'We're having a moment' - fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial Silicon Valley is reeling from the seismic verdict delivered by a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday. Tech giants Meta and YouTube were found to be liable for designing their platforms to be addictive, which harmed a 20-year-old's mental health. The plaintiff…
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0 claims checkedFairness, safety and integrity. Those are three themes which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prioritised when it came to the conclusion that from 2028 Olympic Games onwards, transgender…
Along the banks of the Jukskei River, a quiet transformation is under way. What was once a polluted waterway choked with waste is slowly becoming a space of restoration, creativity and community…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says President Cyril Ramaphosa will “know what needs to be done”, following the upcoming court appearance of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola over…
Winners and losers from the Iran war (spoiler: we all lose) By J Brooks Spector. If the current Middle East crisis could be brought to an end right now by some ‘deus ex machina’ force, who would be…
Guthrie on missing mother: 'We cannot be at peace without knowing' US television presenter Savannah Guthrie believes her mother was kidnapped and that two ransom notes demanding money were real, but…
BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport Travellers across the US are facing unusually long lines at airports, as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents have…
Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz? Around 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway between Iran and the horn-like tip of…
'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to impact the wider region. It comes…