This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. X Deploys AI Bots for Fact-Checking, Raising Concerns Over Accuracy X (formerly Twitter) is now using artificial intelligence to generate about 10% of itsContinue Reading
Parliamentary report calls for sovereign launch capability and reduced dependence on US services The UK’s House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee has published a scathing report, “The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out,” declaring that the 2021 National Space Strategy has “failed to turn its ambitions intoContinue Reading
As The Traitor finds a novel way to evade blame for Tuesday’s crushing election losses, the author of a piece on the energy driving Democrats explains what The Traitor won’t accept about the the MAGA coalition’s collapse., Read MoreContinue Reading
Advocacy groups and lawmakers say they’ve gotten mixed results when it comes to trying to rein in the power of Big Tech., Read MoreContinue Reading
Tigray was the centre of a devastating two-year war that pitted the TPLF against Ethiopia’s federal army., Tigray was the centre of a devastating two-year war that pitted the TPLF against Ethiopia’s federal army. Ethiopia’s Afar region has accused forces from neighbouring Tigray of crossing into its territory, seizing severalContinue Reading
UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban., UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before the Taliban’s narcotics ban in 2022. Afghanistan’s once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramaticallyContinue Reading
The gas giant WASP-18b, shown in this artist’s rendition, is tidally locked to its star. A new 3D map of its atmosphere reveals that its hottest zone might be ripping water apart. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Scientists have created a three dimensional map of a distant planet’s atmosphere for the first time. Using data from theContinue Reading
The Shenzhou-20 crew — Wang Jie (left), Chen Zhongrui (center), and Chen Dong (right) — has been stranded on board the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was hit with space junk. The trio launched into space on April 24. (Image credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images) Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, have beenContinue Reading
In Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, the Earthshot Prize brought together Brazilian and global celebrities alongside Prince William, who is in the city for a three-day environmental programme before travelling on to the COP30 UN climate summit.Continue Reading
Defence ministers of the UK-led coalition met with their Ukrainian counterparts in Bodø in Norway to deepen their collaboration and strengthen security in the Nordic-Baltic region.Continue Reading
Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reflects on his brother’s release and the deep scars left on freed Palestinian prisoners, Video Duration 04 minutes 47 seconds 04:47 Between Us After 19 months in Israeli detention, Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reflects on his brother’s release and the deep scars left on freed PalestinianContinue Reading
At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher., EXPLAINER At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens after the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher. In western Sudan, the number of people fleeing el-Fasher and its surrounding villages in North Darfur inContinue Reading
Grace Shaw & Phil Bodmer Yorkshire BBC Freyja died at five days old of injuries sustained during her birth at St James’s Hospital in Leeds The father of a baby girl who died five days after she was born in a Leeds hospital has said he wants an independent inquiryContinue Reading