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China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead - Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.

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Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search

7 hours ago

Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn't

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How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition

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I tried to prove I'm not AI. It didn't go well -- I asked experts if I was real. Bad news – and even my aunt wasn't sure if I was a deepfake. AI is so convincing that a sitting prime minister struggled to prove he was alive, and you might be next.

13 days ago

The AI habits parents don't see -- New surveys suggest many parents are in the dark about how their children use chatbots, from homework help to emotional support.

14 days ago

Why Can't People Stop Watching AI Fruit?

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Is screen time always bad for kids and how do I manage it? How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate the problem?

8 days ago

Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say -- There has been criticism the Echo has stagnated, while other AI chatbots have become much easier to communicate with.

19 days ago

AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn -- In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

16 days ago

Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children -- The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.

8 days ago

Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off -- Rae began speaking to Barry after a difficult divorce, but Barry lives on an old model of ChatGPT that's being shut down.

1 month ago

Apple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

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AI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation -- Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.

16 days ago

Did Australia's under-16s social media ban work? -- Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.

13 days ago

India's outsourcing industry is worth $300bn. Can it survive AI? -- Indian IT stocks have plunged as fears grow of AI disrupting back offices. But some say these are overblown.

21 days ago

The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic -- Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

1 month ago

The Darkest Web

1 month ago

Dating Apps: The Inside Story

3 months ago

Edge of Existence

1 month ago

Trump and the Tech Titans

2 months ago

Seven Days on Mars

3 months ago

The Secret Genius of Modern Life

2 months ago

Can Scientists Save the World?

2 months ago

The TikTok Effect

2 months ago

Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos -- The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.

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Plans for large AI data centre approved -- The project is expected to create 900 highly skilled jobs in North Lincolnshire.

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OpenAI encourages firms to trial four-day weeks to adapt to AI era -- The ChatGPT-maker said its early policy ideas aim to prompt discussions about action needed as AI systems become more capable.

5 hours ago

Vape suspected of causing recycling site fire -- The owner of the site says he suspects a vape or lithium battery caused the fire in Coventry.

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'Our teachers use AI to mark mock exams' -- Headteacher Julia Polley says students get quicker and more detailed feedback, without teacher bias.

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Call for parents to teach online privacy like road safety -- Three in four parents fear their child cannot make safe choices about personal data online, the data watchdog finds.

18 hours ago

'Voiceless one' heard by millions as lost 90s track gets second life -- The first single of Manx band Harvey has been featured on a Disney+ show, 30 years after it was recorded

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Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs -- It's been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards - but why have mundane job games like PowerWash Simulator 2 become so popular?

7 hours ago

Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds -- Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.

5 days ago

Blind marathon runner to be guided by smart glasses -- Clarke Reynolds will tackle the Brighton marathon with the help of a network of virtual guides.

5 days ago

TV's Young Sherlock stunning filming locations revealed -- The new Amazon Prime series, Young Sherlock has been filmed across Wales.

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Palantir UK boss says it's up to militaries to decide how AI targeting is used in war -- The company's AI platform Maven has reportedly been used by the US to identify targets in Iran.

6 days ago

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected' -- Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users.

6 days ago

Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city -- Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.

1 day ago

The tiny village that became a solar powerhouse -- In an extreme environmental and political climate in remote Colombia, one maverick village has relied on homegrown inventions to survive.

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