Ferras Hamad claims in lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinians’ Instagram posts A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of discrimination in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help …
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The disruption has also affected a wider range of services than first thought, including GPs, community and mental health providers A Russian cyber-attack has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networks are disrupted. Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals trust (GSTT) has gone …
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Generation P | Photobombing in the Musée d’Orsay | Clamping down on HMRC | Fit and leftwing | 650 Mhairi Blacks You say that young Russians are “often referred to as ‘Generation P’ for having lived only under Putin’s presidency” (‘He couldn’t wait to join’: thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war, 29 May). However, …
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Eric Yuan suggests technology is five or six years away and will free up time to spend with family Zoom users in the not-too-distant future could send AI avatars to attend meetings in their absence, the company’s chief executive has suggested, delegating the drudge-work of corporate life to a system trained on their own content. …
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Ex-head of National Cyber Security Centre says group has ‘two-year history of attacking organisations across the world’ A group of Russian cybercriminals is behind the ransomware attack that halted operations and tests in major London NHS hospitals, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre has said. Ciaran Martin said the attack on …
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Social video app taking steps to tackle cyber-attack on well-known brands and celebrities TikTok has said it is taking measures to tackle a cyber-attack that targeted several celebrities and brand accounts, including Paris Hilton and CNN. The social video app confirmed CNN’s feed was one of a small number of high-profile accounts that had been …
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EU commissioner Vera Jourová says tech firms must hire staff versed in legal and historical context of free speech in Europe Europe live – latest updates Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, lacks understanding of European concerns over the hatred and division that can result from the spread of disinformation, …
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Changes in multiple neural networks can result in further addictive tendencies and negative behaviours, researchers say Young people with internet addiction experience changes in their brain chemistry which could lead to more addictive behaviours, research suggests. The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed previous research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how …
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Exclusive: Scientists at MIT hope talking to 60-year-old self will shift thinking on health, money and work If your carefully crafted life plan has been scuppered by sofa time, bingeing on fast food, drinking too much and failing to contribute to the company pension, it may be time for a chat with your future self. …
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Taiwan is the target of more disinformation from abroad than any other democracy, according to University of Gothenburg study Charles Yeh’s battle with disinformation in Taiwan began with a bowl of beef noodles. Nine years ago, the Taiwanese engineer was at a restaurant with his family when his mother-in-law started picking the green onions out …
