New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion – although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced. The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right…
Launched in 2021, when the company was still known as Twitter, Communities were meant to provide the social network’s users with a place to connect with each other around shared interests. Now, X is shutting down the feature for good, saying it was overrun with spam and a headache to manage. Plus, noted X’s head…
The Annecy International Film Festival is teaming with stop-motion studio Laika on an exhibition entitled “Wildwood: A First Glimpse into a Handmade World” to mark the launch of its new Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation. The show, delving into world of Laika’s upcoming feature Wildwood, will run from June 21 to September 27 as one…
Lawmakers pass bill to require social media platforms to introduce age-verification tools and control mechanisms. Published On 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026 Turkish MPs have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, according to state media. The legislation is the latest in a global trend aimed at…
Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime.
The Turkish parliament has voted through a bill that would ban all children under the age of 15 from using social media. As part of the legislation, social media platforms would be required to enforce age-verification measures on their apps, provide parental control tools, and react more quickly to harmful content being posted. As reported…
Prince Harry is in Ukraine for the third time in thirteen months, and second time in the past eight months. Last September, he made a semi-surprise visit to Kyiv directly after spending almost a week in the UK. Given the timing of this week’s surprise visit, it’s interesting that King Charles made a point of…
The annual black-tie event attracts Hollywood stars, reporters and politicians for an irreverent night celebrating press freedom.
Zelensky details deals Ukraine signed to bolster Gulf nations’ defense against Iranian drones.
Physicists have used a machine learning approach to reveal unexpected details about how particles interact in complex systems. Their work focuses on non-reciprocal forces, where one particle influences another differently than it is influenced in return. The findings, published in PNAS, come from a collaboration between experimental and theoretical physicists at Emory University. By combining…
