Can Messi overturn the egg? 80K likes to become most liked post

Dec 20 2022

Lionel Messi’s latest World Cup post could just overtake the most liked photo on all of Instagram – which is that of a singular egg posted by @world_recoord_egg

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A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)

The series of photos by Messi quickly overtook the earlier photo posted by the same player alongside other football star Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess.

And now Messi could be headed towards another victory, albeit on a completely different platform. The numbers are close and, as of time of writing, there are just 80K likes in terms of difference.

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Will this be the day the egg is dethroned?

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Roderick Cassar believed his wife was having an affair and vowed “revenge”

Dec 20 2022

Roderick Cassar, who is being accused of murdering his wife Bernice, vowed “revenge” in a social media post, the day before the murder took place.

As court continued to hear the case against Cassar, details about what had happened before the murder took place, continued to come to light. In fact, details about how Cassar believed his wife Bernice was having an affair with a work colleague, were explained in court, on Monday.

Cassar had written, “revenge is a must”, on a Facebook post that was also shown to police by Bernice’s work colleague, the day before the murder took place on November 22. In court, a police officer explained that the work colleague felt defamed by the accusation that he was having an affair, and had reported it.

The police officer had advised the work colleague to seek advice from a lawyer.

This case continues in January.

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Fortnite creator pays $520 million for violating children’s privacy

Dec 20 2022

Fortnite maker Epic Games has just agreed to pay a record sum of $520 million settlement over allegations that it misled its players, a vast majority of them being kids, into making unintended purchases.

The agreement was split into two amounts. The first is a $275 million settlement paid to the US government to resolve claims that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

This is the largest penalty ever obtained for violating a Federal Trade Commission rule. The second amount is $245 million, and it goes to cover funds for customers who were harmed by its ‘dark patterns and billing practices’.

The FTC says the figure is the largest refund amount ever in a gaming case. “Protecting the public, and especially children, from online privacy invasions and dark patterns is a top priority for the Commission, and these enforcement actions make clear to businesses that the FTC is cracking down on these unlawful practices” said TC chair Lina M. Khan.

Fortnite is a free to download game, but players can, and incentivised, to buy in-game items which vary from skins to even dance moves.

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PwC Malta and KSU enter third year of alliance

Dec 20 2022

Academic years are known to be an overwhelming experience for most; students are still figuring themselves out and learning what they want to do in the future, setting their own career objectives and life goals as they go along.

As PwC Malta and Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) kick off the third year of alliance with the current scholastic year, we look back at, and celebrate, their two years of collaboration, which aims not to define students, but to ease their pressures, by guiding them in the right direction through a series of initiatives.

The achievement of empowering education whilst working towards high-level confidence, mirrors PwC’s values of building trust in society and preparing students to become part of the solution to help solve social challenges.

PwC Malta and KSU recently included the release of a special episode of PwC Malta’s Trend Talk podcast ‘Working in new and unexpected ways’ guest hosted by PwC HR Manager, Vicky Soler, who was joined by the KSU president, Alex Gaglione, and Vice-President, Beppe Lauri. They covered topical areas, such as student activism, time management skills, and fun around campus, as well as the preparation underway for the most popular event of the year, KSU Freshers’ Week.

During this highly anticipated event, students get the opportunity to meet possible future employers, pick up useful merchandise and participate in social media competitions such as the one offered by PwC and KSU, which allowed one lucky student to win a MacBook Pro! The revamped and widened purpose of the KSU x PwC Malta Common Room was designed for shaping a better academic experience.

The space is renowned for being a home-away-from-home, building on a safe and cosy atmosphere to further promote a study-leisure balance, by adding an element of entertainment in an area which nonetheless allows for concentration. During exams, PwC is often present to support students during study periods and ease the late hours contributed by the students, alongside providing healthy snacks and energy drinks to motivate and lighten the study sessions during the high-tension period.

The KSU x PwC Malta Career Expo also hosts an annual event held over a duration of three days, where students can explore career opportunities offered by various stakeholders and industries and where students have the opportunity to meet possible future employers in person. 2023 is set for its strongest year yet, bringing on more engaging events with fresh opportunities to look out for, which will continue to create valuable experiences by building on a number of fun activities, whilst continuing to contribute towards the students’ learning development and the importance it brings in creating their own missions and purpose.

Through supporting the student community in a number of life-long learning engagements and entertainment throughout the year, PwC Malta and KSU are both delivering on their beliefs of the potential in student activism, an important tool for giving students a voice, a catalyst for transforming social change. These initiatives are led by elevating the skills of the local young talent pool, with the aim of shaping future leaders to evolve and uplift our society and the workplace of tomorrow.

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