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Scottish city centre restaurant announces closure one year after reopening

A SCOTTISH city centre restaurant has announced its closure “with a heavy heart” just one year after reopening.

The National (Scotland)

A banned promoter of cancer ‘cures’ was hijacked by genAI. Now the internet is ‘flooded with garbage’

Australian Barbara O’Neill’s ‘natural self-healing’ remedies found a certain audience through her own efforts. But her image has run wild thanks to unaffiliated groups exploiting her name on social media

The Guardian - AU

Feline Phenom: Train Station Cat George Captivates Global Fans‌ ‌

George the cat, a social media sensation, draws admirers worldwide with own merchandise line and loyal following at Stourbridge Junction Railway Station.‌ ‌

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Macklemore Helped Cops Arrest A Fugitive After Inviting Her On Stage During His Concert

Macklemore accidentally turned a concert into a crime scene after inviting a fugitive on stage leading to her arrest.

Pedestrian.tv

Search ongoing for missing climber in US national park days after he was separated from group

Grant Marcuccio first went missing on Sunday in Glacier National Park

The Independent UK

Children are too young for Facebook, so schools stop sharing their pictures

'Schools post pictures of children in dance outfits and on camps.'

Newcastle Herald

Government Official's Attempt to Use an Anti-Stalking Order Against a Citizen

I've written about some other such cases in my Overbroad Injunctions article; this case involves a somewhat different set of facts than the ones I discussed there, but I thought it worth noting as well. (I agree that some citizen behavior related to officials—such as violence or true threats of…

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Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery

A massive discovery was recently made in Madison County, Mississippi, when a man exploring nature came across a huge mammoth tusk that had remained mostly intact since the Ice Age. The post Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery first appeared on…

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Viking Age stone figurine unearthed in Iceland — but no one can agree on which animal it is

The small, four-legged figurine is carved out of stone, but it's unclear which animal it depicts.

LiveScience

Former MP Andrew Laming’s fine doubled to $40,000 after failing to disclose authorisation on Facebook posts

Laming was initially fined for three posts made before 2019 election criticising Labor health funding that did not display his authorisation

The Guardian - AU

Former MP's penalty doubled for election Facebook posts

Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has had his fines doubled on appeal over three Facebook posts found to have breached the law around election campaigns.

AAP

Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal

Journalists and industry experts are blasting a deal announced this week between the state of California and Google

The Independent UK

Nintendo created its own Zelda-themed "social media" to help it finish Tears of the Kingdom, with Rupees instead of likes

Step aside, Facebook

GamesRadar

Police warning after scammers offer fake links to stream Southport stabbing victim’s funeral

Police said officers were made aware of a number of Facebook accounts

The Independent UK

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Tiger Nearly Eats Zoo Visitor After She Climbed Into Enclosure To Pet It, Police Now Involved

“A female at the Cohanzick Zoo went over the wooden fence at the tiger enclosure.” The post Tiger Nearly Eats Zoo Visitor After She Climbed Into Enclosure To Pet It, Police Now Involved first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Australia’s privacy regulator just dropped its case against ‘troubling’ facial recognition company Clearview AI. Now what?

The office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced this week it would be taking no further action against facial recognition company Clearview AI. This marked a significant victory for one of the most controversial technology companies in the world.

The Independent UK

Pakistan authorities charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation that sparked riots in UK

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested and charged a man with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month

The Guardian - UK

Tackling misinformation should be our No 1 priority

Letter: Vanessa Scanlan says the government needs a coherent strategy to counter the huge amount of misinformation on social media platforms

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Democrats use AI in effort to stay ahead with Latino and Black voters

Party tries experimental tech to persuade voters of color to choose Kamala Harris over Donald Trump

The National (Scotland)

Man charged in Pakistan with cyber terrorism over Southport misinformation

POLICE in Pakistan have charged a man with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in…

The National (Scotland)

‘Indy is very much alive’: Yes groups team up for Highlands campaign day

INDEPENDENCE groups have taken part in a “day of action” in the Highlands in a bid to connect people with more local issues affecting…

The Independent UK

Man arrested in Pakistan for ‘spreading UK riot misinformation’

The suspect was identified by Pakistan authorities as Farhan Asif, 32, a freelance web developer

The Guardian - UK

Cocaine may be ubiquitous in Britain – but it’s hardly cool: in fact it’s becoming cringe

Gen X and millennials are still embracing the drug, with all its drink-more, work-more, pre-2008-crash associations. But this mentality is no longer in vogue, says Róisín Lanigan

The Guardian - UK

Just Eat advert that depicted McDonald’s broke junk food code

Advertising Standards Authority bans Facebook ad over lack of care to ensure it was not aimed at under-16s

Fortune

A new web crawler launched by Meta last month is quietly scraping the web for AI training data

Meet the Meta External Agent, the newly launched web crawler scouring the web for the data Meta needs to train and improve its generative AI models and tools.

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