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MPs urge under-16s UK smartphone ban and statutory ban in schools

Commons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggle…

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Tesla boss Elon Musk criticises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Billionaire makes U-turn over levies, telling Paris tech conference they distort the market and inhibit…

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Tech titan Mike Lynch testifies at fraud trial that Autonomy was ‘not perfect’

UK founder, accused of inflating sales and misleading regulators, takes stand and says he wasn’t…

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Michael Schumacher’s family win case against publisher over fake AI interview

Die Aktuelle promoted 2023 piece that ‘sounds deceptively real’Publisher had sacked editor and apologised to…

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Best podcasts of the week: The stars of Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding? return with a gripping new mystery

Why did a mini corduroy suit appear in a woman’s home? Helen McLaughlin, Karen Whitehouse…

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Google Pixel 8a review: new Android mid-range champion

Top camera, chip, seven years of updates and advanced Google AI tools beats the competition…

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Campaigners ‘thrilled’ as St Albans aims to be smartphone-free for under-14s

Daisy Greenwell from Smartphone-Free Childhood says move likely to have domino effect in other parts…

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‘It’s basically inaccessible without a phone’: are kids losing their love for music?

Children used to obsessively put CDs and 7-inches on repeat, but streaming means they need…

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TechScape: The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building

If OpenAI can’t keep its own team together, what hope is there for the rest…

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‘It’s very hard to get spare parts’: London museum ‘retires’ treasure-trove gallery of household gadgets

Science Museum’s Secret Life of the Home collection, including tea-making machines, early microwave cookers, gramophones…

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