Tom Douglas

Ireland

Journalist at Spin South West

Digital and Broadcast Journalist at Bauer Media Group (US)

News Anchor at Spin1038 and Spin South West

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UK Bound Passengers Can No Longer Bring Cheese Or Meat From EU Countries

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

The UK has banned personal food imports for meat and dairy products from Europe. New measures have come into force, banning imports of things like beef, cheese and butter for personal use. The UK Government says the measures, "are to protect farmers from the spread of foot and mouth disease, though there are currently no cases in the UK."Importantly, there are different rules in Northern Ireland, which still allow animal products to be brought in from the EU. What's Banned?
Free Now Is Being Bought By Lyft For €175 Million

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

Free Now is being acquired by US ride-hailing platform Lyft (PRON: LIFT) for a reported €175-million. It is currently owned by the BMW Group and Mercedes Mobility. Both companies say Free Now will continue to operate as normal for the time being. The purchase means Lyft will operate in 9 countries and 150 cities in Europe, along with the US and Canada. The sale is expected to close at the end of this year.
Union Of Students Advises "Extreme Precaution" For J1 Students This Summer

1 week ago | spinsouthwest.com | Tom Douglas

The Union of Students in Ireland is advising those heading on J1s this year to take "extreme precaution". It comes amid growing uncertainty around Donald Trump's immigration policy, and a crackdown on protests at American colleges. This warning from the USI - which represents over 300 thousand students around Ireland - is particularly targeted at those who might consider getting involved in activism while in the US this summer.
Facebook And Instagram Posts Will Be Used To Train AI Soon

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

Facebook and Instagram users will have to opt-out if they don't want the social media platforms to use their public posts to train artificial intelligence. Meta says it will use publicly shared content to 'better understand' cultures, languages and history. Meta had planned to start feeding posts by EU users to its AI models last year, but it was delayed following intervention from the Data Protection Commission.
Union Of Students Advises "Extreme Precaution" For J1 Students This Summer

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

The Union of Students in Ireland is advising those heading on J1s this year to take "extreme precaution". It comes amid growing uncertainty around Donald Trump's immigration policy, and a crackdown on protests at American colleges. This warning from the USI - which represents over 300 thousand students around Ireland - is particularly targeted at those who might consider getting involved in activism while in the US this summer.
Katy Perry Kisses The Ground After Spending A Few Minutes In Space

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

Katy Perry kissed a daisy flower she'd brought and then the ground after landing from her very short trip to space today. The singer was one of a six-woman crew on board the Blue Origin New Shepherd capsule. The company is run by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Others on the crew included Lauren Sánchez - businesswoman and fiancé of Jeff Bezos, TV host Gayle King, former NASA Rocket Scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn and civil rights campaigner Amanda Nguyen.
Katy Perry Kisses The Ground After Spending A Few Minutes In Space

1 week ago | spinsouthwest.com | Tom Douglas

Katy Perry kissed a daisy flower she'd brought and then the ground after landing from her very short trip to space today. The singer was one of a six-woman crew on board the Blue Origin New Shepherd capsule. The company is run by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Others on the crew included Lauren Sánchez - businesswoman and fiancé of Jeff Bezos, TV host Gayle King, former NASA Rocket Scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn and civil rights campaigner Amanda Nguyen.
Spanish Broadcaster Calls For "Debate" Into Israel's Participation At The Eurovision

2 weeks ago | spinsouthwest.com | Tom Douglas

The Spanish public broadcaster has called for a "debate" into Israel's participation at the Eurovision. RTVE has written to the organisers, the European Broadcasting Union about KAN, which is Israel's public television body and represents the country at the competition. The EBU describes itself as an "alliance" of public service broadcasters and organisations. In its letter, the Spanish public broadcaster mentions "concerns" raised by civil society groups in Spain over the situation in Gaza.
EU To Commit Funding To Tackle Online Gender Based Violence And "Deepfakes"

2 weeks ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

The EU is increasing funding to combat gender-based violence online. The parliament's Gender Equality Committee has passed a proposal for more funding to combat gender-based violence online. The vote came as part of the Gender Equality Committee's work on shaping priorities for its long-term budget. MEP Maria Walsh made the proposal.
People Before Profit TD Calls For CAO To Be Scrapped

2 weeks ago | spin1038.com | Tom Douglas

People Before Profit wants open access with few or no limits to University. TD Paul Murphy is calling for the CAO points system to be scrapped, claiming the Leaving Cert is not a good indication of people's future career abilities. Deputy Murphy says there are a number of reasons the current system needs to go:"The immense stress that is put on young people without any relationship to their ability to be a doctor or a lawyer or a nurse or whatever later on in life.