Beyond algorithms: Booker Loud on building social platforms people trust
Trust in social media is slowly eroding, even as global engagement continues to rise. Platforms have become deeply embedded in everyday life, yet the quality
Gemini has a billion monthly users. ChatGPT hit that in June and moved the goalposts
Sundar Pichai announced on Tuesday that the Gemini app had passed a billion monthly users. He called it “our fastest growing product ever” and the
Olympic skateboarder times epic stunt with solar eclipse
Spanish Olympic skateboarder Danny León timed a jump with the moon passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.
Zimbabwe’s land reform enters a new chapter
A new land policy is reopening disputes over farms seized during Zimbabwe’s land reform after 2000.
Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador
Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police.
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The outbreak, declared on 15 May, has caused more than 2,000 deaths, with thousands more reported cases.
‘If you’re not conservative, don’t come here’: The town making missiles for Trump
The president’s approval numbers may be down, but in this Tennessee town, his support is as strong as ever.
Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria – but the ‘Vulture King’ is fighting to reverse the trend
Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature’s cycle.
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country’s business sector.
Army gynecologist pleads not guilty to secretly recording patients
An Army gynecologist charged with secretly videotaping patients during exams pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
‘Creepy thing to do’: Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant convicted in hair-touching case
Bryan Betancur also faces a stalking charge in Washington and is accused of livestreaming himself fondling a different woman’s hair on a train in Arlington
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and
SimpleX Chat Wants Its 400K+ Users to Become Investors Too
The world is in a messed-up state where surveillance and eroding people’s rights are rewarded, and those who oppose are labeled unpatriotic, anti-national, radicals, criminal