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The launch of a new chatbot by Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek triggered a plunge in US tech stocks as it appeared to perform as well as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other AI models but using fewer resources. Helen Pidd speaks to Robert Booth, the Guardian’s UK technolog ...  Show more

Around the world, soaring inflation has pushed voters to turn on incumbent governments. But one country bucked the trend – Mexico, where the leftwing Morena party recorded a landslide victory. The key to it’s success? A policy platform built on minimum salary rises, labour reform ...  Show more

The Albanese government will this morning introduce news laws to parliament banning the non-consensual sharing of deepfake pornography.

Those caught sharing sexually explicit images that have been digitally created using artificial intelligence or other forms of technol ...

Today, we look at new measures that aim to protect teens on Instagram. Social media company, Meta, have announced "built-in protections" to teen accounts as well as greater controls for parents. But will it work? James is joined by the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman plus di ...  Show more

Scott discusses what’s at stake in the Google antitrust case, specifically whether a breakup of Google is likely to happen. He then speaks about the news that Australia is considering legislation banning social media for children under 16 years old. He wraps up with advice to a p ...  Show more

Australia is banning children from all social media platforms. Under a newly passed law, no one under the age of 16 will be allowed to use Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, or any similar platform. Today, I want to take a deeper look at the reasons behind banning social med ...  Show more