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‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s
Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK Pressure is mounting on the UK government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s, after a decisive vote in House of Lords in favour of Australian-style restrictions. Peers backed a Tory-led amendment to the children’s…
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‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s
Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK Pressure is mounting on the UK government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s, after a decisive vote in House of Lords in favour of Australian-style restrictions. Peers backed a Tory-led amendment to the children’s…
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As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview?
The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive For almost quarter of a century Freeview has enabled viewers to access television from the nation’s biggest broadcasters almost anywhere in the UK for no charge. Despite it still being the UK’s largest TV platform, used…
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Things worth reading: 29th January 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Tether says it bought 27 tons of gold in fourth quarter White House to host meeting between bank and crypto next week to discuss digital asset legislation Deutsche Bank offices raided in money laundering probe Pay by Bank Emerges as an Alternative to Cards for Online Payments Metro Bank……
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As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview?
The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive For almost quarter of a century Freeview has enabled viewers to access television from the nation’s biggest broadcasters almost anywhere in the UK for no charge. Despite it still being the UK’s largest TV platform, used…
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Things worth reading: 23rd January 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Revolut scraps U.S. bank acquisition plans, to apply for license – report Trump sues JPMorgan for $5bn over account closure after Capitol riot The collapse of a Brazilian bank ensnares politicians and judges Will new EU banking rules affect foreign bank accounts of French residents? Is Fintech the New……
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Is your attitude to money shaped by your genes or your learning?
I’ve been talking with many friends about genetic versus environmental development. Back in the day, this was a big discussion in my Sociology classes. How much of your personality is genetic versus environmentally developed? Is it nature or nurture? This is a question raised regularly by psychologists and researches and, as a father of twin……
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Things worth reading: 26th January 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England admits inflation bungle European life insurers’ systemic risk ‘non-trivial’ European banks take a fresh crack at Wall Street Fintech Adviser Titan Hit With Second SEC Penalty Over “Misleading” 2,700% Crypto Return Claims Lloyds to train all 67,000 staff in AI as banks go digital Fintechs should……
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Elon Musk: “I am an alien” #Davos
I just watched The Life of Chuck based upon a story by Stephen King (strongly recommended). Throughout the film, it constantly references Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Calendar. The Cosmic Calendar compresses the 13.8-billion-year history of the universe into a single calendar year, where January 1 is the Big Bang and December 31 is the present*. At……