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BBC News - Technology

The spy in your driveway: How cars sell your data - From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.

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Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds

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Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

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Critics say Forza Horizon 6 is one of year's best video games

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How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush -- GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking.

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AI firms claim their products could destroy humanity. Are they right? -- They built it. They're scared of it. They're selling it anyway.

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Is AI harvesting your knowledge on the cheap?

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The boldest new cars unveiled at Beijing Auto Show 2026

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Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly -- The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

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More than 70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material -- The messages highlight the illegality of what people are searching for online and direct them towards help.

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How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy -- Scientists are developing molecules that can store heat for months and release it when needed - a potential step towards cleaner energy for heating.

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How will Apple change under 'product guy' John Ternus? -- How Ternus responds to challenges facing Apple will go a long way to deciding the tech giant's future, writes Zoe Kleinman.

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How to Build A Dinosaur

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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

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The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia

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Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial -- As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.

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How Eurovision pioneered transnational broadcasting -- How the Eurovision Song Contest and the technology behind it has grown over the last 70 years.

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Inside the secret labs creating the world's most prized orchids -- It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

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AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss -- Eben Upton warns against claims that Artificial Intelligence will destroy vast numbers of computing roles over the coming years.

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'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system -- The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.

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Bereaved mum claims PM 'ignoring' meeting request -- A government spokesperson says the prime minister shares Roome's "determination" to improve safety.

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HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors -- Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the £175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.

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Robot seal to help mental health patients in Kent -- The robotic seal Sammy will be present at mental health patient appointments to reduce anxiety.

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London AI office space leases rise tenfold in year -- In April, more than 450,000 sq ft of office space was leased by artificial intelligence companies.

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Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek -- The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas.

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WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot -- A cyber security expert says deleting chat history could lead to a lack of accountability if things go wrong.

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Trust seeks to expand robotic-assisted surgeries -- An NHS trust says it has delivered 1,500 robotic-assisted operations and is seeking a third machine.

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Suicide forum fined £950,000 for not blocking UK users -- The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users - but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.

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My postpartum body should not be a talking point on social media -- Mum-of-two Cat Jane says some social media followers have "bullied" her post-baby body.

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'I only talk to my friends on my phone - I don't meet them' -- Children at a Bradford school prepare to limit their social media use - all in the name of science.

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