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Cyber risk facing UK being ‘widely underestimated’, security chief warns

Ms Barkworth-Nanton, from Swindon was honoured for services to people affected by domestic abuse and homicide at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Aaron Chown/PA)

Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

Baroness Cass sounded the note of caution as she made her maiden speech in the House of Lords (Yui Mok/PA)

Mobiles in schools could become like ‘smoking behind the bike shed’

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Australian social media ban for under-16s a ‘retrograde step’, UK charity says

Australia will ban social media for under-16s.

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media

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‘Robot Rib’ drone boat tested by Royal Navy in UK waters for first time

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Girls to learn AI skills as part of new Girlguiding activities

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Women spend more time online than men, but worry more about online harms – Ofcom

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Uber launches teen accounts, giving parents option to track children’s journeys

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O2 launches AI-powered scam call detection tool

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Google needs ‘right conditions’ to build more AI infrastructure in UK

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech during a visit to Google’s new AI Campus in Somers Town, north-west London

Starmer encourages young people to get involved in AI ‘revolution’

Online misinformation

Four in 10 UK adults encountered misinformation in a single month, Ofcom says

Teens are to be banned from using beauty filters on TikTok

TikTok to ban teenagers from using beauty filters over mental health concerns

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Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll

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EE warns Christmas shoppers over rising threat of scams

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Royal Shakespeare Company to look at AI and immersive technology in theatre

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Safety is ‘at the core’ of TikTok, European executive says