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Musk's AI told me people were coming to kill me. I grabbed a hammer and prepared for war - Several people told the BBC they experienced delusions after intense conversations with AI.

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Finding 'hidden sperm' in men deemed infertile

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The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

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Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?

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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.

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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.

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Why is everything a conspiracy?

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The new at‑home tech helping stroke survivors in recovery

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Why Sam Altman and his former hero Elon Musk are taking their toxic feud to court -- The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.

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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.

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How technology is transforming India's silk industry -- Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India.

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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?

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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

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The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia

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TikTok squishy toy trend caused 'traumatising' burns -- A 10-year-old girl could be scarred for life after taking part in the viral trend.

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Two TV dramas are exploring the life of an OnlyFans model. Here's what it's really like -- The new season of HBO's Euphoria, and Apple TV's series Margo's got Money Troubles, both feature lead characters who are adult content creators. But they don't tell the whole story.

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Litter picker, 87, makes TikToks to teach young -- Thomas Black from Ilkley has featured in four short anti-litter films called No One Likes a Tosser.

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Oscars says AI actors and writing cannot win awards -- The academy that controls the Oscars on Friday issued new award eligibility requirements around the use of artificial intelligence in film.

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Bright idea? UK firm pioneers data centres using lampposts -- The solar-powered iLamps will have a built-in Nvidia chip but there are questions over their security and scalability.

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Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force -- The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.

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Elon Musk's latest Tesla pay valued at $158bn - but he can't pocket it -- Musk must meet a range of ambitious milestones at Tesla to justify the monster pay packet - so far he has not.

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Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI -- The music streaming platform will review criteria such as artists' live dates and social media presence.

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Apple says iPhone 17 'most popular ever' as sales soar -- The record results come as boss Tim Cook is preparing to bow out after 15 years at the helm.

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Students given the 'tools' to challenge misogyny -- Young people have been taking part in a scheme to help them identify and tackle misogyny.

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OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins -- The AI firm said that unlike previous model bugs, the issue "crept in subtly".

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Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs -- Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.

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Teens call week without social media 'boring' -- The experiment was carried out to record how children coped with life away from the lure of screens.

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Meta shares slide as plan to spend billions more on AI spooks investors -- Other tech giants Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon also reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

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Women can wait years for an endometriosis diagnosis. New tech could change that -- A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists in the UK say.

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