EU threatens Meta with fines over 'addictive' Facebook and Instagram
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Meta AI Can Now Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent. SAG-AFTRA Urges App Users to Opt Out: ‘Take Action to Protect Your Likeness’
SAG-AFTRA is urging its members and all Instagram users to take action against Meta’s new Muse Image model, which has been woven into the Instagram app and makes public accounts susceptible to AI generations of their content. Per Wired: “All someone has to do is tag your
MPs call on UK government to host televised emergency briefing on climate emergency
As UK swelters in another heatwave, 50-minute Chris Packham film outlines threats to security, economy and health MPs are calling on the UK government to host a televised national climate emergency briefing in response to what has been described as the most “insidious threat
Assessing lab animals with AI
Rutgers Office for Research (OfR) leaders collaborated with researchers around the world to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) program that has the potential to revolutionize lab research.
Astronomers reveal how clouds shape the hidden interiors of the galaxy's most common planets
Sub-Neptunes are the most common type of planet in our galaxy. Bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, these worlds remain deeply mysterious because scientists still do not know what they are made of. What astronomers really want to figure out is their interior composition.
Vertical Media Takes its Place Alongside Film and TV as a Powerful Audiovisual Language
One week from today, on July 17, I will take my family to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” We will watch it in IMAX, shot on cameras built for the movie. My teenagers and I will turn our phones off and give the expected blockbuster our undivided attention. Millions of
Japanese Boy Band Psychic Fever Wants You to Know They’re All ‘Different’: ‘We Don’t Want to Fit in a Box’
Four years after its debut, Psychic Fever built its second full-length album around a simple idea: none of its seven members sound, look or think alike, and that’s exactly the point. The members of Psychic Fever – Kokoro, Weesa, Tsurugi, Ryoga, Ren, Jimmy and Ryushin – released
Capitol agenda: GOP faces megabill angst and a ‘time problem’
“We’ve got a time problem, but we want to get a win for this country,” Rep. August Pfluger said.
Indie developer says Steam did them a solid by fixing their unbootable game to beat the Next Fest deadline
"Steam Support went way above and beyond."
Researchers link the mass extinction of once-dominant marine groups to intolerable heat, diminished oxygen in oceans
A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction while most animals did not. About 252 million years ago, 96% of marine species and 70% of land animals died off during the Permian–Triassic extinction
Valve's Steam Frame launch looks imminent, with new 'Great on Frame' category spotted
Though there are only four games as of right now.
Steam Now Tells You Which Games Run Well On A Steam Machine, And Black Flag Gets A Perfect Score
Verification information for the Steam Machine and Steam Deck at last appears for every tested game
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta, Circle, Vodafone, Intel and more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive
Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy rates The Trump administration has directly spent $2.7bn of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.125bn into boosting coal, which critics say
Darwin's 150‑year‑old hillside steps mystery may have a new answer from virtual grazing animals
Steep hillsides and mountainsides in many regions worldwide are often covered in characteristic step-like patterns, also known as terracettes. These repeating landforms have fascinated scientists for more than a century, yet the factors contributing to their formation had not
Union transparency rules are only as strong as their enforcement
A right that depends on union officials voluntarily respecting it, or on government officials deciding enforcing it, is not much of a right at all.
GOP split on what Platner’s downfall means for Collins
In today's issue: ▪ Collins’s post-Platner reelection prospects ▪ Air Force One controversy ▪ Housing bill veto deadline tonight ▪ ‘Explosive’ parasitic illness outbreak Republicans see pros and cons to Graham Platner’s last-minute decision to drop out of the Maine Senate race
Arc Raiders has targeted yet another duplication exploit just a couple of days after celebrating a drop in suspicious player accounts
Fixed in record timing.
Chinese zoo locked animals in cages to prevent escape as typhoon-related floodwaters rose
Three lions drowned and more than 100 animals went missing after floods hit the city.
Hungary to join European Prosecutor's Office, allowing probes into Orbán-era corruption allegations
The EPPO can investigate EU fund misuse dating as far back as June 2021, meaning it can look into corruption allegations against Viktor Orbán's government.
Travel to Europe continues to grow in 2026 with Greece, Italy and Malta leading the way
Amid turbulence across the tourism sector, international visitor numbers to Europe increased by 5% year-to-date, according to European Travel Commission data, with Greece, Italy and Malta recording the largest increases in arrivals.
China temporarily bans helium exports as US-Iran tensions flare again
BEIJING, July 10 - China announced on Friday a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, as resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
Bengaluru introduces curbs on drinking water use amid dry spell
Authorities in India’s tech capital Bengaluru are banning the use of drinking water for non-essential activities including washing vehicles, watering gardens and construction work.
Gen Z Leans Hard into Nostalgia to Spur Music and Content Discovery: Study
The heart-tugging pull of nostalgia tugs hardest on Gen Z, according to a study involving three generations of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. “Then is Now: A Study on Modern Nostalgia” surveyed 1,800 people, evenly divided among the U.S., U.K. and Australia and
This $8 Marvel Super Heroes MTG combo creates infinite creatures and card draw
This 'Fantastic' combo can end Magic games by turn 6, and won't cost a lot to put together.
Study underscores barriers for male survivor support
Male survivors of intimate partner violence are less likely to seek help than female survivors, according to new research from Michigan State University's School of Social Work. As a result, these cases of intimate partner violence go unrecognized and underreported. To combat
Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point
Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind of natural world we want to build
Nike Releases New Limited-Edition Air Jordan 7 Retro ‘Miró’ Sneakers: Here’s Where To Buy a Pair Online
When Michael Jordan played for Team USA on the Dream Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was wearing a pair of now-iconic Nike Air Jordan 7 sneakers on his feet. And in 2008, to celebrate the gold medal win, the sports apparel company dropped a colorway in the
Michael Saylor’s recent Bitcoin sales are a worry for crypto investors
Is Saylor going to turn the current Bitcoin winter into the storm of the century for crypto?
Kenya: How Ruto is boosting budget funding without major tax hikes
Faced with revenue shortfalls and resistance to new taxes ahead of the 2027 election, the Kenyan government is shifting its fiscal strategy from broad-based tax hikes towards tougher enforcement, increased user fees and private-sector partnerships.
Game-changing events could reset the 2028 Republican 'The Apprentice' nomination
The 2028 Republican presidential nomination race is already feeling stale and boring with only two choices, JD Vance and Marco Rubio, and Trump is expected to play a leading role in determining the winner.
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
Meta is in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the "addictive" design of Instagram and Facebook. It's likely to be forced to redesign both apps and could face a fine of up to $12 billion. The European Commission said Meta
Transcript: Texas ICE Killing Darkens as MAGA Judges Turn on Trump
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. A 52-year-old man named
Bethesda union staff to march outside studios over Xbox layoffs: 'The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear'
"We need to show management right now that we mean business."
Kremlin says Russia is in touch with Turkey on fate of Russian S-400 missiles
MOSCOW, July 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia was in touch with Turkey about the fate of Russian S-400 missile systems which Ankara owns after a news outlet reported that Turkey was poised to transfer the air defence missiles to an unnamed Gulf country.
Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?
Other planets have moons, too. Do they get eclipses like we do?
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Headed for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
Italy's poorest region relies on Cuban doctors despite US pressure to cut ties
Calabria is opposed to the US push to end Cuba's medical missions in the region, saying the region can't afford to lose the doctors.
How football has helped immigrants make a home in the US
Football is the common bond for the immigrants and refugees who play matches in a Maine park, and has helped them develop a sense of community in a foreign land.
AMD Zen 6 server CPUs are launching this month, which has me hopeful for a desktop release this year
Here's hoping the swap to 2 nm is huge.
French economy minister on Spain's debt proposal: 'It's interesting'
French Economy Minister Roland Lescure reacts to Spain's proposal for a new joint EU debt instrument worth up to €850 billion, while warning of potential risks. "If one country transfers its debt to the whole community, that might be an incentive for that country to take on
17-year-old girl dies during France World Cup celebrations
Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate the girl, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.