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BBC News - Technology

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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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Force uses AI to cut wait times on 101 calls -- New software will screen calls to direct non-police matters to agencies such as councils or NHS.

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Smart glasses changed my life, says blind man -- Kevin Ramsey says the glasses can read menus to him and help him track walking routes.

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Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut -- Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.

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AI GP receptionist 'can't understand Yorkshire accent' -- Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.

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Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears -- Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.

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Man who rates benches on Instagram finally finds his 10/10 -- Rate This Bench founder Sam Wilmot says his favourite bench is in a South Gloucestershire churchyard.

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update -- OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

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Second data centre planned for Lanarkshire as regulations tightened -- Tech company DataVita intend to expand their current site in Airdrie and construct a second centre in the area, previously designated as an AI growth zone.

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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins -- US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.

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How Scottish FA used AI in selecting new Scotland boss Pocognoli -- The days of board members sifting through applicants and picking the best are long gone thanks to football analytics and AI.

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Film commission backs Amazon MGM expansion of studios -- The Berkshire film studio was previously home to iconic horror studio Hammer Films.

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Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says -- Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.

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Battery warning after near miss bin lorry fire in Edinburgh -- A worker spotted smouldering rubbish in general waste that had been collected from Polwarth area of the city.

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Plans for £20m hub to develop new medicines using AI -- The hub is funded by the Medical Research Council and based at Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

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