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Tensions high in the Middle East as Trump vows 20% Hormuz shipping fee

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Culture news

Hot wax: Are your vinyls at risk during a heatwave?

Social media users and music lovers are starting to panic about their record collections during the ongoing heatwave. Euronews Culture dispels a few myths and puts you on the right track...

Tech News

Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia's world-first social media ban

Australia moves to double fines for social media platforms after seven in 10 children remained active on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok three months after the world-first ban on under-16s took effect — with Big Tech accused of "taking the Mickey."

Health news

Ube over matcha? The new trend tuber for coffee, cakes and ice cream

Whether in lattes, cakes or ice cream, ube is turning heads with its vivid purple hue. The Filipino yam is tipped as the next big food trend after matcha, but the hype also has a darker side.

World News

Help, we are trapped': Venezuela victims cry out on TikTok

Lack of resources and patchy telecoms have driven many Venezuelans to despair. In this context, outlets’ social networks, including Euronews, have become key platforms for appeals for help.

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Culture news

Floptropica: Explaining Gen-Z's favourite country

If you're looking for a place to go this summer and escape the worries of everyday life, we've got you covered. However, before you book a ticket, there is just one small problem...

Tech News

What is ‘W,’ Europe’s attempt to replace Elon Musk’s X?

The Swedish-based “W” platform” is the latest in a series of new social media sites vying to replace US Big Tech companies.

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Toy Story 5' - You've got a friend in tech?

The toys face a new existential crisis: technology. As timely as it is, can the fifth instalment recapture the magic lacking in 'Toy Story 4'?

Tech News

Lawsuits over child suicide and self-harm due to social media mount

Cases are being heard before courts in Italy and France, while the family of a Scottish teen is part of a lawsuit in the United States.

Afghanistan

Afghan government staff told to abandon smartphones or face prison

How widely the rule is being implemented across Afghanistan and the scale of its impact were not entirely clear.

Residences

Disconnect from social media at this hotel chain’s ‘anti-appy hour’

Guests at YOTEL hotels will be able to block their access to social media apps on their phone using a Bloom card.

Tech News

Social media is now the world’s leading source of news, study says

Fifty-four percent of people said they used social media as a news source at least once a week compared to the 51% using traditional media, like TV, radio or news websites.

Tech News

Meta keeps monetising disinfo accounts on Facebook despite controversy

A new study shows that Facebook pages flagged more than 10 times for fake content by fact-checkers still make money off their content, including after suspension.

Europe News

UK's Keir Starmer announces social media ban for under-16-year-olds

Australia, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia have introduced legislation or announced age-based restrictions or requirements for children’s access to social media.

Europe News

The social media 'miracle' during the Pope's visit to Barcelona

A picture of Leo XIV holding the hands of a seven-year-old boy during his visit to Barcelona went viral on social media. Days later, the boy’s parents, convinced they had experienced a miracle, managed to find the photographer thanks to X.com, ChatGPT and Instagram.

The Cube

How Iran-linked accounts faked Irish, Scottish profiles to sway public

Researchers say that social media accounts affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps posed as Scottish and Irish nationals in order to cultivate their following, before switching their narrative to spread pro-Iranian discourse online.

Europe News

How smartphone use is linked to falling birth rates

Birth rates across Europe have been falling for years. A new study highlights a possible cause.