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‘Grand Theft Auto’ blamed for recent surge in carjackings in Chicago; gaming experts object
Gamers and experts in the gaming field are saying Illinois Democratic state Rep. Marcus Evans’ attempt to play the blame game with a video game is just another grandstanding attempt to fault popular culture for society’s ills.
Do the locomotion: Trainspotting hobbyists gather steam online
Trainspotters have taken to social media to build a tighter community and creatively showcase their work while pushing the hobby forward.
New Zealand to use AI-enabled drones to track endangered dolphins
New Zealand’s government said on Feb 26 that it was backing a new project that uses drone technology to understand and protect the endangered Māui dolphins in the country.
Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
Self-made South Korean billionaires promise to give half away
Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes – a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home.
Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
Facebook restored access to news for Australian users, following an agreement with the government on landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
Facebook’s small sacrifice to Australia helps keep empire intact
Australia on Feb 25 passed a world-first law aimed at forcing Google and Facebook Inc to pay for news. But after a forceful intervention from the world’s biggest social network, the reality is Silicon Valley’s titans are paying a small price for cementing their influence over the media industry.
Philippine anti-communist misinformation war turns deadly, endangering critics
Philippine lawmaker Sarah Elago faces a daily barrage of Facebook posts linking her to communist rebels trying to overthrow the government. She says the claims are false, but they could get her killed anyway.
Facebook says it will pay RM4.04bil over three years to news industry
Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, planning to invest RM4.04bil over the next three years, to support the news industry.
