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Egypt’s Music Syndicate denies Sherine Abdel Wahab attempted suicide
Art news
August 4, 2023
Egypt’s Music Syndicate denies Sherine Abdel Wahab attempted suicide
The Syndicate of Musical Professions has refuted online rumors about singer Sherine Abdel Wahab attempting suicide by overdosing on drugs.…
Cabinet denies closure of Giza pyramids area for development work
Archaeology
August 4, 2023
Cabinet denies closure of Giza pyramids area for development work
The Cabinet media center has debunked misinformation shared online claiming that the Giza pyramids area will be shut down for…
AI-created influencer Milla Sofia deceives thousands online
Technology
August 4, 2023
AI-created influencer Milla Sofia deceives thousands online
Influencer Milla Sofia attracted more than 250,000 followers in a short time on Instagram. According to the British “Daily Mail”…
Elon Musk has officially killed Twitter. The zombie platform lives on as X, a disfigured shell of its former self
Technology
July 25, 2023
Elon Musk has officially killed Twitter. The zombie platform lives on as X, a disfigured shell of its former self
CNN — Bye bye, birdie. Twitter, the text-based social media platform that played an outsized role on society by serving…
Laid-off Twitter Africa team ‘ghosted’ without severance pay or benefits, former employees say
Technology
July 17, 2023
Laid-off Twitter Africa team ‘ghosted’ without severance pay or benefits, former employees say
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure…
New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees
Technology
July 16, 2023
New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees
New York CNN — A former Twitter employee on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against Twitter and its owner, Elon…
Naguib Sawiris denies post attributed to him about Egypt’s presidential elections
Egypt
June 27, 2023
Naguib Sawiris denies post attributed to him about Egypt’s presidential elections
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris denied a post circulated on social media claiming that he is more deserving of position as…
Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation
Technology
June 25, 2023
Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation
Reuters — An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as…
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia amid growing scrutiny over data security
Technology
June 16, 2023
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia amid growing scrutiny over data security
Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia…
How Gen Z is turning to AI for the comforts of therapy
Features/Interviews
June 1, 2023
How Gen Z is turning to AI for the comforts of therapy
She restarts the phone with tears in her eyes. Furious. Sending messages but getting no reply in return. From on-the-spot…