Two UK watchdogs have issued an urgent plea to social media companies to strengthen their age-checking processes, saying they must “act now” to keep children safe online.

Character.AI continues to host chatbots explicitly modeled after real school shooters — a clear issue Futurism flagged more than a year ago.

Pearson was requested to carry out a review of the marking at West College Notts as 1,400 GCSE English exams were submitted in 2025. The exam board denied that there was a pattern ...

Meta's Oversight Board has found the company's deepfake moderation too slow and reliant on self-disclosure, calling for a dedicated AI content standard.

The board says Meta should have labeled a viral AI-generated video of alleged damage in Haifa during the 2025 Israel-Iran war, urging platforms to do more to help users spot synthetic media in ...

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At the heart of this trend is a civilizational challenge: a steady breakdown of the civic virtues that once sustained Western democracy. While algorithms, ideology, and partisanship may nurture ...

Elaine Castillo’s novel is full of meaty ideas, political sass and scrunchy wit - but then it all goes wrong on page 291, writes Stuart Kelly What a strangely vexatious book this is. If it had stopped ...

Do pictures shared on social media show 173 American Delta Force soldiers captured in Iran after a failed U.S. air operation in Tehran? No, that's not true: One image, purportedly showing soldiers ...

A crowded field of eight California Democrats is splitting the race for governor, as the coalition behind outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom begins to fracture.

Can we discuss strategies for preventing daily cannabis use? Yes, but only if we are willing to acknowledge that too frequent use is a public health problem.