WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers

The app's new usernames feature will be rolled out globally over the next few months.

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Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks

The car-maker found AI quality checks failed to match the skill of veteran technicians.

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South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan

It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.

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Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises

Xbox consoles, Nintendo's new Switch 2 and Valve's Steam Deck are just some of the gadgets seeing price hikes in recent months.

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Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers

Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

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Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

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The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet

Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?

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Apple hikes MacBook and iPad prices, blaming rising chip costs

Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".

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IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips

IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.

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Anthropic accuses Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

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Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft's quantum claims

The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.

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GTA 6 will cost $80 - and physical edition will not contain a disc

Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.

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What to study in the AI age - from big tech bosses

Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang and Jack Clark share their advice with the BBC.

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