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AI is now predicting disasters that humans can't - Sudden and unexpected, landslides and avalanches claim thousands of lives each year and cause billions of dollars in damage. What if we could see them coming?

10 hours ago

Would you build your own apps?

14 hours ago

Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety

3 hours ago

Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

36 minutes 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.

14 hours ago

Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash? -- Is the return of wired headphones driven by a simple desire for better sound quality or is it part of a backlash against modern tech? Thomas Germain tries to find out.

12 days ago

What Was Pokemon Go really up to?

5 days 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.

3 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.

3 days ago

New technology helps deaf fans experience the sound of sport -- New technologies tested at the Deaflympics in Tokyo are creating new ways of experience the atmosphere at sporting events.

1 month 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

I turned myself into an AI-generated deathbot - here's what I found -- A Cardiff University researcher recreated her own voice using a deathbot - but found it strange.

1 month ago

From vineyards to farms, new tech is transforming crops

4 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.

3 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.

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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.

8 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

26 days ago

Trump and the Tech Titans

1 month ago

Seven Days on Mars

2 months ago

The Secret Genius of Modern Life

1 month ago

Can Scientists Save the World?

1 month ago

The TikTok Effect

1 month ago

Oil at $150 will trigger global recession, says boss of financial giant BlackRock -- Larry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have "profound implications" for the world economy.

1 hour ago

Like millions of others, I pull my own hair out - we need to talk about trichotillomania -- A TikToker has opened up about his struggles with a condition that causes him to pull his own hair out.

2 hours ago

German outcry over deepfake porn targeting actress prompts bid to change law -- Collien Fernandes has accused her ex-husband of spreading sexualised images of her online.

1 hour ago

US bans new foreign-made consumer internet routers -- There are almost no major brands of internet routers that are manufactured in the US.

1 day ago

Influencer lands podcast award nomination -- Tatty Lomas, from Biddulph, started posting short 'story time' videos during the Covid lockdown.

1 day ago

Fruit-picking robot wins national award -- The robots can pick, weigh and harvest strawberries in a matter of seconds.

2 days ago

The Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul -- The TikTok and reality TV star was a risky choice for the squeaky clean franchise - and ended up being a wrong one.

2 days ago

Minecraft World to open at Chessington World of Adventures -- The £50m project is expected to open at Chessington World of Adventures, near London, in 2027.

3 days ago

How could AI change Scotland's public services? -- Ministers forecast an explosion in AI and want to reap the benefits for services and the economy.

4 days ago

New AI guidelines issued for Jersey organisations -- The Institute of Directors (IoD) Jersey says it has released "clear and practical" guidance.

3 days ago

'Social media risks outweigh benefit in under 16s' -- Childhood advocate Emily Jennings says people need to consider what they allow children to access.

3 days ago

'There's no point in an art gallery without artists' -- Creatives in Hull share how they have responded to AI and rely on community to keep art alive.

3 days ago

Hargreaves Lansdown says IT issues which affected thousands are over -- The finance firm has apologised for the disruption to its website and app, which has angered many customers.

4 days ago

Luke Littler applies to trademark his face to combat AI fakes -- The darts star's image has been used legally on darts merchandise, snacks and fashion brands.

1 day ago

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims -- Author Mia Ballard denies having used AI herself when writing the horror story Shy Girl.

4 days ago