Mark Zuckerberg is now in an exclusive club with only two other members: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos The CEO of Meta is now worth a whopping $200 billion. Fortune · Sep 24, 2024
Trump Ad Targeting the State of Georgia Mistakenly Uses Photo of the Country of Georgia Instead Ads from the Trump campaign targeting voters within the American state of Georgia used images of the European country of Georgia instead Latin Times · Sep 24, 2024
The Mobile Gaming Show is live – featuring updates from EVE developer CCP, Warframe's Digital Extremes, and more Ben Starr is set to guide you through the wonderful world of mobile gaming this week, and here's how you can tune in GamesRadar · Sep 24, 2024
How to watch the Mobile Gaming Show hosted by Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr this week Later this week, Final Fantasy XVI's Ben Starr will show off some of the biggest upcoming mobile games during the Mobile Gaming Show. Here's how you can watch it. Windows Central · Sep 24, 2024
'The dystopian possibilities seem endless': How attempts to merge human brains with machines could go disastrously wrong After Philip Seargeant's grandmother suffered a stroke, she lost the ability to speak for several days. The experience made him reflect on brain-computer interfaces — a technology with both positive and dystopian implications. LiveScience · Sep 24, 2024
Karnataka HC restrains media from using court proceedings’ videos The Karnataka High Court has restrained media outlets, individuals, and social media platforms from sharing videos from the live stream of court proceedings, Livelaw reported. The court also directed YouTube, Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, to delete the videos live streamed on media channels “posted in violation of rules”. Newslaundry · Sep 24, 2024
Canadian Olympian 'Lost Her Career, Lost Her Job' After Caught With $67 Worth Of Unscanned Goods At Walmart Self-Checkout A US college softball coach lost her job after forgetting to scan items at a Walmart self-checkout, ruining her career and reputation. International Business Times UK · Sep 24, 2024
Social media owners top global survey of misinformation concerns Co-founder of expert group says ‘unchecked power of these entities poses grave risk’ to news environment The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Trump campaign shows Georgia the country instead of the state in embarrassing ad gaffe For the avoidance of doubt, citizens of the eastern European republic do not typically vote in US elections The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
The internet can be toxic. But there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes This piece is part of a series on the great internet letdown. Read the rest of the series. The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024
How to stop LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram from hoovering up your data to train their AI Social media sites are harvesting user data to train their AI, raising privacy concerns. Fortune · Sep 23, 2024
Ohio Sheriff Banned from Election Security After Calling Kamala a 'Laughing Hyena' in Facebook Post Portage County, Ohio, sheriff Bruce Zuchowski's comments about Kamala Harris got his department removed from any election duties. Latin Times · Sep 23, 2024
Facebook's not-so-intelligent AI bans female photo charity Hundred Heroines The inability of Facebook algorithm to differentiate between 'heroine' and 'heroin' seems to be behind the blacklisting Digital Camera World · Sep 23, 2024
Trump Endorsed by Muslim Mayor of Only US City with All-Muslim Government: 'A Man of Principles' A Muslim mayor of a city in the battleground state of Michigan has endorsed former President Donald Trump despite Trump's past Islamophobic comments Latin Times · Sep 23, 2024
International Business Times · Sep 23, 2024 Michigan Library Closed After DVD Returned With Bugs In Case Facebook users shared their concerns in a flood of comments.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024 Victims identified in Birmingham mass shooting as mayor calls for action ‘I don’t give a damn about partisan, I don’t care about Democratic politics and Republican politics,’ the mayor told reporters on Sunday
The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024 How sheriffs define law and order for their counties depends a lot on their views − and most are white Republican men Many Americans will find on their November 2024 ballot a space to vote for an important office: local sheriff. While there are exceptions, sheriffs have a long history of using their power to maintain a particular, unequal balance of power in society, often along racial and class lines.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024 The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy says he was killed by police while in custody in southern Pakistan after he voluntarily surrendered following assurances that he would be given a chance to prove his innocence, denying a police account that he was accidentally killed in a shootout
The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024 Am I The Asshole? How judging other people’s dirty laundry became the internet’s favourite pastime You don’t have to be an avid Reddit user to know about r/AITA, or Am I the Asshole? This subreddit’s digital afterlife reaches endlessly across the vast plains of social media – particularly on Facebook, where spin-off pages abound. There are dedicated AITA podcasts, X accounts and copycat columns –…
Top News · Sep 21, 2024 Meta Loses Appeal In Kenyan Labor Court Ruling Kenyan court allows lawsuit against Meta for mistreatment of content moderators to proceed, raising concerns over well-being of moderators.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024 Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court
Fortune · Sep 20, 2024 4 social media mistakes that can ruin relationships By being aware of so-called social media transgressions, couples can identify them before they do real relationship damage.
TechRadar · Sep 20, 2024 The LinkedIn AI saga shows us the need for EU-like privacy regulations Following EU backlash on previous attempts from X and Meta, LinkedIn chose not to use European users' data for training its AI. Is that the way the world should go?
The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2024 ‘We are staying in this race’: behind the unraveling of Mark Robinson’s campaign in North Carolina The Republican candidate for governor’s own words have been landing him in trouble long before the latest reports
Fortune · Sep 20, 2024 Mark Zuckerberg declares Meta ‘the opposite’ of Apple Zuckerberg argued Apple seeks out praise over constructive feedback.