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Essex dog trainer explains how to stop your pet 'going mental' every time the door goes
Adan Spivey says it is a 'simple' fix if you 'time to teach your dog what you want them to do'
US launches strikes on more than 80 targets in Iran as 'punishment' for Tehran's 'unwarranted' attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz
US Central command announced the new strikes as an uneasy ceasefire continued to deteriorate between the two nations.
Essex dads of SEN children conquer Welsh mountain for special school
A team of north Essex dads of SEND children have conquered a Welsh mountain to give something back to their kids' special school.
All we know so far as Reform leader resigns as Clacton MP triggering by-election
Nigel Farage has triggered a dramatic political row after resigning as Clacton MP and forcing a by-election.
All we know so far as Reform leader resigns as Clacton MP triggering by-election
Nigel Farage has triggered a dramatic political row after resigning as Clacton MP and forcing a by-election.
Mystery swirls in USA World Cup camp as FIFA quietly suspends two senior team officials in the wake of Trump's Folarin Balogun intervention
The US were dumped out of the World Cup in a 4-1 thrashing by Belgium, but their final days in the competition were marred by a huge controversy surrounding star man Balogun and his ban.
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos In AI Images
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Meta launched its inaugural AI image model from the Meta Superintelligence Labs on Tuesday, its effort to compete with the likes of OpenAI's GPT Images 2.0 and Google's Nano Banana 2 in the AI image generation race. The new model, called Muse Image, rolled out with deep integrations woven into the Instagram app. As part of this update, public Instagram profiles are now automatically opted into being fodder for generative AI remixes. All someone has to do is tag your account's profile in a prompt -- if it's public -- and they can use Meta AI to generate an image using your likeness.
Meta positions this feature as a cheeky way to personalize generations with images of real people. "Whether you want to design a custom event invitation, mock up a collaborative creative concept, or generate a personalized graphic, tagging a username lets Meta AI use public photos to build a visual that's ready to post," reads one of Meta's announcement blogs about the new AI tool. [...] Instagram's help center site includes more details about how this feature will impact users, saying that "people may be able to create content with your Instagram content using AI features at Meta" if you leave your account public and on the default settings. (A previously archived version of this page from 2025 does not include similar, AI-focused language.) Instagram users who want to stop others from using their public posts for AI images (without switching your account to private) must manually disable the options under the app's "Sharing and reuse" settings. However, turning off the setting only blocks future AI generations; any AI images already created from their content will remain.
Meta also says users will not be notified when others create AI-generated content using their posts.
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Plans for £3m Essex arts and culture centre scrapped after value for money concerns
Councillors told a meeting they are worried about value for money and whether enough of the public want the proposed centre
Olivia Attwood passionately kisses Pete Wicks before he carries her designer bag to dinner date in Ibiza
Pete, 37, looked enthralled by Olivia's rock chick new look as they passionately kissed at Cala Gracioneta in Ibiza on Monday evening.
My neighbour put up a new fence but says I can't paint my side. Can he stop me? Consumer lawyer DEAN DUNHAM KC replies
My neighbour has put up a new fence and won't let me paint my side of it. It's making my garden look ugly and disjointed but he insists the wood needs to 'breathe'.
This was nothing less than a conspiracy to destroy the Daily Mail. Thankfully a judge had the good sense to reject it - but the enemies of a free Press won't go away: STEPHEN GLOVER
Readers of the Mail titles, and the journalists working for them, have cause for great celebration following Mr Justice Nicklin's judgment yesterday in the High Court.
Junior Andre, 21, breaks down in tears as he reveals feeling neglected by Katie Price ruined his self-esteem while Princess, 19, recalls having to hug a blanket sprayed with their mum's perfume to feel close to her
Katie, 48, went off the rails following the breakdown of her marriage to third husband Kieran Hayler , spiralling into depression and developing a cocaine addiction.
'An overwhelming vindication of our journalism': Prince Harry's phone hacking case against the Daily Mail is dismissed in full
The £50million phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence and a raft of other high-profile figures against the publishers of the Daily Mail was today dismissed in full.
Top snaps from the Aerial Photographer of the Year Awards
The winners of The International Aerial Photographer of the Year have been revealed after judges sifted through 1,587 entries from all corners of the globe.
I'm Reece James' dad - this is how he'll fight back to rescue England despite 10th hamstring in six years, forged by a childhood of tough standards, the car phone prank I played on him and the '20p game' with his sister Lauren
There was one ruse in particular of which Nigel James was fond when he was trying to teach his children - budding footballers all in Reece, Joshua and Lauren - how to behave.
Furious Egyptians rant World Cup is 'RIGGED' as manager claims FIFA 'wanted Lionel Messi to stay in the tournament' after controversial VAR decisions in dramatic defeat
Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has furiously accused FIFA of rigging the World Cup after a string of controversial refereeing decisions went against his side during Argentina's late win.
Hot couture! Cool Chanel is the star in sizzling Paris, says LAURA CRAIK
Even if it hadn't been a broiling 33C in Paris, Chanel's haute couture show would still have been the hottest ticket in the fashion world.
This risque infidelity drama is as Swedish as flat-packed furniture: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Faithless
Faithless is based on a semi-autobiographical script by the great Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, written near the end of his life
Senior detective, 46, who is accused of using police computer records to give information to a friend told him 'I have my uses', court hears
Detective Inspector Emma Gardner joined North Wales Police in 2000, where she worked across various roles, including in the Protecting Vulnerable People Unit.