Sun 11 January 2026: A new state law mandates warnings for young users on platforms with features that ‘encourage excessive use’. The state of New York will require social media platforms with infinite scrolling, autoplay and algorithmic feeds to display labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced. […]
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Sun 11 January 2026: Personal data from at least 17.5 million Instagram users has reportedly been leaked and shared on the dark web, raising serious concerns about user privacy and platform security, media reports said on Saturday. The cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes said that the leaked dataset includes user names, full names, email addresses, phone numbers, […]
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Sun 11 January 2026: Indonesia has become the first country in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over the risk of fake, AI-generated pornographic content. The country’s communication and digital affairs minister said on Saturday that “the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes” is a “serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security […]
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Fri 09 January 2026: AI companies are on the hunt to design the ideal device to deliver AI’s superpowers, and some new enterprises are convinced that headphones or earbuds are the way. Startups have for a while tried to beef up headphones beyond their basic functions, like listening to music and making phone calls. Nearly a decade […]
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Thu 08 January 2026: When Roro (not her real name) lost her mother to cancer, the grief felt bottomless. In her mid-20s and working as a content creator in China, she was haunted by the unfinished nature of their relationship. Their bond had always been complicated – shaped by unspoken resentments and a childhood […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health – and ongoing debates around limiting screen time and access to digital devices. What’s frequently missing in these […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: As economies move past 2025 amid easing monetary policy, slowing inflation and rising protectionism, some risks from last year fade while others persist The global economy has entered the new year under pressure from concerns over a potential “AI bubble,” record levels of public and private debt, and persistent geopolitical risks. […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Google has started gradually rolling out a new feature that lets account holders replace their primary @gmail.com email address with a new one, while keeping all data, emails, and settings from the original account intact. The update, which is currently appearing on select language versions of Google’s official support page, confirms […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that they have seen a UFO. The figures are even higher in the US – and rising. The number of people who believe […]
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Sun 04 January 2026: It’s a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair is looking at the screen together, laughing. Yet parent and child rarely exchange a gaze or look out across the landscape. While many parents can relate to such moments, this is […]
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