Some child-friendly smartphones have appeared on the UK market in the last few months (Pinwheel, HMD Fusion X1 and Sage). We asked one family to test them out and this is their verdict www.thetimes.com/article/a535...

Part-ban on ransom payments to hackers set to come into force in the UK. It will be fascinating to see the impact of this in the next few years. Most experts welcome it but Jamie MacColl of RUSI sceptical it will work until a full ban www.thetimes.com/article/cf85...

EXC: Spotify threatens to quit Turkey in row over playlists that mock the Erdogans’ ‘golden toilet’ www.thetimes.com/article/946b...

Exc: Logically, the UK's biggest fact checking and anti-disinfo company, has gone into administration. The causes are in dispute, but it's another blow for a beleaguered industry www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...

Why is the age rating for some of the most popular games 4+ when the terms and conditions say you need to be a teenager? www.thetimes.com/article/034f...

Kai West, 25, a Briton, has been accused by the US of being the notorious hacker IntelBroker. For those wondering whether he worked for the NCA and HackerOne, both orgs have denied it. www.thetimes.com/article/ea3f...

A huge chunk of terror content has been sitting on social media despite the illegal harms section of Online Safety Act being in force for months. It raises questions for Ofcom as to whether their methods are effective www.thetimes.com/article/0acc...

Yes, we all know we spend a lot of time on our smartphones, but when you put it this way ... www.thetimes.com/article/f02c...

Stephen Bartlett has decided to take a stand over Google/YouTube taking creator content to train on AI. It's not well known in the industry, but as it does become it will be interesting to see if more big names like him speak out www.thetimes.com/article/b3db...

The Chatham House Russia expert Keir Giles has done everyone a great service by releasing all the details of how Russian intelligence hacked his Gmail account. As he says: “people finding out about this problem is more important than my embarrassment”. www.thetimes.com/article/a9b1...

Sir Elton John finds a new insult for the government over its copyright plans. Definitely one of the more unusual headlines .... www.thetimes.com/article/0aa4...

GCHQ's top cyber official has expressed his frustration that organisations are not following his advice on cyber security. Those I spoke to said that the NCSC lacks teech to implement its guidance and the big picture is that the market incentives need to change www.thetimes.com/article/9aca...

So the government concessions in the copyright row have failed to move the needle. Next stop, report stage of the data bill on May 7 and then onto the Lords on May 12. If the Kidron amendments go back in, it's ping-pong and tick-tock ...what will ministers do then? www.thetimes.com/article/2bd8...

I had a chat with Jordan Stephens from Rizzle Kicks about being too sober for one 0 per cent brand ...some interesting commentary from Millie Gooch too. www.thetimes.com/article/fb3c...

I anticipate there will be some quite divergent views about this AI service that calls your elderly parents for you ... www.thetimes.com/article/651e...

Sometimes the response you get from a freedom of information request is not the one you expected .... AI minister who hailed AI revolution has not used AI at work www.thetimes.com/article/5f26...

Don’t relax tech laws to appease Trump, campaigners tell PM www.thetimes.com/article/02e9...

Academic accused of bias for opposing smartphone ban in schools www.thetimes.com/article/1eab...

Sir Demis Hassabis lays down his and Google's response to DeepSeek in Paris before AI summit: - 'no new scientific advance' : "It's an impressive piece of work, and I think it's probably the best work I've seen come out of China.

Apparently there is no Nobel in maths because Nobel’s wife had an affair with a mathematician. Hat tip Bill Gates www.thetimes.com/article/0811...

Marvel game ‘bans’ the words ‘free Taiwan’ and ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ www.thetimes.com/article/281c...

‘Soon there will be thousands of delivery robots on British streets’: an interview with Ahti Heinla, Skype co-founder and robot delivery pioneer www.thetimes.com/article/d33a...

Thanks to Paul Abbott for telling his story. Hopefully it will encourage others to do the same as a public service ‘My company thrived for 150 years — then Russian hackers brought it down in three months’ www.thetimes.com/article/622d...

A chat with Manveen Rana on The Story podcast about the Australian social media ban and the UK’s approach pod.fo/e/28aea1

Solar paint for cars ? Really? Yes apparently www.thetimes.com/article/4673...

Peter Kyle firing warning shots at tech companies and Ofcom today www.thetimes.com/article/345d...

If you’ve ever wondered why the UK doesn’t whack huge fines on big tech companies over data breaches, then you answer is here www.thetimes.com/article/caba...

Will parents find that the market addresses their concerns over smartphones before the policy makers ? Pinwheel is coming to the UK. Will be interesting to see how they do, although the subscription may put some off www.thetimes.com/article/38f5...

For those convinced that Musk will fall out with Trump, here is some more evidence for the prosecution www.thetimes.com/article/9f08...

Nothing like scamming a scammer to bring a smile to the face www.thetimes.com/article/6390...