Australia's social media ban for users under 16 years old is faltering. A recent study, involving a team that advised the government, indicates platforms are failing at the initial age verification stage, rendering the world-first restriction largely ineffective.

DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, is developing its own artificial intelligence chip. This initiative aims to reduce the company's reliance on chips from Nvidia and Huawei, which it has used to train and operate its globally recognised models.

China has updated its nuclear fusion development timeline, aiming for its first kilowatt-hour of fusion power by 2030. This target follows the technical acceptance of two domestically developed superconducting magnets for the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor, or CFETR, after full-parameter testing concluded in late June.