Brianna Ghey’s mother says she is open to meeting mother of daughter’s killer
Esther Ghey says she does not blame Scarlett Jenkinson’s mother and calls for children to be barred from social media apps
First UK patients receive experimental messenger RNA cancer therapy
The British clinical trial of the revolutionary new mRNA treatment will test its effectiveness in combating a range of cancers
For all his obsession with innovation, Peter Thiel has some stone-age views
The billionaire is bankrolling a pro-drugs version of the Olympics, but does he care about the whole women-having-rights thing? Nah
‘If Instagram didn’t exist, it wouldn’t have happened’: a mother’s search for her trafficked daughter
Four years after Robyn Cory’s daughter was groomed at 15 on Meta’s platform and sold for sex by a gang, she is still missing
‘I hate it. It sucks. But it didn’t defeat me’: Michael J Fox on pity, Parkinson’s – and a potential cure
The actor was diagnosed with the disease when he was just 29 and one of Hollywood’s hottest stars. He talks about how he’s coped, what frightens him – and why being a saint is so boring
Kids are on their phones more than ever. We asked parents what they’re doing about it
From phone curfews to leading by example, parents from around the world share views on their children’s screen time
‘I just got laid off’: news startup the Messenger abruptly shutters after a year
Employees blindsided by news that company blew through $50m investment, will offer no severance and will cut off healthcare
Meta is the world’s ‘single largest marketplace for paedophiles’, says New Mexico attorney general
Raúl Torrez is taking the company to court and expects further details to emerge about its knowledge of child sexual exploitation on its platforms
Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’
AI-generated porn, fuelled by misogyny, is flooding the internet, with Taylor Swift the latest high-profile casualty. Victims say social media platforms are failing to take it down – will they now start taking it seriously?
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in human
Patient recovering well with signs of ‘promising neuron spike detection’, says startup’s founder
US surgeon general Vivek Murthy: ‘Loneliness is like hunger, a signal we’re lacking something for survival’
As the 19th and 21st surgeon general, Murthy has described loneliness as an epidemic on par with tobacco use – the antidote, he says, is human connection
The Guardian view on online child protection: the web needs more health and safety
Editorial: New evidence of Meta’s failures to prioritise safety should be a wake-up call to policymakers
Why are our children obsessed with anti-ageing treatments? Take a look in the mirror
It’s not all TikTok’s fault. Our pursuit of eternal youth has rubbed off on our offspring
Taylor Swift deepfake pornography sparks renewed calls for US legislation
Fake but convincing explicit images of pop singer were viewed tens of millions of times on X and Telegram, prompting outcry from US politicians
When we can share everything online, what counts as oversharing?
A study suggests communicating too much about yourself can be a bad thing – but we need to share to make connections, too