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Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
Technology
by  AFP

From deepfakes to breathless TikTok videos, a wave of disinformation has hit Taiwan's voters ahead of Saturday's presidential election, aimed overwhelmingly at candidates China opposes. Lai has accused China of using "all means to interfere with this election", including disinformation.

Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Technology
by  AFP

Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast England, their LED-lit keyboards, mice and headsets washing the space in a futuristic blue glow. - 'Quite surreal' - Nicholas Wilkinson, a student on the college's esports programme, called the development of an esports campus in northeast England "quite surreal".

Cubans fear worsening inflation as fuel price to soar 500%
Cubans fear worsening inflation as fuel price to soar 500%
Economy
by  AFP

Already under the yoke of inflation and product scarcity, many Cubans don't know how they will cope with a new 500-percent surge in the fuel price. According to official estimates, the Cuban economy shrank by two percent in 2023, while inflation reached 30 percent in 2023.

Boeing CEO: Alaska Airlines incident 'our mistake,' vows transparency
Boeing CEO: Alaska Airlines incident 'our mistake,' vows transparency
Economy
by  AFP

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident Tuesday, vowing "complete transparency" as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis. US regulators with the Federal Aviation Administration have grounded 171 737 MAX 9 planes with the same configuration as the Alaska Airlines jet.