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Tech Titans Curb Hiring in a 'Challenging Macro Environment'

From e-commerce colossus Amazon to social networking star Facebook, US tech firms that once grew with abandon have reined in hiring to endure tumultuous times. Internet giants that saw business boom during the pandemic have taken a hit from inflation, war, supply-line trouble and people returning to pre-Covid lifestyles, said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Federal election: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has launched the Liberal Party campaign in Brisbane — as it happened

The Liberal Party launches its federal election campaign in Brisbane a week out from voters heading to the polls — as it happened.

ABC News

What Labor and Liberal Facebook ad spend tells us about where the election campaign is heading

We're rounding the final bend, but the election campaign marathon is now becoming a sprint to the finish, with political parties of all stripes upping their campaign pace and ad spend.

ABC News

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Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after attracting massive score from public vote - as it happened

Sitting in fourth position after the national jury votes, Kalush Orchestra are pushed into the winning spot by a whopping score of 439 from viewers around the world.

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Woman transforms humdrum backyard into dream garden on a £2,000 budget

Teaching assistant Sophie Valentine decided to radically transform their 40-foot plain and grotty lawn at their West Sussex property after they bought it in 2019

Daily Mirror

Raj Thackeray condemns 'derogatory' Facebook post on Sharad Pawar; calls it 'wickedness'

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief said it needs to be examined whether the post is written by the persons being named or someone is allegedly trying to trigger a fresh controversy

The Hindu

Man charged after allegedly assaulting Liberal Party volunteer in spat over candidate's posters in Blue Mountains

A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a Liberal Party volunteer in an altercation over the removal of political signage in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.

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Tech Firms Ask US Supreme Court to Block Texas Social Media Law

Lobbying groups representing Facebook, Twitter, Google and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the US Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that prohibits large social media platforms from banning users based on their political views, Reuters reported. The Texas law went into effect on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Ninth Circuit's Stunner in Rosenow, and Thoughts on the Way Forward

A big problem in a small section, but one that can be corrected.

Reason

ACT Senate candidate Li Fuxin linked to Chinese government's foreign influence arm

A federal Senate candidate billing himself as a choice for social harmony has a long history of activity with the Chinese government's main arm of overseas influence, the United Front Work Department.

ABC News

Virtual Land Just Sold For 8,499 MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $8,770, which is 2.05x the current floor price of 2.1 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($8,770 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 2,200 SAND In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $2,970, which is 1.09x the current floor price of 1.35 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $5,176 (2 WETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $5,176, which is 1.85x the current floor price of 1.35 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $6,692 (3 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $6,692, which is 2.40x the current floor price of 1.35 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

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Governments and big tech in playoff for world power

Big tech and the Chinese and US governments are embroiled in a complex relationship of harmony and conflict. We are all at the mercy of the outcome, write Cecilia Rikap and Bengt-Åke Lundvall

Axios

See the Kathy Barnette tweets targeting Muslims, LGBTQ and Obama

Trump warned Republicans Thursday that Barnette's history will preclude her from winning a general election in PA.

Belfast Live

From X Factor to Elvis: Strabane man 'Jelvis' busking in Belfast every day

"I like to entertain people, I don't like to just stand there and sing - I want to give people a show."

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Dublin Live

Irish mum's warning after 'chilling' Facebook holiday home scam

The scammer told her that it was his parent's home and that they could not use the home this summer after his father had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment

Liverpool Echo

'Ticking time bomb' mum sheds 17 stone after scrolling through Facebook

Laura said "she wouldn't be here now" if it wasn't for the weight loss

ABC News

US parents swap and sell baby formula amidst country-wide shortage

A US-wide baby formula shortage forces frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed.

Daily Mirror

Mum's warning over 'chilling' Facebook holiday scam after being duped by 'sociopath'

Schoolteacher Catriona Morgan thought she was booking a getaway in Donegal, Ireland, but soon realised she was being conned and has now warned others to watch out for similar issues

ABC News

AEC investigating National Party robocall targeting independent candidate for Nicholls, Rob Priestly

A Nationals robocall attacking an independent challenger is being investigated by authorities as the Nationals accuse their rival of improperly using fruit and baked goods to win votes.

The Independent UK

Democrats ask Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to archive content that could be used in war crimes trial against Russia

Two committees say social media content could provide evidence of Russia ‘atrocities’

ABC News

Federal election: Penny Wong, Marise Payne clash over relationship with Solomon Islands, China — as it happened

Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Labor's Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister Penny Wong clash in a debate at the National Press Club.

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