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BBC News - Technology

Could tech replace firefighters in the battle against wildfires? Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.

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Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky

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Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA

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'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop' -- Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

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Google withdraws new Earth AI tool after warnings over misinformation risks -- Experts told BBC Verify Google's new feature which let people generate fake satellite images could be misused.

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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?

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How period trackers share your private details -- Some apps are sharing users' health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don't.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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The ambitious mission preparing for human life underwater

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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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Why WhatsApp usernames could upset Somalia's anti-terror fight -- People will be able to chat without revealing their contact number once the new feature is rolled out.

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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.

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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?

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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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Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

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How the Victorians Built Britain

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How to Build A Dinosaur

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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Why Trump Media's sale of fast access to market-moving social posts is controversial -- Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts.

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'No excuse' for not getting data protection right -- Jersey's data information commissioner says AI and children's privacy as among his key concerns.

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Microsoft hikes Xbox prices by up to 43% due to rising memory chip costs -- Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by £170.

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My late grandparents are frozen in time on Google Maps - it's my favourite place on the internet -- A model said she first stumbled on her grandparents on Google Maps when she was missing her granddad.

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Mum says memories of late son keeps her 'brave' -- Roome tells former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby she rewatches a video Jools sent, giving advice.

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Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely' -- A growing number of so-called "loneliness influencers" are spotlighting solo living without children or friends - and it's spurring debate.

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AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company -- Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

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TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart glasses' -- The "content maker" published videos of encounters with young women and a female Sikh shop worker where he talked of a plot to "breed out the white race".

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City Hall defends blocking Met's £50m Palantir deal -- Technology company Palantir is suing London mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, claiming it unlawfully vetoed the deal.

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Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations -- It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.

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Satellites may be the first target in modern warfare -- The satellites that orbit Earth have remained largely untouched in modern conflict. But in the 21st Century, space may no longer be a safe haven.

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South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout -- It comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.

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Robot sessions aim to inspire future engineers -- Schoolchildren in Hereford are given a taste of how to build robots from scratch.

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