Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea
Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre5d
Deadline needed to end foreign exchange shortages in PNG
Businesses, individuals and governments have faced difficulties obtaining foreign exchange (FX) in PNG over the last decade.
Science Daily7d
Antarctic ice sheet faces 'death by a thousand cuts'
Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves. It found that while there has been broad ice ...
Fortune12d
Mark Zuckerberg wore one of the rarest watches in the world, worth $900,000, while announcing the end of fact-checking at Meta
Mark Zuckerberg wore a highly exclusive watch in a video announcement on Tuesday. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre14d
Where is Mendi? How PNG’s electoral map broke: part 1
It has proven very challenging to find out how the redistricting of PNG electorates in 2022 changed the electoral map, says Thiago Cintra Oppermann.
The Loop on MSN17d
Akshay Bhatia mistakenly hits ball out of bounds, becomes latest victim of not reading local rules closely enough
Akshay Bhatia is making his debut at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week. That might explain the rules mishap he had during Friday's second round. Playing the par-5 13th hole at Emirates GC, the ...
MarketWatch18d
Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is replacing fact checking on the platform with a feature called Community Notes, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday in rolling out a raft of ...
USA Today18d
Meta Platforms is ending its fact-checking program. That could be risky for the stock
Last week, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) said that it is shutting down the third-party fact-checking programs on its social media platforms. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says that those ...
Fox News18d
Meta fact-checkers set to lose revenue, may shut down after Zuckerberg’s pivot: ‘We don’t have much time left’
A network of fact-checkers is set to lose a major source of revenue and may even close shop after Facebook parent company Meta announced it would terminate their contracts and move towards a ...
The Motley Fool19d
Meta Platforms Is Ending Its Fact-Checking Program. That Could Be Risky for the Stock
Zuckerberg says that in the absence of a third-party fact-checking program, users will be able to effectively regulate the platform themselves using a "community notes" system. If you use X ...
The Financial Times19d
Mistral signs AFP deal for fact-based chatbot in riposte to ‘free speech’ rivals
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. French artificial intelligence start-up Mistral has struck a multimillion-euro deal with Agence France ...
Scientific American20d
Does Fact-Checking Work? Here’s What the Science Says
That trek to challenge online falsehoods and misinformation got a little harder this week, when Facebook’s parent company Meta announced plans to scrap the platform’s fact-checking programme ...