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BBC News - Technology

Why did our friends start sharing their location? Katty Kay and Thomas Germain on how location sharing has become so normalised among friends and families.

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The next revolution in hip replacements

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AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions

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Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats

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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.

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Your car is spying on you. It's about to get worse -- From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.

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Are we entering a world without screens?

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Can a fashion fix help smart glasses finally take off?

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Analysis: Why the AI industry is the real winner of the Musk-Altman trial -- The trial in Oakland, California has helped lift the veil on the AI sector - and the huge egos of the men at the heart of it.

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Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly -- The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

9 days ago

More than 70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material -- The messages highlight the illegality of what people are searching for online and direct them towards help.

11 days ago

How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy -- Scientists are developing molecules that can store heat for months and release it when needed - a potential step towards cleaner energy for heating.

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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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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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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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Technology cuts traffic waiting times by 'months' -- Tees Valley Combined Authority figures show drivers were saved 5,000 hours sitting in traffic jams.

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We can now track animal fear from space -- The new Icarus satellite is tracking signals hidden in animal behaviour – which could save the lives of cheetahs, rhinos and elephants.

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Excessive social media 'negatively impacts wellbeing' -- The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.

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Don't ban social media but make it better, say students -- Sixth form students views are part of the government consultation.

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SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight -- The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

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Palantir boss hits out at Khan in Met contract row -- Palantir UK chief says blocking £50m Met deal will give "hostile states and criminals an advantage".

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Waymo pauses robotaxis in five US cities after cars drive into flooded roads -- A Waymo spokesperson said it had expanded the temporary pause "out of an abundance of caution".

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Sex offender used AI to make indecent child images -- Adam Evans, 51, is jailed for four years at Chelmsford Crown Court.

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'At a loss for words' - Destiny 2 fans react to news support is ending -- Bungie said the online shooter will get its final update on 9 June but will still be playable.

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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.

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Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss -- John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

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A neuroscientist's guide to thinking smarter in the 21st Century -- In her new book, The 21st Century Brain, scientist Hannah Critchlow explores the overlooked skills that will be necessary to flourish in the age of AI – and how we can cultivate them.

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What do young people think of a social media ban? -- UK online safety minister Kanishka Narayan says any ban on social media for under-16s agreed at Westminster will apply in NI.

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UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s -- The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

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Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district -- The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

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