Competition shows humans are still better than AI at coding – just

Przemysław Dębiak, who beat OpenAI at world finals, says he may be last human to win due to incredible pace of technological progress

Minister apologises to generation of UK children exposed to toxic online content

As new measures to protect young people online come into force, Peter Kyle says politicians were too slow to act

What are the new UK online safety rules and how will age checks on adult content be enforced?

From 25 July websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying ages

UK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops’

Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s

Reputation review – front and swagger in brawling portrait of British male rage

A drug dealer begins to question his life choices but his bullying partner-in-crime refuses to let him go

Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew

Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do it every day …

UK switches on AI supercomputer that will help spot sick cows and skin cancer

Hopes £225m Isambard-AI in Bristol will unleash new era of technological, medical and social breakthroughs

I hate to be the scowling lesbian at the feast – but here’s what worries me about the new Austen adaptations

I love Jane Austen. But a fresh revival of the idea that what a woman needs most is to marry a man is the last thing we need, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Sage iPhone for children review: ‘Would it make me want to divorce my parents?’

As a 16-year-old I can tell you that teenagers will feel disconnected using this internet-safe smartphone

Friendship review – male inadequacy barbecued in Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s comedy bromance

Robinson is magnificently cringeworthy as a man in thrall to his cool neighbour Rudd in Andrew DeYoung’s film, as divisive as a Vimto-Marmite cocktail

Brenda, 95, and her soft toys become unlikely stars on TikTok

Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figures

Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety

Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvinced

AI-generated child sexual abuse videos surging online, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation verified 1,286 AI-made videos in first half of year, mostly in worst category of abuse

Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds

Teenagers increasingly taking breaks as they control own use of devices rather than relying on parents to enforce limits, experts say

‘Representation matters’: Barbie launches first doll with type 1 diabetes

Doll with insulin pump and glucose monitor is latest in range designed ‘to enable more children to see themselves’