7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (313+ words) LONDON - The UK government said it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16 social media ban. In the latest crackdown on children's access to addictive apps,…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (447+ words) NEW YORK - New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centres on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits for up to one year. The moratorium, which takes effect immediately, applies…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (412+ words) Building on the established Openview brand, which has transformed free television access for millions of households in South Africa, Openview Stream marks the next evolution of eMedia’s media portfolio by extending that familiar viewing experience into digital streaming across Africa....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (445+ words) MELBOURNE - Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures. Australia in December banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (227+ words) NEW YORK - Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue. Meta head of product Naomi Gleit announced the move in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (287+ words) LONDON - Google faces a fresh UK lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominance in online display advertising, the claimants announced Thursday, in the latest antitrust action against the US tech giant. The claim filed on behalf of British advertisers is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (11+ words) Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends eNCA...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (165+ words) SODWANA BAY - A social media shakedown is under way in the United States. A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that are addictive to children. A 20-year-old plaintiff known as Kaley was awarded $6 million for harm…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) PARIS - Iranians are managing to get online during the current war with the US and Israel despite drastic censorship and frequent blackouts, throwing the spotlight on to providers of tools such as VPNs (virtual private networks). AFP asked Adam Fisk,…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (574+ words) SANTIAGO - Chile's new president Jose Antonio Kast faces a tough choice in his first weeks in office. Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fibre optic…...