Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban
Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban
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Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for under-16s social media ban
Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect young people
Senior Labour MPs urge government to ban cryptocurrency political donations
Campaign groups argue online transactions ‘present real risks to our democracy’ as it is hard to trace their true source
Excessive screen time could limit vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn
Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds
Game On: the Swiss sports brand using hi-tech and chutzpah to challenge Nike and Adidas
Zurich-based firm taps into latest robot tech to ‘fibre-spray’ high-end sports shoes worn by the likes of Roger Federer
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban
Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consent
Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
Swedish producer is trying to to accelerate the process of extracting the elements vital for hi-tech products
Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash
Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself
Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images
Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough