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Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside out Snapchat. While Snapchat already has numerous generative AI Lenses, the company notes that Imagine Lens is its first open prompt image generation Lens. Users can generate images using custom prompts, like…

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. have teamed up for a new song, “Took a Walk.” The evocative song was written and recorded for Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Long Walk, which was directed by Francis Lawrence and hits theaters Sept. 12. The reflective country ballad was written by Shaboozey, Wilson Jr., Stephen Musselman, Connor Sullivan, Sean Cook, and Nevin Sastry, and produced by Sullivan, Musselman, Cook, and Sastry. “I’m so thrilled that Francis thought of us to close out his film,” Shaboozey shared in a statement. “I really felt for these characters. These guys seemingly have no future,…

QUICK FACTSName: Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice CaveLocation: Fuji Five Lakes area, JapanCoordinates: 35.475766342241734, 138.6658965143265Why it’s incredible: The cave was created by lava from Mount Fuji and now holds giant ice pillars.The Narusawa Ice Cave is a lava tube that is brimming with icicles and ice pillars at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.Lava tubes are natural tunnels that form beneath solidified lava flows after a volcanic eruption. Lava hardens faster in the top layers of a lava flow, where the molten rock comes into contact with cool air, than in the middle layers, where it stays red hot and fluid.…

As a travel writer and new mom of twins, I’m almost always on the move—whether for work or with my family in tow. That means I’m constantly searching for comfortable, versatile shoes that feel as cushioned as my favorite sneakers but can still pass for something more polished when needed. These days, comfort tends to win out over style. So when I find something that actually strikes the perfect balance, I don’t take it for granted—and my New Balance 327 Sneakers, now on rare sale at Zappos in select colors, do just that. Additionally, I have an admittedly low pain…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories In a Senate hearing yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced calls to resign from Democrats and criticism from Republicans. For decades, Kennedy has established a reputation as an anti-vaccine activist. However, when President Trump was considering him for the HHS secretary role, Kennedy made promises not to prevent people from obtaining vaccines. In the hearing, he was asked to explain his recent…

DARLINGTON, SC – AUGUST 31: Cole Custer (#41 Haas Factory Team Autodesk/Haas Tooling Add-In Ford) races through Turn 2 during the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on August 31, 2025, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The news almost begs the question: what took so long? On Friday, Haas Factory Team finally made the not-so-shocking announcement that they’ll be moving to Chevrolet starting next season. The swap—trading a Blue Oval for a Bowtie—has been circling the rumor mill for weeks. Now it’s official,…

Withings announced at IFA 2025 today that it’s revamping the operating system of its ScanWatch 2 smartwatch. Called HealthSense 4, the update adds new algorithms for 35 health metrics as well as predictive AI-powered alerts when a user’s health changes. The ScanWatch 2 also gains two new colors and improved battery life of 35 days — a roughly five-day increase from the original.In its press release, Withings says the updated algorithms improve activity tracking and step counts. Sleep tracking will also include more accurate breakdowns of sleep stages and respiratory rhythms. Withings Plus members also get a new Vitality Indicator,…

Are gel nails banned in the UK?Other Side of the Story contacted Dr Naila Dinani, a consultant dermatologist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Dr Dinani appeared on the BBC Sounds Sliced Bread podcast to discuss nail polish and gels in August.She explained further about the TPO ban: “TPO is being banned in the EU because scientists found it could be harmful if used in very high amounts over a long time. The actual risk from having your nails done is probably very low, but EU law says if a chemical is labelled as possibly harmful, it can’t be…

How’s this for making an international splash, eh? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney helped kick off the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where he took the opportunity to take a subtle jab at United States President Donald Trump — with the help of the late great John Candy. Carney appeared ahead of Thursday night’s world premiere of John Candy: I Like Me — a documentary on the Canadian Planes, Trains & Automobiles star directed by Colin Hanks, son of Candy’s Splash costar Tom Hanks — which served as TIFF’s opening night film. “In many of his movies, there would have a been…

If there is one surname to strike fear into American golf it is surely “Poulter” with Ian having been at the centre of so much European success on a biennial basis.Now it is the turn of the Ryder Cup legend’s 21-year-old son Luke to try to do something similar and thwart US hopes of retaining the Walker Cup at Cypress Point in California this weekend.Fresh from starring in Great Britain & Ireland’s victory over Continental Europe in the St Andrews Trophy, Poulter makes his debut in the 50th Walker Cup as GB&I seek an away win for only the third…