A three-year-old soccer prodigy went viral. The adults have already let him down
From Ms Rachel to Roc Nation, the internet embraced a Florida toddler. Police records reviewed by the Guardian complicate the story – and raise troubling questionsThere is real tragedy in this week’s story of the three-year-old Florida boy whose parents…
Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users
Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.
Ofcom sets out social media age-checking methods ahead of ban
Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.
New book makes fiery claims about Jared Kushner’s finances in Trump’s first term
Kushner threatens to sue, denying allegations that two slush funds were set up to influence his Middle East roleA new book containing incendiary claims about Jared Kushner’s financial dealings during Donald Trump’s first term has ignited a political and…
Ernie Johnson, beloved host of Inside the NBA, to step away from show at end of season
70-year-old wants to spend more time with familyJohnson leaving after 37 years in roleErnie Johnson, the widely loved host of Inside the NBA, has announced he will step away at the end of the current season after 37 years in the role.Johnson made the…
Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections
But the AI responses get more forthright when asked outside the US.
Socialist Hasan Piker sues conservative counterpart for ‘violent racist’ portrayal
The $72.5m suit alleges Scott Jennings falsely told listeners Piker had a ‘plan of returning our country to lynchings’The prominent socialist political commentator and influencer Hasan Piker is suing his conservative counterpart Scott Jennings for $72.5m…
Loves me, loves me not: Trump and allies target Fox News over coverage
In social media posts, president has said network is ‘doing little to help’ Republican party in midterm electionsDonald Trump has always viewed conservative media as a tool to help him and his party achieve political victory and stay in power. But with…
US military says strike on alleged drug vessel in eastern Pacific kills five people
US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in regionThe US military said on Tuesday it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern…
AI Agents Are Media’s New Favorite Audience
As agents go mainstream, some publishers are hoping that people will pay for content tailor-made for AI—not humans.