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An image has been shared on social media with the caption: “Muslims pay tribute to Keir Starmer outside Number 10,” but this is not a genuine photo. 

The image supposedly shows rows of people on prayer mats outside Number 10 Downing Street with the suggestion this is related to Sir Keir Starmer being elected as the UK Prime Minister following the election on 4 July. 

The image was shared both before and after the general election took place.

However, there are multiple visual clues that suggest the image is inauthentic, and most likely created using artificial intelligence (AI). 

To start, two figures in the front row are warped so that feet appear instead of heads, while the hands of other figures—although they’re in the right place—are misshapen and…

Donald Trump’s social media operation appears to be facing significant money problems just as it lost a bid to obtain a trademark.

A major web-hosting operator claims Trump’s Truth Social owes some $1.6 million in contractually obligated payments, reports Fox Business — an allegation suggesting Truth Social’s finances are in “significant disarray.”

RightForge, a key Truth Social vendor and creditor, announced in October that it would host Truth Social and operate its web system. But now it claims Truth Social made only three monthly payments for the work and is threatening legal action, according to Fox Business.

Neither Truth Social nor RightForge CEO Martin Avila would discuss details, Fox reported.

In another setback this month, Truth Social’s application for a trademark…

• Michael Bugeja is a distinguished professor of liberal arts and sciences at Iowa State University.

Long after risks became apparent 20 years ago — including screen addiction, loss of face-to-face communication, cyber stalking, bullying and harassment — lawmakers finally are trying to restrict social media accounts of underage users and monitor effects of these perilous platforms.

Lack of legislation has allowed tech CEOs to deflect deleterious effects, hire D.C. lobbyists and write service terms so obtuse that users simply ignore them and click “I agree,” the most pervasive lie told every day across Iowa.

As the Des Moines Register reported, the Iowa House has approved a bill (House File 2523), requiring children under age 18 to get parental approval to open social media accounts…

Startups play a vital role across all industries, fuelling the global landscape with fresh innovation and creativity. Yet, amidst rising concerns like mental health challenges and digital dependencies, there’s an argument to be made that startups dedicated to addressing these pressing issues are more important now than ever.

Of course, there has already been a lot of activity in this space. Where traditional avenues for health and wellness guidance were once limited to visiting a doctor or enjoying a refreshing outdoor stroll, there’s now a vast expanse of companies advising on how people can nurture their well-being.

In this regard, innovating ways to combat mobile phone addiction is crucial, given its association with numerous mental health and wellness dilemmas.

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Posts misidentifying three US servicemen who died in a recent attack in Jordan are circulating online. 

Three US troops were killed and more than 40 injured in a drone strike on a US military base near the Syrian border in Jordan on 29 January 2024. 

Multiple posts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) share a collage showing three photos each featuring a man in military uniform. It has been shared widely with the caption: “The picture is of three American who were killed in a drone attack by the resistance on the American base in Syria -Jordan border [sic]”.

However, the collage does not feature the soldiers killed in the January attack. The photos actually show three soldiers who were killed in Jordan in 2016, named Staff Sergeant Matthew C. Lewellen of Kansas,…