by emirateswoman.com —American President, Donald Trump’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump, just made her relationship with billionaire Michael Boulos Instagram official. The first daughter posted a throwback picture of her and her boyfriend in the Red Room at the White house. Michael’s family is originally Lebanese, but he was born in Lagos, Nigeria and attended an […]

Denver, Colo., (CNA).– In a 25-year film career, Scarlett Johansson has portrayed a cartoon mermaid princess, a comic book superhero, an Indian python, and a punk-rock porcupine. She has not portrayed a porn star. Nevertheless, her image has been digitally-generated in dozens of “deepfake” pornographic videos, which have been viewed more than 1 million times. The actress said recently there is no way to fight back, and that online pornographers prey on the vulnerable for profit. “The Internet is just another place where sex sells and vulnerable people are preyed upon,” Johansson told the Washington Post Dec. 30. “Nothing can stop someone from cutting and pasting my image or anyone else’s onto a different body and making it look as eerily realistic as desired.” Johansson has been the victim of digital technology that digitally replaces the faces of pornographic actors with those of celebrities, creating synthetic but convincing videos in which the digitally imposed person appears to be engaging in pornographic sexual acts. One program, FakeApp, is freely available to download and does not require programming skills; it can be used by anyone with the kind of computer capable of running detailed video games.

A 278kg (612lbs) bluefin tuna sold Saturday for more than $3 million in an auction at Japan’s most famous fish market. The winning bidder, Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns a chain of sushi restaurants known as Sushi Zanmai, admitted that he paid five times more than he expected for the high-quality fish. The bluefin tuna is […]

by thenational.ae —A Lebanese executive for a regional shipbuilding company has been arrested in New York over a $2 billion fraud linked to state-funded maritime projects in Mozambique, US prosecutors said. Jean Boustani, the lead salesman for Privinvest, was arrested on Wednesday at New York’s John F Kennedy airport. He is accused of paying kickbacks […]

Technology has completely redefined the modern world and the modern customer. As innovation drives change, businesses across the globe have to adapt and evolve in order to continue to meet and ultimately exceed changing customer expectations. As one of the premier shopping and lifestyle destinations in Lebanon, understanding this evolving customer and the role that technology has and continues to play in that shifting landscape is more important than ever before for ABC. As the first retailer to open in the country since 1936, ABC Group combines world-class shopping dining and entertainment across six branches and three flagship stores throughout Lebanon. The company prides itself on one critical component – innovation – and it strives to deliver on this through outstanding customer experience. “At ABC our purpose is to make Lebanon a better place and we do that by creating a great social hub offering the best brand mix and outstanding customer experience,” says Elie Harb, Head of IT & PMO. “ABC raises the bar very high when it comes to customer service, creating an unprecedented environment where we and our customers are part of one family. Our CSR activities and environmental initiatives are unique in the country and set an example for the competition and our population alike.”

Over the last five years, Harb has overseen a major digital transformation of ABC as the company continues to stay at the forefront of innovation and technology. With a career in IT spanning over 18 years, Harb has seen the role of IT and that of the CIO shift dramatically, moving away from the traditional support function and becoming a business enabler. “IT is now becoming more and more of a business driver pushing the boundaries of possibility for ABC to the max,” he says. “The CIO has assumed a prominent place in the strategic thinking of the business, not simply enabling and supporting other members of the C-suite to achieve their vision, but rather actively setting the agenda for the future of the digital enterprise. His role isn’t limited to just keeping the system running and updated (while that is obviously still important), but he became an agent of change and innovation.”

Canada has seen a 60% jump in the number of international students from three years ago — at some expense to its southern neighbor, according to Bloomberg. Applications to U.S. business schools from abroad dropped 11% in 2018, data show. Of the almost 600,000 foreign students now in Canada, some cite an ability to remain […]

  By: Simone Rensch — publicfinanceinternational.org — — The Lebanese prime minister-designate is “determined” to form a government and tackle the country’s economic issues amid political wrangling over cabinet seats. Politicians have been unable to form a government since the general election in May as rival parties have not been able to decide on cabinet positions. […]

Hasan Minhaj By Saphora Smith –nbcnews — Netflix has removed a satirical comedy show from its service in Saudi Arabia following a complaint from authorities in Riyadh. The streaming service took down an episode of “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” which was critical of the kingdom’s rulers following the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal […]

كعادته كل سنة، أطلّ ميشال حايك عبر شاشة “MTV” هذه الليلة وأطلق مجموعة توقعات للعام الجديد.
فما هي توقّعاته للعام الجديد؟

إليكم أبرز توقعات ميشال حايك 2019 عن لبنان:
– زعماء مهددون بأمنهم الشخصي كرئيس الجمهورية ميشال عون ورئيس مجلس النواب نبيه بري والأمين العام لـ “حزب الله” حسن نصر الله ورئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” سمير جعجع وغيرهم يمشون في الشوارع والساحات.

by futurism.com — The majority of U.S. adults support human gene editing to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll. But they wouldn’t support gene edits that make babies smarter or taller, according to the new research by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which polled about a thousand U.S. adults […]