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Bonnie Tyler, Welsh Singer Behind Total Eclipse of the Heart, Dies at 75
The Welsh performer, whose rasping voice helped define several 1980s hits, died in Portugal after treatment for an illness, according to a message posted on her Facebook page.
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The New Robber Barons of Intelligence: Are AI Bosses More Powerful Than Rockefeller?
Dario. Demis. Elon. Mark. Sam. Five first names. Five men. Five command centers in the new race to build artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei at Anthropic. Demis Hassabis at Google DeepMind. Elon Musk with xAI. Mark Zuckerberg at Meta. ...
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Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Trial Over Social Media's Impact on Children's Mental Health
The case alleges that Meta and YouTube contribute to mental health issues among youth.
Mark Zuckerberg, an outspoken critic of "man-made climate change", shows off his new $300 million, 287-foot mega yacht, powered by four gigantic diesel engines
Yet another stark reminder that Net Zero is only for the peasants
“Technology Tycoons Are More Powerful Than States”: The Unusual Warning from the Head of British Intelligence
In a rare public speech, the new head of MI6 warned that artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, and the growing power of technology corporations are eroding truth and destabilizing the international order.
When Truth Is Criminalised: Swiss man jailed after stating skeletons are biologically male or female
A ten-day prison sentence for a biological facts fuels global concern over rising speech restrictions in Western “democracies” with psychological agenda
"Feels Like a Dream": A TikTok Video Earned an Eighty-Eight-Year-Old Cashier a Check for 1.7 Million Dollars
An eighty-eight-year-old Michigan cashier received one point seven million dollars after a short TikTok video about why he still works went viral, prompting a global fundraising campaign launched by a twenty-two-year-old Australian influ...
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Begins, Tech Firms Brace for Enforcement
Major platforms to block users under sixteen from December 10 as Meta Platforms begins early removal of youth accounts
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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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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
"Every Centimeter of Your Body Is a Masterpiece": The Shocking Meta Document Revealed
A leaked Meta document shows its AI chatbots were allowed to engage in romantic conversations with children, generate racist statements, and create false news, raising serious ethical and legal concerns.
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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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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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WhatsApp Users Targeted in New Scam Involving Account Takeovers
Authorities report surge in cases where scammers trick users into sharing verification codes, hijack accounts, and impersonate contacts
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Code, Control & Chaos: How Big Tech Eats Democracy, Elected Governments, Destabilizes Nations and Undermines Governance
From San Francisco to Bucharest, the future of democracy hinges on who controls the code. If digital platforms remain unregulated and privately governed, they risk replacing democracy with data-fed demagoguery.
Meta Announces Formation of Ambitious AI Unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs
The new initiative aims to unify Meta's AI teams under a single powerful unit led by former Scale AI CEO Alexander Wong.
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Unprecedented Cybersecurity Breach
Security researchers confirm freshly stolen passwords from dozens of platforms now circulating online
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Year these companies were founded:
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Meta and Anduril Collaborate on AI-Driven Military Augmented Reality Systems
EagleEye project aims to enhance U.S. soldiers' battlefield awareness through advanced XR technology
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Meta to Train AI Models Using User-Generated Content from Facebook and Instagram
Users can opt out of having their photos and texts used for training purposes.
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