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‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: Streeting calls for under-16s ban on certain platforms

industry, [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) has argued, as he called for a ban on under-16s accessing certain platforms. Speaking publicly about the prospect of a ban for the first time since he left

‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy

industrial powerhouse, wealthy industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller “invented all kinds of theories about human evolution”, [twisting the logic of social Darwinism](https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/capitalism_and_western_civilization_social_darwinism/) to convince themselves that their success

Law enforcement is trying to combat abusive AI. Experts say easier said than done

regulator Ofcom launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X regarding its AI chatbot, Grok following reports that Grok has been used to generate nonconsensual sexual deepfakes.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3294x3294+842+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F8d%2Ff5092de2426f8f66fe4e39cedced%2Fgettyimages-2255889313.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5672579/grok-women-children-bikini-elon-musk) ### [Technology

Trump says U.S. and Iran nearing a peace deal. And, Pope Leo weighs in on AI's rise

supported the strike on Iran have been [very critical of the possibility of the deal](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5833676/:x), Liasson adds. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina urged Trump to "stick to your guns in getting

'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets

industry. Bets on prediction markets – the main two being Polymarket and Kalshi – have soared in response to a surging demand for betting in the US. Kalshi has recently been valued at $22bn and Polymarket

Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT

support and mental health resources," an OpenAI spokesperson told NPR in an email. In a lengthy blog post [published late Tuesday](https://openai.com/index/our-commitment-to-community-safety/), OpenAI further explained its policies: "When conversations indicate an imminent

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills

support economic growth. The Overnight Visitor Levy set out in the King's Speech will bring England in line with Scotland and Wales, where local authorities can already raise a tourist tax if desired. These

Elon Musk poised to make history as world’s first trillionaire

AI company will take him into uncharted territory. SpaceX will begin trading at a valuation of $1.77tn when it debuts on the Nasdaq stock exchange, selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each. Estimates