Explainer: Snapchat under the spotlight for high number of underage users August 8, 2023 Parents concerned about the online safety of their children are an issue as old as the Internet, but one that’s been aggravated by the popularity of social media. Snapchat looks to be the last casualty of scrupulous regulators in the UK. The Information Commissioner’s Officer, the data regulator in the UK, is gathering information about [...]
I’ll be right there – or my hologram will be. The weird future of your lifesize AI boss August 8, 2023 A hologram powered by AI? There's a company that does that and more, from holograms of birds to a hologram of yourself to save you from board meetings, writes Elena Siniscalco
In the real world, Ken really needs a job to feel fulfilled – just like the rest of us August 8, 2023 Ken doesn't need to question his masculinity, he just needs to contribute to the economy and get a job, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield.
People aren’t lying to claim welfare, we really do have a systemic crisis of ill health August 8, 2023 We love to point blame at people on welfare, rather than looking at why so many people are sick rather than at work, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
Explainer: The first asylum seekers boarding the Bibby Stockholm barge August 7, 2023 The first asylum seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm today. The barge, located in Portland, was chosen by the government to host 500 men waiting for a decision on their asylum application. The controversial plan has been plagued by delays – the first groups to arrive were expected much earlier in the summer, but worries over [...]
The Sunak Gambit: a chess renaissance might be just what Britain needs August 7, 2023 Although some warn of theaddictive nature of chess, it is an all-round gymnasium for the cognitive faculties.
Post-Brexit rules for big tech give almost boundless power to the competition watchdog August 7, 2023 Post-Brexit rules for big tech were designed to allow more competition, but they effectively hand the reins to the Competition and Markets Authority without enough checks and balances, writes Liza Lovdahl Gormsen.
From train robberies to ‘Hi Mum’ texts, we are fighting an ever-changing face of fraud August 7, 2023 We've almost all received a "hi mum" message trying to defraud us, but for the victims who fall for the scammers, we must have a safety net, writes Chris Hayward.
Explainer: Does it matter if Rishi Sunak goes to the UN? August 4, 2023 It won’t lose him any votes, but it is a symbol of the future of Sunak’s politics.
Gove’s housing plan is still stuck in a disjointed era of the suburbs vs the centre August 4, 2023 Even with a ‘bold plan’ for urban centres, Michael Gove’s housing plan doesn’t know how to connect the suburbs to the city, writes Jonathan Seager.