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BBC News - Technology

Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule - The dating app's boss says the move is in response to a successful trial and a change in what users want.

8 hours ago

You can now purchase your own AI clone. Should you?

8 hours ago

Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

23 hours ago

Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil

1 day ago

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.

8 days ago

The iPhone's hidden fix for motion sickness -- A buried iPhone setting is turning heads and saving stomachs. But does relief just mean more time staring at your screen?

9 days ago

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

1 month ago

How AI-powered drones are transforming warfare

6 days ago

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?

5 days ago

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.

15 days ago

Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote -- They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

1 month ago

I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong -- Wearable AI can help travellers navigate cities, translate menus and fundamentally transform travel. But what are the trade-offs?

1 month ago

The Tech Billionaire Takeover

12 hours ago

Secrets of the Human Body

13 days ago

Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

28 days ago

Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

2 months ago

How the Victorians Built Britain

2 months ago

How to Build A Dinosaur

2 months ago

The Darkest Web

5 months ago

'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings -- Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.

56 minutes ago

Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse -- US police officers have quit after using licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.

9 hours ago

A robot helped our 15-year-old daughter walk for the first time -- The paediatric robot from Canada is being trialled in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire.

9 hours ago

Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature -- Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.

12 hours ago

'Online trolls who target me are bored and jealous' -- Becca Stock says she has received plenty of abuse online, but why do people leave nasty comments?

17 hours ago

The emerging paradox of Northern Ireland's AI story -- The hardware builders are riding a record-breaking high, but the broader professional services workforce must adapt as AI evolves.

17 hours ago

Spotify to add label for AI-generated artists and remove them from recommendations -- The new feature, starting from mid-September, will tell listeners if an artist is AI-generated.

1 day ago

Warning after battery sparks bin lorry fire in Glasgow -- A lorry-load of refuse had to be dumped on the city's Jamaica Street after fire broke out on Wednesday.

1 day ago

Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky -- Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.

23 hours ago

AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class -- The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.

2 days ago

Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects -- The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.

2 days ago

More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts -- Trump Media expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss.

2 days ago

I was accused of using AI in my dissertation but I wrote it all myself -- The University of St Andrews medical student had to defend his work before a panel of academics.

3 days ago

How to tell if your kids' squishy toys are fake -- Councils are warning people to look out for fake squishy toys that may contain toxic chemicals

3 days ago

Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week -- Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.

3 days ago