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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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Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch -- The Australian government hopes to protect social media users from being served content they don't want to see.

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Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car? -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Metal detecting 'gives your brain a break' from screens -- Metal detecting enthusiasts say the hobby helps them escape the digital world and slow down.

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How wedding content creators take you from aisle to Insta -- A growing industry is helping newly weds post video content on social media 24 hours after their big day.

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She started by peeling potatoes, now she is one of Britain's best-known online chefs -- Poppy O'Toole says the foundations of her success were laid much closer to home in the Midlands.

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Test your news knowledge with our weekly quiz -- Travelling footie fans and a bungled ram raid. Try your hand at our North East and Cumbria quiz.

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No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say -- Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney.

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Off Campus star collaboration 'gave me chills', says Babydoll singer -- Jamie Miller hopes he's "doing Wales proud" as his viral hit narrowly misses out on UK number one.

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The AI photo shortcut experts say parents should avoid -- Experts warn photos uploaded to AI may be stored, reused or expose children's data.

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How has community reacted to major data centre plan? -- The scale of the site is leaving some villagers "shocked and scared".

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Our business ads were taken down for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram -- Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?

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Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested -- The 28-year-old detained by German police is accused of being part of the cyber-crime gang that hacked blood-test firm Synnovis in 2024.

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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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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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