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Australia to place age limit on social media use for children | Science & Tech News
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Australia plans to set a minimum age for children to access social media due to concerns about mental and physical health. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would soon trial age verification technology before banning children from opening social media accounts later this year. He said the limit would likely be between the age…
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Meta criticised after lowering WhatsApp minimum age from 16 to 13 | Science & Tech News
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Meta has lowered the minimum age to use the popular messaging platform WhatsApp. The move, which came into effect on Thursday, reduces the age limit from 16 down to 13 in the UK and EU. It has been criticised by a number of campaign groups who have urged the company to reverse the decision. Smartphone…
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Elon Musk’s brain chip technology heralds the age of the cyborg | Science & Tech News
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You could say the age of the cyborg has dawned. Brain chips are increasingly being tested in paralysed people to help them move. The chips “read” electrical signals from neurons that determine movement and then reroute the instructions around a spinal injury to control the muscles or a robotic arm. Last year, Gert-Jan Oskam demonstrated…
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Schools urged to teach children how to use AI from age of 11 | Science & Tech News
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Schools have been urged to teach children how to use AI from the age of 11 as the technology threatens to upend the jobs market. Rather than wait for pupils to take up computer science at GCSE, the British Computer Society (BCS, The Chartered institute for IT) said all youngsters need to learn to work…
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Louisiana cracks down on porn by making websites ask users for ID to verify age | Science & Tech News
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People who want to visit pornographic websites in the US state of Louisiana must now provide legal proof they are over 18. Any porn sites that do not check users are adults can now be sued in the state. The legislation, which has been criticised by internet privacy campaigners, came into force this week after…
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Toddlers stop napping ‘when their brain has developed, rather than at a specific age’ | UK News
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Toddlers drop naps when their brains are ready, rather than at a certain age, a study had found, as experts urged parents to let their children sleep. Napping is known to be vital for brain development and memory processing, but scientists are still unclear about when and why toddlers stop taking naps. Professor Rebecca Spencer,…