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Free SIM cards offered in Devon to tackle digital exclusion

The NHS has offered low-income families pre-paid SIM cards to help get them online.

BBC News - Feb 11, 2026 6:22am EST

Poll: Americans support ICE overhaul amid federal funding fight

The question is how far to go, as a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll finds 43% want ICE reformed, 29% want it abolished, and 29% want it to continue in its current form.

NBC News - Feb 11, 2026 6:07am EST

Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein 'co-conspirators'

Representatives for two of the three said they were told years ago their clients wouldn't be charged. The third died awaiting trial on a rape charge in 2022.

NBC News - Feb 11, 2026 5:46am EST

Children bombarded with weight loss drug ads online, says report

The Children's Commissioner suggested social media advertising for children should be banned.

BBC News - Feb 11, 2026 5:37am EST

Exodus grows as 2 co-founders of Elon Musk's xAI resign

Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba, co-founders of xAI, have stepped down from the artificial intelligence company they launched with billionaire Elon Musk less than...

Daily Sabah - Feb 11, 2026 5:30am EST

India reduces takedown window to three hours for YouTube, Meta, X and others

Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.

BBC News - Feb 11, 2026 5:24am EST

Open Compute taps IOWN to design distributed datacenters

Register UK - Feb 11, 2026 5:10am EST

Anthropic executive takes a thinly-veiled swipe at OpenAI over spending and ads

"We've made less flashy headlines than some, and we've been focused on growing revenue and winning business," Anthropic's chief commercial officer told CNBC.

CNBC - Feb 11, 2026 4:57am EST

Telegram founder Durov slams Russia as it chokes app to push state-backed platform

Many users reported lagging and slow traffic when using Telegram this week after Russia’s communications watchdog said that the popular messaging app would face greater restrictions because it failed to correct previous violations

First Post - Feb 11, 2026 4:54am EST

UK blames legacy IT for incomplete data protection progress

Register UK - Feb 11, 2026 4:40am EST

YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 11, 2026 3:45am EST

Instagram, TikTok and Facebook posts by users promoting weight-loss jabs banned as 'ads' for the first time

The Advertising Standards Authority has warned that promoting weight-loss drugs to family, friends and social media followers is not a "loophole" around the ban on advertising prescribed medicines.

Sky News - Feb 11, 2026 3:33am EST

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 11, 2026 3:01am EST

Claude and OpenAI fight over ads while Google monetizes

Register UK - Feb 11, 2026 2:43am EST

Anthropic vs Anthropic: Why is a Karnataka start-up suing the US AI giant?

A Karnataka-based company named Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against US AI firm Anthropic PBC, alleging trademark infringement and brand confusion after the American company’s India expansion. The case, now before a Karnataka court, comes as global AI giants enter India’s booming tech market

First Post - Feb 11, 2026 2:43am EST

Xumane Launches Xumane Recruit to Bring AI Precision to Hiring

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 11, 2026 2:28am EST

Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri to testify in US social media addiction trial

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers to prove social media is dangerously addictive by design to young, vulnerable minds.

First Post - Feb 11, 2026 2:11am EST

China’s Moya Robot Blurs the Line Between Human and Machine

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 11, 2026 12:51am EST

OpenAI introduces ads for free and Go users of ChatGPT

OpenAI has begun testing ads on the Free and Go subscription tiers in the United States. Its chief executive Sam Altman had long expressed his dislike for advertising, citing concerns that it could create distrust about ChatGPT’s content.

First Post - Feb 11, 2026 12:46am EST

Elon Musk Predicts a Future Where Work Is Optional and Money Obsolete?

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 11, 2026 12:33am EST

The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers

Guardian UK - Feb 11, 2026 12:18am EST

Meta, YouTube on trial in US over harm to children. Could this change social media use?

A landmark case against social media giants Meta and YouTube has begun in Los Angeles. In opening arguments, the plaintiff’s lawyers argued that the firms didn’t just build apps, they built traps’. This is the first of several high-profile legal cases against social media this year, which could reshape the way Big Tech engages with children

First Post - Feb 10, 2026 11:35pm EST

Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE 'opportunities'

More than 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to cancel all potential business with the U.S. ICE agency.

CNBC - Feb 10, 2026 10:29pm EST

World's Dumbest People Think They Can Solve the Nancy Guthrie Ransom Case With Grok

Gizmodo - Feb 10, 2026 9:42pm EST