Oversight Board tells Meta expanding Community Notes outside of US poses ‘significant’ risks
Meta didn’t consult its Oversight Board last year when it announced sweeping policy changes to content moderation and a rollback of third-party fact checking in the United States in favor of Community Notes. But the company did ask the board for advice on how to expand the crowd-sourced fact checks to other countries. Now the…
Neal Street Hires Left Bank Development Head Ed Cripps For TV
EXCLUSIVE: Neal Street, the production outfit behind Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies, is expanding in TV and theater with a pair of newly-created development roles. Ed Cripps, a former development chief at The Crown producer Left Bank, joins as Development Producer while Will Mortimer takes on the role of Theatre and TV Executive. Cripps is charged…
G7 leaders say Iran war is a ‘catastrophe’ but the US isn’t listening
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran is having a catastrophic impact on the global economy, European members of the G7 have warned ahead of a key summit on Thursday. Foreign ministers from the group…
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran
The United States and Iran have struggled to begin negotiations to end the war, after nearly four weeks of fighting. There were more drone and missile attacks on U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf on Thursday.
Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction case
March 25, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction case A Los Angeles trial jury found that Meta and YouTube are offering products that are addictive and harmful to young users’ mental health By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner Photo by…
Uber aims to launch Europe’s first robotaxi service with Pony AI and Verne
Uber is joining forces with two companies, China’s Pony AI and Croatia’s Verne, to launch what it claims will be Europe’s first commercially available robotaxi service. The vehicles are already being tested in Zagreb, Croatia, where Verne is headquartered, and will soon be available to customers on Uber’s ridehail network. The announcement is the latest…
Prince William is ‘a really sweet man with sort of vacant ideas about God’
Today, the Prince and Princess of Wales will attend the installation of the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Ahead of that moment, the British media has been talking a lot about Prince William’s faith or lack thereof. One of William’s senior aides even tried to thread the needle by admitting that William basically has no use…
Former MLB umpire fears officials face humiliation by ‘computer geeks’ under ABS | MLB
Former major league umpire Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot officials will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball has introduced the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for regular-season play in 2026, starting with the New York Yankees’ opener at San Francisco on Wednesday night. Teams will have a chance to appeal…
India Appears Sidelined as Pakistan Tries to Play Peacemaker in Iran
Hours before a call between President Trump and India’s prime minister, American officials urged India to focus on shared goals and ignore differences.