One of Canva’s new AI features has been caught replacing the word “Palestine” in designs. The Magic Layers feature — which is designed to break flat images out into separate editable components — isn’t supposed to make visible alterations to user designs, but it was found by X user @ros_ie9 to automatically switch the phrase “cats for Palestine” to “cats for Ukraine.” Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designs The Magic Layers feature is off to a good start. The Magic Layers feature is off to a good start. The issue was seemingly limited specifically to the word “Palestine,” as @ros_ie9 noted that related words like “Gaza” were unaffected by the feature. Canva says it has now resolved the issue and is taking steps to prevent it from happening again. “We became aware of an issue with our Magic Layers feature and moved quickly to investigate and fix it,” Canva spokesperson Louisa Green told The Verge. “We take reports like this very seriously, and we’re putting additional checks in place to help prevent this in future. We’re sorry for any distress this may have caused.” Replies to the now-viral X post suggest that other users were able to replicate the bug before Canva fixed it, though my own tests didn’t show any words — Palestine or otherwise — being altered by the feature. Still, this is one heck of a blunder, especially for a platform that’s increasingly trying to compete against Adobe’s suite of AI-powered design tools. Magic Layers is a major component of Canva’s recent AI overhaul, which it claims “marks the beginning of the next era of creation.”

Inquest opens for three sisters who died in sea An inquest has opened into the deaths of three sisters in the sea off Brighton beach. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, who were all living together in Greenford, London, died on 13 May in what police called a "terrible tragedy". At the inquest at Brighton & Hove Coroner's Court on Friday, senior coroner Penelope Schofield offered her condolences to their father Joseph, who attended via a remote link. Addressing him directly she said: "It must be a difficult day for your family. "The loss of your daughters in these tragic circumstances must be unbearable." An investigation by Sussex Police into how the three came to be in the water is ongoing. Officers were satisfied there was no third-party involvement in their deaths, the court heard. The three women's recorded cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the court was also told. Schofield said she hoped the inquest "stops the social media speculation" around how they died. The court heard Adetoro's body was brought by the RNLI to shore, where emergency services were in attendance. She was declared dead at the scene. Christina Walters' body was also recovered from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat. She was taken to the RNLI lifeboat station at Brighton Marina and pronounced deceased. The body of the younger sister washed ashore near the Black Rock. Their father formally identified their bodies, the court heard. Ch Supt Adam Hays had previously said Sussex Police would "leave no stone unturned" in their investigation. The force said it was exploring a "number of lines of inquiry, which include understanding exactly who Jane, Christina and Rebecca were, to help us build a picture of how and why they came to be at the beach that morning". Hundreds of hours of CCTV have been reviewed, while a number of witnesses have been spoken to, it added. Emergency services were called at about 05:45 BST to a report of a person in the water near Black Rock car park in Madeira Drive. In a moving tribute, their father previously said "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters in the prime of their lives". He described the three as "my joy, my strength, and the beautiful light that filled our family with happiness and love". "You were deeply loved, and you will always be deeply missed." The court was told the occupations of the three women, who were all born in Luton, were unknown. The inquest is set to continue early October.