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Image: ALEXANDRE LALLEMAND/Unsplash The European Commission has announced that its long-awaited age verification app is now technically ready and will soon roll out across the bloc. The app is designed to let people prove their age when accessing online platforms, without handing over sensitive personal details. It comes as concerns grow over children’s exposure to harmful content, online bullying, and addictive platform designs. Speaking on the initiative in a joint statement, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen stressed the urgency of the issue, saying, “When it comes to the safety of children online, the situation…
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies focused on supercomputing and drug discovery are among the first cohort of startups to get money and computing resources from the UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI unit, which was officially launched on 16 April at the King’s Cross headquarters of self-driving car company Wayve. The government’s stated intention is that “by backing [startups] early, the UK is keeping expertise, decision making and economic value at home – and reducing reliance on a small number of foreign tech giants for critical AI that matter for our economic prosperity and national security”. Technology secretary Liz Kendall said…
The first official pictures of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV – shown just days before its unveiling – reveal that it will adopt the same digital-heavy interior as the larger GLC EV. The C-Class with EQ Technology, as it’s expected to be officially known, will be unwrapped at an event in South Korea on Monday and go on sale this summer as a rival to the new BMW i3 saloon. The first electric variant of the hugely popular C-Class – which we took a ride in last month – will share most of its technical makeup with the electric GLC. This includes its 800V MB.EA platform, which will allow…
Battlefield Studios has unveiled what’s coming to Battlefield 6 and Redsec for the remainder of the year via its 2026 roadmap. The game will soon receive a brand-new map – its biggest yet – alongside other updates based on player feedback. When Season 3 begins in May, it’s getting a reimagining of a classic Battlefield 4 map called Railway to Golmund. The map is the game’s largest yet and is set in Tajikistan after the events of Battlefield 6’s campaign. Later in the season, another legacy series map will arrive: Cairo Bazaar, an updated reimagining of Grand Bazaar from Battlefield 3.…
The increasingly long-in-the-tooth Computer Misuse Act (CMA) of 1990 remains an albatross around the neck of British cyber security professionals, and even though the UK government committed last December to reforming it, every minute of delay is holding back the nation’s security innovation, resilience, talent, and ability to defend itself against cyber attacks, campaigners have warned. Ahead of the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) upcoming CYBERUK conference in Glasgow, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) has published a new report, titled Protections for Cyber Researchers: How the UK is being left behind to maintain…
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV will adopt the same digital-heavy interior as the larger GLC EV, the first official pictures of the car – released just days before its unveiling – reveal. The C-Class with EQ Technology, as it is expected to be officially known, will be unwrapped at an event in South Korea on Monday and is set to go on sale this summer as a rival to the recently revealed BMW i3. The first electric variant of the brand’s best-selling model – which we took a ride in last month – will share most of its technical makeup with the…
As video game hardware prices continue to rise due to component shortages and other economic factors, Meta has announced it will also increase the price of its Quest 3 VR headsets.Effective this Sunday, April 19, the U.S. prices for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets, which first launched in October 2023 and October 2024, respectively, will be as follows:Meta Quest 3S (128 GB): $349.99 (currently $299.99)Meta Quest 3S (256 GB): $449.99 (currently $399.99)Meta Quest 3 (512 GB): $599.99 (currently $499.99)Here’s the full chart that lists the updated international prices: “We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance…
You may already have read Illya Verpraet’s comprehensive report on the new Volkswagen T-Roc, dispatched from Lisbon in November. And in just a couple of months’ time you’ll be able to read an even more comprehensive review bolstered by economy and performance figures obtained at Horiba Mira proving ground, when the T-Roc undergoes its full road test. But in case this is somehow not enough T-Roc for you, here’s a brief report from the car’s fresh-off-the-boat arrival into the UK – a market in which the first-gen model was spectacularly successful between 2017 and 2025, even as its specific niche became increasingly…
For Bernard Seiser, being vice-president of digital, data and IT at healthcare specialist AOP Health is the latest leg in a digital leadership journey that’s included some of the biggest names in the life sciences industry. He describes the opportunity to bring change to AOP as exciting. “We are working in interesting times,” he says. “We’re doing a lot of things around digitisation. We are an attractive place to work. We have a clear vision. We want to grow and ensure that we meet the unmet needs of our patients.” Founded in 1996, Vienna-based AOP Health is a pioneer…
Ford of Britain and Ireland boss Lisa Brankin has been named the most influential woman in the British automotive industry at the Autocar Great Women Awards 2026. Autocar Great Women is an initiative held in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to celebrate the achievements of the most influential women from across the motoring sector. At this year’s ceremony, held at the Stellantis UK headquarters in Coventry on 16 April, we recognised the influence of 108 inspiring female leaders in 11 categories, including executive, vehicle development, sales, PR and communications and talent. Each category’s shortlist was topped…