Jan. 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — When we talk about Grok in the context of physical robots (like Tesla’s Optimus humanoid), we aren’t just talking about a chatbot. We are talking about the “brain” that translates digital sentiment into physical action. The reason “mood swings” and sentiment analysis matter for robots is that they move AI from being a calculator to being a collaborator. For a robot to operate safely and naturally around humans, it must “grok” (deeply understand) the emotional context of its environment. Continue reading
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Racism never went away – it simply changed shape
Lars Cornelissen, Manchester Metropolitan University; Independent Social Research Foundation
Prime Minister Keir Starmer thinks that racism is returning to British society. He has accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of sowing “toxic division” with its “racist rhetoric”.
Perfect storm of tech bros, foreign interference and disinformation is an urgent threat to press freedom
Tom Felle, University of Galway
Media freedom has long been essential to healthy democracy. It is the oxygen that fuels informed debate, exposes corruption and holds power to account. But around the world, that freedom is under sustained attack.
What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism
Craig Robertson, University of Oxford
When Elon Musk took over Twitter and changed its name to X, many users vowed to move to another platform. First was talk of a shift to Mastodon that never seemed to catch on. Then Meta tried to make Threads appealing by linking the app to Instagram – but this hasn’t had much cut-through either.
Metricool Launches Bluesky Social Integration: A New Era for Decentralized Community Building
Metricool, a global social media management platform, is taking social media strategy to the next level with the launch of its Bluesky Social integration. Free and Premium Metricool users can now schedule, manage and auto-publish “skeets” – Bluesky’s signature posts – alongside other social platforms, creating a centralized hub for community engagement. Continue reading
Can journalists take on X?
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By Adam Smith | Tech correspondent Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is suing X (formerly Twitter) in French courts for enabling the spread of disinformation, identity theft and defamation. Continue reading |
Free Speech and Inflation top US Voter Concerns; Climate Change a Non-starter according to Polls
On Oct. 24, 2024, Elon Musk on “X” wrote: “Major vibe shift” as FIRE, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reported their recent poll results with free speech ranked higher than health care, crime and immigration; climate change was second from the last of twelve issues, says Friends of Science Society. The poll was conducted by the prestigious National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. Continue reading
Global Businesses Lose $1.75 Trillion from Untapped Economic Potential of ‘Third Largest Nation’
Today, on World Inclusion Day, global full-cycle verification platform Sumsub reveals that a staggering 627 million individuals globally, larger than the population of the United States and Brazil combined, are excluded from essential digital services, including financial services, education, healthcare, and employment platforms. Continue reading
Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin
The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in part because it served a politician’s interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both introduced and benefited from.
2024: Elections, AI and disinformation
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By Adam Smith | Tech correspondent 21 Dec 2013 /Thomson Reuters Foundation/ — 2024 is set to be a record-breaking year for elections, with voters in more than 50 countries heading to the polls including the United States, India and Mexico. Continue reading |
