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Maersk Upgrades Reefer Fleet with Next-Generation IoT Connectivity to Strengthen Cold Chain Visibility
Source: emeoutlookmag.com 8 Jul 2026. More from Internet of Things >

The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse launch "Bills-On-Chain" Platform on Hedera
Source: prnewswire.com 7 Jul 2026. More from The Metaverse >

RayNeo Air 3S AR Glasses Hit All-Time Low, Bringing a 201-Inch Virtual Gaming Display at a Budget Portable ...
Source: gizmodo.com 7 Jul 2026. More from Alternate Realities >

Telstra blames ‘software defect’ for major outage that hit mobiles, trains and triple-zero calls
Source: theguardian.com 8 Jul 2026. More from Mobile Internet >

Aion 2 Is an MMO That Gives You Wings and the Cutest Pets You’ve Ever Seen | IGN Preview
Source: ign.com 7 Jul 2026. More from 3D Worlds >

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Social Media News

‘Anxious and frustrated’ Helen Flanagan explains sudden social media absence
Source: metro.co.uk 8 Jul 2026
Helen Flanagan has been incredibly conspicuous by her absence from social media recently, with the former Coronation Street star usually having quite the presence on Instagram. Fans needn’t worry, though, because she returned this weekend with ...more >

Report: Social media concerns fail to curb usage
Source: marketingreport.one 2 Jul 2026
Almost 80 percent of people aged 16 to 34 are concerned about misinformation on social media, yet they continue to spend more than two and a half hours a day using it, according to the 2026 IPA TouchPoints study released on 1 July. This year's edi...more >

Nurse suspended over offensive social media posts
Source: bbc.co.uk 25 Jun 2026
A Birmingham NHS nurse has been suspended for six months after she made a series of offensive social media comments, including "stop the boats" and "deport them all". Tina Patricia Orbell was found guilty of misconduct by a Nursing and Midwifer...more >

The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
Source: eff.org 19 Jun 2026
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027. The UK government continues to falsel...more >

Social media ban for under-16s would be unenforceable, charity warns
Source: bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 2026
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce shortly whether there will be a social media ban for under-16s as has been introduced in Australia. Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation which was set up in memory of Molly Russell, told B...more >

Starmer ‘set to announce under-16s social media ban’
Source: independent.co.uk 8 Jun 2026
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly poised to announce a ban on social media for under-16s within the next 10 days as the children’s tsar called for an extension to cover teenagers up to 18 years old. The prime minister is said to be preparing to unveil plans ...more >

Donald Trump goes on unhinged social media posting spree with 45 posts in one hour
Source: dailystar.co.uk 2 Jun 2026
Donald Trump sparked confusion and alarm as he embarked on a frenzied hour-long posting spree on Truth Social. On Monday evening, the former president posted and reposted a staggering 45 individual messages within just 60 minutes, with many of ...more >

Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks
Source: theguardian.com 26 May 2026
Labour is expected to announce a social media crackdown within weeks as the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and child safety experts on what the new rules should be ...more >

'Quitting social media was really refreshing'
Source: bbc.co.uk 21 May 2026
A group of children who surrendered their smartphones for three weeks have said the change was "refreshing" and "quite amazing". Pupils at Ecclesfield School in Sheffield said they had more sleep, more time with their loved ones and spent longer ou...more >

‘The status quo is not acceptable’: Committee responds to social media consultation
Source: committees.parliament.uk 15 May 2026
The Committee’s Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, and the Minister for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan, following a recent evidence session examining argume...more >

Bournemouth drop Álex Jiménez amid investigation into alleged messages to 15-year-old
Source: theguardian.com 8 May 2026
Bournemouth have confirmed Álex Jiménez has been omitted from their squad for Saturday’s game at Fulham after they opened an investigation relating to social media posts. It follows alleged exchanges on social media between Jiménez and ...more >

Trump goes on social media rant against Democrats, congressional filibuster
Source: aa.com.trk 3 May 2026
US President Donald Trump took to social media Saturday to bash Democrats and their use of the congressional filibuster for what he believes is their strategy of "rigging" the upcoming Midterm elections in November. "(T)his same group of Huma...more >

Posts with the word ‘staged’ spike on social media after users cast doubt on DC dinner sh...
Source: indepenedent.co.uk 27 Apr 2026
Social media posts featuring the word “staged” experienced a huge spike over the weekend as conspiracy theories about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner swirled. More than 300,000 posts contained the term “staged,” accord...more >

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