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theglobeandmail.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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AI-Driven Efficiency: Top Performing Companies

FactSet's screen identified six S&P 500 companies (market cap > US\$10 billion) benefiting from AI-driven efficiency gains, with Netflix and Meta Platforms leading due to their high sales per employee (US\$2.8 million and US\$2.2 million respectively) and significant investments in AI.

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16% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
milano.repubblica.it
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Italy Demands €12.5 Million in VAT from Elon Musk Over X User Data

Italian authorities are demanding €12.5 million in unpaid VAT from Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) for allegedly failing to declare revenue from user data between 2016 and 2022, following a similar case against Meta involving €877 million.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
gr.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta Backs EU Plan for Voluntary Scanning of Encrypted Messages to Combat Child Sexual Abuse

Meta supports a new EU proposal to combat online child sexual abuse material by allowing social media platforms to voluntarily scan encrypted messages, shifting responsibility from law enforcement and potentially resolving months of legislative deadlock among EU member states.

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36% Bias Score

No Poverty
nos.nl
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta's Ad Algorithm Ruled Gender Discriminatory by Dutch Human Rights Body

The College voor de Rechten van de Mens ruled that Meta's ad algorithm discriminates based on gender, showcasing receptionist ads mainly to women and mechanic ads to men, despite gender-neutral copy; this is likely a first for a European human rights body.

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40% Bias Score

Gender Equality
arabic.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta to Build World's Longest Undersea Cable

Meta plans to build a 50,000-kilometer undersea cable, named "Waterworx," connecting five continents and significantly increasing data transfer capacity between the US, India, Brazil, and South Africa, representing a multi-billion dollar investment to improve global digital infrastructure.

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36% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
nrc.nl
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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WhatsApp's Security Risks Prompt Business Communication Shift

Due to relaxed content moderation and data-sharing concerns, many WhatsApp users are migrating to Signal, raising questions about the platform's suitability for business communication and prompting the search for alternatives that adhere to data protection regulations like GDPR.

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48% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
nos.nl
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Dutch WhatsApp Users Remain Despite Meta Policy Changes

Amidst concerns over Meta's policy changes, including suspending fact-checking and allowing harmful content, a small percentage of Dutch WhatsApp users have switched to Signal; however, the majority remain on WhatsApp due to network effects.

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
theglobeandmail.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Meta Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Bias Against U.S. Workers

A federal judge in San Francisco allowed a class-action lawsuit against Meta Platforms to proceed, alleging that the company discriminates against U.S. citizens in hiring by favoring foreign workers on H-1B visas due to lower pay; the plaintiffs cited Meta's internal data showing that 15% of its U.S...

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40% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
forbes.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Loomos AI Glasses: A Kickstarter Success Story Challenges Meta in AI Wearables

Sharge's Loomos AI glasses, launched at CES 2025, integrate GPT-4o for real-time translation and object recognition, raising \$1.8 million on Kickstarter; however, they lack location awareness and face competition from established tech giants.

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32% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
jpost.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta Announces World's Longest Undersea Cable, Project Waterworth

Meta announced Project Waterworth, a 50,000+ kilometer undersea cable connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions by the end of the decade to improve internet access and economic cooperation; the multibillion-dollar project highlights the growing importance of undersea cables f...

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24% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
news.sky.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta's 50,000km Subsea Cable to Boost Global AI Access

Meta plans a 50,000km subsea cable, Project Waterworth, to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil, and other regions, aiming to improve global access to AI and other technologies by increasing high-speed connectivity and lowering data costs.

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44% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
smh.com.au
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Australia Pauses Tech Charges Amid US Retaliation Threat

Australia has paused plans to charge US tech giants hundreds of millions of dollars for refusing to pay local media outlets due to potential US trade retaliation under the Trump administration, creating a $200 million funding gap for Australian media.

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64% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality

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