Meta's Oversight Board is fine with leaving manipulated content on Facebook

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Apparently misleading protest videos are welcome to stay on Facebook now. Meta's Oversight Board has ruled that the company was right to leave up a manipulated video that made footage of a Serbian protest look like it took place in Holland and was in support of Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines. A user reshared it within days of Duterte's March 2025 extradition to the

Disney teases an Olaf robot for its parks

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Disney has unveiled a new animatronic in the form of Olaf, the carrot-nosed snowman from the Frozen series of films. The robotic character will roam the streets of the upcoming World of Frozen (coming soon to Adventure World at Disneyland Paris) and make "limited-time special appearances at World of Frozen at the Hong Kong Disneyland resort," Disney wrote on its parks blog. 

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I've shopped at Costco locations in 5 different countries. These 6 things have surprised me most.

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Exterior of a Costco in Liverpool, England
I love Costco, and I've discovered some interesting surprises using my membership to shop and eat there while abroad.

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  • I'm an American Costco fan who's visited warehouses abroad in places like Australia and Mexico.
  • The food-court menus at international locations vary greatly and often have regional favorites.
  • Many international Costco locations sell local specialties, but I've also seen
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My parents and siblings are doctors, but I became a toy inventor. My company raised $5 million this year.

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Sydney Wiseman invented Fingerlings.

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  • Sydney Wiseman is cofounder of Playhouse MD.
  • She designed Fingerlings, small toys that sold millions of units.
  • Now she's partnered with her sister, a pediatrician, to make fun medical tools.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sydney Wiseman, cofounder of Playhouse MD. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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Dario Amodei leads Anthropic using 'essay-length debates' on Slack. Leadership experts say it's bold but could cause 'analysis paralysis.'

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei runs the AI firm through long-form Slack debates — a bold experiment in written leadership.

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  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is known for leading through long-form Slack essays that fuel debate.
  • Engineer Sholto Douglas told "TBPN" they hold essay debates that shape the firm's strategy.
  • Analysts told Business Insider a written-first style boosts
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