Erin Patterson trial day six – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025
Ranking the Magnificent 7 Stocks for May 2025: See Which Mega-Cap Stars Still Boast ‘Strong Buy’ Ratings This article ranks the Magnificent 7 stocks for May 2025, highlighting which mega-cap tech giants continue to hold coveted “Strong Buy” ratings. Barchart · May 5, 2025
Meta Content Moderator Cuts Over 2,000 Jobs In Spain: Union Canadian tech firm Telus International, tasked by Meta to moderate content on its social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will slash over 2,000 jobs in Barcelona, a Spanish union said Monday. International Business Times · May 5, 2025
‘We are less protected’ due to AI, says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower on protecting our data In an interview with Euronews Next, Brittany Kaiser unpacks her advocacy for open-source artificial intelligence (AI) in government. Euronews · May 5, 2025
Erin Patterson spoke online about hiding mushrooms in food and showed off new dehydrator, jury told Alleged mushroom killer asked for advice about cooking beef Wellington The Independent UK · May 5, 2025
No, Danish MP didn't seek Kremlin's help to prevent US from annexing Greenland Greenland has been caught in the disinformation crossfire as geopolitical tensions between world powers rise. Euronews · May 5, 2025
A rubbish election: voting in Australia produces mountains of waste - but there’s a better way More than 18 million Australians voted on Saturday, after walking past countless corflutes, reading campaign flyers and reviewing how-to-vote cards. The Conversation · May 5, 2025
From Anita Dump to Paula Roid: how a Facebook group about drag names became my favourite place online Every day, members dig deep into their sick and twisted minds to unearth linguistic miracles. It’s both delightful and deranged The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2025
After All Those Spam Texts, Trumpet Of Patriots Haven’t Scored A Seat This Election Money well spent? Pedestrian.tv · May 4, 2025
Meta and Shopify urged to act as scale of ‘ghost stores’ preying on Australian online shoppers revealed Exclusive: Consumer advocates call for crackdown on ‘fraudulent players’ as Guardian Australia finds scores of sites masquerading as local businesses The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025
Meta Fighting Nigerian Fines, Warns Could Shut Facebook, Instagram Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country. International Business Times · May 3, 2025
Melbourne Mural Honouring Women Allegedly Killed By Violence Vandalised: ‘Heartbreaking’ "This is abhorrent. I’m so sorry & angry this happened." Pedestrian.tv · May 3, 2025
Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2025
Lawyers Probe 'Dire' Conditions For Meta Content Moderators In Ghana Lawyers are probing "dire" workplace conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana, attorneys involved in the investigation told AFP, in what could turn into the latest dispute over the social media giant's labour practices in Africa. International Business Times · May 2, 2025
Bored Panda · May 2, 2025 78 Hilarious Examples Of People Lying On The Internet For No Reason And Getting Busted (New Pics) Then everyone stood up and started clapping.
The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2025 Labor far outspends Coalition and Clive Palmer on Google and Meta ads amid calls for change to blackout laws Analysis of online ad data shows parties and affiliated groups spent more than $39m for political ads across Facebook, YouTube and Google search since 28 March
Bored Panda · May 2, 2025 45 Stories About People Finding Out They Were Being Cheated On The devil is in the details.
Pedestrian.tv · May 2, 2025 Police Launch Investigation Into Election Violence, Harassment & Poo Smears Across NSW NSW Police have launched investigations into election-related violence, harassment, and vandalism-including poo smears on campaign ads.
Personal Finance Advice · May 1, 2025 7 More Underrated Black Female Superheroes In a previous column, I highlighted a list of Black female superheroes who, in my view, have never received the recognition they deserve in comic book circles. Even now, as culture critics cry “woke!” at the sight of any non-white character, only a handful of Black female superheroes are widely…
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Profits up, stocks down and angry calls: Tech giants playing nice with Trump hasn’t translated to a windfall In the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, the president has presided over a chaotic and turbulent economy
Barchart · May 1, 2025 Stocks Soar Before the Open on Upbeat Microsoft and Meta Results, More Big Tech Earnings on Tap June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +1.18%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +1.68% this morning as forecast-beating quarterly results from Microsoft and Meta boosted sentiment.
Pedestrian.tv · May 1, 2025 Labor MP Jerome Laxale Apologises After Dad’s Homophobic Taunts At Sydney Polling Booth CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses homophobia. Labor MP Jerome Laxale has found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after his dad, Alain Laxale, made homophobic comments at a Bennelong polling booth during the final days of the federal election campaign. The incident happened on Wednesday, right in…
The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025 Meta’s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations as its AI investments rise by billions ‘We’ve had a strong start to an important year’, Zuckerberg said as company posts $42.35bn in revenue for first quarter
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025 Meta slowest to remove scam content, says City watchdog FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content