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Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

The UK is the latest country to follow Australia in implementing a total social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. The ban, which could take effect from...

The FBI built a small town to simulate cyberattacks

The FBI built a small town to simulate cyberattacks

There’s also a fake power company to jack up prices thanks to the fake data center. | Image: FBI Last year, the FBI opened a Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama, for simulating cyberattacks. Think of...

China may have accessed Mythos

China may have accessed Mythos

According to a new report from Semafor, the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to...

Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party

Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party

Unlock a party. | Image: Conclave I have this vivid memory of walking to pick up my oldest from school in June of 2022. For a variety of reasons, I was in a very bad place mentally. And to make...

The impossible dream of the universal remote

The impossible dream of the universal remote

You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing controls them all. Many companies have set out to build a...

What we lose when we stop writing by hand

What we lose when we stop writing by hand

A 6th-grade student takes notes during an English class in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 6, 2017. | Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images My parents started dating back in the ’80s and for a...