The four-part Netflix series about a 13-year-old boy who kills a schoolmate.

Netflix’s Adolescence will be shown in UK schools,in bid to curb social media harm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the filmmakers to Downing Street for talks. “As a dad,I have not found it easy to watch this with children,” he said.

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Studio Ghibli AI image generation trend

An animation legend once called this tool creepy. His fears have come true

You can now upload a picture to ChatGPT to generate a Ghibli-style version of yourself. But the artist has branded it “an insult to life itself”.

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Andrew and Tristan Tate land in Florida in February after leaving Romania.

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of sexually assaulting girlfriend in LA hotel

The former girlfriend of the self-described misogynist says he beat and choked her in a Beverly Hills hotel earlier this month.

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Maxie Allen was arrested after complaining about his daughter’s school on WhatsApp.

British parents arrested after complaining about daughter’s school on WhatsApp

Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine were reportedly detained by six officers in front of their three-year-old daughter after posting in a parent group chat.

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Elon Musk,co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX,and owner of X and xAi.

In a surprise deal,Musk sells X to his AI company

The deal combines two of Musk’s multiple portfolio companies,which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX.

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Barbie Ferreira stars as Lily in Bob Trevino Likes It.

The woman who mistook a stranger for her dad,and made a film about it

Tracie Laymon ‘liked’ her estranged father on Facebook,and he liked her back. Except it wasn’t her dad. But relax:this story has a happy ending.

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Ashton Hall’s elaborate morning routine.

Ashton Hall has a five-hour morning routine. People are obsessed

CEOs,celebrities and work colleagues swear that the right start to the day increases performance and productivity. But when does it all become too much?

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Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in the four-part drama Adolescence.

Adolescence has gripped parents,but our debates are missing a crucial thread

Add misogynistic influencers to the mix of feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness,and a growing wealth gap,and you have most of the ingredients for gendered violence.

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The trend of sports fans recording themselves - or their friends - abusing players or coaches and uploading it to social media? It’s gotta stop.

Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment

Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport,but this might be the worst development yet.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers during debate.

Albo,you’re delulu and I have no solulu

Politicians do not need to be simultaneously fluent in talk tactics and TikTok. So why do they insist on trying?

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