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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...

HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud

HSBC has thrown its weight behind calls for tech firms to pay up for fraud, saying incoming compensation rules requiring banks to reimburse scam...

Gambling firm appears to trivialise Lebanon pager blasts in social media post

The gambling company that owns the William Hill, 888 and Mr Green brands has apologised after one of its social media accounts appeared to...

Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices

Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices with AI and then trick their...

Shopper’s videos of himself trying to beat ‘insanely speedy’ Aldi cashiers go viral

Many supermarket shoppers will be familiar with the heart-thumping race to pack their shopping bags while items being scanned by rapid-scanning cashiers pile up.Now...

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