Australian social media ban for kids tackles 'addiction economy', ScrollAware says
• Dec 10, 2025, 10:33 AM
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As Australia's ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect, we speak with Jess Butcher, a tech entrepreneur and founder of digital wellbeing foundation ScrollAware. In spite of being opposed to over-regulation, she tells us she supports the Australian ban on account of the scale of the "harms that these platforms are causing" to users and the failure of tech companies to act meaningfully.
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EU rolls back 2035 internal combustion engine ban
• 10:08 PM
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The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meanin
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Ford to take $19.5 billion writedown as it scraps flagship EVs
• 11:14 AM
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Ford is abandoning top EV models like the F-150 Lightning as weak demand and hostile policies from the Trump administration weigh on sales. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: the EU prepares to water down its own upcoming ban on sales of new in
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