Early bird: Musk's Network X was fined an astronomical amount in the EU. Lando Norris is the new F1 world champion
Elon Musk's X Network faces a hefty fine for not complying with social media regulator rules in the European Union. Lando Norris is the new F1 world champion, the decision was made in the last race in Abu Dhabi. This broke the string of 4 victories by Verstappen, which was preceded by a similar series by Lewis Hamilton.
Musk's X Network Receives Fine from EU Regulator
On Friday, Elon Musk's X company dealing with social media was fined 120 million euros (about 3 billion crowns) by European regulatory authorities in the field of technology for violating EU rules on online content. This is the first sanction under groundbreaking legislation that is likely to provoke a negative reaction from the U.S. government.
The EU regulatory authorities stated that the violations on part of the X company included a deceptive design of the blue mark for verified accounts, insufficient transparency of its advertising repository, and failure to provide access to public research data. Rival TikTok managed to avoid the fine thanks to concessions. The Trump administration criticizes European measures against large technology companies, claiming they target US companies, stated CNN.
Lando Norris became the F1 champion, ending Verstappen's dominance
Lando Norris won his first World Formula 1 championship title, securing the third place he needed in the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi. The driver won the title with a two-point lead over Max Verstappen from Red Bull, who won the race and recorded his eighth victory this year, one more than the Brit and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
McLaren had the tension-filled race under control all the time, even though Verstappen was on his way to victory from the first lap because Piastri finished second and was in a position where he could help Norris if needed. Norris became the 11th British F1 world champion at the end of his seventh season in F1, as reported by BBC. He thus broke the series of 4 victories by Verstappen, which was preceded by a similar series of Lewis Hamilton.
Drone damaged the Chernobyl shield, which no longer retains radioactive waste
The protective shield built around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine can no longer perform its function in retaining radioactive waste due to a drone attack earlier this year, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The new safety protection in Chernobyl, which was "seriously damaged" by a drone attack in February, "lost its primary safety functions, including the ability to retain radioactive waste," the IAEA said in a Friday statement. Ukraine accused Russia of carrying out the attack on Chernobyl on February 14, which the Kremlin denied. The attack caused a fire and damaged the protective casing around it, reported CNN.
Australia is plagued by fires, a firefighter died during intervention
A firefighter died while extinguishing fires that destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states. The firefighter was hit by a falling tree while extinguishing a forest fire near New South Wales on Sunday evening, he was 59 years old. The fire destroyed 3,500 hectares of forests and four houses over the weekend, said rural fire service commissioner Trent Curtin.
The man could not be revived. Firefighters expect to be fighting the fire for several days. On Monday, there were 52 forest fires in New South Wales and nine of them remained out of control. Over the weekend, a total of 20 homes were destroyed in this state, said the agency AP.
