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Woman goes viral for cooking ‘perpetual stew’ for 40 days straight

Rauwerda said ‘it depends on the day’ whether the stew is good

The Independent UK

Balcony falls: holiday companies are right to take a zero-tolerance attitude to risky behaviour

The Man Who Pays His Way: The hazardous phenomenon of ‘balconing’ even has its own Wikipedia entry

The Independent UK

Donors who feel upbeat are more likely to give to charity – new research

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Everything I hate is on Twitter – how can the alternatives compete?

When Elon Musk took over the platform, the downward slide was depressing. But then, the horror may always have been a big part of its appeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

New search engines fueled by Generative AI will compete with Google, says Semrush President

Interview: The head of one of the world’s largest SEO behemoths tells us more about his vision of a brand new world.

TechRadar

Wikipedia could shut down in UK after online safety law passes, Government told

The Independent UK

Christ University Kannada Sangha: nurturing young writers, carrying forward a literary legacy

Cultural institutions play a crucial role in fostering the language and literature of a land. They harness the aspirations of people and offer a platform to share ideas and art, especially among the young. One institution which has done this relentlessly for the past 50 years is the Christ University…

The Hindu

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Not just a youth movement: history too often forgets older protesters

Recent sustained anti-coal action by Blockade Australia in the Hunter Valley has brought public protest back into the news cycle. Activists have occupied trains, railway lines and machinery in an attempt to obstruct coal production and broadcast their message about the climate crisis.

The Conversation

Chatbots are social media on steroids – trapping us in an even more tangled web

Big tech now has even more to answer for. But salvation could come from an unlikely source

The Guardian - UK

Data | Among languages mostly confined to a State, Tamil leads with 1.5 lakh Wikipedia articles

Among languages mostly confined to a State, Tamil dominates with over 1.5 lakh articles

The Hindu

Disaster, opulence, and the merciless ocean: why the Titanic disaster continues to enthral

The question on many minds this week is why did some of the world’s richest men risk death to venture to the bottom of the sea in a cold and cramped “experimental” submersible for a chance to glimpse the wreck of the Titanic?

The Conversation

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data

Campaigners say bill in ‘serious peril’ of passing without powers to make platforms more transparent

The Guardian - UK

Glory to Hong Kong starts to disappear from online platforms

Territory’s government took court action this month to ban the song, arguing that it breaches the national security law.

Al Jazeera

Google spits out results for Book of Genesis and the band Genesis when searching for Sega's Mega Drive because it's trying to be clever

Let there be Sonic.

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Liverpool Echo

Steven Gerrard 'spotted' in Saudi Arabia amid Al-Ettifaq links as Wikipedia change made

Steven Gerrard has been linked with the managerial role at Al-Ettifaq

Reuters

Russia fines Wikipedia owner for failing to delete Azov battalion content - Ifax

A Russian court on Tuesday fined the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, 3 million roubles ($36,854) for refusing to delete an article on Ukraine's Azov battalion, the Interfax news agency reported.

Edinburgh Live

All the Edinburgh Pride flags you may see at festival and what they stand for

The Edinburgh Pride Festival March will take place on Saturday, June 24 this year, and will bring back a full-on march - following the coronavirus pandemic.

Reason

Interviewing Jimmy Wales, Cofounder of Wikipedia

Episode 460 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: White House pushes for support on debt ceiling deal

Some in Congress question if they received enough concessions in bipartisan deal. Plus, Cop28 president accused of ‘greenwashing’

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’

Exclusive: UAE using site to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading climate summit, say critics

PC Gamer

Gold Rush! was one of Sierra's odder adventures, but what made it so strange?

We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.

Tribune News Service

Can’t sleep? These podcasts are better than counting sheep

Benjamin Boster was driving in a car with his boss, trying to relay an exciting anecdote, when he discovered that his main talent as a storyteller lies elsewhere.

Reason

Don't Blame Elon Musk for Turkey's Authoritarian Twitter Censorship

Anger about social media censorship should be directed at repressive governments, not the companies they threaten.

Salon

Elon's Turkey censorship: Tip of iceberg

Musk attacked for censoring Turkish opposition — but that's just one example of Twitter’s deference to government

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