BTN Newsbreak 28/07/2025

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AI MODELSThis model was featured in the latest edition of Vogue, but she's caused a bit of controversy. When people were flipping through the latest edition of Vogue, they came across this ad for American clothing company Guess, and, upon closer inspection, realised the model was made using AI. Now, she wasn't just randomly generated, she was created by a company called Seraphine Vallora. They say they specialise in creating these types of AI campaigns for brands, and even offer a service called: AI digital twins, where they create AI versions of real models so they can work in two places at once. Their recent work with Guess has set the internet on fire. Sparking fresh talks about the future of advertising, the modeling industry, and even beauty standards, which people say are already unrealistic.GEELONG TREATYAustralia has just signed a historic 50 year treaty with the British government. It's all to do with the AUKUS agreement, which will see the UK, US and Australia teaming up to make our next generation nuclear powered submarines a reality. The deputy prime minister Richard Marles met with Britain's defence secretary to shake hands on the Geelong Treaty.ST KILDAAnd what on earth is going on in the AFL? Because just when Melbourne thought they had the game all sewn up against St Kilda, the Saints produced what some are calling the greatest AFL comeback ever, kicking 9 goals to Melbourne's zero in the final quarter to claw their way back from 46 points down. Saints star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera sealed the historic win with this goal after the final siren!F1 PIASTRIThe saints weren't the only ones enjoying a historic win! Despite some kind of wet conditions, the 24 year old Aussie cruised past Charles Leclerc and his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to take home his SIXTH victory of the season, the most by an Aussie in any F1 season in history!WOMEN'S EUROSpeakin' of rackin' up the trophies, England's Lionesses have defended their title at the European Championships! Spain went into the game as massive favourites and took an early lead, but the Lionesses kept their cool and leveled the score in the second half, eventually sending the game to a dramatic penalty shootout!TOUR DE FRANCEAnd the world's greatest bike race, the Tour de France, has wrapped up! While Wout van Aert was the winner of the day, it was Tadej Pogacar who took out top spot for the whole tour, marking his fourth Tour de France title in a row.HAY RUNFirst up, to a convoy of more than 80 trucks carrying thousands of bales of hay, all the way from Western Australia to drought-affected parts of South Australia. Truck drivers and volunteers travelled from all around the country to be part of the charity run, bringing help to farmers in need.DOG RUNNow to Bolivia. Where hundreds of dogs and their owners hit the streets for a big race. Organised by the local police as a way to encourage responsible dog ownership, it didn't matter what breed, size, or age, everyone gave it their best go.AIR SCOOTER
And finally to France, where an experimental flying vehicle has taken a test flight across the English Channel. Powered by hybrid electric and petrol motors, the single person flying machine can travel about 100 kilometers... in theory. Unfortunately for this test run, they ran into technical issues and had to crash land in the ocean. But don't worry, the man inside was fine. Albeit a bit disappointed.