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UK Online Safety Act will be revised

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UNITED KINGDOM

The digital regulation, which is set to come into full force in 2025, has faced scrutiny over its enforcement capacity and ability to tackle misinformation effectively.

Auto industry may face fines from US regulator

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UNITED STATES

This comes at the end of a rash of recalls; 2014 saw more recalls involving models of cars at least five years old, affecting more than 60 million vehicles. This calls into…

Content moderation issues on social media are evolving

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INT

The fast pace of technological innovation, and the growing scale of user content, have made content moderation on social media increasingly difficult. Types of content under…

Safety worries will slow micro-mobility adoption

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INTERNATIONAL

Its larger rival Uber is likely to follow suit. Such ride-hailing and sharing technology companies are at one end of the micro-mobility transformation of urban transport to rider…

Mental illness is rising among young US adults

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UNITED STATES

Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…

China holds the advantages in EV battery manufacturing

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INTERNATIONAL

This dominance will help China to develop other energy transition technologies. Rival economies are seeking to improve their access to resources but face a huge challenge to…

Concerns about harmful content on Twitter/X will rise

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INT

While other social media platforms are witnessing a similar increase in harmful content, that at Twitter/X has been the most dramatic, making it a particularly problematic but…

Malaria vaccine could pave the way for global advances

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INTERNATIONAL

Implications of the first malaria vaccine to complete human testing.

Gender crime ups Mexico and Central America migration

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MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA

Gender violence in Mexico and Central America.

Cash relief could help states mitigate risks in Africa

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AFRICA

To date, traditional aid programmes and subsidies have had little effect on reducing persistent poverty and inequality. This is leading donors to push regional states to extend…