Telegram apologises for handling of deepfake porn material

1 year ago

Telegram has removed sexually explicit deepfakes created and shared via the messaging app. Reuters Seoul, September 4 — Telegram has apologised to South Korean authorities for its handling of...

Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk's X after court order

1 year ago

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, August 31 — Brazil's telecommunications regulator said that it was suspending access to Elon Musk's X social network in the country to comply with an order from a...

X braced for Brazil ban as judge's deadline passes

1 year ago

Justice Moraes is involved in a long-running row with X. Reuters Robert Greenall & João da Silva, August 30 — X, formerly known as Twitter, has said it expects to...

South Korea faces deepfake porn 'emergency'

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Many of the victims and perpetrators in South Korea are underage. PA Media Seoul, August 28—South Korea’s president has urged authorities to do more to “eradicate” the country’s digital...

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden 'pressure' over Covid

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Tom Gerken, August 27 — Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he said was pressure from the Biden administration to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram...

Operation of ‘Podway’ as alternative public transport mulled

1 year ago

Kathmandu, August 26 — Easy and accessible public transport should be made available in any live city. Such service should also gain wider public trust. Nevertheless, it is difficult for...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

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Pavel Durov founded Telegram in 2013. Getty Images Paris, August 25 — Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris. ...

SpaceX will return stranded astronauts next year

1 year ago

Hollie Cole, Rebecca Morelle and Greg Brosnan, August 25 — Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with...

ChatGPT firm OpenAI strikes deal with Vogue owner

1 year ago

The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement to be struck between OpenAI and a media company. Getty Images João da Silva, August 21 - OpenAI and global magazine giant...

Disney drops bid to stop allergy death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

1 year ago

The allergy death occurred following a meal at Disney World. Getty Images Tom Gerken, August 20 - Disney has withdrawn its claim that a man could not sue it over...

Elon Musk’s X to shut operations in Brazil amid bitter legal fight

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'The decision to close the X office in Brazil was difficult,' says owner Elon Musk, who blamed the move on Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes [File: David Swanson/Reuters] ...

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

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London, August 15: The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. ...

Construction of Dhalkebar-Loharpatti transmission line completes

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Kathmandu, August 15: The 132-kV double circuit transmission line, considered as significant for quality power supply to Dhanusha, Mahottari and surrounding areas, has come into operation.      According...

China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

1 year ago

Deliveries of the new 2025 Zeekr 007 sedan are set to begin next week BBC Business, August 14: Chinese car maker Zeekr says its new electric vehicle (EV) batteries...

Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm

1 year ago

The Northern Lights. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Aug. 12 that Earth had been hit by a solar storm that could bring the Northern Lights to night skies...