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Most people have typed their own name into Google at least once – curiosity usually gets the better of us. Old social media profiles, forgotten photographs, archived content, all can surface quite quickly, actually. AI tools have introduced a different experience altogether. ChatGPT can gather publicly available information and turn it into a readable biography within seconds. That capability brings up questions on online identity and personal visibility. Research from Cloaked had a look at how Americans view information on their names online. The company surveyed 1,057 U.S. adults and analysed Google search activity over two years from Jan 2024…

Wednesday 17 June 2026 9:02 am ShipStation Global, the leading intelligent logistics platform for small and mid-sized shippers, today announced the appointment of Mark Honeyben as SVP and Managing Director, Europe. Based in London, Honeyben will lead ShipStation Global’s brands across Europe, including Metapack, ShipStation and Packlink. He joins from Amazon, where he spent more than 16 years in executive commercial and operations roles. At Amazon, Honeyben most recently served as Director for the UK and Europe, leading retail commercial and supply chain operations. He drove AI adoption across the business, delivering significant operational savings at scale. Earlier in his…

A man is due at Glasgow Sheriff Court today charged after a 78-year-old pensioner was injured with a ‘firearm’ on Crichton Street in Springburn on May 28 2026. Source link

A new report from The Open University reveals the scale of Northern Ireland’s NEET challenge – and the opportunity for local employers to act:55% of Northern Ireland employers are experiencing a skills shortage – and nearly half expect it to get worse (45%)39% of employers in Northern Ireland have hired fewer staff in the past year and one in five have hired fewer entry level roles59% of Northern Ireland employers say young people are not ready for work, yet four in five say they are willing to train young people entering the workforceOnly one in four Northern Ireland employers have…

There aren’t many success stories to refer to when it comes to AI hardware. Plaud, which makes AI-powered notetakers, is trying to become one by targeting professionals who take a lot of meetings. The company said it has sold more than 2 million of its devices, including Plaud Pins and credit-card-styled gadgets that stick on the back of the phone. It also said that its subscription business has reached more than $100 million in annualized revenue run rate. Plaud pointed out that many AI companies often rely on digital documents and prompts typed from memories. Its argument is that its…

African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced Tuesday a Series E round that values the company at $3.2 billion. This round, notably, includes an equity investment from payments blockchain company Ripple. The company did not reveal the size of this round, although Flutterwave says it has now raised more than $500 million in funding to date. Ripple’s stake is part of a plan to help both companies expand financial services on the African continent. Cross-border payments, the industry in which Flutterwave primarily operates, remain challenging in Africa due to fragmented banking systems, strict foreign exchange policies, currency volatility, and the routing…

[LAGOS, SciDev.Net] Frontline healthworkers trying to prevent the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing anger from local communities after years of neglect through multiple health crises, health officials warn. Speaking at an international media briefing organised by the Global Virus Network on Wednesday (10 June), experts described community anger and the breakdown of trust as among the biggest obstacles to containing the outbreak. As of 11 June, the DRC had recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths, according to DRC’s Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the country is still grappling with multiple other health threats, including…

Illinois is going ahead with a 0.2% “privilege tax” on crypto transactions involving its residents under a new $55.9 billion state budget bill signed Tuesday.Governor JB Pritzker signed the measure despite opposition from crypto industry groups over the provision, a transaction tax that applies to all digital asset transactions on any registered platform under broadly termed “digital asset business activity.”“This will create an unprecedented tax regime that disproportionately burdens Illinois residents for simply using digital assets and will drive innovation and builders out of the state,” the Crypto Council for Innovation said, as it urged a “line-item veto” of Article…

Getting cited by AI is easier than earning consumers’ trust, according to a new report from WordPress VIP, the Automattic-owned company that offers an enterprise version of the WordPress publishing platform. As brands race to have their links appear in AI search results, consumers have grown more skeptical about whether they can actually trust the answers they’re getting. Per the report, 60% of consumers in the U.S. say that brands that use “AI” in their messaging are a turnoff, and 86% don’t fully trust AI and still want to explore original sources. Notably, 42% of consumers said that AI-generated answers…

A large police presence was noticeable on Chapel Road in Worthing last night, on June 15. Police received multiple reports of “incidents involving young people,” including a report that a group of teenagers had caused damage to a Best One convenience shop on Chapel Road. Police said the shop’s windows were smashed. Police later found a group of 12 teenagers shouting at staff at Capital Clouds, also on Chapel Road. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop, common assault, and criminal damage to property. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of theft from a…