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Why Chinese tech companies are racing to set up in Hong Kong - Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.

18 hours ago

Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why?

18 hours ago

The nerve centre running a new mission to the Moon

18 hours ago

'We're having a moment': Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial

2 days ago

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.

5 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.

6 days ago

Can we prove we're real online?

4 days ago

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?

18 hours 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.

11 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.

8 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.

18 hours 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

How much screen time is too much for under fives?

2 days ago

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.

8 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.

5 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.

13 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

1 month ago

Seven Days on Mars

3 months ago

The Secret Genius of Modern Life

1 month ago

Can Scientists Save the World?

2 months ago

The TikTok Effect

1 month ago

Google Maps shows non-existent Clean Air Zone alert -- Plans to charge certain drivers to enter a Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester were scrapped in 2022.

3 hours ago

Kris Jenner's image spreads in Chinese social media good luck trend -- Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared in the past three days as users hope for prosperity

4 hours ago

Sophie Turner injury halts filming on Tomb Raider TV show -- Filming on the Prime Video series is paused "as a precaution" while the Game of Thrones star recovers.

5 hours ago

Diner gets Facebook account back after Meta ban -- The diner had its Facebook page removed by Meta for alleged breaches of fraud and scam policies.

5 hours ago

From Mercury to Artemis: The evolution of Nasa's mission control in pictures -- Space missions can succeed or fail from the support they get from mission control. Here, we look at the changing shape of Nasa's most important room in space.

1 day ago

What does the future hold for AI in London? -- AI firm Synthesia has created an avatar of BBC London's Helen Drew using her voice and images.

3 days ago

Artist among first to sell work on TikTok Shop -- Sophie Tea has built a following of more than 1.3 million on the site.

1 day ago

'Quantum computing talent should be used for good' -- After the government's pledge to invest £2bn into quantum computing, how is the industry feeling?

1 day ago

It's Love Island but with fruit...the AI series dividing TikTok -- Like in Love Island, the characters - or fruits - compete for a chance to couple up and stay on the island.

23 hours ago

Politician condemns social media threats made against him -- The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it received a report of threatening online messages made to a local elected representative and investigating are ongoing.

2 days ago

Traitors star Rachel inspires AI pint price checker -- An engineer creates an AI voice agent, inspired by Rachel Duffy, to track Guinness prices in pubs.

2 days ago

PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global 'pressures' -- The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK.

3 days ago

Angry Ginge says under-14s should not have TikTok -- The influencer is to feature in a campaign helping children identify misinformation and AI-generated content.

2 days ago

Lloyds bank reveals IT glitch affected almost half a million customers -- In a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, Lloyds apologised and said some compensation had been paid.

3 days ago

In modern India, kites vanish from the skies -- Recent heatwaves and a number of deaths due to illegal kite strings have seen many abandoning the once popular pastime.

3 days ago