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BBC News - Technology

Is AI making us forget how to think? As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.

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The 'dumb machine' promising a clean energy breakthrough

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Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like

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Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'?

4 days ago

This monkey selfie will protect you from AI slop -- What happens when something that isn't human makes art? The answer lies with this image, and it will change what ends up on your screen and in your headphones forever.

6 days ago

Your phone's blue light isn't ruining your sleep -- For a decade, we've been told our screens are wrecking our sleep. The real culprit is far bigger than the glow from your phone.

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Is the new AI model really too dangerous to release?

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Inside the Nordic base key to Europe's orbital space race

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What is Claude Mythos and what risks does it pose? -- The company's claim the AI tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks has sparked fears in the financial world.

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TV for dogs booms, but are they watching? -- TV channels for dogs are multiplying but research is mixed on whether dogs are watching.

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Inside the Rage Machine

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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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GP practices struggling with internet outage -- The NHS asks patients to "bear with practice staff who are doing their best" amid tech problems.

2 hours ago

New era as Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 years -- Ternus will take over running the technology giant in September as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.

4 hours ago

Brad Pitt Isle of Man TT feature filming to start -- Brad Pitt is to produce a film about the TT races, starring Channing Tatum.

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How AI is helping haulage firm make deliveries -- Mobile People Powered Logistics has increased revenue from £5m to £20m after using AI to streamline deliveries

6 hours ago

Elon Musk snubs interview summons by French prosecutors amid X probe -- The Paris prosecutor's office told the BBC it had "taken note of the absence of the people summoned".

19 hours ago

MPs complain over full fibre broadband rollout -- Helen Morgan and Stuart Anderson say the installation in Shropshire is too slow.

22 hours ago

Voters shown fake 20mph claims and a bogus manifesto on social media -- Pages sharing misinformation are shown on the social media feeds of the BBC's fictional voters.

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Internet access restored after Orkney broadband cable repairs -- Hundreds of people in areas such as Sanday, Stronsay and Westray had been affected.

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Train wi-fi upgrades will 'transform' businesses -- The government will pump £12m into rail wi-fi in the south west and west of England and Wales.

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Apollo v Artemis: How Earth changed in 58 years -- After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

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Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot? -- Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.

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AI part of £3.4m project to 'modernise' authority -- The Stronger Futures programme at Gloucestershire County Council could use AI to cut expenses.

3 days ago

The 81-year-old TikToker getting global hits -- Ian Smith says he was a "red rag to a bull" after his wife said he would never gain 100 followers.

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White House and Anthropic hold 'productive' meeting amid fears over Mythos model -- The discussion is a sign the AI firm's technology may be too critical for even the US government to do without.

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Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI -- The tech aims to identify people's irises and stop the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams.

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