French parliament passes social media ban for under-15s
President Emmanuel Macron, who has championed the initiative, wants the ban in effect before the upcoming school year.
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A worker wearing an RGB camera on her head, recording actions through motion capture while arranging coloured blocks at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wearing cameras on their heads inside a factory in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker wearing a camera on his head while folding towels inside a model bathroom at AI data company Objectways' office in Karur. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Some AI trainers work at home, others in factories or specialised studios, using video glasses, head-mounted cameras and motion sensors. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wear cameras on their heads at a factory in Tamil Nadu. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker stands next to a robot at Objectways' office. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
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Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most
Not all data centres are back online while internet protocols remain blocked, restricted or ‘whitelisted’.
Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down
Group’s creator says his Instagram page was also hacked, along with the movement’s account.
India and UAE sign defence pacts, as Iran war tensions simmer
A deal inked during Modi’s visit to the UAE focuses on maritime security, cyberdefence, and military collaboration.
Iran expands tiered internet access amid continued online blackout
Iranians have had limited internet access during the war, with the government now looking at tiered services.
Iran expands limited internet access but restrictions remain for most
More Iranians being sold ‘privilege’ of limited internet access, but most remain in the dark.
Ceasefire brings some relief for Iranians but economic outlook remains grim
Activity picks up in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar compared with before the ceasefire, but vendors say sales remain slow.
Frustration grows as Iran’s wartime internet shutdown breaks grim record
Since January, Iran’s near-total internet shutdown has affected jobs and businesses.
‘My phone is a brick’: Russians scramble for information as data blocked
As Ukrainian drones rain down, authorities have implemented blackouts citing ‘security concerns’.
War on Iran fuelling Islamophobic social media surge in US: Report
US study reveals more than 25,300 Islamophobic posts on X since war began and intensifying hate speech against Muslims.
