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Mark Zuckerberg Pulls Back From Metaverse After $70 Billion Loss as Meta Shifts Priorities to AI
Meta plans as much as 30 % budget cut for Reality Labs after massive spending on virtual-world ambitions fails to deliver
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Sri Lankan Influencer Builds Vast UK-targeted Network of Anti-Migrant Facebook Pages
Investigation finds over 100 pages spreading disinformation for profit, fuelling UK online hate and far-right themes
UK Tech Minister Urges Ofcom to Accelerate Online Safety Enforcement
Liz Kendall presses regulator over delays in implementing key provisions of the Online Safety Act ahead of duties coming into force
Bill Gates at 70: “I Have a Real Fear of Artificial Intelligence – and Also Regret”
Marking his seventieth birthday, the Microsoft founder reflects on past mistakes, regrets, and the unpredictable power of artificial intelligence in a series of candid interviews accompanying his new memoir.
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Meta Tests Paid Ad-Free Facebook and Instagram in UK
Subscription model aims to provide privacy-focused experience
Facebook and Instagram to Charge UK Users for Ad-Free Access
Subscription set at £3.99 per month
Elon Musk Retakes Lead as World’s Richest After Brief Ellison Surge
Larry Ellison briefly surpassed Musk amid Oracle share rally, but Musk now holds the top spot again with a narrow margin
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Surpassing Musk: Larry Ellison becomes the richest man in the world
Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s fortune surged by 101 billion dollars after Oracle’s strong quarterly results, bringing his net worth to 393 billion dollars and placing him ahead of Elon Musk.
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Effective Protest Results: Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Youth-Led Unrest Shakes the Nation
Widespread Gen Z protests over censorship and corruption turned deadly, but their determination—burning the homes of top leaders—delivered the resignation that peaceful protesters never could.
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Social Media Access Curtailed in Turkey After CHP Calls for Rallies Following Police Blockade of Istanbul Headquarters
Authorities restricted major platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp, as the main opposition Republican People’s Party urged supporters to rally after police sealed its Istanbul offices.
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Big Tech Executives Laud Trump at White House Dinner, Unveil Massive U.S. Investments
Tech leaders pledge hundreds of billions in U.S. infrastructure and AI commitments at State Dining Room event hosted by President Trump
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WhatsApp is rolling out a feature that looks a lot like Telegram.
A new beta update introduces usernames in WhatsApp, allowing users to chat without phone numbers while adding new privacy and security measures
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Italian Facebook Group Sharing Intimate Images Without Consent Shut Down Amid Police Investigation
Online group with over thirty-two thousand members removed after thousands of reports of non-consensual image sharing
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Bunkers, Billions and Apocalypse: The Secret Compounds of Zuckerberg and the Tech Giants
Mark Zuckerberg builds fortified estates in Hawaii, Palo Alto and Lake Tahoe, Elon Musk develops a vast Texas compound, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos maintain secret shelters, as billionaires prepare luxury bunkers worth hundreds of millions...
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Trump Called Viktor Orbán: "Why Are You Using the Veto"
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in an effort to persuade him to lift his opposition to Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
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"No, Thanks": The Mathematical Genius Who Turned Down 1.5 Billion Dollars from Zuckerberg
Andrew Tulloch, an Australian computer scientist and AI expert, declined a personal offer from Meta’s CEO and chose to remain with the AI startup he co-founded alongside former OpenAI executives.
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“Dictators fear being called out – so they shut down any medium where that could happen”.
“Facebook is completely controlled. Google is completely controlled. The only big platform that’s not controlled, with some limits is X. Elon musk, in buying this platform and opening it to all positions, is the single greatest threat to...
It’s Not the Algorithm: New Study Claims Social Networks Are Fundamentally Broken
Cornell University research finds polarization and hate speech stem from the basic architecture of social media platforms rather than their recommendation algorithms.
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Instagram Released a New Feature – and Sent Users Into a Panic
Instagram’s new maps feature sparked viral privacy fears, prompting Meta to clarify that location sharing is off by default and only visible to selected friends if activated by the user.
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Lucy Guo Became a Billionaire at 31 — So Why Is She Still Driving a Honda Civic and shopping clothes in SHEIN?
She got rich faster than Taylor Swift thanks to a startup she founded and left after just two years | Her workday starts at 5:30 a.m. and ends at midnight, including strength training, dancing, and sometimes even skydiving | She was once...
British Labour Government Utilizes Counter-Terrorism Tools for Social Media Monitoring Against Legitimate Critics
New report reveals the corrupted British government's surveillance techniques aimed at citizens opposing its undemocratic policies.
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WhatsApp Deletes 6.8 Million Scam Accounts Amid Rising Global Fraud
Meta removes millions linked to investment fraud and pyramid schemes in first half of 2025
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TikTok Removes Huda Kattan Video Over Anti-Israel Conspiracy Claims
Platform cites misinformation policy after influencer links Israel to global attacks in now-deleted video
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Mark Zuckerberg Declares War on the iPhone
Meta CEO signals aggressive push into mobile hardware and operating systems
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Mark Zuckerberg Pulls Back From Metaverse After $70 Billion Loss as Meta Shifts Priorities to AI
Nvidia CEO Says U.S. Data-Center Builds Take Years while China ‘Builds a Hospital in a Weekend’
Indian Airports in Turmoil as IndiGo Cancels Over a Thousand Flights, Stranding Thousands
Hollywood Industry on Edge as Netflix Secures Near-$60 Bln Loan for Warner Bros Takeover
Drugs and Assassinations: The Connection Between the Italian Mafia and Football Ultras
Hollywood megadeal: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. Discovery for 83 billion dollars
The Disregard for a Europe ‘in Danger of Erasure,’ the Shift Toward Russia: Trump’s Strategic Policy Document
Two and a Half Weeks After the Major Outage: A Cloudflare Malfunction Brings Down Multiple Sites
UK data-regulator demands urgent clarity on racial bias in police facial-recognition systems
Labour Uses Biscuits to Explain UK Debt — MPs Lean Into Social Media to Reach New Audiences
German President Lays Wreath at Coventry as UK-Germany Reaffirm Unity Against Russia’s Threat
UK Inquiry Finds Putin ‘Morally Responsible’ for 2018 Novichok Death — London Imposes Broad Sanctions on GRU
India backs down on plan to mandate government “Sanchar Saathi” app on all smartphones
King Charles Welcomes German President Steinmeier to UK in First State Visit by Berlin in 27 Years
UK Plans Major Cutback to Jury Trials as Crown Court Backlog Nears 80,000
UK Government to Significantly Limit Jury Trials in England and Wales
U.S. and U.K. Seal Drug-Pricing Deal: Britain Agrees to Pay More, U.S. Lifts Tariffs
UK Postpones Decision Yet Again on China’s Proposed Mega-Embassy in London
Head of UK Budget Watchdog Resigns After Premature Leak of Reeves’ Budget Report
Car-sharing giant Zipcar to exit UK market by end of 2025
Reports of Widespread Drone Deployment Raise Privacy and Security Questions in the UK
UK Signals Security Concerns Over China While Pursuing Stronger Trade Links
Google warns of AI “irrationality” just as Gemini 3 launch rattles markets
Top Consultancies Freeze Starting Salaries as AI Threatens ‘Pyramid’ Model
Macron Says Washington Pressuring EU to Delay Enforcement of Digital-Regulation Probes Against Meta, TikTok and X
UK’s DragonFire Laser Downs High-Speed Drones as £316m Deal Speeds Naval Deployment
UK Chancellor Rejects Claims She Misled Public on Fiscal Outlook Ahead of Budget
Starmer Defends Autumn Budget as Finance Chief Faces Accusations of Misleading Public Finances
EU Firms Struggle with 3,000-Hour Paperwork Load — While Automakers Fear De Facto 2030 Petrol Car Ban
White House launches ‘Hall of Shame’ site to publicly condemn media outlets for alleged bias
UK Budget’s New EV Mileage Tax Undercuts Case for Plug-In Hybrids
UK Government Launches National Inquiry into ‘Grooming Gangs’ After US Warning and Rising Public Outcry
Taylor Swift Extends U.K. Chart Reign as ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Hits Six Weeks at No. 1
250 Still Missing in the Massive Fire, 94 Killed. One Day After the Disaster: Survivor Rescued on the 16th Floor
Trump: National Guard Soldier Who Was Shot in Washington Has Died; Second Soldier Fighting for His Life
UK Chancellor Reeves Defends Tax Rises as Essential to Reduce Child Poverty and Stabilise Public Finances
No Evidence Found for Claim That UK Schools Are Shifting to Teaching American English
European Powers Urge Israel to Halt West Bank Settler Violence Amid Surge in Attacks
"I Would Have Given Her a Kidney": She Lent Bezos’s Ex-Wife $1,000 — and Received Millions in Return
European States Approve First-ever Military-Grade Surveillance Network via ESA
UK to Slash Key Pension Tax Perk, Targeting High Earners Under New Budget
UK Government Announces £150 Annual Cut to Household Energy Bills Through Levy Reforms
UK Court Hears Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action as Critics Decry Heavy-Handed Measures
Investors Rush Into UK Gilts and Sterling After Budget Eases Fiscal Concerns
UK to Raise Online Betting Taxes by £1.1 Billion Under New Budget — Firms Warn of Fallout
Lamine Yamal? The ‘Heir to Messi’ Lost to Barcelona — and the Kingdom Is in a Frenzy
Warner Music Group Drops Suit Against Suno, Launches Licensed AI-Music Deal
HP to Cut up to 6,000 Jobs Globally as It Ramps Up AI Integration
MediaWorld Sold iPad Air for €15 — Then Asked Customers to Return Them or Pay More
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Promises ‘Full-Time’ Education for All Children as School Attendance Slips
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