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Meta Threatens to Shut Down Its Apps in New Mexico Over Child Safety Court Case

1 May 2026 at 14:27

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Meta has threatened to shut down Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in New Mexico amid a child safety court battle, as state prosecutors push for fundamental changes to the company’s social media platforms.

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Trail Cameras Capture First Cougar Kittens in Minnesota in Over 100 Years

1 May 2026 at 13:16

Two young cougars walk through a forested area with brown leaves and patches of fur on the ground. One cougar steps forward near a tree while the other stands behind, watching. A "Voyageurs Wolf Project" logo is visible in the corner.

Trail cameras captured incredibly rare footage of cougar kittens in Minnesota -- the first confirmed evidence in more than a century that cougars are reproducing in the state.

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Meta Charged by EU Over Failure to Stop Children From Using Instagram and Facebook

29 April 2026 at 15:22

A young girl lies under a blanket in the dark, illuminated by the light from a smartphone she is holding, focused intently on the screen.

Meta was charged by European Union (EU) regulators with breaching landmark tech rules after failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing Instagram and Facebook.

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Taylor Swift Files Trademarks to Protect Image From AI Deepfakes

28 April 2026 at 16:34

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Global superstar Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications for her image in what is believed to be an attempt to protect her likeness from AI deepfakes.

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Researchers Wait Two Years to Capture First-Ever Footage of Orangutan Crossing a Canopy Bridge

27 April 2026 at 12:11

An orangutan hangs from a rope with one arm in a lush, green forest. The image is split into two frames, showing the orangutan from different angles as it climbs.

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed by remote cameras using a canopy bridge in Indonesia, in what conservationists say is a world first for the species.

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Photographer, Who Captured Pulitzer Prize Winning Image of Assassination Attempt on James Meredith, Dies

27 April 2026 at 12:06

A man in a plaid shirt and dark pants crawls on hands and knees across a sidewalk, with grass and trees in the background. Two people sit in the distance on the left side of the image.

Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture of an assassination attempt on civil rights activist James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died.

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Minnesota Passes Landmark Bill to Ban AI Nudification Apps

24 April 2026 at 11:45

A close-up of a person's hand using a smartphone, with fingers touching the screen. The background is blurred with warm, colorful bokeh lights.

The Minnesota House has passed a landmark bill to ban AI nudification apps and websites that create explicit images of people, mostly women, without consent.

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