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Brazil blocks X after Musk ignores court orders
New York Times, Published on 31/08/2024
» RIO DE JANEIRO — X, formerly known as Twitter, began to go dark across Brazil on Saturday after the South American nation's Supreme Court blocked the social network because its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.
Can a Disney+ subscription keep a widower from suing Disney in court?
New York Times, Published on 15/08/2024
» NEW YORK - Months after a man sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts over the death of his wife from a severe allergic reaction at a Disney World restaurant, the company responded with an argument that would keep the case from coming before a jury.
Russia arrests 4 suspects in Moscow attack as death toll climbs to 133
New York Times, Published on 24/03/2024
» Russian authorities said Saturday that they had arrested the four individuals suspected of setting a suburban Moscow concert venue on fire and killing at least 133 people, one of the worst terrorist attacks to jolt Russia in President Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century in power.
A prayer app turns to TikTok to find its flock
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2024
» Jon Schneider was mindlessly scrolling TikTok when a video caught his eye. It showed actor Mark Wahlberg and "this guy who kind of looks like Jesus," and they were inviting viewers to join them in prayer.
Google stops AI from creating human images
New York Times, Published on 29/02/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — Images showing people of colour in German military uniforms from World War II that were created with Google’s Gemini chatbot have amplified concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) could add to the internet's already vast pools of misinformation as the technology struggles with issues around race.
Apple unveils iPhone 15 and switches to USB-C charger
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO — Every September for the past decade, Apple has convened media from around the world for a marketing event that celebrates the creative feats behind its newest iPhone. It has hyped the shine of the phone’s exterior, the sculpting around its cameras and the power of its processors.
China denies banning iPhones, but cites unspecified security concerns
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2023
» China on Wednesday made its first public comments about reports that the government is restricting the use of Apple’s iPhones by some state employees, saying that Beijing had noted what it claimed were security concerns about the device.
So what do we call Twitter now anyway?
New York Times, Published on 03/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: With a simple name change, Elon Musk has created confusion in social media.
Viktor Bout’s release is hailed in Russia as a Kremlin victory
New York Times, Published on 10/12/2022
» In the West, he is known as a convicted illicit arms trafficker, "the merchant of death" who helped fuel wars around the world. But in Russia, Viktor Bout was welcomed home this week as something of a hero or at least an innocent victim of American politics.
Welcome to Tumblr. Now go away.
New York Times, Published on 25/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Michele Catalano had mostly positive memories of Tumblr. When she joined the platform in 2009, two years after it started, it was a fledgling microblogging site with a friendly feel, she said, and a sense of community.