Big Tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths under 16  Reuters

Experts say fake images raising fears around issues such as immigration have proliferated since EU electionsFrom fake images designed to cause fears of an immigrant “invasion” to other demonisation campaigns targeted at leaders such as Emmanuel Macron, far-right parties and activists across western Europe are at the forefront of the political weaponisation of generative artificial intelligence technology.This year’s European parliamentary elections were the launchpad for a rollout of AI-generated campaigning by the European far right, experts say, which has continued to proliferate since.

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children  Reuters

Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty ImagesFord said it would cut 4,000 jobs from its business in Europe, while also lowering production estimates for its upcoming Explorer and Capri electric vehicles.

Xiaomi raises EV deliveries goal again on surging demand  Reuters

Cynthia Kim / Reuters:South Korea arrests 215 people on suspicion of stealing $228M in crypto, the country's biggest crypto investment scam with 28 types of tokens sold to 15K people  —  South Korean police have arrested 215 people on suspicion of stealing 320 billion won ($228.4 million) in the biggest cryptocurrency investment scam in the country.

Tesla ist auf dem deutschen Elektroautomarkt nach VW auch von BMW überholt worden.

China EV makers believe their advantages in production and price will make their products competitive abroad.

Stellantis meldet für das 3.

Die EU hat zusätzliche Zölle auf E-Autos aus China in Kraft gesetzt.

Herbert Diess hat den Volkswagen-Konzern über Jahre geführt.

Die irische Datenschutzbehörde hat ein hohes Bußgeld gegen LinkedIn verhängt.

Die irische Medienaufsicht hat einen Online-Sicherheitskodex veröffentlicht.

Online-Marktplätze wie Temu oder die noch recht junge Funktion TikTok Shop machen Platzhirsch Amazon zunehmend Konkurrenz.

Videos sind auf Linkedin das Thema der Stunde.

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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesThe European Union has reportedly warned X that it could use the revenue of several companies owned by Elon Musk to calculate fines levied against the platform for violating social media laws.

Löwen gehören zu den weltweit bedrohten Tierarten.

Verbotene Videos: Der neue Podcast “kino.to – die verbotene Streaming­revolution” von MDR und ARD Kultur erzählt vom Aufstieg und Fall der illegalen Film-Website, die ihren Anfang in Leipzig hatte.

Verblühende Land­schaften: Der MDR ver­öffent­licht eine Unter­suchung des Medien­bildes von Ost­deutsch­land, wonach der Osten “ein­deutig negativ” dar­gestellt wird.