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America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...

6dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

When my friends moved to the suburbs, I decided to raise my kids in Chicago. Being an urban mom was the best choice.

The author raised her kids in Chicago. Unaihuiziphotography/Getty Images I knew many people who moved away from Chicago to raise their kids, but I stayed. In Chicago, my kids had access to parks, muse...

6dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Kurds march in Iraqi Kurdistan against Syrian government takeover of minority

Syria's government said a drone strike by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed seven of its soldiers on Wednesday, though the ⁠SDF denied this, in an incident that threatens to derail a cea...

2dFrance 24Politics

US visa freeze begins for 26 African countries

In tonight's edition, the US puts a pause on the processing of permanent residency visas for applicants from 75 countries, including 26 African ones. Also, Nigerian police walk back on earlier denials...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

UK launches investigation into Musk's Grok amidst global backlash

Grok - the AI chatbot developed my Elon Musk's company - is facing growing international backlash for being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. Malaysia and Indonesia have ...

Jan 13France 24TechnologyImpact

'We need a stabilised, democratic Syria: Economic recovery without freedom is meaningless'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Kurdish humanitarian activist Arya Jemo amid the rapidly shifting sociopolitical and economic dynamics in Syria. Mr. Jemo shares themes of political betrayal, ter...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

A 73-year-old teaches other seniors to overcome their fears and embrace tech. She says they learn better from peers.

TJTJ Courtesy of Anne Goldberg Anne Goldberg has been tech-savvy since operating early computer models in the 1980s. 40 years on, she is using her knowledge to teach seniors how to use iPhones and oth...

6dBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Stars and Stripes staff fear the Pentagon is coming for the newspaper — and their jobs

Stars and Stripes newspaper Ullstein bild via Getty Images The military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, is facing new pressure from the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the o...

Jan 17Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Meet the people who think posting on social media is good for them

Steve Zeringue, Mfonsio Andrew, and Campbell Morrison don't subscribe to the "get offline" mentality. Steve Zeringue; Mfonsio Andrew; Campbell Morrison. Forget dumbphones and digital detoxes; ...

Jan 17Business InsiderHealthImpact

How ICE chaos and a boycott plan are turning Minnesota retailers into community spaces

Community donations at Smitten Kitten (left and right), and BabyBel Mozzarella the cat (middle), are supporting Minnesotans. Mikayla Stanek (Smitten Kitten); Vanessa Beardsley (Catzen) January is typi...

1dBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests

Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation , Google writes tha...

11hThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Why nobody’s stopping Grok

Today’s episode of Decoder is about X, Grok, and Elon Musk. By now we’re several weeks into one of the worst, most upsetting, and most stupidly irresponsible AI controversies in the short history of g...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Mass anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

Despite bitter cold with temperatures starting around −29 °C, organisers said up to 50,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis and St Paul to demand that immigration enforcement officers...

3hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk's children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the man...

Jan 15The VergeTechnologyImpact

Iran: Activists report more than 2,500 dead after brutal crackdown

Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...

Jan 14France 24world_newsImpact

Having a baby in rural America? Get ready for a 3-hour drive.

America's hospitals are dropping their labor and delivery services. skaman306/Getty Images 60% of rural counties offered no labor and delivery services in 2023, a new report found. Many pregnant patie...

3hBusiness InsiderHealthImpact

Millionaires ask leaders at Davos to tax the rich

The Swiss resort town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum each January, bringing together politicians, policymakers, and business executives. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Nearly 400 wealthy individu...

3dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras

Ring video doorbells and cameras are not sending footage to ICE, according to the company. Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for peo...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

Age prediction is rolling out almost globally, with users in the EU getting it ‘in the coming weeks.’ OpenAI has added age prediction features to ChatGPT , meant to identify and bolster protections fo...

3dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK

Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...

Jan 14The VergeTechnologyImpact
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