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Trump's re-election stirs up both hopes and doubts in Africa

African leaders have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his re-election, expressing optimism for stronger partnerships with the United States. Yet, analysts suggest that Trump’s next four years are unlikely to bring significant change to the US-Africa relationship, with many expecting the return of a “transactional” approach to diplomacy.

Radio France Internationale

Who is Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for US attorney general?

Gaetz has been a controversial lawmaker and was until this week the subject of sexual misconduct investigations.

Al Jazeera

French court blocks Google project to limit news content in searches

A Paris court has ordered Google to halt a planned project that would reportedly remove certain media articles from search results in France. The ruling came in response to an emergency injunction filed by the SEPM union, which represents magazine staff in the country.

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META 2025 Forecast: Does a Trump-Musk Combo Spell Trouble for Meta Stock?

Meta is the second best-performing Magnificent 7 stock in 2024 for the second consecutive year. What's the forecast for the stock as Trump returns to the White House next year, with Mark Zuckerberg rival Elon Musk as his key lieutenant?

Barchart

‘A hate machine’: St Pauli become first major football club to leave X

St Pauli have become the first major football club to leave X, expressing concern that the site may influence the outcome of the German election

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Essex Police have made Allison Pearson a free speech martyr instead of fighting actual crime

Allison Pearson, the highly respectable Daily Telegraph middlebrow columnist, was naturally startled when, on Remembrance Sunday morning, two police presented themselves at her door to tell her that she was under investigation for allegedly stirring up racial hatred in connection with a social media post on X and invited her…

Evening Standard

Journalist ‘dumbfounded’ by police visit over social media post investigation

Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said the police response to a year-old deleted post on X was ‘outrageous’.

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Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia quits ‘disinformation network’ X

British news outlet The Guardian also said it would stop posting on Elon Musk’s X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’.

Al Jazeera

Samsung Galaxy S25 could globally launch with Snapdragon 8 Elite — here’s what we know

New reports have seemingly confirmed that the Galaxy S25 series will globally launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.

Tom’s Guide

Bluesky tops App Store ranking amid mass exodus from Elon Musk’s X

Just day after US election about 115,000 X users in US deactivated their accounts, data suggests

The Independent UK

Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Trump and Musk both own social media platforms. Some think an alliance between X and Truth Social is coming

Although its user base is smaller, Truth Social had a higher valuation than X earlier this year when its stock price shot up.

Fortune

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will ironically require two men to run it

Also, it’s not a new government agency, this will basically just be an outside consulting gig.

Fortune

Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X

Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September.

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FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO

CEO Shayne Coplan accuses Biden administration of targeting company over its perceived political associations.

Fortune

After Trump’s win, Mark Cuban deleted all his pro-Harris X posts and is taking a political hiatus on the ‘less hateful’ BlueSky

Cuban joins more than 14.5 million users on BlueSky, which has ballooned since Donald Trump’s reelection.

The Conversation

Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced

In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online harms.

International Business Times

Six Israeli Troops Killed, Deadly Strikes In Lebanon

Israel suffered one of the deadliest days of its ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday when six of its soldiers were killed in combat near the border.

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Bluesky Gains 1 Million Users Post U.S. Election

Bluesky, a social media platform, sees rapid growth post-U.S. election, offering unique features and attracting notable users. Users seek platforms alignin...

Fortune

Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor

Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.

The Independent UK

Don Lemon highlights alarming change to X’s terms of service as he leaves the platform

The former CNN anchor delivered the news in a video posted on X on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content

Regulator issues online safety ruling after finding weak processes leave networks ‘exposed to terrorist content’

International Business Times

Tech Executive's Announcement He's Entering Hospice Goes Viral: 'Be Kind, Be Brave'

James Butts announced he had Stage 4 cancer earlier in the month.

The Conversation

Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come

During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage.

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