Casey Newton / Platformer:
The jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube recognized some platform design features as defective, distinct from what Section 230 was created to protect — The verdicts in last week’s social media trials hav…
Russian military plane crashes in Crimea killing all 29 on board as Putin suffers second blow after £30m bomber downed
VLADIMIR Putin has been dealt a double blow after two of his prized Russian military aircraft crashed with one disaster killing 29 people. An ageing £3million An-26 transport plane lost contact over the rocky Crimean peninsula before it reportedly smas…
UK Conservatives Echo Trump’s Rhetoric To Push For North Sea Drilling
British conservatives are seeking to remove barriers to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea to facilitate access to domestic fossil fuel resources.
“TikTok, We’Re Back”: Mayor Zohran Mamdani Puts New York City Back On App
The city will now allow agencies to start posting again on the short-form social media site as long as departments follow a set of security precautions
Artemis 2: What to know about first crewed Moon mission in half a century
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts circling around the Moon in humanity’s first crewed lunar mission since 1972 – and the first to feature a woman. Its main goal is to prepare for the return of boots on the Moon in 2028. Here’s what t…
Dwindling diesel and jet fuel supplies due to Iran war prompt warning from EU
The European Union (EU) could revive measures brought in after Russia cut gas supplies in 2022 amid a mounting energy crisis due to the Iran war.
As US pursues ‘maximalist demands’, Iran relies on four decades of asymmetric warfare
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Ali Vaez, Director of the Iran Project & International Crisis Group Senior Advisor. He examines the evolving dynamics of the confrontation between the US, Israel, and Iran. Military escalation risks triggering syste…
Israel targets Iran factory, alleges fentanyl use in chemical weapons; Tehran denies
Israel claims it struck an Iranian pharmaceutical facility, alleging it supplied fentanyl for a chemical weapons program. Iran confirmed the strike on the Tofigh Daru factory, asserting it produces only hospital drugs. Both nations reported the inciden…
A profile of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib, who has used crypto diplomacy to help Pakistan win over President Trump (Faseeh Mangi/Bloomberg)
Faseeh Mangi / Bloomberg:
A profile of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib, who has used crypto diplomacy to help Pakistan win over President Trump — Pakistan’s new role as mediator between the US a…
Lorry drivers protest near Paris over soaring fuel prices
Dozens of lorries and tractors staged a slow-moving protest east of Paris to draw attention to rising fuel costs linked to the Middle East war.