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Instagram and YouTube ‘engineer addiction’ in young people, landmark trial hears

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Instagram and YouTube have been accused of “engineer[ing] addiction in children’s brains”, in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA. Mark Lanier, representing plaintiffs who accuse social media companies of developing harmful and addictive platforms, described the case as being “as easy as ABC”, which he said stands for […]

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Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered to 18 amid fears of driver shortfall by 2030

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Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the government has said, following concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement. Legislation to lower the minimum age limit from 20 to 18 will be brought before parliament this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the change due to come into effect from

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The £6bn black hole that could change children’s lives

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With a prime minister under extreme fire and unable to command a majority in the Commons on matters of personal authority, is politics too self-absorbed to fix a problem as broken as the system for special educational needs provision? Plans to reform the 12-year-old approach to SEND are expected to be announced within weeks –

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Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the ‘vending machine test’ – and we may want to be worried about how it did

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When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness – including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test. Yes, AIs run vending machines now, under the watchful eyes of researchers at Anthropic and AI thinktank Andon Labs.

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‘I’m a mechanic – here are the signs you’re being ripped off, and why car repairs are becoming more expensive’

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If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week, we chat to Madison Godfrey, an automotive technician at the Steer Group. Apprentices, which is where I began

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Social media goes on trial in LA – here’s what you need to know

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Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate. Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial is getting under way. Social media companies are being accused of being addictive by design, a bit like tobacco and cigarettes were in the 1980s. They’ll face around 22 “bellwether” lawsuits,

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