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Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban

A ban is coming - but it's still not clear what it will mean for sites including Roblox, YouTube and WhatsApp.

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 8:36am EDT

Fresh off IPO, SpaceX to buy AI coding platform Cursor for $60B

Elon Musk's SpaceX, fresh off its record-breaking IPO, told U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday that it would acquire Anysphere, the firm behind...

Daily Sabah - Jun 16, 2026 8:25am EDT

SpaceX Buys AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion Amid AI Race

Deccan Chronicle - Jun 16, 2026 8:24am EDT

Anthropic, Trump officials working toward deal to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Anthropic took new AI models offline after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend export to destinations worldwide and all foreign nationals

The Globe and Mail - Jun 16, 2026 8:19am EDT

Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular

Attackers used social engineering to access third-party business apps and steal patient information

Register UK - Jun 16, 2026 8:03am EDT

Claude celebrates Anthropic's stock market float with blockbuster ... outage

Chatbot has no respect for timing of its maker's financial announcement

Register UK - Jun 16, 2026 7:16am EDT

Irish social media ban for children would be ’embarrassing’ for EU – minister

Patrick O’Donovan said it would be embarrassing for the EU if Ireland introduced a ban because of a lack of progress at EU level.

Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 6:37am EDT

How we chose the 2026 Young American Scientists

Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers

Scientific American - Jun 16, 2026 5:52am EDT

How Elon Musk's second-in-command Gwynne Shotwell helped turn SpaceX into an IPO giant

CNBC spoke to people who've worked with SpaceX's president and chief operating officer.

CNBC - Jun 16, 2026 5:45am EDT

Cybersecurity Experts Are Baffled by Trump’s Ban of Anthropic’s New AI Models

Gizmodo - Jun 16, 2026 5:38am EDT

Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers

Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product."

Ars Technica - Jun 16, 2026 5:17am EDT

Social media ban for children ‘no silver bullet’, minister says

Technology firms have hit back over the plan to ban under-16s from social media.

Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 4:53am EDT

Bereaved Cramlington mum questions government's social media ban

Jay Patterson, whose daughter died after being bullied on social media, calls for clarity.

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 4:41am EDT

Mag 7 or MANGOS? SpaceX arrival, AI force tech moniker rethink

SpaceX stormed into markets this past week with a valuation ⁠eclipsing $2 trillion, surpassing two members of Wall ⁠Street's 'Magnificent Seven'...

Daily Sabah - Jun 16, 2026 4:37am EDT

Meta launches AI tools for search, content editing on Facebook

Washington: Meta has officially announced the launch of an advanced package of artificial intelligence tools integrated into the Facebook, with the ai...

Peninsula Qatar - Jun 16, 2026 4:23am EDT

Social media ban disappoints Jersey's children's commission

The UK prime minister announced a ban for under-16s to "give children more freedom to grow up".

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 4:10am EDT

How will the under-16s social media ban work? – podcast

Guardian UK - Jun 16, 2026 3:23am EDT

EpiCooler Reviews 2026: Does This Portable AC Really Work?

The EpiCooler has been popping up across social feeds, Reddit, TrustPilot, and shopping sites with the kind of momentum that usually invites suspicion. So we set out to answer the question buyers actually type into the search bar: Does EpiCooler work? and to do it the way any careful reader would

International Business Times - Jun 16, 2026 3:19am EDT

Guernsey social media ban 'deserves serious consideration'

Home Affairs president says measures to protect young people online deserve "serious consideration".

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 2:00am EDT

What happens when pupils cut back on social media?

Bradford pupils share experiences after taking part in a reduced social media use trial.

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 1:47am EDT

Redditch council refuses no-confidence vote over Reform mayor

Councillor Sue Eacock will not face a no-confidence vote for her social media posts.

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 1:37am EDT

The UK has just banned social media for under-16s - here's every country doing the same

Discover which countries are banning social media for children under 16, from the UK and Australia to Europe and beyond, amid rising concerns over online harms.

Gulf News - Jun 16, 2026 12:25am EDT

Trust in news hits new low globally, research suggests

The Reuters Institute records its lowest trust figures since the annual research began in 2015.

BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 12:14am EDT

Has China just solved AI's biggest environmental problem? The answer is 30 feet underwater

China debuts the world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data centre, slashing energy use, eliminating water consumption and redefining AI-era cooling.

Gulf News - Jun 15, 2026 10:01pm EDT