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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-12 09:10:47

Investigation: Google removed AI Overviews for two liver health queries after expert inaccuracy warnings, but slight keyword tweaks still trigger AI responses (Andrew Gregory/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-12 10:51:03

The Guardian names Netflix's former director of product Allan Donald as its first VP of product; Donald oversaw the content discovery operation at Netflix (Alice Brooker/Press Gazette)
pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/me

Guardian poaches from Netflix for first vice president of product
Netflix director of product Allan Donald has been named as The Guardian's first vice president of product.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-12 00:47:09

Will CeeDee Lamb wear guardian cap after concussion? Cowboys star reveals answer si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/w

Will CeeDee Lamb wear guardian cap after concussion? Cowboys star reveals answer
Dallas Cowboys superstar CeeDee Lamb is on track to return in Week 15 after suffering a concussion last week, leaving many asking whether he will wear a guardian cap.

@NuclearDisorder@mastodon.social
2025-11-14 06:51:45

Heute vor 45 Jahren: Am 14. November 1980 testen die #USA die #Atombombe "Dauphin". Die Operation #Guardian war eine Serie von 14 US-amerikanischen

Kartierung aller Koordinaten von "Operation Guardian (Atomtest)" im Testgebiet Nevada (Nevada National Security Site, NNSS) Quelle: OpenStreetMap Lizenz: Open Data Commons Open Database-Lizenz (ODbL)
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-12-14 08:45:30

“Trump’s America is not merely indifferent to Europe – it’s positively hostile to it. That has enormous implications for the continent and for Britain, which too many of our leaders still refuse to face.
…
The motive hardly matters: whether the US regards the EU as an enemy for transactional or ideological reasons, it now sees it as an enemy.
…
[Mark] Rutte warns of war, urging Europe to prepare itself, yet he has nothing to say about the one-time ally across the Atlantic…

Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-13 19:01:04

Stephen Miller wants us to fear him | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-14 01:16:45

An ophthalmologist in Tehran has documented more than 400 eye injuries from gunshots in a single hospital,
as overwhelmed medical staff struggle to cope with the toll of an increasingly violent crackdown on nationwide protests by Iranian authorities.
Three doctors, in messages forwarded to the Guardian on Monday, described overwhelmed hospitals and emergency wings overflowing with protesters who had been shot.
Medical staff said the gunshot wounds were mostly concentrated …

Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests
Doctors in Tehran tell of overwhelmed medical staff as violent crackdown intensifies

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2025-12-13 20:42:12

That Guardian article on decoupling. I managed to split the thread into two.
Part 1: mstdn.social/@degrowthuk/11570
And part 2:

@nohillside@smnn.ch
2025-11-14 07:56:34

Chasing ghosts and bad dreams …
universeodon.com/@memeorandum/

memeorandum (@memeorandum@universeodon.com)
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/13/us-antifa-terrorist-designation http://www.memeorandum.com/251114/p1#a251114p1

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-12 21:41:13

US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department (Hugo Lowell/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260212/p100#a2

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-12-13 11:55:37

Guardian: Face transplants promised hope. Patients were put through the unthinkable theguardian.com/science/2025/n "negative data is often buried, driven by funding battles and inst…

Face transplants promised hope. Patients were put through the unthinkable
Twenty years after the first face transplant, patients are dying, data is missing, and the experimental procedure’s future hangs in the balance

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-11 01:20:48

Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

Lenore Taylor resigns as Guardian Australia editor after 10 years of leadership
Australia’s longest-serving editor credited with transforming a fledgling news organisation into the fourth most-read news website

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-01-13 15:36:22

Need to actually ban smartphones before, say 16. A non-internet phone is more than sufficient for safety purposes. It isn't just social media but the mindless scrolling of mostly USAmerican drivel videos and the like. I know children who will do it for hours, in preference to any worthwhile activity.
Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people | Keir Starmer | The Guardian

Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people
PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policy

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-13 18:17:57

😕 Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't
phys.org/news/2026-01-micropla

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't
Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a recent investigation by The Guardian suggests that some of these claims may be less robust than they first appeared.

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-02-14 04:05:09

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations | Mississippi | The Guardian
theguardian.com/environment/20

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-13 16:15:55

As OpenAI retires GPT-4o, some users say they are angry and grieving to lose the flirty, quirky companion (Alaina Demopoulos/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/n

OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’
Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope?

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-06 13:00:50

"Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations"
#Mexico #Pollution

Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations
After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tactics

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-14 04:01:30

The ethnic cleansing of the United States will destroy it | Heba Gowayed | The Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

@alex_mastodon@troet.cafe
2026-02-11 20:21:25

Im #Guardian ist ein spannender Auszug aus dem Buch „Nobody's Girl“ von Virginia Roberts #Giuffre.
Es wird beschrieben, wie #GhislaineMaxwell den Kontakt zum damals 47jährigen

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy and powerful men – and how everyone knew what was going on

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-09 08:01:38

Premier League football club Brighton & Hove Albion bans Guardian reporters from its stadium after the Guardian reported on allegations against the club's owner (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/football/2025/

Brighton ban Guardian from stadium over reporting on Tony Bloom
Reporters and photographers have been banned by the Premier League club, as a Guardian spokesperson said the reporting was in the public interest

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-13 22:25:56

UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration's demand for 'lists of Jews' (Alice Speri/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j
memeorandum.com/260113/p127#a2

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-02-02 21:14:29

Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations
After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tactics

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2026-01-13 09:45:17

In a damning report, the OEP has found that seven of the 10 targets set in the Environment Act 2021 have little likelihood of being met by 2030, which is the deadline set in law.
The three remaining targets: clean air, reducing the harmful impact of environmental hazards, and improving the beauty of nature – are only partly on track.
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says | Environment | The Guardian

Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-13 20:06:03

Cuba denounces US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela's coast as 'piracy' (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d
memeorandum.com/251213/p44#a25

@bencurthoys@mastodon.social
2025-12-11 16:51:40

UK porn traffic holding steady, then?

Screenshot of Guardian headline "UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom".
@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2025-12-07 09:42:26

Science Weekly: The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic ants
Episode webpage: theguardian.com/science/series
Media file:

Science Weekly | The Guardian

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social
2025-12-10 10:15:43

Why are all photos beginning to look like AI slopp?

Photo by a real photographer, in a header from The Guardian newspaper. It shows a crowd of people demonstrating against wealth inequality. There is something about the inconsistencies in the focus and some kind of strangeness in the facial expressions of the protesters that made me wonder if it was AI-generated. (diffusion AI)
@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2025-12-11 13:35:16

There were also dragon's teeth just by London Road station in Guildford. I was fascinated by their raison d'être at the time and used to appreciate them every time I walked by.
Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list | #Heritage | The Guardian

Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list
Wartime defences in Surrey and model boat club boathouse in Birmingham among this year’s unusual listings

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-12 21:01:22

David Letterman calls CBS News a "wreck", and says its integrity "has been trampled on, pissed on, and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over" (Anna Betts/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/jan

David Letterman calls CBS News a ‘wreck’ under newly installed leadership
Former late-night host makes comments amid merger of CBS’s parent company Paramount with Skydance Media

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-13 21:55:53

Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting (Richard Luscombe/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j
memeorandum.com/260113/p120#a2

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-01-11 18:52:13

Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for social media ban for children | Social media | The Guardian
theguardian.com/media/2026/jan

Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for under-16s social media ban
Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect young people

@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-11 03:24:51

The only thing more reliable than my Guardian's heals is my Linux OS. 🛡️🐧
Back in Tyria tonight streaming #GW2 from my trusty Linux PC! My machine has zero bloatware and 100% dragon-slaying optimization.
Come hang out! 👇 twitch.t…

Tuxramus - Twitch
Guild Wars Night! Commands: !discord !fish !leaderboard FFbot RPG !rpggame #TheSpiffingPuddings

@davej@dice.camp
2026-01-27 21:16:16
Content warning: CW: auspol, Guardian Essential Poll, One Nation.

I shouldn’t hear #Yeats’ “The Second Coming” in my head when I read opinion polls.
theguardian.com/australia-…

Guardian Essential poll: One Nation’s primary vote soars to record high amid Coalition chaos
Pauline Hanson’s party polls a primary vote of 22%, while Labor’s response to the Bondi terror attack wins widespread support

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-12 01:50:48

xAI partners with El Salvador to deploy Grok across 5,000 public schools, reaching 1M students in an "AI-powered education program" over the next two years (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools
President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself ‘MechaHitler’ to create ‘AI-powered’ curricula

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-12 18:50:47

Paramount says it will nominate directors for election at WBD's annual meeting, usually held in June, to vote against the approval of WBD's deal with Netflix (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/business/2026/

Paramount to nominate directors to Warner Bros board to vote against Netflix deal
Paramount also files lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to $82.7bn agreement

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-13 13:46:06

Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to 'assert its will' over allies (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/world/2025/dec
memeorandum.com/251213/p13#a25

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-01-12 05:01:49

A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so | Jan-Werner Müller | The Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so
It may be tempting to dismiss the move as hopeless – but it interrupts the Trump administration’s promise of impunity

@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
2025-12-08 20:17:30

May the supremes reap what they sow... May His Lardass find judges wanting for not offering enough worship. Remember the scorpion's nature will drown all.
theguardian.com/us-news/live/2

Screenshot: The GUARDIAN - US Supreme Court conservatives appear poised to back Trump in case that tests president's ability to fire officials.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-14 14:41:04

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC's charter review will examine political appointments to its board, amid concerns over board member Robbie Gibb (Jamie Grierson/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2025/nov

Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board
Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-01-12 17:45:35

It's astonishing cruelty, even by the standards of Starter, Lammy, Mahmoud.
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’ | Palestine Action | The Guardian
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/j

Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2025-12-12 11:14:32

People will be asking about this article. Some comments follow in a thread.
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/…

Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-14 13:01:51

RedBird Capital drops its £500M bid for the Telegraph Media Group, after intense pressure from the Telegraph newsroom and allies over the group's links to China (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2025/nov

RedBird Capital consortium drops £500m Telegraph bid
Move follows criticism from newsroom over US private equity group’s links to China

@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2025-12-07 10:36:31

Today in Focus: ‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for
Episode webpage: theguardian.com/news/series/to
Media file:

Today in Focus | The Guardian

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism.

Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in.

And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to…

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-10 03:35:32

Three members of Congress say
the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr,
lied during his Senate confirmation hearings
in response to newly revealed emails that undermine his testimony that a trip he took to Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines”.
The governor of Hawaii,
a medical doctor who responded to the crisis, also spoke out
– saying that the disclosure of the emails by the Guardian and the Associated Press show …

RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say
Newly revealed emails undermine Kennedy’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of deadly measles outbreak

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-11 04:15:22

Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-01-12 15:10:21

Great news.
Akenfield is wonderful book, as was the BBC film based on it (possibly available at BFI).
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe | Books | The Guardian
theguardian.com/books/2026/jan

British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller Akenfield

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-11-28 13:01:01

"Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

@NuclearDisorder@mastodon.social
2026-02-05 18:26:32

Heute vor 45 Jahren: Am 5. Februar 1981 testen die #USA die #Atombombe "Clairette". Die Operation #Guardian war eine Serie von 14 US-amerikanischen

Kartierung aller Koordinaten von "Operation Guardian (Atomtest)" im Testgebiet Nevada (Nevada National Security Site, NNSS) Quelle: OpenStreetMap Lizenz: Open Data Commons Open Database-Lizenz (ODbL)
@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2025-12-07 10:12:30

Today in Focus: The World Cup’s Maga makeover
Episode webpage: theguardian.com/news/series/to
Media file:

Today in Focus | The Guardian

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism.

Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in.

And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to…

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-11 06:27:42

More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shootings in Minneapolis and Portland | US news | The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-11 19:35:32

'Add blood, forced smile': how Grok's nudification tool went viral (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/news/ng-intera
memeorandum.com/260111/p43#a26

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-09 21:15:57

Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/australia-news

Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-12 04:51:04

Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years (Sara Braun/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260211/p147#a2

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2026-02-11 10:44:41

This is an odd characterisation of ecological economics. I'd put that first line, 'Green capitalists', (and at some part of the Keynes fans) under traditional Environmental Economics - where the deleterious impacts of capital accumulation/GDP growth are bunged under 'externalities'.
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out? | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian

Three by three table. Rows: Green capitalism, Green Keynesians, Post-growth. Columns: Are planetary limits at risk? Is Green growth possible? Can we rely on markets? Results: Y,Y,Y / Y, Y, N, Y, N, N.
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-11 07:54:45

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-10 06:40:55

Ofcom: UK porn traffic has now settled at a "lower level" since the start of age checks; VPN users rose to a peak of 1.4M in mid-August and now stand at 900K (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/society/2025/d

UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom
Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-10 19:22:27

Keir Starmer appoints 25 [right wing, I assume] Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords | House of Lords | The Guardian
theguardian.com/politics/2025/

Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords
Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house, and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-02-09 21:03:26

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months | The Guardian #ice

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-12 16:35:59

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy refers DMGT's proposed acquisition of the Telegraph to Ofcom and CMA over concerns about consolidation of rightwing papers (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/…

Lisa Nandy refers Telegraph sale to watchdogs over rightwing media plurality concerns
CMA and Ofcom to examine DMGT takeover amid fears merger could curb ‘diverging editorial stances’ in press

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-11 20:35:35

A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She's right to do so (Jan-Werner Müller/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/commentisfree/
memeorandum.com/260111/p49#a26

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-11 20:40:55

A private investigator says the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday remained his "best customers" for two years after his 2005 conviction for disclosing private info (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

Mail titles kept using investigator after his conviction, court hears
Steve Whittamore says Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday remained his ‘best customers’ for two years after his 2005 conviction

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-12 03:15:58

'The whole thing disgusts me': Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/australia-news
memeorandum.com/251211/p154#a2

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-09 18:50:49

The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-12 15:51:00

Trump's lawsuit against the BBC is set for trial in Feb. 2027; discovery must proceed though the judge has not ruled whether the Florida court has jurisdiction (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

Trump’s multibillion lawsuit against BBC over Panorama edit set for Florida trial in 2027
Corporation denies defamation but must hand over revealing documents after judge dismisses jurisdiction argument

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-02-10 17:15:33

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-01-07 11:56:33

Guardian repeats story that Venezuela's oil production low due to corruption and lack of investment.
Actually, the Maracaibo basin is beyond peak extraction so costs rising. And Orinoco oil is heavy, tarry, and hard to get (deep under the rainforest).
Of course the blockade is also part of the reason, and maybe flight of technical staff.
Oil prices fall after Trump says Venezuela will send up to 50m barrels to US | Oil | The Guardian

Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says
US to remove some sanctions to allow it to keep selling country’s supplies after laying claim to blockaded crude

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-10 07:21:09

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says under-16s slipping through the cracks of the social media ban will be "booted off" the platforms in time (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/…

Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says
Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-01-09 22:25:52

Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE | Trump administration | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-09 21:02:14

People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu | Flu | The Guardian
theguardian.com/society/2025/d<…

People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-11 05:45:52

Who are the six men named in the unredacted Epstein files? (Joseph Gedeon/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260211/p1#a260

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-09 12:56:00

Filings: X's UK revenue fell 58.3% YoY from £69.1M in 2023 to £28.9M in 2024; pre-tax profits fell from £2.2M in 2023 to £767,000 in 2024 (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery

@kctipton@mas.to
2025-12-10 02:03:46

Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse | US immigration | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d

Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-11 04:05:57

FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine (Melody Schreiber/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260210/p184#a2

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-10 19:25:50

Tim Davie says the UK Foreign Office's deal with the BBC World Service ends in seven weeks; the office contributed £137M to the service's £400M funding in 2025 (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie
As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the service

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-09 08:02:01

X limits Grok's image generation and editing to paying subscribers after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery (Helena Horton/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-11 17:10:57

South Carolina officials report 'accelerating' measles outbreak (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d
memeorandum.com/251211/p55#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-01 16:45:34

In a pretrial ruling, a UK judge finds a review in The Observer was defamatory for calling Andy Ngo an alt-right agitator; the outlet's parent weighs next steps (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/g

Guardian faces trial after influencer sues over 'alt-right agitator' label
Guardian News and Media is considering next steps after a finding it was defamatory to describe Andy Ngo as an "'alt-right' agitator".

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-11 05:35:52

US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries (Tom Phillips/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j
memeorandum.com/260111/p1#a260

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-11 14:25:53

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/global-develop
memeorandum.com/251211/p25#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-11 01:01:27

Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla's Kimbal Musk, emails show (Nick Robins-Early/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260210/p155#a2

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-09 17:00:45

A customs union is a sensible, pragmatic measure, not because of "going for growth", which is a) unattainable anyway and b) ecocidal, but to make life easier for small businesses who send goods to our neighbours.
Davey claims ‘historic victory’ for Lib Dems after tokenistic vote in favour of customs union with EU – UK politics live | Politics | The Guardian

Davey claims ‘historic victory’ for Lib Dems after tokenistic vote in favour of customs union with EU – as it happened
The vote will have no practical impact, despite Davey’s ‘historic’ claim

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-28 21:40:59

Interviews with standards editors at the NYT, WSJ, and Guardian on how their work has been affected by Trump's willingness to sue for reporting he doesn't like (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
thewrap.com/trump-nyt-wsj-guar

Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian U.S. tell TheWrap how they’re upholding journalistic standards.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-11 17:31:02

US engaging in 'extreme rightwing tropes' reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn (Eleni Courea/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/d
memeorandum.com/251211/p57#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-11 06:55:50

Case dismissed against LA protester accused of assaulting federal officer with cloth hat (Sam Levin/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260211/p4#a260

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-25 13:30:44

A Florida judge grants The Guardian's and others' motions to dismiss Trump Media's defamation lawsuit over reporting on a federal criminal investigation (Sarah Rumpf/Mediaite)
mediaite.com/lawcrime/judge-th

Judge Throws Out Truth Social’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian
A Florida judge granted motions to dismiss to The Guardian and other defendants in a defamation lawsuit filed by Truth Social's parent company, Truth Media & Technology Group Corp., the latest example of President Donald Trump's legal actions against media companies not holding up in court.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-09 21:25:53

Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/australia-news

Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-01 02:25:27

The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner's warning must be heeded (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/commentisfree/
memeorandum.com/251130/p57#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-10 07:25:55

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says under-16s slipping through the cracks of the social media ban will be "booted off" the platforms in time (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/…

Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says
Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-04 14:01:30

Losing India's Guardian Angels (American Prospect)
prospect.org/2025/12/04/losing
memeorandum.com/251204/p30#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-10 14:01:19

Sports journalists at Italy's state broadcaster Rai stage protests over blunders by sports director Paolo Petrecca during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony (Angela Giuffrida/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/world/2026/feb

Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary
Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah Carey

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-10 04:20:51

Zelenskyy 'ready for elections' after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy (Shaun Walker/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/world/2025/dec
memeorandum.com/251209/p152#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-10 15:55:46

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump's immigration crackdown (Mark Keierleber/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260210/p51#a26

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-09 12:51:02

Filings: X's UK revenue fell 58.3% YoY from £69.1M in 2023 to £28.9M in 2024; pre-tax profits fell from £2.2M in 2023 to £767,000 in 2024 (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-10 01:40:53

Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse (Lorena Figueroa/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d
memeorandum.com/251209/p138#a2

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-08 22:40:56

BBC Director General Tim Davie says the broadcaster will stay on X to try to counteract a flood of global misinformation, despite pressure to leave (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/jan

Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation
Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-27 15:25:50

The Observer launches its first paywall, with digital subscriptions priced at £16 per month, and updates its masthead to a logo that echoes its earlier branding (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/ob

Observer launches first paywall and ditches Guardian-era masthead
Digital subscriptions to The Observer are priced at £16 per month.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-08 18:50:40

Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in 'heroic' biopic (Adrian Horton/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/
memeorandum.com/251208/p83#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-19 22:01:40

Guardian US EIC Betsy Reed says the outlet expects to bring in $50M this year, up from $43M last year, and plans to grow newsletters and launch a news podcast (Ivan L. Nagy/Columbia Journalism Review)
cjr.org/the-interview/betsy-re

Betsy Reed on covering Trump and the ‘normalization of extremism.’
The editor in chief of Guardian US says staying above the fray doesn’t cut it.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-09 16:45:52

Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers' paid leave, analysis finds (Tom Perkins/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j
memeorandum.com/260109/p52#a26

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-08 19:05:35

From New York to New Mexico: new Epstein files shed light on his sprawling ranch outside Santa Fe (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
memeorandum.com/260208/p38#a26