Tag: In Brief

Bill to ban social media use by under-16s arrives in Australia’s parliament

Legislation to ban social media for under 16s has been introduced in the Australian parliament. The country’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed the plan...

UK crashes out of global top 50 supercomputer ranking

The U.K. no longer has a supercomputer in the top 50, according to new data from the Top500 project, which ranks the 500...

Ben Affleck tells actors and writers not to worry about AI

Unions representing Hollywood actors and writers went on strike last year to secure protections against AI systems taking their jobs. But Ben Affleck...

Justice Department reportedly pushing Google to spin off Chrome

The Department of Justice is reportedly pushing to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser business. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reports that...

In 2023 VCs returned the lowest level of capital to their investors since 2011

It’s no secret that the venture capital industry is facing a liquidity crisis as IPOs and other exits remain few and far between...

‘AI granny’ scambaiter wastes telephone fraudsters’ time with boring chat

Telephone scams are nothing new, but with the advent of AI, it has become harder than ever for people to know whether the...