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A cut-and-paste attack on electric vehicle batteries and renewables is spanning the globe. But is it right?

Despite a boost from former resources minister Matt Canavan, a well-shared text essay decrying renewables contains only partial truths

The Guardian - AU

Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok

Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a nationwide campaign” against TikTok, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Apple and Meta unknowingly gave hackers customer data, sources say

Apple and Meta unknowingly gave hackers customer data, sources say

The tech giants reportedly provided basic subscriber details, including customers’ addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses

The Independent UK

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Edinburgh woman in stitches after receiving £90 'dream' dress she ordered online

Rachel Brown had seen the dress in a Facebook advert, only to realise once she had bought it that the website very much seemed like a scam - only to be in fits of laughter when the real dress arrived.

Virtual Land Just Sold For 34,687 MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $95,042, which is 8.81x the current floor price of 3.15 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($95,042 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…

Virtual Land Just Sold For 3 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $11,971, which is 1.59x the current floor price of 2.189 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $15,685 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $15,685, which is 2.09x the current floor price of 2.189 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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Metaverse Land Just Sold For $21,228 (6 WETH) In The SandBox

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $21,228 (6 WETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $21,228, which is 2.83x the current floor price of 2.189 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Facebook hired company to spread negative stories about TikTok, report says

Facebook hired company to spread negative stories about TikTok, report says

The firm Targeted Victory reportedly told its employees to ‘get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat’

The Independent UK

B&M shopper spots unusual new Pringles flavours and not everyone's convinced

B&M shopper spots unusual new Pringles flavours and not everyone's convinced

Pringles have released two new products as part of its Passport range of crisps, and the unusual flavours have received a mixed response after one shopper posted them online

Camilla keeps hi-tech watch over Charles at new Meta headquarters

Camilla keeps hi-tech watch over Charles at new Meta headquarters

The couple later took part in their first digital plaque unveiling to officially open the tech giant’s new King’s Cross campus.

The Independent UK

GMP slammed for taking pics in 'problem areas' - then driving away

GMP slammed for taking pics in 'problem areas' - then driving away

One resident said two officers 'giggled' before getting back in their car

Manchester Evening News

Meta Hired GOP Consulting Firm To Badmouth TikTok In Media: Report

Meta Hired GOP Consulting Firm To Badmouth TikTok In Media: Report

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) has reportedly paid a Republican consulting group to operate a campaign against TikTok that depicted the social media video platform as being a threat to young people.

BeReal: the new app for people who hate social media

BeReal: the new app for people who hate social media

Sick of Instagram? Can’t stand TikTok? Lost your Facebook login? Flora Gill has found the antidote

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The Guardian - US

Facebook owner reportedly paid Republican firm to push message TikTok is ‘the real threat’

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, solicited campaign accusing TikTok of being a danger to American children

This is not just any store...It's the all new Hamilton M&S Foodhall

Shoppers queued around the block at the new Hamilton Retail Park store.

Facebook enlisted a Republican PR firm to nationally smear TikTok

Targeted Victory is being paid major money to orchestrate bad faith attacks on Meta's biggest rival.

The Conversation

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

The rise in the use of smartphones and an increased adoption of mobile internet in Africa are fundamentally altering the media ecology for election campaigns.

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Manchester Evening News

Burger joint promotes Mother's Day with 'sick' Madeleine McCann joke

Otley Burger Company owner Joe Scholey has refused to apologise for the 'joke' post on Mother's Day

RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan rubbishes retirement talk and says she plans to work into her 90s

“So yes, I do still love it just as much. And I feel during the pandemic, we were blessed.”

Four-word scam on Facebook Messenger users warned to 'never open'

The tempting message comes with an emoji and a link that users are warned not to open.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of using public funds for ‘Tory propaganda’ ads

Government spent more than £100,000 on Facebook ads in addition to taxpayer cash spent on local newspaper campaigns

The Guardian - US

Why are we obsessed with symmetrical faces? An investigation

We’ve all heard that symmetrical faces are more beautiful and believed it without question – but our most compelling traits are imperfect and out of our control

Ernie Carroll, pioneering entertainer behind Ossie Ostrich, dies aged 92

Australian entertainment pioneer Ernie Carroll, best known as the puppeteer behind Hey Hey It’s Saturday character Ossie Ostrich, dies aged 92.

New privacy rules affect businesses globally

When Apple announced in June 2020 that they were changing their privacy settings, few were aware of the full implications. Even at the time of the release of these new privacy settings in April 2021, it made few waves in the media. Some changes in ad targeting behaviour were noticed…

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