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BBC News - Technology

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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Weak hands and blurry vision: Is your tech giving you 'phone body'?

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PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

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I'm in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I'm determined to beat it

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Why this could be the beginning of the end for your screens -- Some tech leaders have a vision for a world where you spend a lot less time looking at your phone. Is it the solution to screen time, or just a new dystopia?

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The terrifying world the TikTok algorithm won't show you -- TikTok has a reputation for serving up an endless stream of videos that are fairly positive – but beneath the surface are billions of others. Some are boring. Some are bizarre. Some are truly unsettling...

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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How today's biggest blockbuster films are made

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Kunal Shah: The Indian entrepreneur taking charge of WhatsApp -- Kunal Shah has been a recognisable figure in India's startup ecosystem for a while but now he faces global spotlight.

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'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots -- As autonomous urban delivery vehicles increasingly take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

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I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong -- Wearable AI can help travellers navigate cities, translate menus and fundamentally transform travel. But what are the trade-offs?

16 days ago

How the Victorians Built Britain

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Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

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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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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure' -- The sweeping layoffs equate to 2.1% of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 immediate job losses at Xbox.

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India orders Meta to remove ads promoting child sexual abuse -- The order comes days after the BBC published an investigation about the platform showing such ads to users.

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I'm a Facebook sperm donor and I've fathered dozens of children -- Kyle Gordy donates his sperm online and says he offers a service, but some opponents of the idea say women could be putting themselves in vulnerable situations.

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Scientist who once cleaned space toilet now leading Mars exploration teams -- Claire Parfitt says her time at the National Space Centre gave her a unique insight.

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TikTokers on how Manchester became an 'influencer heaven' -- Influencers are showing the world why they think Manchester is a great place to live.

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Texan moves to Suffolk and becomes a social media sensation -- Darrell Fishbeck documents some of the differences between life in the US and life in Felixstowe.

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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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Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds -- The ads use terms including "rape" and "child video" and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.

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Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation' -- Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".

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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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Data centre planned for Microsoft's UK HQ -- A public consultation on the proposal will be held by developers in Sonning next week.

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Support floods in for influencer Nara Smith after daughter's cancer diagnosis -- In an emotional video, Nara Smith reveals toddler Whimsy Lou was diagnosed with cancer late last year.

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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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India asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concerns -- WhatsApp says the feature is not yet live and that it has built in safeguards against potential scams and impersonation.

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Singapore seizes $42m mansion over Nvidia chip smuggling -- The luxury home was seized as part of a probe into the illegal trade of servers containing AI semiconductors.

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