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Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI

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Councils turn to AI in attempt to fill £4bn black hole -- Councils across the UK are making cuts of £3bn this financial year, despite recent funding reforms.

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GTA 6 leaks - a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?

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The secret codewords that scammers hate -- Deepfake scams might use your voice, but they don't know what's in your head. Five minutes of preparation could save your loved ones from falling for fraud.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI -- Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

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Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup -- What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?

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The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry -- Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

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The Tech Billionaire Takeover

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Inside the Rage Machine

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Sharing dangerous driving videos is 'truly reprehensible', PM says -- His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.

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New Zealand to introduce bill for under-16s social media ban -- The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will not work.

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'Don't ask me to print your ChatGPT birthday card': Hitting back at AI 'slop' -- As artificial intelligence becomes part of our everyday lives, there are some railing against cheaply produced material they say is empty and puts real artists' jobs at risk.

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'It's not Alton Towers' - rows break out over queuing at Wales' highest mountain -- There has been disagreement between queuers and others skipping the line to reach the top of Yr Wyddfa.

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Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles -- Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.

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Breast cancer patterns found by AI could help treatment -- The findings could help doctors identify high-risk patients and develop more targeted treatments.

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Viral 'Cat in the Hat' TikTok trend sparks fun fake videos but also real fear -- The social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.

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Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups -- Videos of extreme cleaning posted on social media often go viral and are watched millions of times.

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements -- The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

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Councils to use AI to meet £37.6m funding gap -- Both councils say they have seen a rise in spending across adult social care and children's services.

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'It's a bit odd at first': The robot helping with NHS health checks -- A Dundee GP has trialled a robot that takes patients through health checks to save the doctor's time.

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TikTok declines invite to discuss dangerous driving videos -- Thre social media company was asked to attend to discuss "content that glorifies irresponsible or illegal activity".

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Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public -- The app lets users create six-second looping videos and hosts more than two million classic videos.

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UK business hit by 'daylight robbery' 1500% price hike for invoicing software -- Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (£95.50) to $2,110.

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