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Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious. It has profound consequences for your life - Some of the most powerful people in tech are taking steps to consider AI's rights alongside humans and animals. This belief could reshape our world. Some fear it would be catastrophic.

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Living with a stink? Technology might help -- Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

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GTA 6: All you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game -- A new launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI reveals more details about what's set to be the biggest game of the year.

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Watch: What the data centre boom means for Arizona ahead of midterm elections -- The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil travelled to the US state to hear from residents who live alongside these giant facilities.

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The test that finds (almost) every infection -- It identified Covid-19. Now this genetic technique is helping doctors to make life-or-death decisions.

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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?

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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.

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Can AI feel pain?

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Why the television refuses to die

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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.

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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.

23 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.

21 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.

1 month 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

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Secrets of the Human Body

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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Amazon opens new £107m distribution centre -- The site is the largest distribution centre of its kind in Europe and could create up to 1,400 jobs.

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'People call them pervert glasses': Blind users fear backlash over smart tech -- Concerns about the use of smart glasses are having an affect on visually-impaired users.

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Snapchat and Instagram grooming becoming 'easier' -- Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform.

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Is women's health content being 'shadowbanned' on social media? -- Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?

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Porn showing choking or incest to be banned from early November, UK government says -- The move follows a review into pornography regulation in 2025 by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin

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Irish police social media accounts breached by hackers -- The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo accounts published posts promoting a cryptocurrency on Wednesday.

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Teacher jailed for taking upskirt photos of pupils -- The former supply teacher also created sexualised AI images of pupils and shared them online.

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Patients' frustration at GP surgery's AI receptionist -- Newbury Street Practice, in Wantage, began using the AI Andi triage system in July.

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Amazon's studios plan should be approved - council -- Amazon has used the studios since 2022 and bought it in 2024 but now wants to revamp the site.

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AI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut -- It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

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Why Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes remains the US's most fascinating fraudster -- Once a symbol of tech's promise, Holmes was brought down by her false claims about a blood-testing device. Now gripping new film You Can See Everything explores her baffling character.

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Palantir and City Hall settle Met contract row -- Palantir drops High Court challenge after it settles with City Hall over blocked Met contract.

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Outlander star criticises data centre plan for nuclear site -- Sam Heughan questions the economic benefits of a massive development proposed at Chapelcross near Annan.

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Huge data centre and solar farm plans revealed -- The developers, Evolution Power Limited, say the two sites could attract £25bn of investment.

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How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections -- Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

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