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Why Meta is making a big deal out of new VR avatars with legs

Meta is updating its VR avatars with a suite of new features, but the most important (somehow) is legs.

Inverse

The Loop: January 6 committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony, Parkland shooter spared death penalty for murder — as it happened

What Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up of this morning's key stories.

ABC News

Only proper online regulation can stop poisonous conspiracists like Alex Jones

A US court has imposed a huge fine for lies he spread about a school shooting. But he will continue to sow mayhem, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Idaho army veteran killed fighting in Ukraine war

State Department confirmed death of US citizen in Donbas region

The Independent UK

Holidaymaker return from six-week break to find rude note from neighbour on doorstep

The small typed-out note printed on a small piece of paper slammed the person for the state of their front garden and its lack of 'maintenance' - despite the homeowner being on holiday.

Edinburgh Live

Explained: What’s the Wire vs Meta fight all about?

This week, the Wire published a damning report about the content moderation policies of Meta, the social media behemoth that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Meta, which has misled about how it functions and moderates content before, replied saying the news report was misleading at best and fabricated at worst.…

Newslaundry

Center Parcs issue warning to holidaymakers over Facebook scam

Center Parcs said it is "in no way affiliated" with the scam

Liverpool Echo

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Lanarkshire landscaper avoids prison despite being caught with drugs and cash

Craig Telfer narrowly avoided a prison sentence at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

Daily Record

Shoppers at The Range do double take over 'dodgy' Santa decoration they can't unsee

Shoppers at The Range have been left in stitches over a rather naughty-looking inflatable Santa decoration that the budget retailer is selling for Christmas - and the store had the best response

Daily Mirror

Terrified dog tied to fence with shoelace near rubbish tip leaves people in tears

An abandoned dog is sending people to tears after he was found tied to a fence with a single shoelace near a rubbish tip in Missouri, US - he has thankfully now been temporarily fostered

Daily Mirror

Council sparks fury after telling residents to sweep up leaves from their own street

Residents have slammed Cardiff Council for its 'Big Sweep' scheme, asking why locals should be expected out to carry out "council work" while also paying the council at the same time

Daily Mirror

Asda shopper alarmed after spotting strange 'white spot' on bananas she bought

An Asda shopper picked up a bunch of bananas like any other day, but upon returning home she was left disturbed by a strange ‘white spot’ which resembled a nest

Daily Mirror

Eyeballs and AI power the research into how falsehoods travel online

Getting a sense of falsehoods online might sound straightforward, but it isn't. Researchers use state-of-the-art algorithms but it also comes down to lots of scrolling and reading.

WEKU

Center Parcs warning over fake spa day competition scam

Center Parcs had been contacted by Facebook users about the scam

Nottingham Post

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The National (Scotland)

Believe in Scotland is now engine of the Yes campaign

BELIEVE in Scotland is best known for providing the independence movement with in-depth articles, eye-catching leaflets and widespread billboard…

ABC News

Find the fun in cooking with Patricia Karvelas, Nat's What I Reckon, Alice Zaslavsky and Sandro Demaio — as it happened

The ABC's Patricia Karvelas, renowned health expert Sandro Demaio, and special guests Nat's What I Reckon and Alice Zaslavsky have got the tips and tricks you need to get cooking.

Axios

Joe Rogan, Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A: Digital ad data reveal parties targeting two Americas

Axios analyzed more than 93,000 Facebook and Instagram ad targeting inputs.

ABC News

Victoria, NSW and Tasmania prepare for flooding amid heavy rains — as it happened

Emergency school closures in Victoria and evacuation centres open in south-east Australia as floodwaters rise.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Pulse of the Heartland: Belmont Cragin voters keep their heads down, say they wish pols would occasionally show their faces

It should be a neighborhood with more clout considering its size and its being home to the largest Hispanic population in Chicago. But adding to the confusion for residents, Belmont Cragin is divided among multiple wards and state representative districts, meaning residents living near one another…

The Independent UK

The Capitol riot was a family affair for the Trump-loving Munns — and now so are the punishments

Family claimed they were in Washington on January 6 to fight a ‘monster,’ Graig Graziosi writes

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Chronicling the cost-of-living crisis

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Liverpool Echo

Gogglebox fans gutted as show is pulled from Friday night schedule

"Well that's just ruined my day"

The Guardian - US

Whistleblower Frances Haugen on the alliance to hold social media accountable: ‘We need to act now’

The former Facebook manager joins the Council for Responsible Social Media, a new coalition created to press big tech to change

Daily Mirror

Amateur taxidermist leaves Facebook users 'horrified' with bizarre rat phone case

Jessie Gillespie has has horrified Facebook users has created a 'functional' phone case out of the deceased animal But the move has left some Facebook users shaking their heads

France 24

No, this Ukrainian general isn’t wearing a bracelet with a swastika on it

Did the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces publish a photo of himself wearing a bracelet with a swastika on it? That’s what some Russian media outlets and pro-Russian social media accounts have been reporting since October 9, 2022. While the photo is authentic, the compression of the image and the…

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