Al Jazeera reports from Nepal as flood survivors flee new threat
Al Jazeera reports from flood-hit Bidur, Nepal, as residents flee towards higher ground amid threats of another flood.
Month: August 2026
Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Authorities in Australia said Wednesday that they arrested two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a prolific group of hackers that, over nine
Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a
Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery.
Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws
Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.
Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues
A group of migrants is accused of throwing stones at a military vehicle, while some locals set fire to their camps on the beach.
Fed has ‘work to do’ if price rises don’t ease for Americans, Warsh says
Kevin Warsh remarks suggest interest rates could be increased if policymakers think inflation is running too high.
Two-year curfew lifted in Sudan’s capital
The military authorities retook control of the city 18 months ago, but the conflict continues elsewhere.
MS NOW’s Ruhle whacks ‘bunch of loser’ golf bros as ‘ignorant’ ad gets immediately yanked
Video of a woman being violently shoved to the ground by an angry golfer spurred words of outrage from MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle on
Trump admin’s document dump to right-wingers accidentally reveals secret DHS hire: report
A document dump to a right-wing website exposed a secret and controversial hire made by the Trump administration, according to a new report. Hidden metadata
Cheap smartphones are dead. Apple doesn’t care
An important but potentially fragile trend is emerging in the data being reported by smartphone industry trackers: while painful component price increases are denting overall
Why AI doesn’t make companies more productive
In 1987, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Solow wrote, “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” The same could be said
Claim Trump paid tens of millions to settle sexual assault allegations involving minors lacks evidence
The long-standing rumor is based on an unverified list, with no credible evidence to back it up.