world news Good News: Urine turned into fertiliser and 4 other uplifting stories TikTok is teaching Gen Zs all kinds of new skills, public generosity has rescued a doomed tea room and three other uplifting stories. These are the #GoodNews of the week. 10/06/2022
Biztech news Twitter plans shareholder vote on Elon Musk sale Elon Musk's lawyers have warned Twitter that he might walk away from the acquisition if the company fails to provide the data he seeks on spam and fake accounts. 09/06/2022
The Cube Meet the doctor fighting fake news about monkeypox on TikTok A US-based paediatrician has been fighting medical misinformation about monkeypox on social media. 07/06/2022
Biztech news Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over fake accounts The billionaire’s lawyers accuse Twitter of breaching its obligations by withholding data on its spam and fake accounts. 06/06/2022
Biztech news Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook parent Meta after 14 years Her departure marks the end of an era for the social media giant. Javier Olivan will take over as chief operating officer. 02/06/2022
Hear I listened to 7,500 independent artists for the Reddit Grammy Awards Looking for a way to post her own music, this Redditor ended up setting herself a colossal music listening task. 31/05/2022
Biztech news Twitter investors sue Elon Musk for stock 'manipulation' The investors allege Elon Musk's complaints about “bots” were part of a scheme to negotiate a better price or pull out of the deal. 27/05/2022
Albania Albanian man arrested for inciting terrorism on social media The suspect allegedly used fake online profiles to call for attacks on state institutions. 24/05/2022
Biztech news Clearview AI ordered to delete all UK facial recognition data The UK is the fourth European country to issue such an order against the controversial facial recognition company. 24/05/2022
See How Reddit supported a Ukrainian artist making pet portraits Ivan Kozak has been giving pets a royal makeover for years, but didn't expect to wake up one day to find a post celebrating his work. 21/05/2022
See Should parents be worried about a new self-harm Tik Tok 'challenge'? The Labello Challenge has caused a wave of panic in France as parents fear their children may be exposed to the supposedly self-harm encouraging trend. 20/05/2022
The Cube Twitter unveils new policy to combat Ukraine war misinformation False, viral tweets will no longer be amplified or recommended to users. 19/05/2022
Biztech news Musk may seek lower price for Twitter over platform's fake accounts The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder has put his $44 billion (€42.05 billion) deal to buy Twitter on hold over the issue of fake accounts. 17/05/2022
The Cube Social media platforms under pressure over Buffalo shooting livestream The European Commission is currently developing new regulations that will force companies to better moderate content. 16/05/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk says Twitter takeover bid now on hold due to fake accounts Tesla boss Elon Musk tweeted that his plans to buy the social media platform were on pause over reports about the number of bots and fake accounts. 13/05/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk and EU ‘of the same mind’ on new social media rules The Tesla boss told European officials he backed the EU's DSA regulations ahead of his planned buyout of social platform Twitter. 10/05/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk’s wealthy friends try to rescue his Twitter bid Elon Musk says he wants Twitter to become a beacon of free speech but his supporters and investors include a Saudi Prince and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. 06/05/2022
Biztech news Bill Gates voices concerns over Elon Musk’s future Twitter plans The billionaire says he has reservations about Musk’s motive for buying Twitter, due to social media platforms' role in spreading misinformation. 05/05/2022
The Cube Kremlin-backed media are evading EU ban on content, says report The Disinformation Situation Center says Russian state broadcasters are still able to disseminate materials to EU users on social media. 04/05/2022
Biztech news Musk eyes 'slight' Twitter fee for commercial and government users "Some revenue is better than none!" Elon Musk wrote in a tweet. 04/05/2022
Culture news The digitsation of spirituality: Can social media promote goodness? "People today are not only hungry for connection, we need it to heal," says Dr Darren Weissman, a popular figure in American spiritual thought and daily user of this new platform. 04/05/2022
Biztech news Musk seeks to put in less money in new Twitter deal financing: sources The billionaire CEO of Tesla is reportedly in talks with large investment firms about taking on more financing for his acquisition of Twitter, to tie up less of his own wealth. 03/05/2022
world news Good News: plant food boom and social media's positive side effect What went well in the world this week? Scientists turn back the clock on skin cells and plant-based foods are booming. Check our latest #GoodNews. 29/04/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk sold $4 billion in Tesla shares after agreeing Twitter deal The world's richest man says "no further" sales planned after offloading portion of shares in electric vehicle maker. 29/04/2022
Biztech news Musk’s Twitter: A platform for free speech or extremist hate? Experts fear Elon Musks’ vision for free speech on Twitter will increase hate speech but others argue it may convince those with extremist views to come around. 29/04/2022
Biztech news Twitter reports rise in users amid Elon Musk takeover bid Twitter’s overall revenue and advertising sales fell short of analyst estimates, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. 28/04/2022
