Worries that social media is making children lose touch with reality echo ancient Greeks’ fears about theatre
The Conversation UKby Edward Creedy, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Theology, Durham University·27 Aug 2026
Banning under-16s from social media was one of Keir Starmer’s last acts as prime minister before he stepped down in July 2026.
Russian disinformation tests its Ukraine election playbook
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek·27 Aug 2026
Russian disinformation tests its Ukraine election playbook In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Vesti TV...
This Google TV projector is so bright, it lets you to watch movies outside in broad daylight
Android Authorityby Tushar Mehta·27 Aug 2026
This Google TV projector is so bright, it lets you to watch movies outside in broad daylight Aug 27, 2026 — 5:32 AM ET - Anker’s sub-brand Souncore has launched an upgraded version of its existing...
Head of Data Centers at OpenAI Reportedly Quits
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·27 Aug 2026
The head of data centers at OpenAI has reportedly left. At the risk of being a tad insensitive, can you imagine having that job title right now?
Journalist Sunday Isuwa to launch book on digital transformation of Nigerian newspapers
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27 Aug 2026
Sunday Isuwa, Group News Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, is set to launch a book examining the transformation of Nigeria’s newspaper industry in the digital era.
How AI agents formed a 'collective' to exploit Hugging Face
MediaNamaby Azdhan·27 Aug 2026
Explore more here: [ Blog Post | Technical Paper | METR report | Black Hat talk ] What happened? In July 2026, OpenAI found that its models had bypassed the sandboxed environment to escape the...
Why $5.3 billion of Meta’s settlement depends on YouTube and TikTok
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·27 Aug 2026
Meta is asking YouTube and TikTok to adopt a package of restrictions on teenage use of social and video platforms as part of an approximately $18 billion settlement reached with 52 US state...
‘I am his fan, watched show 2 days ago’: Maharashtra minister reacts to Samay Raina's felicitation by Cyber Cell
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk·27 Aug 2026
‘I am his fan, watched show 2 days ago’: Maharashtra minister reacts to Samay Raina's felicitation by Cyber Cell Reacting to Samay Raina being felicitated, the minister praised the initiative to...
Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement in US child safety case: What it will change on its platforms - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·27 Aug 2026
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims brought by multiple US states concerning alleged harms linked to Facebook and Instagram.
AvenuesAI launches agentic payments playform ‘PayCentral’
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·27 Aug 2026
Fintech company AvenuesAI (formerly Infibeam Avenues) has launched an agentic payments platform called PayCentral.
Ben Shapiro’s anti-Muslim film is nothing new
Al Jazeeraby Enjy El-Kadi·27 Aug 2026
Ben Shapiro, prominent pro-Israel blogger and co-founder of the far-right news site The Daily Wire, claims Hollywood has spent the last three decades refusing to tell the story of “the threat of...
Graham Norton's show The Neighbourhood is axed after one series
Mail Onlineby Charlotte Dean·27 Aug 2026
- Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk - READ MORE: Katie Hind is hearing whispers about what's going on behind the scenes for Graham Norton.
Jio Financial Services plans AI personal CFO on JioFinance
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter·27 Aug 2026
Jio Financial Services (JFS) will introduce an AI-powered “personal CFO” feature and a value-back membership programme on its JioFinance app.
Singapore retailers retrain workers as social commerce reshapes jobs
Channel News Asiaby Germaine Wong·27 Aug 2026
Singapore retailers retrain workers as social commerce reshapes jobs Demand is growing for roles such as livestream hosts and social commerce leads, while some retailers are turning to artificial...
Brazil sues Discord for $97 million over child safety - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh·27 Aug 2026
Brazil’s federal government has sued Discord in a federal court in Brasília. It is seeking R$500 million ($97 million) in collective damages.
Help! TV is making me feel like a failure for not having a large friend ‘crew’
The Independentby Lydia Spencer-Elliott·27 Aug 2026
When my boyfriend asked me the name of my weirdest WhatsApp groupchat, he was left disappointed. While he had 20-person-strong message chains filled with in-jokes from friends spanning numerous...
Sonya Gill, women’s rights activist and PARI co-founder, dies at 70
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27 Aug 2026
Sonya Gill, women’s rights activist and co-founder of the digital news outlet People’s Archive of Rural India, died after a prolonged illness on Tuesday. She was 70.
Kylie Jenner wants BIGGER boobs despite massive implants
Mail Onlineby Sonia Horon·27 Aug 2026
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Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi step out for date night in Los Angeles
Mail Onlineby J Peterson·27 Aug 2026
- Get exclusive reporting, celebrity gossip, sensational photos and more every Tuesday morning in our new Spotlight US newsletter HERE - READ MORE: Dolly Parton's secret final days - See more Daily...
Meta Apparently Seeks to Spread Settlement Pain to Its Competitors—With Snapchat Conspicuously Absent
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·27 Aug 2026
Meta is reportedly about to pressure its competitors hard to join it in limiting its platform’s functionality for young people. The New York Times’ Mike Isaac says tomorrow in multiple major U.S.
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