Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules
Last year, Meta radically overhauled the rules around what content it would allow on its platforms. The company claimed that its own efforts policing speech
Month: June 2026
Inspecting rumor California accepts gym cards as ID for voter registration
The state has a policy of facilitating voter registration, taking on the work of verifying all information after a person registers.
GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry
Electric vehicle sales might be better now than the end of last year when demand fell off a cliff following the surge of purchases ahead
Snapchat walls under-16s off from public Spotlight, making their videos friends-only
Snapchat is restricting how its youngest users share video. From this week, Snapchatters aged 13 to 15 will get a dedicated profile where their Stories
Poetic emerges from stealth with $50M from OpenAI to automate insurance underwriting and compliance
Poetic, an AI startup that has been operating in stealth, has emerged with $50M in funding and a $500M valuation to automate some of finance’s
West Bank ethnic cleansing, settler attacks Israel’s state policy: Amnesty
Israel uses war crimes to accelerate ‘annexation agenda and settlement expansion’ in occupied land, rights group says.
7-month-old baby shot by Israeli soldier in Hebron
An Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family’s car in Hebron, fatally shooting a seven‑month‑old in the head.
Ukraine-made ‘Flamingo’ missile hits target 900 km inside Russia
Video shows a Ukrainian-made ‘FP-5 Flamingo’ cruise missile flying deep inside Russia.
Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchanged
The US president warns Iran “will have to pay the price” for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any
Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia
Ukraine’s military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Black Sea.
Pakistan launches deadly air strikes in Afghanistan, reigniting tensions
The fresh strikes come after weeks of relative calm in the restive border region between the two countries.
Manslaughter charges laid over deadly Hong Kong fire
The Wang Fuk Court blaze last year was the deadliest that Hong Kong had seen in 70 years, killing 168 people.
Laverock Therapeutics reports key oncology research milestones
Laverock Therapeutics (‘Laverock’), a biotechnology company developing disease-responsive advanced therapies through its unique, programmable gene control technology, today announced key in-vivo functional milestones across its
Study finds indoor cats do not trigger child asthma flares
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The Global Asthma Network has estimated that its