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The Yankees will kick off their second half in the place where several of them just played the All-Star Game.
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UfotableDemon Slayer fans in North America are going to have to wait until this September to check out the Infinity Castle on the big screen, but fans in Japan are already making their way to theaters to check out Tanjiro’s return. With the first day not even finished for the first of the anime trilogy, [...]The post Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s Box Office Overtakes Mugen Train Record appeared first on ComicBook.com.
Actor and surfer Tinpo Lee chatted about starring in the new horror movie "Final Destination: Bloodlines."The post Tinpo Lee talks about starring in ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ appeared first on Digital Journal.
A girl dramatically reacting to an insect may have caused the stampede that unfolded at an Atlanta metro station as crowds were leaving Beyoncé’s concert.Nine people were injured on an escalator at the Vine City Station just after midnight as it was packed with BeyHive fans leaving the Cowboy Carter concert at Mercedes-Benz stadium in downtown Atlanta early Tuesday morning, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority said.One suffered a broken ankle and seven others were transported to a hospital with cuts and scrapes. One person declined hospital transport, officials said. MARTA police at the scene said they heard a scream and a witnesses reported “the person who screamed was reacting to an insect,” Stephany Fisher, MARTA’s Senior Director of Communications, said Friday.“I believe there’s also video on TikTok of a woman claiming it was a 10-year-old relative who screamed when she saw a bug,” Fisher said. “Video from the rail station clearly shows people reacting and running, but you can’t see who screamed or what they were reacting to.”MARTA police chief Scott Kreher also said the chaos was caused by a girl who saw a cockroach or a “palmetto bug,” NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported.In the ordeal people began screaming and a stampede unfolded on the escalator, causing it to temporarily speed up then suddenly stop.“There was someone who started to scream outside of the station. She was startled by a bug outside, outside the large crowd,” acting CEO Rhonda Allen told the MARTA board on Thursday, WXIA reported.Allen explained that the escalator had passed an inspection days earlier, but the weight and movement of a crowd of people suddenly fleeing caused it to speed up then suddenly stop.“Imagine a group of people saying, ‘I want to get down I want to get down,’ began to usher themselves down the escalator,” Allen continued.She said the transit authority in the future will add staff to manage the flow of passengers onto escalators.
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DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade through some of the AI slop that has taken over the internet in recent months. This week, the company introduced a new filter for removing AI-generated images from search results. The next time you use the browser, you'll see a new dropdown menu titled "AI images." From there, you can set whether you want to see AI content or not. New setting: hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGoOur philosophy about AI features is “private, useful, and optional.” Our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for. You should decide for yourself how much AI you want in your life – or if you want any at all. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/pTolmsEQlQ— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) July 14, 2025 The filter relies on manually curated open-source block lists maintained by uBlockOrigin and others. According to DuckDuckGo, the filter won't catch every AI-generated image out on the internet, but it will greatly reduce how many you see. The company says it's working on additional filters. You'll notice the example DuckDuckGo uses to demo the feature in the GIF it provided involves a search for images of a "baby peacock." That's not by accident. People first started noticing how much Google Search results had been overrun by AI slop about a year ago, and one of the worst examples was any query involving the showy birds. Google has since addressed the situation somewhat, but AI slop in search results remain a problem on the platform. So it's good to see DuckDuckGo adopt a simple but effective solution to the issue. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/duckduckgo-now-allows-you-to-filter-out-ai-images-in-search-results-144326213.html?src=rss
Former Clemson player and coach Willie Anderson has died. He was 72. Anderson was the only person in Clemson football history to earn first-time All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a national championship...
Pedro Pascal has taken to Instagram to express his support for LGBTQ+ youth. This follows the federal government’s decision to dismantle the LGBTQ+ support branch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In his post, Pascal shared crucial resources from The Trevor Project, which continues to offer support. Pedro Pascal shares post on Instagram for [...]The post Pedro Pascal Shares Support Information for LGBTQ+ Youth appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Mi...
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Organizers seek entries from a 75-mile radius of Palmyra for the 45th Art Show at the Marion County Fair.
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Apple today announced it will be opening a new store at the Touchwood Solihull shopping center in Solihull, a town near Birmingham in England. Image Credit: Basic Apple GuyApple's existing store in the mall will be permanently closing on Thursday, July 24, at 6 p.m. local time, according to the company. The new store replacing it will hold its grand opening on Saturday, July 26 at 9 a.m. local time.Apple first opened a store at Touchwood Solihull in 2007, so it has been serving customers there for nearly 18 years. The new store will have a modern design, with Apple now preferring to use engineered wood as its primary material of choice, rather than stainless steel. The new store is significantly larger than the current one, and it will likely be equipped with an Apple Pickup station for customers to collect online orders.The new store will be located directly across the hall from Apple's existing location, in the Crescent Arcade section of the mall. Apple is taking over a unit previously occupied by Topshop, next to clothing retailer Superdry.It has been a fairly busy year for Apple retail in the UK. Earlier this year, Apple opened a redesigned store at the Trafford Centre, near Manchester. And next month, Apple will be permanently closing its store in central Bristol.Thanks, Filip Chudzinski!Tag: Apple StoreThis article, "New Apple Store Opening in the UK Next Week" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
Trump's appointees requested more marble for the Fed's $2.5 billion renovation now attacked by White House as excessive.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, his press office has confirmed. The development on Friday came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party’s headquarters in Brasília. The former president...
Originally appeared on E! OnlineOlivia “Livvy” Dunne is letting go of a lifelong goal.The Louisiana State University gymnast revealed she had to dash her dream of competing in the Olympics after suffering a brutal injury as a teenager, which led to a medical condition that limited her athletic ability.“I was actually competing on a hurt ankle (at) the 2018 USA Championships,” she said during the July 17 episode of the What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon podcast, “and part of my ankle bone died.”The 22-year-old explained that she was diagnosed with Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), a condition in which bone beneath the cartilage of a joint dies from improper blood flow and can hinder joint motion, according to the Mayo Clinic. She explained that when part of her bone died, her “Olympic dreams died with it.”“It was so painful,” she continued. “That was one of my first real injuries. I’ve actually never gotten any surgery, which is kind of crazy for a gymnast.”READ ESPY Awards 2025: Lindsey Vonn’s Sister Rescues Her From Red Carpet Wardrobe MalfunctionEarlier this year, Dunne — who previously competed with Team USA in 2017 — was forced to sit out her last competition of her academic career due to a separate injury.“Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with an avulsion fracture of my patella and will not be able to compete on senior night,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram Stories in March. “It absolutely breaks my heart to not get the opportunity to compete in the PMAC one last time. Tiger fans, you’ve been so good to me!”One month later, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model — who is dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes — formally announced her retirement from gymnastics after devoting most of her life to the sport.“Time flies when you’re having fun,” she said in a video posted on Instagram at the time. “That’s exactly how the past 20 years in this sport have felt.”Duune went on to say that her time on the mat “shaped me into the person I am today” as she thanked her parents and coaches “for pushing me to be great.”“Time did fly by,” she concluded, “and I will cherish every memory for the rest of my life.”PHOTOS Channing Tatum
Chinese industrial-scale scam centers are bilking Americans of more than $5 billion each year and giving Beijing a pretext to expand its influence across Asia.
A one-time police officer and former Baltimore Orioles minor leaguer died over the weekend helping to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current off the South Carolina coast.
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AMD Stock Slips on Threadripper Pro Pricing TipRanksAMD’s new 96-core Threadripper CPU will set you back $11,699 The VergeAMD launches Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series CPUs with up to 96 Zen 5 cores for $11,699 — Shimada Peak and Radeon AI Pro R9700 arrive on July 23 Tom's HardwareAMD Announces Official Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 WX-Series Pricing TechPowerUpMSI AGESA 1.2.0.3f BIOS Is Ready For Upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000/9000F CPUs, Includes Enhanced Memory Support, Bug Fixes & More Wccftech
While some creators are happy to see the growing capabilities of generative AI products like ChatGPT and Gemini, others are opposed to using AI tech, ...The post Netflix used AI in a hit show and didn’t tell anyone until now appeared first on BGR.
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Italy's deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, is to stand trial again for his crackdown on the arrival of Mediterranean refugees. The public prosecutor's...
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Fun detected! The latest in a long line of Bungie blunders that Destiny 2 players discovered and then took advantage of has been taken away swiftly.For those new to Destiny, there has been a very storied history of Bungie "oopsies" that players used to quickly or efficiently farm loot, going all the way back to the legendary loot cave in the earliest versions of Destiny 1.Screenshot by DestructoidWith each expansion, the power grind begins anew, and players all rush to level up the fastest way they can. The newly-released The Edge of Fate expansion is no different. This latest DLC's "exploit" casualty is the Encore exotic mission, which players were speed-running to completion in 20 minutes or less, grabbing five or more powerful gear drops to power-level.According to Bungie, the mission was a bit too rewarding, as players were using the new Grappler modifier to launch themselves quickly through the mission to speed run it, gaining hundreds of levels of power quicker than the developer hoped for or anticipated. A new change in the DLC made these exotic missions grindable and not just gated to once per week, so players saw the opportunity and ran with it. And so Bungie disabled Encore as an available mission and also removed Grappler as a modifier, leaving players doubly-shook.The Grappler modifier is especially fun, which makes. It replaces the player's grenade with a Strand ability that basically lets you swing around like Spider-Man, quickly traversing the environment and passing up some enemies to fight. It's basically built for speedrunning, but not THAT fast, apparently.As you can imagine, the player response to the news is not great. The nerfs came after two full days of grinding for many players, who have pushed their power into the 400s (finishing the campaign will have you right around 100). Others who haven't been able to grind the mission as much or at all have been left in the lurch."If this was implemented very early on it would be ok but doing it two days after the community found out about it feels kinda unfair for those who didn't get to partake as they are now hundreds of power levels behind those who did," said YouTuber Mactics. "Kinda feels bad for them."Image via BungieThe desire to grind has been accentuated this time around as Destiny 2 now has a new tiered gear system, and players don't even get the opportunity to grab the best possible loot until they are at higher power level thresholds.Bungie first posted the news about the nerfs last night, and said it "will provide additional details when available," leaving most players to hope the change could be reverted to bring the fun back.The post Bungie quickly nerfed Destiny 2’s latest best loot farm again, and everyone is angry about it appeared first on Destructoid.
Disney+ is doubling down on donuts, Duffs and d’ohs. The streamer has added a stream called “HOMERPALOOZA!” to its offerings this week — a limited-time, round-the-clock feed featuring 200 episodes dedicated solely to everyone’s favorite Springfield patriarch. The episodes will be available to stream on their “Simpsons” 24/7 always-on channel. The curated selection celebrates Homer [...]
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If you missed the most recent episode of Nicole Wallace’s new MSNBC podcast, hang on. It just might turn up on TV. Wallace raised eyebrows a few weeks ago when she unveiled a new audio project that has her doing one-on-one interviews with luminaries ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Doc Rivers. “The Best People,” [...]
Image courtesy of Walt Disney PicturesDisney’s live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch is shattering box office expectations, with the studio recently announcing the film has officially surpassed the coveted billion-dollar mark worldwide. The achievement makes the reimagining of the 2002 animated classic the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) release of 2025 to hit that milestone, marking a significant win for [...]The post Lilo & Stitch Is Not the First Movie to Cross the Billion-Dollar Mark in 2025 appeared first on ComicBook.com.
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Top church leaders visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell, an attack that killed three.
See fireballs and meteors crisscross the night sky over the next month YahooThe Perseid meteor shower kicks off summer 'shooting star' season this week. Here's how to see it SpaceThe Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosOne of the best meteor showers you’ll see all year BBCPerseid meteor shower is considered best of the year. These photos show why USA Today
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Where's the turbo? | Mini PCs from the Far East often advertise low prices but come with underpowered processors like the Intel N100. That’s not the case with the Elite series from Minix - these models are equipped with Intel Core Ultra CPUs, yet prices start at just €668 ($780) or €829 ($967). We’re putting this AI-powered mini PC to the review to see what it really offers.
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Hulu released a new trailer for "Alien: Earth," a new sci-fi horror miniseries from "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley that premieres on Aug. 12.
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The once-booming market for high-priced art is now experiencing a notable downturn. Auction sales of paintings valued at over $10 million dropped 44% last year, and 2025 shows little sign of recovery, according to ArtTactic data. A striking example: A $70 million Giacometti sculpture at Sotheby's New York didn't attract...
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Research from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities gives new insight into a material that could make computer memory faster and more energy-efficient.
Ukraine has a long, proud history of producing great boxing champions. Light heavyweight Daniel Lapin believes he is next in line. He is attempting to follow the footsteps of not only Usyk, but the likes of the Klitschko brothers, and Vasily Lomachenko. Speaking with CNN’s Amanda Davies at their training camp in Spain ahead of the fight, Lapin is aware he’s fighting for more than just belts and status.
To track how animals respond to global change, scientists need accurate and timely estimates of species distributions. At NC State University, researchers are exploring the shifting ranges of North American mammals using crowd-sourced biodiversity databases — sharing platforms that harness human curiosity and desire to better understand our planet’s myriad plant and animal species.
Researchers have solved a mystery that has confounded scientists for 80 years: the crystal structure of the tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB) hydrate TBAB·26H2O. This substance belongs to a class of crystalline materials called semiclathrate hydrates, which form from the combination of ions and water.
A new study led by researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled a novel mechanism for filament splitting and the formation of double-decker filaments. Their findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday, as the nation’s summer of flooding continues.
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Karl Urban stars in the first trailer for ‘Mortal Kombat II,’ ‘Lilo & Stitch’ tops $1 billion worldwide, and Chris Hemsworth is ‘Limitless.’ David Daniel reports. (Note: CNN and Warner Bros. Pictures share the same parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery.)
Science in Space July 2025 When astronauts began spending six months and more aboard the International Space Station, they started to notice changes in their vision. For example, many found that, as their mission progressed, they needed stronger reading glasses. Researchers studying this phenomenon identified swelling in the optic disc, which is where the optic [...]
The Colorado Secretary of States Office is investigating after 10 county clerks reported a Republican consultant contacted them requesting third-party access to voting equipment. All declined.
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Syrian troops on Thursday pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed nearly 600 people, according to a war monitor.
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The Seattle Seahawks are officially locked and loaded with one of their prized draft selections from the 2025 NFL Draft. ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Nick Emmanwori has agreed to terms on his rookie contract with Seattle, making him the latest second-round rookie to sign his rookie deal in the last two days.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) shareholders ended a landmark $8 billion lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg and several current and former executives on Thursday, reaching a surprise settlement just as the high-profile privacy trial was set to enter its second day.What Happened: The surprise settlement was announced Thursday morning by the plaintiffs' lawyer without disclosing terms. Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick adjourned the trial, reported Reuters. The case, heard in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accused Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and others of allowing repeated violations of Facebook users' privacy, which led to billions in regulatory fines, including a record-setting $5 billion penalty from the Federal Trade Commission in 2019.See Also: Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Meta Platforms Stock In The ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
After Carl Weathers‘ death at age 76 last year, Happy Gilmore 2 had to undergo a rewrite to account for his absence. Ahead of the long-awaited sequel, which premieres July 25 on Netflix, Adam Sandler noted there were plans to have the actor reprise his role as Happy’s golf coach and mentor Chubbs Peterson from [...]
In a day and age where the words “Name, Image, and Likeness” seem to dictate everything within the landscape of college athletics, being the latest member of football’s royal family is more than enough to secure millions of dollars for yourself. Despite having barely touched the field, Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns is now [...]The post Arch Manning Resets Shedeur Sanders’ NIL Record as Texas QB’s Valuation Soars to $6.8 Million appeared first on The SportsRush.
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining as the Montreal Alouettes rallied for a 26-25 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday.
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Kicker Micah Drescher (Hinsdale, IL/ Hinsdale Central High School), has officially accepted his invitation to the 2026 Navy All-American Bowl.
China is telling its 1.4 billion people to abandon the nearly universal practice of “stand right, walk left” on escalators. Instead, authorities say they offer a safer and better alternative.
S&P and Nasdaq storm to new records. Trump AG seeks release of Epstein’s jury transcripts. Japan inflation eases in June. The difference between arbitrage vs. market manipulation The U.S. consumer pushes back on recession fears.Despite the noise around tariffs and inflation fears, the U.S. economy seems to be holding its ground — for now. June retail sales came in stronger than expected, and weekly jobless claims dropped below forecasts.Add to that a solid start to earnings season, and you’ve got a recipe for record highs: both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched fresh peaks.So, is the economy truly resilient in the face of the Trump administration’s shifting trade winds? Or are we simply in the eye of the storm, with August 1 — the Trump tariff deadline — looming on the horizon?Remember, economic data is always a step behind. The real impact of tariffs may not show up for months, especially if businesses and consumers are stockpiling ahead of time and foreign exporters are cutting their prices.Even when the new tariffs hit, the effects might be muted at first as inventories clear.Still, for now, investors can take comfort in the fact that markets are being lifted by fundamentals — not just fear or speculation.And yes, to borrow a line from Starship: the U.S. economy is still built on rock-solid data... not on rock and roll.— Lim Hui JieWhat you need to know todayArbitrage versus market manipulation. The line between arbitrage and market manipulation has long been one of the grayest areas in financial markets — and India’s recent action against high-frequency trading giant Jane Street has brought that murky boundary into sharp focus. Experts tell us the difference between the two.S&P and Nasdaq storm to new records. U.S. stocks climbed Thursday due to solid earnings and economic data, with the S&P 500 up 0.54% for a record close of 6,297.36 — its ninth this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.75% for its tenth record close of 2025, ending at 20,885.65. In Asia, Australian equities notched a record high as other markets traded mixed.Trump AG seeks release of Epstein’s jury transcripts. President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the unsealing of grand jury testimony related to the criminal prosecution of the notorious pedophile.Japan inflation eases. Core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of easing. The increase in rice prices eased slightly, rising 100.2% year over year, compared with the 101.7% jump in May.[PRO] The U.S. consumer pushes back on recession fears. U.S. consumers appear to prove economic pessimists wrong this summer as they flex their spending muscle, according to June’s retail sales report. But some alternative data suggests that the consumer is hanging in there. And finally...Alan Schein Photography | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesThe new fee aims to restore integrity to the U.S. immigration system, the government told CNBC.Travelers to the US must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’ Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fee applies to all visitors who need non-immigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived.However, travelers may also be able to get the fees reimbursed, according to the provision.— Monica Pitrelli» Read more
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The British government said on Thursday that it plans to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections. The move marks the biggest change to the electorate since it was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1969.The British government is set to give 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, unlocking a new voter base for competing political parties. Social media could be key to their success.The government on Thursday said that it plans to bring forward an elections bill which will grant 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all U.K. elections.It marks the biggest change to Britain’s electorate since the voting age was reduced from 21 in 1969.If approved by parliament, it would be a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. The proposal, which was included in last year’s Labour manifesto, will bring national elections in line with Scotland and Wales, the government said. The latest changes mean British political parties now face the challenge of engaging younger voters in the social media age.More teenagers are shunning traditional media outlets and getting their news from social media, according to a 2024 report from Ofcom.Online sources continue to be most popular among the younger age groups, with 88% of 16-24-year-olds using online sources for such updates. Social media is the main driver of this, with 82% of young adults using this platform, and only half of 16-24 year-olds using TV for news.In the 12-15-year-old category, 12% of teens cited TikTok as their main source of news.“TikTok certainly is one of, if not the most popular digital content platform for young people. Whilst no platform’s success lasts forever, it is hard to see any changes to the wider trend of more and more of the public getting the news content from these apps in general,” said Steven Buckley, lecturer in digital media sociology at City University of London.Buckley stressed that the content politicians post is paramount, however, and that desperate attempt to be “down with the kids” won’t work.“One of the core currencies in today’s society is authenticity. Trying to win over 16 and 17 year olds by simply posting a bunch of TikToks and saying that the leader of the opposition is “Skibiddi Ohio Rizz” is not going to win them over. They will simply be labelled ‘cringe’ and be dismissed,” he told CNBC. “The perception that young people are disinterested in politics or their communities is simply not true. They care deeply about inequality, the environment and social justice. Politicians wanting to win over these new voters can do so by actually addressing their material concerns.”Social media has become pivotal to winning elections. Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s use of Facebook broke new ground in 2008, while current White House leader Trump’s tweets helped rally his voter base during both his 2016 presidential campaign and re-election in 2024.Although political information has become more readily available across multiple platforms, it hasn’t necessarily translated into higher turnout in polls. Turnout was 59.7% during the 2024 U.K. general election, the lowest since 2001, according to a parliamentary report.The jury is still out on whether giving younger people the right to vote will make a sizeable impact. A poll of 16 and 17-year-olds by political consultancy Merlin Strategy showed that out of the 500 surveyed, only 18% said they would definitely vote if an election took place tomorrowScarlett Maguire, founder of Merlin Strategy, said political parties will have to develop a lot more technology and media strategies.“Politicians need to do more than just give the vote to appeal and engage young people. At the moment, this age group is not very engaged with politics or politicians, so politicians will need to do quite a lot to appeal to them,” she said.The Labour Party is widely seen to have the most to gain from lowering the voting age. However, Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party could also get significant backing from this age group, according to Maguire. Farage has six times as many followers on TikTok than Labour does.“Reform probably had the best digital media and social media campaign strategies the last election. Reform is doing well with this age group, particularly male teenagers. Now we will see whether the other parties, especially the Conservatives who are polling very low with this age group, can catch up,” Maguire added.Among the other plans set out by the government is to accept bank cards as voter ID at polling stations by the time of the next general election, which is currently slated for 2029.
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The British government said on Thursday that it plans to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections. The move marks the biggest change to the electorate since it was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1969.The British government is set to give 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, unlocking a new voter base for competing political parties. Social media could be key to their success.The government on Thursday said that it plans to bring forward an elections bill which will grant 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all U.K. elections.It marks the biggest change to Britain’s electorate since the voting age was reduced from 21 in 1969.If approved by parliament, it would be a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. The proposal, which was included in last year’s Labour manifesto, will bring national elections in line with Scotland and Wales, the government said. The latest changes mean British political parties now face the challenge of engaging younger voters in the social media age.More teenagers are shunning traditional media outlets and getting their news from social media, according to a 2024 report from Ofcom.Online sources continue to be most popular among the younger age groups, with 88% of 16-24-year-olds using online sources for such updates. Social media is the main driver of this, with 82% of young adults using this platform, and only half of 16-24 year-olds using TV for news.In the 12-15-year-old category, 12% of teens cited TikTok as their main source of news.“TikTok certainly is one of, if not the most popular digital content platform for young people. Whilst no platform’s success lasts forever, it is hard to see any changes to the wider trend of more and more of the public getting the news content from these apps in general,” said Steven Buckley, lecturer in digital media sociology at City University of London.Buckley stressed that the content politicians post is paramount, however, and that desperate attempt to be “down with the kids” won’t work.“One of the core currencies in today’s society is authenticity. Trying to win over 16 and 17 year olds by simply posting a bunch of TikToks and saying that the leader of the opposition is “Skibiddi Ohio Rizz” is not going to win them over. They will simply be labelled ‘cringe’ and be dismissed,” he told CNBC. “The perception that young people are disinterested in politics or their communities is simply not true. They care deeply about inequality, the environment and social justice. Politicians wanting to win over these new voters can do so by actually addressing their material concerns.”Social media has become pivotal to winning elections. Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s use of Facebook broke new ground in 2008, while current White House leader Trump’s tweets helped rally his voter base during both his 2016 presidential campaign and re-election in 2024.Although political information has become more readily available across multiple platforms, it hasn’t necessarily translated into higher turnout in polls. Turnout was 59.7% during the 2024 U.K. general election, the lowest since 2001, according to a parliamentary report.The jury is still out on whether giving younger people the right to vote will make a sizeable impact. A poll of 16 and 17-year-olds by political consultancy Merlin Strategy showed that out of the 500 surveyed, only 18% said they would definitely vote if an election took place tomorrowScarlett Maguire, founder of Merlin Strategy, said political parties will have to develop a lot more technology and media strategies.“Politicians need to do more than just give the vote to appeal and engage young people. At the moment, this age group is not very engaged with politics or politicians, so politicians will need to do quite a lot to appeal to them,” she said.The Labour Party is widely seen to have the most to gain from lowering the voting age. However, Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party could also get significant backing from this age group, according to Maguire. Farage has six times as many followers on TikTok than Labour does.“Reform probably had the best digital media and social media campaign strategies the last election. Reform is doing well with this age group, particularly male teenagers. Now we will see whether the other parties, especially the Conservatives who are polling very low with this age group, can catch up,” Maguire added.Among the other plans set out by the government is to accept bank cards as voter ID at polling stations by the time of the next general election, which is currently slated for 2029.
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House Committee Leaders Urge FBI To Halt Certifying Chinese Biometric Devices Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)The bipartisan leaders of a House committee are urging the FBI to halt the certification of biometric products manufactured by Chinese tech companies, citing risks to U.S. national security.The ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) (L), and chairman of the committee, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), speak at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesIn a letter dated July 15 to FBI Director Kash Patel, Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chair and ranking member, respectively, of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said that biometric products from 32 Chinese companies are currently on the agency’s Certified Products List.The FBI should “put an end to its ongoing certification of products from Chinese military-linked and surveillance companies ... that could be used to spy on Americans, strengthen the repressive surveillance state of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and otherwise threaten U.S. national security,” the lawmakers wrote.Among the 32 companies, the lawmakers highlighted Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, which was added to the Commerce Department’s Entity List in 2019 over its involvement in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) human rights violations in China’s far-western Xinjiang region. In 2021, Hikvision was designated as a company linked to China’s military-industrial complex in an executive order.Currently on the FBI list is Hikvision’s HK300 PIV “single finger capture device,” which was certified on Jan. 15.“Including these products on the Certified Products List grants these companies the FBI’s seal of approval, which they can leverage to market their products as FBI-approved to customers in the U.S. government, elsewhere in the United States, and around the globe,” the letter reads.“This sends a dangerous signal to potential buyers that these companies’ products are trustworthy and heightens the risk that these products will be procured by U.S. government entities or contractors despite the security risks.“It also sends conflicting messages about U.S. policy toward companies with ties to the PRC’s military-industrial complex.”Among the 32 Chinese companies, the lawmakers said that at least 14 of them “maintain concerning ties to the Chinese military and intelligence services.”One such company is Beijing Hisign Technology. According to the letter, Beijing Hisign “maintains partnerships” with Chinese technology companies Huawei and Inspur, both of which are identified by the Pentagon as “Chinese military companies.”The FBI list includes several models of Beijing Hisign’s fingerprint scanner products, with the most recent one certified in January 2022.On its website explaining its automatic fingerprint identification system, Beijing Hisign states that it is in “compliance with international standards set by ANSI/NIST and the FBI.”Another company cited by the lawmakers, Shenzhen Cama Biometric, states that its fingerprint recognition technology is certified by China’s Ministry of Public Security and is advertised for use in government, military, and military industrial applications, according to the letter.Cama Biometric’s fingerprint scanner, modeled CAMA-AFM360V3, is on the FBI list and was certified in June last year.On its product page explaining that model, Cama Biometric describes it as “FBI certified.”Beijing Eyecool Technology, formerly known as Techshino, is another company named in the letter. The lawmakers noted that its biometric systems “now underpin the CCP’s pervasive surveillance infrastructure, including ‘Skynet,’ where Eyecool’s platforms reportedly handle over two million daily facial captures in a single city, and continue tos support PLA programs.”PLA is an acronym for China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army.Skynet is widely known as a tool for spying on ordinary Chinese citizens and silencing dissidents. The CCP has promoted the surveillance system as a means of fighting crime.The FBI’s most recent certification of a product from Beijing Eyecool occurred in June 2023.Other Chinese companies named in the letter include Chongqing Huifan Technology, Miaxis Biometrics, Shenzhen Dotu Technology, Tlink Technology, and Zhejiang Wellcom Technology.The two lawmakers asked the FBI to “immediately review all PRC-based companies whose products are on the Certified Products List and check them against existing U.S. government sanctions, entity lists, and security determinations.”They requested a written response from the agency addressing their concerns within 30 days. When contacted by The Epoch Times, the FBI said it had received the letter but declined to comment on it. Tyler DurdenThu, 07/17/2025 - 22:35
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