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It’s a tough time for Meta. Can AI help make the company relevant again?

Mark Zuckerberg says in earnings call Meta is still devoted to virtual reality even as it bolsters its AI development

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023

NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label

The public radio network announced that it was leaving the social media site after it was labeled ‘government-funded media,’ which the network says hurts its credibility.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2023

Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years

Paleontologists have confirmed that a rock enclosing a perfectly round agate crystal is actually a titanosaur egg, which was probably smothered by lava after a volcanic eruption 67 million years ago.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Scientist on how dinosaurs went veggie

Plus, the latest from CES 2023

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Dinosaur head sold for $6m at US auction reveals new breed of art collectors

Sale of Maximus T rex at Sotheby’s reveals growing interest in palaeontological finds at auction houses

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

‘The sheer scale is extraordinary’: meet the titanosaur that dwarfs Dippy the diplodocus

One of the largest creatures to have walked the Earth is to become the Natural History Museum’s new star attraction

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Hires and promotions at ecommerce agency that works with brands including Finisterre and Travis Perkins

The agency has reported strong growth throughout 2022

Birmingham Post · Nov 8, 2022

Twitter’s mass layoffs, days before US midterms, could be a misinformation disaster

Internal chaos at the company – and the decimation of its staff – has created ideal conditions for falsehoods and hateful content

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2022

Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course

Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022

Tyrannosaurus cheques? UK’s dino-industry pins hopes on Jurassic World Dominion

Theme parks, toy brands and even coastal hotspots are looking to the latest dinosaur blockbuster for a bump in revenue

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022