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How Does the Taiwanese Public View Efforts Against Misinformation?

Survey results have identified a crucial element in Taiwan’s fight against misinformation: the use of fact-checks.

The News Lens

Manny Charlton dead: Founding Nazareth guitarist and Love Hurts musician dies aged 80

Manny Charlton has died at the age of 80, his grandson Jamie Charlton confirmed on Facebook on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

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Venting on Facebook costs angry beekeeper $370,000

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Venting on Facebook costs angry Minnesota beekeeper $370,000

Venting on social media proved costly for a Minnesota beekeeper, who now must pay $370,000 to a couple who sold him bees that later died.

Tribune News Service

‘We didn’t feel it was for us’: the UK’s minority ethnic walking groups tearing down barriers

Hiking groups set up by and for ethnic minorities, often during lockdowns, are gaining in popularity

The Guardian - UK

Facebook, Instagram Fall Prey To Data Scraping; Indict Chinese Company

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) prosecuted Octopus Data, the U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise Shenzhen Vision Information Technology Co. Octopus Data allegedly offered data scraping services for Facebook and Instagram. Meta also prosecuted a Turkey-based individual, Ekrem Ateş, for allegedly setting up automated Instagram accounts to scrape data from 350,000 Instagram…

Benzinga

Factbox-UK lawmakers voice opinion on PM Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, gravely wounded by the resignation of senior ministers who said he was not fit to govern and with a growing number of lawmakers calling for him to step down.

Reuters

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Facebook owner Meta enhances language translation AI

It comes after Meta was accused of failing to moderate harmful content in different languages

Evening Standard

Meta Remains Adamant On NFT Push In Contrast With Google, Apple To Secure Its Metaverse Ambitions

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) pushed ahead with plans to launch access to digital collectibles to its 3 billion users amid the crypto meltdown, the Financial Times reports. Meta would in no way adjust its plans around so-called non-fungible tokens, said new fintech head Stephane Kasriel in an interview with FT. The efforts are…

Benzinga

TechScape: Can the UK create a safer internet?

In this week’s newsletter: Much-contested online safety legislation is about to get its day in parliament – but MPs are still fighting over who gets control

The Guardian - UK

Mystery after cloud that looks like a massive unicorn spotted over stables

Olivia Harris, 46, saw the cloud while chatting to a friend at the stables near Hertford, Hertfordshire, on June 26 - they quickly started snapping pictures of the mysterious shape in the sky

Daily Mirror

Nottinghamshire MP Lee Anderson withdraws support for Boris Johnson

He is our first MP to speak against the PM

Nottingham Post

Cheapest supermarkets for a tub of butter as Lurpak prices soar to over £9

Shoppers have found that 500g tubs have been selling for around £5, with one supermarket asking for a staggering £9 for a 1kg tub.

Daily Record

Man avoids jail for years of cyberstalking

A 23-year-old man has avoided jail after cyberstalking a woman for almost four years before asking a 13-year-old girl for sex on social media.

AAP

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US Allies Urge Suspension of Russia from Sport Federations

The United States and a range of allies called on Tuesday for Russian and Belarusian national governing bodies of sports to be suspended from international sport federations, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian embassy in the United States described the move as "Russophobic" and said "sports should stay…

The Independent UK

Boy, 11, killed in fireworks incident: ‘Don’t ever think it can’t happen’

‘Fireworks are no joke and when you think it won’t be yours, in the blink of an eye it is’

Reuters

Mistakes plague identification of migrants who died in Texas truck

A week after 53 migrants died in a sweltering trailer in San Antonio, Texas, some of their nationalities are still unclear, highlighting the challenges that officials from at least four different countries face in identifying the victims of the deadliest U.S. human smuggling tragedy on record.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $7,038 (8,000 MANA) In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $7,038, which is 2.46x the current floor price of 2.398 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($7,038 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

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Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 23,500 MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $20,675, which is 7.22x the current floor price of 2.398 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($20,675 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Daily Record

'Chance to run my former local was too good to miss' as popular Swan Inn reopens

We told you in February how the Eaglesham boozer - near to East Kilbride - closed, much to the dismay of locals

Newsroom.co.nz

Govt could yet force tech giants to pay NZ media

An Australian-style legislative response against global digital platforms to make them pay for media content remains possible as a new minister says too many news firms are hurting

Edinburgh Live

Old trainers hack that gives them 'new lease of life' shared by mum

A woman was able to transform the look of her dirty white trainers, leaving them looking "almost brand new", for just £5, and others were quick to call the idea "brilliant"

Daily Record

Coatbridge pupils rock out with spectacular school show

St Ambrose High students delighted audiences with their production of We Will Rock You.

Benzinga

Barclays Sees TikTok, Apple Stealing Digital Ad Mojo Of Google, Facebook, Amazon In 2022 - Read How

Barclays analyst Ross Sandler acknowledged that investors were "rightfully wary" about the trajectory of digital advertising growth in 2022, especially into Q2 earnings.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire family keep memory of beloved baby boy alive by sharing little 'bags of joy'

Angela Kenny and Gordon Campbell set up a not-for-profit organisation in memory of son Arran who was stillborn

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