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What's my age again? The tech behind Australia's social media ban
Sydney (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Tech giants will apply multiple layers of security to weed out young users under Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s. If they fail to take "reasonable steps" to block young teens, the firms behind platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube face hefty fines. Here are the main methods they're turning to as the law takes effect Wednesday: - ID please - It sounds simple: scan your passport, driver's licence or other official ID to prove you are aged 16 or over. ... read more |
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UK's Starmer launches Tiktok account despite banLondon (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a TikTok account on Monday despite the app being banned from government devices, as he attempts to connect to younger voters. ... more 
'Not black or white': Teens worldwide react to Australia social media banHong Kong (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Australia's landmark move to ban under-16s from social media will be closely watched by other countries, which could follow suit with similar laws. ... more 
Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquestHangzhou, China (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. ... more
Apple AI chief leaving as iPhone maker plays catch-up; Samsung unveils first 'special edition' triple-folding phoneSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Apple on Monday said the head of its artificial intelligence team is stepping down, and the effort is to be led by a veteran engineer from Google and Microsoft. ... more |
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Manufacturing the world's tiniest light-emitting diodesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Miniaturisation ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller structures ca ... more 
Video podcasts become next streaming battlegroundNew York (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Big tech platforms, including TikTok and Netflix, are all looking to add video podcasts to their content, a rapidly growing format that attracts a young audience prized by advertisers and where YouTube dominates. ... more 
Google proposes adtech changes to avoid breakup after EU fineBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Google on Friday announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a breakup, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a massive fine. ... more 
French writers sue TikTok over copyright: trade groupParis (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 A trade group representing French authors and screenwriters said Thursday that it had launched legal action against Chinese social media group TikTok over alleged copyright infringements. ... more 
'Cool' signs based on a new colorful, flexible electronic display technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Electronic signs are all around us, giving directions or advertising the latest gadget. In ACS Energy Letters, researchers report that they've developed a dynamic display technology that dissipates ... more |
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Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
Lisbon (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path towards introducing self-driving cars at this week's Web Summit in Lisbon, with infrastructure, developing regulation and passengers' preference for human contact weighing on the brakes. Building autonomous vehicles many times safer than human drivers is "almost largely solved", Uber's operations chief Andrew Macdonald told Web Summit attendees on Tuesday. "Now what you have is a commercialisation question." "In ... read more 
'Splinternets' threat to be avoided, says web address controllerLisbon (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 The risk of the internet fragmenting into national "splinternets" will likely be averted in a UN vote next month, the head of the authority that manages web addresses told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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'Soap opera on cocaine': how vertical dramas flipped HollywoodLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 In a faux castle atop a Los Angeles hill, a small film crew with their cameras flipped sideways squeeze into a bedroom and shoot a raunchy affair scene, under the gaze of their Chinese producer. ... more
Perplexity shopping bot not welcome at Amazon shopSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Amazon is demanding that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity put a stop to its bot shopping for people at the e-commerce giant's retail platform, the companies said on Tuesday. ... more 
Advancing Interplanetary Internet Technology through ISS National Lab ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 1, 2025 Spatiam Corporation has developed a commercial platform for space communications based on Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), designed to manage data transmission delays and signal disru ... more
Xi jokes about spying with Chinese phone gift for South Korea's LeeSeoul (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Xi Jinping joked about spying on South Korea's president as he gifted him a pair of smartphones, telling him to "check if there is a backdoor" in a rare jest from the Chinese leader that made headlines in Seoul. ... more 
Sales of 'services' help Apple beat earnings forecastsSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Apple on Thursday reported profit of $27.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by iPhone and services revenue. ... more |
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