Social media harms teens, French watchdog warns, as country weighs ban
Five-year study shows social media is not the sole cause of declining mental health, but its negative effects are ‘numerous’
AI pendants back in vogue at tech show after early setback
At last week's CES, gadget makers pitched AI pendants as note-takers or ways to remember beautiful or important moments of the day
Mattel introduces ‘autistic Barbie’
The toyline already features Barbies with type 1 diabetes, Down syndrome and blindness
Globes red carpet: chic black, naked dresses and a bit of politics
Here's a glimpse at some of the most striking looks at the awards ceremony
‘One Battle After Another’ leads the charge for Golden Globes
With nine nominations, Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller appears set to take home the best comedy/musical film prize
TikTok drives ‘bizarre’ rush to Prague library’s book tower
‘The Idiom’, by Slovak artist Matej Kren, is a cylindrical tower of 8,000 books
Is your dog a genius? Study shows some do learn vocabulary by eavesdropping
‘Gifted word learner’ dogs can pick up words simply by overhearing people speak to each other
From music to mind reading: AI start-ups bet on earbuds
AI companies are refining the technology to apply it to specific uses such as to record meetings and real-time language translation
Shanghai’s elderly waltz back to the past at lunchtime dance halls
Clients feel younger as they socialise and dance the foxtrot, rumba and polka in historic establishments
French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing enters into force
Chronic exposure to even low levels of the chemicals has been linked to a range of health issues