More than 150 rescuers are racing to reach an American stranded deep inside a cave in Turkey after he became ill. Mark Dickey, 40, is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding — but he has been stuck several thousand feet below the ground inside the vast Morca cave since Saturday. The Turkish Caving Federation, which is assisting…
claims a kamikaze drone has landed on the territory of Romania – a member. Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko has said an -made Shahed drone detonated on Romanian soil during a mass attack by Russia on the Danube River port of Izmail in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, overnight. “This is further confirmation that Russian…
Ukrainian soldiers have made “notable progress” in their counteroffensive against Russia over that last 72 hours. That is according to a leading US security official who says troops have broken through Russia’s first line of defence. Speaking in Washington, White House security council spokesman John Kirby said the US had “noted over the last 72…
When the Canadian parliament passed the benignly named Online News Act this summer, its goal was to ensure “fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news outlets,” according to a government summary of the legislation. In effect, the law requires search engines and social media giants to “engage in a bargaining process — and binding arbitration,…
When the Canadian parliament passed the benignly named Online News Act this summer, its goal was to ensure “fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news outlets,” according to a government summary of the legislation. In effect, the law requires search engines and social media giants to “engage in a bargaining process — and binding arbitration,…
First Look Facebook restores Trump’s account, two years after Jan. 6 Facebook announced that it will be restoring former President Donald Trump’s personal account in the upcoming weeks. This marks the end of a two-year suspension that was implemented following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. | View caption Hide caption | Facebook parent Meta said…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is leading a group of lawmakers calling for an investigation into how some of the largest tax prep companies allegedly illegally shared sensitive customer data with Google and Meta, CNBC reported. A seven-month congressional investigation found evidence that TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and other tax prep firms sent names, phone numbers, email…
Watch out world — there’s a new social network in town. On July 5, Facebook parent company Meta launched Threads, an Instagram-integrated, text-based conversation app directly positioned to take down Twitter. “We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,” Meta Chief Product Officer Chris…
First Look Social media giants face lawsuits over teen mental health concerns The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month on whether federal law protects the harmful content the tech industry pushes out through social media. Public entities seek to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. | View caption…
In what is perhaps the definition of a literal grudge match, Twitter owner Elon Musk and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have indicated their interest in fighting each other. The feud emerged when Musk, 51, tweeted his enthusiasm for a Las Vegas-held, MMA-style cage match between himself and Zuckerberg, 39. The latter replied to Musk’s challenge…