UK mulls underā16 social media ban amid rising online ID push
The UK is weighing an Australiaāstyle ban on social media for underā16s, as regulators ramp up enforcement of the Online Safety Act....
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The UK is weighing an Australiaāstyle ban on social media for underā16s, as regulators ramp up enforcement of the Online Safety Act....
The Nasdaq-listed company is rolling out an onchain equity system that allows real shares to be issued and lent directly on blockchain infrastructure....
RWA blockchain Mantra is restructuring and cutting staff after a steep OM token collapse and prolonged market pressure strained its business model in 2025....
Blockchain game PGA Tour Rise is set to be one of the first major apps to launch on Skaleās new layer-3 network on Base....
Customers can currently buy the hands-free tech with an $8000 one-time purchase, but in February, Tesla is switching to a subscription-only model....
Monero breaks into all-time-high territory while Dash records its largest move since October. The privacy sector is heating upāhere's what's driving it....
Revolut is reportedly planning to apply for a US banking license through the OCC after previously considering a bank acquisition that could have required branch commitments....
The Financial Times reports that Ledger is plotting a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand rises amid growing crypto fraud and hacks....
Musk argues the companies benefited from "wrongful gains" that he is owed. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but says the company now mainly serves Microsoft's interests....
Sony is set to release the Hyperpop Collection of PlayStation 5 accessories, bringing eye-popping new colors to PS5 console covers and DualSense controllers. The colors in question are bright hues of ...
One of Argentina's longestārunning exchanges, Ripio, is betting on local currency stablecoins and tokenized bonds to drive a decadeālong boom in tokenized money across Latin America....
Nvidia's CEO told the World Economic Forum that AI infrastructure needs trillions more in investment to avoid a bubble collapseāeven as fears mount that the industry is already overheating....
Iran's protests face an information blackout, fueling a surge of AI-generated videos and recycled footage online. DW Fact check investigates how disinformation thrives when truth is hard to verify....
The standoff between the US and the EU over Greenland has heightened existing European concerns about over-dependence on the United States, particularly in the digital sector, with French President Em...
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After 14 years behind Samsung, Apple is back on top in global smartphone sales, just as Chinese rivals step up the pressure. Foldables and advanced AI are the new battleground in the fight for the nex...
After 14 years behind Samsung, Apple is back on top in global smartphone sales, just as Chinese rivals step up the pressure. Foldables and advanced AI are the new battleground in the fight for the nex...
TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don't seem to know what's going on . The ...