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BBC News - Technology

Vincent's parents 'never say he's good enough' - so he turned to a middle-aged couple online - A niche group of content creators called "virtual parents" have become hugely popular among young people.

19 hours ago

I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong

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Brazil bets on 'smart vests' for World Cup glory

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Is it OK to play AI songs on the radio?

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Science says dating app users fall into the same cycle. Here's how to spot it -- Download, burnout, delete, repeat: Dating app users follow a predictable and dangerous pattern. These are the signs you're falling for it – and how to escape.

15 days ago

Businesses use Google's AI to trick you. Google is quietly fighting back -- A BBC investigation revealed a simple way to get AI chatbots to spit out misinformation. Google and other AI companies are now trying to fix the problem.

21 days ago

Why is AI burying my CV?

3 days ago

The insect farm raising millions of flies beneath London

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Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield? -- Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

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The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty -- Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

9 days ago

Fads, not friends, now dominate our social media feeds -- Social media platforms used to be about communication between friends. The business model is to increase the time people spend on their apps and increase ad revenue.

21 days ago

How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush -- GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking.

1 month ago

How the Victorians Built Britain

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Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

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How to Build A Dinosaur

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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

3 months ago

Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Tech firms had 'enough time' says Nandy, ahead of social media announcement -- The prime minister is expected to announce measures on protecting teenagers online on Monday.

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Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine -- The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.

19 hours ago

Molly Russell's dad says PM rushing social media restrictions 'deplorable' -- Father of a teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful content says plans appear to have been brought forward for a "political reason".

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Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns -- Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, released publicly this week, sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.

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Social media ban for under-16s would be unenforceable, charity warns -- The focus should be on banning features that make it addictive, head of the Molly Rose Foundation says.

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Meta vs the nipple - the 'never-ending' censorship battle -- Medical tattooists say they are frustrated with images of nipple tattoos consistently being mistakenly flagged.

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What does Amazon investing £1bn mean for a county? -- The online giant opens its new sorting centre and has plans for a second hub nearby.

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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts -- The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

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Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth? -- The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX, already the world's richest person, is now also its first trillionaire.

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How Soviet prisons spread a secret 'language of thieves' now spoken by millions -- The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin's Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.

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What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland? -- People from Puerto Rico reflect on how the catchy tune has attracted attention to where they live.

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'Police only took me seriously after my TikTok post' -- Saskia Ponting says Gloucestershire Police only took action after seeing herTikTok videos.

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Palantir's legal action over mayor's Met deal veto -- Scotland Yard wanted to use Palantir's AI tech to speed up criminal investigations and cut costs.

3 days ago

AI 'filling in gaps' in lung cancer diagnoses -- The technology is being rolled out at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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'Everyone think it's easy to be a social media influencer - but it's not' -- Cheshire talent manager Lauren Davies runs an agency for fellow online content creators.

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