Parties’ social media spending under scrutiny
Parties in Northern Ireland are boosting spending on Facebook and Instagram ads as the election nears. Here’s what the top five parties spent from June 23 to June 29, according…
Brazil restricts Meta’s use of social media posts for AI training
Brazil has blocked Meta from using Brazilians’ Instagram and Facebook posts to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. It comes weeks after the company abandoned similar plans to use UK…
Bugatti, First Lady, and Fabricated Stories Targeting Americans
Russia-based websites posing as local American newspapers are spreading fake stories using AI, targeting the upcoming US election, according to a BBC investigation. Led by a former Florida police officer…
Tesla exceeds expectations with higher-than-anticipated car sales
Tesla, after a sharp decline earlier this year, appears to be rebounding. The electric car-maker, led by Elon Musk, delivered nearly 444,000 vehicles in the three months ending June 30,…
US awards Moderna $176 million to create bird flu vaccine
US government gives Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine for bird flu, aiming to be better prepared for health emergencies following lessons from Covid-19. Bird flu, though currently…
Microsoft and Nvidia’s Strategic Bets Outmaneuver Apple
Microsoft and Nvidia briefly outranked Apple as the world’s most valuable companies, driven by their investments in AI. These tech giants anticipated the AI boom, with Microsoft backing OpenAI and…
US to give Boeing a favorable deal, lawyer claims
A lawyer for the victims of two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes told the BBC that the US government plans to give Boeing a very favorable plea deal. The deal…
UK taxi driver still on Nigerian civil servant payroll
Some former Nigerian civil servants are still getting paid even though they left their jobs and moved to other countries. President Bola Tinubu recently ordered a crackdown on this, saying…
Aer Lingus pilots hold eight-hour strike
Aer Lingus pilots marched and staged an eight-hour strike at Dublin Airport due to a pay dispute with the airline. The strike caused the cancellation of 120 flights, affecting about…
Chevron Doctrine: Its Impact Explained
Supreme Court Ends “Chevron Deference” Rule, Shifting Power from Federal Agencies In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has ended the “Chevron deference,” a rule dating back to 1984 that…