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Keratopigmentation: why is eyeball tattooing on the rise?

Name: Keratopigmentation. Age: First described in AD150, but not in a way that would tempt you. Appearance: Your choice. What are we talking about here? Corneal tattooing. Tattooing your cornea, as in your eye?...

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

The great X-odus is under way. More than 1 million new users have joined the social media platform...

The images of Spain’s floods weren’t created by AI. The trouble is, people think they were

My eye was caught by a striking photograph in the most recent edition of Charles Arthur’s Substack newsletter...

Influencer who brought camera crew to New York marathon banned from race

A social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend’s New York City Marathon and banned from...

Watchdog rules Eurostar ads on social media for £39 seats were misleading

Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats...

Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’

The Kremlin has said that Russia’s huge fines imposed on Google were largely symbolic and designed to spur the US tech company into lifting...

Meta rides AI boom to stellar quarterly earnings, but slightly less than expected

Meta’s blowout year continues after the company reported another stellar financial quarter on Wednesday. But shares fell in after-hours trading after the company missed...

Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off

Two years ago, there was some trepidation among advertisers, anti-hate-speech groups and staff about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.Those concerns have been borne out:...

Social media algorithms need overhaul in wake of Southport riots, Ofcom says

Social media algorithms must be adjusted to prevent misinformation from spreading, the chief executive of Ofcom has warned, responding to the rioting that broke...

TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project

The owner of TikTok has sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal artificial intelligence project.ByteDance said it had dismissed the person in August...