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Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram long sought by conservatives. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Henry Peck, Senior Campaigner on Digital Threats at Global Witness. He says that Meta, like X, is in a 'race to the bottom' and it's washing its hands of the responsibility to preserve a level of trust and safety and provide robust content moderation.

Southpaw Martín Pérez will slot in nicely to Chicago’s young starting rotation. | Chris Coduto/Getty Images

Chicago gets an arm and an infielder, SoxFest update

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FACEBOOK’S scrapping of its left-wing “fact-checkers” is a long overdue victory for free speech. When can we expect the BBC’s discredited “Verify” outfit to go too?

For years the social media giant skewed its content for the Left, relegating or deleting conservative posts and even colluding with the US Democrats.

Often, harmless material was ­censored and posters needlessly banned for wrongspeak.

But with Trump’s re-election, Mark Zuckerberg has changed his tune. Читать дальше...

A MUM has shared her extreme money-saving tips, but it’s her water hack that’s really turned heads. 

Bindi Irwin’s daughter Grace Warrior is smart, tough, and kind — and spoiled rotten by her uncle Robert Irwin. (As she should be!) The wildlife photographer shared several photos of his only niece this week, and the 3-year-old is getting the princess treatment. “The adventures of Uncle Robert and Grace (…AKA Minnie Mouse! ????)” Robert […]

1. Wales weather: Snow and ice expected as weather warnings issued  BBC
2. Amber warning issued in part of UK and London braces for snow as temperatures plummet to -16C: Weather live  The Independent
3. Snow falls in London as temperatures plunge  Evening Standard
4. Snow and ice warnings for a cold week ahead  Met Office
5. Snow tracker LIVE: Polar blast sparks rush-hour chaos as heavy snowfall reaches London  Express

The Met Office urges people to leave extra time to make required trips and plan routes carefully.

If these smart glasses are any indication of what we're in for in 2025, it's going to be a wild ride.

Happy new year. How did you enjoy the first quarter-century of the 2000s?

The X CEO predicts DOGE will be "one of the single biggest unifiers that will bring this country together.”

Authorities on Wednesday said 70,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area as wildfires burn through the region.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) announced that the animals were at large within its grounds on Wednesday evening, saying it is suspected to be an 'illegal release'

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Rudy Giuliani claimed President-elect Donald Trump had been "enormously supportive personally" as the former mayor admitted to being in "really deep trouble" financially.

The CES 2025 tech show underway in Las Vegas Wednesday featured new hardware for everything from AI powered devices to OLED TVs, graphic cards and flexible laptops to new chips, smart glasses, games and EVs.

The Dell XPS 16 is a powerhouse of a laptop and this particular model is on sale right now. It even has a gorgeous OLED screen.

Japan's weather agency and land ministry on Wednesday warned of heavy snowfall in regions along the Sea of Japan coast on the country's main island of Honshu and…

1. Swippitt Could Solve Your Family’s Phone Charging Nightmare  Forbes
2. I Watched a Printer-Size Gadget Boost a Phone's Battery Life in Seconds  CNET
3. This toaster-looking gadget boosts your phone’s battery in seconds  The Verge
4. Can't afford the buzzy battery toaster from CES? Try these alternatives instead  ZDNet
5. Meet the Galway tech inventor who is the surprise hit of the world’s biggest tech show, CES  Irish Independent

The toaster-like Swippitt helps ensure your phone will never run out of battery by replacing dead batteries with fully charged ones in a couple of seconds.

1. Staff Picks for Notre Dame VS Penn State in the Orange Bowl  One Foot Down
2. Notre Dame, Penn State face off in College Football Playoff: Three keys to the Orange Bowl  USA TODAY
3. Notre Dame vs. Penn State history dates back to 1913, but College Football Playoff meeting is first since 2007  CBS Sports
4. Here, as always, it’s all about The Game  Scranton Times-Tribune
5. Notre Dame Unveils Uniforms for Orange Bowl vs. Penn State  Athlon Sports

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts returned to practice for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week 16, clearing the way for him to start this weekend.

More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The bill — which is named for the Georgia nursing student who was killed by an immigrant from Venezuela who crossed the border illegally — cleared the House on Tuesday with support from all...

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Jan. 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.