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BBC News - Technology

'Fatbergs' are a modern menace. Can we stop them? Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.

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Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking

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How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush

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Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence

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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.

10 days ago

This is why your charging cables keep breaking -- Charging cables are the most overlooked technology in your life, until they break and you're stuck with a dying phone. Here's how to take better care of them.

20 days ago

Who is really paying the influencers?

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Instagram turns off privacy tech. What happens to your DMs?

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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.

4 days ago

The no-nonsense judge calling the shots in Musk v Altman trial -- The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.

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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.

20 days ago

Can we predict the next global crisis? -- Spotting the events that might lead to a major period of upheaval is notoriously difficult. Could artificial intelligence be the crystal ball we need?

19 days ago

Inside the Rage Machine

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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The Darkest Web

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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

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The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia

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EU needs to delay social media access for children - von der Leyen -- She told an EU summit that an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online by July.

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'Why I'm celebrating unsung hero teachers on TikTok' -- Stephen Tetter creates viral TikTok videos to celebrate Kent teachers.

8 hours ago

Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum -- There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.

5 hours ago

Scrap yard calls for battery removal when recycling -- The scrap yard says batteries in waste piles can turn an "ordinary day into a serious incident".

8 hours ago

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes -- The pop star's legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.

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TikTok launches £3.99 subscription for no ads in UK -- Those who don't subscribe will be able to use the platform for free - but be shown personalised ads by default.

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International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools -- A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

13 hours ago

TikTok scales back AI-generated video descriptions after absurd errors -- While only rolled out to some users, the feature's bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.

4 days ago

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today - what does this mean for your DMs? -- By switching off end‑to‑end encryption, Instagram will now be able to access all the content of direct messages.

3 days ago

Riverdale actor calls out TikTok singer Mr Fantasy - but is all as it seems? -- The actor has branded the singer an identity thief - but plenty of fans think they're the same person.

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Meta brings High Court challenge over Ofcom fees -- Meta said Ofcom's calculations were "disproportionate"; the regulator said it would defend its position.

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Award-winning farmer hopes to inspire more women -- As well as a blog and podcast, farmer Milly Fyfe leads initiatives to help people connect with food.

5 days ago

'We had people come just to see it': Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone -- The unmanned aircraft can drop off 100 parcels a day within a 12km radius of Amazon's hub.

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Woman covertly filmed for 'humiliating' social media content - then told to pay -- Alice says the video was posted on social media and viewed about 40,000 times.

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Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donations -- Shivon Zilis is the mother of four of Musk's children. That relationship began as she advised OpenAI.

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