Tech News Chinese kids can have 40 minutes of TikTok a day - as a treat Under-14s in China will be restricted by a new "youth mode" according to app owner ByteDance, which said the move was aimed at protecting the young online. 20/09/2021
Home Netflix wins most Emmy Awards as streaming platforms take top prizes Streaming platforms won all three of the US TV awards' top prizes for the first time ever, marking the change in viewing habits sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic. 20/09/2021
Mobility Europe's carmakers are switching to electric. Here's when it'll happen Europe-based automakers are pledging to drop petrol and diesel to go all-electric, but how long will it take? 16/09/2021
Money Thousands protest against El Salvador's president and Bitcoin law Protesters marched against moves by President Nayib Bukele to centralise power, attacking Bitcoin ATMs installed by the government. 16/09/2021
Work Robots are here to 'liberate' us from boring work, claims Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, one of Japan's wealthiest people, said a future generation of practical "smart robots" would "replace" the entire human working population. 15/09/2021
Mobility US Tesla Autopilot investigation deepens with demand for more data US transport safety authorities are investigating Tesla after a series of high-profile crashes involving self-driving cars and emergency services vehicles. 15/09/2021
Health news False 'swollen testicles' tweet stays up despite misinformation rules We're almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and disinformation remains rife on social media. 15/09/2021
Money Hoax press release drives up Litecoin price... for a few minutes The value of the token briefly shot up on Monday as news outlets reported a new partnership with retail giant Walmart. But the story was fake. 14/09/2021
Money Taiwanese consumers can't get enough Lithuanian chocolate. Here's why Donated COVID vaccines and diplomatic strife with China have made Lithuania a hot new destination for Taiwanese shoppers. 08/09/2021
Tech News Twitter tests 'soft block' feature to subtly remove unwanted followers The new feature comes after an anti-harassment "safety mode" was announced earlier this month. 08/09/2021
Tech News ProtonMail secure email gave activist's IP address to French police The service said it was compelled to hand over the data by a Swiss court order. It said the content of its encrypted emails would never be accessible by authorities. 07/09/2021
Money Did Kim Kardashian 'scam' her Instagram followers with crypto advert? The UK's financial watchdog slammed the celebrity over a paid Instagram post advertising a cryptocurrency whose value has since cratered. 07/09/2021
Health news Climate change causing 'catastrophic harm to health,' experts warn Editors of the world's leading medical journals joined together to release a climate change warning ahead of crucial UN and international summits. 06/09/2021
Health news Abortion 'whistleblower' site offline after webhost refuses to host it The website allowing users to report abortion patients to Texas authorities went offline after hosting company GoDaddy said it violated its terms. 06/09/2021
Health news England mandates COVID vaccine passports from end of September The UK's vaccines minister confirmed the new rule would affect nightclubs and other crowded indoor venues from the end of this month. 06/09/2021
Mobility Finland could ban e-scooters at weekends as injuries weigh on doctors The Nordic country has seen an upsurge in alcohol-induced e-scooter injuries this summer, leading doctors to demand a weekend night-time ban. 01/09/2021
Tech News Why Instagram could block you if you don’t tell it how old you are Social media companies are rushing to meet the requirements of new UK rules that could hand them €20m fines if they fail to keep underage users safe 31/08/2021
Tech News Big tech spends big money lobbying EU, new report shows Tech industry giants outspent big pharma and fossil fuel companies trying to win influence and shape policy in Brussels, a new study has found. 31/08/2021
Tech News Kids in China can now play online games for just 3 hours a week The strict time limits mean under-18s will be limited to playing for just an hour a day on Fridays and weekends. 30/08/2021
Tech News Tokyo 2020 self-driving buses restart after hitting athlete The self-driving bus service used to transport athletes and staff at the Tokyo 2020 Games was suspended after an accident injuring a visually-impaired Paralympian. 30/08/2021