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Surgeon general wants social media warning labels

Vivek Murthy says social media increases the risk that children will experience anxiety and depression.

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‘Hackers leaked intimate photos after my laptop was stolen’

A Spanish filmmaker turned the cameras on herself and made a “sextortion diary” after being blackmailed.

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Is Elon Musk worth his £44bn Tesla pay package?

He is beloved by his millions of followers online, but would Musk’s businesses have succeeded without him?

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Bank fires employees over fake keyboard activity

Wells Fargo has fired a number of workers, after reviewing claims of fake keyboard activity.

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Nasa astronaut distress message broadcast in error

Space agency says the clip was from a training exercise which was accidentally put on YouTube,

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Musk says Tesla investors voting yes for pay deal

Tesla is due to make an official announcement on the result of the vote at a meeting on Thursday.

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The Chinese women dating Dan: An AI boyfriend on ChatGPT

A jailbreak version of ChatGPT is becoming popular with women who prefer it to real world dating.

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Gaming giant Steam accused of ripping off 14m UK gamers

Legal claim alleges Steam’s market dominance means consumers are paying too much for video games.

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Elon Musk unexpectedly drops case against OpenAI

The multi-billionaire Tesla boss filed the lawsuit against the ChatGPT developer at the end of February.

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College students on life without a smartphone

Ten teenagers swap their smartphones for brick phones as part of a week-long digital detox.

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