Published on 05/05/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2 What with Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, Pixar’s Toy Story 5, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, 2026’s summer blockbuster season is looking stacked. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT However, those titles are all going up against Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. And if you thought the filmmaker was going to slow things down…
For years, DribbleUp, a sports equipment company, spent its own time and resources figuring out whom it should advertise its basketballs and soccer balls to on Facebook. But for the last two years, it has placed those ads entirely through Facebook’s artificial intelligence tools. Since then, DribbleUp’s sales have outpaced its marketing expenses. It has…
Almost as soon as gunshots were reported from the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, social media was flooded with conspiracy theories and finger-pointing over the attack. In a now-common phenomenon after such incidents, prominent influencers fill the information vacuum with speculation in a bid for attention and followers. The miasma of falsehoods, rumors…
Shorouk Express Across Europe, governments are grappling with an issue that is no longer abstract or theoretical: the digital spaces in which children spend hours every day are exposing them to unprecedented levels of risk. The debate is no longer about whether minors are harmed online, but about how far states, the European union and…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A minister has accused British Medical Association (BMA) leaders of being “determined to turn their organisation into a farce” after a motion was passed…
Shorouk Express In this week’s Inside Spain, we look a how half a century after the death of Francisco Franco, disinformation on social media has credited the Spanish dictator with social achievements that present his iron-fisted rule in a nostalgic light. Experts warn that misleading comparisons and inaccuracies in viral messages can beguile citizens with…
Ofcom has slapped 4chan with a £20,000 ($26,700) fine for failing to comply with the internet and telecommunications regulator’s request for information under the UK’s Online Safety Act of 2023. The regulator has released an update for 11 of the investigations it opened after the first of its online safety codes became enforceable in March…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Half of girls were fed harmful online content including posts about self-harm, suicide and eating disorders on social media apps during a single…
A data spill from an unsecured cloud server has exposed hundreds of thousands of sensitive bank transfer documents in India, revealing account numbers, transaction figures, and individuals’ contact details. Researchers at cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered in late August a publicly accessible Amazon-hosted storage server containing 273,000 PDF documents relating to bank transfers of Indian customers. …
Shorouk Express GOP senator calls for ‘grace’ for those angry at Kirk’s death, then ‘productive dialogue’ Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah told ABC’s Martha Raddatz on This Week that “we need to have a little grace for those who are angry” and grieving Charlie Kirk’s death. He added: “As they move past that anger,…
