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Pakistan Ex-PM Khan Uses AI Voice Clone To Campaign From Jail

Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf.

International Business Times · Dec 18, 2023

After viral video shows Cybertruck struggling on hill, Forest Service makes Tesla cheeky offer

The agency offered to partner with Tesla on off-road education and said "this really happened" to a Cybertruck at Stanislaus National Forest.

Fortune · Dec 16, 2023

UK anti-abortion charity with links to MPs ran misleading Facebook ads

Right to Life UK, which has links to MPs, has multiplied its spend tenfold

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023

Reports Government plans to curb under-16s’ social media use ‘speculation’

Science minister Andrew Griffith would not be drawn on reports the Government was considering plans to restrict social media access for teenagers.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Rishi Sunak considers crackdown on social media use for under-16s

Ministers mulling new action to limit children’s exposure to harmful content

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Meta Rolls Out Twitter Rival Threads In The EU

Threads went live in 100 countries earlier this year but not in the EU. Meta officials cited regulatory clarity as the reason for delaying the social network's arrival in Europe.

Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023

A new Facebook roll-out means parents are being advised to “think carefully” about letting their children use the social media platform – here’s why

If your child has a Facebook account, you’ll want to know about the controversial decision from Meta

GoodToKnow · Dec 14, 2023

Meta Rolls Out Twitter Rival Threads In The EU

Facebook owner Meta's text-based app Threads arrived in the European Union on Thursday, months after its global launch in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023

Parliament breach: Papers profile unemployed suspects, Sudhir, Arnab say terrorists, andolanjeevi

It was a security breach at the Parliament complex on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, and it was also a protest against “dictatorship”. While some voices, such as BJD MP Bhartruhari Mehtab, cautioned that the incident could not be compared to the  terrorist attack, hawkish faces on television…

Newslaundry · Dec 14, 2023

More Hispanic Teens Are 'Almost Constantly' on TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat than Any Other Group

A new study by the Pew Research Center showed that almost a third of Hispanic teens spend a sizable part of their time on TikTok

Latin Times · Dec 14, 2023