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Meta Announces Football Features in Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads Amid FIFA World Cup 2026

June 15, 2026
Meta has announced the launch of new Football features in Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads as the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in North America. The new features include athlete content, match content, and in-product activations. Here’s everything to know about the new features. WhatsApp WhatsApp has rolled out features to make following the tournament with the people you care…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

June 15, 2026
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses AI in its campaigns to send scam text messages impersonating Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit card numbers. Outsider Enterprise…
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RIP David Hockney: the famous artist who also pushed forward photography, with a little help from Picasso

June 15, 2026
Throughout my lifetime, I’ve seen David Hockney described as the “world’s greatest living painter”. Sadly, that no longer applies: the artist born in Bradford, England in 1937 died yesterday, one month short of his 89th birthday. Most tributes will focus on his famous paintings: his swimming pools, his Yorkshire landscapes, his double portraits. But I think there’s an…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Toyota opens orders for its first body-on-frame EV pickup, starting at under $60,000

June 15, 2026
The Hilux BEV arrives as Toyota’s first fully electric pickup and body-on-frame EV. Toyota launches the Hilux BEV, its first electric pickup With over 27 million models sold over the past seven decades, the Hilux is not only Toyota’s most popular pickup but also one of the best-selling pickups in the world. For its ninth generation, Toyota finally introduced an all-electric version. During its…
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