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Irish Presidential Candidate Files Complaint Over AI-Generated Withdrawal Video

Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has formally complained to electoral authorities about a fabricated AI video showing her withdrawing from the race. The independent politician condemned what she called a “disgraceful” attempt to undermine democracy just days before the election.

Deepfake Video Targets Presidential Candidate

Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission over what she describes as a “malicious deep-fake” AI video, according to reports. The fabricated content appeared online Tuesday night and featured an artificial intelligence-generated version of Connolly apparently announcing her withdrawal from Friday’s presidential election.

by Elisa Romero
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Major AWS Disruption Highlights Internet’s Fragile Infrastructure

A significant Amazon Web Services outage originating from its Virginia data centers disrupted global services for over 15 hours. The incident, reportedly caused by DNS resolution problems, affected communication, financial, and government platforms worldwide, exposing the internet’s interconnected vulnerabilities.

Widespread Cloud Disruption

A major Amazon Web Services outage that began in the early hours of Monday reportedly caused significant disruptions across global communication, financial, healthcare, education, and government platforms, according to reports. The incident, which sources indicate originated from AWS’s critical US-EAST-1 region in northern Virginia, demonstrated what analysts describe as the fragile interdependencies of modern internet infrastructure.

by Elisa Romero