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Motocaddy Boosts Powered Caddy Options For US Golfers Looking To Enjoy The Walk

The extensive range now features five different electric caddies - which one is right for your game?

Golf Monthly · Aug 22, 2023

Thailand threatening to shut down Facebook, alleging it doesn't screen ads well enough

A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Today’s Cache | Canadian PM slams Facebook; U.S. denies AI art copyrights; Meta seeks to stop privacy breach fine

News snippets for Meta accused of putting profits over safety in Canada wildfire crisis, US court rules AI-created art not copyrightable, and Meta to challenge Norway regulator's fine for breaching user privacy.

The Hindu · Aug 22, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

‘I’m thousands of pounds out of pocket after being scammed on Facebook Marketplace’

Beauty therapist Lucy Fletcher forked out £3,600 for a new office space, which was never delivered by the seller

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Why are 'photo dumps' so popular? A digital communications expert explains

It’s summer 2009. You’ve been to a “campout” with your school friends in someone’s back garden and taken a bunch of out-of-focus pictures on your digital camera. The next day, you dig out your trusty USB cable and upload the photos to your laptop, sharing every single one, without even…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023

Meta's new 'in-person time policy' will crack down on remote work rebels

Employees who don’t comply with the new rules could face termination or see their performance reviews impacted.

Fortune · Aug 21, 2023

France's first social network Skyblog shuts down after 20 years

One of France’s earliest social networks, Skyblog, is closing down for good this week. Launched in 2002, the blogging site gave millions of French internet users their first taste of interacting online before it fell out of fashion with the arrival of bigger competitors from the US.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 20, 2023

"Sacramento Black Lives Matter Founder Settles Libel Lawsuit with Video Apology"

From Thursday's story in the Sacramento Bee (Sam Stanton) (link added): More than two years after a Sacramento-area businesswoman was falsely accused of posting racist and hateful comments on the Facebook page for Sacramento's Black Lives Matter chapter, her lawsuit against BLM Sacramento has been settled with the group's founder…

Reason · Aug 19, 2023

Canada wildfires: British Columbia in state of emergency while 19,000 flee Yellowknife fire

Premier says days ahead will be ‘extremely challenging’, as firefighters in neighbouring Northwest Territories fight to save city

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2023