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The Impact of Social Media on Modern Journalism: Benefits and Challenges
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The Impact of Social Media on Modern Journalism: Benefits and Challenges
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Social media has dramatically transformed the landscape of modern journalism, creating both opportunities and challenges for news dissemination. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have redefined how news is shared, consumed, and discussed. This article explores the profound effects of social media on journalism, highlighting the benefits and challenges, and provides insights into how journalists can navigate this evolving environment.
Meta goes down nationwide, preventing Instagram and Facebook use
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Meta experienced a massive outage, taking out connectivity for Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram users across the United States. Tens of thousands of Americans reported troubles with the applications and websites. Downdetector, a website that monitors online outages, reported problems on Mark Zuckerberg's platforms around 1 p.m. ET.
Elon Musk’s Starship booster captured in a world first
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Elon Musk's Starship rocket has achieved a world record after some of it was caught during its return to the launch pad. As part of its initial test flight, the SpaceX vehicle's lower half maneuvered back beside its launch tower and became entangled in a massive set of mechanical arms. It advances SpaceX's goal of producing a fully reusable and rapidly deployable rocket.
Musk unveils army of $30,000 ‘Optimus’ robots to help with housework and ‘babysitting your kids’, evoking I, Robot’s nightmarish future
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Elon Musk has unveiled an army of $30,000 Tesla Optimus robots designed to assist with home duties, sparking analogies to the grim future described in I, Robot. In stunning images, the humanoid robots were shown stiffly marching in single file across a platform, leaving observers stunned on the sidelines. Musk stated that spectators may stroll up to the Optimus robots, which would perform things like offering beverages.
Apple devices are now obsolete, leaving users without assistance if they break
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Although Apple releases numerous products with great fanfare yearly, many more are silently thrown into the technology garbage heap. And 2024 is no exception, as the multi-trillion-dollar corporation has surreptitiously placed several popular items to its dreaded list of old-fashioned products. This means that people worldwide need support if something goes wrong with their devices.
New bombshell report compares Kim Kardashian’s $4bn SKIMS empire to TEMU
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Kim Kardashian's SKIMS has grown to be a popular high-end shapewear brand around the world, but a shocking study has revealed the company's dark side. Remake, a worldwide advocacy group, gave the $4 billion apparel company a zero in its 2024 accountability report, which evaluates firms' transparency, employee compensation and wellness, environmental impact, and sustainability goals. The zero-ranked SKIMS is dead bottom, alongside quick fashion behemoth Temu, which has been accused of forced labour and selling products deemed hazardous to human health.
Electric shock as Tesla’s yearly car deliveries drop for the first time
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Tesla announced an increase in quarterly electric vehicle sales for the first time this year as it battles competition from China. The US corporation, run by Elon Musk (pictured), sold about 463,000 vehicles in the three months ending in September. This was 6% greater than last year's period and 4% higher than the preceding quarter.
SpaceX Launches Rescue Mission for Two Stranded Astronauts on ISS
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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June after their Boeing spacecraft experienced thruster malfunctions. Although the SpaceX rescue mission launched from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, it won’t bring them back until February. SpaceX has embarked on a mission to retrieve the two astronauts aboard the ISS. Sunita "Suni" Williams, the pilot, and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, the commander, initially traveled to the ISS on Boeing’s latest spacecraft on June 5. Their mission was planned to last only eight days, but malfunctions in the Starliner’s propulsion system left them in space for several months.
Minute-by-Minute Breakdown of What Could Happen When California’s ‘Big One’ Earthquake Strikes
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Recent increased earthquake activity in California has rekindled fears of the long-anticipated "Big One." This major quake, expected to hit along the 800-mile-long San Andreas fault, could cause catastrophic destruction, with estimated death tolls reaching 1,800, injuries exceeding 50,000, and damages surpassing $200 billion, according to the California Earthquake Authority. Although predicting the exact timing of such an earthquake is impossible, geologists believe the state is overdue for a major quake. Geologic evidence shows that a significant tremor along the fault typically occurs every 150 years, and it has been 167 years since the last one.
Every flight on a major US airline will get free, faster WiFi
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United Airlines, a global commercial airline, has agreed with Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide satellite-based Starlink WiFi connectivity on all its flights. The airline announced Friday that the service will be free for travelers for several years. The revelation comes as airlines strive to provide more facilities to differentiate themselves when passengers choose a carrier for a journey.
Police across US receive new UFO guide, warning craft ‘offer substantial safety hazards’
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Police chiefs from America's top cities have released the first guide on UAPs, which outlines unsettling experiences and how cops can report them. The 11-page memo cautioned that unexplained flying objects 'offer major safety concerns to law enforcement air support units,' and advised teams to be cautious when flying in helicopters. The paper also recounts cases from officers who claimed to have encountered UFOs, including one in 2023 where a law enforcement officer spotted a 'triangle object with green lights gliding across the sky' before a local homeowner said something 'ran' nearby.
Urgent warning to Britons as thousands of Rat-sized spiders invade UK
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According to new research, the population of Britain's most enormous spider, which is the size of a man's hand, is increasing. While it may horrify arachnophobes, the Fen Raft Spider's massive population expansion is a conservation success story. In 2010, the spider, which can create webs as large as pizzas (25cm), was on the verge of extinction in the United Kingdom.