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Italian authorities opens probe into Meta over AI tool in WhatsApp
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into Meta over possible violations of European Union competition laws following the integration of its artificial intelligence tool, Meta AI, into the WhatsApp messaging platform. In a statement...

Ruth Asawa and David Ireland inspire art in the Mission
Read Mission Local often? Help grow our newsroom, joining the hundreds of San Franciscans who support us by giving below. As far as artist Ruth Asawa’s daughter Aiko Cuneo knows, her mother didn’t know conceptual artist and sculptor David Ireland,...

Italian folklore festival to feature Artsakh culture
July 30, 2025 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A cultural program will feature Artsakh ensembles at an Italian festival backed by UNESCO. The Center for the Preservation of Artsakh Culture NGO has received an official invitation to participate in the...

Italy summons Russian ambassador over 'Russophobe' list naming president
The Italian government said on Wednesday that it would summon the Russian ambassador to protest against President Sergio Mattarella being included in a list compiled by Moscow of Western leaders accused of anti-Russian sentiment, APA reports...

Italian farmers introduce their own ‘tourist toll’ after rise in holidaymakers
Farmers in the picturesque Italian Dolomites have sparked criticism after installing a five-euro turnstile on a popular hiking path, demanding compensation for the growing influx of tourists who, they claim, damage their land and leave rubbish...

Italy probes Meta over WhatsApp AI tool antitrust concerns
MILAN: Italy’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Meta Platforms over suspected abuse of market dominance through the pre-installation of its artificial intelligence tool on WhatsApp. The regulator stated the tech giant may...

Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars
On November 1st, 2024, Project Hyperion – an international, interdisciplinary team of architects, engineers, anthropologists, and urban planners – launched a design competition for crewed interstellar travel. The event was hosted by the Initiative...

Italian property manager Nazca opens its first office outside Italy in Bucharest
Integrated facility and property management services provider Nazca has opened its first office outside Italy, its domestic market, in Bucharest. Nazca expects revenues of over EUR 1 million next year in Romania, and in the next 3 years, the...

American tourist slams over-crowded Italian travel hotspot: ‘It was complete chaos’
This traveler gave this charming Italian tourist town the boot. Las Vegas resident Regina Simmons, her husband and their two teenage daughters spent time earlier in the summer seeing the sights around the Southern European country — and evidently,...
‘I’m a crap cultural ambassador’: Poh Ling Yeow on finding herself on national TV
Share Tweet Share Email She might be known as one of Australia’s most recognisable cooks, but Poh Ling Yeow didn’t enter the food world with a stash of secret family recipes or years of restaurant experience under her belt. In fact, when she first...

The new $6,000 Harley's name is tied to a '60s bike with Italian link
Harley-Davidson will release a new "Sprint" motorcycle in 2026, priced at $6,000. The Sprint name revives a 1960s model produced in collaboration with Italian manufacturer Aermacchi. The new Sprint is designed to be an affordable entry-level bike...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment
Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: 52nd Hoyt Regional Art Exhibition, through July 17. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and...

‘10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution'
If you have a mental image of a Nobel prizewinner, Demis Hassabis probably doesn’t fit it. Relatively young (he’s 49), mixed race (his father is Greek-Cypriot, his mother Chinese-Singaporean), state-educated, he didn’t exactly look out of place...

Italy Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over AI Integration in WhatsApp
July 30, 2025 Hour: 8:16 am On Tuesday, Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) announced that several Meta companies are under antitrust investigation for “alleged abuse of dominant position in artificial intelligence,” after...

Stratford Festival hosts panels on Canadian identity and global theatre
August programming to include conversations with artists, historians and guest speakers NEWS RELEASE STRATFORD FESTIVAL ************************ Summer is in full swing and so is the Meighen Forum! August begins with Global Theatre Week, a lively...

People’s Artist E. Amartuvshin Ranked World’s Top Opera Baritone
Ulaanbaatar, July 31, 2025 /MONTSAME/. People’s Artist and Cultural Envoy, renowned baritone singer Amartuvshin Enkhbat has been ranked first with a score of 7,500 on the list of the world’s top opera singers by the international “Opera World”...

Italy investigates Meta over WhatsApp AI integration
Italy’s antitrust authority has opened an investigation into Meta over the integration of its artificial intelligence tool into WhatsApp. The watchdog said Meta may have breached EU competition rules by installing Meta AI in the messaging app...

Arteta Provides Gyokeres Fitness Update Ahead Of Arsenal Vs Spurs Friendly, Lookman Pushes For Atalanta Exit
Naija News reports that Viktor Gyokeres, 27, arrived from Sporting CP on July 26 and has since been involved in limited training sessions with the Gunners. The Swedish striker, who joined in a big-money move to bolster Arsenal’s attacking line,...

Made in Southwest Florida: The New Artisan Movement
In Southwest Florida, a quiet creative revival is taking root. Once known for retirement dreams and imported goods, the region is now home to a growing community of local makers—many young, often self-taught—who are shaping clay, weaving metal and...

Religion: Beware of testimonies of former members. The case of J.A.
A number of high-profile media outlets in the UK recently targeted the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL), a new religious movement inside Islam, on the basis of declarations made by a former member who launched a cabal against the AROPL...