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England's children's commissioner calls for ban on social media adverts for children

United Kingdom, Feb. 11 -- A report has called for social media advertising to children to be banned. Children's commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has found young people have been "bomb... Read More


WWE 2K26 Showcase will explore alternate reality for CM Punk

United Kingdom, Feb. 11 -- WWE 2K26 will let players explore an alternate reality where CM Punk never left. The current World Heavyweight Champion - who is on the cover of this year's game from 2K - ... Read More


Instagram and YouTube chiefs accused of building 'addiction machines' at California trial

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- Social media companies such as Instagram and YouTube have been accused of creating "addiction machines" at the start of a landmark trial in California. In his opening argum... Read More


AI chatbots give users inaccurate and inconsistent medical advice

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- AI chatbots give inaccurate and inconsistent medical advice to users. Research from the University of Oxford found that people using artificial intelligence (AI) for health... Read More


Discord will require users to verify their age to access adult content

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- Discord will soon require users to verify their age with either a face scan or a form of ID in order to access adult content. The online chat service, which enables people ... Read More


EU instructs Meta to let rival AI chatbots run on WhatsApp

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- The European Union (EU) has ordered Meta to let rivals run AI chatbots on WhatsApp. The tech giant made changes to the messaging app last month, with only its AI assistant M... Read More


TikTok could be forced into changing 'addictive design'

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- TikTok may be forced into making changes to its "addictive design". The European Union (EU) has indicated that the social media giant had infringed the Digital Services Act ... Read More


Next-gen Xbox 'targeting 2027 as a best-case scenario'

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is reportedly targeting 2027 as a "best case-senario". According to Windows Central, Microsoft has not internally locked in a fixed launch d... Read More


Sam Altman urges firms to 'make very heavy use of AI'

United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Sam Altman thinks companies that "succeed in the future are going to make very heavy use of AI". The 40-year-old entrepreneur - who is the CEO of OpenAI - believes AI techno... Read More


Amazon announces AI investment plans

United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Amazon plans to invest $200 billion in AI and infrastructure. The online retail firm has become the latest tech giant to announce plans for a sharp rise in AI spending. And... Read More