What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try
New legislation is being tabled in Australia’s parliament on Thursday to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.
Kenya confirms second Ebola case – a relative of the first victim
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant’s total workforce worldwide.
‘English nationalist’ content creators film themselves in asylum seekers’ house
Video posted online shows men entering home through unlocked door and claiming to be looking for paperworkA Home Office accommodation provider has launched an investigation after “English nationalist” content creator…
As Pope Leo Recovers From Surgery, Messages of Support Abound at Rome Hospital
Pope Leo, 71, is expected to spend about a week in the hospital recovering from surgery that found lung cancer.
Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
Merry squishmas: £10 squeezy banana on list of top festive season toys
Social media-driven craze puts ‘squishies’ up there with evergreen favourites such as Lego and Barbie, Hamleys saysA cartoonish banana so addictively squidgy that it is “really difficult to put down” is tipped to…
Russell Brand was ‘ruthless and calculated’, prosecutors tell jury as rape and sexual assault trial begins – live
Brand is in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial beginsTaking jurors through the third allegation, Karmy-Jones said Brand pulled another woman into a toilet during an incident at a bar in S…
Trump heads to rallies in Arizona and Montana after campaign stop-off in Alaska – US politics live
Trump has taken to campaigning in conservative-leaning parts of competitive states, rather than in more politically diverse areasSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has yet to weigh in on the late night…
Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says
Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with EuropeUK politics live – latest updatesBritain will benefit from much closer trading relations w…