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Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sarcastically to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of AmericaABC News - 6d -
Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.BBC News - 6d -
Private sector companies added 122,000 jobs in December, less than expected, ADP says
Job creation eased more than expected in December while wages grew at the slowest pace in nearly 3½ years.CNBC - 6d -
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US. The Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has said Meta’s decision to end factchecking on ...The Guardian - 6d -
How Meta's new community notes program might work as fact-checking ends for Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending fact-checking on its platforms and moving to a community notes-style program like the one found on X. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani has more on what the new ...CBS News - 6d -
Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban
Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone salesFinancial Times - 6d -
Mexico offers protection to famed corridos singer after drug cartel death threats
Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors sayABC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’
“We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?
The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval. Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was fact-checked.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Do Facts Meta on Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.Wired - Jan. 7 -
Trump says Meta has 'come a long way' after it ends fact-checking program
President-elect Trump on Tuesday said that social media giant Meta has progressed as a company after it announced that it would eliminate its fact-checking program. “Honestly, I think they’ve come ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta says its platforms will instead rely on "community notes" from its users, an approach pioneered by X.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
J&J says its lung cancer drug combination keeps people alive longer
Johnson & Johnson said its lung cancer regimen – Rybrevant plus Lazcluze – keeps people alive for at least a year longer than AstraZeneca's Tagrisso.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut
Taiwan is beginning three days of military drills as concerns rise over potential cuts to the island's defense budgetABC News - Jan. 7 -
UFC boss to join board of Facebook owner Meta
It comes days after former UK deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg left his top job at the social media giant.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta smart glasses worn by the New Orleans attacker have raised privacy concerns
Meta's smart glasses became a buzzy and popular product in a market that had seen many failures before.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court over response to defamation judgment
Judge makes ruling after Trump ally fails to comply with requests for information as he turns over assets. Rudy Giuliani has been found in contempt of court for failing to provide financial ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
FBI Says Meta’s Smart Glasses Used to Help Plan New Orleans Terror Attack
The driver who mowed down a Bourbon Street New Year’s crowd and killed 14 made two earlier visits to New Orleans, where he used the device to shoot video of the target area.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech
Comcast plans to launch Universal Ads, a platform meant to attract advertisers of all sizes and grab back ad dollars from social media and tech companies.CNBC - Jan. 6 -
Flowers' injury a concern for the Ravens after their AFC North-clinching victory over Cleveland
Baltimore’s division-clinching victory over Cleveland was about as routine as expectedABC News - Jan. 5 -
Heat suspend Jimmy Butler 7 games after contentious news conference, say they will listen to trade offers
The Jimmy Butler situation isn't getting much better in Miami.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4 -
Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people. Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Johnson ‘didn’t do any horse trading’ to win Speaker vote, says GOP congressman
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW to give his behind-the-scenes account of the vote to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Speaker of the House, and discusses how a ...NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Mike Johnson elected House speaker, easing concerns over delays to market-friendly bills
The Republican-run U.S. House of Representatives on Friday re-elected Mike Johnson as its speaker on the first ballot after two GOP lawmakers changed their votes, an outcome that eases some ...MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Trump response to recent attacks offers ominous outlook for terror in next term
President-elect says ‘USA is breaking down’ in bleak post seeming to wrongly pin two violent attacks on immigration. Even by Donald Trump ’s standards, the message was darkly apocalyptic – evoking ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
DHS agents in Utah allegedly sold illicit "bath salt" drugs from evidence
Nicholas Kindle, a special agent in Utah tasked with investigating illegal narcotics trafficking, was arrested three weeks after special agent David Cole.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts
A network of Facebook pages has been advertising “fuel filters” that are actually meant to be used as silencers, which are heavily regulated by US law. Even US military officials are concerned.Wired - Jan. 3 -
Pharma giant seeks to join lawsuit against FDA over weight loss drugs
Eli Lilly is seeking to end a lawsuit filed by a pharmacy trade group against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by joining as a defendant, stating it wants to end the "entitlement" some ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns
The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in shipping worry Washington officials.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced her return to Instagram on New Year’s Day with a celebratory post on the beach. The former actress Meghan Markle jogged across the sand in an all white ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia says it has executed six Iranian men over drug smuggling, sparking strong objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to mend relationsABC News - Jan. 1 -
Former Virginia GOP congressman forms exploratory committee for possible statewide run
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) said he has formed an exploratory committee to run for statewide office as an independent. “That’s why we started an exploratory committee, because I ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
Former Louisiana congressman on New Orleans truck attack
Former U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana joined CBS News to discuss the New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people.CBS News - Jan. 1 -
Belgium bans disposable vapes as concern grows over e-cigarettes
Experts say crackdowns on single-use products may have limited impact on growing industryFinancial Times - Jan. 1 -
Fugitive killed in Ohio shootout is responsible for 1981 slaying of woman, 18, authorities say
A fugitive killed in a shootout with authorities in Ohio last month was identified Monday as the suspect in the decades-old unsolved murder of an 18-year-old woman.NBC News - Jan. 1