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‘No alternative’: Greens MPs call for the party’s Victorian convener to resign

Newly elected convener Linda Gale co-authored a 2019 document described as ‘inconsistent with Greens values’

The Guardian - AU

Meta opens Chicago office after more than two years of pandemic delays. Is it already obsolete?

When Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, hosted the grand opening for its headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market district last week, it was a celebration delayed more than two years by the pandemic.

Chicago Tribune

France's international Vivatech fair shows off world pioneers of Web3 frontier

The annual Vivatech trade fair is underway in Paris until Saturday. Four days of conferences and exchanges around Web3, the new generation of internet technology, touch on innovations such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, NFT and of course the latest hype known as the "metaverse".

Radio France Internationale

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Mate Rimac Shows Images Of The First Nevera Registered

The Croatian CEO recalls some numbers connected to the development of the electric hypercar.

Motor1

Republican attorney general candidates decry ‘tyrannical’ Pritzker, his ‘wingman’ Raoul and Illinois’ ‘world-famous’ corruption

Downstate attorney Tom DeVore is up against suburban lawyers Steve Kim and David Shestokas for the GOP nomination to take on Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Chicago Sun-Times

The ABC's experts give their take on the US rate rise and today's jobs figures and what that means for you — as it happened

The US central bank has increased its federal funds rate by 0.75 per cent in its biggest hike since 1994. Business reporter Sue Lannin has answered your questions on what it means for Australia.

ABC News

Tamil Nadu: Man blackmails ‘wife’ with intimate photos, lands in police net

CHENNAI: A man who befriended a woman on social media, staged a fake marriage and blackmailed her asking for money, was arrested by the Thirunindravur police on Wednesday. The woman lodged a complaint after discovering that the accused was writing porn stories on the internet based on real-life incidents.

The Times of India

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Grand Rapids fires police officer Schurr in wake of Lyoya murder charge

DETROIT — The city of Grand Rapids has fired police officer Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in an April 4 traffic stop that garnered national headlines and resulted in a second-degree murder charge against Schurr.

Tribune News Service

Dog-lovers appalled as 'disturbing' dashcam captures man carrying dog by throat

A video appearing to show a man holding a dog around its throat surfaced on social media and has reportedly prompted multiple calls to Staffordshire Police

Daily Mirror

Privacy violations undermine the trustworthiness of the Tim Hortons brand

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada, along with three provincial counterparts, released a scathing report on the Tim Hortons’ app on June 1.

The Conversation

How Facebook collects data about abortion seekers

A new investigation shows how Facebook gathers personal data from people who visit crisis pregnancy center websites.

Mic

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $2,350 In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $2,350, which is 1.27x the current floor price of 1.65 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $2,575 (2 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $2,575, which is 1.39x the current floor price of 1.65 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $2,888 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $2,888, which is 1.56x the current floor price of 1.65 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

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The Guardian - UK

Local papers lose out to Facebook as UK towns become ‘news deserts’

Report says people often find online groups more informative than underfunded traditional media

Daily Mirror

State Of Rest wins Prince of Wales's stakes on day two at Royal Ascot 2022

Jockey Shane Crosse rode State Of Rest superbly to victory in the Prince of Wales's stakes ahead of well-fancied odds-on favourite Bay Bridge at Royal Ascot

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. targets Russia with tech to evade censorship of Ukraine news

The U.S. government has pushed new, increased funding into three technology companies since the start of the Ukraine conflict to help Russians sidestep censors and access Western media, according to five people familiar with the situation.

Tribune News Service

Bay Area food delivery service wants to go the distance for customers who wait

LOS GATOS, California — Jonathan Friedland wondered why his favorite local bakery, Manresa Bread, wasn’t using food-delivery services such as DoorDash or Uber Eats, especially during a pandemic shutdown that kept customers home.

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Top tips to get online freebies by mum who's bagged goods worth £7,000 for free

Mum-of-two Maria shares three tips to find free food, drink, cosmetics and household goods online

Daily Mirror

Mum saves over £7k in two years after becoming obsessed with collecting freebies

Maria Sillaste is a self-confessed freebie 'addict' and has managed to save herself more than £7,000 in two years by picking up free items instead of buying them

The Conversation

How we describe the metaverse makes a difference – today's words could shape tomorrow's reality and who benefits from it

Quick, define the word “metaverse.”

Businessweek

Sheryl Sandberg’s Wedding Expenses Are the Least of Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Problems

The company also faces antitrust scrutiny, questions about potential abuses of power, and an advertising business under attack from competitors and regulators.

Daily Record

US travel writer shares rant on hating Loch Ness as he calls it 'boring overhyped' and 'waste of space'

Cameron Hewitt stuck his views up on Facebook after driving from Inverness to the Isle of Skye via the loch.

The Guardian - US

Meta banned firearms sales. Why are they still available on Facebook and Instagram?

A tech watchdog group reveals users can buy materials to build high-powered, automatic weapons in a few clicks

Wales Online

Freebie-hunting mum bags £7,000 of stuff in two years and says it's easy

Maria has shared three tips if you want to find free food, drink, cosmetics and household goods online

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