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White House will launch new national strategy to counter Islamophobia

The plan to develop a new national strategy against Islamophobia comes amid hightened tensions from the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Jacinta Allan warned about rising cost of Commonwealth Games months before it was cancelled

Parliamentary inquiry hears organising committee wrote to the then games minister in April about additional funding and reducing costs

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

Victorian government hired lawyers weeks before Commonwealth Games cancellation

Law firm was engaged well before cabinet decision to cancel 2026 event, but Jacinta Allan says it came amid rising cost estimates

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

Privacy activists outraged by Irish confidentiality move

A new law could stop activists from commenting on cases that are underway.

Fortune · Jun 26, 2023

Google says Australia’s online privacy law should target websites instead of search engines

As country considers ‘right to be forgotten’, firm says it would be more effective to create legal obligations for sites hosting information

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023

Stray dog menace: seven more ABC centres to be opened in Kannur

The decision came in the wake of stray dogs mauling to death an 11-year-old boy at Muzhappilangad recently and the growing dog menace in the district.

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Discrimination is a bigger AI risk than human extinction – EU commissioner

Commissioner says existential threat unlikely, but ‘guardrails’ needed for decisions affecting livelihoods

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

NHS trusts accused of handing over private patient information to Facebook

Probe by newspaper found a covert tracking tool was being used by some trust websites

Wales Online · May 28, 2023

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Is Meta history in Europe?

There are only four options for how Meta's future in Europe could play out.

Fortune · May 22, 2023