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Who are you getting your health advice from?

Half of US adults under 50 now get wellness advice from influencers. A new report examines their qualifications.

Microsoft boss to testify on his role in OpenAI's founding

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand Monday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, to explain emails that revealed how his company funded the ChatGPT creator's shift from philanthropic organisation to for-profit AI giant.

Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims

Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media – from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation – and you're far from alone in seeing it.

Fervent and fake: High-glam AI avatars boost Trump ahead of midterms

The rise of hyper-realistic AI avatars – parroting Trump's political slogans such as "America First" and echoing his talking points on issues such as immigration – underscores the use of new technology in efforts to energise his Make America Great Again (MAGA) conservative base.

Tools for accountability: Balancing surveillance and trust in the workplace

How tech is driving employee monitoring systems in Malaysia.

Iran businesses buckle under strain of record Internet shutdown

Iran's record Internet blackout is taking a heavy toll on private businesses, with owners and industry officials warning that it could lead to mass layoffs and closures. 

Meta’s embrace of AI is making its employees miserable

As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.

Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools

Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline, throwing schools and universities into turmoil.

Children can evade online age checks with fake moustache, study shows

A British online safety monitoring organisation has found that children are able to slip by proof-of-age verification on some platforms by pulling faces or even scribbling moustaches on themselves.

They never knew a world before smartphones. Could they survive without them?

For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox.