side of the road. A …
Read More »Shocking VIDEO shows fatal hot air balloon crash in New Mexico
The accident took place on Saturday morning. The Albuquerque Police Department said that the balloon appeared to hit a power line. Four people were killed when the basket hit the ground and a fifth was taken to hospital, where he later succumbed to his wounds. Video footage shows the basket …
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