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Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted on his account on Wednesday to dispel the myth that the social networking giant is actively “listening” to its users surreptitiously, in order to target them with relevant ads. The idea that Meta would secretly turn on the microphones on users’ phones to record their conversations is an age-old conspiracy theory — and one that the company has disputed before. But, ironically, Mosseri’s new myth-busting claim comes just as Meta has announced it will soon target ads to users across its social apps using data collected from their interactions with its AI products. In other…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMigration and Ukraine to dominate talks today, UK’s Starmer saysUK prime minister Keir Starmer said in his doorstep comments that illegal migration and Ukraine will dominate today’s talks. “We’re certainly discussing illegal migration and looking at what further options we can take together. Obviously, I’ve always argued that working with other countries is always a stronger response. So we’re looking at a number of options there. There’s a big appetite for it, a number of countries wanting to work with us and what more we can do. So we’ll…

The death of Hunter S Thompson is set to be reviewed, more than 20 years after it was ruled a suicide.The journalist and author was believed to have killed himself on 20 February 2005 at the age of 67, and while there isn’t any new evidence to suggest otherwise, his widow, Anita Thompson, has requested that the Colorado bureau of investigation conduct a review. Thompson died at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado.“We understand the profound impact Hunter S Thompson had on this community and beyond,” said the sheriff, Michael Buglione, in a press release. “By bringing in an outside…

Bermuda deploys soldiers to secure infrastructure, clear roads and help at emergency shelters.Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHurricane Imelda’s core has moved over Bermuda, lashing the British territory with destructive winds, damaging waves and flash flooding.The Category 2 hurricane struck late on Wednesday night with maximum sustained winds of 100mph (161km/h), according to the National Weather Service in Miami, Florida. The storm was located about 20 miles (32km) southwest of Bermuda, moving east-northeast as it passed directly over the island.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list“Damaging Waves, and Flash Flooding Expected Into…

Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered ‘terrorists and terror supporters’.Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least 17 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel threatened tens of thousands remaining in Gaza City with a forced order to leave, saying it was their “last opportunity” to flee or face the “full force” of Israel’s assault.Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X on Wednesday that anyone who stayed would be considered “terrorists and terror supporters”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

There are “no signs of life” under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people are still missing, rescuers have said.Hundreds of students, most of them teenage boys, were inside the two-storey Islamic boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo when it collapsed on Monday. At least five students were killed and about 100 injured, officials said. Thirteen people have been freed from the debris since rescue efforts began, though two later died in hospital. Rescue operations had been challenging due to the unstable structure of the building. On Thursday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said rescuers using…

Paul NjieBBC Africa, Saint-LouisMichel Mvondo / BBCEvery day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal’s northern city of Saint-Louis, heads to sea with a mix of emotions: hope and frustration.He hopes he will get a better catch than the previous day, yet he is frustrated by the thought that whatever he finds might not meet his needs.”Before, we worked to live, but now we just work to survive,” says the 25-year-old.Like him, many other small-scale, traditional fishermen in Saint-Louis – a major fishing hub – are facing hard times.The BBC has spoken to several fishermen and people linked to the fishing…

If you are trying to catch out a chatbot take care, because one cutting-edge tool is showing signs it knows what you are up to.Anthropic, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, has released a safety analysis of its latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and revealed it had become suspicious it was being tested in some way.Evaluators said during a “somewhat clumsy” test for political sycophancy, the large language model (LLM) – the underlying technology that powers a chatbot – raised suspicions it was being tested and asked the testers to come clean.“I think you’re testing me – seeing if I’ll…

Nairobi — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, health officials, clinicians, advocates, and survivors are renewing calls for urgent action to address Kenya’s rising breast cancer burden. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines breast cancer as “a disease in which abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumors. If left unchecked, the tumors can spread throughout the body and become fatal.” The disease typically starts in the milk ducts or lobules. In its earliest form (in situ), it is not life-threatening if detected early. However, once invasive, cancerous cells spread into surrounding tissue, forming lumps or thickening that…

At the heart of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is the image of one young man carrying another. Early in the film, we see the piggyback as a moment of laughter and joy. By the end of the film, it’s a desperate attempt to defy death. The man shouldering the burden is Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter). He is carrying his childhood friend, Chandan (Vishal Jethwa). Both are attempting to traverse the last few hundred miles to their village in the midst of the COVID pandemic. One is Muslim, the other Dalit. Both have spent their lives fighting bigotry and poverty, only to be further marginalized by disease and a…