77% of US voters fear AI election manipulation: Why deepfakes are raising alarm ahead of 2026 midterms

Political campaigns across the United States have entered a new digital era during the 2026 midterm elections. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just an experimental technology. It is now being used as an active tool in political campaigns.From realistic fake audio recordings targeting candidates just hours before polling begins to automated tools that…

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Queensland’s Kuridala copper town prospered during World War I, but a 1918 cyclone damaged its smelter before the plant closed in 1920 | World News

Representative Image of the historic Hampden Smelter and railway, highlighting their role in Kuridala’s mining prosperity (AI-generated image) Kuridala, about 65–70 km south of Cloncurry in Queensland, grew into an important copper-mining settlement before and during World War I. Its development was closely tied to the Hampden Smelter and a railway connection that helped transport…

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