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BBC News - Technology

How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms - Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.

9 hours ago

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

9 hours ago

Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules

9 hours ago

Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?

1 day ago

Meta's new AI is about to make the internet more annoying -- Meta's new AI Muse can shop, haggle and book appointments for you. What happens when millions of agents start doing the same?

3 days ago

A TikTok army of 500,000 is fighting toxic comments – with kindness -- Social media is often seen as a mirror for human cruelty. One man built a TikTok army of 500,000 to fix it. Their weapon: kindness.

15 days ago

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on the real Social Reckoning.

3 days ago

Meet the dogs learning to run with assistive mobility tech

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Why did an OpenAI agent hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? -- News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

14 days ago

Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions -- The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

17 days ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

15 days ago

Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? -- Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

26 days ago

The Secret Life of Rockpools

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The Secret Life of Trees

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Will Robots Take My Job?

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The Tech Billionaire Takeover

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Inside the Rage Machine

5 months ago

Secrets of the Human Body

2 months ago

Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics -- The King spoke of "threats to our international order" in a letter marking the 10th anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre.

5 hours ago

Volunteer police chief fired after Palantir probe -- Special chief officer James Deller copied intimate images on to his work phone, AI monitoring finds.

12 hours ago

Cadet leader posed as girl on Snapchat, court told -- The trial of an Army Cadets leader hears evidence from three alleged teenage victims.

1 day ago

Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems -- The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech.

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Police trial AI chatbot to free up call handlers -- Staffordshire Police is trialling the virtual assistant through its website live chat.

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Prison officer and inmate jailed over Snapchat fling -- Ex-prison officer Jade Morris exchanged more than 5,000 illicit Snapchat messages with an inmate.

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Man sentenced over post threatening Lucy Connolly -- Jake Newman receives a 12-month community order at Birmingham Crown Court.

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Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety' -- The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information.

1 day ago

Nvidia-backed data centre firm scraps IPO as AI valuation concerns deepen -- Firmus said it had made the decision due to "recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions".

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'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories' -- Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.

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Why Elon Musk is taking on India's richest man over Starlink -- Musk has taken pot-shots at Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani as Starlink struggles to launch in India.

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Data centre raises noise and wildlife impact fears -- The data centre, which will have 72 chiller units on its roof, will generate 150 jobs, planners hear.

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University scheme to help firms 'adopt robotics' -- The £3.67m Yorkshire Robotics Hub at the University of Bradford is hoping to bridge the "automation gap".

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'People use AI to avoid paying for school photos, but they don't realise the consequences' -- Ian Gilbert says he's heard parents boasting about using AI to take the watermark off his photos.

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UK robotics hubs to drive adoption of new tech -- The government says the hubs will support businesses and public services across the country.

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