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France moves to ban social media for users under 15
France is moving closer to banning social media for users under the age of 15, over growing concerns over mental health.
![Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this photo taken on Dec. 9, 2025. [File: Hollie Adams/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769717086.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The changes to CBS comes as parent company Paramount Skydance continues with a series of hostile takeover bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27T132028Z_183358991_RC2ZZT9VDGMP_RTRMADP_3_MEDIA-CBS-1769538848.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix stock rose on the news of the rejected takeover bid as Paramount Skydance slumped [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-16T144735Z_1697212422_RC2ACIAFF9PJ_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-1767805206.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![News of the board decision sent both Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount-Skydance’s stock tumbling while it sent Netflix stock surging [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-16T144739Z_1051056991_RC2ACIATS8CM_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-1765984479.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Lawmakers were concerned that Netflix’s offer would limit competition in Hollywood while Paramount-Skydance’s would impact how CNN covers the Trump administration [File: Daniel Cole/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-09T162154Z_509628120_RC2BCIA1VRD6_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DIS-M-A-PARAMOUNT-MIDDLE-EAST-1765468739.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The deal comes after a bidding war between Netflix and Paramount-Skydance, the owner of CBS News [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-03T005823Z_633287869_RC2J8IAAZM9Q_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DIS-M-A-NETFLIX-1764950945.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Why did India order smartphone makers to install a government app?
Privacy concerns lead India to rescind order demanding pre-installed cybersecurity app on all new mobile devices.
Paramount Skydance prepares $71bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery: Report
Warner Bros Discovery is on the verge of breaking up, crippled by declines in its television business.
Verizon planning its largest layoffs ever: Report
The cuts could impact 15,000 employees, or 15 percent of the workforce, as soon as next week.
![The looming layoffs has sent the stock upwards at 1.3 percent higher than the market open on Thursday [Sergio Perez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-13T161411Z_447366154_RC2RVHAMBTP9_RTRMADP_3_VERIZON-LAYOFFS-1763062787.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Solar storms to hit Earth, triggering northern lights: What we know
The United States weather agency has issued a G4 geomagnetic storm watch alert, implying severe storms expected.
Conservative activist sues Google over AI-generated statements
The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how AI fuels the spread of misinformation.
![Google parent company Alphabet’s stock was not impacted by the news of the lawsuit [File: Carlos Barria / Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-05-14T023551Z_1454450626_RC2AHEA3KVHV_RTRMADP_3_ALPHABET-RESULTS-1761157796.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Warner Bros Discovery explores possible sale
Comcast, Netflix and Paramount-Skydance reportedly have interest in buying the media giant.
![Warner Bros-Discovery stock is surging on the news of a possible sale. As 11:30 AM in New York (15:30 GMT) it is up 10.8 percent [File: Mike Blake / Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-09-09T023403Z_1160442236_RC21OGA04S8L_RTRMADP_3_FILM-ONE-BATTLE-AFTER-ANOTHER-PREMIERE-1761061138.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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What caused Amazon’s AWS outage, and why did so many major apps go offline?
Amazon Web Services, a cloud platform that supports a portion of the internet, experienced a massive outage on Monday.
As US public media funds officially dry up, local radio stations struggle
Local stations like the Allegheny Mountain Radio serve as a key resource for locals during crises.
![Allegheny Mountain Radio, which straddles the Virginia and West Virginia border is the only source of real time information in the region [Scott Smith / Allegheny Mountain Radio]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Image-2-1760627869.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Afghanistan imposes internet blackout: What has the effect been so far?
Telecommunications down after Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’.
Singapore telecom apologises over outage linked to deaths in Australia
Three people died in Australia after hundreds of emergency calls failed due to an outage on the Optus network.
