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’
Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row
Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’
UK to test nationwide emergency alert system for second time
Alert to take place on 7 September, designed to warn of danger to life, and putting phone on silent will not mute it
‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout
Their jobs are seen as glamorous but the new reality for many is workplace stress and ‘complete fatigue’
Gerard Taylor obituary
Designer who joined the Memphis collective in Milan and later concentrated on furniture for humane work environments
‘I was constantly scared of what she was going to do’: the troubled life and shocking death of Immy Nunn
Two years after Immy killed herself, her mother Louise is still trying to understand how she found her way to a pro-suicide forum – and a man accused of supplying more than 1,000 packages of poison
Beat the Lotto review – how a small-time accountant tried to outwit Ireland’s national lottery
Ross Whitaker’s documentary using 1990s TV footage and interviews tells of Stefan Klincewicz and his crew of chancers – and an Ireland very different from now
‘I don’t think my brain should have gone through that’: five young people on their experience of smartphones as teens
What do people who got – and one who didn’t get – internet-connected phones in their adolescence actually think about the impact they had on them?
Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok and Facebook, UN warns
Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts
‘Amazing for blind people’: app helps cricket fan find way around Lord’s
Wayfinding technology is intended to help partially sighted and disabled fans to better access live sports
From Chimpanzini Bananini to Ballerina Cappuccina: how gen alpha went wild for Italian brain rot animals
If you were born after 2000, or know someone who is, the chances are you’ve come across this ludicrous AI-generated meme. If not, be reassured that its chaotic, nonsensical banality is the point
Love & Trouble review – raw study skilfully unpeels the PTSD that threatens to wreck a marriage
Their baby’s crying brings on PTSD for Kenny, a former sniper in Afghanistan, and Kerry is beset by her own dark secret. Can love keep them together?
Is this the antidote to the housing crisis? The YouTube series showcasing chic – and tiny – abodes
On Never Too Small, there are cabins that split in two and apartments straight out of Wes Anderson. It feels like we’re all one reclaimed wood table away from complete bliss