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BBC News - Technology

Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first - Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.

2 hours ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?

8 hours ago

'It feels like a calling': The internet vigilantes who weaponise kindness

5 hours ago

Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China jostle for dominance over AI

20 minutes ago

How to watch the cameras that watch you -- In the trade-off between privacy and security, it helps to know how much surveillance is happening around you. There are now easy ways to find out.

20 days ago

Robots are asking for tips. Who actually gets the money? -- Machines are sticking out their digital palms. Your reaction could help shape the future of the service industry.

1 month ago

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

2 months ago

The life-changing potential of next-generation prosthetics

5 days ago

Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions -- The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

22 hours ago

Could AI wipe out humans and how might that happen? -- Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.

8 hours ago

Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm? -- Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

6 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.

2 months ago

The Mystery of Dark Energy

7 days ago

The Secret Life of Rockpools

13 days ago

Will Robots Take My Job?

28 days ago

The Tech Billionaire Takeover

1 month ago

Inside the Rage Machine

5 months ago

Secrets of the Human Body

1 month ago

Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

2 months ago

Uni students' fears over essay-checker AI plan -- Students are "scared" about proposals which could see their work used to train AI, their union says.

3 hours ago

US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards -- OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.

7 hours ago

FBI investigates claim by hackers they stole data on all agency staff -- The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.

37 minutes ago

Is Burnham right to blame Russia for spreading online disinformation? -- BBC Verify examines Russian-linked operations spreading false information about the UK, Ukraine and other nations.

16 hours ago

UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says -- The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.

1 day ago

Pornhub investigated over its age checks -- The regulator says it has concerns over how the site is relying on third party checks provided by Apple for some users.

1 day ago

Community condemn AI mural as 'insult' to artists -- The pub's owners said the vinyl sticker is a "temporary solution" and will soon be replaced.

20 hours ago

Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI -- Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien has just been awarded the Prix du Roman Fnac for his first novel.

18 hours ago

Music venue refuses £370 Meta fee to promote gigs -- The Robin in Bilston says it will not pay to be able to promote its events on Faceboook.

1 hour ago

Row over AI caricatures of Hillingdon councillor -- Labour's Sital Punja says the cartoons contain "racist tropes" - something the Conservatives reject.

18 hours ago

OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine -- Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable

21 hours ago

Oompa Loompa, doompety done: Actor takes final bow -- Rusty Goffe on working with his son and an AI-generated Gene Wilder in a new Willy Wonka TV show.

1 day ago

We're growing jobs based on AI, not destroying them, says tech boss -- One school even offers pupils a semiconductor qualification to help them get into the industry.

1 day ago

Trump wants AI to be rebranded as super intelligence. Will it work? -- Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on.

16 hours ago

US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship' -- Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.

1 day ago