Ofcom has told the BBC it has never heard from a porn company it has fined £1m for failing to comply with the UK Online Safety Act. It said it had been emailing AVS Group Ltd since it launched its investigation in July, but had not had a response at any point – so the…
The fragile rapprochement between China and India faces a fresh test as New Delhi looks to promote its links with the sixth Dalai Lama, observers have warned. India is hosting the first international conference of the 17th century Tibetan spiritual leader at his birthplace in today’s Tawang, a mountain town in an area that India…
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available for $1,249. Its 16-inch OLED display, lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. jul / 2025…
Energy regulator Ofgem has approved £28bn in investment to improve the UK’s energy network. Most of the funding in the five-year plan will go towards maintaining gas networks, but £10.3bn will be used to strengthen the electricity transmission network. Households will see an additional £108 added to energy bills by 2031 under the plan. But…
Young women have spoken about the issues faced by a lack of education in schools on health matters. Athika Ahmed is among those in Wales involved in designing new school resources to improve understanding of common conditions among women. Leaflets and posters will be available in secondary schools covering menstrual health, endometriosis, pelvic health and…
South Korean authorities are developing a mobile app for stalking victims to track in real-time the location of their stalkers, if they’re nearby. The app, announced by South Korea’s justice ministry on Wednesday, is part of an approved amendment to the country’s electronic monitoring law. Stalkers have become a subject of public concern in South…
Watch: Australia’s social media ban explained… in 60 seconds Meta has started removing Australian children under 16 years old from its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media ban begins. The tech giant announced last month it had begun notifying users aged between 13 to 15 years old that…
Aj Awer Aj Awer, of the Cedar-Riverside Community Council, says Trump’s comments were “dangerous” Somali-Americans in Minnesota have told of their heightened fear after US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of the community this week. Community leaders told the BBC the “apprehension is palpable” following Trump’s remarks, in which he said he did not…
China wants its consumers to spend again. This ambition sits at the center of a newly unveiled action plan issued by Beijing last month, a sweeping attempt to engineer demand by reshaping what households buy rather than how much they earn. The initiative is expansive, technologically ambitious and politically revealing. It also exposes a persistent…
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he was unsure whether China would accept the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chips should the United States relax restrictions on sales of the processors, following a meeting Wednesday with US President Donald Trump. Addressing reporters at the US Capitol, Huang said he and Trump talked about export controls…
