Thursday, 13 August 2026

'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings

Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.

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Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule

The dating app's boss says the move is in response to a successful trial and a change in what users want.

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Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse

US police officers have quit after using licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.

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Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature

Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.

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Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI

The streaming platform's users criticised the move to allow the use of channel content for AI training.

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Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

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Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil

Discord told the BBC it was "thoughtfully reviewing" the order by Brazil's data protection agency and it was "committed to user safety"

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Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Tech Life

For years, schools have posted photos of their pupils online. But could they be misused?

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AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class

The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.

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Monday, 10 August 2026

Nvidia gets $500bn from major banks to develop AI data centres

The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.

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Sunday, 9 August 2026

Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week

Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.

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Saturday, 8 August 2026

Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup

What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?

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Thursday, 6 August 2026

Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant

A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.

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