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.

Beneath Meta AI’s inviting exterior lies a crucial distinction that transforms the chatbot into a sophisticated data harvesting tool.

New data on startup and scale up founders’ salaries shows they are well paid but a lingering gender pay gap still needs to be addressed with a 8.6% premium earned by male founders.

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.