Wed 15 April 2026: Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual “wrapped” analytics, […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to view the menu and order your meal. […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts‘ attorney general alleging the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marked the first time a state high court has considered whether a federal law that generally shields internet […]
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Thu 09 April 2026: In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime. Iran and its sympathisers responded to the strikes by flooding social media with outdated war footage allegedly from the current conflict […]
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Thu 09 April 2026: Proposals include stricter obligations on platforms to verify users’ ages, as well as new legislation targeting spread of non-consensual AI-generated content A growing number of European countries are moving to limit minor’s access to social media amid rising concern over the impact of online platforms on young people’s mental health and […]
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Tue 07 April 2026: Given the ongoing and often heated debate about banning social media for under-16s, it’s easy to assume that young people are the only group at risk of online harm. Misinformation research often focuses on younger people, and multiple studies do identify younger groups, such as generation Z, as vulnerable to online deception. […]
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Tue 07 April 2026: Mission’s four astronauts break record set in 1970 by Apollo 13, which flew 400,171km from the planet. NASA’s Artemis II mission has broken the record for the farthest human travel from Earth. The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft surpassed the previous record of 400,171km (248,655 miles) on Monday at 15:58 GMT. […]
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Mon 06 April 2026: Toy makers at the Consumer Electronics Show were adamant about being careful to ensure that their fun creations infused with generative artificial intelligence don’t turn naughty. That need was made clear by a recent Public Interest Research Groups report with alarming findings, including an AI-powered teddy bear giving advice about sex and how […]
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Sat 04 April 2026: China is moving to regulate “digital humans” on Friday amid a boom in virtual services. The Cyberspace Administration of China began seeking public opinions on draft rules for internet services involving digital humans. Digital humans are human-like virtual beings capable of voice chat and other forms of interaction. The draft requires […]
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Fri 03 April 2026: A majority of secondary school teachers in England say students’ critical thinking skills are declining due to the growing use of artificial intelligence, according to a survey released by the National Education Union on Thursday. The survey, based on responses from more than 9,000 teachers in English state schools, found that […]
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