Social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps are to be trialled in the homes of hundreds of UK teenagers. The test, led by the UK government, will see 300 teens involved have their social apps disabled entirely, blocked overnight or capped to one hour's use - with …

'Wildy unaffordable': The harsh reality of shared ownership 5 hours ago Tarah Welshand Jade Thompson When twin brothers Riccardo and Simone Bertagna bought a share of a three-bedroom flat in Seven Sisters, north London, they told me they felt "proud". I felt I achieved something," says 35‑year‑old Riccardo. They bought …

6 hours ago Nick TriggleHealth correspondent The NHS waited two days before raising the alarm about the meningitis outbreak, the BBC has learnt. The UK Health Security Agency was first alerted of a case by the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, in Margate, on the afternoon of Friday 13 …

Small window open for US-Iran talks, but swift end to war still unlikely 12 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent US President Donald Trump's dramatic description of "very strong talks" with Iran suggested the door to diplomacy has been flung open for what he said could be "a complete and …

Iranian government hackers are using Telegram as a way to steal data from hacked dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose the regime around the world, according to an FBI alert published on Friday. In the first stage of the attack, the hackers contact their targets and pretend to be …

Anthropic is attracting an increasing number of supporters in its fight against the U. Department of Defense, which last month designated the AI lab as a supply-chain risk after it refused to make concessions on how its AI could be used by the military. In a letter to Defense Secretary …

Delivery giant Grab said on Monday it will acquire Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $600 million in cash, marking its first expansion beyond Southeast Asia. Grab noted that the deal is still pending regulatory approval and is anticipated to close in the second half of 2026. The company …

There has been a lot of talk around building context for AI systems. In consumer software, we have seen startups being built around search, documents, and meetings. All of them want to capture context from your digital life, provide connections to other tools, and let you query all that data. …

Stanford adjunct professor and successfully exited founder Zain Asgar just raised an $80 million Series A for a startup that solve the AI inference bottleneck problem in an astute way. The round was led by Menlo Ventures. The company, Gimlet Labs, has created what it claims is the first and …

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of the adult creator network OnlyFans, has passed away at the age of 43 after a battle with cancer. OnlyFans confirmed Radvinsky’s death on Monday. The company said it was “deeply saddened” by his passing, according to a spokesperson, adding that his family has requested …