Google keeps Chrome and UK heads closer to energy drink ban for under-16s

Google can keep hold of Chrome but has been ordered to share data with rivals by a US judge. It’s the latest development in the tech giant’s legal battle over whether it’s created an ‘online search monopoly’.

The government’s announced a 12-week consultation into proposals which could see the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s banned. We spoke to consultant in paediatric emergency medicine and officer for health improvements at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Helen Stewart about the health impact of these drinks on young teens.

Also in this episode:

• OpenAI adds parental control features to ChatGPT after a family in California filed a lawsuit against them over the death of their son TW: Suicide
• Gel manicures could be losing their goss after the EU banned one of the key ingredients due to concerns over its toxicity
• The tiny x-ray scanners being introduced to supermarkets that could tell you whether your avo is ready to smash or slice

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