‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.

I’ll keep using Duolingo but this AI language learning app has a hold on me

Homescreen Heroes: Promova is a popular AI-powered language-learning app

Your Wi-Fi could be holding you back from achieving success, report warns

Poor business Wi-Fi is becoming a hidden drag on productivity, new report warns.

Discord just made your voice and video calls more private and secure than ever — but age verification privacy concerns haven’t been dispelled

All of Discord’s voice and video calls will now feature end-to-end encryption by default, but there are still two major privacy concerns for users.

Google Search is getting its biggest upgrade in decades — here are the 5 best new features

At Google I/O 2026, the company rolled out plenty of updates, but search got a particularly big highlight with AI integrated into pretty much every part of it.

Google just turned YouTube into an AI chatbot, with a new ‘Ask YouTube’ feature that finds the perfect video

You’ll soon be able to talk to YouTube using Gemini, giving you a new way to find what you’re looking for.

Apple Sports is getting a more visual World Cup experience with live player formations

Apple is expanding the Apple Sports app to 90 new markets ahead of FIFA World Cup 26 while introducing a more visual tournament experience with live formations, lineup tracking, and real-time match updates.

Discord’s latest ‘year of the Linux desktop’ update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans

Discord’s latest efforts to improve the user experience, particularly on Linux, are certainly noteworthy, but its age-verification plans remain a concern.