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AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost? Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

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Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one

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Could robots be the future of theme parks?

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Will self-flying planes transform the skies?

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How to watch the cameras that watch you -- In the trade-off between privacy and security, it helps to know the extent of your local surveillance infrastructure. There are now easy ways to find out.

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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.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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How cutting-edge 3D imaging is transforming heart surgery

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Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem? -- At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.

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Pizza-making robots promised the future. The results are half-baked -- A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety -- Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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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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Will Robots Take My Job?

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The Tech Billionaire Takeover

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Inside the Rage Machine

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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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'I lost my savings after a job interview scam' -- Job seekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

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AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests -- Researchers said the tools - which record consultations - could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

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Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face -- The deal gives Nvidia control of a leading open-source AI platform and developer community.

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What's it like to drive in one of the UK's first robotaxis? -- Customers in London can now travel in the UK's first robotaxis as Uber launches its self-driving minicab on Thursday - the company is the first to launch the service.

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Man 'repeatedly preyed' on girl over Snapchat -- Jason Payne admitted to sexual communications with a child and witness intimidation and was jailed.

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'Our photos were stolen and used to sell weight loss drugs' -- Images from Ossett clothing boutique's account were doctored and overlaid with fake captions.

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'Genital theft' rumours on social media fuel deadly mob attacks -- More than 80 people have been killed after false claims led to violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.

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Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK -- Its backers say it would provide a "vital safety net" against runaway AI systems such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after airports hack -- The company, which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, was hacked last month.

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Social media 'spiral' found after sister's death -- The sister of Blake Gallier, from Kent, says she "needed to know" what she watched before her death.

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Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes 'unfit' Booking.com, says consumer group -- Booking.com said the "limited test" was "not a true reflection of the experience of millions of listings or reviews".

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Noughties garage track named TikTok's UK song of the summer -- Kyla's 2008 track Do You Mind gained worldwide recognition in 2016 when rapper Drake sampled it on One Dance.

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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20 -- The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's "volatility" caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

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Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges -- Amazon responded to the lawsuit, arguing the US Federal Trade Commission "misunderstands" their ad market.

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Battery fire warning after 'sharp rise' in incidents -- People in West Northamptonshire are urged to bin batteries responsibly after waste collection fires.

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