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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Final Destination…': Box truck explosion in Illinois caught on camera, leaves homes damaged and Internet shaken
A quiet street in Addison, Illinois, in the United States turned into a scene of chaos on Sunday when a box truck suddenly exploded while driving by, sending debris flying and startling the neighbourhood. The blast was so powerful that pieces of the truck, along with scattered clothing and broken furniture, were left strewn across the area. Fortunately, the driver survived the accident. CBS News reported that the truck had been rented by a man who was using it to move his personal belongings. Authorities, including local police, the bomb squad, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), later traced the cause of the explosion to a propane tank leak inside the vehicle. The dramatic moment was captured on a nearby home security camera and has since gone viral on social media, racking up millions of views. The impact of the blast was significant — four homes were damaged, and one was deemed temporarily unsafe to live in. One of the truck's walls was hurled straight into a house, smashing into a load-bearing wall and pushing it inward by several feet. Addison Fire Protection District Chief Brock Herion said the homeowners 'kind of described it as an earthquake, and then a tree falling on their house'. A truck explosion in Chicago was captured by a home security camera The driver survived and police said the cause may have been a propane tank leak — Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 26, 2025 Online, the footage left viewers stunned. One person tweeted, 'yea I'm not driving my car for the rest of the year,' while another wrote, 'Sheeesh. I'd never go near a propane tank ever again.' A third user shared, 'Ive seen a real propane tank leak explode before and it was like a bomb went off it was a house one street across from me and it was so bad my windows shook from like a football fields length away.' A fourth individual wrote, 'Final Destination promo is getting more and more insane,' while a fifth user wrote, 'ever since final destination bloodlines came out, things have been getting a lil bit too real.'
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Google's Veo 3 turns viral distracted boyfriend meme into hilarious AI-powered video
Google has recently launched Veo 3, its latest AI-powered video generator that allows users to create videos from text prompts, complete with audio. This advanced tool, which integrates dialogue, sound effects, and even lip-syncing, has been making waves among AI enthusiasts. Available to U.S. subscribers of Google's $249.99 Ultra subscription plan, as well as through Google's Vertex AI platform, Veo 3 has sparked a flurry of creative videos, including unique takes on internet memes. Good lord, Veo-3. I keep alternating between being stunned and laughing my ass off. — Theoretically Media (@TheoMediaAI) May 21, 2025 Scary — Barkin • ברקין • Баркин • 巴尔金 (@B2RKN) May 26, 2025 One of the most notable and trending recent uses of Veo 3 has been the transformation of the internet's beloved 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme into a full-fledged video. A user leveraged the AI's video generation capabilities to animate the iconic meme and bring it to life. Someone used Google's Veo 3 AI to bring this meme to life — Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 26, 2025 It features a man checking out another woman while his girlfriend gives him a disapproving look. This new video rendition adds movement, dialogue, and sound effects, bringing the meme to life in an unexpected and entertaining way. -X. The "Distracted Boyfriend" meme, which originated in a stock photo taken by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem, became a global sensation after it was shared widely in 2017. With labels placed on each character to create various humorous scenarios, the meme became versatile and applicable to any 'either-or' situation making it one of the most viral memes in internet history.
Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Goodbye, Hollywood': Google unveils Veo 3, netizens flood Internet with ‘hyper-realistic' AI videos
At its annual developer conference held on May 20, Google unveiled Veo 3, the latest evolution in its AI video generation technology, one that users are calling the 'new era of filmmaking'. This new model doesn't just create visually stunning and cinematic clips, it now adds realistic audio, including background sounds, sound effects, and even spoken dialogue, bringing the videos eerily close to real life. Currently, Veo 3 is only available to users in the United States, but that didn't stop people from jumping in to test it. Soon after the announcement, X was flooded with jaw-dropping clips, sparking a viral wave of disbelief. Many viewers were left asking: 'Is this AI or real?' One video features a man passionately speaking about the immense, untamed force of the ocean. Say goodbye to the silent era of video generation: Introducing Veo 3 — with native audio generation. 🗣️ Quality is up from Veo 2, and now you can add dialogue between characters, sound effects and background noise. Veo 3 is available now in the @GeminiApp for Google AI Ultra… — Google (@Google) May 20, 2025 Another user posted a video with the caption, 'Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation!' I did more tests with Google's #Veo3. Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation! — Hashem Al-Ghaili (@HashemGhaili) May 21, 2025 A third person shared a video of a classroom and wrote, 'A college professor doing a class on Gen Z slang and the video pans over to all the boomers taking notes and seeming super interested.' A college professor doing a class on Gen Z slang and the video pans over to all the boomers taking notes and seeming super interested #veo3 — justin (@HonestBlogging) May 21, 2025 There's a video where Indian chai is being made and poured into a cup. 🚨 This video is made by Veo3, an AI video generator announced by Google.@GeminiApp #GoogleIO 🙏🤯 — Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) May 21, 2025 Another video that is doing rounds shows a SWAT team infiltrating a terrorist hideout with every character talking to each other in a way it looks straight out of a Hollywood movie. Created with Google Flow. Visuals, Sound Design, and Voice were prompted using Veo 3 text-to-video. Welcome to a new era of filmmaking. — Dave Clark (@Diesol) May 21, 2025 This video was entirely generated by Google's 'Veo 3' — Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 21, 2025 Less than 24 hours ago, Google dropped Veo 3, blurring the line between reality and AI. Its video and audio quality is so lifelike, it's unsettling. Here are 20 insane examples & a full guide on how to use it: 1) A standup comedian telling a joke: — Mark Gadala-Maria (@markgadala) May 21, 2025 Google Veo 3 realism just broke the Internet yesterday. This is 100% AI 10 wild examples: 1. Street interview that never happened — Min Choi (@minchoi) May 22, 2025 According to Eli Collins, vice president of product at Google DeepMind, the model excels at everything from 'text and image prompting to real-world physics and accurate lip syncing.' Currently, Veo 3 is part of Google's Gemini AI Ultra plan, which comes with a hefty price tag of $249.99 per month. There are also plans to roll it out more broadly through Google's Vertex AI enterprise platform in the near future.
Indian Express
21-05-2025
- Indian Express
Swedish woman fined Rs 1.7 lakh for TikTok egg prank on daughter; court rules it harassment: ‘You don't do that to a child'
A Swedish woman, 24, has been fined around $2,070 (Rs 1.7 lakh) after a viral TikTok prank involving her young daughter was deemed harassment by the Helsingborg District Court. The prank—part of a popular but controversial trend—sparked public outrage after being seen as humiliating and emotionally harmful to the child. The incident took place in 2023 in Helsingborg, a coastal city in southern Sweden. The mother had set up what appeared to be a baking session with her daughter, telling the child they were going to make an apple cake together. But midway through the filming, out of the blue, she cracked a raw egg on the girl's forehead, letting the yolk slide down her face, all while the camera was rolling. The video, later posted to TikTok, quickly racked up about 100,000 views. While some found it amusing, many viewers were disturbed by the child's shocked reaction and discomfort. Comments poured in, criticising the stunt as unnecessarily cruel and accusing the mother of prioritising internet attention over her daughter's dignity. A mother was forced to pay her own toddler over $2,000 in damages after cracking an egg on their head to follow a TikTok trend — Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 17, 2025 The prank was part of an online trend where parents pretend to crack an egg into a bowl, only to suddenly break it on their child's head. Although these clips have garnered millions of views, critics have raised concerns about the emotional toll such pranks can take, particularly when children are too young to fully understand what's happening, or give informed consent. One viewer, disturbed by the video, reported it to local authorities. This led to an official investigation and eventually to criminal charges. The case made its way to court, where prosecutor Cecilia Andersson didn't mince words: 'When I saw the video, I thought: you simply don't do that to a child.' She stressed how hurtful the experience must have been, pointing out that the little girl was looking forward to bonding time with her mother, not a surprise prank. 'It's a little girl who thinks she's going to bake an apple cake with her mom and is happy and excited about it, and then all of a sudden, she gets an egg cracked on her forehead. This is a reckless act,' Andersson said during the trial. The mother defended herself by saying she was just taking part in a viral trend and didn't mean any harm. 'Everyone was doing it,' she reportedly said, suggesting she didn't realise the potential impact on her daughter. But the court disagreed. In its verdict, the judge found the mother guilty of harassment, ruling that the prank went beyond harmless fun and publicly embarrassed the child. The court ordered her to pay 20,000 Swedish kronor in damages – about $2,070 – to her daughter.
Indian Express
18-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Watch: Moment when Mexican Navy's training ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge
The spectacle of a naval tall ship gliding through the East River turned, in seconds, into a scene of chaos in Manhattan on Saturday evening. The Mexican Navy's famed training vessel, ARM Cuauhtémoc, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge during its promotional tour stop in New York City, the top of its towering masts scraping — and then slamming — into the historic span. The collision was captured in a video that quickly spread across social media, drawing gasps from onlookers and resulting in the partial collapse of the ship's rigging and injury to over twenty people. The video, shot from the shoreline near South Street Seaport, opens with the white-hulled ship sailing beneath the bridge and then, in a jarring moment, the top of the mainmast striking the underside of the bridge. A loud, metallic crack rings out as rigging snaps and wood and steel tumble downward. A large ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge while crossing under it — Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 18, 2025 Sailors — some still clinging to the rigging — scramble as the mast shears away. One crew member, suspended high above the deck in a harness, dangles helplessly for what eyewitnesses said was several minutes before being rescued. On the bridge above, traffic appears to slow and stop, with drivers watching in stunned silence. New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed later that evening that 19 people were injured in the crash, four of them seriously. He assured the public that while the Cuauhtémoc sustained significant structural damage, the 142-year-old Brooklyn Bridge remained structurally sound. 'The bridge took a hit, but she held,' Adams said at a late-night press briefing near City Hall. At approximately 8:20 Saturday night, the FDNY received a call that a boat struck the Brooklyn Bridge. There were 277 people on the boat. 27 people were removed for treatment. 'Originally, we had a Brooklyn box out for folks in the water, for a boat in distress. Once the… — FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2025 The cause of the collision is under investigation. The US Coast Guard and New York Harbor authorities are examining whether pilot error, faulty navigation calculations, or miscommunication led to the incident. The Cuauhtémoc, which spans nearly 300 feet and carries three towering masts, should have cleared the bridge's height — but did not. Constructed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge has long withstood the test of time. It stretches over 1,600 feet from shore to shore, supporting more than 100,000 vehicles and over 30,000 pedestrians daily. The Cuauhtémoc, often described by the Mexican Navy as 'Ambassador and Knight of the Seas,' is a training vessel for naval cadets. Built in 1982 and based out of the Pacific port of Acapulco, the ship serves as a capstone voyage for graduating officers. This year's journey began on April 6, with 277 cadets, officers, and crew aboard. New York was to be one of 22 ports of call in a voyage spanning 15 countries and 254 days. Officials from the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that its ambassador and New York consular officials were in contact with local authorities 'to assist affected cadets.' The Mexican Navy added that an internal review of both material and personnel was underway, but offered no confirmation of injuries among the crew. Sydney Neidell and Lily Katz, both Brooklyn residents, had come to Pier 17 to watch the sunset when they witnessed the crash. 'We saw someone dangling,' Katz told news agency AP. 'He was just stuck up there for so long. We were afraid he was going to fall.' Rescue efforts were swift, with emergency crews arriving by water and air. At least two injured individuals were seen being removed from the ship on stretchers to waiting Coast Guard vessels.
