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'The era of impunity is over': What next for big tech after landmark social media verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.
Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial
A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
Apple brings in age checks for UK iPhone users
Customers who do not confirm how old they are or are underage will have web content filters turned on automatically.
Rocket stocks soar on report Musk's SpaceX to file for share sale
Reports it plans the biggest listing ever sent the shares of firms in its orbit soaring in US trade on Wednesday.
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact.
Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety
The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico.
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
The move comes less two years after the launch of the AI video app sent shockwaves through the media industry.
BTS comeback concert on Netflix draws 18.4m global viewers
The livestreamed show saw the band perform together for the first time since October 2022.
Fortnite-maker Epic Games lays off 1,000 more staff
It is the second time in recent years the company has announced lays offs due to struggles with its blockbuster online game.
US bans new foreign-made consumer internet routers
There are almost no major brands of internet routers that are manufactured in the US.
AI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation
Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.
Luke Littler applies to trademark his face to combat AI fakes
The darts star's image has been used legally on darts merchandise, snacks and fashion brands.
Hargreaves Lansdown says IT issues which affected thousands are over
The finance firm has apologised for the disruption to its website and app, which has angered many customers.
Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims
Author Mia Ballard denies having used AI herself when writing the horror story Shy Girl.
Artificial intelligence is already in use in many areas of healthcare.
The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.
We speak to a “chatter” on OnlyFans, who sends explicit messages on behalf of models.
The machines will be much more powerful than the ordinary computers we use today
Alasdair Keane visits the underground insect farm turning food waste into animal feed.
Paul Carter checks out the newest phones, gadgets and trends from MWC Barcelona.
Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway.
Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden.
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