As the parent of two little girls, I often think about how their childhood is different from mine. The seven-year-old is learning about AI at school. The five-year-old is given internet-based homework every week. And they are both absolutely repulsed by the idea of smoking. That was not the prevailing sentiment when I was young....

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The UK's generational tobacco ban might not work. I'm supporting it anyway. -Jessica Hamzelou As the parent of two little girls, I often think about how their childhood is different from...