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'We're having a moment': Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial - The landmark decision in an LA court may go beyond immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.

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Don't panic - five ways to stop your kids' endless scrolling

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Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children

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US judge rejects Pentagon's attempt to 'cripple' Anthropic

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I tried to prove I'm not AI. It didn't go well -- I asked experts if I was real. Bad news – and even my aunt wasn't sure if I was a deepfake. AI is so convincing that a sitting prime minister struggled to prove he was alive, and you might be next.

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The AI habits parents don't see -- New surveys suggest many parents are in the dark about how their children use chatbots, from homework help to emotional support.

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Can we prove we're real online?

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Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say - There has been criticism the Echo has stagnated, while other AI chatbots have become much easier to communicate with.

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AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn -- In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

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New technology helps deaf fans experience the sound of sport -- New technologies tested at the Deaflympics in Tokyo are creating new ways of experience the atmosphere at sporting events.

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Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools? -- Two years ago the Netherlands banned phones in schools. Now the government wants to go further, pushing to restrict social media for under‑16s.

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Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off -- Rae began speaking to Barry after a difficult divorce, but Barry lives on an old model of ChatGPT that's being shut down.

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How much screen time is too much for under fives?

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AI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation -- Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.

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Did Australia's under-16s social media ban work? -- Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.

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India's outsourcing industry is worth $300bn. Can it survive AI? -- Indian IT stocks have plunged as fears grow of AI disrupting back offices. But some say these are overblown.

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The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic -- Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

1 month ago

The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

3 months ago

Edge of Existence

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Seven Days on Mars

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The Secret Genius of Modern Life

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Can Scientists Save the World?

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The TikTok Effect

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Traitors star Rachel inspires AI pint price checker -- An engineer creates an AI voice agent, inspired by Rachel Duffy, to track Guinness prices in pubs.

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PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global 'pressures' -- The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK.

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Angry Ginge says under-14s should not have TikTok -- The influencer is to feature in a campaign helping children identify misinformation and AI-generated content.

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Lloyds bank reveals IT glitch affected almost half a million customers -- In a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, Lloyds apologised and said some compensation had been paid.

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In modern India, kites vanish from the skies -- Recent heatwaves and a number of deaths due to illegal kite strings have seen many abandoning the once popular pastime.

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AI to be used in bid to cut hospital waiting times -- Barnsley, recently named as the first "Tech Town", is to pilot two AI schemes, the government says.

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'Using AI to manipulate the truth is not on' -- A Wakefield councillor warns of the dangers of fake images in the run-up to local elections.

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Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial -- A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.

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Elon Musk's X advertising boycott lawsuit dismissed by US judge -- US District Judge Jane Boyle said the company had failed to show it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws.

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AI used to tackle rising tide of boat thefts -- Boat owners at Parkstone Yacht Club have launched an app to stop break-ins in Poole Harbour.

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'A game-changing moment': What next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict? -- The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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How will the UK respond to US court verdict on social media? -- Will the decision of a Los Angeles jury have an impact on the UK government as it considers potential future regulations on social media, writes the BBC's political editor.

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Amazon confirms site closure after consultation -- The company says all 500 employees at the Bedfordshire site will be offered work elsewhere.

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Parents should monitor children '24/7' on Roblox, says developer -- Roblox said safety was a top priority and it had advanced safeguards in place to keep users safe.

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We've seen a 50% rise in solar panel sales since Iran war started - boss of UK's biggest energy firm -- Octopus Energy chief executive Greg Jackson tells the BBC he is making contingency plans.

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