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New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme.

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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

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AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

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Teen hackers tell BBC how police are helping them use their skills for good

Cyber Prevent is targeting predominantly boys and young men at risk of being drawn to cyber criminality.

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Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firm's networks.

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India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.

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Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games

The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games

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Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents

It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology.

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Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans

Mark Zuckerberg said Meta intends to sell for the first time AI tools to other companies

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Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands

The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Sloppy and clumsy but overwhelming - inside the rogue ChatGPT hack

Details have been released of an emergency call with hundreds of cyber-security experts after the ChatGPT hack of a tech company.

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What do we need to know about agentic AI?

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Chip firms fall in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors

Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was paused temporarily on Tuesday morning after sliding by 8%.

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Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?

Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.

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Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online

Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.

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Why budding birders are flocking to Shazam-like apps to identify avians

Birdwatchers tell the BBC how apps have changed their lifelong hobby - and attracted new birders.

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Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.

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Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies

The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."

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PlayStation Network down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play

Sony's status page read that it was "working to resolve the issue as soon as possible".

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Why Jimothy the raccoon has become a mega meme online

It all began with an innocuous video shared by Seattle resident Kiana Hall on Instagram.

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Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue

A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown AI models that pose a major public threat.

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Amazon gaming boss predicts future where players no longer need consoles

Jeff Gattis said the rising cost of gaming tech is likely to mean more people will stream their games online.

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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount

Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.

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Firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake up call'

Co-founder of start-up Hugging Face told the BBC that most firms are not aware that the "game has changed".

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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

The company said earlier this year it expected to spend as much as $190bn on AI investments.

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Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta

Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.

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OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

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Will AI help you do your job or replace you?

Artificial Intelligence companies make vast claims about their tools replacing human labour - our charts show what's happening.

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Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.

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AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.

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The 20-somethings betting big on tech stocks

The BBC hears from people about the risks and rewards of investing in technology shares.

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Thousands of websites taken down for illegal World Cup streams

More than 1,000 illegal streaming sites were shut down in the US during the tournament, with a similar amount blocked in Colombia.

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Ofcom unable to take further legal action against suicide forum

The regulator said it had "no further legal routes available" under the Online Safety Act.

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AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for allowing sale of illegal goods

The Chinese retailer allowed unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes to be sold on its site, says the EU.

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Ammie Sekhon goes behind the scenes of WWE to see the tech that supports the show.

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China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic

The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top American firms.

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Trump Media to sell early access to key social posts

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed of the its social posts for Wall Street traders.

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Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed

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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Ofcom launches investigation into TikTok child safety concerns

It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.

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SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut

Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.

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Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens

Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions - campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal.

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Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.

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Is tracking your food purchases good for your health?

Food tracking apps are popular, but are they a good way to make us eat a healthier diet?

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The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there?

A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.

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10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all

Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.

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Is the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait?

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.

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Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

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EU threatens Meta with fines over 'addictive' Facebook and Instagram

Regulators say features such as infinite scroll contribute to "compulsive use" and "unhealthy habits".

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Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals

Ofcom says more than half of UK adults have encountered potentially fraudulent ads online.

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'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet

The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.

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South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale

The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.

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Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener

A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.

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Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks

Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.

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Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring

The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.

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How Esports World Cup moved from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 8 weeks

The Esports World Cup gets going in Paris after a last-minute move from Saudi Arabia. Is it any less controversial?

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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".

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The impact screen time is having on younger children.

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Robots available for rent: But what can they do?

Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'

The sweeping layoffs equate to roughly 2.1% of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 job losses at Xbox.

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Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.

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Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks

The NCA says there is a growing threat of children's images being used to create child abuse material.

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AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?

Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system.

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Meta glasses wearers hit with paywall to use built-in feature

A feature in Meta's glasses which boosts the voice of people will be capped at three hours for free use.

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Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals

A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."

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Don't expect trackers to save your stolen car, experts say

Kia told the BBC UK law prevented its location tracking function being used to live track vehicles.

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PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

The firm said future games would still be sold in shops, but they would come with a digital code only.

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