Australia is about to become the first major democracy to impose a nationwide ban on social media access for under-16s. When the world-first measure comes into force on December 10, platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit and Twitch, will be required to remove existing under-16 accounts and block the ability to create new ones. The government says the legislation is necessary to curb rising online bullying, self-harm content and addictive design, which it says intentionally targets young users.

With the launch of ChatGPT three years ago to the day, it looked like America had won the next major technology race before it had even started. But the landscape has since shifted dramatically. China is overtaking the United States in open-source models, Europe is walking back its regulatory ambitions, and the internet is drowning in AI-generated rubbish. 

The European Commission triggered a political meltdown this week with proposals to loosen some of the EU's landmark digital regulations. The package, announced on Wednesday as part of a push to boost European innovation, drew condemnation from privacy advocates and lawmakers who accuse the Commission of capitulating to pressure from Washington and Big Tech.

Reports suggest Yann Le Cun, one of the "godfathers of AI", is leaving Meta after over a decade pioneering artificial intelligence research at Mark Zuckerberg's tech titan. Le Cun says he no longer believes that scaling up large language models of the kind that power ChatGPT will lead to superhuman intelligence. Instead, he is betting on "world models", AI that learns more like a baby than a bot.

From Nvidia's record-breaking demand to Elon Musk's latest factory ambitions, the race to secure the hardware behind artificial intelligence is accelerating fast. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam tells us more.

Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps reviews to extort money. The fraudsters post one-star reviews – ever-more convincing thanks to AI – then demand payment to take them down. FRANCE 24 investigated one scheme targeting businesses in France and Spain.

Nigeria's technology regulator says the country must wield more power over TikTok, setting its own rules rather than relying on global content policies. He tells us why in this edition of Tech 24.

Major chipmaker Nexperia is being torn apart by a tug-of-war between China and the Netherlands, sparking concerns from the global automotive industry. The fight started in September, when the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands but owned by a Chinese firm. This weekend, Nexperia employees at the Chinese branch received conflicting orders from higher-ups in China and in the Netherlands. On Tech 24, we look at how the saga is affecting EU-China relations, how the United States is involved, and what it all means for your next car purchase.

We're used to video game characters repeating the same lines of scripted dialogue. But artificial intelligence is now allowing players to have unique, unscripted conversations with the characters they encounter. In Tech 24, explore this experimental tech and its path to the mainstream.

It's artificial intelligence versus the entertainment industry, as Bollywood stars sue YouTube and an AI-generated actor makes her world stage debut. In this edition of Tech 24, we explain why these developments could change what it means to be an artist in the age of AI.