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[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesParents will be able to block their children from specific games and experiences on Roblox as part of new safety measures announced by the hugely popular gaming platform.They will also be able to block or report their children's friends, and the platform will provide more information about which games young users are playing. The measures will only apply to children who are under the age of

[ad_1] People who spend more time looking at a screen in bed are more likely to report insomnia and sleep loss, a study has found.The research is based on a Norwegian survey of more than 45,000 students.It indicates that each additional hour of screen time was linked to a 63% increase in insomnia risk, and 24 minutes less sleep.However, the researchers said they had only established a correlation between screen

[ad_1] Tom Gerken, Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reportersGetty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has said a deal to sell TikTok will be made by 5 April, as questions swirl over whether the app will be banned in the United States.The platform went 'went dark' for US users in January as a law took effect which banned the app unless it was sold by its parent company ByteDance.But TikTok returned less than

[ad_1] The holiday park company Center Parcs has removed links to its old X account from its website after a man who took over the account was contacted by genuine customers.Center Parcs deleted its X account in January, which meant the @CenterParcsUK handle became available.Carl Lennon, an IT consultant, registered an X account with this name when he noticed it was available, and said he started getting messages from customers

[ad_1] Chinese technology giant Tencent has made a €1.2bn ($1.25bn) investment in a spin-off from Ubisoft, the maker of the Assassin's Creed video games.Shenzhen-based Tencent will own about a quarter of the new business, with Ubisoft holding the rest of the new subsidiary, which is valued at around €4bn.The unit will run some of the French firm's biggest franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.Tencent, which

[ad_1] Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesFashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 models.It says it will use the AI doppelgangers in some social media posts and marketing in the place of humans, if given permission by models."We are curious to explore how to showcase our fashion in new creative ways – and embrace the benefits of new technology – while staying true to

[ad_1] Tom SingletonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOnlyFans' parent company has been fined £1.05m after giving inaccurate information about the measures it had in place to check the age of its users.The platform - which is known for hosting sexually explicit material - says people who visit it must be at least 18 years old.It uses facial age estimation technology - provided by a third party - where a selfie is analysed to

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump says he may cut tariffs on China to help seal a deal for short video app TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance.Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found.In January, he delayed the implementation of a law passed under the Biden administration to ban TikTok.The legislation, which was signed

[ad_1] Lily JamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoEPASignage outside of the offices of the biotechnology company 23andMe in South San Francisco. Photo by GEORGE NIKITIN/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe computer systems of 23andMe have been struggling to cope with the sheer volume of customers racing to delete their data, after the DNA-testing company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection.The firm says it has now resolved the IT problems caused by increased traffic on its website

[ad_1] Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands. [ad_2] Source link