EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war
The conflict is the first major test of the EU's Digital Services Act, which forces internet giants to tackle harmful content or face massive fines.
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Michael Conlan apologises for liking tweet critical of Kate at Wimbledon
Northern Irish boxer Michael Conlan has apologised for liking a tweet that was critical of Britain's Princess Kate.
Clash of tech titans: Will Meta's answer to Twitter dethrone Elon Musk's venture?
We ask about Mark Zuckerberg's Wednesday launch of Threads, a microblogging site to rival Twitter and about the delayed rollout in Europe, where the courts on Tuesday struck a blow to parent company Meta's monetization of users' personal data. Can it be a global conversation if there are different rules in different regions? What sets Threads apart from other attempts to dethrone Twitter?
Ramai Calo Tiket Indonesia Vs Argentina di Twitter, Awas Penipuan!
Tiket Indonesia vs Argentina pada ajang FIFA Matchday resmi dijual. Di sosial media Twitter, banyak yang 'wts' alias want to sell, awas penipuan!
Twitter's candidate? DeSantis launches presidential bid on Musk's platform
Back in 2016, before DeSantis' main rival was first banned then reinstated to Twitter, Donald Trump upended US politics, not just with his 140-word missives and his old-school phone-in interviews, but also the quiet backing of Silicon Valley scions like PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and some canny behind-the-scenes data mining, later uncovered in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Back then, Facebook was the battleground. Where will the election be won in 2024?
AI, lawsuits and media spats: Elon Musk back in the headlines
Meanwhile in the US, a new battle is underway on the hot-button issue of abortion rights. The Justice Department has appealed a federal court ruling by a Texas judge ordering the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of a popular abortion pill. Several states are now saying they're going to stockpile the drug.
AI open letter authors: 'We want people to share our level of uncertainty'
The letter, published by the Future of Life Institute think tank and signed by AI experts as well as tech leaders Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and Jaan Tallinn, cites a study by University of Washington as evidence for "AI systems with human-competitive intelligence" posing "profound risks to society and humanity."
Gary Lineker challenges ‘dangerously provocative’ comments made by Tory MP
Gary Lineker has described accusations that he called northern voters “racist bigots” as “outrageous and dangerously provocative”.