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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has initiated an investigation following a viral video that appears to show fire volunteers looting a supermarket during a fire in Barangay Pasik, Quezon City. The footage, which circulated widely on social media, captures individuals in firefighting gear taking bottles of alcohol from the damaged Landers superstore at the corner of Belfast Avenue and Quirino Highway. BFP spokesperson Fire Superintendent Anthony Arroyo confirmed the probe, emphasizing that the agency does not condone theft during firefighting operations. The incident has sparked public outrage and raised questions about the conduct of volunteer groups during emergencies.

A video showing a woman allegedly arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport with a passport from the fictional country "Torenza" has been circulating wildly on social media. First posted on TikTok and later shared on X, the clip depicts the woman at an immigration counter, supposedly explaining the location of her nonexistent nation to baffled officers. The footage ignited a flurry of speculation, with theories ranging from parallel dimensions to time travel and government cover-ups. But is there any truth to this bizarre claim? Our investigation reveals a very different story.

Fitness influencer Autumn Calabrese's latest Instagram updates left her followers concerned. The 45-year-old shared a short clip on her Instagram Story showing her head completely wrapped in bandages while riding in a car. She appeared only somewhat lucid, seemingly on medication, giving a feeble thumbs-up to reassure fans. Many viewers immediately worried about her health, given her history of sharing hormone imbalance struggles.

Meta's highly anticipated Threads app arrived a day earlier than expected, launching on July 5, 2023, at 7 p.m. ET instead of the originally scheduled July 6. The move caught many off guard but immediately paid off: within hours, over 10 million users had signed up, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. By the next morning, that number had doubled to 20 million, signaling a massive appetite for a Twitter alternative amid growing dissatisfaction with Elon Musk's leadership at the platform. Threads integrates tightly with Instagram, allowing users to carry over their existing usernames and follow lists, which helped accelerate adoption.

Meta surprised the social media world by launching Threads on July 5, 2023—a day earlier than the announced July 6 date. The app, built by the Instagram team, positions itself as a text-based conversation platform for real-time updates and public discussions. With Twitter facing turbulence under new ownership, Meta saw an opportunity to offer an alternative, capitalizing on user frustration. Threads requires an Instagram account and integrates seamlessly with the photo-sharing app, allowing users to carry over their followers and usernames. The early launch was a strategic move to capture the momentum of Twitter's controversies, and it paid off spectacularly.

In a landmark move that redefines digital governance, Gujarat has partnered with Meta to bring 20 essential government services directly to citizens via WhatsApp. This initiative, launched under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel's leadership, aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "Nagrik Devo Bhava" and signals a shift from traditional one-day governance to instant, WhatsApp-based service delivery. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Gandhinagar marks a significant step towards making government services more accessible, transparent, and efficient.

Nearly half the staff at Fort Vancouver High School walked out Wednesday morning, citing chronic safety concerns after an anonymous Instagram account posted AI-generated images and videos targeting teachers. The account, active for about a month, used deepfake technology to insert educators’ faces into altered clips with political and sexual references—some linking teachers to figures like conservative activist Charlie Kirk and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The posts also included comments that teachers described as “direct threats” related to a school assembly scheduled for later that day, which was subsequently cancelled.

Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, has made a historic $200 million donation to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem through his Koum Family Foundation. This is the largest single donation in Israeli healthcare history, surpassing the previous record of $180 million by Shmuel and Anat Harlap to Rabin Medical Center in 2025.

Meta has officially acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that exploded in popularity earlier this year. The platform, which mimics Reddit but is populated entirely by AI agents using OpenClaw, gained viral attention when users discovered many of its most engaging posts were entirely fabricated by bots. The news was first reported by Axios and later confirmed to TechCrunch, noting that Moltbook is joining Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Connie Boss Alexander, the mother of the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss, has broken her silence in response to claims made by his widow, Allison Holker, in her upcoming memoir. In a heartfelt Instagram post on January 9, Alexander expressed her dismay, calling the allegations “misleading and hurtful.” She wrote, “Our family is absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims made about my son, Stephen Boss.” The statement marks the first time Alexander has publicly addressed the narrative surrounding her son’s life and death.