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Dublin-based children’s group flags risks in social media features

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:16:22 GMT

DUBLIN, Ireland: A group that represents children has raised concerns about early findings against the "addictive" design of Facebook and Instagram.

The European Commission said this week that it had reached a preliminary view that features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and highly personalized recommendations can lead to unhealthy habits and compulsive use.

The Commission said Met

Meta's AI image detector shows limits after image cropping

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:55:01 GMT

MENLO PARK, California: Meta's new artificial intelligence image detection tool struggles to identify some of its own AI-generated images after they are cropped, highlighting the challenges of verifying manipulated content as AI-generated images become more widespread.

The company previewed the tool this week alongside the launch of its new image-generation model, Muse Image, saying it can identify AI-generated

Meta ordered to submit payment plan to French media groups

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:23:21 GMT

PARIS, France: France's competition authority has ordered Meta Platforms to resume negotiations with French media organizations and submit a payment proposal over fees for using publishers' content on its platforms.

The watchdog directed Meta to provide details of its payment plan within 15 days after finding the company likely abused its dominant market position during negotiations over so-called neighboring ri

Investigators uncover years-long predator activity in Telegram chats

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:35:09 GMT

BERLIN, Germany: Investigators have been carefully examining several years of posts from about two dozen group chats on the messaging app Telegram. Authorities believe these chats were used by an online predator network made up mainly of Chinese men who targeted mostly Chinese women in Germany.

So far, the investigation has led to the conviction of three alleged core members o

RT becomes first international partner of Sahel TV

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:35:54 GMT

The agreement with Tafouk TV covers content sharing and joint coverage of Russia and the three AES members

RT has become the first international partner of the unified television channel of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), following the signing of a cooperation agreement with Tafouk TV.

RT French Director Natalia Lebedeva and Tafouk TV General Manager Salif Sanogo signed a memorandum of

Australian telco giant works to fix emergency call issue after major outage

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:15:07 GMT

MELBOURNE, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian telecommunications giant Telstra said on Thursday that it is working to resolve an issue affecting calls to emergency services following a major network outage that caused widespread disruptions on Wednesday.

Telstra said in a statement that teams had made "good progress" overnight to reduce the occurrence of a secondary issue impacting some calls to the national emergenc

Shooting From the Lipp - Prez Don-Jesus WashingChrist is bombing history

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:06:39 GMT

Shooting From the Lipp - Prez Don-Jesus WashingChrist is bombing history

First West Nile virus infection for 2026 diagnosed in Athens

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:38:56 GMT

First West Nile virus infection for 2026 diagnosed in Athens

HDFC Bank ex-chairman Atanu Chakraborty's FY26 earnings rise 3.5% despite early exit

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:34:32 GMT

HDFC Bank ex-chairman Atanu Chakraborty's FY26 earnings rise 3.5% despite early exit