Charity Ekezie has made it her mission to educate naive westerners about her continent on social media, and have some fun along the way When Charity Ekezie first joined TikTok and started posting videos from her home in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2020, she had just left a job at a radio station and thought it …
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The social media network’s new rules, announced on Monday, come after regulator pressure around the world to better protect children from inappropriate content Elon Musk’s X now officially allows pornographic content on its platform but says it will block adult and violent posts from being seen by users who are under 18 or who do …
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Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee Russia is targeting the Paris Olympics with a disinformation campaign that includes deploying a deepfake Tom Cruise to narrate a documentary criticising the organisation behind the games, according to a new report from Microsoft. Microsoft said a network of Russia-affiliated groups …
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A South Australian museum honours the man who changed the way dentistry was done ‘on a global scale’ In medieval Europe, barber-surgeons might cut your hair, shave your face, do a bit of blood-letting and tend to a broken limb. They might also pull a tooth out with a “pelican” – a crude beak-like shank …
Far from a business sim, players act as tastemaker for a litany of lovable oddballs that swing by, using clues to deduce the perfect album recommendation Every time I go through a breakup, I’m compelled to rewatch the noughties classic High Fidelity, in which OG softboi John Cusack mournfully chronicles a “top 10 list” of …
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The online safety bill was a start, but campaigners are right to demand more, especially in situations where a child has has died Bereaved parents of children whose deaths have been linked to social media are crucial voices in the debate over how to ensure that under-18s are not harmed by their experiences online. Two …
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CEO Jensen Huang tells packed stadium in Taipei ‘next Industrial Revolution has begun’ Nvidia has unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of artificial intelligence, with the AI hardware company’s CEO telling a packed stadium in Taipei on Sunday that “the next Industrial Revolution has begun”. Jensen Huang is in Taiwan for the …
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New York’s governor backs a plan to remove smartphones from the classroom. Here are some suggestions for how it might work On Thursday, Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, announced plans to sponsor legislation that would ban smartphones in schools as part of her broader effort to protect children from technology’s negative effects. She intends …
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As we know more about our bodies, from wearable tech to data feedback, so our health anxiety increases. So is it better not to know? One thing led to another and then I was topless on a couch and then a cardiologist, his nose wrinkled, was explaining that everything was fine, except my heart was …
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The Tories and Labour are forking out more than ever on social media ads, but going viral isn’t easy. We speak to influencers and strategists about the messages and memes Why would you hold an election in November? The question came from digital marketing guru Mike Harris and was asked in a message to his …
