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Vivers Olsek is Managing Director of Logically Fact, an Ireland-based global fact-checking organisation and signatory to the IFCN Code of Principles. From 2019 to 2022, he was Director of the International Fact-Checking Network. Misinformation is a major threat in today’s digital age, especially during this global election year. While social media platforms serve as important conduits of information, they have also become breeding grounds for false and harmful content. As fact checkers, we are tasked with sifting through this clutter, identifying falsehoods, and bringing quality information to the public. But the sheer volume and complexity of multimodal content – video,…
Seward is one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations in the summer, especially around the Fourth of July when the famous Mount Marathon Race is held annually. The port city on the Kenai Peninsula has plenty to offer all visitors, from tourists and cruise ship passengers to Alaskan residents who enjoy fishing, boating and recreation.This year, Seward has seen the opening of many new businesses, giving it even more to offer, so here are five new spots you should check out the next time you visit Seward.The Rowdy Radish, a new restaurant in downtown Seward, is pictured here on…
Light and mass reveal a once-utopian, now-ruined monument Light/Mass is a series depicting alien urban landscapes found in cities across America. It explores the often overlooked architecture of America’s biggest cities. photographer Owen Davis reveals the wonderful strangeness of these monumental structures in familiar urban environments. Apparently surreal, yet unnoticed by passersby, these structures caught his attention, designed by architects and urban planners who envisioned a bright, utopian future for the inhabitants of America’s great cities. “I try to see them as incredible monuments, dynamic and unsettling, that now seem out of place and overlooked.” He shares.Jacob Riis Baths, New…
Italy face Croatia tonight in their final Group B match of Euro 2024, needing a point to ensure they qualify for the knockout stages.After a 1-0 defeat to Spain on the second day, manager Luciano Spalletti is set to make some changes to his Leipzig side for their clash with Croatia, who need a win to guarantee a place in the last 16.Spalletti will likely be without left-back Federico Di Marco, who limped out of training at the weekend after suffering a calf injury against Spain. The Inter star is due to undergo a fitness test on Monday morning, but…
List Feng for NPR hide caption toggle caption List Feng for NPR Last summer, New Mexico state special agents inspecting a farm found thousands more cannabis plants than state laws allow. Then on subsequent visits, they made another unexpected discovery: dozens of underfed, shell-shocked Chinese workers. The workers said they had been trafficked to the farm in Torrance County, N.M., were prevented from leaving and never got paid. “They looked weathered,” says Lynn Sanchez, director of a New Mexico social services nonprofit who was called in after the raid. “They were very scared, very freaked out.” They are part of…
MUMBAI: Sixteen Mumbai Congress leaders have demanded the replacement of the party’s city unit chief Varsha Gaikwad in order to strengthen the organisation ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections due in October this year.Sources said on Monday that they believe Gaikwad, who recently won a seat in Mumbai North Central constituency, will not have time to work at an organisational level and they have taken issue with her style of functioning.In a letter dated June 16, the leaders sought time from the Indian National Congress leadership to discuss revitalising the party in Mumbai ahead of the Assembly elections and the…
That number grew from 22 between 2013 and 2019 to 55 between 2020 and 2023, according to the report. News Desk | June 24, 2024 The number of Pakistani women participating in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) programme has reportedly more than doubled in the past decade. Between 2013 and 2019, 22 Pakistani women attended IMET courses. This number jumped to 55 between 2020 and 2023, according to a US State Department report released on June 21. The IMET program aims to build military-to-military relationships by funding overseas military students to attend American military training and education courses.…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Disney canceled plans to build the campus in May of last year. Gary Hirschhorn/Getty Images Disney has asked about 2,000 employees to relocate from California and be based at a new campus in Florida.But the $1 billion Lake Nona campus was canceled after about 200 workers had already been relocated.Two of the employees sued Disney, claiming they felt they had to return to California for job security. Two Disney employees sued after the company asked them to relocate from California to a new campus in Florida, but then rescinded…
If AI Steve comes across a question on a topic on which Endacott has not yet set a policy, the AI will research the issue, prompting further discussion with voters and even policy suggestions. Image credit: ReutersA rather strange development occurred in the US last week, specifically in the state of Wyoming, where a man running for mayor promised to leave all decisions to AI if elected. This means that an AI bot would have the final say on important matters for the state. Something similar is happening in the UK this year as the general election approaches.Steve Endacott, chairman…
In today’s rapidly changing digital world, the convergence of technology and education is essential to shaping the workforce of the future. Recognizing this need, Romanian organization Digital Nation took on the mission of addressing the gap between the country’s vast tech talent pool and basic digital skills that are below the EU average. Founded in 2013 by technology expert Paul Apostol, Digital Nation is an education initiative that empowers students, teachers and other professionals to gain digital skills that are often overlooked in traditional education. Digital Nation’s approach is rooted in peer and community learning, promoting a range of programs…