Starmer vows to tackle social media’s ‘addictive features’ to protect children
Prime minister says UK must do more to regulate against potential harms after landmark ruling in US court
Charity Commission warns Alan Turing Institute of its legal duties after complaints
Exclusive: Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concerns
Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general
Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government
UK iPhone users face over-18 age check to use services after update
Ofcom says decision is ‘real win for children and families’ but some users raise concerns over privacy
Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study
Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictions
What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?
Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politics
Matt Brittin: why the BBC’s new Doctor Who-loving boss may not have much time for sleep
After almost two decades at Google, the incoming director general is taking on British media’s most powerful and treacherous job
Live-action movie version of children’s TV series Mr Benn in the works
I Swear’s Kirk Jones set to direct film based on the 1970s cult animation about a ‘very ordinary man’ who accessed different worlds via a magical fancy dress shop
Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom
Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls
MPs accuse social media firms of spreading Iran misinformation
Parliamentary hearing takes aim at online harms from X, TikTok and Meta, including use of AI to ‘nudify’ young girls
Argos faces backlash over ‘influencer kit’ for toddlers
Critics say £15 toy designed for children aged two and over risks exposing them to ‘a very adult, performative world’
Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto
Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month
No Ordinary Heist review – Eddie Marsan stars in Belfast true-crime thriller about massive bank robbery
Marsan is an odd choice for the role of an uptight bank manager compelled to cooperate with robbers in this underpowered take on a real-life bank raid in 2004
The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father
The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth, says author Francis Beckett
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say