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A new study by Australia’s internet regulator has revealed that more than eight in 10 young Australian teens and preteens are continuing to use social media platforms despite the government’s prohibition for children under 16.The ban came into effect in December last year.Here is what we know about how it’s going.What did the latest report find?Australia’s internet regulator, eSafety, said it had found that more than eight in 10 Australian under-16s are continuing to use social media despite being banned from doing so.The report also found that most of those children aged 10 to 15 were using social media just…

Renewed heatwave conditions are due to continue for at least another week, pushing temperatures above 40C in many central and southern European countries.Germany’s Low Water Information System (NIWIS) said that 44% of the Rhine measuring stations and 78% of those on the Danube had recorded extremely low water levels at the end of July.The Rhine – which starts in the Swiss Alps and empties in the North Sea – is one of Europe’s busiest waterways. Decreasing water levels have sparked concerns about the economic fallout of having to limit navigation and shipping.On Friday, the navigable water depth at the chokepoint…

*Calls for post-summit investment partnerships*Proposes dress code for future investment summits to drive jobs By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor & Egufe Yafugborhi, Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has called for deeper economic collaboration between Delta and Anambra states, describing both as natural “twin growth hubs” capable of driving regional prosperity, while urging organisers of investment summits to focus on concrete business deals rather than speeches. He also proposed a “Made-in-Nigeria” dress code for future investment summits to stimulate local manufacturing and create millions of jobs. Speaking at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba, Soludo…

Once a cheap part used to provide computers and a range of gadgets with short-term memory, random-access memory (RAM) has shot up in price due, in part, to demand from AI firms.Prices for graphics cards, a key component of consoles and gaming PCs, have also gone up because of their use in generating AI content.But large tech firms have faced criticism for passing such costs to consumers – particularly when it can mean paying eye-watering amounts for products released years ago.X user @BlackPanthaa called the new Xbox Series S price, external “absolutely disgusting”, while a Reddit user said, external it…

The Conservatives have called for the greater use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp wants to make it a requirement for officers to run images of suspects through facial recognition software, where they have been captured on CCTV, mobile phones or camera doorbells.He also wants officers to follow up when geo-tagged items – including phones, laptops, tablets, bikes and cars – are pinging their location at a suspect’s address, as well as tackling stolen goods being sold in plain sight.A Home Office spokesperson said the government was investing heavily in facial recognition technology.”This government…

Former Purdue All-American Braden Smith is not considering a return to college basketball in the fallout of Friday’s injunction that cleared a path for a fifth year of collegiate eligibility for the Class of 2022, his representatives at Priority Sports told CBS Sports.Smith was the No. 38 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, who traded his draft rights to the Indiana Pacers. He is one of five second-round picks who have not signed a rookie contract yet, joining BYU’s Richie Saunders (No. 32 to the Memphis Grizzlies), Vanderbilt’s Tyler Nickel (No. 47 to the New York…

Fans were inexplicably refunded and the Salt Lake City music festival’s online presence was erased Yours Always, a two-day music festival scheduled for Oct. 2 and 3 at Salt Lake City’s Utah State Fairpark, has been cancelled without notice. The inaugural festival was set to feature Benson Boone and Sombr as headlining acts. According to fans on Reddit, ticket holders received refunds last week via email but weren’t given an explanation. The organizers subsequently deactivated the festival’s website and social media accounts. One fan noted that their “support email” came back as “invalid” when they tried to contact Yours Always. Per…

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced the successful completion of the twelve-month insurance sector recapitalisation exercise involving 43 insurance and reinsurance companies. The completion of the exercise was disclosed on Monday in a statement by NAICOM, which said it was conducted pursuant to Section 15 and other relevant provisions of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, signed into law on 31 July 2025 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. NAICOM said 43 insurance and reinsurance companies successfully met the new capital requirements before the deadline, while eight insurance companies that submitted evidence of compliance shortly before the statutory…

The United States has recorded its highest number of measles infections in 35 years, prompting the country’s Health Secretary, Robert Kennedy, to publicly urge parents to vaccinate their children against the highly contagious disease. Mr Kennedy made the appeal during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, saying parents should ensure their children receive the measles vaccine as infections continue to rise across the country. “Parents should get their children vaccinated for measles. A measles vaccine is effective. It stops measles in about 97 per cent of the cases. People should get vaccinated,” he said. His remarks…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Apple has launched a new legal challenge against the UK’s latest attempt to create a “backdoor” to access encrypted customer data, a year after the Home Office agreed to drop a previous order after a row with Washington.The iPhone maker last month launched a new legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK government’s controversial demand that Apple allow it access to encrypted cloud backups of data belonging to British users, according to an order issued by the court. The…