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The HillWhat is Bluesky, the ‘up-and-coming’ social platform seen as X alternative
Bluesky, a new social platform garnering millions of users, is now competing with top networks like X and Truth Social. Jack Dorsey, a former CEO at Twitter, created the site in 2019 to be “a protocol for public conversation.” Its features are modeled after Twitter and include the option to message other users in addition to…
- The Guardian
Do you have ‘brain rot’ from endless social media? Try our quiz
As the Oxford word of the year for 2024 is announced, here are 12 questions to determine if you an overconsumer of mind-numbing online content
- Evening Standard
How to use Reddit, a 5 step etiquette guide to the UK’s fastest growing social media platform
New stats from Ofcom show that Reddit has overtaken X in popularity to become the fastest growing social media platform in the UK. Here’s how to use it without embarrassing yourself
- Associated Press
Shopping on Shein and Temu for holiday gifts? You're not the only one.
Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse.
- Malay Mail
Datuk Vida gets ripped off with £235 bill after London rickshaw ride
LONDON, Dec 1 — It seems that Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman, aka Datuk Vida, is no stranger to drama — and her latest London...
- People
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Come Together for Daughter Apple’s Society Debut: See the Family Photos
"A special long weekend in Paris," the actress captioned her sweet Instagram post
- Cinema Online
Strength in silence as Ady An faces single motherhood after husband's prison sentence
Celebrity friends praise the actress' strength amid husband's high-profile legal battle
- Malay Mail
After backlash, DBKL advisor insists signboard crackdown didn’t only target Chinese stores
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — City Hall’s (DBKL) recent enforcement over language violations on signboards was against all busin...
- Malay Mail
‘Take as much as you need’: Khairul Aming can take supplies from Mydin to help flood victims in Kelantan, says its MD (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 –– Wholesaler and retailer Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad (Mydin) has facilitated influencer Khairul...
- Yahoo News Singapore
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2024 participant dies, man found with folding knife at church: Singapore live news
A Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2024 participant has died, and a man was found with a folding knife at a Catholic church More curated Singapore and international news updates on Yahoo Singapore.
- The Telegraph
Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega: Liverpool is ‘not the best part in the UK’
Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has distastefully described Liverpool as “not the best part in the UK” after his side’s 2-0 defeat at Anfield.
- Cinema Online
Lin Chi-ling celebrates 50th birthday with heartwarming photos of son
The actress reflects on motherhood and life's journey in emotional birthday post
- Malay Mail
Man sets own house ablaze, fire spreads to four neighbours’ homes in Sungai Buloh, say Selangor police
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A 34-year-old man allegedly set his own house ablaze in Kuang, Sungai Buloh, on Saturday, with the...
- Associated Press
Japan's popular Princess Aiko turns 23 with her future as a royal in doubt
Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the imperial family remains in doubt. Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year and has since been participating in official duties and palace rituals while working at the Red Cross Society, according to the Imperial Household Agency. The vast majority of Japan’s public supports changing the law to allow her to remain a royal and become emperor, but conservatives in the governing party insist on keeping male-only succession.
- The Telegraph
Max Verstappen: I have lost all respect for two-faced George Russell
Max Verstappen launched an astonishing attack on George Russell after winning the Qatar Grand Prix, describing the Mercedes driver as “two-faced” and saying he had “lost all respect” for the Briton.
- The Telegraph
Slot has fused heavy-metal football with Dutch control – Liverpool look uncatchable
For 20 minutes Liverpool played good old-fashioned Jürgen Klopp football as they tore into Manchester City. It was rock and roll. Heavy metal. Full throttle. Peak Klopp. And City could not cope.
- Malay Mail
The Labubu bubble bursts: Resale prices crash in Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 2 — After almost a year of hype, it looks like the Labubu doll market in Thailand has reached saturation po...
- The Independent
A woman was found murdered and left nude along the riverbed in 1988. Police just named her killer
Tracy Whitney was 18 years old when she was killed in August 1988
- The Independent
Margot Robbie thought she was going to be ‘arrested’ for improvisational Wolf of Wall Street scene
The Australian actor recalled thinking: ‘I’m going to get arrested, I’m pretty sure that’s assault, battery’
- Malay Mail
Clerk in JB loses RM2.6m to investment scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A 49-year-old woman who clerked at a goldsmith in Johor Baru yesterday reported losing RM2.6 milli...