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‘It has to be genuine’: older influencers drive growth on social media
As midlife audiences turn to digital media, the 55 to 64 age bracket is an increasingl…
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‘Kids can’t buy them anywhere’: how Pokémon cards became a stock market for millennials
A surprising economic bubble is making it hard for anyone to buy Pokémon cards – espec…
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Is AI a bubble that’s about to pop? – podcast
Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will ha…
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How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people
From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it’s…
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Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar
Easy-to-guess words and figures still dominate, alarming cysbersecurity experts and de…
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Six greats reads: a train ride to the future; searching for the ‘sky boys’ and wallaby hunting in the English countryside
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces fr…
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AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements wit…
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Russia blocks Snapchat and restricts Apple’s FaceTime, state officials say
Latest effort to control communications comes as regulator claims apps being used to ‘…
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Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canb…
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The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of …
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Pornography company fined £1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks
AVS Group, which runs 18 websites, has 72 hours to make changes required by UK’s Onlin…
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Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, d…
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eSafety commissioner questioned on Roblox and social media ban after Guardian investigation – video
Independent senator David Pocock asked the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, in…
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Instagram’s age-verification identified a moustachioed adult as over 16 – but how did it go with a 13-year-old?
Meta platform allows users under 16 in Australia to change their date of birth – but o…
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‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban
Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own …
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