Google has notified the European Union that it won’t integrate work from fact-checking organizations into Search or YouTube, ahead of the bloc’s plans to expand disinformation laws. Google had previously signed a set of voluntary commitments that the EU introduced in 2022 to reduce the impact of online disinformation, which are in the process of being formalized into law under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, ...

Russia's entire North Korean contingent in Kursk could be wiped out by mid-April, as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may not be able to sustain the high losses its forces have suffered, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The think tank predicted that the approximately 12,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia's Kursk Oblast to help counter a Ukrainian incursion could all be dead or wounded by the spring. Newsweek reached out to the...

The legacy of all-American surrealism David Lynch, director of Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, and Eraserhead, was that rarity — a grant-funded filmmaker who was also a true artist. Staying apolitical in his work, Lynch expressed the personal idiosyncrasy that reflected his upbringing in Midwest America (born in Missoula, Mont., and of Finnish-Danish heritage) as well as his private, frightened knowledge of national terror. As an...

Author Neil Gaiman denied allegations of sexual assault and abuse made by multiple women and reported in a New York Magazine story earlier this week. In a new statement posted to his website Tuesday, Gaiman wrote, “I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.” His denial arrives a day after the cover story published that included eight of Gaiman’s accusers — including four who previously shared their claims on the 2024 podcast series Master: The Allegations Against...

Chloe Cole joins Emily to discuss her experience being medically transitioned between the ages of 13 and 16. Cole, who is featured in a new Daily Wire documentary called “Identity Crisis,” shares her perspective as a detransitioned activist against the ideology that led to “one big experiment” on children.

Democrats are likely to delay the confirmation of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth until after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, leaving the Pentagon without a confirmed leader, according to Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS). Wicker told Politico Thursday that although Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed as defense secretary, Democrats are likely to drag it out as long as possible, until as late as Thursday...

A post shared on social media purportedly shows an image of a hospital used as proof that China has declared a state of emergency. Verdict: False The photo is from Jan. 2023. Fact Check: The potential ban of the social media platform TikTok has some officials discussing the sale of the platform, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Chinese officials have discussed a sale to X CEO Elon Musk, in which Musk would take over the U.S. operations of the app, the outlet...

With the Biden administration now days away from handing over the White House keys to President-elect Donald Trump, supporters of the president have taken to social media to tout job growth during his four-year term.  Guy Kawasaki, an author and former tech industry venture capitalist, claimed that the number of jobs created under the Biden administration totaled more than under the previous three presidential administrations combined. “Joe Biden’s administration helped to create 16.6...