What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try
New legislation is being tabled in Australia’s parliament on Thursday to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.
Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant’s total workforce worldwide.
Kenya confirms second Ebola case as relative of country’s first victim
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.
Container ship hit by projectile sinks in Strait of Hormuz, Singapore says
All 21 sailors on the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride were evacuated safely after it was hit by an projectile on Tuesday, maritime authorities say.
Pope walking and recovering ‘as expected’ after surgery, doctors say
The 71-year-old Pope was diagnosed with lung cancer after the 90-minute procedure on Tuesday.
Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland
It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.
US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
Burnham says he wants to ‘repair bridges’ between Ukraine and US
It comes ahead of a meeting between the prime minister and President Zelensky at Downing Street.
Houthi missile hits Aramco building after Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemen fuel depot
The Saudi energy ministry says the Houthi attack caused a “limited fire” at Aramco’s headquarters complex in Dhahran.
