A flawed plan for an under-16s social media ban, new leadership for science and tech, a funding windfall for advanced tech, and the PM’s ambition to emulate Ireland’s foreign investment success.

If you’ve been watching Meta and Microsoft’s latest financial results and thinking, “Wow, tech is back!” well, enjoy the party while it lasts.  Because just beyond the confetti and Mark Zuckerberg’s AI-powered smile, there’s a freight train of tariffs and antitrust headaches barreling straight for Silicon Valley’s golden children.

Research has shown that hate speech online in particular and the proliferation of extremism online in general have a chilling effect on online speech through intimidation and fear.

IT Professionals, WeCreate and TUANZ have issued a press release laying out our concerns with the announcement Digital Tech and Creative sectors are excluded from the new Industry Standards Boards model - which favours industries who already have apprenteship and traineeship programmes.

Zuckerberg testifies in the FTC’s antitrust trial against Meta, chip makers tot up the cost of new restrictions on exports to China, and how to do DOGE the right way in New Zealand.