The Daily Populous

Friday September 26th, 2025 day edition

image for Chinese studio criticized for using AI to make gay couple straight in body horror film

HONG KONG — A U.S. film distributor has criticized a Chinese studio for reportedly using artificial intelligence to make a gay couple straight when distributing the body-horror film “Together” in China.

Early this month, moviegoers who attended preview screenings said on Chinese social media that one of two men shown getting married in the film was digitally altered into a woman, most likely with AI.

Hishow offered the first prerelease screenings in 11 Chinese cities starting Sept. 12, with the movie scheduled to be released nationwide on Sept. 19.

Many early viewers took to social media to complain about the gender change.

One user on Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, a Chinese platform similar to Instagram, described the AI alteration of the same-sex wedding as “outrageous.”.

This isn’t the first time that artificial intelligence has been used to alter a film in Asia.

The original version of the film ends with the death of a Hindu man who has a doomed romance with a Muslim woman. »

James Comey: Former FBI Director indicted by federal grand jury

Authored by cnn.com

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies.

One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Video Ad Feedback Federal grand jury indicts Former FBI Director James Comey on two charges, declines a third 3:30 • Source: CNN Federal grand jury indicts Former FBI Director James Comey on two charges, declines a third 3:30. »

Ukraine: Zelenskyy threatens attack on Kremlin – DW – 09

Authored by dw.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned senior Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine or risk becoming a target.

The Kremlin, the seat of Russia's presidency and Vladimir Putin's official residence, is approximately 450 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.

"My goal is to finish the war," Zelenskyy said, adding that he has no intention to stand in elections. »

Trump Nominee Quietly Deletes Post Calling for Liberal’s Execution

Authored by newrepublic.com

“The old societies of Europe are collapsing,” he said, “and the United States is applauding its new Hitler.

It’s not listening to its own young people, or its older people who died in the battlefields of Europe, fighting against Hitler and against his criminal ideology.

In stressing the need for climate action, Petro said of Trump: “The most powerful man in the world does not believe in science. »

Stephen Miller Claims Simply Calling Trump Authoritarian 'Incites Violence and Terrorism'

Authored by commondreams.org

"These are not just authoritarian tendencies; these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government.".

Ironically, these threats have only made criticisms of Trump as an authoritarian grow louder.

“Trying to criminalize the act of calling a government ‘authoritarian,‘” said journalist James Surowiecki, “is exactly what an authoritarian government would do. »