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Another week, another catastrophic failure of policy at Twitter that’s being eagerly exploited by its myriad competitors—and they truly are myriad. Mastodon, Bluesky, Hive, Cohost, Post, the late Parler, Gab, Truth Social, GETTR, Substack Notes, Spoutible, and now, of course, Threads. And yet, in spite of the momentary success of some of these platforms—Threads has gotten over 70 million signups …

In a news release issued by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), the experts said it was “deeply shocking and heartbreaking” to see an elderly Palestinian couple, Nora Ghaith and Mustafa Sub Laban, evicted from their family home where they lived all their lives and raised their children. ‘Apartheid machinery at work’ “As we have repeatedly said, forced evictions of …

There is a lot riding on the launch of the first Diablo 4 season. Unlike the old style of Diablo seasons, Season of the Malignant will introduce a more traditional battle pass, new content, new items and the sort of content drop you expect from Call of Duty, Fortnite etc. Well, maybe not that much content, but this is still …

A visual study of the Ardennes by Belgium-based photographer Luuk van Raamsdonk. Currently studying at St Joost School of Arts in Breda, van Raamsdonk is interested in the mysteries of the world and often explores themes of memory, collective trauma, grief, and self-reflection. “What Once Was” is an ongoing project on a region that has fallen into a state of …

From 1894 to 1922, French Alice Guy Blaché was the first woman to ever direct a movie. She was also one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film: an 1896 short called The Cabbage Fairy. While Blanché’s accomplishment isn’t talked about as much as it should be, it is a undoubtedly notable one in women’s history. Apart …

Twitter asked a federal court Thursday to terminate a Federal Trade Commission order that puts restrictions on its data security practices, alleging that the agency has “spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.” The company argued in a filing with the Northern California District Court that the FTC has been conducting a “burdensome and vexatious enforcement” investigation of …

Germany has published a new policy to contend with a more “assertive” China, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, after months of fractious debate on the approach to Berlin’s top trade partner. “Our aim is not to decouple [from Beijing]. But we want to reduce critical dependencies in future,” Scholz tweeted on Thursday after unveiling the new strategy, which he said “reacted …

Valve’s 16-year-old multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 just broke its all-time record for concurrent Steam players following the release of a major summer update. Team Fortress 2 is currently being enjoyed by 247,449 concurrent players, making it the third most played game on the platform behind only Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (925,156) and Dota 2 (468,947) according to engagement tracking website …

Christina Hall found her happily ever after with husband Joshua Hall after shifting her “priorities.” “Things that I put up with in my 20s are things I’d never put up with in my 40s,” Christina, 40, exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. “In my relationship right now, we’re able to communicate, not get emotionally overwhelmed and speak nicely to …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority When it comes to the best Android tablets on the market, there are usually two use cases: you need something incredibly powerful or something incredibly cheap. There’s not much room for a middle ground. However, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 exists in that middle ground by offering a great experience but with a relatively high …