Macklemore announces Free Palestine Tour

Macklemore announces Free Palestine Tour

Macklemore announced he will launch the Free Palestine Tour this fall after being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour this month over his pro-Palestinian performance. The “Thrift Shop” rapper took to Instagram on Monday and jokingly said that his “schedule freed up a bit,” announcing three performance dates in Dublin, London and Paris next month. “What…

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‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran Khan | Imran Khan

‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran Khan | Imran Khan

Islamabad, Pakistan — The motorway linking Pakistan’s capital with Peshawar, about 180km (110 miles) to the northwest, has been closed to all traffic until further notice, according to a police notification. So have the highway towards Dera Ismail Khan, the Hazara motorway and the Grand Trunk Road at Attock. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

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A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outlets | Freedom of the Press News

A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outlets | Freedom of the Press News

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to White House after Trump calls news outlets ‘fake news’. Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been barred from entering the White House and have had their press credentials deactivated or confiscated, as United States President Donald Trump’s ban on the three news…

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Africa: Our Journalism Is Free to Read. Your Support Keeps It That Way

Africa: Our Journalism Is Free to Read. Your Support Keeps It That Way

The Conversation Africa has published more than 13,000 articles since it launched in 2015. Written by academics and researchers, these articles have covered topics ranging from political developments to health, climate change, environmental science, education, economics, culture and technology. All have been free to read, and free for other media to republish. We will continue…

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AI, broadband and Disney’s free tier

AI, broadband and Disney’s free tier

The public opposition to artificial intelligence and data centers was front and center at the Goldman Sachs Communcacopia + Technology Conference. CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator told CNBC’s David Faber that companies haven’t explained the technology’s benefits well enough to the public. “I don’t think we have done a particularly good job of talking about the…

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Sony launches free ad-supported TV service on PlayStation 5

Sony launches free ad-supported TV service on PlayStation 5

Sony has officially launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service for PlayStation 5 owners in the United States. Integrated directly into the console’s Media tab, the expansion offers users access to more than 100 live channels and on-demand content from Sony Pictures Television and external partners. The catalogue spans movies, television series, sports, news,…

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Takealot raises free delivery threshold to R750

Takealot raises free delivery threshold to R750

South Africa’s largest online marketplace, Takealot.com, has increased the minimum order value required to qualify for free delivery from R650 to R750. Alongside the threshold increase, the retailer has altered its checkout process to automatically select premium, paid delivery options by default, even when an order meets the criteria for free shipping. Read: Apple refreshes…

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WhatsApp’s free lunch ends on 1 October

WhatsApp’s free lunch ends on 1 October

Meta will start charging South African businesses for the replies they send customers on WhatsApp from 1 October, ending an exemption that has made customer service on the platform free since November 2024 – but with six weeks to go, it has not said what those replies will cost. The charge applies to service messages…

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