Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court that grants moderators the greenlight to argue their case
Some of the petitioners argue that their jobs required them to watch horrific content for eight hours a day that overwhelmed many of them while being paid 60,000 Kenyan shillings or $414 a month. They accused Sama of doing little to ensure post-traumatic professional counselling was offered.
Sacked for porn obsession, Wisconsin University chancellor fights to regain top job, project in adult film industry
A University of Wisconsin or UW-La Crosse faculty committee unanimously recommended in July that Gow lose his faculty position, saying he exploited his position to generate more interest and revenue from the videos. University attorneys plan to argue on Friday that he should lose his tenured teaching position because he harmed the university’s reputation and interfered with its mission.
Trumps go full crypto with World Liberty Financial, pledge to ‘make finance great again’
The Trump brothers have teased the new endeavour repeatedly in the weeks leading up to the announcement. In an X post on August 6, Eric wrote that he had “truly fallen in love with crypto/DeFi.” The following day, in another post, Donald Jr said he was “about to shake up the crypto world” and warned his followers not to “get left behind.”
Bill Gates defence of free speech seen as hypocritical after his support for suppression of truth on Covid vaccine
Bill Gates told CNBC any “solution” would involve “rules” for online speech, but he said he isn’t sure what form those rules would take or who would enforce them. Similarly, he told CNET “systems and behaviours” should be in place to target “misinformation.”
Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards on a day she endorsed Kamala Harris, US marked 9.11
Taylor Swift’s awards haul brings her to a career total of 30, tying her and Beyonc for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA history. Eminem is now the male artist with the most VMAs, at 14.
FBI reveals investors in the US lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams
Once the relationship is built, they convince the targets to use fake websites or apps to invest their money, sometimes even allowing the victims to withdraw small amounts of money early on to make it seem legitimate.
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
Boeing insisted after extensive testing that Starliner was safe to bring the two home, but NASA disagreed and booked a flight with SpaceX instead. Their SpaceX ride won’t launch until the end of this month, which means they’ll be up there until February – more than eight months after blasting off on what should have been a quick trip.
US researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile
The identification of the missile’s probable launch site suggests that Russia is proceeding with its deployment after a series of tests in recent years marred by problems, said Eveleth and the second researcher, Jeffery Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
French police arrest Telegram CEO Durov for unfiltered content, lack of moderators and cooperation with police
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina, who spent 15 months in US prison for acting as an unregistered Russian agent, said Durov “is a political prisoner – a victim of a witch-hunt by the West.” Durov’s arrest led news bulletins in Russia.
Facebook parent company, Meta, reveals of how Iranian hackers targeted Biden, Trump staff
In July, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Iran’s government gave covert support to American protests against Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Groups linked to Iran posed as online activists, encouraged campus protests and provided financial support to some protest groups, Haines said.