Meta ends fact-checking to ‘reduce censorship’
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s fact checkers had been ‘too politically biased’
FRIDAY, 31 JANUARY 2025, 16:48
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s fact checkers had been ‘too politically biased’
The sister of Sam Altman accused the OpenAI chief executive officer of sexually abusing her for almost a decade, in a lawsuit filed in federal court.
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had “committed genocide” and imposed sanctions on the paramilitary group’s leader.
Social media giant Meta announced on Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said it tested a new hypersonic missile this week aimed at deterring the country’s Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington’s top diplomat visited the region.
The US Defense Department said on Monday it has added Chinese tech giants including gaming and social media leader Tencent to a list of firms it says work with China’s military.
A powerful earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 32 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and parts of India.
Donald Trump capped a historic political comeback on Monday as Congress certified his election victory, in a remarkable turn from four years ago, when a mob he had summoned to Washington ransacked the US Capitol.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns amid pressure from within his party and low public approval ratings.
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul.
The move is part of what the president-elect has said is a ‘Save America’ initiative
Trump has been congratulated by various world leaders, with the Taliban government saying it hoped for a fresh start in relations between Afghanistan and the US
The former president said America could now start to ‘heal’
Bitcoin surged to over $75,000 as early returns appeared favourable for Trump on Tuesday night
On the eve of the election, Trump and Harris delivered closing arguments in a heated final push across battleground states
Key documents relating to Valerie Huber’s Protego project are being kept away from the public eye
Hosting the first summit of the expanded bloc allowed Putin to project influence in a shifting global order despite Western isolation
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