January 2025
February 2025
Meta to Test Ads on Threads Platform
Meta is testing ads on its Threads app with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, marking its first attempt to generate revenue from the platform that launched in July 2023 and has over 300 million monthly users.
Meta to Test Ads on Threads Platform
Meta is testing ads on its Threads app with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, marking its first attempt to generate revenue from the platform that launched in July 2023 and has over 300 million monthly users.
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36% Bias Score
The Pitt": Real-Time Medical Drama Redefines Genre
The Pitt," an HBO Max medical drama premiering in 2025, realistically portrays a 15-hour ER shift in real-time across its first season, using a large ensemble cast and focusing on both major emergencies and mundane patient interactions to create a unique, engaging narrative.
The Pitt": Real-Time Medical Drama Redefines Genre
The Pitt," an HBO Max medical drama premiering in 2025, realistically portrays a 15-hour ER shift in real-time across its first season, using a large ensemble cast and focusing on both major emergencies and mundane patient interactions to create a unique, engaging narrative.
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12% Bias Score
Albanese Attacks Dutton Amidst Declining Poll Numbers
Facing a significant polling deficit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a direct attack on opposition leader Peter Dutton at the National Press Club, highlighting policy differences and questioning Dutton's economic plans, particularly the potential cuts to social programs, in an a...
Albanese Attacks Dutton Amidst Declining Poll Numbers
Facing a significant polling deficit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a direct attack on opposition leader Peter Dutton at the National Press Club, highlighting policy differences and questioning Dutton's economic plans, particularly the potential cuts to social programs, in an a...
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40% Bias Score
New "Walking With Dinosaurs" Images Released
The BBC released images from its re-imagined "Walking With Dinosaurs" series, featuring Albertosaurus (30 mph) with fur-like feathers and Pachyrhinosaurus, a plant-eater with a keratin nose; the series, airing later this year, uses cutting-edge technology and scientific discoveries to tell individua...
New "Walking With Dinosaurs" Images Released
The BBC released images from its re-imagined "Walking With Dinosaurs" series, featuring Albertosaurus (30 mph) with fur-like feathers and Pachyrhinosaurus, a plant-eater with a keratin nose; the series, airing later this year, uses cutting-edge technology and scientific discoveries to tell individua...
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12% Bias Score
14,000 German Prisoners Eligible to Vote in Upcoming Election
In Germany's February 23rd federal election, nearly 14,000 prisoners in North Rhine-Westphalia can vote, a right upheld since 1957, though eligibility mirrors general rules and excludes those judicially stripped of voting rights; challenges remain in ensuring participation, especially for those in c...
14,000 German Prisoners Eligible to Vote in Upcoming Election
In Germany's February 23rd federal election, nearly 14,000 prisoners in North Rhine-Westphalia can vote, a right upheld since 1957, though eligibility mirrors general rules and excludes those judicially stripped of voting rights; challenges remain in ensuring participation, especially for those in c...
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36% Bias Score
1,550 Berlin Prisoners to Vote in Bundestag Election
In Berlin's upcoming Bundestag election, roughly 1,550 of over 3,530 prisoners will vote, primarily by mail, with some in open prisons voting in person on February 23rd; election officials ensure voting secrecy and answer questions.
1,550 Berlin Prisoners to Vote in Bundestag Election
In Berlin's upcoming Bundestag election, roughly 1,550 of over 3,530 prisoners will vote, primarily by mail, with some in open prisons voting in person on February 23rd; election officials ensure voting secrecy and answer questions.
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36% Bias Score
Australia Day: A Personal Reckoning with History
A white Australian recounts her evolving understanding of Australia Day, from childhood beach trips to witnessing Indigenous protests, revealing complex feelings about her privileged position and the historical injustices inflicted upon the land's original inhabitants.
Australia Day: A Personal Reckoning with History
A white Australian recounts her evolving understanding of Australia Day, from childhood beach trips to witnessing Indigenous protests, revealing complex feelings about her privileged position and the historical injustices inflicted upon the land's original inhabitants.
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44% Bias Score
AmEx Q4 Spending Surges 8%, Driven by Millennials and Gen Z
American Express reported an 8% year-over-year increase in card spending in Q4 2024, fueled by a 16% surge in transactions from millennials and Gen Z, exceeding growth in other age groups and exceeding expectations for goods and services.
AmEx Q4 Spending Surges 8%, Driven by Millennials and Gen Z
American Express reported an 8% year-over-year increase in card spending in Q4 2024, fueled by a 16% surge in transactions from millennials and Gen Z, exceeding growth in other age groups and exceeding expectations for goods and services.
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36% Bias Score
Patriots' Peppers Acquitted on Domestic Violence Charges
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was found not guilty on all charges of domestic violence following a trial where he testified in his own defense and presented self-recorded videos; he admitted to a separate cocaine charge.
Patriots' Peppers Acquitted on Domestic Violence Charges
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was found not guilty on all charges of domestic violence following a trial where he testified in his own defense and presented self-recorded videos; he admitted to a separate cocaine charge.
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44% Bias Score
Queensland Faces \$217.8 Billion Debt Projection, Premier Assures Public Servants
Queensland's debt is projected to hit \$217.8 billion by 2027-28, prompting Premier Crisafulli to assure public servants of job security despite Treasurer Janetzki's warning of a potential credit rating downgrade, a claim the opposition calls exaggerated.
Queensland Faces \$217.8 Billion Debt Projection, Premier Assures Public Servants
Queensland's debt is projected to hit \$217.8 billion by 2027-28, prompting Premier Crisafulli to assure public servants of job security despite Treasurer Janetzki's warning of a potential credit rating downgrade, a claim the opposition calls exaggerated.
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40% Bias Score
Hamburg Mayoral Election: Tschentscher Faces Strong Challengers
Hamburg's mayoral election on March 2nd sees incumbent Peter Tschentscher (SPD) facing challengers Katharina Fegebank (Greens) and Dennis Thering (CDU); a ZEIT:Hamburg podcast will discuss their platforms and the possibility of a CDU-Green coalition, with a live debate scheduled for February 4th.
Hamburg Mayoral Election: Tschentscher Faces Strong Challengers
Hamburg's mayoral election on March 2nd sees incumbent Peter Tschentscher (SPD) facing challengers Katharina Fegebank (Greens) and Dennis Thering (CDU); a ZEIT:Hamburg podcast will discuss their platforms and the possibility of a CDU-Green coalition, with a live debate scheduled for February 4th.
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32% Bias Score
Meta's "Free Speech" Policy and the Complexities of Silencing
Mark Zuckerberg's recent change to Meta's content moderation policy, prioritizing "free speech," is analyzed in light of feminist critiques of silencing mechanisms, with the author connecting this to their own anxieties about publishing their book and advocating for a more nuanced view of free speec...
Meta's "Free Speech" Policy and the Complexities of Silencing
Mark Zuckerberg's recent change to Meta's content moderation policy, prioritizing "free speech," is analyzed in light of feminist critiques of silencing mechanisms, with the author connecting this to their own anxieties about publishing their book and advocating for a more nuanced view of free speec...
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28% Bias Score