Australia to double fines for tech firms failing to enforce under-16 social media ban
Australia has announced plans to significantly increase fines for social media companies that fail to prevent children under the age of 16 from accessing...
AI boom may push up iPhone prices as Apple faces rising chip costs
Apple may soon increase the prices of its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers as the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom drives up the cost...
Canada moves to ban social media use for children under 16
Canada has taken a major step towards tightening online safety regulations by introducing legislation that could prohibit children under the age of 16 from...
Now, satellites to track animals from space
A groundbreaking satellite-based wildlife surveillance system is offering conservationists a powerful new tool in the fight against poaching, with scientists now able to monitor...
Nearly one in five UK girls receiving unwanted sexual images online: Report
A new large-scale survey by the UK children’s charity Barnardo’s has revealed alarming levels of online sexual harassment and misogynistic abuse faced by girls,...
Meta lays off 8,000 employees globally as AI takes over
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has begun a major global round of layoffs impacting around 8,000 employees, as the...
Texas sues Netflix for allegedly tracking children without consent
Netflix is facing a major legal challenge in the United States after the state of Texas filed a lawsuit accusing the streaming giant of...
Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5 million to end Twitter disclosure lawsuit
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle a lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and...
DeepSeek unveils new AI model, escalates China-US race in artificial intelligence
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has launched a long-awaited new AI model, marking a major step in the intensifying global race for dominance in...