Month: October 2023
NATO Nuclear Drills in Europe
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said last week that Russia’s war against Ukraine was a reminder of the important role of nuclear weapons in deterrence. NATO has begun its annual military drills involving nuclear weapon, Up to 60 aircraft would be involved in the `Steadfast Noon’ exercise, which lasts until Thursday next week. The craft
Poland Opposition wins elections
Final official results in Poland’s election released on Tuesday confirm that the liberal, pro-EU, opposition alliance is on track to form the next government under former Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Tusk has pledged to rebuild relations and unblock EU funds that were frozen due to an ongoing standoff over the rule of law in Poland.
Kenya Facebook redundancies case
Meta uses artificial intelligence to help spot and remove graphic Facebook content, but it also still relies on thousands of human workers to spot problematic posts.Several moderators have spoken out about the traumatising nature of the content they worked to filter out of people’s feeds, for which they were paid about $630 per month, Talks
LinkedIn Job Cuts
Since late 2022 there have been tens of thousands of layoffs in the technology sector by companies including Amazon, Meta and Google’s parent company Alphabet. In January 2023, LinkedIn’s parent company Microsoft announced 10,000 redundancies. All of these companies have been investing heavily in AI-powered technology, such as ChatGPT (backed by Microsoft) and Bard (owned
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has made a surprise visit to China.
Covid restrictions hit production in China, and geopolitical tensions with the US have added to supply chain concerns. Recently the company has sought to increase production in India. Sales of its latest iPhone have not matched previous models, according to analysts who spoke to Bloomberg. They blamed sinking demand in China, and intensifying competition from
Ronaldo could be sentenced in Iran
Ronaldo was in the Iranian capital of Tehran with his Al-Nassr team to face Iranian side Persepolis in the group stage of the Asian Champions League. He met Iranian painter Fatemah Hamami, an ardent fan of his who offered a picture of him she painted as a gift. An excited Ronaldo, in expression of gratitude,
Israel-Gaza hate Online
Disinformation is not limited to accounts seeking to undermine violence against hostages, either. Profiles supporting the actions of the Israeli government have also shared misleading and hateful content. Successful attempts to distort and confuse the online conversation make it a lot harder to get to the truth of what’s unfolding on the ground if you’re
Tackling misinformation about Israel conflict videos on Tiktok
The EU introduced new laws in August 2023 which regulate the kind of content that is allowed online. The Digital Services Act requires so-called very large online platforms those with over 45 million EU users to proactively remove “illegal content”, and show they have taken measures to do so if requested. TikTok, which is owned
X fined by Australian authorities for failing to crack down on child abuse content
Last month, X was criticised by Australian researchers for disabling a feature that allowed users to report misinformation about elections. The move has fuelled concern as it came ahead of a key Australia referendum which took place over the weekend to give Indigenous people more rights. Under Australian laws that took effect in 2021, the
Minecraft sales hit 300 million
Minecraft was released by Mojang Studios in November 2011, but a pre-release, unfinished version of the game was first available in 2009. It is extremely popular with children, young adults, and adults alike, due to its sandbox nature – meaning if you can imagine it, you can build it with the game’s Lego-like blocks. Minecraft,