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Meta’s Quest VR Headset Adds Interactive Feature

Zuckerberg details the goggles' added capabilities on his Facebook page.

Zenger

Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention'. An expert explains what it might mean for you

Once the purview of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, facial recognition is now being used to identify consumers in Australian stores.

The Conversation

West Country travellers hit back at local 'abuse'

Tension has been mounting following racist and negative comments online about the travellers

Bristol Post

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Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content

A new study has found that Facebook failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa as the region remains under threat from violent attacks and Kenya prepares to vote in a closely contested national election

The Independent UK

The Digital Republic by Jamie Susskind review – how to tame big tech

A radical vision for protecting users – but can it save us from our own worst impulses?

The Guardian - UK

Awer Mabil's journey from refugee camp to the World Cup is the stuff that dreams are made of

As a boy in a refugee camp in Kenya, Awer Mabil played with rolled-up socks for a ball and dreamed of one day playing in a World Cup. After helping secure Australia's passage to Qatar, he's now on the cusp of realising that goal.

ABC News

Minimum wage announcement: Fair Work Commission says 5.2pc increase 'protects real value of wages' for Australia's lowest-paid workers

The national minimum wage will be $812.60 per week, or $21.38 per hour, after a decision by the commission exceeds the government's suggested 5.1 per cent increase.

ABC News

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Virtual Land Just Sold For 3 WETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $3,657, which is 2.00x the current floor price of 1.5 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 $5,411 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $5,411, which is 2.96x the current floor price of 1.5 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 $6,093 (5 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $6,093, which is 3.33x the current floor price of 1.5 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

'Miracle' as dog 'stolen' after owner collapsed in street found 200 miles away in Wigan

Six-year-old Jessie was reunited with her owner after a social media campaign - police are investigating

Manchester Evening News

Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality

Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months.

WEKU

Tumblr's enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web's cultural memory

When tech billionaire Elon Musk made a deal to acquire Twitter in April 2022, many Twitter users threatened to shut down their accounts and migrate elsewhere online.

The Conversation

Paedophile sent 'teen' 100 messages a day

Paul Shaw sent hundreds of messages a day on Facebook

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

‘One day suddenly we were kissing!’ The couples whose love bridges the age gap

Relationships are tricky, full of delicate negotiations that occasionally degenerate into full-on power struggles. How do they survive when you add a 10- or 20-year age difference and sceptical friends?

Manchester Evening News

Petrol stations break down just how much money they make when you fill up your car

Forecourt owners have hit out at customers who believe they are making money out of soaring fuel prices

Manchester Evening News

Sexualising women, or empowering them? M.E.N readers divided over controversial new Hooters restaurant

"As long as the girls are safe and happy at work, then there is no problem"

Reuters

Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices

Online platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the government, draft regulations from the information technology development agency show.

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Chronicle Live

Mortified dad left to clean 'very big poo' in B&Q after 4-year-old son uses display toilet

Caroline Akhtar and her partner Azzy popped into the B&Q store to pick up a brand-new washing line when the drama unfolded.

The Independent UK

Mum transforms kitchen for £200 by using Facebook and YouTube DIY hacks

Nikki Coles 37, who lives in Essex, started the project in lockdown and has now completed it despite looking after two children and studying at the same time

Daily Record

George Galloway brands Scot accused of posting threat against him a 'Tartan Jihadist'

David Llewelyn, on trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, is alleged to have published a “disturbing” message on Facebook about Galloway.

Daily Mirror

Millions of families missing out on £250 a year broadband savings - cheap deals explained

The most vulnerable households could knock more than £300 off their annual bills by switching to social tariffs - but many broadband providers have been accused of not advertising these deals

Reuters

Cuban mother of three raises ire of government with angry online tirade

By Dave Sherwood

Chicago Sun-Times

Seven Republicans hoping to take on ‘formidable’ U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Kathy Salvi’s campaign appears to have the fundraising edge in the GOP’s U.S. Senate primary with more than $300,000 raised. Robert “Bobby” Piton is her closest fund-raising competitor, with $168,510 raised.

Wales Online

How to find all the bizarre topics Instagram thinks you want to see adverts for

Some of the things are highly specific

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