BRAZIL HOLDS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ACCOUNTABLE FOR USERS’ POSTS

Mon 16 June 2025: Brazil’s Supreme Court ruling could lead to fines for social media platforms failing to remove certain user posts. Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that social media companies can be held accountable for some types of content published by users on their platforms. The decision could clear the way for the […]

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AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DEVELOP AI MODEL THAT DECIPHERS WORDS FROM BRAINWAVES

Mon 16 June 2025: Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can decipher words and sentences from brainwaves detected by a wearable cap, opening up a new frontier in medical science, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday. It will not only help patients with cognition, but could also revolutionize how humans […]

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ESPORTS: WILL THE NEXT RONALDO, MESSI, OR JORDAN BE A GAMER?

Sat 14 June 2025: – ‘The next Ronaldo, Messi, Michael Jordan will be in esports. That goes without a doubt,’ says Orlando Carlo Calumeno, chairman of Türkiye’s first esports club – Industry forecasts estimate that this year, the global esports audience will surpass 640M, with 318M dedicated fans and 322M casual viewers ISTANBUL What if, […]

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RUSSIA TESTS ADVANCED LASER SYSTEMS TO COUNTER DRONES

Sat 14 June 2025: Russia conducted large-scale tests of new laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov attending the trials, officials said on Friday. The tests, which were conducted at a specialized military range, were designed to assess the lasers’ accuracy, range, reaction time, and performance […]

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THOSE ‘WHAT I EAT IN A DAY’ TIKTOK VIDEOS AREN’T HELPFUL. THEY MIGHT EVEN BE HARMFUL

Thu 12 June 2025: You may have come across those “what I eat in a day” videos on social media, where people – usually conventionally attractive influencers wearing activewear – list everything they consumed that day. They might seem like harmless fun but in fact they can reinforce dangerous ideas about food, weight and body […]

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MARK ZUCKERBERG BUILDS ELITE AI TEAM TO LEAD RACE FOR ‘SUPERINTELLIGENCE’: REPORT

Wed 11 June 2025: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is assembling a top team of AI experts to develop “superintelligence,” a type of AI that outperforms human capabilities. Dissatisfied with Meta’s AI progress, Zuckerberg had invited AI researchers to his Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto homes as part of efforts to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), […]

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ITALY CUTS TIES WITH ISRAELI SPYWARE FIRM PARAGON AMID SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL

Tue 10 June 2025: Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage. Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon, after revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government – including journalists and migrant rescue workers – prompted political uproar and calls for […]

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MEMES AND CONFLICT: STUDY SHOWS SURGE OF IMAGERY AND FAKES CAN PRECEDE INTERNATIONAL AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE

AI tools reveal how images have been manipulated. William Theisen et al. Sun 08 June 2025: Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don’t trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media. What […]

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SMART PEN DEVELOPED TO DETECT PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Fri 06 June 2025: Developed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the pen features magnetic ink and a special tip that converts hand movements during writing into electrical signals. These signals are then analyzed by AI to detect markers associated with Parkinson‘s. More than 10 million people worldwide are thought to be living […]

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