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Vincent's parents 'never say he's good enough' - so he turned to a middle-aged couple online - A niche group of content creators called "virtual parents" have become hugely popular among young people.

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I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong

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Brazil bets on 'smart vests' for World Cup glory

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Is it OK to play AI songs on the radio?

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Science says dating app users fall into the same cycle. Here's how to spot it -- Download, burnout, delete, repeat: Dating app users follow a predictable and dangerous pattern. These are the signs you're falling for it – and how to escape.

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Businesses use Google's AI to trick you. Google is quietly fighting back -- A BBC investigation revealed a simple way to get AI chatbots to spit out misinformation. Google and other AI companies are now trying to fix the problem.

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Why is AI burying my CV?

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The insect farm raising millions of flies beneath London

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Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield? -- Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

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The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty -- Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

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Fads, not friends, now dominate our social media feeds -- Social media platforms used to be about communication between friends. The business model is to increase the time people spend on their apps and increase ad revenue.

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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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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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When will social media ban start, and which platforms are affected? -- The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat blocked for UK teens early in 2027.

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Mayor's £7m plan tackles online 'lies' about London -- The mayor says the city has been subjected to a "relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred".

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'Mum burnout is common - we are carrying so much' -- Daisy Woods says earning a living alongside being a mother can make it feel like she is "spinning plates".

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OnlyFans 'agents' control and threaten creators while taking half their earnings, BBC finds -- Dozens of women on OnlyFans describe being exploited by managers who promised to help maximise profits.

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Starmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms -- The prime minister promises "bold action" ahead of Monday's announcement on restrictions for children.

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Tech firms had 'enough time' says Nandy, ahead of social media announcement -- The prime minister is expected to announce measures on protecting teenagers online on Monday.

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Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine -- The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.

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Molly Russell's dad says PM rushing social media restrictions 'deplorable' -- Father of a teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful content says plans appear to have been brought forward for a "political reason".

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Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns -- Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, released publicly this week, sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.

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Social media ban for under-16s would be unenforceable, charity warns -- The focus should be on banning features that make it addictive, head of the Molly Rose Foundation says.

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Meta vs the nipple - the 'never-ending' censorship battle -- Medical tattooists say they are frustrated with images of nipple tattoos consistently being mistakenly flagged.

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What does Amazon investing £1bn mean for a county? -- The online giant opens its new sorting centre and has plans for a second hub nearby.

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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts -- The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

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Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth? -- The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX, already the world's richest person, is now also its first trillionaire.

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How Soviet prisons spread a secret 'language of thieves' now spoken by millions -- The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin's Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.

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