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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia, December 10, 2025 (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Parents reported distraught children discovering they’d been shut out of platforms as the landmark law took effect. Some young children reported fooling the platforms’ age estimation technology by drawing on facial hair. Parents and older siblings are also expected to help some children circumvent the restrictions. “This is the day when Australian families are taking back power from

Stock markets rebound in early trade after two days of slump

Mumbai, Dec 10 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after two days of sharp decline amid value-buying at lower levels. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 259.31 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 84,925.59 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 64.65 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 25,904.30. Among the Sensex constituents, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, Trent, ITC, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra and UltraTech Cement were the gainers. However, Eternal, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Titan, Bharti Airtel and

How short-form videos could be harming young minds

Sheffield (UK), Dec 10 (The Conversation) Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment now shapes how young people relax, communicate and form opinions, with TikTok, Instagram Reels, Douyin and YouTube Shorts drawing in hundreds of millions of under-18s through endlessly personalised feeds. These apps feel lively and intimate, offering quick routes to humour, trends and connection, yet their design encourages long sessions of rapid scrolling that can be difficult for young users to manage. They were never built with children in mind, although

Rupee falls 20 paise to 90.07 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Dec 10 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 90.07 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, facing pressure from importer dollar demand, tariff concerns and market anticipation of US FED Reserve policy decision. Forex traders said all eyes will be on the US-India trade talks which could give some positivity to the rupee in the coming days. India and the United States will commence three-day talks on the first phase of their proposed bilateral trade agreement here from December 10. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.00 against the US dollar, then lost

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