In today’s newsletter: Momentum is growing for stricter smartphone rules for children, as schools, parents, and the Children’s Commissioner push for bans amid rising concerns Good morning. If your child is using their smartphone at school, they are very likely to be breaking the rules. That is the conclusion of a new report from the …
Time without screens doesn’t need to feel like homework, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it might help to suggest some active alternatives Read more Leading questions My husband is on his iPad or his phone a lot. It is the last thing he does before bed and the first thing he reaches for in …
Ilyas Nagdee of Amnesty International and others respond to government plans to use personal data to identify people most likely to become killers Re your article (‘Dystopian’ tool aims to predict murder, 9 April), the collection and automation of data has repeatedly led to the targeting of racialised and low-income communities, and must come to …
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Tech firm has reportedly flown 600 tonnes of handsets from Indian factories as Chinese goods face huge tariffs Apple is reportedly chartering cargo flights to ferry iPhones from its Indian manufacturing plants to the US in an attempt to beat Donald Trump’s tariffs. The tech company has flown 600 tonnes of iPhones, or as many …
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Former Sinn Féin president says Facebook owner included at least seven of his books in trawl of copyright material The former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is considering legal action against Meta because it may have used his books to train artificial intelligence. Adams said the tech company included at least seven of his books …
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Forever running out of juice? Top up your battery-powered devices with our expert picks, from tiny smartphone chargers to portable power banks and even a power hat • The best iPhones in 2025: which Apple smartphone is right for you It’s disempowering when your smartphone, laptop or other important gadget runs out of battery. With …
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The billionaire’s Doge may be secretly recording meetings in at least two agencies, according to emails from senior officials At the Department of Veterans Affairs, a senior official warned employees in an email that virtual meetings were being secretly recorded. Anyone dissatisfied with Donald Trump’s decisions should be careful about voicing their opinions, the official …
Pupils to be separated from devices for entire school day from September after trial of ‘digital pause’ scheme France is to tighten its ban on the use of mobile phones in middle schools, making pupils at the ages of 11 to 15 shut away their devices in a locker or pouch at the start of …
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British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars A $2bn (£1.6bn) British startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate realistic avatars has struck a licensing deal with the stock footage firm Shutterstock to help develop its technology. Synthesia will pay the US-based Shutterstock an undisclosed sum to …
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Five new boxes in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire enable company to cash in on boom in secondhand selling Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 …
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