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A girl uses her mobile phone in Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use. The government will ‌also strengthen the information-gathering powers of its internet regulator, the eSafety Commiss

Dr Poya Gow in Boston. A PAPAUA New Guinean Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the United States, Dr Yalinu Poya Gow has expressed delight over being recognised for the second time to present her work at the Museum of Science in Boston. Dr Yalinu, a Member of Global Young Academy 2024-2029 and Member of Scientific Advisory Board AEHS Foundation (East Coast USA), said she was honoured to be invited by the Museum of Science, Boston, to pre

A new academic study has raised concerns over the possible emergence of “climate weapons” as a future form of weapons of mass destruction. The research explores how advanced technologies could potentially influence weather patterns, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and other environmental systems as part of modern warfare strategies. The study highlights controversial global research facilities such as the American HAARP project, Europe’s EISCAT system, China’s FAST radio teles

A Kremlin propagandist has said which European cities might be targeted by Russian nuclear missiles, adding that the U.K. would be the most vulnerable to such strikes. Yevgeny Popov is among the anchors and guests on Russia's state television who have made repeated threats against Western countries for their support of Ukraine in its fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression. This hawkish rhetoric frequently includes calls for missile strikes on European cap

Pictured: President of Russia, Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, May12. /TASS/. Hundreds of new factories have been opened in Russia in recent years and industrial production is growing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of new industrial facilities in the regions. "In recent years we have opened hundreds of new production facilities and workshops, plants, factories, among them - real industrial giants," he said the head of state. "In general, our industrial productio

Issues with a new wave of "smart glasses" seem to be piling up. Yet some of the biggest technology companies in the world are poised to sell many millions of pairs in the coming years. Women leaving the beach, going into a shop, or simply standing outside are now being approached by men usually wearing Meta's Ray-Bans, the company's "smart" or "AI" glasses, often in order to film the women's responses to casual questions or pick-up lines without their knowledge or consent. Th