Tech firms ‘need moral compass’ over metaverse child safety, UK Children’s commissioner warns
Tech companies need to “get a moral compass” and do more to protect children in the virtual worlds of the metaverse, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza said she was “really
First ever recording of dying brain suggests we may recall key life events
Scientists may be closer to answering an age-old question about what happens to the human brain as we die. Neuroscientists accidentally recorded a dying brain while they were using electroencephalography (EEG) to detect and treat seizures
Facebook failing to flag climate change denial content according to study
Facebook has been accused of failing to add warning labels to half of the posts from the largest publishers of climate change denial articles, with campaigners warning the social network is causing the “pollution of the
Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban
Former US president Donald Trump’s social media app, that he hopes will rival Twitter, has launched. Mr Trump is seeking a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech a
Sony offers first look at PlayStation VR2 headset
Sony has offered a first glimpse at its new virtual reality headset – the PlayStation VR2 – the new VR system for the PlayStation 5 console, saying it will mark “a giant leap forward in the
Mental speed stays high until age 60, research suggests
Mental speed does not start to slow until people turn 60, four decades later than previously thought, a new study has suggested. Researchers say their analysis of more than a million people challenges previous assumptions that
